CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: Kurt Busch, driver of the #1 GEARWRENCH Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2020 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Below is a look at the top statistical performers at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, going into the Alsco Uniforms 500 on May 27 (8 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
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2020 Driver Standings – Top 30 |
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Rank |
Drivers |
Points |
Starts |
Wins |
Stage Wins |
Playoff Pts |
Top 5s |
Top 10s |
Poles |
|
1 |
Kevin Harvick |
291 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
|
2 |
Joey Logano |
268 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
3 |
Alex Bowman |
266 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
4 |
Chase Elliott |
241 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
5 |
Brad Keselowski |
235 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
6 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
235 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
7 |
Ryan Blaney |
212 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
8 |
Denny Hamlin |
209 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
9 |
Kyle Busch |
209 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
|
10 |
Aric Almirola |
208 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
11 |
Matt DiBenedetto |
190 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
12 |
Kurt Busch |
183 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
13 |
Erik Jones |
182 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
14 |
Clint Bowyer |
171 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
15 |
Jimmie Johnson |
162 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
16 |
Tyler Reddick # |
162 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17 |
William Byron |
158 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18 |
Austin Dillon |
153 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19 |
Chris Buescher |
148 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20 |
Bubba Wallace |
125 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21 |
Kyle Larson |
121 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
22 |
Cole Custer # |
119 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23 |
Ty Dillon |
116 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
24 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
114 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
25 |
John H. Nemechek # |
114 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
26 |
Michael McDowell |
113 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
27 |
Corey LaJoie |
101 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
28 |
Ryan Newman |
94 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
29 |
Christopher Bell # |
93 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
30 |
Ryan Preece |
63 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Charlotte Motor Speedway Data
Season Race #: 8 of 36 (05-27-20)
Track Size: 1.5-miles
Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 24 degrees
Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 24 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 5 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 1,980 feet
Backstretch Length: 1,500 feet
Race Length: 208 laps / 500 km
Stage 1 Length: 55 Laps
Stage 2 Length: 60 Laps
Final Stage Length: 93 Laps
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Charlotte
Jimmie Johnson……………………… 109.0
Kyle Busch…………………………….. 107.2
Denny Hamlin………………………….. 94.8
Tyler Reddick…………………………… 94.4
Matt Kenseth……………………………. 93.7
Chase Elliott…………………………….. 93.0
Martin Truex Jr………………………… 92.5
Kevin Harvick…………………………… 89.9
Joey Logano……………………………. 89.1
Kurt Busch………………………………. 88.0
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2020 races (29 total) among active drivers at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Most Recent Qualifying/Race Data
2020 pole winner (Coke 600):
Kurt Busch, Chevrolet
181.629 mph, 29.790 secs. 05-24-20
2020 race winner (Coke 600):
Brad Keselowski, Ford
135.042 mph, (04:29:55), 05-24-20
Track qualifying record:
Kyle Busch, Chevrolet
198.771 mph, 27.167 secs. 10-09-14
Track race (600 miles) record:
Martin Truex Jr., Toyota
160.655 mph, (03:44:05), 05-29-16
CHARLOTTE-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
(Driver stats in the below section are from 2005-Present)
Ryan Blaney (No. 12 Team Penske Ford)
- One top five, two top 10s
- Average finish of 21.333, 12th-best
- Average Running Position of 15.276, 12th-best
- Driver Rating of 83.1, 12th-best
- 38 Fastest Laps Run, 18th-best
- 2,008 Laps in the Top 15 (58.9%), 15th-most
- 357 Quality Passes, 16th-most
Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
- One win, 14 top fives, 19 top 10s; three poles
- Average finish of 12.966, fifth-best
- Average Running Position of 9.538, second-best
- Driver Rating of 107.2, second-best
- 823 Fastest Laps Run, second-best
- 8,404 Laps in the Top 15 (79.4%), second-most
- 1,418 Quality Passes, second-most
Kurt Busch (No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet)
- One win, seven top fives, 14 top 10s; one pole
- Average finish of 17.276, 11th-best
