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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Statistical Advance: Analyzing the First Data 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (October 23, 2017) – Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia going into the First Data 500 on Sunday, October 29, at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).
ROUND OF 8
Rank
Driver
Points
Leader
Cutoff
Race Wins
Playoff Pts
1
Martin Truex Jr.
4,069
0
52
7
69
2
Kyle Busch
4,042
-27
25
4
42
3
Brad Keselowski
4,026
-43
9
3
26
4
Kevin Harvick
4,017
-52
0
1
17
5
Jimmie Johnson
4,017
-52
0
3
17
6
Denny Hamlin
4,014
-55
-3
2
14
7
Ryan Blaney
4,009
-60
-8
1
9
8
Chase Elliott
4,006
-63
-11
0
6
9
Kyle Larson
2,236
-1833

4

10
Matt Kenseth
2,184
-1885

0

11
Jamie McMurray
2,138
-1931

0

12
Kasey Kahne
2,126
-1943

1

13
Kurt Busch
2,124
-1,945

1

14
Austin Dillon
2,122
-1,947

1

15
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
2,119
-1,950

2

16
Ryan Newman
2,107
-1,962

1



MARTINSVILLE-SPECIFIC LOOP DATA STATISTICS
(2005-Present)

1 - Martin Truex Jr (No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota)
·        Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 75.1
2017 Rundown
·        Seven wins, 15 top fives, 22 top 10s,
·        Led 2068 laps
·        Average Finish of 10.3
Martinsville Speedway Outlook:
·        Two top fives, seven top 10s; one pole
·        Average finish of 20.391, 18th-best
·        Average Running Position of 19.257, 19th-best
·        Driver Rating of 75.1, 17th-best
·        158 Fastest Laps Run
·        5369 Laps in the Top 15 (46.5), 16th-most
·        476 Quality Passes, 14th-most

2 - Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
·        Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 101.3
2017 Rundown
·        Four wins, 12 top fives, 19 top 10s,
·        Led 1789 laps
·        Average Finish of 12.1
Martinsville Speedway Outlook:
·        One win, 12 top fives, 13 top 10s; one pole
·        Average finish of 13.583, seventh-best
·        Average Running Position of 11.622, third-best
·        Driver Rating of 101.3, third-best
·        624 Fastest Laps Run
·        9033 Laps in the Top 15 (75.1), third-most
·        789 Quality Passes, fourth-most
 
3 - Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Team Penske Ford)
·        Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 93.7
2017 Rundown
·        Three wins, 13 top fives, 18 top 10s,
·        Led 669 laps
·        Average Finish of 13
Martinsville Speedway Outlook:
·        One win, five top fives, nine top 10s
·        Average finish of 12.933, fifth-best
·        Average Running Position of 13.216, fifth-best
·        Driver Rating of 93.7, fifth-best
·        343 Fastest Laps Run
·        4973 Laps in the Top 15 (66.1), fifth-most
·        561 Quality Passes, 11th-most

4 - Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford)
·        Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 93.4
2017 Rundown
·        One win, ten top fives, 19 top 10s,
·        Led 812 laps
·        Average Finish of 12
Martinsville Speedway Outlook:
·        One win, three top fives, 14 top 10s
·        Average finish of 15.200, 11th-best
·        Average Running Position of 13.444, seventh-best
·        Driver Rating of 93.4, sixth-best
·        462 Fastest Laps Run
·        8222 Laps in the Top 15 (65.6), sixth-most
·        755 Quality Passes, fifth-most

5 - Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
·        Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 116.9
2017 Rundown
·        Three wins, four top fives, 11 top 10s,
·        Led 193 laps
·        Average Finish of 15.7
Martinsville Speedway Outlook:
·        Nine wins, 19 top fives, 24 top 10s; three poles
·        Average finish of 7.080, series-best
·        Average Running Position of 8.009, series-best
·        Driver Rating of 116.9, series-best
·        1118 Fastest Laps Run
·        10743 Laps in the Top 15 (85.7), series-most
·        870 Quality Passes, series-most
  
