NASCAR Talladega Sunday, June 14, 2020
NASCAR CUP SERIES TALLADEGA STATS HIGHLIGHTS
Most wins: 2 Denny Hamlin & Joey Logano
| Talladega | Top 5 | DNFs |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 13 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 10 |
| Kurt Busch | 8 | 9 |
| Ryan Newman | 7 | 9 |
| Kyle Busch | 6 | 6 |
| Austin Dillon | 1 | 5 |
Looking ahead to Talladega with a look back at the Daytona 500:
How did Denny Hamlin win 2020 Daytona 500?
He didn’t block. When Ryan Newman & Ryan Blaney passed Hamlin on final lap, he didn’t try blocking, he didn’t panic.
Active Talladega Leaders
Wins: 5 Brad Keselowski
Most Talladega top 3 finishes: 6 Clint Bowyer
Most Talladega top 10 finishes: 20 Kurt Busch (Winless)
Most Talladega laps led: 524 Matt Kenseth
Most Talladega DNFs: 13 Martin Truex Jr.
3 Finished top 10 in each Talladega race last season: Aric Almirola, Chase Elliott & Ryan Newman
2 Finished top 5 in Stage 1 & 2 at Talladega 10/19 – Brad Keselowski & Joey Logano
2 Champions winless at Talladega – Kurt Busch 0 for 38 & Martin Truex Jr. 0 for 30
1-Kurt Busch: 2004 Champion – Winless in 38 Talladega races (5 Top 3 finishes)
2-Brad Keselowski: 5 Talladega wins – Leads active drivers
“Maybe I have just been lucky five times. I think there is a luck factor to Talladega that will always be there and there is a skill factor that seems to always be a moving target with different tactics and techniques based on the rules, regulations and competitors. You have to adapt to that and that is a big challenge when you have something you are successful with.”
2-Brad Keselowski won 3 of last 11 Talladega races
2-Brad Keselowski won 2 Talladega races after starting rear of field (4/09 & 10/14)
2-Brad Keselowski: 5 Talladega wins – 3 Wins by last lap pass (Most all-time)
2-Brad Keselowski 3-0 in Talladega races settled by last lap pass – Most wins of all drivers
2-Brad Keselowski: 8 Straight Talladega races led (248 Laps led) – Longest current streak
2-Brad Keselowski: Jeremy Bullins Talladega 10/19 winning crew chief
4-Kevin Harvick: 1 Talladega win (4/10) – Ended career-long 115-race winless streak
4-Kevin Harvick: Finished 17th at Talladega 10/19 – Followed with 5 straight top 10 finishes to end of season
6-Ryan Newman best finish last season: 2nd – Talladega Oct. (Closest finish last season)
8-Tyler Reddick: Daniel Hemric finished 5th at Talladega 4/19 in #8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
8-Tyler Reddick: 2019 Talladega Xfinity Series winner
9-Chase Elliott:
Talladega 4/19 winner – Started 11th, finished 4th in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, lap 14 pit road speeding penalty, 45 laps led (most) including final 4
“I was blown away by the people and how fired up everybody was. That was an unbelievable experience.
We are close to home, so that’s cool, and they made me feel that way. I couldn’t ask for much more there.”
9-Chase Elliott: Talladega 4/19 winner – First of 3 wins last season
9-Chase Elliott won last Talladega spring race – Last to win consecutive Talladega spring races: Jeff Gordon 2004 & ‘05
9-Chase Elliott: 64 Talladega laps led last season (45 April & 19 Oct.) – Most
10-Aric Almirola: Talladega 10/18 winner – Ended career-long 149-race winless streak (2nd win came 1561 days after 1st)
10-Aric Almirola: 7 Straight Talladega top 10 finishes – Longest current streak
10-Aric Almirola: Best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher last 3 Talladega races
11-Denny Hamlin: Talladega 5/14 winner – 300th career race
11-Denny Hamlin started rear of field each Talladega race last season – Finished 36th & 3rd
11-Denny Hamlin worst finish last season: 36th – Talladega April (Only DNF last season – Crash)
11-Denny Hamlin finished 3rd at Talladega 10/19 – best Toyota finisher (Next best Toyota: 15th – 96-Parker Kligerman)
12-Ryan Blaney: Talladega 10/19 winner – Only win last season
12-Ryan Blaney won last Talladega race – Last to win consecutive Talladega races: Jeff Gordon 4/07 & 10/07
12-Ryan Blaney:
Talladega 10/19 winner – Started 9th, finished top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, 35 laps led including final 7, lap 34 pit road speeding penalty
(Great miss lap 182 crash)
13-Ty Dillon: Talladega 4/19 Stage 1 winner – Finished 17th
14-Clint Bowyer: 2 Talladega wins (10/10 & 10/11) – Both by last-lap pass in Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
14-Clint Bowyer: Talladega 10/11 winner – 100th Richard Childress Racing win
14-Clint Bowyer: Talladega 10/19 Stage 2 winner – Finished 23rd
18-Kyle Busch: 1 Talladega win (4/08) – Winless last 22 Talladega races
18-Kyle Busch: April 2018: “It’s easier to win the Powerball than to win at Talladega”
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 2017 Champion – Winless in 30 Talladega races
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 60 Races at Daytona (30) & Talladega (30) – Winless
19-Martin Truex Jr.: Finished 20th or worse last 7 Talladega races – Average finish: 27.6
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 2 Talladega top 5 finishes – 13 Talladega DNFs (10 Due to crashes)
19-Martin Truex Jr.: Failed to finish 13 of 30 Talladega races (43%) – 10 Due to crashes
20-Erik Jones: Finished 33rd or worse 4 of 6 Talladega races – Failed to finish all 4 due to crashes
20-Erik Jones: 1 Talladega top 10 finish – 4 Talladega DNFs (All due to crashes)
22-Joey Logano won 3 of last 9 Talladega races
22-Joey Logano: 4 Top 5 finishes last 5 Talladega races – Finished 11th (10/19)
24-William Byron: Talladega 10/19 Stage 1 winner – Finished 33rd (Crash)
24-William Byron: Finished 20th or worse all 4 Talladega races – 32 Total laps led in 3 of 4 Talladega races
32-Corey LaJoie finished 7th at Talladega 10/19
34-Michael McDowell finished 5th at Talladega 10/19
37-Ryan Preece: Finished 3rd at Talladega 4/19 – Average running position: 21st
42-Matt Kenseth: Lost 3 Talladega overtime races after leading at scheduled distance
43-Bubba Wallace: Finished 39th at Talladega 4/19 – Lap 11 crash while running 3rd
“I tried not to wreck my buddy, Ryan, and it cost our day and some others. I apologize.”