- Average Running Position of 14.514, 10th-best
- Driver Rating of 88.0, 10th-best
- 320 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-best
- 6,813 Laps in the Top 15 (64.4), sixth-most
- 1,180 Quality Passes, fourth-most
Chase Elliott (No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
- Three top fives, four top 10s
- Average finish of 14.625, 10th-best
- Average Running Position of 13.807, eighth-best
- Driver Rating of 93.0, sixth-best
- 158 Fastest Laps Run, 10th-best
- 1,870 Laps in the Top 15 (60.9%), 16th-most
- 339 Quality Passes, 17th-most
Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
- Nine top fives, 17 top 10s; two poles
- Average finish of 12.893, fourth-best
- Average Running Position of 11.863, fourth-best
- Driver Rating of 94.8, third-best
- 433 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-best
- 7,573 Laps in the Top 15 (74.4%), third-most
- 1,185 Quality Passes, third-most
Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford)
- Three wins, nine top fives, 18 top 10s; two poles
- Average finish of 14.207, ninth-best
- Average Running Position of 14.930, 11th-best
- Driver Rating of 89.9, eighth-best
- 451 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-best
- 6,868 Laps in the Top 15 (64.9%), fifth-most
- 1,159 Quality Passes, fifth-most
Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
- Eight wins, 16 top fives, 22 top 10s; four poles
- Average finish of 12.793, third-best
- Average Running Position of 8.156, series-best
- Driver Rating of 109.0, series-best
- 897 Fastest Laps Run, series-best
- 9,249 Laps in the Top 15 (87.4%), series-most
- 1,510 Quality Passes, series-most
Matt Kenseth (No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet)
- Two wins, 12 top fives, 20 top 10s; two poles
- Average finish of 14.179, eighth-best
- Average Running Position of 13.777, seventh-best
- Driver Rating of 93.7, fifth-best
- 483 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-best
- 6,554 Laps in the Top 15 (64.4%), seventh-most
- 1,094 Quality Passes, seventh-most
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Team Penske Ford)
- Two wins, five top fives, nine top 10s; one pole
- Average finish of 13.950, seventh-best
- Average Running Position of 14.012, ninth-best
- Driver Rating of 87.9, 11th-best
- 268 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-best
- 4,555 Laps in the Top 15 (61.4%), 11th-most
- 877 Quality Passes, 10th-most
Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford)
- One win, six top fives, ten top 10s
- Average finish of 12.571, second-best
- Average Running Position of 13.640, sixth-best
- Driver Rating of 89.1, ninth-best
- 170 Fastest Laps Run, ninth-best
- 4,640 Laps in the Top 15 (60.7%), ninth-most
- 968 Quality Passes, ninth-most
Tyler Reddick (No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet)
- One top 10
- Average finish of 9.000, series-best
- Average Running Position of 9.575, third-best
- Driver Rating of 94.4, fourth-best
- 4 Fastest Laps Run, 30th-best
- 384 Laps in the Top 15 (94.8%), 25th-most
- 65 Quality Passes, 25th-most
Martin Truex Jr (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
- Three wins, seven top fives, 12 top 10s; one pole
- Average finish of 13.821, sixth-best
- Average Running Position of 12.835, fifth-best
- Driver Rating of 92.5, seventh-best
- 557 Fastest Laps Run, third-best
- 6,956 Laps in the Top 15 (67.9%), fourth-most
- 1135 Quality Passes, sixth-most
The NASCAR Cup Series 2020 Top 16 in Driver Standings at Charlotte
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Rank |
Drivers |
Races |
Poles |
Wins |
Top Fives |
Top 10s |
DNFs |
Average Finish |
Driver Rating |
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1 |
Kevin Harvick |
37 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
18 |
3 |
15.1 |
89.9 |
|
|
2 |
Joey Logano |
21 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
12.5 |
89.1 |
|
|
3 |
Alex Bowman |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
24.4 |
65.5 |
|
|
4 |
Chase Elliott |
8 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
14.5 |
93.0 |
|
|
5 |
Brad Keselowski |
20 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
14.0 |
87.9 |
|
|
6 |
Martin Truex Jr |
28 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
12 |
0 |
13.8 |
92.5 |
|
|
7 |
Ryan Blaney |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
21.2 |
83.1 |
|
|
8 |
Denny Hamlin |
28 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
17 |
2 |
12.9 |
94.8 |
|
|
9 |
Kyle Busch |
31 |
3 |
1 |
14 |
19 |
6 |
14.2 |
107.2 |
|
|
10 |
Aric Almirola |
14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
17.7 |
75.0 |
|
|
11 |
Matt DiBenedetto |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
30.3 |
42.1 |
|
|
12 |
Kurt Busch |
38 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
14 |
4 |
17.4 |
88.0 |
|
|
13 |
Erik Jones |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
18.8 |
73.4 |
|
|
14 |
Clint Bowyer |
27 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
18.3 |
77.0 |
|
|
15 |
Jimmie Johnson |
36 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
22 |
5 |
13.0 |
109.0 |
|
|
16 |
Tyler Reddick |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8.0 |
94.4 |
* – Based on last 29 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway (2005 – 2020).
