NASCAR Road Course Sunday, March 19, 2023
Road Course
Christopher Bell:
3 Wins last season – 1 Road Course win (Charlotte Roval)
Finished 3rd at 2022 Austin – Started 7th, avg. running pos.: 17th, 4th caution free pass, no power steering
Ryan Blaney: Finished 6th at 2022 Austin – Pole, finished top 5 in Stage 1 & 2, 1 lap led, 47 points scored (most)
Alex Bowman: Finished 2nd at 2022 Austin – Started 5th, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 24th in Stage 2, avg. running pos.: 9th
Chris Buescher:
7 Road course top 10 finishes – 5 Straight top 10 finishes
Average finish last season – Road courses: 9.0 / All others: 19.7
Kyle Busch:
1 Top 10 finish in 6 road course races last season (No laps led) – Finished 3rd at Charlotte Roval
Average finish last season – Road courses: 22.2 / All others: 15.6
William Byron:
1 Top 15 finish in 6 road course races last season – Finished 9th at Sonoma
746 Laps led last season – No road course laps led last season
Ross Chastain:
1 of 2 to finish top 5 both Austin races (Chase Elliott) – Finished 4th & 1st
35 Austin laps led – Most all-time
Denny Hamlin: Finished 13th or worse all 6 road course races last season (4 Laps led) – Avg. finish: 19th
Kyle Larson: 4 Wins last 11 road course races – 7 Top 3 finishes last 12 road course races
Joey Logano:
Finished 31st at 2022 Austin – Started 6th, finished 4th in Stage 1 & 3rd in Stage 2, 2 laps led, lap 44 spin, lap 66 off track
Michael McDowell: 7 Road course top 10 finishes – 4 Top 10 finishes last 5 races
Tyler Reddick: 2 Road course wins last season – Only driver with multiple wins
2 Wins last 4 road course races – 4 Straight top 10 finishes
Daniel Suárez: 5 Road course top 5 finishes – 3 Top 5 finishes last 5 races
Martin Truex Jr.: 1 Top 10 finish in 6 road course races last season (No laps led) – Finished 7th at 2022 Austin
Most road course top 5 finishes last season: 3 Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick & Daniel Suárez
Most road course top 10 finishes last season: 5 Chris Buescher & Tyler Reddick