Tuesday, May 15, 2018

2018 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race Facts

Last year's winner, Kyle Busch, is the 5/1 favorite to win Saturday's All-Star Race at Charlotte.
Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race:

History
·        There have been 33 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Races.
·        The first Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race was held on May 25, 1985 at Charlotte Motor Speedway; the non-points event was won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip (Buick).
·        32 of 33 Monster Energy All-Star Races have been held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
·        In 1986, the event was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and won by Bill Elliott (Ford).
·        The 1986 season was also the first year for what is now known as the Monster Energy Open. There have been 36 Open events, one per year since 1986; except in 2015, 2002, 2001 and 2000 it was held as two events with the winners moving on to the All-Star Race.

Starts
·        99 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have run in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race; 81 drivers have competed in more than one.
·        Mark Martin leads the series in Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race appearances with 24 starts.
·        Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth lead all active drivers in Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race starts with 17, followed by Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman with 16 each.
·        The All-Star Race has featured a field that has ranged from 10 drivers in 1986 to 27 in 2002. Last season’s field had 20 participants.
·        Davey Allison leads the series in average starting position in the Monster Energy All-Star Race with a 3.857.
·        Kyle Busch leads all active drivers in average starting position in the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race with a 5.500.


Poles
·        Terry Labonte won the inaugural Busch Pole Award for the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race in 1985.
·        A total of 18 different drivers have won the Busch Pole Award for the Monster Energy All-Star Race.
·        Nine of the 18 pole winners have multiple poles.
·        Bill Elliott leads the series in Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race poles with four (1987, 1997, 1998 and 2000).
·        Kyle Busch (second most all-time) leads all active drivers in Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race poles with three (2008, 2011 and 2012).  
·        Four drivers have won consecutive Busch poles for the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race: Davey Allison (1991, 1992) Bill Elliott (1997, 1998), Kyle Busch (2011, 2012) and Carl Edwards (2013, 2014).
·        Two drivers started from the first starting position but did not win the pole due to Qualifying being cancelled. Kurt Busch (2010) and Kevin Harvick (2016).

Wins
·        A total of 23 different drivers have won the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race.
·        Six of 23 All-Star Race winners have multiple victories; led by Jimmie Johnson with four (2003, 2006, 2012 and 2013).
·        Dale Earnhardt (1987, 1990 and 1993) and Jeff Gordon (1995, 1997 and 2001) are the only three-time winners of the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race.
·        Davey Allison (1991 and 1992), Terry Labonte (1988 and 1999) and Mark Martin (1998 and 2005) are the only other drivers to post multiple victories in the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race.
·        Davey Allison (1991, 1992) and Jimmie Johnson (2012, 2013) are the only drivers to ever win consecutive Monster Energy All-Star Races.
·        NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip won the inaugural Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race in 1985 at an average speed of 161.184 mph.
·        Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2000) and Ryan Newman (2002) are the only two drivers to win the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race in their rookie season.
·        Five drivers have won the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship in the same year: Darrell Waltrip (1985), Dale Earnhardt (1987, 1990, 1993), Rusty Wallace (1989), Jeff Gordon (1995, 1997, 2001) and Jimmie Johnson (2006, 2013).  
·        Seven times from seven different drivers has the winner of the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race gone on to win the Coke Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway the following weekend: Darrell Waltrip (1985), Davey Allison (1991), Dale Earnhardt (1993), Jeff Gordon (1997), Jimmie Johnson (2003), Kasey Kahne (2008) and Kurt Busch (2010).
·        Jeff Gordon is the youngest winner of the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race at 23 years, 9 months and 18 days (1995).
·        Mark Martin is the oldest Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race winner at 46 years, 4 months and 12 days (2005).
·        The Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race has been won from the Busch pole position four times; the first three came in consecutive years: Dale Earnhardt (1990), Davey Allison (1991 and 1992) and Denny Hamlin (2015). Kurt Busch won from the first starting position in 2010, but Qualifying was cancelled for that event due to weather. 
·        The front row is the most proficient starting positions in the field, producing more winners (five winners each) than any other starting positions in the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race – most recent was Kyle Busch’s victory last season from the outside front row (second starting position). 
·        58% of the Monster Energy All-Star Race wins have come from starting inside the top five.
·        The deepest in the field a Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star race winner has started was 27th, by Ryan Newman in 2002.
·        Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in Monster Energy All-Star wins with nine: Jimmie Johnson (four: 2003, 2006, 2012, 2013), Jeff Gordon (three: 1995, 1997, 2001) and Terry Labonte (two: 1999, 1988).
·        Several other active teams have won the Monster Energy All-Star Races: Richard Childress Racing and Roush Fenway Racing have four (4) wins each, and Team Penske has three including last season victory. Joe Gibbs Racing has two wins. Chip Ganassi Racing, Wood Brothers Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports and Stewart Haas Racing each have one All-Star Race win.  
·        Seven of the 17 drivers who are qualified for the 2018 Monster Energy All-Star Race are looking for their first win in the event: Ryan Blaney, Clint Bowyer, Austin Dillon, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Martin Truex Jr.
·        Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the only driver to win the Monster Energy All-Star Race (2000), the Monster Energy Open (2012) and the Fan Vote (2011).
·        Kasey Kahne is the only driver to win the Fan Vote and go on to win the All-Star race in the same season (2008).
·        Five different manufacturers have won a Monster Energy All-Star Race; led by Chevrolet with 17 victories; followed by Ford (11), Toyota (two), Dodge (two) and Pontiac (one). 


