NASCAR Talladega Sunday, April 17, 2022
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
106th NASCAR Cup Series Talladega Superspeedway race – First race: 1969 (Richard Brickhouse winner)
10th of 36 races this season – 17 Races before Playoffs – 27 Races remaining this season
Talladega wins (Series regulars):
Brad Keselowski 6
Joey Logano 3
Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin 2
Aric Almirola, Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, Kevin Harvick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Bubba Wallace 1
Champions winless at Talladega:
Kurt Busch: 42 Races – Best finish: 2nd (4/18)
Kyle Larson: 14 Races – Best finish: 6th (10/16)
Martin Truex Jr.: 34 Races – Best finish: 5th (10/06 & 5/15)
Finished top 5 both Talladega races last season: Brad Keselowski
Finished top 10 both Talladega races last season: Kevin Harvick & Brad Keselowski
Brad Keselowski
Talladega 4/21 winner – Started 10th, finished 19th in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, 1 lap led, lap 60 involved in crash, avg. running pos.: 8th
Winner pit stops: Brad Keselowski (8 Stops) Lap 27, 60, 61, 64, 92 (Green), 122, 159 (Green), 173
Longest green flag run: 46 Laps (127-172)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: None
Rear of field: 7 – Bell 17th, Wallace 19th, Burton 20th, McLeod 25th, Ware 28th, Truex Jr. 31st, Hamlin 32nd
Best Hendrick: William Byron 2nd
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 17th
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick 4th
Best Team Penske: Brad Keselowski 1st
Margin-of-Victory: .102
35 Lead changes & 17 Leaders
9 Pit road speeding penalties by 7 drivers
Bubba Wallace
Talladega 10/21 winner – Started 19th, led only final 5 laps
Winner pit stops: Bubba Wallace (6 Stops) 27, 61, 68, 71, 76, 100
Longest green flag run: 27 Laps (30-56)
Speeding: None
Rear of field: Quin Houff (19th), Joey Gase (25th), James Davison (34th)
Best Hendrick: Chase Elliott (18th)
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell (5th)
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick (8th)
Best Penske: Brad Keselowski (2nd)
Most leaders in a race last season: 19 – Talladega Oct.
First win of season for 15 of last 17 Superspeedway winners
50 Different winners in 105 NASCAR Cup Series Talladega races
25 Drivers with 1 Talladega win
Ryan Blaney: Only repeat winner last 8 Talladega races (2 Wins) – 6 Others 1 win each
Ryan Blaney: 2 Talladega wins by .007 seconds over 2nd-place
29 Talladega races settled by last lap pass
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
Only 1 driver won Stage 1 & Talladega race – Brad Keselowski 10/17
Kevin Harvick passed for final lead change at Talladega 4 times – All with 3 or fewer laps to go
First win of season for 7 of last 8 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)
Drivers won first race of season at Talladega 49 times
17 Talladega Overtime finishes
Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 9 of last 12 Talladega Overtime races
4 Won Talladega in first try – Donnie Allison, Richard Brickhouse, Pete Hamilton & Brad Keselowski
Michael Waltrip won Talladega for first time in 36th try – Most of all drivers
Most laps led by Talladega winner: 153 – Pete Hamilton 8/70
Most laps led by Talladega spring race winner: 139 – Jeff Gordon 5/05
Fewest laps led by Talladega winner: 1 – Jeff Gordon 10/07, Brad Keselowski 4/09, Aric Almirola 10/18 & Brad Keselowski 4/21
8 Talladega crashes involved 20 or more
Most consecutive laps led from start at Talladega: 50 – Ricky Rudd (7/26/92)
Most consecutive laps led to end of Talladega: 71 – Davey Allison (5/3/92)
Most laps led by Talladega non-winner: 142 – Matt Kenseth (5/5/13)
Most consecutive Talladega laps led: 82 – Pete Hamilton (8/23/70)
15 of 105 Talladega races won from first starting position
Driver starting first failed to finish 26 of 105 Talladega races
Drivers starting first failed to finish more Talladega races than they won
Team Penske won 8 of last 13 Talladega races – 9 Wins last 15 Talladega races
Ford won 10 of last 13 Talladega races
12 Won first career race at Talladega – Only win for 7 drivers
2 Rookie of the Year candidates won Talladega – Ron Bouchard 8/81 & Davey Allison 5/87
11 Talladega win streaks – Drivers winning consecutive races
Last back-to-back spring wins – Jeff Gordon 2004 & ’05
Hendrick Motorsports leads all teams with 13 Talladega wins – 7 Drivers
Richard Childress Racing: 12 Talladega wins
Team Penske: 10 Talladega wins
Joe Gibbs Racing: 5 Talladega wins
Stewart-Haas Racing: 1 Talladega win
Teams finished 1-2 in 13 Talladega races – Henrick Motorsports 5 times
Toyota won only 5 Talladega races – 2 Wins last 3 Talladega races
Winner of Previous Race Won Talladega 8 Times – Last: 2015 Joey Logano
5/4/80: Top 6 finishers Oldsmobile
8/2/81: Top 7 finishers Buick
10/15/00: Top 6 finishers Chevrolet
Richard Childress Racing: 100th win – Talladega 10/23/11 (Clint Bowyer)
Brothers finished 1-2 in 2 Talladega races – 5/71 Donnie & Bobby Allison and 10/97 Terry Labonte & Bobby Labonte
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
33rd NASCAR Xfinity Series Talladega Superspeedway race – First race: 1992 (Ernie Irvan winner)
9th of 33 races this season – 18 Races before Playoffs – 25 Races remaining this season
Jeb Burton
Talladega 4/21 winner – Started 9th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & 17th in Stage 2, avg. running pos. 5.9
“I definitely broke down talking to my dad and mom. They told me to dry it up and stop crying and enjoy it.
They were crying too. We just wanted this for so long.”
Brandon Brown
Talladega 10/21 winner – Started 19th, finished 12th in Stage 1 & 14th in Stage 2, only final 8 laps led
26 Different winners in 32 Talladega Xfinity Series races
Only 5 won Talladega more than once – Martin Truex, Jr. 3, Justin Haley 2, Joey Logano 2, Joe Nemechek 2 & Elliott Sadler 2
Pole failed to finish 10 of last 29 Talladega races – 9 Due to crashes
First Talladega win for 14 of last 17 winners
Kaulig Racing won 3 of last 4 Talladega races – Justin Haley 6/20, 10/20 & Jeb Burton 4/21
3 Talladega winners from first starting position – Joe Nemechek 1998, Tony Stewart 2008 & Justin Haley 6/20
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)
12 Talladega races settled by last lap pass
Mid-race leader won 2 of 32 Talladega races – Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2003 & Joey Logano 2015
Leader of most laps won 11 of 32 Talladega races
Fewest laps led by winner – 1 David Ragan 2009, Elliott Sadler 2016 & Spencer Gallagher 2018
2 Led most laps, but failed to finish – Michael Waltrip 1995 Crash & Riley Herbst 10/21 Crash
Brad Keselowski 2010, Tyler Reddick 2019 & Martin Truex, Jr. 2004 & ’05 won Talladega & championship in same season
Leader of most laps failed to win 12 of last 15 Talladega races
9 Won first career pole at Talladega – 5 Won pole in first try
8 Talladega races had margin of victory of one tenth of a second or smaller
9 Talladega Overtime finishes
Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 8 of 9 Overtime Talladega races
Leader at scheduled distance failed to win last 8 Overtime Talladega races
8 Talladega NXS races with 15 or more involved in a single crash
Stage 2 winner failed to win all 7 Talladega races