NASCAR Talladega Sunday, April 13, 2025
Talladega NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights
Jamie McMurray
First career race: Talladega 10/6/02 – Finished 26th
Last career win: Talladega 10/20/13
52 Different winners in 111 NASCAR Cup Series Talladega races
24 Drivers won 1 Talladega race
Brad Keselowski & Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished top 5 both Talladega races last season
9 Different winners last 9 Talladega races –
Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Bubba Wallace, Ross Chastain,
Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick & Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
6 Different teams won last 6 Talladega races – Trackhouse, Hendrick, Childress, Penske, 23XI & JTG Daugherty
Ryan Blaney: Only repeat winner last 11 Talladega races (3 Wins) – 8 Others 1 win each
Last to win consecutive Talladega races: Ryan Blaney (10/19 & 6/20) – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won last Talladega race
Last back-to-back spring wins – Jeff Gordon 2004 & ’05 – Tyler Reddick won last spring race
32 Talladega races settled by last lap pass including 3 of last 6
Brad Keselowski: 6 Talladega wins – 4 Wins by last lap pass (Most all-time)
Brad Keselowski 4-0 in Talladega races settled by last lap pass – Most wins of all drivers
Fewest laps led by Talladega winner: 1 (5 Times)
Jeff Gordon 10/07, Brad Keselowski 4/09, Aric Almirola 10/18, Brad Keselowski 4/21 & Ross Chastain 4/22
9 Talladega crashes involved 20 or more
28 Involved in crash 10/24 – Most in Cup Series history
First win of season for 9 of last 13 Talladega winners –
Joey Logano (4/18), Aric Almirola (10/18), Chase Elliott (4/19), Ryan Blaney (10/19), Ryan Blaney (6/20),
Brad Keselowski (4/21), Bubba Wallace (10/21), Tyler Reddick (4/24) & Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (10/24)
Drivers won first race of season at Talladega 51 times
Austin Dillon birthday 4/27/90
4/27/08 Kyle Busch won Talladega
Teams finished 1-2 in 13 Talladega races – Hendrick Motorsports 5 times
Only 2 drivers won Stage 1 & Talladega race – Brad Keselowski 10/17 & Ryan Blaney 10/23
Winner of Previous Race Won Talladega 8 Times – Last: 2015 Joey Logano
Drivers starting first failed to finish more Talladega races than they won
12 Won first career race at Talladega – Only win for 6 drivers
2 Rookie of the Year candidates won Talladega – Ron Bouchard 8/81 & Davey Allison 5/87
Team Penske: 10 Wins last 21 Talladega races
Hendrick Motorsports leads all teams with 14 Talladega wins – 7 Drivers
Richard Childress Racing: 13 Talladega wins – 3 Drivers
Team Penske: 11 Talladega wins
Joe Gibbs Racing: 5 Talladega wins
RFK Racing: 5 Talladega wins
23XI Racing: 2 Talladega wins
Trackhouse Racing: 1 Talladega win
Talladega 4/24
Tyler Reddick
Talladega 4/24 – Started 18th, finished top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, avg. running pos.: 17.0, 13 laps led including final 6
Winner pit stops: Tyler Reddick – 8 Stops 45 (G), 63, 64, 111 (G), 123, 125, 138, 152 (G)
Stage 1 winner: Austin Cindric 23rd
Stage 2 winner: Joey Logano 19th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Austin Cindric 1st & 2nd
Most points scored: 47 Tyler Reddick 1st
Passed for final lead change: Michael McDowell 31st
Winner final laps led: Tyler Reddick 6
Lead changes: 72
Leaders: 23
Cautions: 4
Failed to finish: 5
Longest green run: 61 Laps (Lap 1-61)
Best free pass finisher: Kyle Larson 21st
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Joey Logano 19th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Kyle Larson 21st
Best Hendrick: Alex Bowman 5th
Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. 11th
Best Stewart-Haas: Noah Gragson 3rd
Best Penske: Joey Logano 19th
Long green flag runs: 51:47 (Stage 1) & 47:34 (Stage 2)
Talladega 10/24
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Talladega 10/24 winner – Started 32nd, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & 20th in Stage 2, 19 laps led, avg. running pos.: 11.6
Winner pit stops: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – 6 Stops 14, 63, 99 (G), 123, 126, 171 (G)
Stage 1 winner: Chris Buescher 17th
Stage 2 winner: Austin Cindric 32nd
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: William Byron 3rd & 5th
Most points scored: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 49
Passed for final lead change: Austin Cindric 32nd
Winner final laps led: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 12
Lead changes: 66
Leaders: 24
Cautions: 4
Failed to finish: 9
Best free pass finisher: Daniel Suárez 26th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Justin Haley 7th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Christopher Bell 6th
Longest green flag run: 57 Laps (128-184)
Best Hendrick: William Byron 3rd
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 6th
Best Stewart-Haas: Noah Gragson 25th
Best Penske: Austin Cindric 32nd
Long green flag run: 48:10
24 Leaders – No laps led by Joe Gibbs Racing drivers
All 3 Team Penske drivers finished 32nd or worse – 54 Laps led (28%)