Thursday, April 5, 2018

Texas Motor Speedway Track Facts: 2018 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500

Kevin Harvick won for the first time at Texas last fall. He's favored to do so again Sunday.


Driver
Races
Poles
Wins
Top Fives
Top 10s
DNFs
Average Finish
Driver Rating
 
 
1
Kyle Busch
24
1
2
11
12
0
12.0
100.5
 
2
Martin Truex Jr
25
2
0
4
14
3
13.1
95.5
 
3
Ryan Blaney
6
0
0
0
1
2
24.0
76.6
 
4
Joey Logano
19
0
1
8
9
1
15.4
85.5
 
5
Brad Keselowski
19
1
0
5
8
0
15.1
88.7
 
6
Denny Hamlin
24
0
2
6
12
0
12.2
90.0
 
7
Kevin Harvick
30
1
1
8
18
1
11.4
93.0
 
8
Clint Bowyer
24
0
0
3
10
2
16.1
84.6
 
9
Kyle Larson
9
0
0
2
3
2
18.3
88.8
 
10
Kurt Busch
30
2
1
3
17
2
15.1
88.4
 
11
Aric Almirola
14
0
0
0
1
0
19.8
65.6
 
12
Erik Jones
3
0
0
0
1
0
14.7
82.8
 
13
Austin Dillon
10
1
0
0
0
1
23.0
68.9
 
14
Alex Bowman
5
0
0
0
0
2
32.2
48.5
 
15
Paul Menard
23
0
0
1
3
3
21.8
68.3
 
16
Ryan Newman
29
2
1
3
6
3
18.7
73.5
 
* – Based on last 26 races at Texas Motor Speedway (2005 – 2017).


The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2018 Top Loop Data Leaders

Texas Motor Speedway
Statistical Categories:
Leaders
Loop Data
Driver Rating
Jimmie Johnson
105.5
Average Running Position
Chase Elliott
9.733
Laps Led
Jimmie Johnson
1,041 laps (12.0%)
Laps in the Top 15
Jimmie Johnson
75.6% (6,553 laps)
Fastest Laps Run
Jimmie Johnson
697 laps (8.0%)
Green Flag Passes
Jamie McMurray
2,139
Quality Passes
Denny Hamlin
972
Green Flag Speed
Chase Elliott
174.380 mph
* The above stats are based on Loop Data from 2005 - 2017


Texas Motor Speedway Data
Season Race #: 07 of 36 (04-08-18)
Track Size: 1.5-mile
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
Race Length: 334 laps / 501 miles
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 85 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 164 laps

Top 10 Active Driver Ratings at Texas
Jimmie Johnson........................ 105.5
Kyle Busch............................... 100.5
Chase Elliott............................... 97.1
Martin Truex Jr........................... 95.5
Kevin Harvick............................. 93.0
Denny Hamlin............................. 90.0
Kyle Larson................................ 88.8
Brad Keselowski......................... 88.7
Kurt Busch................................. 88.4
Joey Logano............................... 85.5
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2017 races (26 total) among active drivers at Texas Motor Speedway.

Qualifying/Race Data
2017 pole winner:
Kevin Harvick, Ford
198.405 mph, 27.217 secs. 04-07-17

2017 race winner:
Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
147.137 mph, (03:24:18), 04-09-17

Track qualifying record:
Kurt Busch, Ford
200.915 mph, 26.877 secs. 11-03-17

Track race record:
Greg Biffle, Ford
160.577 mph, (3:07:12), 11-14-12

Texas Motor Speedway:
History
·        Construction on Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) began in 1995.
·        The first NASCAR national series race at TMS was a NASCAR Xfinity Series event on April 5, 1997 – won by Mark Martin.
·        The first Monster Energy NASCAR 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 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was moved from Sunday to Saturday night under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway. 2017 marked the first season it was moved back to a Sunday afternoon race.
·        Texas Motor Speedway hosted its first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race on November 6, 2005 – won by Carl Edwards.
·        The track underwent its second repave between the 2016 and 2017 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).
·       There have been 34 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one event from 1997 - 2004 and two races per year since 2005.