47-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: Talladega 5/17 winner – First win in 158th career race & closest 2017 finish (.095 Seconds ahead of Jamie McMurray)
47-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 109 Laps led last season – 66 Laps led at Daytona & Talladega
48-Jimmie Johnson: 2 Talladega wins – Both by last lap pass (Only 3 laps led 5/06 & .002 second margin-of-victory 4/11)
48-Jimmie Johnson worst finish last season: 38th – Talladega Oct. & Martinsville Oct.
88-Alex Bowman: Finished 2nd at Talladega 4/19 – Started 9th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & 2, 7 laps led (First laps led in 2019)
“I’m glad to kind of turn things around. It’s been a rough start to the year and these guys deserve way better
than the finishes they’ve had. So, to come home second is not a win, but it’s headed in the right direction.”
88-Alex Bowman finished 2nd at Talladega 4/19 – first of 3 straight 2nd-place finishes last season
95-Christopher Bell: Best Talladega NTS finish: 2nd (2017) – Parker Kligerman winner
TALLADEGA TEAM FINISHES
| Talladega | 4/18 Finishes | 10/18 Finishes | 4/19 Finishes | 10/19 Finishes |
| Hendrick Motorsports | 3rd, 8th, 12th, 29th | 7th, 20th, 31st, 33rd | 1st, 2nd, 21st, 33rd | 8th, 33rd, 37th, 38th |
| Joe Gibbs Racing | 10th, 13th, 14th, 39th | 4th, 8th, 16th, 26th | 10th, 19th, 20th, 36th | 3rd, 19th, 26th, 34th |
| Stewart-Haas Racing | 2nd, 4th, 7th, 31st | 1st, 2nd, 14th, 28th | 9th, 12th, 29th, 38th | 4th, 17th, 23rd, 32nd |
| Team Penske | 1st, 18th, 33rd | 5th, 27th, 29th | 4th, 13th, 15th | 1st, 11th, 25th |
49 Different winners in 101 NASCAR Cup Series Talladega races
7 Different pole winners last 7 Talladega races
6 Different winners last 6 Talladega races – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Aric Almirola, Chase Elliott & Ryan Blaney
Hendrick Motorsports: First win last season – Talladega April (10th race of season)
Only 1 of last 25 Talladega races won from first starting position – Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 5/17
14 of 101 Talladega races won from first starting position
Driver starting first failed to finish 26 of 101 Talladega races
Drivers starting first failed to finish more Talladega races than they won
13 Failed to finish Talladega 4/19 & 15 failed to finish Talladega 10/19
Team Penske won 6 of last 9 Talladega races – 7 Wins last 11 Talladega races
Ford won 8 of last 9 Talladega races – Chevrolet won 4/19 (Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports)
4 Fords finished in top 5 at Talladega 10/19 – Denny Hamlin 3rd in Toyota & Austin Dillon 6th in Chevrolet
5 Chevrolets finished in top 6 at Talladega 4/19 – Joey Logano 4th in Ford & Ryan Newman 7th in Ford
4 Failed to finish both Talladega races last season: Chris Buescher, Matt DiBenedetto, Kyle Larson & David Ragan
6 Won pole in first try at Talladega
6 Won first career pole at Talladega
Worst official starting position to win: 36th – Jeff Gordon 4/00
3 Won from 34th starting position including Denny Hamlin 5/14
*4/03 Dale Earnhardt Jr. won after taking green from 43rd starting position after starting from the rear of field
*4/09 Brad Keselowski won after starting from the rear of the field
*10/14 Brad Keselowski won after starting from the rear of the field
11 Won first career race at Talladega – Only win for 6 drivers
Dale Earnhardt last career win: Talladega 10/15/00
Michael Waltrip last career win: Talladega 9/28/03
Dale Jarrett last career win: Talladega 10/2/05
Jamie McMurray last career win: Talladega 10/20/13
2 Failed to defend previous Talladega win – Dale Earnhardt 10/00 winner & Brian Vickers 10/06 winner
10 Talladega win streaks – Drivers winning consecutive races
Toyota won only 3 Talladega races – Winless last 11 races
26 Talladega races settled by last lap pass
9 of 16 Talladega Playoff races settled by last lap pass
Brad Keselowski passed Ryan Newman on final lap 2 Talladega wins – 2014 Playoff race & 2017 Playoff race
First win of season for last 4 Talladega winners – Joey Logano (4/18), Aric Almirola (10/18), Chase Elliott (4/19) & Ryan Blaney (10/19)
Drivers won first race of season at Talladega 46 times
First win of season for 10 of last 11 Talladega spring winners
Only win of season for 8 of 16 Talladega Playoff race winners including Ryan Blaney last season
1 Won Daytona 500 & both Talladega races in same year – Pete Hamilton 1970
1 Multi-day Talladega race (10/13-14/19) – First 57 laps run 10/13
4 Postponed Talladega races
14 Talladega Overtime finishes
Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 7 of last 9 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
8 Talladega crashes involved 20 or more
Ryan Blaney over Ryan Newman by .007 seconds in 2019 Talladega Playoff race – Closest finish last season
Driver starting 1st at Talladega led first lap in only 41 of 101 races
Pole failed to lead 1st lap in 60 of 101 Talladega races
