Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY

Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, going into the Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY on Sunday, May 4 at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY-SPECIFIC LOOP DATA STATISTICS

(Drivers are listed in alphabetical order; Loop Data stats in the below section are from 2005-Present)

Christopher Bell

(No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• Three top fives, three top 10s
• Average Finish of 13.667, seventh-best
• Average Running Position of 18.302, 13th-best
• Driver Rating of 76.8, 13th-best
• 809 Laps in the Top 15 (43.1%), 22nd-most

Ryan Blaney

(No. 12 Team Penske Ford)

• Four top fives, eight top 10s; one pole
• Average Finish of 17.375, 12th-best
• Average Running Position of 13.990, 10th-best
• Driver Rating of 92.9, fifth-best
• 3,556 Laps in the Top 15 (68.6%), seventh-most

Chase Briscoe

(No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• One top five, three top 10s
• Average Finish of 9.000, series-best
• Average Running Position of 15.019, 12th-best
• Driver Rating of 76.5, 14th-best
• 669 Laps in the Top 15 (55.2%), 24th-most

Kyle Busch

(No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet)

• Four wins, 14 top fives, 19 top 10s; one pole
• Average Finish of 12.235, fifth-best
• Average Running Position of 12.189, fourth-best
• Driver Rating of 98.8, second-best
• 7,771 Laps in the Top 15 (69.3%), second-most

William Byron

(No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

• One win, three top fives, six top 10s
• Average Finish of 11.200, third-best
• Average Running Position of 11.099, series-best
• Driver Rating of 95.1, fourth-best
• 2,434 Laps in the Top 15 (75.6%), 12th-most

Chase Elliott

(No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

• One win, three top fives, seven top 10s
• Average Finish of 12.214, fourth-best
• Average Running Position of 12.515, sixth-best
• Driver Rating of 92.2, seventh-best
• 3,345 Laps in the Top 15 (74.1%), ninth-most

Denny Hamlin

(No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• Three wins, eight top fives, 16 top 10s
• Average Finish of 13.824, ninth-best
• Average Running Position of 13.670, ninth-best
• Driver Rating of 90.0, ninth-best
• 7,379 Laps in the Top 15 (65.8%), fourth-most

Erik Jones

(No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota)

• Three top fives, seven top 10s
• Average Finish of 12.308, sixth-best
• Average Running Position of 12.183, third-best
• Driver Rating of 88.6, 11th-best
• 2,932 Laps in the Top 15 (69.5%), 10th-most

Brad Keselowski

(No. 6 RFK Racing Ford)

• Seven top fives, 14 top 10s; two poles
• Average Finish of 15.276, 11th-best
• Average Running Position of 15.512, 12th-best
• Driver Rating of 87.1, 12th-best
• 5,409 Laps in the Top 15 (56.7%), sixth-most

Kyle Larson

(No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

• One win, four top fives, six top 10s; one pole
• Average Finish of 18.765, 13th-best
• Average Running Position of 13.632, eighth-best
• Driver Rating of 92.0, eighth-best
• 3,547 Laps in the Top 15 (64.2%), eighth-most

Joey Logano

(No. 22 Team Penske Ford)

• One win, 12 top fives, 15 top 10s
• Average Finish of 13.759, eighth-best
• Average Running Position of 14.470, 11th-best
• Driver Rating of 89.1, 10th-best
• 5,745 Laps in the Top 15 (60.2%), fifth-most

Tyler Reddick

(No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota)

• One win, three top fives, four top 10s
• Average Finish of 9.333, second-best
• Average Running Position of 11.191, second-best
• Driver Rating of 100.5, series-best
• 1,349 Laps in the Top 15 (71.8%), third-most

2025 TOP 16 IN THE CUP DRIVER STANDINGS AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

* – Based on last 36 races at Texas Motor Speedway (2005 – 2024).

TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY – STATS & TIDBITS

EVENT & TRACK SPECIFICS

Season Race #: 11 of 36 (May 4, 2025)

The Purse: $11,055,250

Race Length: 267 laps / 400.5 miles

Stage 1 Length: 80 laps (ends on Lap 80)

Stage 2 Length: 85 laps (ends on Lap 165)

Final Stage Length: 102 laps (ends on Lap 267)

Track Size: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval

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

TRACK QUALIFYING & RACE RECORDS

Track Qualifying Record:

Kurt Busch, Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, 200.915 mph, 26.877 secs., November 3, 2017

2024 Pole Winner:

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 190.369 mph, 28.366 secs., April 13, 2024

Track Race Record: 

Greg Biffle, RFK Racing Ford, 160.577 mph, (03:07:12), November 14, 2012

2024 Race Winner: 

Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 116.492 mph, (03:33:14), April 14, 2024

HISTORY

• Construction on Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) began in 1995 just outside the Dallas/Fort-Worth area of Texas.
• The first NASCAR national series race at Texas Motor Speedway was a NASCAR Xfinity Series event on April 5, 1997. The race was won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin driving an RFK Racing Ford (122.993 mph).
• The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway was on April 6, 1997, and the race was won by Jeff Burton in an RFK Racing Ford (125.111 mph).
• Texas Motor Speedway underwent its first repave between the 2001 and 2002 NASCAR Cup Series seasons.
• In 2011, the spring NASCAR Cup Series race was moved from Sunday to Saturday night under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway. The 2017 season marked the first year it was moved back to a Sunday afternoon race.
• Texas Motor Speedway hosted its first NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race on November 6, 2005 – the postseason race won by RFK Racing driver Carl Edwards (151.055 mph).
• Texas Motor Speedway underwent its second repave between the 2016 and 2017 NASCAR Cup Series 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).
• The 2021 season marked the first time the track hosted the NASCAR All-Star Race instead of the points-paying spring event. Texas Motor Speedway hosted the NASCAR All-Star Race in 2021 and in 2022 instead of spring race.
• Texas Motor Speedway has hosted one NASCAR Cup Series race from 1997 – 2004 and two races per year from 2005 – 2020.
• In 2021 and 2022, the track hosted the NASCAR All-Star Race and one point-paying Playoff race.
• Since 2023, the NASCAR Cup Series has only competed at Texas Motor Speedway once a season.
• In total, Texas Motor Speedway has hosted 44 NASCAR Cup Series races from 1997 – 2024.

STARTS

• A total of 189 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
• A total of 154 drivers have competed in more than one Cup race at Texas.
• Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Texas Motor Speedway with 39 appearances.
• Top five in Cup Series Texas Motor Speedway starts (all-time): Kevin Harvick (39), Kurt Busch (37), Ryan Newman (36), Jimmie Johnson (36) and Martin Truex Jr. (35).
• Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch lead all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in starts at Texas Motor Speedway with 34 each.
• Top five in Cup Series Texas starts (active): Denny Hamlin (34), Kyle Busch (34), Brad Keselowski (29), Joey Logano (29) and Michael McDowell (26).
• Seven drivers have made their first NASCAR Cup Series career start at Texas Motor Speedway; the most recent was John Hunter Nemechek in 2019.

• Of the seven drivers that made their first career NASCAR Cup Series start at Texas Motor Speedway, Trevor Bayne posted the best finish in his series debut, with a 17th-place finish on November 7, 2010.
• Ty Gibbs leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position with a 7.333 in three starts.

Top 10 in Average Starting Position in the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas (All-Time & Active)

• Martin Truex Jr. leads the Cup Series in the most starts at Texas without visiting Victory Lane at 35 starts.
• Brad Keselowski leads the Cup Series among active drivers with the most NASCAR Cup Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway without visiting Victory Lane at 29 starts; followed by Michael McDowell with 26 starts.

POLES

• A total of 27 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won the pole at Texas Motor Speedway.
• A total of 11 of the 27 Cup Series Texas pole winners have won multiple poles at the 1.5-mile speedway.
• The inaugural Pole Qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway in 1997 was cancelled due to weather conditions – NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett started the race from the first starting position. He finished the race runner-up.
• Jeremy Mayfield was the first NASCAR Cup Series pole winner at Texas Motor Speedway in 1998 with a speed of 185.906 mph, driving the Team Penske No. 12 Ford.
• Kurt Busch leads the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Texas Motor Speedway with three (Spring 2015, Playoffs 2017, Spring 2018).
• Brad Keselowski leads all active drivers in NASCAR Cup Series poles at Texas with two (2015, 2022).
• This weekend, six of the 27 NASCAR Cup Series Texas Motor Speedway pole winners are active.