Additional Finishing Positions
·        Kevin Harvick, Sterling Marlin and Ken Schrader lead the series in Monster Energy All-Star Race runner-up finishes with three each.
·        NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson lead the series in top-five finishes in the Monster Energy All-Star Race with nine each; followed by Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch with eight each.
·        Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads the series in top-10 finishes in the Monster Energy All-Star Race with 14; followed by Bill Elliott with 13.
·        Matt Kenseth leads all active drivers in Monster Energy All-Star Race top-10 finishes with 12. 
·        Tim Richmond (two starts) leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (all-time) in average finishing position in the Monster Energy All-Star Race with a 4.000.
·        Chase Elliott leads all active drivers in the series in average finishing position in the Monster Energy All-Star Race with a 6.500; followed by Jimmie Johnson with 6.875.
·        Eight active drivers have an average finish inside the top-10 in the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race: Chase Elliott (6.5), Jimmie Johnson (6.8), Joey Logano (7.4), Matt Kenseth (7.6), Kyle Larson (9.0), Kurt Busch (9.2), Kevin Harvick (9.3) and Denny Hamlin (10.0).

Track / Event Specific Stats
·        The 2016 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race set the series record for the event’s number of lead changes with 13. The previous record for lead changes was 10 in 2004.
·        The record for different leaders in the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race is nine in 2002. Last season’s race had four different leaders.
·        Two of the 33 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Races were led by a single driver from flag-to-flag – in 1990 Dale Earnhardt led all 70 laps and in 1991 Davey Allison also led all 70 laps (100%). Both instances hold the event’s record for highest percentage of laps led.
·        The largest number of laps led by the winner of a single Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race was Bill Elliott’s 82 laps led at Atlanta in 1986. He led 82 of the 83 scheduled laps (99%).
·        The fewest laps led by the eventual winner of the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race is two laps – it happened three times – 1993 (Dale Earnhardt), 2000 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) and 2009 (Tony Stewart).
·        The record number of cautions in the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race is seven (three times: 2014, 2013 and 2009). Last season there were three cautions, all for Stage Conclusion.
·        The record number of caution laps in the Monster Energy All-Star Race is 23 caution laps in 2002.  
·        The series best driver rating performance by a Monster Energy All-Star Race winner was Carl Edwards’performance in 2011, when he posted a 141.7 driver rating. The next best was Jimmie Johnson’s 132.1 in 2006.


All-Star Fan Vote

Season
Fan Vote Winners
2004
Ken Schrader
2005
Martin Truex Jr.
2006
Kyle Petty
2007
Kenny Wallace
2008
Kasey Kahne
2009
Joey Logano
2010
Carl Edwards
2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2012
Bobby Labonte
2013
Danica Patrick
2014
Josh Wise
2015
Danica Patrick
2016
Chase Elliott
2017
Chase Elliott 



·        The Monster Energy All-Star Fan Vote was introduced to the format in 2004. The first Fan Vote winner was Ken Schrader, driving for BAM Racing.
·        In 2008, Kasey Kahne became the first driver to get into the Monster Energy All-Star Race by the Fan Vote and go on to win the event. Kahne started 24th in the All-Star race and won.  
·        Danica Patrick became the first driver to win more than one Fan Vote into the Monster Energy All-Star Race (2013, 2015).
·        Chase Elliott became the first driver to win it in consecutive seasons last year (2016, 2017).  
·        Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joey Logano and Carl Edwards are the only four drivers who have won the Monster Energy All-Star Race and the Fan Vote.  Kahne won both in 2008, Earnhardt Jr. won the race in 2000 and the Fan Vote in 2011. Logano won the Fan Vote in 2009 and the All-Star race in 2016. Edwards won the Fan Vote in 2010 and the All-Star Race in 2011.


