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| Martin Truex Jr. has won the past four races on 1.5-mile tracks. |
· The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs began in 2004. Texas Motor Speedway was added to the Playoffs in 2005; replacing Darlington Raceway. Texas has hosted the seventh Playoff race since being added to the postseason in 2005.
Texas
Playoff Race Winners
Winners
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Wins
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Jimmie Johnson
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5
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Carl Edwards
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3
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Tony Stewart
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2
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Denny Hamlin
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1
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Kurt Busch
|
1
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· Five different drivers have won the Texas Playoff races, led by Jimmie Johnson with five victories (2007, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015).
· Three times the winner of the Texas Motor Speedway Playoff race has gone on to win the title:
o In 2011, Tony Stewart won from the fifth starting position at Texas, and went on to win his second MENCS championship.
o In 2013, Jimmie Johnson won from the third starting position at Texas, and went on to win his sixth MENCS championship.
· The worst finish in a Playoff race at Texas by a driver that went on to win the title was 38th by Jimmie Johnson (2009).
· Three times a non-Playoff driver has won the Playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway:
o Tony Stewart (2006) was ranked 11th in the points at the time of the win.
o Jimmie Johnson (2014) was 11th in points at the time of the win. Johnson had made the Playoffs in 2014, but was eliminated in the Round of 12.
o Jimmie Johnson (2015) was 12th in points at the time of the win. Johnson had made the Playoffs in 2015, but was eliminated in the Round of 16.
· 11 drivers have won a pole for the 12 Playoff races at Texas, led by Jeff Gordon with two; followed by Austin Dillon, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman with one each.
· Four manufacturers have won Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff races at Texas Motor Speedway – Chevrolet (seven wins), Ford (two), Toyota (two) and Dodge (one).
· Four manufacturers have won the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race Coors Light pole at Texas Motor Speedway – Chevrolet (six poles), Ford (four), Toyota and Dodge (one each).
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2017 Top 8 at Texas Motor Speedway
Rank
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Driver
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Races
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Poles
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Wins
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Top Fives
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Top 10s
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DNFs
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Average Finish
|
Driver Rating*
| |
| |
1
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Martin Truex Jr
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24
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2
|
0
|
3
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13
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3
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13.6
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94.1
| |
2
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Kyle Busch
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23
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1
|
2
|
11
|
12
|
0
|
11.7
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101.5
| |
3
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Brad Keselowski
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18
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
7
|
0
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15.7
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88.1
| |
4
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Kevin Harvick
|
29
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
17
|
1
|
11.7
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91.4
| |
5
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Jimmie Johnson
|
28
|
1
|
7
|
15
|
21
|
1
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8.1
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107.3
| |
6
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Ryan Blaney
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5
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
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27.6
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70.8
| |
7
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Denny Hamlin
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23
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
11
|
0
|
12.6
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88.8
| |
8
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Chase Elliott
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3
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0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
6
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98.3
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* – Driver Rating based on last 25 races at Texas Motor Speedway (2005 – 2017).
2017 Playoff Stage Winners / Drivers with Playoff Points
Track
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Stage 1 Winner
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Stage 2 Winner
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Race Winner
| |
Following Round of 12
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Round of 16
| |
Drivers
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Pts
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Chicago
|
Kyle Busch
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Chase Elliott
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Martin Truex Jr.
| |
Martin Truex Jr.
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69
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New Hampshire
|
Martin Truex Jr
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Kyle Busch
|
Kyle Busch
| |
Kyle Busch
|
42
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Dover
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Brad Keselowski
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Kyle Larson
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Kyle Busch
| |
Brad Keselowski
|
26
|
Round of 12
| |
Kevin Harvick
|
17
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Charlotte
|
Kevin Harvick
|
Kevin Harvick
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Martin Truex Jr.
| |
Jimmie Johnson
|
17
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Talladega
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Brad Keselowski
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Ryan Blaney
|
Brad Keselowski
| |
Denny Hamlin
|
14
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Kansas
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Kyle Busch
|
Denny Hamlin
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Martin Truex Jr.
| |
Ryan Blaney
|
9
|
Round of 8
| |
Chase Elliott
|
6
|
Martinsville
|
Brad Keselowski
|
Brad Keselowski
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Kyle Busch
| | | |
Texas
|
|
|
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Phoenix
| | | | | | |
Championship 4
| | | |
Homestead-Miami
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|
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Texas Motor Speedway Data
Season Race #: 07 of 36 (04-09-17)
Track Size: 1.5-mile
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 20 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 24 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 5 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 2,250 feet
Backstretch Length: 1,330 feet
Race Length: 334 laps / 501 miles
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 85 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 164 laps
Top 10 Active Driver Ratings at Texas
Jimmie Johnson........................ 107.3
Matt Kenseth............................ 103.6
Kyle Busch............................... 101.5
Chase Elliott............................... 98.3
Martin Truex Jr........................... 94.1
Dale Earnhardt Jr....................... 93.6
Kevin Harvick............................. 91.4
Denny Hamlin............................. 88.8
Brad Keselowski......................... 88.1
Kurt Busch................................. 87.8
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2017 races (25 total) among active drivers at Texas Motor Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2016 pole winner:
Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
192.301 mph, 28.081 secs. 11-04-16
2016 race winner:
Carl Edwards, Toyota
134.541 mph, (03:16:00), 11-06-16
Track qualifying record:
Tony Stewart, Chevrolet
200.111 mph, 26.985 secs. 10-31-14
Set in Round 2 of 3
Track race record:
Greg Biffle, Ford
160.577 mph, (3:07:12), 11-14-12
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Texas Motor Speedway:
History
· Construction on Texas Motor Speedway began in 1995.
