NXS Talladega Sunday, April 16, 2023
Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights
– Entered final lap running 7th & took points lead
28 Different winners in 34 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
First Talladega win for 16 of last 19 winners including last 4 winners
Kaulig Racing won 4 of last 6 Talladega races – Justin Haley 6/20, 10/20, Jeb Burton 4/21 & AJ Allmendinger 10/22
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)
13 Talladega races settled by last lap pass
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
9 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 9 Talladega races
Austin Hill led most laps both Talladega races last season – Finished 27th & 14th
Leader of most laps failed to win 14 of last 17 Talladega races
Leader of most laps failed to win 23 of 34 Talladega races
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
3 Talladega winners from first starting position – Joe Nemechek 1998, Tony Stewart 2008 & Justin Haley 6/20
11 Won first career pole at Talladega – 5 Won pole in first try
Pole failed to finish 10 of last 31 Talladega races – 9 Due to crashes
Worst starting position of Talladega winner: 35th – Joe Nemechek 2000
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 34 Talladega races – Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2003 & Joey Logano 2015
Mid-race leader failed to finish 8 of 34 Talladega races
Chevrolet leads with 22 Talladega wins