NASCAR Road America Sunday, June 27, 2021
ROAD AMERICA NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
11 Different winners in 11 Road America races
Record 9 leaders & 13 lead changes in 2020
1 Won Road America & championship in same season – Austin Cindric (2020)
First career win 5 of last 9 Road America winners
First win of season for 8 of 11 Road America winners
Richard Childress Racing won 3 of last 7 Road America races – 3 Different drivers & 3 different crew chiefs
Team Penske 2 Road America wins – 2013 AJ Allmendinger & 2020 Austin Cindric
Joe Gibbs Racing & JR Motorsports 1 Road America win each
Road America first career pole for 3 drivers – Michael McDowell, Nelson Piquet Jr. & AJ Allmendinger
Driver starting first finished top 2 in 5 of 11 Road America races – 3 Wins
4 of 11 won Road America in first try
Worst start position of Road America winner: 24th – Jeremy Clements (2017)
Leader at 10 to go mark failed to win 5 of 11 Road America races
1 Road America race settled by last lap pass (2011) – Reed Sorenson passed Justin Allgaier
Road America leader of most laps crashed out 2 of last 4 races
Winner led first lap 4 of 11 Road America races
7 Road America winners 30-years-old or older
Youngest Road America winner: Austin Cindric – 21-Years-old (2020)
Best Rookie of the Year contender finish at Road America: 3rd – Brennan Poole (2016) & Matt Tifft (2017)
4 of 11 Road America races ended in overtime
Stage 1 & 2 winner failed to win Road America 2017, ’18, ’19 & ‘20