· The first NASCAR national series race at TMS was a NASCAR XFINITY Series event on April 5, 1997 – won by Mark Martin.
· The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was on April 6, 1997 – won by Jeff Burton.
· The track underwent a repave between the 2001 and 2002 seasons.
· In 2011, the spring Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was moved from Sunday to Saturday night under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway. 2017 marked the first season it was moved back to a Sunday afternoon race.
· Texas Motor Speedway hosted its first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race on November 6, 2005 – won by Carl Edwards.
· The track underwent its second repave between the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The renovation added a new layer of asphalt over the existing pavement, an expansive French drainage system on the frontstretch and backstretch, and reduced the banking in Turns 1 and 2 by four degrees (now 20 degrees).
· There have been 33 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one event from 1997 - 2004 and two races per year since 2005.
Starts
· 155 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas; 125 in more than one.
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in starts at Texas Motor Speedway with 30.
· Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch lead all active drivers with 29 Texas starts each.
· Steve Park (five starts) leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Texas with an 8.000.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active MENCS drivers in average starting position at Texas Motor Speedway with an 9.429.
· Six drivers have made their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career start at Texas Motor Speedway: Adam Petty (2000), Jay Sauter (2002), Brad Keselowski (2008), Trevor Bayne (2010), David Starr (2011) and Parker Kligerman (2013).
Poles
· Jeremy Mayfield was the first Coors Light pole winner (1998) at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 185.906 mph. The inaugural Coors Light pole qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway in 1997 was cancelled due to weather conditions.
· 24 drivers have won Coors Light poles at Texas, led by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Carl Edwards and Martin Truex Jr. with two each.
· Two drivers have won consecutive Coors Light poles at Texas Motor Speedway: Bobby Labonte (2003 and 2004) and Ryan Newman (2005 sweep).
· Youngest Texas Coors Light pole winner: Brian Vickers (11/05/2006 – 23 years, 0 months, 12 days).
· Oldest Texas Coors Light pole winner: Bill Elliott (4/08/2002 – 46 years, 6 months, 0 days).
· David Ragan (4/09/2011) and Martin Truex Jr. (11/04/2007) posted their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light poles at Texas Motor Speedway.
Wins
· 18 different MENCS drivers have won at Texas Motor Speedway, led by Jimmie Johnson with seven victories (2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 sweep and 2017).
· Eight drivers have multiple wins at Texas Motor Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (seven), Carl Edwards (four), Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart each have two.
· Three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have posted consecutive wins at Texas Motor Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (2014 playoff race and 2015 sweep), Carl Edwards (2008 sweep) and Denny Hamlin (2010 sweep).
· Roush Fenway Racing and Hendrick Motorsports lead the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Texas Motor Speedway with nine each; followed by Joe Gibbs Racing with six.
· Youngest Texas winner: Joey Logano (03/30/2003 – 23 years, 10 months, 14 days).
· Oldest Texas winner: Dale Jarrett (04/01/2001 – 44 years, 4 months, 6 days).
· Three of the 33 (9.1%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from the Coors Light pole: Kasey Kahne (2006), Jimmie Johnson (2012) and Kyle Busch (2013).
· Six of the 33 (18.2%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from the front row: three from the pole and three from second starting position.
· The third-place starting position is the most proficient starting spot in the field at Texas Motor Speedway, producing more wins than any other starting position (six) – most recent: Jimmie Johnson (fall of 2014).
· 25 of the 33 (75.8%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· Five of the 33 (15.1%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from a starting position outside the top 20 – most recent was earlier this season.
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Texas Motor Speedway is 31st, by Matt Kenseth in 2002.
· Jeff Burton (4/06/1997) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (4/02/2000) won their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career race at Texas Motor Speedway.
· Eight of the nine active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers who have won at Texas Motor Speedway participated in at least two or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won at Texas in his first appearance; Ryan Newman won in his second appearance at TMS.
· Only two of the nine active winning drivers made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Texas Motor Speedway: Kyle Busch (15) and Kurt Busch (13).
· Kevin Harvick leads the series among active drivers with the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway without visiting Victory Lane at 29.
· Four different manufacturers have won a MENCS race at Texas, led by Chevrolet (13 wins); followed by Ford (12) Toyota (five) and Dodge (three).
