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Statistical Advance: Analyzing the O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 At DAYTONA

Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course in Daytona Beach, Florida, going into the O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 At DAYTONA this Sunday, February 21 at 3 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Daytona Road Course Data
Season Race #: 2 of 36 (02-21-21)
Track Size: 3.61-miles
Track Type: Road Course
Number of Turns: 14
Elevation Change: 31 degrees
Race Length: 70 laps (252.7-miles)
Stage 1 and 2 Length: 16 laps
Stage 2 Length: 18 laps
Final Stage Length: 36 laps

Top 10 Daytona RC Driver Ratings
Chase Elliott……………………….. 135.3
Martin Truex Jr……………………. 126.5
Denny Hamlin……………………… 116.0
William Byron……………………… 102.3
Joey Logano………………………… 86.3
Michael McDowell………………….. 85.7
Erik Jones……………………………. 85.7
Alex Bowman……………………….. 84.8
Kurt Busch…………………………… 84.7
Aric Almirola…………………………. 78.5

Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2020 races (one total) among active drivers at the Daytona Road Course.

Daytona Road Course Loop Data Leaders
Category Leaders Stats
Driver Rating Chase Elliott 135.3
Average Running Position Chase Elliott 3.169
Laps Led Chase Elliott 34 Laps
Fastest Laps Run Chase Elliott 18 Laps (27.7%)
Laps In The Top 15 Chase Elliott 64 Laps (98.5%)
Green Flag Passes Ryan Preece 107
Quality Passes William Byron 40

NASCAR Cup Series 2021 Top 16 in the Driver Standings at Daytona Road Course

Rank Driver Races Poles Wins Top Fives Top 10s DNFs Average Finish Driver Rating
1 Austin Dillon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2 Denny Hamlin 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.0 116.0
3 Kevin Harvick 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.0 74.7
4 Chase Elliott 1 0 1 1 1 0 1.0 135.3
5 Michael McDowell 1 0 0 0 1 0 10.0 85.7
6 Ryan Preece 1 0 0 0 0 0 23.0 67.7
7 Kyle Larson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
8 Bubba Wallace 1 0 0 0 0 0 25.0 52.5
9 Joey Logano 1 0 0 0 1 0 9.0 86.3
10 Christopher Bell 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.0 71.5
11 Ross Chastain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
12 Corey LaJoie 1 0 0 0 0 0 32.0 51.5
13 Kyle Busch 1 0 0 0 0 1 37.0 59.8
14 Jamie McMurray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
15 Cole Custer 1 0 0 0 0 0 22.0 70.5
16 Brad Keselowski 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 73.8

* – Based on one race at the DAYTONA Road Course (2005 – 2020).

Daytona International Speedway:

HISTORY

  • Groundbreaking for Daytona International Speedway was Nov. 25, 1957. The soil underneath the banked corners was dug from the infield of the track and the hole filled with water – it is now known as Lake Lloyd.
  • The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona was a 100-mile qualifying race for the Daytona 500 on Feb. 20, 1959 – won by Bob Welborn.
  • The first summer race at Daytona International Speedway was held on July 4, 1959 – won by Fireball Roberts (140.581 mph).
  • The road course portion of the track, now know as Daytona Road Course, was constructed in 1959 and first hosted a three-hour sports car race call the Daytona Continental in 1962.
  • Lights were installed in the spring of 1998. However, the July oval race was delayed until October that year due to thick smoke from wildfires. The second Daytona oval race has been held under the lights ever since.
  • The entire track underwent a repave in 2010.
  • 2016 marked the next phase in the existence of Daytona International Speedway as the DAYTONA Rising project was completed, ushering in the first ‘motorsports stadium,’ a 400-million-dollar project.
  • The first NASCAR Cup Series race held on the DAYTONA Road Course was August 16, 2020 and the event was won by Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott.

STARTS

  • A total of 39 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series points-paying race at the Daytona Road Course.
  • Driver Kaz Grala made his first career NASCAR Cup Series start at the Daytona Road Course in 2020.

POLES

  • NASCAR Cup Series Pole Qualifying was not held for the inaugural series event at the Daytona Road Course. The starting lineups were set per Metric Qualifying – Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick started from the first position.
  • During the 2020 season the NASCAR Cup Series visited two road course (Daytona and Charlotte) and both event’s starting lineups were set with Metric Qualifying. This weekend’s race will also be set by Metric Qualifying.
  • Six different active drivers have posted at least one pole on a road course in the NASCAR Cup Series.
  • Kurt Busch leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in road course poles with three – each at a different track.

Active Road Course Pole Winners in the NASCAR Cup Series

Active Road Course Pole Winners Total Sonoma Watkins Glen Charlotte
Kurt Busch 3 1 1 1
Kyle Busch 2 0 2 0
Denny Hamlin 1 0 1 0
Joey Logano 1 1 0 0
Chase Elliott 1 0 1 0
William Byron 1 0 0 1

WINS

  • Hendrick Motorsport’s driver Chase Elliott won the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona Road Course on August 16, 2020.
  • NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon leads the NASCAR Cup Series in overall road course wins with nine (Sonoma, five; Watkins Glen, four);
  • Tony Stewart has the second most road course wins all-time in the series with eight (Watkins Glen, five; Sonoma, three).
  • NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison holds the series record for the most wins at a single road course track with six victories at Riverside International Raceway (1971, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1981 sweep).
  • Seven active drivers have won at least one race on a road course in the NASCAR Cup Series.
  • Chase Elliott leads all active drivers in NASCAR Cup Series road course wins with five victories.

