NASCAR Texas Sunday, October 18, 2020
NASCAR CUP SERIES TEXAS STATS HIGHLIGHTS
Most Texas wins: 7 Jimmie Johnson (Carl Edwards 2nd with 4)
Most Texas 2nd-place finishes: 5 Jimmie Johnson
Most Texas top 3 finishes: 13 Jimmie Johnson
Most Texas top 5 finishes: 16 Jimmie Johnson
Most Texas top 10 finishes: 23 Kevin Harvick
Most Texas laps led: 1152 Jimmie Johnson
Most Texas poles: 3 Kurt Busch
Winner pit stops & lap Texas July: Austin Dillon (7 Stops) 22, 88, 108, 178, 213, 245, 307
Longest green flag run Texas July: 90 Laps (122-211)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2 Texas July: Ryan Blaney (1st & 1st), Kevin Harvick (3rd & 5th)
Speeding Texas July: Gray Gaulding (25th) & Timmy Hill (36th)
Rear of field Texas July: Chase Elliott (12th), J.J. Yeley (24th), Reed Sorenson (28th), Josh Bilicki (31st), Joey Gase (32nd)
Best HMS Texas July: 12th Chase Elliott
Best JGR Texas July: 4th Kyle Busch
Best SHR Texas July: 5th Kevin Harvick
Best TPR Texas July: 3rd Joey Logano
1-Kurt Busch: 7 Straight Texas top 10 finishes
1-Kurt Busch: 1 of 2 to finish top 10 all 7 Texas races since reconfiguration (Kevin Harvick)
2-Brad Keselowski: 0 for 24 at Texas (654 Laps led) – Best finish: 2nd (Twice)
3-Austin Dillon: Texas July winner – Gained 5 positions taking 2 tires on final stop (Only led 22 of final 23 laps)
4-Kevin Harvick: 3 Wins last 6 Texas races – 3 Straight Texas Playoff race wins
4-Kevin Harvick leads all with 3 wins on Texas reconfigured track (7 Races) – Only driver to win more than once
4-Kevin Harvick: 1 of 2 to finish top 10 all 7 Texas races since reconfiguration (Kurt Busch)
4-Kevin Harvick: Average Texas finish since reconfiguration (2017) – 3.1
4-Kevin Harvick: 12 Straight Texas top 10 finishes – All-time longest streak
8-Tyler Reddick: Finished 2nd at Texas July – Gained 7 positions taking fuel only on final stop
8-Tyler Reddick: Finished 2nd at Texas July – Best Rookie of the Year contender
10-Aric Almirola: 4 Straight Texas top 10 finishes – Only 1 top 10 finish previous 15 Texas races
10-Aric Almirola best non-Playoff finisher last Texas Playoff race – Finished 2nd
12-Ryan Blaney: Finished 7th at Texas July – Stage 1 & 2 winner, 6 times led for 150 laps (most)
18-Kyle Busch: 3 Straight Texas top 10 finishes – Average finish: 7th
19-Martin Truex Jr. 0 for 30 at Texas (620 Laps led) – Best finish: 2nd (Twice)
20-Erik Jones: 6 Straight Texas top 10 finishes
22-Joey Logano: 1 Texas win (4/14) – Passed Jeff Gordon on final lap, youngest Texas winner (23-Years-old) & raced on Monday
41-Cole Custer: 1 Texas Xfinity Series win (11/18) – Passed Tyler Reddick on final lap
42-Matt Kenseth: 2 Texas wins (2002 & 4/11) – Finished 2nd in 4 Texas races
48-Jimmie Johnson: 7 Texas wins – 5 2nd-place finishes
88-Alex Bowman: Finished 30th at Texas July – Lap 319 crash
20 Different winners in 39 NASCAR Cup Series Texas races
6 Different winners in 15 Texas Playoff races
Kevin Harvick won last 3 Texas Playoff races
Tony Stewart (2006) & Jimmie Johnson (2014 & ‘15) only Texas Playoff race winners as non-Playoff driver
Ford finished top 4 in 2019 Texas Playoff race – Stewart-Haas Racing 1-2-3
Chevrolet ended 9-race 2020 winless streak at Texas July
Austin Dillon won Texas July in Chevrolet – Previous 6 Texas wins by Chevrolet all Jimmie Johnson
30 of 39 Texas winners came from top 10 starting position
4 Texas races won from pole – 1 in last 14 races (Kevin Harvick – 11/19)
Last to win consecutive Texas races: Jimmie Johnson (11/14, 4/15 & 11/15) – Austin Dillon won in July
Hendrick Motorsports & Roush Fenway Racing: 9 Texas wins – Most all-time
Joe Gibbs Racing: 8 Texas wins
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)
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 (3 Wins last 6 Texas races)
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)
13 Scored first win of season at Texas
Jimmie Johnson: 7 Texas wins – 1 Was first win of season (4/17)
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
Most laps led in a Texas race: 312 – Brad Keselowski 11/15 (Finished 2nd)
Texas July 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
Most consecutive laps led in a Texas race: 196 – Brad Keselowski 11/15
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
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. only Rookie contender to win Texas – 2000
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)
2 Finished top 5 in Stage 1 & 2 at Texas July – Ryan Blaney (1st & 1st), Kevin Harvick (3rd & 5th)
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)
21 Cautions total last 2 Texas races
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES TEXAS STATS HIGHLIGHTS
1-Michael Annett best finish in 16 Texas races: 5th – July
7-Justin Allgaier: Finished 3rd at Texas July – Stage 1 & 2 winner, 98 laps led (most), Lap 159 blend line violation
7-Justin Allgaier best finish in 20 Texas races: 3rd in July
9-Noah Gragson: Finished 30th at Texas July – Lap 5 crashed Riley Herbst & lap 117 crash
11-Justin Haley: Finished 8th at Texas July – Free pass final caution
18-Justin Haley: Finished 36th at Texas July – Crash after Noah Gragson contact
19-Brandon Jones: 4 Texas top 10 finishes – 2 Straight Texas top 10 finishes
20-Harrison Burton: Finished 4th at Texas July – Best Rookie finisher
22-Austin Cindric: Texas July winner – 3rd straight win this season
22-Austin Cindric: Finished 11th or better all 5 Texas races – 3 Top 3 finishes last 4 Texas races
98-Chase Briscoe: 2 Top 5 finishes last 3 Texas races – Finished 2nd in July
20 Different winners in 39 NASCAR Xfinity Series Texas races
First Texas win for 4 of last 5 winners –
Ryan Blaney (4/18), Cole Custer (11/18), Christopher Bell (11/19) & Austin Cindric (7/20)
Last 17 Texas winners started 6th or better – Last 24 winners started top 10
6 Texas races won from pole – 4 of last 11 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
Kyle Busch only driver to sweep both Texas races & championship in same season – 2009
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
Mid-race leader failed to win last 6 Texas races
2 Texas races settled by last lap pass
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. passed Joe Nemechek (1998)
Cole Custer passed Tyler Reddick (11/18)
Last to win consecutive Texas races: Erik Jones (4/17 & 11/17) – Austin Cindric won in July
Most laps led in a Texas race: 179 – Kyle Busch 11/09
Leader of most laps failed to win 3 of last 4 Texas races
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
1 Rookie contender won Texas Xfinity Series race – Chase Elliott (4/14)
3 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)
9 Cautions last 3 Texas races