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)
Leader of most laps failed to win 15 of last 20 Talladega races
Pole failed to lead first lap 12 of last 21 Talladega races
Pole failed to lead any laps in 15 of 101 Talladega races
Richard Childress Racing: 100th win – Talladega 10/23/11 (Clint Bowyer)
Hendrick Motorsports leads all teams with 13 Talladega wins – 7 Drivers
Richard Childress Racing: 12 Talladega wins – Most of all tracks
Team Penske: 8 Talladega wins
Stewart-Haas Racing: 1 Talladega win – Aric Almirola 10/18
Only 1 driver won Stage 2 & Talladega race – Chase Elliott 4/19
Talladega Stage 1 winner finished outside top 10 last 4 Talladega races
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES TALLADEGA STATS HIGHLIGHTS
23 Different winners in 28 Talladega Xfinity Series races
1-Michael Annett: Finished 31st at Talladega 4/19 – Started on pole, 10 laps led & lap 95 crash, worst finish last season
7-Justin Allgaier: 6 Top 10 finishes last 7 Talladega races – Finished 28th last year (Crash)
9-Noah Gragson:
Finished 11th at 2019 Talladega – Finished 9th in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 19 laps led (2nd most), 29 to go crash after contact with Reddick
10-Ross Chastain:
Finished 30th at 2019 Talladega – Started 3rd, finished top 5 in Stage 1 & 2, 7 laps led, lap 27 pit road speeding, out of race (gear cooler)
11-Justin Haley: Finished 7th at 2019 Talladega – 5th of 5 straight top 10 finishes last season
19-Brandon Jones: 1 Top 15 finish in 4 Talladega races – Finished 2nd (2018)
20-Harrison Burton: 1 Talladega NTS race (2019) – Started 3rd & Finished 11th
22-Austin Cindric:
Finished 5th at 2019 Talladega – Started 17th, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 11th in Stage 2, caused 19 to go crash pushing Annett
39-Ryan Sieg: Finished 16th at 2019 Talladega – Started 4th, finished top 5 in Stage 1 & 2, lap 95 involved in crash
98-Chase Briscoe: 9 Laps led at 2019 Talladega (First race led last season) – Only Ford leader
Only 4 won Talladega more than once – Martin Truex, Jr. 3, Joey Logano 2, Joe Nemechek 2 & Elliott Sadler 2
Brad Keselowski 2010, Tyler Reddick 2019 & Martin Truex, Jr. 2004 & ’05 won Talladega & championship in same season
Pole failed to finish 10 of last 25 Talladega races – 9 Due to crashes
First Talladega win for 11 of last 13 winners
2 Talladega winners from pole – Joe Nemechek 1998 & Tony Stewart 2008
Worst starting position of Talladega winner: 35th – Joe Nemechek 2000
3 Won first career race at Talladega – Greg Sacks (1996), David Ragan (2009) & Spencer Gallagher (2018)
11 Talladega races settled by last lap pass
2 Won Talladega in first try – Greg Sacks & Martin Truex, Jr.
Jason Keller won Talladega for first time in 10th try – Most of all drivers
Mid-race leader won 2 of 28 Talladega races – Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2003 & Joey Logano 2015
Fewest laps led by winner – 1 David Ragan 2009, Elliott Sadler 2016 & Spencer Gallagher 2018
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 8 of last 11 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 last 8 Overtime Talladega races
8 Talladega NXS races with 15 or more involved in a single crash
Tyler Reddick Stage 1 winner last Talladega race – Winner
Noah Gragson Stage 2 winner last Talladega race – Finished 11th
Most wins: 2 Denny Hamlin & Joey Logano
Martinsville Active Leaders:
Wins: 9 Jimmie Johnson
Top 5 finishes: 19 Jimmie Johnson
Top 10 finishes: 24 Jimmie Johnson
Laps led: 2862 Jimmie Johnson
Average start: 8.2 Joey Logano
Average finish: 9.3 Jimmie Johnson
Lead lap finishes: 30 Jimmie Johnson
Poles: 5 Joey Logano
3 Finished top 5 each Martinsville race last season: Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin & Brad Keselowski
5 Finished top 10 each Martinsville race last season: Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski & Martin Truex Jr.
1-Kurt Busch: 2 Martinsville wins – 1 in Roush Ford (10/02) & 1 in Stewart-Haas Chevrolet (3/14)
1-Kurt Busch: 2 Martinsville wins – 24-Years-old 10/02 & 35-Years-old 3/14
2-Brad Keselowski led 446 of 500 laps at Martinsville 3/19
2-Brad Keselowski led 319 consecutive laps at Martinsville 3/19 – Laps 6-324
2-Brad Keselowski: 3 Straight Martinsville top 5 finishes
2-Brad Keselowski: 8 Straight Martinsville top 10 finishes – 7 Top 5 finishes last 8 Martinsville races
2-Brad Keselowski only repeat winner last 7 Martinsville races (2 Wins) – 5 Others 1 win each
2-Brad Keselowski: Martinsville 3/19 winner – Last to win back-to-back Martinsville spring races: Rusty Wallace 1993-‘96
4-Kevin Harvick: 5 Straight Martinsville top 10 finishes – No laps led last 7 Martinsville races
4-Kevin Harvick: Finished 7th at Martinsville 10/19 – Rest of Stewart-Haas Racing finished 31st or worse
9-Chase Elliott: Finished 2nd at Martinsville 3/19 – Only Hendrick Motorsports top 10 finisher
10-Aric Almirola worst finish last season: 37th – Bristol April & Martinsville Oct.
