NASCAR Talladega Sunday, September 25, 2022
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
31st of 36 races this season – 5th race of Playoffs – 6 Races remaining this season
Ross Chastain
Talladega April winner – Started 19th, lap 35 pit road speeding penalty, first caution free pass, avg. running pos.: 17th, only final lap led
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Larson 2nd & 3rd, William Byron 4th & 1st, Martin Truex Jr. 5th & 4th
Best free pass finisher: Ross Chastain 1st
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 4th
Best Gibbs: Kyle Busch 3rd
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick 10th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 11th
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.
51 Different winners in 106 NASCAR Cup Series Talladega races
26 Drivers won 1 Talladega race
First win of season for 16 of last 19 Superspeedway winners
5 Different winners last 5 Talladega races – Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Bubba Wallace & Ross Chastain
Ryan Blaney: Only repeat winner last 9 Talladega races (2 Wins) – 7 Others 1 win each
15 of 106 Talladega races won from first starting position
Driver starting first failed to finish 26 of 106 Talladega races
Drivers starting first failed to finish more Talladega races than they won
Team Penske won 8 of last 14 Talladega races – 9 Wins last 16 Talladega races
Ford won 10 of last 14 Talladega races
Chevrolet 1 win last 6 Talladega races
Brad Keselowski won 2 Talladega races after starting rear of field (4/09 & 10/14)
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
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
Dale Earnhardt Jr. won 4 straight Talladega races (10/01, 4/02, 10/02 & 4/03)
Last to win consecutive Talladega races: Ryan Blaney (10/19 & 6/20)
11 Talladega win streaks – Drivers winning consecutive races
7 Talladega season sweeps – Last: 2007 Jeff Gordon
2 Swept both Talladega races & championship in same season – Darrell Waltrip 1982 & Dale Earnhardt 1990
Toyota won only 5 Talladega races – 2 Wins last 4 Talladega races
5/4/80: Top 6 finishers Oldsmobile
8/2/81: Top 7 finishers Buick
10/15/00: Top 6 finishers Chevrolet
30 Talladega races settled by last lap pass
10 of 18 Talladega Playoff 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
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
Only win of season for 9 of 18 Talladega Playoff race winners
4 Talladega races ran shorter than 500 miles
1 Multi-day Talladega race (10/13-14/19) – First 57 laps run 10/13
5 Postponed Talladega races
17 Talladega Overtime finishes
Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 9 of last 12 Talladega Overtime races
Longest Talladega race: 200 Laps (4/10 & 10/20)
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 (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
14 Different winners 18 Talladega Playoff races
No driver won Talladega Playoff race & championship in same season
11 of 18 Playoff champions finished 9th or better in Talladega Playoff race
Non-Playoff driver won 6 of 18 Talladega Playoff races
Best non-Playoff driver finished 6th or better all 18 Talladega Playoff races – Top 3 last 6 races
Jamie McMurray won twice as non-Playoff driver
Martin Truex Jr. only driver failing to finish both Talladega races & winning championship in same year (2017)
David Pearson (1969) & Kyle Busch (5/13) – Only drivers to miss Talladega race & win championship in same year
10 of 18 Talladega Playoff races settled by last lap pass
Brad Keselowski: 2 Talladega Playoff race wins – Both by last lap pass (Passed Ryan Newman both times)
8 Talladega Playoff races ended under caution
Team Penske won 5 of last 8 Talladega Playoff races – Brad Keselowski 2, Joey Logano 2 & Ryan Blaney 1
Ford won 6 of last 8 Talladega Playoff races
Ryan Blaney: 2 Talladega wins by .007 seconds over 2nd-place
Kevin Harvick passed for final lead change at Talladega 4 times – All with 3 or fewer laps to go
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)
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
Team Penske: 10 Talladega wins
Joe Gibbs Racing: 5 Talladega wins
Stewart-Haas Racing: 1 Talladega win
Trackhouse Racing: 1 Talladega win
Teams finished 1-2 in 13 Talladega races – Henrick Motorsports 5 times
Brothers finished 1-2 in 2 Talladega races – 5/71 Donnie & Bobby Allison and 10/97 Terry & Bobby Labonte
Only 1 driver won Stage 1 & Talladega race – Brad Keselowski 10/17
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
27 Different winners in 33 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 30 Talladega races – 9 Due to crashes
First Talladega win for 15 of last 18 winners
Kaulig Racing won 3 of last 5 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
Worst starting position of Talladega winner: 35th – Joe Nemechek 2000
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
Chevrolet leads with 21 Talladega wins
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
8 Won Talladega for first time in 3rd try
Mid-race leader won 2 of 33 Talladega races – Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2003 & Joey Logano 2015
Mid-race leader failed to finish 8 of 33 Talladega races
Leader of most laps won 11 of 33 Talladega races
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
3 Led most laps, but failed to finish – Michael Waltrip 1995 Crash, Riley Herbst 10/21 Crash & Austin Hill 4/22 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 13 of last 16 Talladega races
Leader of most laps failed to win 22 of 33 Talladega races
10 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
10 Talladega Overtime finishes
Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 9 of 10 Overtime Talladega races
Leader at scheduled distance failed to win last 9 Overtime Talladega races
8 Talladega NXS races with 15 or more involved in a single crash
Stage 2 winner failed to win all 8 Talladega races