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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Toyota / Save Mart 350

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California going into the Toyota / Save Mart 350 on June 25 (3 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Top 30 in the 2017 Driver Standings
 
 
Rank
Driver
Points
Race Wins
Playoff Points
 
1
Kyle Larson
640
2
13
 
2
Martin Truex Jr.
635
2
20
 
3
Kyle Busch
510
0
4
 
4
Kevin Harvick
508
0
3
 
5
Chase Elliott
478
0
2
 
6
Brad Keselowski
476
2
12
 
7
Jamie McMurray
450
0
0
 
8
Jimmie Johnson
449
3
15
 
9
Denny Hamlin
430
0
2
 
10
Joey Logano
398
1
1
 
11
Matt Kenseth
398
0
1
 
12
Clint Bowyer
391
0
0
 
13
Ryan Blaney
376
1
8
 
14
Kurt Busch
359
1
5
 
15
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
354
1
5
 
16
Erik Jones 
346
0
0
 
17
Ryan Newman
344
1
5
 
18
Trevor Bayne
323
0
0
 
19
Daniel Suarez 
313
0
0
 
20
Austin Dillon
297
1
5
 
21
Kasey Kahne
290
0
0
 
22
Ty Dillon 
264
0
0
 
23
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
257
0
0
 
24
Paul Menard
233
0
0
 
25
Chris Buescher
205
0
0
 
26
AJ Allmendinger
202
0
0
 
27
Michael McDowell
200
0
0
 
28
Aric Almirola
188
0
0
 
29
David Ragan
185
0
0
 
30
Danica Patrick
176
0
0
 


SONOMA-SPECIFIC STATISTICS

AJ Allmendinger (No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet SS)
·        Two top 10s; one pole
·        Average finish of 20.875, 13th-best
·        Average Running Position of 18.814, 13th-best
·        Driver Rating of 87.5, eighth-best
·        29 Fastest Laps Run, series-best
·        Average Green Flag Speed of 89.952, third-fastest
·        454 Laps in the Top 15 (51.2), 11th-most
·        198 Quality Passes, ninth-most

Clint Bowyer (No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion)
·        One win, six top fives, eight top 10s
·        Average finish of 11.455, second-best
·        Average Running Position of 15.648, eighth-best
·        Driver Rating of 90.2, third-best
·        40 Fastest Laps Run, 12th-best
·        Average Green Flag Speed of 89.991, second-fastest
·        671 Laps in the Top 15 (55.1), ninth-most
·        264 Quality Passes, fifth-most
  
Kurt Busch (No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion)
·        One win, seven top fives, eight top 10s; one pole
·        Average finish of 11.750, third-best
·        Average Running Position of 9.709, series-best
·        Driver Rating of 107.8, series-best
·        82 Fastest Laps Run, 11th-best
·        Average Green Flag Speed of 90.161, series-fastest
·        1054 Laps in the Top 15 (79.4), series-most
·        298 Quality Passes, third-most

Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry)
·        Two wins, two top fives, four top 10s
·        Average finish of 18.083, 10th-best
·        Average Running Position of 17.408, 12th-best
·        Driver Rating of 90.1, fourth-best
·        55 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-best
·        Average Green Flag Speed of 89.780, 10th-fastest
·        738 Laps in the Top 15 (55.6), eighth-most
·        215 Quality Passes, eighth-most

Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion)
·        Four top fives, seven top 10s
·        Average finish of 15.833, seventh-best
·        Average Running Position of 14.163, fifth-best
·        Driver Rating of 87.9, seventh-best
·        48 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-best
·        Average Green Flag Speed of 89.853, sixth-fastest
·        829 Laps in the Top 15 (62.5), fourth-most
·        271 Quality Passes, fourth-most

Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS)
·        One win, four top fives, nine top 10s
·        Average finish of 10.833, series-best
·        Average Running Position of 11.487, second-best
·        Driver Rating of 99.9, second-best
·        73 Fastest Laps Run, 13th-best
·        Average Green Flag Speed of 89.916, fifth-fastest
·        1013 Laps in the Top 15 (76.3), third-most
·        340 Quality Passes, series-most