11-Denny Hamlin:
Finished 4th at Martinsville 10/19 (2nd of Playoff drivers) – Pole, led first 30 laps, 43 to go run-in with Logano followed by post-race fight
11-Denny Hamlin: 5 Martinsville wins – Tied for most wins at a track (Pocono)
11-Denny Hamlin: 4 Top 10 finishes last 5 Martinsville races – 3 Top 5 finishes
11-Denny Hamlin: 3 Straight Martinsville top 5 finishes – Finished 12th or better last 5 Martinsville races (4 Top 10 finishes)
11-Denny Hamlin finished 2nd at Martinsville in Rookie season (10/06)
12-Ryan Blaney: Only driver to finish top 5 in Stage 1, Stage 2 & race at Martinsville in each race last year
14-Clint Bowyer: 1 Martinsville win (3/18) – First Martinsville win in 25th try & ended career-long 190-race winless streak
18-Kyle Busch: 2 Wins last 8 Martinsville races – 8 Top 5 finishes last 9 Martinsville races
19-Martin Truex Jr. led 464 of 500 laps at Martinsville 10/19 – Most laps led at Martinsville since Richard Petty led 480 10/70
19-Martin Truex Jr. led final 241 laps at Martinsville 10/19 – Laps 260-500
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 464 Laps led at Martinsville 10/19 – 262 Laps led previous 27 Martinsville races
19-Martin Truex Jr.: Finished 8th or better last 5 Martinsville races – 4 Top 5 finishes
19-Martin Truex Jr.: Martinsville 10/19 winner – Last to win back-to-back Martinsville races: Jimmie Johnson 10/12 & 4/13
19-Martin Truex Jr. won Martinsville for first time in 28th try (10/19)
20-Erik Jones: Martinsville 1 of 2 tracks without a top 10 finish (Charlotte Roval)
22-Joey Logano:
Finished 8th at Martinsville 10/19 (5th of Playoff drivers) – Finished top 5 in Stage 1 & 2, 43 to go run-in with Hamlin followed by post-race fight
22-Joey Logano: 5 Martinsville poles (Leads active drivers) – Won 5 of last 8 Martinsville poles with qualifying
22-Joey Logano started top 10 last 14 Martinsville races – Front row 7 races
22-Joey Logano: Paul Wolfe Martinsville 3/19 winning crew chief
24-William Byron best non-Playoff finisher 2019 Martinsville Playoff race – Finished 2nd
24-William Byron: Finished 2nd at Martinsville 10/19 – Rest of Hendrick Motorsports finished 30th or worse
42-Matt Kenseth: 0 for 37 at Martinsville – Most races at a track without a win
48-Jimmie Johnson 9 Martinsville wins – Tied for 3rd all-time (Jeff Gordon)
48-Jimmie Johnson 9 Martinsville wins – 2nd most of all tracks (11 at Dover)
53 Different winners in 142 NASCAR Cup Series Martinsville races
5 Different winners last 5 Martinsville races – Kyle Busch, Bowyer, Logano, Keselowski & Truex Jr.
24 NASCAR Hall of Fame drivers won Martinsville races
25 of the 33 NASCAR Cup Series champions won at Martinsville (91 Total wins)
Martinsville 10/19: Most consecutive laps led to end of race last season – 241 Martin Truex Jr.
8 Champions with no Martinsville wins
Most laps ever led in a Martinsville race: 493 – Fred Lorenzen 9/64
Martin Truex Jr. led 464 laps 10/19 – 5th most laps led in a Martinsville race
Brad Keselowski led 446 laps 3/19 – 6th most laps led in a Martinsville race
Last 3 Martinsville winners led 309 or more laps
Brad Keselowski (3/19) & Martin Truex Jr. (10/19) won Martinsville Stage 1, Stage 2 & Race
Winner of Stage 2 won last 3 Martinsville races
Martinsville speeding penalties – 3/19: 4 Drivers & 6 Penalties / 10/19: 7 Drivers & 7 Penalties
Most tries before first Martinsville win: 30 – Dale Jarrett (4/01) & Dale Earnhardt Jr. (10/14)
4 Won Martinsville in first try – Red Byron (9/49), Dick Rathmann (4/52), Earl Ross (9/74) & Morgan Shepherd (4/81)
Driver starting first failed to win last 13 Martinsville races – Last to win from pole: Jimmie Johnson 4/13
Martinsville 3/19 winner Brad Keselowski pitted in stall 6 (Started 3rd)
2019 Martinsville Playoff race winner Martin Truex Jr. pitted in stall 12 (Started 3rd)
Last to win from pit stall 1: Jimmie Johnson 10/12 & 4/13
Driver pitted in stall 1 winless last 13 Martinsville races
Driver starting 1st won 21 of 142 Martinsville NASCAR Cup Series races
13 Won first career pole at Martinsville
3 of 142 Martinsville races settled by last lap pass (9/87, 10/17 & 10/18)
2 of last 5 Martinsville races settled by last lap pass
2 of last 3 Martinsville Playoff races settled by last lap pass
6 Martinsville Overtime finishes – Jeff Gordon lost last 2 after leading at scheduled distance (3/10 & 4/12)
Leader at scheduled distance lost 3 Martinsville Overtime races
Longest Martinsville race: 515 laps (4/12)
Last Rookie of the Year contender to finish top 10 at Martinsville: Juan Pablo Montoya finished 8th 10/21/07
12 Won first career race at Martinsville – Last: Ricky Craven (10/15/01)
Morgan Shepherd scored first career win in 15th career NASCAR Cup Series race (4/81)
Harry Gant finished 2nd in 10 races before first career win at Martinsville (4/82)
Harry Gant won Martinsville 9/91 at age of 51 years, 8 months, 12 days (The final of 4 straight wins)
Geoff Bodine won first career race & first race for Hendrick Motorsports (4/84)
Hendrick Motorsports: 24 Martinsville wins – Most all-time by a team at a single track