At Charlotte Motor Speedway:
History
- Construction began on Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) in 1959.
- The track’s first NASCAR Cup Series race was held on June 19, 1960 – won by Joe Lee Johnson in a Chevrolet.
- The track was repaved midseason in 1994.
- The track name changed from Charlotte Motor Speedway to Lowe’s Motor Speedway in 1999. It changed back to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the 2010 season.
- The track was re-paved again before the 2006 season.
- In 2018, the Charlotte Motor Speedway introduced the road course configuration (ROVAL) and in the process relinquished the track’s second event on the oval configuration effectively creating a new road course track on the schedule – the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (ROVAL).
- There have been 121 NASCAR Cup Series points races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, two races per year from when the track opened in 1960 until 2017. From 2018-2019, Charlotte Motor Speedway hosted just one race on the oval configuration, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the adjustment to the schedule has returned to two races this season.
- In 1961, there were two 100-mile qualifying points races held the week before the May race. The first six fall races at Charlotte were 400-mile events (1960-65).
Starts
- A total of 556 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series points-paying race at Charlotte Motor Speedway; 398 have competed in more than one.
- NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Charlotte with 64.
- Matt Kenseth leads all active drivers in series starts at Charlotte with 39; followed by Kurt Busch with 38.
- A total of 65 different drivers in NASCAR Cup Series history have made their first series career start at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
- Two active series drivers have made their first career start at Charlotte Motor Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (10/7/01) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (05/29/11).
- Jack Sprague (two starts) leads the series in average starting position at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a 5.0.
- Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a 8.972 in 35 starts.
Top Five in Average Starting Position at Charlotte Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)
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Rank |
All-Time Drivers |
Avg Start |
Races |
Rank |
Active Drivers |
Avg Start |
Races |
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1 |
Jack Sprague |
5.000 |
2 |
1 |
Jimmie Johnson |
8.972 |
36 |
|
2 |
Fireball Roberts |
5.200 |
10 |
2 |
Ryan Newman |
9.838 |
37 |
|
3 |
David Pearson |
6.391 |
46 |
3 |
William Byron |
10.667 |
3 |
|
4 |
Joe Weatherly |
6.667 |
9 |
4 |
Denny Hamlin |
10.929 |
28 |
|
5 |
Fred Lorenzen |
7.056 |
18 |
5 |
Chase Elliott |
11.250 |
8 |
|
6 |
Pete Hamilton |
7.167 |
6 |
6 |
Kyle Busch |
11.452 |
31 |
|
7 |
Paul Goldsmith |
7.889 |
9 |
7 |
Joey Logano |
12.571 |
21 |
|
8 |
Curtis Turner |
8.444 |
9 |
8 |
Brad Keselowski |
15.200 |
21 |
|
9 |
Jimmie Johnson |
8.972 |
36 |
9 |
Erik Jones |
15.400 |
5 |
|
10 |
Cale Yarborough |
9.520 |
50 |
10 |
Matt Kenseth |
15.641 |
39 |
Poles
- A total of 47 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won the Busch Pole Award at Charlotte Motor Speedway; 10 of the 47 are active this weekend.
- NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson leads the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Charlotte Motor Speedway with 14 poles (1961, 1972, 1973, 1974 sweep, 1975 sweep, 1976 sweep, 1977 sweep, 1978 sweep, 1982).
- Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in poles at Charlotte Motor Speedway with nine (2001, 2003 sweep, 2004, 2005, 2007 sweep, 2009 and 2010).
- Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Busch Pole Award at Charlotte Motor Speedway (World 600) in 1960 with a speed of 133.904 mph.
- A total of 14 different drivers have won consecutive Busch poles at Charlotte; Kevin Harvick is the most recent driver to post consecutive poles (2016 Playoffs, 2017 May race).