Kasey Kahne (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS)
·        One win, two top fives, six top 10s; two poles
·        Average finish of 16.333, eighth-best
·        Average Running Position of 15.373, seventh-best
·        Driver Rating of 86.9, 10th-best
·        45 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-best
·        Average Green Flag Speed of 89.807, eighth-fastest
·        786 Laps in the Top 15 (59.2), sixth-most
·        311 Quality Passes, second-most

Kyle Larson (No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet SS)
·        Two top 15s
·        Average finish of 18.333, 11th-best
·        Average Running Position of 11.591, third-best
·        Driver Rating of 90.0, fifth-best
·        8 Fastest Laps Run, third-best
·        Average Green Flag Speed of 89.642, 12th-fastest
·        255 Laps in the Top 15 (77.3), second-most
·        66 Quality Passes, 13th-most

Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford Fusion)
·        Two top fives, four top 10s; one pole
·        Average finish of 12.875, fifth-best
·        Average Running Position of 15.017, sixth-best
·        Driver Rating of 83.4, 13th-best
·        9 Fastest Laps Run, ninth-best
·        Average Green Flag Speed of 89.585, 13th-fastest
·        508 Laps in the Top 15 (57.4), seventh-most
·        162 Quality Passes, 10th-most

Jamie McMurray (No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet SS)
·        Two top fives, two top 10s; three poles
·        Average finish of 17.167, ninth-best
·        Average Running Position of 16.593, ninth-best
·        Driver Rating of 85.5, 11th-best
·        27 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-best
·        Average Green Flag Speed of 89.832, seventh-fastest
·        605 Laps in the Top 15 (45.6), 13th-most
·        158 Quality Passes, 11th-most
  
Ryan Newman (No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet SS)
·        Two top fives, seven top 10s
·        Average finish of 13.083, sixth-best
·        Average Running Position of 13.919, fourth-best
·        Driver Rating of 88.3, sixth-best
·        18 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-best
·        Average Green Flag Speed of 89.790, ninth-fastest
·        815 Laps in the Top 15 (61.4), fifth-most
·        260 Quality Passes, sixth-most

Martin Truex Jr (No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota Camry)
·        One win, two top fives, three top 10s
·        Average finish of 19.545, 12th-best
·        Average Running Position of 17.259, 11th-best
·        Driver Rating of 87.0, ninth-best
·        65 Fastest Laps Run, second-best
·        Average Green Flag Speed of 89.928, fourth-fastest
·        626 Laps in the Top 15 (51.4), 10th-most
·        219 Quality Passes, seventh-most

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2017 Top 16 at Sonoma Raceway
Rank
Driver
Races
Poles
Wins
Top Fives
Top 10s
DNFs
Average Finish
Driver Rating
 
 
1
Kyle Larson
3
0
0
0
0
0
18.3
90.0
 
2
Martin Truex Jr
11
0
1
2
3
2
19.5
87.0
 
3
Kyle Busch
12
0
2
2
4
0
18.1
90.1
 
4
Kevin Harvick
16
0
0
4
7
0
14.6
87.9
 
5
Chase Elliott
1
0
0
0
0
0
21
67.7
 
6
Brad Keselowski
7
0
0
0
1
1
19.1
74.2
 
7
Jamie McMurray
14
3
0
2
2
0
16.3
85.5
 
8
Jimmie Johnson
15
0
1
4
9
1
12.5
99.9
 
9
Denny Hamlin
11
0
0
2
3
1
20.8
80.2
 
10
Joey Logano
8
1
0
2
4
0
12.9
83.4
 
11
Matt Kenseth
17
0
0
0
1
1
21.9
74.7
 
12
Clint Bowyer
11
0
1
6
8
1
11.5
90.2
 
13
Ryan Blaney
1
0
0
0
0
0
23
63.2
 
14
Kurt Busch
16
1
1
7
8
0
14.5
107.8
 
15
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
4
0
0
0
0
0
26
54.3
 
16
Erik Jones
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
 
* – Based on last 12 races at Sonoma Raceway.


