NASCAR Texas Sunday, October 10, 2021
TEXAS NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
Austin Dillon:
Texas 7/20 winner – 17th in Standings, 24 behind 16th-place Jimmie Johnson into Texas
Kyle Busch:
Texas 10/20 winner
Stage 2 winner, 90 laps led (most), first lead lap 199 (90 of final 136 laps led), 66-lap final green flag run, 33-race winless streak ended
5 Finished top 10 in each Texas race last season – Ryan Blaney, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski & Joey Logano
1-Kurt Busch: Only driver to finish top 10 all 8 Texas races since reconfiguration
3-Austin Dillon won Texas 7/20 in Chevrolet – Previous 6 Texas wins by Chevrolet all Jimmie Johnson
4-Kevin Harvick: 3 wins on Texas reconfigured track – Most all-time
4-Kevin Harvick: 3 Wins last 7 Texas races – 3 Wins last 4 Texas Playoff races
12-Ryan Blaney: Only driver to finish top 5 in Stage 1 & 2 at Texas 7/20 & 10/20
18-Kyle Busch: Only driver to finish top 5 in each Texas race last season (4th & 1st)
20 Different winners in 40 NASCAR Cup Series Texas races
Last to win consecutive Texas races: Jimmie Johnson (11/14, 4/15 & 11/15) – Kyle Busch won last Texas race
2020 Texas Playoff race – 52 Laps run on Oct. 25, remainder on Oct. 28 (Red flag: 72:28:34)
4 Texas races won from pole – 1 in last 15 races (Kevin Harvick – 11/19)
31 of 40 Texas winners came from top 10 starting position
Worst official starting position of winner: 31st – Matt Kenseth 2002 (Started from rear of field)
3 Texas winners started rear of field – Kenseth (2002), Biffle (4/05) & Johnson (4/17)
Jeff Burton & Dale Earnhardt, Jr. only drivers to win Texas in first try
Kevin Harvick won Texas for first time in 30th try – Most of all drivers before first win
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. only Rookie contender to win Texas – 2000
Texas race & championship won in same season 3 times – Jimmie Johnson (11/07 & 11/13) and Tony Stewart (11/11)
14 Scored first win of season at Texas including last 2
2 Won first career race at Texas – Jeff Burton 1997 & Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2000
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. only driver to win first career NXS & NCS races at Texas
2 Texas races settled by last lap pass – Jeff Burton won in 4/07 & Joey Logano 4/14
6 Texas Overtime finishes – Leader at scheduled distance won every race
Longest Texas race: 341 Laps (11/14)
4 Rescheduled Texas races
Carl Edwards won only shortened Texas race (11/16)
Most laps led in a Texas race: 312 – Brad Keselowski 11/15 (Finished 2nd)
Most consecutive laps led in a Texas race: 196 – Brad Keselowski 11/15
Texas 7/20 winner Austin Dillon took lead for first time on lap 312 (468 Miles)
Jeff Burton led only final lap at Texas (4/07)
3 Led first lap & won Texas
Youngest Texas winner: 23 Years old – Joey Logano 4/14
Oldest Texas winner: 44 Years old – Dale Jarrett 2001
Kevin Harvick age at Texas wins: 41, 42 & 43
Toyota finished top 3 in 2020 Texas Playoff race – Joe Gibbs Racing finished 1-2
Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing & Roush Fenway Racing: 9 Texas wins – Most all-time
Stewart-Haas Racing: 4 Texas wins – Tony Stewart (11/11), Kevin Harvick (11/17, 11/18 & 11/19)
Team Penske: 3 Texas wins with 3 different drivers (Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman & Joey Logano)
Richard Childress Racing: 2 Texas wins – Jeff Burton (4/07) & Austin Dillon (7/20)
Most leaders: 17 (2000)
Most lead changes: 33 (11/10)
Most cautions: 13 (11/14)
Most caution laps: 73 (1997)
Fewest cautions: 2 (4/12)
Fewest caution laps: 10 (4/12)
Fastest race: 160.577 mph (4/12)
Closest Texas finish: .028 Seconds – Elliott Sadler over Kasey Kahne (2004)
TEXAS NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
21 Different winners in 41 NASCAR Xfinity Series Texas races
First Texas win for 5 of last 7 winners –
Ryan Blaney (4/18), Cole Custer (11/18), Christopher Bell (11/19), Austin Cindric (7/20) & 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
Worst official starting position of Texas winner: 31st – Kyle Busch 4/08
*Joe Nemechek started from back of field in 2003 after engine change
14 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
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. only driver to win first career NXS & NCS races at Texas
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)
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)
4 Texas Overtime finishes
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)