6 - Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
·        Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 106.6
2017 Rundown
·        Two wins, 14 top fives, 19 top 10s,
·        Led 445 laps
·        Average Finish of 11.4
Martinsville Speedway Outlook:
·        Five wins, 12 top fives, 17 top 10s; three poles
·        Average finish of 10.130, second-best
·        Average Running Position of 9.800, second-best
·        Driver Rating of 106.6, second-best
·        760 Fastest Laps Run
·        9224 Laps in the Top 15 (80.0), second-most
·        846 Quality Passes, third-most

7 - Ryan Blaney (No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford)
·        Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 73.8
2017 Rundown
·        One win, four top fives, 12 top 10s,
·        Led 290 laps
·        Average Finish of 17.5
Martinsville Speedway Outlook:
·        Average finish of 21.000, 19th-best
·        Average Running Position of 16.093, 13th-best
·        Driver Rating of 73.8, 19th-best
·        5 Fastest Laps Run
·        573 Laps in the Top 15 (38.2), 19th-most
·        58 Quality Passes, 26th-most

8 - Chase Elliott (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
·        Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 78.1
2017 Rundown
·        Ten top fives, 18 top 10s,
·        Led 402 laps
·        Average Finish of 12.2
Martinsville Speedway Outlook:
·        One top five, one top 10
·        Average finish of 18.250, 15th-best
·        Average Running Position of 19.098, 18th-best
·        Driver Rating of 78.1, 13th-best
·        56 Fastest Laps Run
·        940 Laps in the Top 15 (47.0), 15th-most
·        65 Quality Passes, 25th-most

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Fast Facts: Martinsville Speedway
·       Since the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff inception in 2004, Martinsville Speedway has occupied two different positions on the Playoff schedule – from 2004 – 2010 (seven seasons) the Martinsville Playoff race was the sixth race in the Playoffs. Then from 2011 – Present (seven seasons) the Martinsville Playoff race was moved to the seventh event on the Playoff schedule.

Martinsville
Playoff Race Winners

Drivers
Wins
Jimmie Johnson
6
Jeff Gordon
3
Denny Hamlin
2
Dale Earnhardt Jr
1
Tony Stewart
1

·        Eight tracks have hosted Playoff races all 13 previous years – New Hampshire, Dover, Charlotte, Kansas, Talladega, Martinsville, Phoenix and Homestead-Miami.
·        Five different drivers have won the Martinsville Playoff races, led by Jimmie Johnson with six Playoff wins (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2016).  
·        Five times the winner of the Martinsville Speedway Playoff race has gone on to win the title:
          
o    In 2006, Jimmie Johnson won from the ninth starting position at Martinsville, and went on to win his first MENCS championship.
o   In 2007, Jimmie Johnson won from the fourth starting position at Martinsville, and went on to win his second MENCS championship.
o   In 2008, Jimmie Johnson won from the first starting position at Martinsville (Qualifying was cancelled), and went on to win his third consecutive MENCS championship.
o   In 2011, Tony Stewart won from the fourth starting position at Martinsville, and went on to win his seventh MENCS championship.
o   In 2016, Jimmie Johnson won from the third starting position at Martinsville, and went on to win his seventh MENCS championship.
·       The worst finish in a Playoff race at Martinsville by a driver that went on to win the title was 33rd by Kevin Harvick (2014).

Martinsville Playoff Race Lap Leaders

Driver
Laps Led
Laps Completed
% of Laps Led
Jimmie Johnson
1,431
6,470
22.1%
Jeff Gordon
1,087
6,509
16.7%
Denny Hamlin
477
5,977
8.0%
Matt Kenseth
413
6,431
6.4%
Tony Stewart
334
5,999
5.6%

·        Twice non-Playoff drivers have won the Playoff race at Martinsville Speedway:
o   Jeff Gordon (2005) was ranked 15th in the points at the time of the win.
o   Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2014) was 11th in points at the time of the win. Earnhardt Jr. had made the Playoffs in 2014, but was eliminated in the Round of 12.
·        Nine drivers have won the pole for the Playoff races at Martinsville, led by Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman with two each; followed by Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr. and Tony Stewart with one each.
·        Only two manufacturers have won Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff races at Martinsville Speedway – Chevrolet (11 wins) and Toyota (two wins).
·        Four manufacturers have won the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race Coors Light pole at Martinsville Speedway – Chevrolet (five poles), Toyota (three), Dodge (two) and Ford (one).   