All 3 Team Penske drivers finished 8th or better at Martinsville 10/19
All 4 Stewart-Haas Racing drivers finished top 10 at Martinsville 3/19
Earl Ross was 2nd driver to win a race born outside United States – Martinsville 9/29/74
*Mario Andretti 1967 Daytona 500
2 Rookie of the Year candidates won Martinsville – Earl Ross (9/74) & Morgan Shepherd (4/81)
22 Won first short track race at Martinsville
Fred Lorenzen only driver to win 4 straight Martinsville races
18 Martinsville win streaks – Drivers winning consecutive races
11 Different car makes won Martinsville races
Chevrolet leads all with 56 Martinsville wins – Winless last 6 Martinsville races
Only 1 Chevrolet finished top 10 at Martinsville 3/19 – Chase Elliott finished 2nd
Ford: 4 Wins last 6 Martinsville races – Winless previous 28 races
8 Toyota wins at Martinsville – 5 by Denny Hamlin
4/26/81: First Pontiac to win a race since 10/27/63
#11 Won 16 Martinsville NASCAR Cup Series races
2 Drivers didn’t compete in the Martinsville race for which they won the pole
Donnie Allison (5/31/70) & Jimmy Hensley (9/24/89)
5/19/57: Buck Baker won Martinsville, but did not lead final lap
*5/19/57 race ended when car crashed through fence & injured spectators
Most wins: 2 Denny Hamlin & Joey Logano
Most wins: 2 Chase Briscoe & Noah Gragson
Most 2nd-place finishes: 2 Harrison Burton
Most top 5 finishes: 5 Harrison Burton
Top 10 finish every race: Harrison Burton
Most races led: 6 Justin Allgaier & Noah Gragson
Most laps led: 305 Justin Allgaier (Winless)
Finished on lead lap every race: Harrison Burton
Winner pit stops & lap last race: Noah Gragson (3 Stops) 91, 175, 250
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2 last race: Noah Gragson (1st & 2nd), Justin Allgaier (2nd & 1st), Chase Briscoe (3rd & 5th), Justin Haley (4th & 3rd)
Speeding last race: Ross Chastain, Ronnie Bassett Jr., Daniel Hemric, Chad Finchum
7-Justin Allgaier: 2 Top 5 finishes this season – 4 Finishes outside top 10 (6 Races led this season – 305 Laps led)
7-Justin Allgaier since last win: 8 Races, 3 Top 10 finishes, 5 Finishes outside top 10, 6 Races led, 305 Laps led)
7-Justin Allgaier: 4 Stage wins this season at 4 different tracks – Winless
7-Justin Allgaier: 156 Laps led at Bristol (Finished 18th) – 3rd most laps led in a race
7-Justin Allgaier: 131 or more laps led in 3 Bristol races – Winless & crashed out twice
8-Daniel Hemric: Finished 6th or better last 3 races – Average finish: 4.7
9-Noah Gragson: 2 Wins last 7 races – Winless previous 36 races
9-Noah Gragson: Best Chevrolet finisher 2 races this season – Daytona & Bristol winner
9-Noah Gragson: 4 Straight races led – 130 Laps led
9-Noah Gragson: 147 Laps led this season – 72 Laps led all last season
18-Riley Herbst: 1 Race led this season – 4 Laps led at Bristol
19-Brandon Jones: Finished 6th or better 4 races this season – Finished 20th or worse other 3 races
20-Harrison Burton: 9 Straight top 10 finishes – 5 Top 5 finishes last 7 races
20-Harrison Burton best Rookie finisher every race this season
20-Harrison Burton: 130 Career laps led – 81 Laps led at Bristol June
51-Jeremy Clements: 1 Top 10 finish last 4 races – Finished 8th at Bristol
68-Brandon Brown: 4 Career top 10 finishes – 3 Top 10 finishes in 7 races this season
92-Josh Williams: 3 Career top 10 finishes – 2 Top 10 finishes in 7 races this season
93-Myatt Snider: 2 Straight top 10 finishes – First top 10 finishes in 7 races
98-Chase Briscoe: 2 Wins this season – 3 Top 2 finishes in 7 races this season
98-Chase Briscoe: Winner of closest finish this season (Darlington May) – 86 Thousandths of a second ahead of Kyle Busch
5 Different winners in 7 races this season
5 Different winners in last 5 races – Harrison Burton, Brandon Jones, Chase Briscoe, Kyle Busch & Noah Gragson
First career win for 2 this season – Noah Gragson (Daytona Feb.) & Harrison Burton (Auto Club)
Final lead change with 9 or fewer laps to go last 3 races – 2 of last 3 settled by last lap pass
2 Races settled by last lap pass this season – Darlington May & Charlotte
2 Overtime races this season – Charlotte & Bristol June
Youngest winner: Harrison Burton – 19
Oldest winner: Kyle Busch – 35
25-Years-old & younger won 6 of 7 races this season
Most wins: 2 Denny Hamlin & Joey Logano
Active Atlanta leaders:
Atlanta wins: 5 Jimmie Johnson
Atlanta top 5 finishes: 14 Jimmie Johnson
Atlanta top 10 finishes: 16 Jimmie Johnson
Atlanta laps led: 1197 Kevin Harvick
Atlanta best average finish: 10.5 Chase Elliott
| Atlanta Wins | Best 2020 Finish | |
| Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 3rd – Bristol |
| Kurt Busch | 3 | 3rd – Auto Club & Darlington May 17 |
| Brad Keselowski | 2 | 2 Wins – Charlotte May 24 & Bristol |
| Kevin Harvick | 2 | 1 Win – Darlington May 17 |
| Kyle Busch | 2 | 2nd – Auto Club & Darlington May 20 |
| Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2 Wins – Daytona 500 & Darlington May 20 |
Champions Matt Kenseth (0 for 29), Martin Truex Jr. (0 for 21) & Joey Logano (0 for 13) winless at Atlanta
Brad Keselowski’s 5-year-old daughter is Scarlett & Regan Smith’s 5-year-old son is Rhett