2017 Stage Winners / Drivers with Playoff Points
Track
Stage 1 Winner
Stage 2 Winner
Stage 3 Winner
Race Winner
 
Following Race #15
Daytona
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
N/A
Kurt Busch
 
Drivers
Points
Atlanta
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick
N/A
Brad Keselowski
 
Martin Truex Jr.
20
Las Vegas
Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr.
N/A
Martin Truex Jr.
 
Jimmie Johnson
15
Phoenix
Joey Logano
Chase Elliott
N/A
Ryan Newman
 
Kyle Larson
13
Auto Club
Kyle Larson
Martin Truex Jr.
N/A
Kyle Larson
 
Brad Keselowski
12
Martinsville
Martin Truex Jr.
Chase Elliott
N/A
Brad Keselowski
 
Ryan Blaney
8
Texas
Ryan Blaney
Ryan Blaney
N/A
Jimmie Johnson
 
Ryan Newman
5
Bristol
Kyle Larson
Martin Truex Jr.
N/A
Jimmie Johnson
 
Kurt Busch
5
Richmond
Matt Kenseth
Brad Keselowski
N/A
Joey Logano
 
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
5
Talladega
Brad Keselowski
Denny Hamlin
N/A
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
 
Austin Dillon
5
Kansas
Kyle Busch
Ryan Blaney
N/A
Martin Truex Jr.
 
Kyle Busch
4
Charlotte
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.
Denny Hamlin
Austin Dillon
 
Kevin Harvick
3
Dover
Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr.
N/A
Jimmie Johnson
 
Chase Elliott
2
Pocono
Kyle Busch 
Kyle Larson 
N/A 
Ryan Blaney 
 
Denny Hamlin
2
Michigan
Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr.
N/A
Kyle Larson
 
Joey Logano
1
Sonoma




 
Matt Kenseth
1

Sonoma Raceway Data
Season Race #: 16 of 36 (06-25-17)
Track Size: 1.99-miles
Number of Turns: 12 
Race Length: 110 laps / 219 miles / 350 Kilometers
Stage 1 and 2 Length: 25 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 60 laps

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Sonoma
Kurt Busch............................... 107.8
Jimmie Johnson.......................... 99.9
Clint Bowyer............................... 90.2
Kyle Busch................................. 90.1
Kyle Larson................................ 90.0
Ryan Newman............................ 88.3
Kevin Harvick............................. 87.9
AJ Allmendinger......................... 87.5
Martin Truex Jr........................... 87.0
Kasey Kahne.............................. 86.9
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2016 races (12 total) among active drivers at Sonoma Raceway.

Qualifying/Race Data
2016 pole winner
Carl Edwards, Toyota
95.777 mph, 74.799 secs. 06-25-16

2016 race winner
Tony Stewart, Chevrolet
80.966 mph, (02:42:13), 06-26-16

Track qualifying record:
Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
96.568 mph, 74.186 secs. 06-27-15

Track race record:
Clint Bowyer, Toyota
83.624 mph, (02:39:55), 06-24-12

At Sonoma Raceway:

History
·        The track opened as a 2.52-mile road course and drag strip in 1968.
·        The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race was held on June 11, 1989 – won by Ricky Rudd at an average speed of 76.088 mph.
·        The first nine MENCS races were 300 kilometers and switched to a 350k format in 1998.
·        The track was reconfigured to 1.949 miles in 1998 with the installation of an 890-foot chute between the original Turns 4 and 7.
·        The track was reconfigured to 2.0 miles in 2001 and re-measured at 1.99 miles in 2002. 
·        There have been 28 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup races at Sonoma Raceway since the first race there in 1989 – one race per season. 

Starts
·        206 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway; 146 in more than one. 
·        Jeff Gordon leads the series in starts at Sonoma with 23 starts.
·        Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads all active drivers with 17 starts. 
·        43 different drivers have made their first series start at Sonoma; none are currently active. 
·        Rusty Wallace leads the series in average starting position at Sonoma with a 6.941. 
·        Kurt Busch leads all active drivers in average starting position with an 8.875. 