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Top 8 at Martinsville Speedway
Rank
Driver
Races
Poles
Wins
Top Fives
Top 10s
DNFs
Average Finish
Driver Rating*
 
 
1
Martin Truex Jr
23
1
0
2
7
2
20.4
75.1
 
2
Kyle Busch
24
1
1
12
13
1
13.6
101.3
 
3
Brad Keselowski
15
0
1
5
9
0
12.9
93.7
 
4
Kevin Harvick
32
0
1
3
14
1
16.2
93.4
 
5
Jimmie Johnson
31
3
9
19
24
1
7.5
116.9
 
6
Denny Hamlin
23
3
5
12
17
2
10.1
106.6
 
7
Ryan Blaney
3
0
0
0
0
0
21
73.8
 
8
Chase Elliott
4
0
0
1
1
0
18.2
78.1
 
* – Driver Rating is based on last 25 races at Martinsville Speedway (2005 – 2017).
                                               

2017 Playoff Stage Winners / Drivers with Playoff Points
Track
Stage 1 Winner
Stage 2 Winner
Race Winner
 
Following Playoff Race #6
Round of 16
 
Drivers
Pts
Chicago
Kyle Busch
Chase Elliott
Martin Truex Jr.
 
Martin Truex Jr.
69
New Hampshire
Martin Truex Jr 
Kyle Busch 
Kyle Busch 
 
Kyle Busch
42
Dover
Brad Keselowski
Kyle Larson
Kyle Busch 
 
Brad Keselowski
26
Round of 12
 
Kevin Harvick
17
Charlotte
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.
 
Jimmie Johnson
17
Talladega
Brad Keselowski
Ryan Blaney
Brad Keselowski
 
Denny Hamlin
14
Kansas
Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin
Martin Truex Jr.
 
Ryan Blaney
9
Round of 8
 
Chase Elliott
6
Martinsville
           
Texas



     
Phoenix
           
Championship 4
     
Homestead-Miami



     


Martinsville Speedway Data
Season Race #: 06 of 36 (04-02-17)
Track Size: 0.526-mile
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 12 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 12 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 0 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 0 degrees
Frontstretch Length:  800 feet
Backstretch Length:  800 feet
Race Length: 500 laps / 263 miles
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 130 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 240 laps

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Martinsville
Jimmie Johnson........................ 116.9
Denny Hamlin........................... 106.6
Kyle Busch............................... 101.3
Dale Earnhardt Jr........................ 97.8
Brad Keselowski......................... 93.7
Kevin Harvick............................. 93.4
Joey Logano............................... 91.3
Matt Kenseth.............................. 89.0
Clint Bowyer............................... 88.7
Ryan Newman............................ 86.2
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2017 races (25 total) among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway.

Qualifying/Race Data
2016 pole winner:
Martin Truex Jr., Toyota
98.206 mph, 19.282 secs. 10-29-16

2016 race winner:
Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
78.540 mph, (03:20:55), 10-30-16

Track qualifying record:
Joey Logano, Ford
100.201 mph, 18.898 secs. 03-28-14

Track race record:
Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet
82.223 mph, (3:11:55), 09-22-96
 
