NASCAR Talladega Sunday, April 14, 2024

Talladega NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights

110th Talladega race – First race: 1969

188 Laps – 500.08 Miles – Stages: 60 / 60 / 68

10 Different winners last 10 Daytona & Talladega races

70 Lead changes at Talladega last fall – 57 Lead changes in spring race

Ryan Blaney only driver to finish top 5 both Talladega races last season – Finished 2nd (April) & 1st (Oct.)

Top 10 both Talladega races last season: 3

Ryan Blaney 2nd & 1st, William Byron 7th & 2nd, Daniel Suárez 9th & 10th

Ryan Blaney: Finished 2nd or better last 3 Talladega races – 1 Win (10/23)

Daniel Suárez: 4 Talladega top 10 finishes – 3 Straight top 10 finishes

Kyle Busch Talladega 4/23 winner

Started 17th, finished outside top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, 3 laps led, avg. running pos.: 16.5

Ryan Blaney Talladega 10/23 winner

Started 10th, Stage 1 winner & 12th in Stage 2, 8 laps led including final 2, went on to win championship

7 Different winners last 7 Talladega races –

Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Bubba Wallace, Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch & Ryan Blaney

Ryan Blaney: Only repeat winner last 9 Talladega races (3 Wins) – 6 Others 1 win each

Last to win consecutive Talladega races: Ryan Blaney (10/19 & 6/20) – Ryan Blaney won last Talladega race

1 Driver won Talladega Playoff race & championship in same season – Ryan Blaney 2023

Talladega pole finished 17th last 3 races

Team Penske: 10 Wins last 19 Talladega races

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

32 Talladega races settled by last lap pass including 3 of last 4

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

Drivers won first race of season at Talladega 49 times

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

8 Talladega crashes involved 20 or more

Talladega NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights

36th Talladega race – First race: 1992

113 Laps – 300.58 Miles – Stages: 25 / 25 / 63

Half the field failed to finish Talladega last year

Talladega wins:

Joe Gibbs Racing: 5; Kaulig Racing: 4; JR Motorsports: 3; Richard Childress Racing: 1; Stewart-Haas Racing: 0

Only 6 won Talladega more than once –

Martin Truex, Jr. 3, Jeb Burton 2, Justin Haley 2, Joey Logano 2, Joe Nemechek 2 & Elliott Sadler 2

First Talladega win for 4 of last 5 winners

Kaulig Racing won 4 of last 7 Talladega races – Justin Haley 6/20, 10/20, Jeb Burton 4/21 & AJ Allmendinger 10/22

6 Won first career race at Talladega –

Greg Sacks (1996), David Ragan (2009), Spencer Gallagher (2018), Justin Haley (6/20), Jeb Burton (4/21) & Brandon Brown (10/21)

13 Talladega races settled by last lap pass

Slowest Talladega race: 2023 – 106.96mph (3:00:33)

Latest point winner took lead for first time – Final lap David Ragan 2009, Elliott Sadler 2016 & Spencer Gallagher 2018

Leader of most laps failed to win last 7 Talladega races

8 Talladega NXS races with 15 or more involved in a single crash

Stage 2 winner went on to win only 1 of 10 Talladega races – 2023 Jeb Burton