The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2013 Top 13 at Texas Motor Speedway
| Rank | Driver | Races | Poles | Wins | Top Fives | Top 10s | DNFs | Average Finish | Driver Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Kenseth | 22 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 8.5 | 106.5 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 20 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 9.1 | 103.8 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | 25 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 17.0 | 92.3 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 12.5 | 84.7 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14.1 | 101.5 |
| 6 | Clint Bowyer | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12.9 | 92.0 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 14.3 | 92.6 |
| 8 | Greg Biffle | 19 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 15.3 | 102.7 |
| 9 | Kurt Busch | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 15.2 | 89.0 |
| 10 | Carl Edwards | 17 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 14.4 | 98.1 |
| 11 | Joey Logano | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21.7 | 67.4 |
| 12 | Ryan Newman | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19.8 | 71.4 |
| 13 | Kasey Kahne | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18.7 | 83.8 |
* – Based on last 17 races at Texas Motor Speedway (2005 – 2013).
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| Kyle Busch won first Texas race in April |
Texas Motor Speedway:
History
· Construction on Texas Motor Speedway began in 1995.
· The first NASCAR national series race at TMS was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on April 5, 1997 – won byMark Martin.
· The first NASCAR Sprint 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 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was moved from Sunday to Saturday night under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway.
· Texas Motor Speedway hosted its first Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on November 6, 2005 – won by Carl Edwards.
Texas Motor Speedway Data
Season Race #: 34 of 36 (11-03-13)
Chase Race #: 7
Track Size: 1.5-mile
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 24 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 / 500 miles
Top 13 Driver Rating at Texas
Matt Kenseth...................... 106.5
Jimmie Johnson................. 103.8
Greg Biffle.......................... 102.7
Kyle Busch......................... 101.5
Tony Stewart........................ 99.1
Carl Edwards....................... 98.1
Denny Hamlin....................... 93.3
Dale Earnhardt Jr................. 92.6
Jeff Gordon.......................... 92.3
Clint Bowyer......................... 92.0
Martin Truex Jr.................... 89.0
Kurt Busch........................... 89.0
Mark Martin.......................... 87.8
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2013 races (17 total) among active drivers at Texas Motor Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2012 pole winner:
Kyle Busch, Toyota
196.299 mph, 27.509 secs. 04-13-13
2012 race winner:
Kyle Busch, Toyota
144.751 mph, (03:27:40), 04-13-13
Track qualifying record:
Kyle Busch, Toyota
196.299 mph, 27.509 secs. 04-13-13
Track race record:
Greg Biffle, Ford
160.577 mph, (3:07:12), 11-14-12
Notebook
· There have been 25 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one NSCS event from 1997 - 2004 and two races per year since 2005.
· 132 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas; 106 in more than one.
· Four drivers have made all 25 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway – Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Jeff Burton and Mark Martin.
· Jeremy Mayfield was the first Coors Light pole winner, in 1998 with a speed of 185.906 mph. The inaugural Coors Light pole at Texas Motor Speedway in 1997 was cancelled due to weather conditions.
· 18 drivers have Coors Light poles at Texas, led by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Ryan Newman 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 pole winner: Brian Vickers (11/5/2006 – 23 years, 0 months, 12 days).
· Oldest Texas pole winner: Bill Elliott (4/8/2002 – 46 years, 6 months, 0 days).
· 17 different drivers have won at Texas Motor Speedway, led by Carl Edwards with three.
· Seven drivers have multiple wins at Texas Motor Speedway: Carl Edwards (three); Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart each have two.
· Roush Fenway Racing leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in the most wins at Texas Motor Speedway (nine); followed by Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing with four each.
· Three of the 25 (12%) NASCAR Sprint 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).
· 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 in the field (four).
· Six of the 25 (24%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from the front row: three from the pole and three from second place.
· 19 of the 25 (76%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· Four of the 25 (16%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Texas Motor Speedway is 31st, by Matt Kenseth in 2002.