Martinsville Speedway:
History
·        Opened in September 1947 by H. Clay Earles, Martinsville, originally a dirt track, is one of the oldest continuously-operating race tracks in the United States.
·        The first NASCAR-sanctioned race at Martinsville was on July 4, 1948.
·        The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race was Sept. 25, 1949.
·        The track was paved in 1955.
·        The first 500-lap event at Martinsville was in 1956.
·        Concrete corners were added atop asphalt in 1976.
·        There have been 137 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway, one in the inaugural year and two races per year since 1950.
Starts
·        619 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville; 393 in more than one.
·        NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Martinsville with 67
·        Matt Kenseth leads the series in starts among active drivers at Martinsville with 35.
·        Fonty Flock (8 starts) leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Martinsville Speedway with a 3.125.
·        Joey Logano (17 starts) leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Martinsville Speedway with a 9.118.
·        Joey Logano (9.1), Ryan Newman (9.3), and Denny Hamlin (9.7) each have an average starting position at Martinsville inside the top 10.
·        In total, 61 drivers have made their first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start at Martinsville.
·        Gray Gaulding (10/30/2016), Chase Elliott (03/29/2015) and Michael McDowell (3/30/2008) are the active drivers who have made their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career start at Martinsville Speedway.

Poles
·        Curtis Turner won the inaugural MENCS Coors Light pole at Martinsville Speedway in 1949.
·        60 drivers have won Coors Light poles at Martinsville, led by NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip with eight poles.
·        Joey Logano, Ryan Newman, Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson are tied among active drivers for the most Martinsville Coors Light poles with three each.  
·        27 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have multiple Coors Light poles at Martinsville.
·        13 drivers have won two or more consecutive Coors Light poles at Martinsville Speedway; the most recent was Joey Logano who won three consecutive poles at Martinsville from 2015-2016.  
·        Five drivers have won three consecutive poles at Martinsville: Glen Wood (fall of 1959 and 1960 sweep); Darrell Waltrip (1979 sweep and spring 1980); Mark Martin (fall of 1990 and 1991 sweep); Jeff Gordon (2003 sweep and spring 2004) and Joey Logano (2015 sweep, 2016 spring).
·        Youngest Martinsville pole winner: Ricky Rudd (4/26/1981 – 24 years, 7 months, 14 days).
·        Oldest Martinsville pole winner: Morgan Shepherd (4/26/1987 – 45 years, 6 months, 14 days).
·        12 drivers have posted their first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light pole at Martinsville Speedway; the two most recent are Scott Riggs (4/10/2005) and Tony Stewart (4/18/1999).
Wins
·        50 different Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Martinsville Speedway, led by Richard Petty with 15.
·        Jimmie Johnson leads the series among active drivers with nine wins at Martinsville; followed by Denny Hamlin with five. Only eight active drivers have won at Martinsville.
·       24 drivers have multiple wins at Martinsville Speedway; nine drivers have won five or more times; two are active: Jimmie Johnson (nine) and Denny Hamlin (five).

Martinsville
Active MENCS Winners
Active Drivers
Wins
Jimmie Johnson
9
Denny Hamlin
5
Kurt Busch
2
Brad Keselowski
1
Dale Earnhardt Jr
1
Kevin Harvick
1
Kyle Busch
1
Ryan Newman
1

 
·        Hendrick Motorsports leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Martinsville Speedway with 24 – Jeff Gordon (nine), Jimmie Johnson (nine), Darrell Waltrip (four), Geoffrey Bodine (one) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (one).
·        20 of 137 races (14.6%) at Martinsville Speedway have been won from the Coors Light pole; three of those 20 wins came from active drivers: Jimmie Johnson (2012, spring 2013) and Denny Hamlin (2010) – Note: Johnson won from the first starting position in 2008, but qualifying was not held due to weather. A total of 21 wins have come from the first starting position.
·        The first starting position is the most proficient starting spot in the field at Martinsville producing more wins (21) than any other starting position.
·        36 of the 137 (26.3%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway have been won from the front row: 21 from the first starting position and 15 from second starting position.