Active Road Course Winners in the NASCAR Cup Series

Active Road Course Winners Total Wins Sonoma Watkins Glen Charlotte Daytona
Chase Elliott 5 0 2 2 1
Kyle Busch 4 2 2 0 0
Martin Truex Jr 4 3 1 0 0
Kevin Harvick 2 1 1 0 0
Joey Logano 1 0 1 0 0
Kurt Busch 1 1 0 0 0
Ryan Blaney 1 0 0 1 0
  • Youngest & oldest race winner at the Daytona Road Course: Chase Elliott (August 16, 2020 – 24 years, 8 months and 19 days).
  • One manufacturer won in the NASCAR Cup Series at the Daytona Road Course – Chevrolet in 2020.

ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS

Runner-Up Finishes:

  • Denny Hamlin finished runner-up in the inaugural race at the Daytona Road Course in 2020.

Top-Five Finishes:

  • A total of five different drivers have finished in the top-five in the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona Road Course – 1. Chase Elliott, 2. Denny Hamlin, 3. Martin Truex Jr., 4. Jimmie Johnson, 5. Chris Buescher.

Top-10 Finishes:

  • A total of five different drivers have finished in the top-five in the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona Road Course – 1. Chase Elliott, 2. Denny Hamlin, 3. Martin Truex Jr., 4. Jimmie Johnson, 5. Chris Buescher, 6. Clint Bowyer, 7. Kaz Grala, 8. William Byron, 9. Joey Logano, 10. Michael McDowell.

LAP LEADERS

  • A total of six different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have led at least one lap at the Daytona Road Course.

All-Time Lap Leaders at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course 

Rank All-Time Drivers Laps Led Laps Completed % Led
1 Chase Elliott 34 65 52.3%
2 Denny Hamlin 16 65 24.6%
3 Martin Truex Jr 10 65 15.4%
4 Kaz Grala 3 65 4.6%
5 Joey Logano 1 65 1.5%
6 Kyle Busch 1 53 1.9%
  • Chase Elliott leads the NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at the Daytona Road Course with 34 laps led.
  • The most laps led by the race winner in a single NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona Road Course was 34 laps led Chase Elliott on August 16, 2020.
  • The fewest laps led by the race winner in a single NASCAR Cup Series race at the Daytona Road Course was 34 laps led Chase Elliott on August 16, 2020.
  • The most laps led in a single NASCAR Cup Series race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course by a driver that did not win the race was 16 laps led by Denny Hamlin in the 2020 event – he ultimately finished second in the race.

 TRACK / EVENT STATS

  • The all-time margins of victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at the Daytona Road Course:
Margin of Victory Winner Runner-Up Date
0.202 Chase Elliott Denny Hamlin Sunday, August 16, 2020

 

Daytona Road Course Inaugural Event Stats

Categories Last Race Most/Largest Fewest/Smallest
Cars: 39 39 (08/16/2020) 39 (08/16/2020)
Lead Changes: 13 13 (08/16/2020) 13 (08/16/2020)
Leaders: 6 6 (08/16/2020) 6 (08/16/2020)
Cautions: 4 4 (08/16/2020) 4 (08/16/2020)
Caution Laps: 7 7 (08/16/2020) 7 (08/16/2020)
Lead Lap Finish: 32 32 (08/16/2020) 32 (08/16/2020)
Running at Finish: 35 35 (08/16/2020) 35 (08/16/2020)

NASCAR in Florida

  • There have been 338 NASCAR national series races among 11 tracks held in the state of Florida.
Track Name City Cup Xfinity Truck Total First Year
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach 148 59 22 229 1959
Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead 22 27 25 74 1999
Daytona Beach & Road Course Daytona Beach 10 0 0 10 1949
Palm Beach Speedway W. Palm Beach 7 0 0 7 1952
Speedway Park Jacksonville 6 0 0 6 1951
DAYTONA Road Course Daytona Beach 1 1 1 3 2020
Volusia County Speedway Barberville 0 4 0 4 1989
Walt Disney World Speedway Orlando 0 0 2 2 1997
Five Flags Speedway Pensacola 1 0 0 1 1953
Golden Gate Speedway Tampa 1 0 0 1 1963
Titusville-Cocoa Speedway Titusville 1 0 0 1 1957
Total 197 91 50 338

NASCAR DRIVERS IN FLORIDA

  • A total of 186 drivers in NASCAR’s three national series have their home state recorded as Florida.
  • There have been 12 race winners with their home state recorded as Florida in NASCAR’s three national series; totaling 97 victories among them:
Driver Cup Xfinity Truck Combined
1 Fireball Roberts 33 0 0 33
2 LeeRoy Yarbrough 14 0 0 14
3 Marshall Teague 7 0 0 7
4 Joe Nemechek 4 16 0 20
5 Aric Almirola 2 3 2 7
6 Bobby Johns 2 0 0 2
7 David Reutimann 2 1 1 4
8 Shorty Rollins 1 0 0 1
9 Ross Chastain 0 2 3 5
10 Rick Wilson 0 2 0 2
11 Joey Coulter 0 0 1 1
12 Ben Kennedy 0 0 1 1
Total 65 24 8 97

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