· Youngest Texas winner: Ryan Newman (3/30/2003 – 25 years, 3 months, 22 days).
· Oldest Texas winner: Dale Jarrett (4/1/2001 – 44 years, 4 months, 6 days).
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in runner-up finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with five; followed by Matt Kenseth with four.
· Matt Kenseth leads the series in top-five finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 12; followed by Jimmie Johnson with nine.
· Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson are tied for the series lead in top-10 finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 15 each; followed by Mark Martin with 13.
· Jimmie Johnson leads active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Texas Motor Speedway with an 8.750. Jimmie Johnson is the only active driver with an average starting position at Texas in the top 10.
· Two active drivers have a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series average finish in the top 10 at Texas: Matt Kenseth (8.500) and Jimmie Johnson (9.100).
· There have been three NSCS green-white-checkered finishes at Texas Motor Speedway: fall 2006 (334/339), spring 2008 (334/339), and fall 2012 (334/335).
· 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 spring 2007. The race has never been rain shortened.
· Kevin Harvick has participated in the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway without posting a DNF (21).
· Jeff Burton (4/6/1997) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (4/2/2000) won their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career race at Texas Motor Speedway.
· David Ragan (4/09/2011) and Martin Truex Jr. (11/4/2007) posted their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light poles at Texas Motor Speedway.
· 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski (11/2/2008) and Trevor Bayne (11/7/2010) made their first NASCAR Sprint Cup career starts at Texas Motor Speedway.
· Two NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers have posted consecutive wins at Texas Motor Speedway: Carl Edwards (2008 sweep) and Denny Hamlin (2010 sweep).
· 10 of the 15 active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers who have won at Texas Motor Speedway participated in at least two or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Jeff Burton and Dale Earnhardt Jr. won at Texas in their first appearance; Carl Edwards, Mark Martin and Ryan Newman all won in their second appearance at TMS.
· Jeff Gordon competed at Texas Motor Speedway 16 times before winning in the spring of 2009; the longest span of any the 15 active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners.
· Only three of the 15 winning drivers have made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Texas Motor Speedway: Jeff Gordon (16) Kyle Busch (15) and Kurt Busch (13).
· Bobby Labonte leads the series with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup starts at Texas Motor Speedway without visiting Victory Lane at 25.
· Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway was the April 4, 2004 race won by Elliott Sadler with a MOV of 0.028 second.
· Two female drivers have made NSCS starts at Texas Motor Speedway: Shawna Robinson and Danica Patrick.
Driver
|
Starting Position
|
Finishing Position
|
Date
|
Shawna Robinson
|
16
|
36
|
4/8/2002
|
Danica Patrick
|
32
|
24
|
11/4/2012
|
Danica Patrick
|
42
|
28
|
4/13/2013
|
· Only one car number has produced three or more Texas Motor Speedway NSCS wins:
Car Number – Drivers – (Years)
o No. 99 – Jeff Burton (1997); Carl Edwards (2005 and 2008 sweep)
· Matt Kenseth leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led at Texas Motor Speedway with 772 laps led in 22 starts.
· One NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver has won at Texas Motor Speedway in two different manufacturers: Jeff Burton (1997 – Ford; 2007 – Chevrolet)
NASCAR in Texas
· There have been 34 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races among three tracks in the state of Texas.
Track Name
|
City
|
NSCS
|
Texas Motor Speedway
|
Fort Worth
|
25
|
Texas World Speedway
|
College Station
|
8
|
Meyer Speedway
|
Houston
|
1
|
· 79 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Texas.
· Nine drivers from Texas have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series. Six of the nine Texas native NASCAR winners have won in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Driver
|
NSCS
|
NNS
|
NCWTS
|
Terry Labonte
|
22
|
11
|
1
|
Bobby Labonte
|
21
|
10
|
1
|
A.J. Foyt
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
Billy Wade
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
Bobby Hillin Jr.