2019 Atlanta: Scarlett’s dad Brad Keselowski became Team Penske all-time winner
passing Mark Donohue with 60th win after suffering from illness during weekend
Jimmie Johnson (2) & Brad Keselowski (2) won 4 of last 5 Atlanta races
1-Kurt Busch finished 7th or better last 4 Atlanta races – 2 Top 5 finishes
2-Brad Keselowski: 2 Wins last 3 Atlanta races – 3 Straight top 2 finishes
2-Brad Keselowski finished 9th or better last 5 Atlanta races – 3 Straight top 2 finishes
4-Kevin Harvick: 16 Wins on 1.5-mile tracks – Jeff Gordon 2nd all-time with 17 wins
4-Kevin Harvick finished 9th or better last 5 Atlanta races – 3 Top 5 finishes
4-Kevin Harvick 2nd Atlanta win came 17 years after first (3/01 & 2/18) – Most years between wins
4-Kevin Harvick won 2019 Atlanta Stage 2 – Finished 4th
4-Kevin Harvick led most laps 5 of last 6 Atlanta races – 1 Win (2018)
4-Kevin Harvick led 960 of 1965 laps last 6 Atlanta races (49%)
9-Chase Elliott: 3 Top 10 finishes in 4 Atlanta races (Bill Elliott won 5 Atlanta races)
10-Aric Almirola: 2019 Atlanta pole sitter – 36 Laps led & finished 8th (Best Atlanta finish)
11-Denny Hamlin: 2012 Atlanta winner – Won previous race of season at Bristol
12-Ryan Blaney: No top 10 finishes in 4 Atlanta races – Average finish: 19th
12-Ryan Blaney: 4 Tracks without a top 10 finish – Atlanta, Homestead-Miami, Richmond & Darlington
14-Clint Bowyer: 2 Straight Atlanta top 5 finishes – No top 5 finishes previous 17 Atlanta races
18-Kyle Busch finished 6th at 2019 Atlanta – Started rear of field (Backup)
19-Martin Truex Jr. finished 8th or better last 5 Atlanta races – 2 Straight top 5 finishes
21-Matt DiBenedetto: 1 Top 10 finish in 55 races on 1.5-mile tracks – Finished 2nd at Las Vegas Feb.
Wood Brothers Racing: Last win on 1.5-mile track – Atlanta 3/93 (Morgan Shepherd)
22-Joey Logano: 25 Career wins – 0 for 13 at Atlanta
42-Matt Kenseth: 39 Career wins – 0 for 29 at Atlanta
48-Jimmie Johnson: 5 Atlanta wins (Leads active drivers) – Finished 19th or worse last 3 Atlanta races (Won previous 2 races)
48-Jimmie Johnson average Atlanta finish – last 3 races: 23.3 / previous 3 races: 2.0
44 Different winners in 112 NASCAR Cup Series Atlanta races
14 Different winners in 36 NASCAR Cup Series Atlanta 1.54-mile track races
3 Winners last 5 Atlanta races – Jimmie Johnson (2), Brad Keselowski (2) & Kevin Harvick (1)
Jimmie Johnson & Bobby Labonte tied for all-time wins on 1.54-mile Atlanta track (5)
Last 5 Atlanta races won by champions
2019 Atlanta laps led: Ford 178 (6 Drivers), Chevrolet 143 (Chip Ganassi Racing #1 & #42) & Toyota 4 (Martin Truex Jr.)
Toyota laps led last 3 Atlanta races – 2017: 0 / 2018: 36 / 2019: 4
Atlanta speeding penalties – 2015: 5 / 2016: 1 / 2017: 13 / 2018: 1 / 2019: 4
Atlanta Stage 2 winner failed to win all 3 Atlanta races
Drivers won first race of season at Atlanta 44 times
Hendrick Motorsports won 14 Atlanta races with 6 different drivers
Mid-race leader failed to win last 8 Atlanta races
5 Atlanta races settled by last lap pass
Pole failed to win last 18 Atlanta races
Pole won only 1 of last 37 Atlanta races – Kasey Kahne 3/06
Worst starting position of Atlanta winner: 39th – Bobby Labonte 11/01
5 Atlanta winners started 31st or worse
Consecutive Atlanta wins 14 times – Brad Keselowski won last Atlanta race
6 Won first career NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta including Kevin Harvick
3 Won Atlanta in first try – Bob Burdick, Kevin Harvick & Fireball Roberts
Bob Burdick won in his only Atlanta race
Most tries before first Atlanta win: Benny Parsons won in 29th try
Chevrolet leads all with 40 Atlanta wins
Toyota won 3 Atlanta races – Winless last 6 races
Toyota: First NCS win – 3/9/08 Atlanta Kyle Busch (First win with Joe Gibbs Racing)
Ford won last 3 Atlanta races – Winless in previous 10 Atlanta races
Only 2 swept Atlanta NXS & NCS races – Carl Edwards 3/05 (First career win both races) & Kevin Harvick 2018
4 Won pole in first try at Atlanta
9 Won first career pole at Atlanta
Drivers first win of championship season came at Atlanta 4 times
5 Atlanta races ran shorter than scheduled distance – Darrell Waltrip won 2
6 Atlanta overtime finishes – Leader at scheduled distance won 5
Largest Atlanta margin-of-victory: 2 Laps – 4/5/64 Fred Lorenzen & 4/1/73 David Pearson
Longest green-flag run to start Atlanta race: 210 Laps (2016) – First 2 hours run under green conditions
Previous longest green-flag run to start Atlanta race: 175 Laps (11/79)
Longest green-flag run at Atlanta: 309 Laps (3/90)
Most laps led by driver failing to win Atlanta: 292 – Kevin Harvick (2017)
David Pearson (8/7/66) & Kyle Busch (3/1/15) only drivers to miss Atlanta race & win championship in same season
8/1/71 Atlanta win by Richard Petty was 5th consecutive win (Malta, Islip, Trenton, Nashville & Atlanta)
10/28/07 Atlanta win by Jimmie Johnson was 2nd win in 4-straight win streak
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES ATLANTA STATS HIGHLIGHTS
17 Different winners in 28 Atlanta Xfinity Series races