Starts
·        156 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas; 129 in more than one.
·        Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch lead the series in starts at Texas Motor Speedway with 30 each.
·        Steve Park (five starts) leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Texas with an 8.000.
·        Jimmie Johnson leads all active MENCS drivers in average starting position at Texas Motor Speedway with an 9.414.
·        Six drivers have made their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career start at Texas Motor Speedway: Adam Petty (2000), Jay Sauter (2002), Brad Keselowski (2008), Trevor Bayne (2010), David Starr (2011) and Parker Kligerman (2013).

Poles
·        The inaugural Busch Pole Qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway in 1997 was cancelled due to weather conditions – Dale Jarrett started the race from the first starting position.
·        Jeremy Mayfield was the first Busch Pole Award winner in 1998 at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 185.906 mph.
·        24 drivers have won Busch Pole Awards at Texas Motor Speedway, led by Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart and Martin Truex Jr. with two each.
·        Two drivers have won consecutive Busch poles at Texas Motor Speedway: Bobby Labonte (2003 and 2004) and Ryan Newman (2005 sweep).
·        Youngest Texas Busch Pole winner: Brian Vickers (11/05/2006 – 23 years, 0 months, 12 days).
·        Oldest Texas Busch Pole winner: Bill Elliott (4/08/2002 – 46 years, 6 months, 0 days).
·        David Ragan (4/09/2011) and Martin Truex Jr. (11/04/2007) posted their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Awards at Texas Motor Speedway.    

Wins
·        A total of 19 different Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Texas Motor Speedway from 1997-2017.
·        Jimmie Johnson leads the series in wins at Texas with seven victories (2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 sweep and 2017) in 29 starts – a winning percentage of 24.1%.
·        Eight drivers have multiple wins at Texas Motor Speedway:  Jimmie Johnson (seven), Carl Edwards (four), Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart each have two.
·        Three Monster Energy 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).
·        Roush Fenway Racing and Hendrick Motorsports lead the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Texas Motor Speedway with nine each; followed by Joe Gibbs Racing with six. 
·        Youngest Texas winner: Joey Logano (04/07/2014 – 23 years, 10 months, 14 days).
·        Oldest Texas winner: Dale Jarrett (04/01/2001 – 44 years, 4 months, 6 days).
·        Three of the 34 (9%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from the Busch Pole: Kasey Kahne (2006), Jimmie Johnson (2012) and Kyle Busch (2013). 
·        Six of the 34 (18%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway have been won from the front row: three from first starting position and three from the second starting position.
·        The third starting position is the most proficient starting spot in the field at Texas Motor Speedway, producing more wins than any other starting position with seven – most recently: Kevin Harvick’s win in last season’s Playoff race.
·        The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Texas Motor Speedway is 31st, by Matt Kenseth in 2002.
·        Jeff Burton (4/06/1997) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (4/02/2000) won their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career race at Texas Motor Speedway.
·        All nine active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers who have won at Texas Motor Speedway participated in at least two or more races before visiting Victory Lane - Ryan Newman won in his second appearance at TMS. 
·        Four of the nine active winning drivers made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Texas Motor Speedway: Kevin Harvick (29), Kyle Busch (15), Kurt Busch (13), and Joey Logano (11).
·        Jamie McMurray leads the series among active drivers with the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway without visiting Victory Lane at 28; followed by Martin Truex Jr. (25) and Clint Bowyer (24).
·        Four different manufacturers have won a MENCS race at Texas, led by Chevrolet and Ford (13 wins each); followed by Toyota (five) and Dodge (three).
·        One Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver has won at Texas Motor Speedway in two different manufacturers: Jeff Burton (1997 – Ford; 2007 – Chevrolet)


Additional Finishing Positions
·        Jimmie Johnson leads the series in runner-up finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with five; followed by Matt Kenseth with four. 
·        Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-five finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 15; followed by Matt Kenseth (14), Kyle Busch (11) and Jeff Gordon (9). 
·        Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-10 finishes at Texas Motor Speedway with 21; followed by Matt Kenseth (19), Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick (18 each).
·        Chase Elliott (four starts) leads the series in average finish at Texas with a 6.5.
·        Three active drivers with more than one start at Texas have a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series average finish inside the top 10: Chase Elliott (6.5), Jimmie Johnson (8.8) and Kevin Harvick (11.4).