- David Pearson holds the record for most consecutive poles at Charlotte with 11-straight from the fall of 1973 through 1978.
- Youngest Charlotte pole winner: William Byron (May 26, 2019 – 21 years, 4 months, 27 days)
- Oldest Charlotte pole winner: Bobby Allison (October 11, 1987 – 49 years, 10 months, 8 days).
- Eight drivers have posted their first career NASCAR Cup Series pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway: Donnie Allison (5/26/1968), Brett Bodine (10/7/1990), Jeff Gordon (10/10/1993), Ward Burton (10/9/1994), Derrike Cope (10/4/1998); Dale Earnhardt Jr. (5/28/2000), Ryan Newman (5/27/2001) and Aric Almirola (5/27/2012).
Wins
- A total of 51 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Charlotte Motor Speedway; 10 of the 51 are active this weekend.
- Jimmie Johnson leads the series in wins at Charlotte Motor Speedway with eight victories – 2003 summer, 2004 sweep, 2005 sweep, 2009 playoffs, 2014 summer, 2016 playoffs.
- Youngest Charlotte winner: Jeff Gordon (May 29, 1994 – 22 years, 9 months, 25 days).
- Oldest Charlotte winner: Cale Yarborough (October 6, 1985 – 46 years, 6 months, 9 days).
- 10 drivers have posted their first career NASCAR Cup Series win at Charlotte: David Pearson (5/28/1961), Buddy Baker (10/15/1967), Charlie Glotzbach (10/20/1968), Jeff Gordon (5/29/1994), Bobby Labonte (5/28/1995), Matt Kenseth (5/28/2000), Jamie McMurray (10/13/2002), Casey Mears (5/27/2007), David Reutimann (5/25/2009) and Austin Dillon (5/28/2017).
- Nine drivers have posted consecutive wins at Charlotte Motor Speedway, including three consecutive by NASCAR Hall of Famer Fred Lorenzen (fall 1964 and both 1965) and four-straight by Jimmie Johnson (2004 and 2005 sweeps).
- 17 of the 121 (14.1%) NASCAR Cup Series races at Charlotte have been won from the Busch Pole; the most recent was Kyle Busch in the 2018 (Coca-Cola 600).
- The first and second starting positions are the most proficient starting positions in the field, producing more winners (17 each) than any other starting position at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
- The first starting position is the most proficient starting position in Coca-Cola 600 field, producing 11 victories – most recent – Kyle Busch in 2018.
- Brad Keselowski started from the ninth position to win last weekend’s Coca-Cola 600.
NASCAR Cup Series Wins by Starting Positions at Charlotte Motor Speedway
|
Starting Position |
Wins |
Winning % |
Starting Position |
Wins |
Winning % |
|
1 |
17 |
14.05% |
14 |
2 |
1.65% |
|
2 |
17 |
14.17% |
15 |
3 |
2.48% |
|
3 |
15 |
12.50% |
16 |
3 |
2.48% |
|
4 |
10 |
8.33% |
17 |
3 |
2.48% |
|
5 |
8 |
6.67% |
18 |
2 |
1.65% |
|
6 |
5 |
4.17% |
20 |
2 |
1.65% |
|
7 |
8 |
6.67% |
21 |
2 |
1.65% |
|
8 |
2 |
1.67% |
22 |
3 |
2.48% |
|
9 |
6 |
4.17% |
23 |
1 |
0.83% |
|
10 |
2 |
1.67% |
25 |
1 |
0.83% |
|
11 |
1 |
0.83% |
27 |
1 |
0.83% |
|
12 |
2 |
1.67% |
28 |
1 |
0.83% |
|
13 |
3 |
2.50% |
37 |
1 |
0.83% |
|
Stats |
Winning % |
Wins |
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Winning from the First Starting Position: |
14.05% |
17 |
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Winning from the Front Row: |
28.10% |
34 |
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Winning from a Top-Five Starting Position: |
55.37% |
67 |
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Winning from a Top-10 Starting Position: |
74.38% |
90 |
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Winning After Starting Outside the Top 20: |
8.26% |
10 |
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- The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Charlotte is 37th, by Jimmie Johnson in the Coca-Cola 600 of 2003.
- Ryan Newman leads the series among active drivers with the most NASCAR Cup Series starts at Charlotte without visiting Victory Lane at 37.
- Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins at Charlotte in the NASCAR Cup Series with 19: Jimmie Johnson (eight), Jeff Gordon (five), Darrell Waltrip (two), Ken Schrader (one), Terry Labonte (one), Casey Mears (one) and Kasey Kahne (one).
- Eight different manufacturers have won in the NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte; led by Chevrolet with 45 victories; followed by Ford (31), Dodge (15), Pontiac (8), Mercury (7), Toyota (7), Buick (4) and Plymouth (4).
Additional Finishing Positions
Runner-Up Finishes:
- A total of 56 different drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series have finished runner-up at Charlotte Motor Speedway; 26 of 56 have finished runner-up at Charlotte multiple times.
- NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in runner-up finishes at Charlotte with nine second-place finishes.
- Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth lead all active drivers in runner-up finishes at Charlotte with four each.
Top Five in Runner-Up Finishes at Charlotte Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)
|
Rank |
All-Time Drivers |
Runner-Ups |
Rank |
Active Drivers |
Runner-Ups |
|
1 |
Richard Petty |
9 |
1 |
Kevin Harvick |
4 |
|
2 |
Bobby Allison |
6 |
|
Matt Kenseth |
4 |
|
Bobby Labonte |
6 |
3 |
Kyle Busch |
3 |
|
|
4 |
Cale Yarborough |
5 |
4 |
Denny Hamlin |
2 |
|
5 |
Bill Elliott |
4 |
|
Jimmie Johnson |
2 |
|
|
Darrell Waltrip |
4 |
|
Ryan Newman |
2 |
|
David Pearson |
4 |
|
Joey Logano |
2 |
|
|
|
Donnie Allison |
4 |
|
Chase Elliott |
2 |
|
Harry Gant |
4 |
|
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Kevin Harvick |
4 |
|
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Matt Kenseth |
4 |
|
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|
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Rusty Wallace |
4 |
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Top-Five Finishes:
- A total of 120 different drivers have finished in the top-five in the NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway; 79 have finished in the top-five multiple times.
- NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Bobby Allison are tied for the series most top-five finishes at Charlotte with 23 each.
- Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with 16 top-five finishes at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Top Five in Top-Five Finishes at Charlotte Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)
|
Rank |
All-Time Drivers |
Top Fives |
Rank |
Active Drivers |
Top Fives |
|
1 |
Bobby Allison |
23 |
1 |
Jimmie Johnson |
16 |
|
Richard Petty |
23 |
2 |
Kyle Busch |
14 |
|
|
3 |
Darrell Waltrip |
19 |
3 |
Matt Kenseth |
12 |
|
4 |
David Pearson |
18 |
4 |
Denny Hamlin |
9 |
|
Mark Martin |
18 |
Kevin Harvick |
9 |
Top-10 Finishes
- A total of 211 different drivers have finished in the top-10 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series; 136 drivers have finished in the top-10 multiple times.
- NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in top-10 finishes at Charlotte with 31.
- Jimmie Johnson leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in top-10 finishes at Charlotte with 22.
Top Five in Top-10 Finishes at Charlotte Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)
|
Rank |
All-Time Drivers |
Top 10s |
Rank |
Active Drivers |
Top 10s |
|
1 |
Richard Petty |
31 |
1 |
Jimmie Johnson |
22 |
|
2 |
Darrell Waltrip |
29 |
2 |
Matt Kenseth |
20 |
|
3 |
Ricky Rudd |
27 |
3 |
Kyle Busch |
19 |
|
4 |
Bobby Allison |
26 |
4 |
Kevin Harvick |
18 |
|
David Pearson |
26 |
|
Denny Hamlin |
17 |
Average Finish
- Johnny Beauchamp (two starts) leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Charlotte with a 7.0.
- Joey Logano (21 starts) leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Charlotte with a 12.524.