Poles
·        17 drivers have Coors Light poles at Sonoma, led by Jeff Gordon with five. 
·        Jamie McMurray leads all active drivers in Coors Light poles at Sonoma with three.

·        Rusty Wallace won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Sonoma in 1989 with a speed of 90.041 mph.  
·        Three drivers have won consecutive Coors Light poles at Sonoma: Ricky Rudd (1990 through 1992), Jeff Gordon (1998, ’99 and 2004, ’05) and Jamie McMurray (2013, ’14). Rudd holds the record for most consecutive poles at Sonoma with three. 
·        Youngest Sonoma pole winner: Joey Logano (06/26/2011 – 21 years, 1 month, 2 days). 
·        Oldest Sonoma pole winner: Rusty Wallace (06/25/2000 – 43 years, 10 months, 11 days).
·        Five different manufacturers in the MENCS have won a pole at Sonoma – Chevrolet (13 poles), Ford (seven), Pontiac (three), Toyota (three) and Dodge (two). 
·        Only one MENCS driver has posted his first Coors Light pole at Sonoma - Boris Said (6/22/2003).       

Wins
·        18 different Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Sonoma Raceway, led by Jeff Gordonwith five wins. 
·        Six active MENCS drivers have wins at Sonoma; led by Kyle Busch with two victories (2008, 2015). Busch is the only active driver with multiple wins; Kasey Kahne (2009), Jimmie Johnson (2010), Kurt Busch (2011) Clint Bowyer (2012) and Martin Truex Jr. (2013) each have one win.    
·        Jeff Gordon leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in road course wins with nine (Sonoma, five; Watkins Glen, four); Tony Stewart has the second most road course wins all-time with eight (Watkins Glen, five; Sonoma, three). 
·        Kyle Busch leads all active MENCS drivers in road course wins with four (Sonoma, two and Watkins Glen, two) – Busch is tied with NASCAR Hall of Famers David Pearson and Mark Martin for 10th most MENCS road course wins all-time.  
·        NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison holds the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series record for the most wins (six) at a single road course track - Riverside International Raceway. 
·        Jeff Gordon is the only driver to post consecutive MENCS wins (three total) at Sonoma Raceway (1998 and 1999 were each from the pole and the 2000 win was from the fifth starting position).
·        Youngest Sonoma winner: Kyle Busch (06/22/2008 – 23 years, 1 month, 20 days). 
·        Oldest Sonoma winner: Ricky Rudd (06/23/2002 – 45 years, 9 months, 11 days). 
·        Hendrick Motorsports leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Sonoma with six victories (Jeff Gordon with five and Jimmie Johnson with one); followed by Joe Gibbs Racing with four wins (Kyle Busch with two and Tony Stewart with two).  
·        Six different manufacturers have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma; led by Chevroletwith 11 victories; followed by Ford with seven, Toyota (four), Dodge (three), Pontiac (two) and Buick (one). 

·        Five of the 28 (17.8%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from the Coors Light pole; the most recent was Jeff Gordon in 2004. 
·        Jeff Gordon leads the series in wins from the pole at Sonoma with three (1998, 1999 and 2004). 
·        The Coors Light pole position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more wins (five) than any other starting position at Sonoma Raceway.    
·        Eight of the 28 (28.5%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from the front row: five from the pole and three from second starting position. 
·        20 of the 28 (71.4%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from a top-10 starting position.
·        Eight of the 28 (28.5%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from a starting position outside the top 10.
·        Two of the 28 (7.1%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from a starting position outside the top 20. 
·        The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Sonoma is 32nd, by Juan Pablo Montoya in 2007.
·        Juan Pablo Montoya is the only MENCS driver to post his first career win at Sonoma Raceway (2007). 
·        Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. lead the series among active drivers with the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Sonoma without visiting Victory Lane at 17 each. 