Kevin Harvick (4) & Kyle Busch (2) won 6 of last 7 Atlanta races – Christopher Bell won 2019
4 Won first career Xfinity Series race at Atlanta including Jeff Gordon in 1992 (20-Years-old)
Kevin Harvick (2018) & Christopher Bell (2019) won Stage 1, 2 & race
2 Won Atlanta & championship in same season – Johnny Benson (1995) & Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2012)
6 of 28 Atlanta races won from pole including 2 of last 4 by Kyle Busch
Fewest laps led by Atlanta winner: 1 – Jamie McMurray (2002)
Most laps led in Atlanta race: 165 – Mark Martin (2000)
2 Atlanta races settled by last lap pass
Toyota: 3 Atlanta Xfinity Series wins (2016, ’17 & ‘19)
Joe Gibbs Racing: 3 Atlanta Xfinity Series wins (2016, ’17 & ‘19)
Team Penske: Winless at Atlanta
Most wins: 2 Denny Hamlin & Joey Logano
Most wins: 2 Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski & Joey Logano
Most 2nd-place finishes: 2 Kyle Busch (Winless)
Most top 5 finishes: 5 Kyle Busch & Kevin Harvick
Most top 10 finishes: 8 Kevin Harvick
Top 20 finish every race: Kevin Harvick
Most laps led: 391 Kevin Harvick (163 Laps led first 9 races last season)
Finished on lead lap every race: Kevin Harvick
Winner pit stops & lap last race: Brad Keselowski (7 Stops) 63, 130, 204, 255, 330, 435, 460
Longest green flag run last race: 73 Laps (361-433)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2 last race: Chase Elliott (1st & 1st), Joey Logano (5th & 4th)
Speeding last race: Keselowski (Winner), Buescher, Kyle Busch, Currey, DiBenedetto, A. Dillon,
Gaulding, Houff, LaJoie, Logano, McLeod, Newman, Smithley, Suarez, Wallace, Yeley
Rear of field last race: Preece, Gaulding
Best HMS last race: 3rd Jimmie Johnson
Best JGR last race: 4th Kyle Busch
Best SHR last race: 2nd Clint Bowyer
Best TPR last race: 1st Brad Keselowski
1-Kurt Busch: Finished 7th or better last 3 races
2-Brad Keselowski: Took lead for final time with 10 or fewer laps to go in 15 of 32 wins (47%)
2-Brad Keselowski: 2 Wins this season (2 Wins last 3 races) – Passed for final lead change 3 races
2-Brad Keselowski: Bristol winner – Only Team Penske top 20 finisher
2-Brad Keselowski:
Last 9 wins on different tracks – Talladega, Darlington, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Martinsville, Kansas, Charlotte & Bristol
2-Brad Keselowski: Finished 7th or better last 4 races – 2 Wins
3-Austin Dillon: 2 Straight top 10 finishes – Never finished top 10 in 3 straight races
4-Kevin Harvick: Finished 11th at Bristol – Ended top 10 finish streak at 13 races
9-Chase Elliott: 5 Stage wins this season – Leads all drivers
9-Chase Elliott: 88 Laps led at Bristol – Only Hendrick Motorsports leader
11-Denny Hamlin: Led most laps at Bristol (131 Laps led) – Finished 17th
14-Clint Bowyer: Best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher at Bristol (Finished 2nd) – First time best SHR finisher this season
14-Clitn Bowyer: 1 Top 15 finish last 5 races – Finished 2nd at Bristol
18-Kyle Busch: Winless this season – 3 Wins after 9 races last season (Led all drivers)
18-Kyle Busch: 5 Top 5 finishes this season (Tied for most with Harvick) – Winless
19-Martin Truex Jr.: No top 5 finishes this season – 1 Win & 2 2nd-place finishes after 9 races last season
19-Martin Truex Jr.: Finished 20th at Bristol – Finished top 10 previous 4 races
24-William Byron: 1 Top 10 finish last 5 races – Finished 8th at Bristol
37-Chris Buescher: Finished 12th at Bristol – Started rear of field
43-Bubba Wallace: 1 Top 15 finish last 7 races – Finished 10th at Bristol
48-Jimmie Johnson: Finished 3rd at Bristol – Best finish since Daytona last summer
88-Alex Bowman: 1 Win this season (Auto Club) – No top 10 finishes in first 9 races last season
95-Christopher Bell: Best Rookie finisher at Bristol– Finished 9th
6 Different winners in 9 races this season
9 Different winners last 9 races on 1.5-mile tracks
17 Bristol cautions – Most cautions in a race since 18 at Martinsville 11/1/15
21 Bristol speeding penalties by 16 drivers
Stage 1 winner went on to win only 1 of 9 races – Alex Bowman (Auto Club)
Stage 2 winner finished outside top 10 last 8 races
Toyota: Only 1 Stage win this season – Daytona 500 (Denny Hamlin)
Hendrick Motorsports: 10 Stage wins this season (Only Chevrolet Stage winners) – 2 Wins
2 Winners started rear of field – Denny Hamlin (Daytona 500) & Brad Keselowski (Coca-Cola 600)
Driver starting first finished inside top 5 only 1 race this season – Bristol (Brad Keselowski winner)
Leader of most laps failed to win last 4 races – Finished 17th or worse 3 times
3 Races this season ended in Overtime – Daytona 500, Phoenix March & Coca-Cola 600
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .014 Seconds – Denny Hamlin over Ryan Blaney (Daytona 500)
Stewart-Haas Racing: No laps led at Bristol
Team Penske: All 3 led at Bristol – 177 Laps led
Youngest winner: Chase Elliott – 24
Oldest winner: Kevin Harvick – 44
Most wins: 2 Denny Hamlin & Joey Logano
Most 2nd-place finishes: 2 Kyle Busch (Winless)
Most top 5 finishes: 5 Kevin Harvick
Top 10 finish every race: Kevin Harvick
Top 20 finish every race: Matt DiBenedetto & Kevin Harvick
