StatChat - NASCAR Cup Series @ Daytona 2
This weekend’s race will take place at Daytona International Speedway. Daytona is a 2.5-mile Super Speedway that opened in 1959.
Saturday’s race is set to be 160 laps (400 miles) with stage breaks at 50 – 100 – 160, with a competition caution at lap 20. The fuel window is approximately 38-42 laps.
NASCAR has run 8.678.53 miles so far this year. Denny Hamlin has completed 99.89% of them, the most of any driver.
Top 5 Career Average Finishers at Daytona:
| Austin Dillon | 14.75 over 16 races |
| Bubba Wallace | 15.13 over 8 races |
| Denny Hamlin | 15.97 over 31 races |
| Christopher Bell | 16.67 over 3 races |
| Kevin Harvick | 17.23 over 40 races |
Bottom 5 Career Average Finishers at Daytona:
| Daniel Suarez | 32.11 over 9 races |
| Quin Houff | 32.00 over 4 races |
| Josh Bilicki | 31.00 over 2 races |
| Cody Ware | 30.00 over 2 races |
| Tyler Reddick | 27.75 over 4 races |
Daytona is a Super Speedway.
Top 5 Career Average Finishers at Super Speedways:
| Chase Briscoe | 15.00 over 2 races |
| Kevin Harvick | 16.49 over 81 races |
| Denny Hamlin | 16.58 over 62 races |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 16.75 over 34 races |
| Austin Dillon | 17.06 over 32 races |
Richard Petty is the winningest driver at Daytona, having won 10 times. Cale Yarborough won there 8 times, followed by Bobby Allison, David Pearson and Jeff Gordon who each won 6 times. As for current drivers, Denny Hamlin has 3 wins, and Kevin Harvick has 2.
Notable drivers who have not won at Daytona:
| Martin Truex Jr. | (has won at 15 other tracks) |
| Chase Elliott | (has won at 11 other tracks) |
| Kyle Larson | (has won at 9 other tracks) |
| Ryan Blaney | (has won at 5 other tracks) |
| Alex Bowman | (has won at 5 other tracks) |
Four drivers have earned their first Cup Series victory at Daytona. Erik Jones in his 57th start, William Byron in his 98th, Aric Almirola in his 124th, and Michael McDowell in his 356th.
No drivers list Daytona as their BEST or WORST track.
Milestone Watch!
| Martin Truex Jr. | Currently has 124 Career Top 5s |
| Chris Buescher | Currently has 24 Career Top 10s |
| Brad Keselowski | This will be his 25th start @ Daytona |
Based on their point pace, let’s have a look at who’s having a better year than last year.
Drivers Faring Better than in 2020
| William Byron | +294 pts |
| Daniel Suarez | +254 pts |
| Tyler Reddick | +196 pts |
| Christopher Bell | +172 pts |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | +135 pts |
Drivers Faring Worse than in 2020
| Aric Almirola | -367 pts |
| Kevin Harvick | -318 pts |
| Erik Jones | -252 pts |
| Brad Keselowski | -189 pts |
| Joey Logano | -121 pts |
While some drivers may be doing better this year than they did in 2020, how does this year stack up against their entire career? This statistic does not include rookies, as this is their first full year in the Cup Series.
Drivers Having their BEST Career Year
| Denny Hamlin | 8.92 |
| Kyle Larson | 9.32 |
| Chase Elliott | 11.16 |
| William Byron | 12.12 |
| Ryan Blaney | 12.20 |
| Austin Dillon | 15.04 |
| Chris Buescher | 17.04 |
| Ross Chastain | 18.68 |
| Michael McDowell | 18.88 |
| Bubba Wallace | 19.84 |
| Ryan Preece | 22.80 |
| Bubba Wallace | 25.00 |
Drivers Having their WORST Career Year
| Ryan Newman | 21.56 |
| Erik Jones | 20.52 |
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In 2017, NASCAR introduced the concept of Stage Racing, which pauses the race at certain intervals and awards bonus points for the top 10 at that moment. Here are the Top-5 Stage Point earners so far this year:
Stage Point Leaders:
| Denny Hamlin | 274 pts |
| Kyle Larson | 274 pts |
| Chase Elliott | 190 pts |
| William Byron | 190 pts |
| Kyle Busch | 178 pts |
For those that aren’t aware, the Manufacturer Standings are calculated by awarding points to the highest finisher for each manufacturer according to their finishing position. (40 for 1st, 35 for 2nd, 34 for 3rd, etc.) No stage points or playoff points count.
Manufacturer Standings
| Chevrolet | 927 |
| Ford | 862 |
| Toyota | 847 |
Here is the same formula, but used on a team-vs-team basis:
Chartered Team Standings
| Hendrick | 904 |
| Joe Gibbs | 843 |
| Penske | 805 |
| Stewart-Haas | 730 |
| Chip Ganassi | 649 |
| Richard Childress | 635 |
| JTG-Daugherty | 573 |
| Roush-Fenway | 558 |
| Wood Brothers | 512 |
| Front Row | 464 |
| 23XI | 432 |
| Richard Petty | 415 |
| Trackhouse | 400 |
| Spire | 364 |
| Rick Ware | 230 |
| Live Fast | 161 |
| StarCom | 123 |
The race is Saturday, August 28that 7:00pm EST (4:00pm PST) – Enjoy the races everyone!
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