• Three drivers have won consecutive poles at Texas Motor Speedway: Bobby Labonte (2003 and 2004), Ryan Newman (2005 sweep) and Kurt Busch (2017 and 2018).
• Youngest Texas Cup Series pole winner: Brian Vickers (Nov. 5, 2006 – 23 years, 0 months, 12 days).
• Oldest Texas Cup Series pole winner: Bill Elliott (April 8, 2002 – 46 years, 6 months, 0 days).
• David Ragan (April 9, 2011) and Martin Truex Jr. (November 4, 2007) are the only two drivers who have posted their first career NASCAR Cup Series pole at Texas Motor Speedway.
• In total 12 different organizations have won a NASCAR Cup Series pole at Texas Motor Speedway.

• Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Texas Motor Speedway with eight poles among six drivers: – Terry Labonte (2000), Brian Vickers (2006), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2008), Jeff Gordon (2008, 2009), Jimmie Johnson (2012, 2019) and Kyle Larson (2024).
• Four different manufacturers have won a NASCAR Cup Series pole at Texas Motor Speedway; led by Chevrolet with 16 poles, and followed by Ford (13), Toyota (six) and Dodge (four).
• The most consecutive poles won by a manufacturer at Texas Motor Speedway in the Cup Series is four straight by Chevrolet (2006-2008) and Ford (2017-2018).
• Three drivers have won Cup Series poles at Texas Motor Speedway in multiple manufacturers:

o   Carl Edwards – Ford (2013), Toyota (2016)

o   Kurt Busch – Chevrolet (2015), Ford (2017, 2018)

o   Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet (2007), Toyota (2012)

 WINS

• A total of 24 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Texas Motor Speedway.
• A total of nine of the 24 Cup Series Texas winners have won multiple times at the 1.5-mile track.
• The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway was on April 6, 1997, and the race was won by Jeff Burton in an RFK Racing Ford (125.111 mph).
• This weekend, eight of the 24 NASCAR Cup Series Texas Motor Speedway race winners are active.

• Jimmie Johnson leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Texas Motor Speedway with seven victories (2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 sweep and 2017) in 35 starts – winning percentage of 20%.
• Kyle Busch leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in wins at Texas Motor Speedway with four victories (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020).
• Three 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).
• Jeff Burton (April 6, 1997) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (April 2, 2000) are the only two drivers to win in their first career NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
• Youngest Cup Series Texas winner: Joey Logano (April 7, 2014 – 23 years, 10 months, 14 days).
• Oldest Cup Series Texas winner: Dale Jarrett (April 1, 2001 – 44 years, 4 months, 6 days).
• A total of 19 different starting positions on the grid have led to victories in the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway.
• The third starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series, producing more wins (eight) than any other starting position (18.1%) – most recently: Kevin Harvick’s win in the 2018 Playoff race.
• Five of the 44 NASCAR Cup Series races (11.36%) at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from the pole or first starting position, the most recent was Kyle Larson’s win on 10/17/21.
• Five different drivers have won a NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway from the pole or first starting position: Kasey Kahne (2006), Jimmie Johnson (2012), Kyle Busch (2013), Kevin Harvick (2019) and Kyle Larson (2021).
• Eight of the 44 NASCAR Cup Series races (18.1%) at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from the front row: five from the first starting position (11.36%) and three from the second starting position (6.81%).

NASCAR Cup Series Wins by Starting Positions at Texas Motor Speedway

• The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Texas Motor Speedway is 31st, by Matt Kenseth in 2002.
• The deepest in the field that an active race winner has started at Texas Motor Speedway is 30th, by Denny Hamlin in 2010.
• A total of nine different organizations have won a NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

• Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Texas Motor Speedway with 12 victories among six drivers: Terry Labonte (Spring 1999), Jeff Gordon (Spring 2009), Jimmie Johnson (Playoffs 2007, Playoffs 2012, Playoffs 2013, Playoffs 2014, Spring 2015, Playoffs 2015, Spring 2017), Kyle Larson (2021), William Byron (2023) and Chase Elliott (2024).
• Four different manufacturers have won a NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, led by Chevrolet with 18 wins; followed by Ford (15), Toyota (eight) and Dodge (three).
• Two NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Texas Motor Speedway in two different manufacturers: Jeff Burton (1997 – Ford; 2007 – Chevrolet) and Carl Edwards (2005, 2008 sweep – Ford; 2016 – Toyota).
• Chevrolet is currently riding a streak of four consecutive Cup Series wins at Texas Motor Speedway, the longest streak of consecutive wins by a manufacturer at the track – 2021-2024.

ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS

Runner-Up Finishes:

• A total of 24 different drivers have finished runner-up in the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway.
• Jimmie Johnson leads the series in runner-up finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with five second-place finishes.
• Brad Keselowski leads all active Cup drivers in runner-up finishes at Texas with three.

Top Five in Runner-Up Finishes at Texas Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Top-Five Finishes:

• A total of 54 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished in the top-five at Texas Motor Speedway.
• Jimmie Johnson leads the NASCAR Cup Series in top-five finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 16 top fives.
• Kyle Busch leads all active Cup drivers in top-five finishes at Texas with 14 top fives.

Top Five in Top-Five Finishes at Texas Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)

 Top-10 Finishes:

• A total of 73 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished in the top-10 at Texas Motor Speedway.
• Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in top-10 finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 25 top 10s.
• Kyle Busch leads all active Cup Series drivers in top-10 finishes at Texas with 19.

Top Five in Top-10 Finishes at Texas Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Average Finish:

• Chase Briscoe (four starts) leads the Cup Series in average finishing position at Texas with a 9.0.

Top 10 in Average Finishing Position at Texas Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)

LAP LEADERS & LEAD CHANGES

• A total of 95 different drivers have led at least one lap at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson (36 starts) leads the Cup Series in laps led at Texas Motor Speedway with 1,152 laps led.
• Kyle Busch (34 starts) leads all active drivers in the Cup Series in laps led at Texas with 1,069; Busch ranks second on the all-time list as well.
• The most laps led in a single NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas by the race winner is 278 of the scheduled 339 laps (82%) by Tony Stewart on November 5, 2006 – he started eighth and won.
• The most laps led by a driver that did not win in a single NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas is 312 of the scheduled 334 laps (93.4%) by Brad Keselowski on November 8, 2015; he started from the pole and finished second.
• The fewest laps led in a single NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas by the race winner is one lap, the final lap of the scheduled 334 by Jeff Burton on April 15, 2007 – he started second and won.
• Last season’s NASCAR Cup Series race winner at Texas Motor Speedway, Chase Elliott, led 39 laps en route to the victory.
• The most leaders in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is 19 different leaders on September 25, 2022. Last season’s race had 13 different leaders.
•  The fewest leaders in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is four different leaders on November 8, 2009.

Top 10 Laps Leaders in the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas (All-Time & Active)

• The most lead changes in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is 36 lead changes on September 25, 2022. Last season’s race had 23 lead changes.
• The fewest lead changes in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is eight lead changes on October 17, 2021.
• Twice the NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway has concluded with a last lap pass for the win:

o   April 15, 2007 – Jeff Burton passed Matt Kenseth for the win on the final lap.

o   April 7, 2014 – Joey Logano passed Jeff Gordon for the win on the final lap.

FEMALE COMPETITORS

• Two female drivers have made NASCAR Cup Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway: Shawna Robinson and Danica Patrick
• Danica Patrick holds the series record for best finish at Texas Motor Speedway by a female competitor with a 16th-place finish (twice: Spring 2015, Playoffs 2015).

TRACK / EVENT STATS

• Since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993, the closest Margin of Victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway was the April 4, 2004 race won by Elliott Sadler with a Margin of Victory of 0.028-second over second-place Kasey Kahne.

Top Five Closest Margin of Victories in the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas:

Top Five Largest Margin of Victories in the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas:

• A total of seven of the 44 Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway have resulted in NASCAR Overtime:

• Of the 44 NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, only one has been shortened from its originally scheduled distance due to weather – the 2016 Playoff race.

• Weather has postponed the NASCAR Cup Series Texas race to another date three times:

• Qualifying has been cancelled five times in the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas for the reasons indicated:

NASCAR IN TEXAS

• There have been 163 NASCAR national series points-paying races among four tracks in the state of Texas.

• The first NASCAR national series race held in the state of Texas was a NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas. The event was held on December 7, 1969 and it was won by Bobby Isaac (Dodge).

TEXANS IN NASCAR

• A total of 98 different drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Texas.
• A total of 10 different drivers from Texas have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Terry Labonte leads all Texas drivers with 34 NASCAR national series wins.

Winners from Texas:

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