Top 10 in Average Finishing Position at Charlotte Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)
|
Rank |
All-Time Drivers |
Avg Finish |
Races |
Rank |
Active Drivers |
Avg Finish |
Races |
|
1 |
Johnny Beauchamp |
7.000 |
2 |
1 |
Joey Logano |
12.524 |
21 |
|
2 |
Rex White |
9.000 |
10 |
2 |
Denny Hamlin |
12.857 |
28 |
|
3 |
Don White |
10.333 |
3 |
3 |
Jimmie Johnson |
12.972 |
36 |
|
4 |
Carl Edwards |
10.917 |
24 |
4 |
Matt Kenseth |
13.744 |
39 |
|
5 |
Dick Hutcherson |
11.200 |
5 |
5 |
Martin Truex Jr |
13.786 |
28 |
|
6 |
Joey Logano |
12.524 |
21 |
6 |
Brad Keselowski |
13.950 |
21 |
|
7 |
Earl Ross |
12.667 |
3 |
7 |
Kyle Busch |
14.226 |
31 |
|
8 |
Davey Allison |
12.857 |
14 |
8 |
Chase Elliott |
14.500 |
8 |
|
9 |
Denny Hamlin |
12.857 |
28 |
9 |
Kevin Harvick |
15.108 |
37 |
|
10 |
Joe Weatherly |
12.889 |
9 |
10 |
Daniel Suarez |
15.600 |
5 |
Laps Led
- A total of 180 different drivers have led at least one lap in the NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte.
- NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison leads the series in laps led at Charlotte Motor Speedway with 2,339 laps led in 43 starts.
- Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the series in laps led at Charlotte with 1,936 laps led 36 starts.
- Martin Truex Jr. holds the record for the most laps led in in a single NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway after he led 392 of the scheduled 400 laps (98%) in the 2016 Coca-Cola 600 – he started from the pole.
- The fewest laps led by the NASCAR Cup Series race winner at Charlotte was two – it happened twice – 2017 Austin Dillion’s win, 2011 Kevin Harvick’s win.
- The most laps led by a NASCAR Cup Series driver at Charlotte Motor Speedway that did not win was 289 of the scheduled 400 laps (72%) by NASCAR Hall of Famer Junior Johnson on June 2, 1963 – he finished second after starting from the pole.
Top 10 in Laps Led at Charlotte Motor Speedway (All-time & Active)
|
Rank |
All-Time Drivers |
Led |
Completed |
% Led |
Rank |
Acive Drivers |
Led |
Completed |
% Led |
|
1 |
Bobby Allison |
2,339 |
12,493 |
19% |
1 |
Jimmie Johnson |
1,936 |
12,631 |
15% |
|
2 |
Jimmie Johnson |
1,936 |
12,631 |
15% |
2 |
Kyle Busch |
1,449 |
10,707 |
14% |
|
3 |
Richard Petty |
1,702 |
18,236 |
9% |
3 |
Martin Truex Jr |
1,059 |
10,109 |
10% |
|
4 |
David Pearson |
1,662 |
12,753 |
13% |
4 |
Matt Kenseth |
704 |
13,411 |
5% |
|
5 |
Cale Yarborough |
1,633 |
13,030 |
13% |
5 |
Kurt Busch |
678 |
12,756 |
5% |
|
6 |
Dale Earnhardt |
1,523 |
15,370 |
10% |
6 |
Kevin Harvick |
542 |
12,668 |
4% |
|
7 |
Kyle Busch |
1,449 |
10,707 |
14% |
7 |
Denny Hamlin |
377 |
9,937 |
4% |
|
8 |
Bill Elliott |
1,337 |
19,539 |
7% |
8 |
Brad Keselowski |
316 |
6,946 |
5% |
|
9 |
Buddy Baker |
1,202 |
14,017 |
9% |
9 |
Joey Logano |
289 |
7,553 |
4% |
|
10 |
Mark Martin |
1,185 |
18,429 |
6% |
10 |
Ryan Newman |
278 |
11,902 |
2% |
Track / Event Specific Stats
- Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway is the May 29, 2005, race won by Jimmie Johnson over Bobby Labonte with a margin of victory of 0.027 second.