·        99 of the 137 (72.3%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup races at Martinsville Speedway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
·        Seven of the 137 (5.1%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway have been won from a starting position outside the top 20 – including both races in 2014.
·        The deepest in the field that a race winner has started is 36th, by Kurt Busch in the fall of 2002.
·        Youngest Martinsville winner: Richard Petty (04/10/1960 – 22 years, 9 months, 8 days).
·        Oldest Martinsville winner: Harry Gant (09/22/1991 – 51 years, 8 months, 12 days).
·        12 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have posted consecutive wins at Martinsville Speedway.
o   Fred Lorenzen won four MENCS races straight (the most) from the Fall of 1963 through the Spring of 1965. 
o   Jimmie Johnson is the most recent driver to win consecutive races (2012 Playoff race / Spring of 2013) at Martinsville.
·        Kyle Busch competed at Martinsville Speedway 21 times before winning in 2016; the longest span of any the eight active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winners.
·        Four active winners have made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Martinsville Speedway: Kevin Harvick (19), Ryan Newman (20), Kyle Busch (21) Brad Keselowski (14).
·        11 drivers posted their first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win at Martinsville Speedway; the most recent was Ricky Craven (10/15/2001).
·        A total of 11 manufacturers have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville; led by Chevrolet with 56 victories. Ford has 27 wins and Toyota has six wins at Martinsville.

Additional Finishing Positions
·        NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt leads the series in runner-up finishes at Martinsville Speedway with seven; Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with four.
·        Richard Petty leads the series in top-five finishes at Martinsville Speedway with 30; Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with 19, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. with 13.
·        Jeff Gordon lead the series in top-10 finishes at Martinsville Speedway with 38; Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in top 10s at Martinsville with 24.
·        Dick Hutcherson (five starts) leads the series in average finish at Martinsville Speedway with a 3.800.
·        Jimmie Johnson (31 starts) leads the series among active drivers in average finish at Martinsville Speedway with a 7.548.


Track Event Specific Stats
·        Eight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway have been shortened due to weather:
Date
Scheduled No. of Laps
Actual No. of Laps
No. of Fewer Laps
Race Winner
Runner-up
4/23/1995
500
356
144
Rusty Wallace
Ted Musgrave
4/24/1977
500
384
116
Cale Yarborough
Benny Parsons
9/26/1976
500
340
160
Cale Yarborough
Darrell Waltrip
9/30/1973
500
480
20
Richard Petty
Cale Yarborough
5/31/1970
500
377
123
Bobby Isaac
Bobby Allison
4/9/1961
500
149
351
Fred Lorenzen
Rex White
10/12/1958
500
350
150
Fireball Roberts
Speedy Thompson
10/17/1954
200
165
35
Lee Petty
Hershel McGriff

·        There have been five MENCS NASCAR Overtime finishes at Martinsville Speedway:
Date
Scheduled No. of Laps
Actual No. of Laps
NASCAR Overtime
Race Winner
Runner-up
4/1/2012
500
515
15
Ryan Newman
AJ Allmendinger
3/29/2010
500
508
8
Denny Hamlin
Joey Logano
10/25/2009
500
501
1
Denny Hamlin
Jimmie Johnson
10/19/2008
500
504
4
Jimmie Johnson
Dale Earnhardt Jr
10/21/2007
500
506
6
Jimmie Johnson
Ryan Newman

·        Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions 11 times in the Monster Energy NASCAR Series at Martinsville Speedway: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1970, 1989, 1995, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2017.
·        Since the advent of electronic scoring, the closest margin of victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway is the April 1, 2007 race won by Jimmie Johnson with a MOV of 0.065 second over second-place Jeff Gordon.

Female Competitor Stats
·        Danica Patrick is the only female driver to compete at Martinsville Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Below are Patrick’s stats at Martinsville.   
Driver
Starting Position
Finishing Position
Date
Driver Rating
Danica Patrick
29
23
4/2/2017
54.2
Danica Patrick
24
24
10/30/2016
53.2
Danica Patrick
28
16
4/3/2016
69.2
Danica Patrick
16
40
11/1/2015
49.8
Danica Patrick
16
7
3/29/2015
86.9
Danica Patrick
30
34
10/26/2014
61.3
Danica Patrick
10
32
3/30/2014
52.4
Danica Patrick
41
17
10/27/2013
64.7
Danica Patrick
32
12
4/7/2013
72.6
Averages
25.1
22.8