Most laps led: 391 Kevin Harvick (133 Laps led first 8 races last season)
Finished on lead lap every race: Kevin Harvick
Winner pit stops & lap last race: Chase Elliott (6 Stops) 22, 31, 58, 75, 118, 146
Longest green flag run last race: 59 Laps (150-208)
Top 10 each race since return: Kevin Harvick (1st, 3rd, 5th & 10th) & Martin Truex Jr. (6th, 10th, 6th & 9th)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2 last race: Blaney (2nd & 2nd), Bowman (5th & 1st), Harvick (4th & 5th), Logano (1st & 3rd)
Speeding last race: Hamlin (Finished 2nd) & Bowyer
Rear of field last race: Almirola (Finished 20th), Yeley, Bilicki
Best HMS last race: 1st Chase Elliott
Best JGR last race: 2nd Denny Hamlin
Best SHR last race: 10th Kevin Harvick
Best TPR last race: 3rd Ryan Blaney
2-Brad Keselowski: Finished 7th or better last 3 races – 2 Top 5 finishes
3-Austin Dillon: 1 Top 10 finish last 6 races – Finished 8th at Charlotte May 28
4-Kevin Harvick: 13 Straight top 10 finishes – Career-long streak
4-Kevin Harvick: Finished 10th at Charlotte May 28 – Only Stewart-Haas Racing finisher in top 15 & only SHR leader (63 Laps led)
4-Kevin Harvick: Led most laps at Charlotte May 28 (63 Laps led) – Passed for final lead change & finished 10th
4-Kevin Harvick best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher 7 of 8 races this season
9-Chase Elliott: Charlotte May 28 winner – Only Hendrick Motorsports top 10 finisher
9-Chase Elliott: Charlotte May 28 winner (Only led final 28 laps) – Passed for final lead change previous 2 races
10-Aric Almirola: Started rear of field last 2 races
12-Ryan Blaney best Team Penske finisher 2 races this season – Daytona 500 & Charlotte May 28
18-Kyle Busch: Winless this season – 3 Wins after 8 races last season (Led all drivers)
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 4 Straight top 10 finishes (Avg. finish: 7.8) – Finished 14th or worse previous 4 races this season (Avg. finish: 24.5)
38-John Hunter Nemechek: Best Rookie finisher at Charlotte May 28 – Finished 13th
43-Bubba Wallace: Failed to finish last 2 races
47-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: Finished 4th at Charlotte May 28 – Finished 20th or worse previous 5 races this season
88-Alex Bowman: 1 Win this season (Auto Club) – No top 10 finishes in first 9 races last season
88-Alex Bowman: 4 Stage wins this season – Leads all drivers
6 Different winners in 8 races this season
6 Different winners in last 6 races – Bowman, Logano, Harvick, Hamlin, Keselowski & Elliott
9 Different winners last 9 races on 1.5-mile tracks
5 Different teams finished top 5 at Charlotte May 28 – Hendrick, Gibbs, Penske, JTG Daugherty & Ganassi
Stage 1 winner went on to win only 1 of 8 races – Alex Bowman (Auto Club)
Stage 2 winner finished outside top 10 last 7 races
Toyota: Only 1 Stage win this season – Daytona 500 (Denny Hamlin)
Hendrick Motorsports: 8 Stage wins this season (Only Chevrolet Stage winners) – 2 Wins
2 Winners started rear of field – Denny Hamlin (Daytona 500) & Brad Keselowski (Coca-Cola 600)
Driver starting first finished outside top 5 every race this season
3 of 4 Hendrick Motorsports drivers led at Charlotte May 28 – 90 Laps led (Only Jimmie Johnson without laps led)
Joe Gibbs Racing: No laps led a Charlotte May 28
Team Penske finished 7th or better at Charlotte May 28
3 Races this season ended in Overtime – Daytona 500, Phoenix March & Coca-Cola 600
Youngest winner: Chase Elliott – 24
Oldest winner: Kevin Harvick – 44
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .014 Seconds – Denny Hamlin over Ryan Blaney (Daytona 500)
2020 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
Most wins: 2 Chase Briscoe
Most 2nd-place finishes: 2 Harrison Burton
Most top 5 finishes: 4 Harrison Burton & Austin Cindric
Top 10 finish every race: Harrison Burton
Most races led: 5 Justin Allgaier & Noah Gragson
Most laps led: 217 Kyle Busch
Finished on lead lap every race: Harrison Burton
Winner pit stops & lap last race: Kyle Busch (4 Stops) 48, 93, 149, 172
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2 last race: Kyle Busch (1st & 1st), Chastain (2nd & 2nd), Gragson (4th & 5th)
Speeding last race: Briscoe, Kyle Busch, Graf Jr., Jones, Nemechek, Sieg
7-Justin Allgaier: 3 Stage wins this season at 3 different tracks – Winless
10-Ross Chastain: 5 Straight top 10 finishes
11-Justin Haley: Finished 29th at Charlotte – Finished 12th or better previous 5 races this season
20-Harrison Burton best Rookie finisher every race this season
22-Austin Cindric: Finished 8th or better last 5 races – Finished 4th or better 4 of last 5 races
39-Ryan Sieg: Finished 28th at Charlotte – Finished 11th or better previous 5 races this season
98-Chase Briscoe: Winner of closest finish this season (Darlington May) – 86 Thousandths of a second ahead of Kyle Busch
5 Different winners in 6 races this season
Last 2 races settled by last lap pass
First career win for 2 this season – Noah Gragson (Daytona Feb.) & Harrison Burton (Auto Club)
Youngest winner: Harrison Burton – 19
Oldest winner: Kyle Busch – 35