Top Five Closest NASCAR Cup Series Margin of Victories at Charlotte Motor Speedway
|
Margin of Victory |
Date |
Race Winner |
Runner-Up |
|
0.027 |
Sunday, May 29, 2005 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Bobby Labonte |
|
0.293 |
Sunday, May 24, 2020 |
Brad Keselowski |
Chase Elliott |
|
0.309 |
Saturday, October 15, 2005 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Kurt Busch |
|
0.330 |
Sunday, May 26, 2019 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Joey Logano |
|
0.350 |
Sunday, October 13, 2002 |
Jamie McMurray |
Bobby Labonte |
- Five NASCAR Cup Series races have resulted in NASCAR Overtime at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
|
Date |
Scheduled Laps |
Actual Laps |
Overtime Laps |
Race Winners |
|
Sunday, October 8, 2017 |
334 |
337 |
3 |
Martin Truex Jr |
|
Sunday, May 29, 2011 |
400 |
402 |
2 |
Kevin Harvick |
|
Saturday, October 13, 2007 |
334 |
337 |
3 |
Jeff Gordon |
|
Saturday, October 15, 2005 |
334 |
336 |
2 |
Jimmie Johnson |
|
Sunday, May 24, 2020 |
400 |
405 |
5 |
Brad Keselowski |
- The NASCAR Cup Series race on May 24, 2020 at Charlotte Motor Speedway resulted in NASCAR Overtime becoming the longest race in series history – 405 laps or 607.5 miles.
- Five NASCAR Cup Series races have been shortened due to weather conditions at Charlotte Motor Speedway; four of the five were the Coca-Cola 600s:
|
Date |
Scheduled Laps |
Actual Laps |
Fewer Laps |
Race Winners |
|
5/25/2009 |
400 |
227 |
173 |
David Reutimann |
|
5/25/2003 |
400 |
276 |
124 |
Jimmie Johnson |
|
5/25/1997 |
400 |
333 |
67 |
Jeff Gordon |
|
10/10/1971 |
334 |
238 |
96 |
Bobby Allison |
|
5/26/1968 |
400 |
255 |
145 |
Buddy Baker |
- Qualifying has been cancelled in the NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway three times – the first two times were due to rain – October race of 2002 and the October race of 2008; the third time was due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the adjusted schedule (May 27, 2020).
Female Competitor Stats
- Two female drivers have competed at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series: Janet Guthrie and Danica Patrick.
|
Driver |
Starting Position |
Finishing Position |
Date |
|
Danica Patrick |
12 |
38 |
10/8/2017 |
|
Danica Patrick |
15 |
25 |
5/28/2017 |
|
Danica Patrick |
13 |
10 |
10/9/2016 |
|
Danica Patrick |
19 |
21 |
5/29/2016 |
|
Danica Patrick |
24 |
19 |
10/11/2015 |
|
Danica Patrick |
20 |
22 |
5/24/2015 |
|
Danica Patrick |
14 |
26 |
10/11/2014 |
|
Danica Patrick |
4 |
39 |
5/25/2014 |
|
Danica Patrick |
35 |
20 |
10/12/2013 |
|
Danica Patrick |
24 |
29 |
5/26/2013 |
|
Danica Patrick |
40 |
30 |
5/27/2012 |
|
Averages |
20.0 |
25.4 |
|
|
Driver |
Starting Position |
Finishing Position |
Date |
|
Janet Guthrie |
31 |
35 |
10/8/1978 |
|
Janet Guthrie |
27 |
9 |
10/9/1977 |
|
Janet Guthrie |
26 |
22 |
10/10/1976 |
|
Janet Guthrie |
27 |
15 |
5/30/1976 |
|
Averages |
27.8 |
20.3 |
|
NASCAR in North Carolina
- There have been 826 NASCAR national series races among 32 tracks in the state of North Carolina.
