TEX NXS Sunday, May 15, 2022
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
43rd NASCAR Xfinity Series Texas Motor Speedway race – First race: 1997 (Mark Martin winner)
12th of 33 races this season – 15 Races before Playoffs – 22 Races remaining this season
3rd of 9 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season
22 Different winners in 42 NASCAR Xfinity Series Texas races
6 Drivers have won Texas Xfinity Series race & championship in same season –
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (4/98), Kevin Harvick (3/01 & 11/06), Kyle Busch (4/09 & 11/09),
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (4/12), Chase Elliott (4/14) & Austin Cindric (7/20)
First Texas win for 6 of last 8 winners –
Ryan Blaney (4/18), Cole Custer (11/18), Christopher Bell (11/19),
Austin Cindric (7/20), Harrison Burton (10/20) & John Hunter Nemechek (10/21)
15 Scored first win of season at Texas
5 Won first career NXS race at Texas –
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1998, Kurt Busch 4/06, Trevor Bayne 11/11, Chase Elliott 4/14 & Erik Jones 4/15
3 Texas races settled by last lap pass
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. passed Joe Nemechek (1998)
Cole Custer passed Tyler Reddick (11/18)
Harrison Burton passed Noah Gragson (10/20)
Last to win consecutive Texas races: Erik Jones (4/17 & 11/17) – John Hunter Nemechek won last Texas race
Most laps led in a Texas race: 179 – Kyle Busch 11/09
9 Led lap 1 & went on to win Texas
6 Texas winners took lead for first time at lap 171 or later
Most consecutive laps led in a Texas race: 120 – Brad Keselowski 11/15 (Finished 2nd)
Youngest Texas winner: 18 Years old – Chase Elliott 18Y, 4M, 17D (4/14) & Erik Jones 18Y, 10M, 11D (4/15)
Oldest Texas winner: 43 Years old – Jeff Purvis 2002
2 Rookie contenders won Texas Xfinity Series race – Chase Elliott (4/14) & Harrison Burton (10/20)
6 Texas races won from pole
Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Chase Elliott, Erik Jones & Mark Martin all won Texas in first try
Kurt Busch won Texas in first career Xfinity Series race
Brad Keselowski won Texas for first time in 14th try (11/13) – Most of all drivers
Most leaders: 11 (4/13)
Most lead changes: 22 (4/13)
Most cautions: 13 (11/18)
Most caution laps: 55 (2000)
Fastest race: 151.707 (4/08)