· One Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver has won at Texas Motor Speedway in two different manufacturers: Jeff Burton (1997 – Ford; 2007 – Chevrolet)
Additional Finishing Positions
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in runner-up finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with five; followed by Matt Kenseth with four.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-five finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 15; followed by Matt Kenseth (13) and Kyle Busch with 11.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-10 finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 21; followed by Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (18 each).
· Chase Elliott (three starts) leads the series in average finish at Texas with a 6.0.
· Three active drivers with more than one start at Texas have a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series average finish inside the top 10: Chase Elliott (6.0), Jimmie Johnson (8.1) and Matt Kenseth (9.6).
Track / Event Specific Stats
· Since the advent of electronic scoring, the closest margin of victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway is the (4/4/2004) race won by Elliott Sadler with a MOV of 0.028 over second-place Kasey Kahne.
· There have been five MENCS races at Texas Motor Speedway that have resulted with NASCAR Overtime:
Date
|
Scheduled No. Of Laps
|
Actual No. Of Laps
|
NASCAR Overtime
|
Winner
|
Runner-Up
|
11/2/2014
|
334
|
341
|
7
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
Kevin Harvick
|
4/7/2014
|
334
|
340
|
6
|
Joey Logano
|
Jeff Gordon
|
11/4/2012
|
334
|
335
|
1
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
Brad Keselowski
|
4/6/2008
|
334
|
339
|
5
|
Carl Edwards
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
11/5/2006
|
334
|
339
|
5
|
Tony Stewart
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
· Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions twice in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway; the inaugural event in 1997 and the spring race of 2007.
· The MENCS race at Texas has been rain-shortened only once:
Date
|
Scheduled No. Of Laps
|
Actual No. Of Laps
|
Fewer No. of Laps
|
Winner
|
Runner-Up
|
11/6/2016
|
334
|
293
|
-41
|
Carl Edwards
|
Joey Logano
|
· Weather has postponed the MENCS Texas race to another day twice – the spring 2014 race (scheduled for 04/06/2014 but was run on 04/07/2014) and the spring 2010 race (scheduled for 04/18/2010 but was run on 04/19/2010).
· Jimmie Johnson leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Texas Motor Speedway with 1,041 laps led in 28 starts.
Female Competitor Stats
· Two female drivers have made MENCS starts at Texas Motor Speedway: Shawna Robinson and Danica Patrick
Date
|
Driver
|
Starting Position
|
Finishing Position
|
Driver Rating
|
4/11/2016
|
Danica Patrick
|
19
|
24
|
59.5
|
11/6/2016
|
Danica Patrick
|
22
|
24
|
55.1
|
4/11/2016
|
Danica Patrick
|
26
|
21
|
57.7
|
11/8/2015
|
Danica Patrick
|
11
|
16
|
69.6
|
4/11/2015
|
Danica Patrick
|
21
|
16
|
74.9
|
11/2/2014
|
Danica Patrick
|
27
|
36
|
42.4
|
4/7/2014
|
Danica Patrick
|
24
|
27
|
53.2
|
11/3/2013
|
Danica Patrick
|
30
|
25
|
49.2
|
4/13/2013
|
Danica Patrick
|
42
|
28
|
42.9
|
11/4/2012
|
Danica Patrick
|
32
|
24
|
61.4
|
Averages
|
25.4
|
24.1
|
56.6
|
| | | | | |
Date
|
Driver
|
Starting Position
|
Finishing Position
| |
4/8/2002
|
Shawna Robinson
|
16
|
36
| |
NASCAR in Texas
· There have been 114 NASCAR national series races among three tracks in the state of Texas.
Track Name
|
City
|
MENCS
|
NXS
|
NCWTS
|
Total Races
|
Texas Motor Speedway
|
Fort Worth
|
33
|
33
|
39
|
105
|
Meyer Speedway
|
Houston
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Texas World Speedway
|
College Station
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
Totals
|
|
42
|
33
|
39
|
114
|
· The first NASCAR national series race held in the state of Texas was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas. The event was held on December 7, 1969 and it was won by Bobby Isaac (Dodge).
Texas Drivers in NASCAR
· 86 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Texas.
· 10 drivers from Texas have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series.
Driver
|
MENCS
|
NXS
|
NCWTS
|
Combined
|
Terry Labonte
|
22
|
11
|
1
|
34
|
Bobby Labonte
|
21
|
10
|
1
|
32
|
A.J. Foyt
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
Billy Wade
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Chris Buescher
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
Bobby Hillin Jr
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
Johnny Rutherford
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
James Buescher
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
David Starr
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
Colin Braun
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
· Seven of the 10 Texas native NASCAR national series winners have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series; led by Terry Labonte with 22 wins.
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
|
Joey Logano
|
324
|
1
|
To become the 80th driver in series history to start 325 or more races
|
WINS
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
83
|
1
|
Tie Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip (84) for fourth on MENCS wins list
|
Kyle Busch
|
43
|
1
|
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
|
324
|
1
|
To become the 14th driver in series history to post 325 top 10s or more
|
LAPS LED
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
18,663
|
337
|
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
|
8,585
|
415
|
To become 20th MENCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 or more laps
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