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
Johnny Rutherford
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
James Buescher
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
David Starr
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Colin Braun
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup: Texas Motor Speedway
· This season will be Texas Motor Speedway’s ninth event in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup since the playoff’s inception in 2004. Texas did not participate in the 2004 Chase. Texas has been the eighth race of the Chase all eight previous seasons.
· The winner of the Texas Motor Speedway Chase race has gone on to win the championship twice: Jimmie Johnson (2007) and Tony Stewart (2011).
· Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart are all tied for the series’ most Chase race wins at Texas with two each.
· The worst finish by the eventual series champion at Texas Motor Speedway is 38th, by Jimmie Johnson in 2009. Johnson was in the Chase standings lead following the 2009 Texas Chase race.
· Chase Contenders have won seven of the eight previous Chase races at Texas Motor Speedway. The only non-Chase contender to win a Texas Chase race was Tony Stewart in 2006.
· Three of the 2013 Chase Contenders are former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase race winners at Texas Motor Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (two), Carl Edwards (two) and Kurt Busch (one).
· The average finish by the eventual series champion at Texas Motor Speedway is 9.25.
· Chevrolet leads the series in Chase wins at Texas with four; followed by Ford with two. Toyota and Dodge each have one Chase race win at Texas.
Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup: Texas Motor Speedway
· The most dominant performance by a Chase race winner at Texas Motor Speedway is Tony Stewart’s victory in 2006. He posted a Driver Rating of 149.7 and led 278 of the 334 laps (82% of his laps completed) - most by a Chase race winner at Texas.
Eventual champion’s points position and point deficit to the standings leader following the seventh Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race:
Season
|
Champion
|
Points Back From Leader
|
Points Position Following Seventh Chase Race
|
2004
|
Kurt Busch
|
0
|
1st
|
2005
|
Tony Stewart
|
0
|
1st
|
2006
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
-26
|
2nd
|
2007
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
-8
|
2nd
|
2008
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
0
|
1st
|
2009
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
0
|
1st
|
2010
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
0
|
1st
|
2011
|
Tony Stewart
|
-8
|
2nd
|
2012
|
Brad Keselowski
|
-2
|
2nd
|
Note: 2011 and 2012 are under the current points per finish system
The top two Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings drivers 10 best finishes in 2013:
Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings Tie-Breaker Breakdown
| ||
Matt Kenseth #1
|
Jimmie Johnson #2
| |
Driver
|
Finishing Position
|
Date
|
Track
|
Driver
|
Finishing Position
|
Date
|
Track
|
Matt Kenseth
|
1
|
3/10/2013
|
Las Vegas
|
1
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
1
|
2/24/2013
|
Daytona
|
Matt Kenseth
|
1
|
4/21/2013
|
Kansas
|
2
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
1
|
4/7/2013
|
Martinsville
|
Matt Kenseth
|
1
|
5/11/2013
|
Darlington
|
3
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
1
|
6/9/2013
|
Pocono
|
Matt Kenseth
|
1
|
6/30/2013
|
Kentucky
|
4
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
1
|
7/6/2013
|
Daytona
|
Matt Kenseth
|
1
|
8/24/2013
|
Bristol
|
5
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
1
|
9/29/2013
|
Dover
|
Matt Kenseth
|
1
|
9/15/2013
|
Chicago
|
6
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
2
|
3/3/2013
|
Phoenix
|
Matt Kenseth
|
1
|
9/22/2013
|
New Hampshire
|
7
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
2
|
7/28/2013
|
Indianapolis
|
Matt Kenseth
|
2
|
10/27/2013
|
Martinsville
|
8
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
3
|
4/21/2013
|
Kansas
|
Matt Kenseth
|
3
|
10/12/2013
|
Charlotte
|
9
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
4
|
5/11/2013
|
Darlington
|
Matt Kenseth
|
5
|
7/28/2013
|
Indianapolis
|
10
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
4
|
9/22/2013
|
Loudon
|
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