|
Tracks in North Carolina |
||||||
|
Track Name |
City |
Cup |
Xfinity |
Truck |
Total |
First Year |
|
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
Concord |
121 |
75 |
18 |
291 |
1960 |
|
Rockingham Speedway |
Rockingham |
78 |
42 |
2 |
122 |
1965 |
|
North Wilkesboro Speedway |
North |
93 |
4 |
2 |
99 |
1949 |
|
Hickory Speedway |
Hickory |
35 |
42 |
0 |
77 |
1953 |
|
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway |
Weaverville |
34 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
1951 |
|
Occoneechee Speedway |
Hillsboro |
32 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
1949 |
|
Bowman Gray Stadium |
Winston-Salem |
29 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
1958 |
|
Orange County Speedway |
Rougemont |
0 |
27 |
0 |
27 |
1983 |
|
Southern States Fairgrounds |
Charlotte |
17 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
1954 |
|
Charlotte Speedway |
Charlotte |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
1949 |
|
Concord Speedway |
Concord |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
1956 |
|
Wilson Speedway |
Wilson |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
1951 |
|
New Asheville Speedway |
Asheville |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1962 |
|
Dog Track Speedway |
Moyock |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1962 |
|
Raleigh Speedway |
Raleigh |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1953 |
|
Cleveland County Fairgrounds |
Shelby |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1956 |
|
Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course |
Concord |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2018 |
|
Champion Speedway |
Fayetteville |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1958 |
|
Caraway Speedway |
Asheboro |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1982 |
|
Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds |
Greensboro |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1957 |
|
North Carolina State Fairgrounds |
Raleigh |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1955 |
|
Tar Heel Speedway |
Randleman |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1963 |
|
Forsyth County Fairgrounds |
Winston-Salem |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1955 |
|
Harris Speedway |
Harris |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1964 |
|
Jacksonville Speedway |
Jacksonville |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1957 |
|
Tri-City Speedway |
High Point |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1953 |
|
Asheville Speedway |
Asheville |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1982 |
|
Gastonia Fairgrounds |
Gastonia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1958 |
|
Harnett Speedway |
Spring Lake |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1953 |
|
McCormick Field |
Asheville |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1958 |
|
Salisbury Super Speedway |
Salisbury |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1958 |
|
Star Lite Speedway |
Monroe |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1966 |
|
TOTALS |
531 |
196 |
22 |
826 |
North Carolina Drivers In NASCAR
- A total of 463 different drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as North Carolina. 54 of the 463 have won in a NASCAR national series race.
|
Rank |
Drivers From North Carolina |
Cup |
Xfinity |
Gander Truck |
Combined |
|
1 |
Richard Petty |
200 |
0 |
0 |
200 |
|
2 |
Dale Earnhardt |
76 |
21 |
0 |
97 |
|
3 |
Lee Petty |
54 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
|
4 |
Ned Jarrett |
50 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
|
5 |
Junior Johnson |
50 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
|
6 |
Herb Thomas |
48 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
|
7 |
Buck Baker |
46 |
0 |
0 |
46 |
|
8 |
Bobby Isaac |
37 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
|
9 |
Dale Jarrett |
32 |
11 |
0 |
43 |
|
10 |
Rex White |
28 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
|
11 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr |
26 |
24 |
0 |
50 |
|
12 |
Jim Paschal |
25 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
|
13 |
Benny Parsons |
21 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
|
14 |
Speedy Thompson |
20 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
|
15 |
Buddy Baker |
19 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
|
16 |
Harry Gant |
18 |
21 |
0 |
39 |
|
17 |
Bob Welborn |
9 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
18 |
Kyle Petty |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
19 |
Morgan Shepherd |
4 |
15 |
0 |
19 |
|
20 |
Bill Blair |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
21 |
Ryan Blaney |
3 |
7 |
4 |
14 |
|
22 |
Gwyn Staley |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
23 |
Brian Vickers |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
|
24 |
Austin Dillon |
2 |
9 |
7 |
18 |
|
25 |
Billy Myers |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
26 |
Jimmy Pardue |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
27 |
Richard Brickhouse |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
28 |
Phil Parsons |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
29 |
Leon Sales |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
30 |
Buddy Shuman |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
31 |
Donald Thomas |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
32 |
Jack Ingram |
0 |
31 |
0 |
31 |
|
33 |
Tommy Houston |
0 |
24 |
0 |
24 |
|
34 |
Sam Ard |
0 |
22 |
0 |
22 |
|
35 |
Robert Pressley |
0 |
10 |
2 |
12 |
|
36 |
William Byron |
0 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
|
37 |
Scott Riggs |
0 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
|
38 |
Austin Cindric |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
39 |
Hank Parker Jr |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
40 |
Johnny Rumley |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
41 |
Dennis Setzer |
0 |
2 |
18 |
20 |
|
42 |
Ronnie Silver |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
43 |
Ed Berrier |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
44 |
Harrison Burton |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
45 |
Ty Dillon |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
46 |
Justin Labonte |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
47 |
Stephen Leicht |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
48 |
John H. Nemechek |
0 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
|
49 |
John Settlemyre |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
50 |
Timothy Peters |
0 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
|
51 |
Andy Houston |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
52 |
Todd Gilliland |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
53 |
Ricky Hendrick |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
54 |
Shane Hmiel |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
TOTALS |
794 |
225 |
70 |
1,089 |
— NASCAR Media
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