Additional Finishing Positions
·        Jeff Gordon leads the series in runner-up finishes at Sonoma with five; followed by Mark Martin with four and Tony Stewart with three.
·        Five active drivers are tied for the most runner-up finishes at Sonoma: Denny Hamlin, Jamie McMurray, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman each have one MENCS runner-up finish on the famous road course.
·        Jeff Gordon leads the series in top-five finishes at Sonoma with 14; followed by Ricky Rudd with 10. Kurt Busch leads all active drivers with seven.  
·        Jeff Gordon leads the series in top-10 finishes at Sonoma with 18; followed by Mark Martin with 13. Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with nine. 
·        Jeff Gordon leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Sonoma with an 8.304. Clint Bowyer leads all active drivers with a 11.455.  

Track Specific Stats
·        Since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993, the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma Raceway was the June 27, 1999 race won by Jeff Gordon over Mark Martin with a MOV of 0.197 second. 
·        Below are the top five closest MOVs in the MENCS at Sonoma:
Margin of Victory
Date
Race Winner
Runner-Up
0.197
6/27/1999
Jeff Gordon
Mark Martin
0.320
5/7/1995
Dale Earnhardt
Mark Martin
0.460
5/5/1996
Rusty Wallace
Mark Martin
0.532
6/28/2015
Kyle Busch
Kurt Busch
0.553
6/22/2003
Robby Gordon
Jeff Gordon

·        Qualifying has never been cancelled in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma Raceway.   
·        None of the 28 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Sonoma Raceway have been shortened due to weather conditions.   
·        None of the 28 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Sonoma Raceway have been postponed to a later date. 
·        There have been three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races resulting in NASCAR Overtime at Sonoma Raceway:
Date
Actual No. of Laps
Scheduled No. of Laps
NASCAR Overtime Laps
Race Winner
6/24/2012
112
110
2
Clint Bowyer
6/21/2009
113
110
3
Kasey Kahne
6/22/2008
112
110
2
Kyle Busch

·        Jeff Gordon leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Sonoma with 457 laps led in 23 starts.  Kurt Busch leads all active drivers with 197 laps led at Sonoma. 
·        Below are the top five MENCS laps leaders at Sonoma:   
Drivers
Laps Led
Laps Completed
% of Laps Led
Jeff Gordon
457
2343
20%
Kurt Busch
197
1752
11%
Rusty Wallace
171
1516
11%
Mark Martin
161
1975
8%
Robby Gordon
158
1499
11%

Female Competitors
·        Danica Patrick is the only female driver in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series to compete at Sonoma Raceway. 
Driver
Starting Position
Finishing Position
Driver Rating
Date
Danica Patrick
11
19
69.8
6/26/2016
Danica Patrick
21
24
61.6
6/28/2015
Danica Patrick
11
18
69.6
6/22/2014
Danica Patrick
31
29
43.0
6/23/2013
Averages
18.5
22.5
61.0
 

NASCAR in California
·        There has been a total of 197 NASCAR national series races held in the state of California among 17 different tracks. 
·        Please see the chart below for a breakdown of the 197 events:
Tracks in California
     
Track Name
City
MENCS
NXS
NCWTS
Total Races
Auto Club Speedway
Fontana
28
28
13
69
Riverside International Raceway
Riverside
48
0
0
48
Sonoma Raceway
Sonoma
28
0
4
32
Mesa Marin Raceway
Bakersfield
0
0
9
9
Ontario Motor Speedway
Ontario
9
0
0
9
California State Fairgrounds
Sacramento
6
0
0
6
Carrell Speedway
Gardena
4
0
0
4
Ascot Stadium
Los Angeles
3
0
0
3
Bay Meadows Race Track
San Mateo
3
0
0
3
Marchbanks Speedway
Hanford
3
0
0
3
Oakland Stadium
Oakland
3
0
0
3
Redwood Speedway
Eureka
2
0
0
2
Willow Springs Speedway
Lancaster
2
0
0
2
Capitol Speedway
Sacramento
1
0
0
1
Merced Fairgrounds
Merced
1
0
0
1
Santa Clara Fairgrounds
San Jose
1
0
0
1
Saugus Speedway
Saugus
0
0
1
1
Totals

142
28
27
197

·        The first NASCAR national series event held in the state of California was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on April 8, 1951 at Carrell Speedway. The race was won by Marshall Teague (Hudson). 