62.7


NASCAR In Virginia
·        There have been 503 NASCAR national series races among 10 tracks in the state of Virginia.
·        Martinsville Speedway hosted the very first NASCAR national series race in the state of Virginia on Sept. 25, 1949 – Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event was won by Red Byron (Oldsmobile).
Track Name
City
MENCS
NXS
NCWTS
Total Races
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville
137
34
37
208
Richmond Raceway
Richmond
123
68
11
202
South Boston Speedway
South Boston
10
35
3
48
Langley Field Speedway
Hampton
9
14
0
23
Old Dominion Speedway
Manassas
7
0
0
7
New River Valley Speedway
Dublin
0
4
0
4
Southside Speedway
Richmond
4
0
0
4
Starkey Speedway
Roanoke
4
0
0
4
Norfolk Speedway
Norfolk
2
0
0
2
Princess Anne Speedway
Norfolk
1
0
0
1
Totals

297
155
51
503

·        180 drivers that have made at least one start in a NASCAR national series race have their home state recorded as Virginia.
·        Joe Weatherly and Wendell Scott are both from Virginia and have been inducted into the 2015 Class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.  
·        Glen Wood from Stuart, Va. was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2012 and his brother Leonard Wood, also from (Stuart) Virginia, was inducted in 2013.
·        19 drivers from Virginia have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series. 11 of the 19 Virginia native NASCAR winners have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Driver
MENCS
NXS
NCWTS
Combined
Denny Hamlin
31
17
2
50
Joe Weatherly
25
0
0
25
Ricky Rudd
23
1
0
24
Jeff Burton
21
27
0
48
Curtis Turner
17
0
0
17
Ward Burton
5
4
0
9
Glen Wood
4
0
0
4
Elliott Sadler
3
13
1
17
Emanuel Zervakis
2
0
0
2
Lennie Pond
1
0
0
1
Wendell Scott
1
0
0
1
Tommy Ellis
0
22
0
22
Jimmy Hensley
0
9
2
11
Rick Mast
0
9
0
9
Hermie Sadler
0
2
0
2
Elton Sawyer
0
2
0
2
Stacy Compton
0
0
2
2
Jon Wood
0
0
2
2
Jeb Burton
0
0
1
1
Totals
133
106
10
249



Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Milestones
Drivers
Has
Needs
Milestones
STARTS
Matt Kenseth
647
3
To become the 22nd driver in series history to start 650 or more races
Chris Buescher
74
1
To become the 243rd driver in series history to start 75 or more races
WINS
Jimmie Johnson
83
1
Tie Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip (84) for fourth on MENCS wins list
Kyle Busch
42
2
Tie Bill Elliott (44) for 16th on all-time MENCS wins list
Matt Kenseth
38
1
Tie Tim Flock (39) for 18th on all-time MENCS wins list
Kevin Harvick
36
1
Tie Bobby Isaac (37) for 21st on MENCS all-time wins list
Denny Hamlin
31
1
Tie Dale Jarrett (32) for 24th on all-time MENCS wins list
Kurt Busch
29
1
Tie Denny Hamlin (30) for 25th on all-time MENCS wins list
Dale Earnhardt Jr
26
2
Tie Rex White (28) for 28th on all-time MENCS wins list
Brad Keselowski
24
1
Tie Joe Weatherly, Jim Paschal (25) for 31st on all-time MENCS wins list
POLES
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
2
Tie Ricky Rudd (29) for 24th on the all-time MENCS poles list
Kyle Busch
27
2
Tie Ricky Rudd (29) for 24th on the all-time MENCS poles list
ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS
Jimmie Johnson
46
2
Tie Lee Petty for 11th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
Dale Earnhardt Jr
149
1
To become the 24th driver to post 150 or more MENCS top-five finishes
Matt Kenseth
323
2
To become the 14th driver in series history to post 325 top 10s or more
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
24
1
To post his 25th career MENCS top-10 finish
LAPS LED
Jimmie Johnson
18,639
361
To become the ninth driver in series history to lead 19,000 or more laps
Matt Kenseth
11,660
340
To become the 15th MENCS driver all-time to lead 12,000 or more laps
Kurt Busch
8,877
126
To become 20th MENCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 or more laps
Denny Hamlin
8,578
422
To become 20th MENCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 or more laps