Monster Energy Open (formerly The Showdown)
·        The Monster Energy Open was first introduced into the All-Star format in 1986 at Atlanta Motor Speedway – the first event was won by Benny Parsons.
·        A total of 28 different drivers have won the Monster Energy Open; led by Sterling Marlin with four wins (1988, ’89, ’93 and ‘04).
·        Six of the 28 Monster Energy Open winners have multiple wins – Sterling Marlin (four), Clint Bowyer, Jeremy Mayfield, Martin Truex Jr., Michael Waltrip and Todd Bodine each have two victories.
·        Three drivers have won consecutive Monster Energy Opens – Sterling Marlin (1988-89), Michael Waltrip (1991-92) and Clint Bowyer (2014-15).
·        Last season’s Monster Energy Open was broken into three stages – the Stage 1 winner was Clint Bowyer; the Stage 2 winner was Ryan Blaney; the race winner (Final Stage) was Daniel Suarez.  
·        No driver has ever won the Monster Energy Open and advanced to win the Monster Energy All-Star Race.




Monster Energy Open (formerly The Showdown)

Winners
Crew Chiefs
Organization
Date
Track
Daniel Suarez
Scott Graves
Joe Gibbs Racing
5/20/2017
Charlotte
Kyle Larson
Chad Johnston
Chip Ganassi Racing
5/21/2016
Charlotte
Clint Bowyer
Brian Pattie
Premium Motorsports
5/15/2015
Charlotte
Greg Biffle
Matt Puccia
Roush Fenway Racing
5/15/2015
Charlotte
Clint Bowyer
Brian Pattie
Premium Motorsports
5/16/2014
Charlotte
Jamie McMurray
Kevin Manion
Chip Ganassi Racing
5/18/2013
Charlotte
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Steve Letarte
Hendrick Motorsports
5/19/2012
Charlotte
David Ragan
Drew Blickensderfer
Roush Fenway Racing
5/21/2011
Charlotte
Martin Truex Jr
Pat Tryson
Michael Waltrip Racing
5/22/2010
Charlotte
Sam Hornish Jr
Travis Geisler
Team Penske
5/16/2009
Charlotte
AJ Allmendinger
Ricky Viers
Red Bull Racing
5/17/2008
Charlotte
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Manion
Chip Ganassi Racing
5/19/2007
Charlotte
Scott Riggs
Rodney Childers
Evernham Motorsports
5/20/2006
Charlotte
Brian Vickers
Lance McGrew
Hendrick Motorsports
5/21/2005
Charlotte
Sterling Marlin
Lee McCall
Chip Ganassi Racing
5/22/2004
Charlotte
Jeff Burton
Paul Andrews
Roush Fenway Racing
5/17/2003
Charlotte
Jeremy Mayfield
Ray Evernham
Richard Petty Motorsports
5/18/2002
Charlotte
Ryan Newman
Matt Borland
Team Penske
5/18/2002
Charlotte
Johnny Benson
James Ince
MB2 Motorsports
5/19/2001
Charlotte
Todd Bodine
Larry Carter
Travis Carter Enterprises
5/19/2001
Charlotte
Jerry Nadeau
Tony Furr
Hendrick Motorsports
5/20/2000
Charlotte
Steve Park
Paul Andrews
Dale Earnhardt Inc.
5/20/2000
Charlotte
Tony Stewart
Greg Zipadelli
Joe Gibbs Racing
5/22/1999
Charlotte
Jeremy Mayfield
Paul Andrews
Kranefuss-Haas Racing
5/16/1998
Charlotte
Ricky Craven
Andy Graves
Hendrick Motorsports
5/17/1997
Charlotte
Jimmy Spencer
Donnie Wingo
Travis Carter Enterprises
5/18/1996
Charlotte
Todd Bodine
Mike Hill
Butch Mock Motorsports
5/22/1995
Charlotte
Jeff Gordon
Ray Evernham
Hendrick Motorsports
5/21/1994
Charlotte
Sterling Marlin
Bill & Mickey Stavola
Stavola Brothers Racing
5/22/1993
Charlotte
Michael Waltrip
Doug Hewitt
Bahari Racing
5/16/1992
Charlotte
Michael Waltrip
Bill Ingle
Bahari Racing
5/19/1991
Charlotte
Dick Trickle
Cale Yarborough
Cale Yarborough Motorsports
5/20/1990
Charlotte
Sterling Marlin
Billy Hagan
Hagan Enterprises
5/21/1989
Charlotte
Sterling Marlin
Billy Hagan
Hagan Enterprises
5/22/1988
Charlotte
Buddy Baker
Doug Richert
Buddy Baker Racing
5/17/1987
Charlotte
Benny Parsons
Cliff Champion
Jackson Brothers Racing
5/11/1986
Atlanta