California Drivers In NASCAR
·        A total of 438 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as California. 
·        40 of the 438 (9.1%) Californian drivers in NASCAR have posted at least one win in one of NASCAR’s three national series. The list of winners is below:
 
Drivers from California
   
 
Driver
MENCS
NXS
NCWTS
1
Jeff Gordon
93
5
0
2
Jimmie Johnson
83
1
0
3
Kevin Harvick
35
46
14
4
Marvin Panch
17
0
0
5
Ernie Irvan
15
3
0
6
Dick Rathmann
13
0
0
7
Dan Gurney
5
0
0
8
Eddie Gray
4
0
0
9
Parnelli Jones
4
0
0
10
Eddie Pagan
4
0
0
11
Robby Gordon
3
1
0
12
Kyle Larson
3
8
2
13
Ray Elder
2
0
0
14
Danny Letner
2
0
0
15
Marvin Porter
2
0
0
16
AJ Allmendinger
1
2
0
17
Dick Brooks
1
0
0
18
Marvin Burke
1
0
0
19
Jim Cook
1
0
0
20
Lou Figaro
1
0
0
21
Danny Graves
1
0
0
22
Johnny Mantz
1
0
0
23
Casey Mears
1
1
0
24
Bill Norton
1
0
0
25
John Soares
1
0
0
26
Danny Weinberg
1
0
0
27
Ron Hornaday Jr
0
4
51
28
Jason Leffler
0
2
1
29
Ryan Reed
0
2
0
30
David Gilliland
0
1
0
31
Justin Marks
0
1
0
32
Joe Ruttman
0
1
13
33
Boris Said
0
1
1
34
Mike Skinner
0
1
28
35
Matt Crafton
0
0
13
36
Tyler Reddick
0
0
3
37
Cole Custer
0
0
2
38
Justin Lofton
0
0
1
39
Scott Speed
0
0
1
40
Brandon Whitt
0
0
1


Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Milestones
Drivers
Has
Needs
Milestones
Jimmie Johnson
83
1
Tie Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip for fourth on MENCS all-time wins list
Kyle Busch
38
1
Tie Tim Flock (39) for 18th on all-time MENCS wins list
Matt Kenseth
38
1
Tie Tim Flock (39) for 18th on all-time MENCS wins list
Kevin Harvick
35
2
Tie Bobby Isaac (37) for 21st on MENCS all-time wins list
Kurt Busch
29
3
Tie Dale Jarrett (32) for 24th on all-time MENCS wins list
Denny Hamlin
29
3
Tie Dale Jarrett (32) for 24th on all-time MENCS wins list
Brad Keselowski
23
2
Tie Joe Weatherly, Jim Paschal (25) for 31st on all-time MENCS wins list
Ryan Newman
51
3
Tie Bill Elliott for eighth on the all-time MENCS poles list
Jimmie Johnson
35
1
Tie Rusty Wallace and Rex White for 17th on all-time MENCS poles list
Kasey Kahne
27
1
Break the tie with Terry Labonte to become solely 25th on all-time MENCS poles list
Denny Hamlin
24
1
Break the tie with Alan Kulwicki to become solely 28th on all-time MENCS poles list
Kevin Harvick
49
1
Become the 10th MENCS driver to post 50 or more second-place finishes
Jimmie Johnson
46
2
Tie Lee Petty for 11th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
Matt Kenseth
29
1
Tie Ricky Rudd for 25th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
Matt Kenseth
174
2
Tie Bill Elliott for 19th on the all-time MENCS top-five finishes list
Dale Earnhardt Jr
149
1
To become the 24th driver to post 150 or more MENCS top-five finishes
AJ Allmendinger
49
1
To post his 50th career MENCS top-10 finish
Jimmie Johnson
18,618
382
To become the ninth driver in series history to lead 19,000 or more laps
Matt Kenseth
11,498
502
To become the 15th MENCS driver all-time to lead 12,000 or more laps
Kevin Harvick
10,755
245
To become 17th MENCS driver all-time to lead 11,000 or more laps
Kurt Busch
8,867
133
To become 20th MENCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 or more laps
Ryan Newman
4,739
261
To become 40th MENCS driver all-time to lead 5,000 or more laps