Monster Energy All-Star Winners in Descending Chronological Order

All-Star Winners
Crew Chief
Organization
Date
Tracks
Kyle Busch
Adam Stevens
Joe Gibbs Racing
5/20/2017
Charlotte
Joey Logano
Todd Gordon
Team Penske
5/21/2016
Charlotte
Denny Hamlin
Dave Rogers
Joe Gibbs Racing
5/16/2015
Charlotte
Jamie McMurray
Keith Rodden
Chip Ganassi Racing
5/17/2014
Charlotte
Jimmie Johnson
Chad Knaus
Hendrick Motorsports
5/18/2013
Charlotte
Jimmie Johnson
Chad Knaus
Hendrick Motorsports
5/19/2012
Charlotte
Carl Edwards
Bob Osborne
Roush Fenway Racing
5/21/2011
Charlotte
Kurt Busch
Steve Addington
Team Penske
5/22/2010
Charlotte
Tony Stewart
Darian Grubb
Stewart-Haas Racing
5/16/2009
Charlotte
Kasey Kahne
Kenny Francis
Richard Petty Motorsports
5/17/2008
Charlotte
Kevin Harvick
Todd Berrier
Richard Childress Racing
5/19/2007
Charlotte
Jimmie Johnson
Chad Knaus
Hendrick Motorsports
5/20/2006
Charlotte
Mark Martin
Pat Tryson
Roush Fenway Racing
5/21/2005
Charlotte
Matt Kenseth
Robbie Reiser
Roush Fenway Racing
5/22/2004
Charlotte
Jimmie Johnson
Chad Knaus
Hendrick Motorsports
5/17/2003
Charlotte
Ryan Newman
Matt Borland
Team Penske
5/18/2002
Charlotte
Jeff Gordon
Robbie Loomis
Hendrick Motorsports
5/19/2001
Charlotte
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Tony Eury Sr.
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
5/20/2000
Charlotte
Terry Labonte
Andy Graves
Hendrick Motorsports
5/22/1999
Charlotte
Mark Martin
Jimmy Fennig
Roush Fenway Racing
5/16/1998
Charlotte
Jeff Gordon
Ray Evernham
Hendrick Motorsports
5/17/1997
Charlotte
Michael Waltrip
Leonard Wood
Wood Brothers Racing
5/18/1996
Charlotte
Jeff Gordon
Ray Evernham
Hendrick Motorsports
5/22/1995
Charlotte
Geoff Bodine
Paul Andrews
Geoff Bodine Racing
5/21/1994
Charlotte
Dale Earnhardt
Andy Petree
Richard Childress Racing
5/22/1993
Charlotte
Davey Allison
Larry McReynolds
Robert Yates Racing
5/16/1992
Charlotte
Davey Allison
Jake Elder
Robert Yates Racing
5/19/1991
Charlotte
Dale Earnhardt
Kirk Shelmerdine
Richard Childress Racing
5/20/1990
Charlotte
Rusty Wallace
Barry Dobson
Blue Max Racing
5/21/1989
Charlotte
Terry Labonte
Tim Brewer
Hendrick Motorsports
5/22/1988
Charlotte
Dale Earnhardt
Kirk Shelmerdine
Richard Childress Racing
5/17/1987
Charlotte
Bill Elliott
Ernie Elliott
Melling Racing
5/11/1986
Atlanta
Darrell Waltrip
Jeff Hammond
Junior Johnson & Associates
5/25/1985
Charlotte

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