Track / Event Specific Stats
·        Since the advent of electronic scoring, the closest margin of victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway is the (4/4/2004) race won by Elliott Sadler with a MOV of 0.028 over second-place Kasey Kahne.
·        There have been five Monster Energy Series races at Texas Motor Speedway that have resulted with NASCAR Overtime:
Date
Scheduled No. Of Laps
Actual No. Of Laps
NASCAR Overtime
Winner
Runner-Up
11/2/2014
334
341
7
Jimmie Johnson
Kevin Harvick
4/7/2014
334
340
6
Joey Logano
Jeff Gordon
11/4/2012
334
335
1
Jimmie Johnson
Brad Keselowski
4/6/2008
334
339
5
Carl Edwards
Jimmie Johnson
11/5/2006
334
339
5
Tony Stewart
Jimmie Johnson

·        Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions twice in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway; the inaugural event in 1997 and the spring race of 2007.
·        The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas has been rain-shortened only once:
Date
Scheduled No. Of Laps
Actual No. Of Laps
Fewer No. of Laps
Winner
Runner-Up
11/6/2016
334
293
-41
Carl Edwards
Joey Logano

·        Weather has postponed the Monster Energy Series Texas race to another date twice:
o   Spring 2014 race (scheduled for 04/06 but was run on 04/07) Winner: Joey Logano
o   Spring 2010 race (scheduled for 04/18 but was run on 04/19) Winner: Denny Hamlin  
·        Jimmie Johnson leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Texas Motor Speedway with 1,041 laps led in 29 starts.
·        Top five active MENCS Texas lap leaders: Jimmie Johnson (1,041), Kyle Busch (748), Martin Truex Jr. (595), Brad Keselowski (589), Joey Logano (376). 


Female Competitor Stats
·        Two female drivers have made Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway: Shawna Robinson and Danica Patrick
Date
Driver
Starting Position
Finishing Position
Driver Rating
11/5/2017
Danica Patrick
14
17
67.3
4/9/2017
Danica Patrick
19
24
59.5
11/6/2016
Danica Patrick
22
24
55.1
4/11/2016
Danica Patrick
26
21
57.7
11/8/2015
Danica Patrick
11
16
69.6
4/11/2015
Danica Patrick
21
16
74.9
11/2/2014
Danica Patrick
27
36
42.4
4/7/2014
Danica Patrick
24
27
53.2
11/3/2013
Danica Patrick
30
25
49.2
4/13/2013
Danica Patrick
42
28
42.9
11/4/2012
Danica Patrick
32
24
61.4
Averages
24.4
23.5
57.6
     
Date
Driver
Starting Position
Finishing Position
 
4/8/2002
Shawna Robinson
16
36
 


NASCAR in Texas
·        There have been 117 NASCAR national series races among three tracks in the state of Texas.
Track Name
City
Monster Energy
Xfinity
Camping World
Total Races
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth
34
34
40
108
Texas World Speedway
College Station
8
0
0
8
Meyer Speedway
Houston
1
0
0
1
TOTALS
 
43
34
40
117
·        The first NASCAR national series race held in the state of Texas was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas. The event was held on December 7, 1969 and it was won by Bobby Isaac (Dodge).  

Texas Drivers in NASCAR
·        87 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Texas.
·        10 drivers from Texas have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series.
Driver
MENCS
NXS
NCWTS
Combined
Terry Labonte
22
11
1
34
Bobby Labonte
21
10
1
32
A.J. Foyt
7
0
0
7
Billy Wade
4
0
0
4
Chris Buescher
1
3
0
4
Bobby Hillin Jr
1
2
0
3
Johnny Rutherford
1
0
0
1
James Buescher
0
1
6
7
David Starr
0
0
4
4
Colin Braun
0
0
1
1
·        Seven of the 10 Texas native NASCAR national series winners have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series; led by Terry Labonte with 22 wins.


Date
Track
Pole Winner
Stage 1 Winner
Stage 2 Winner
Stage 3 Winner
Race Winner
OEM
2/18/2018
Daytona
Alex Bowman
Kurt Busch
Ryan Blaney
N/A
Austin Dillon
Chevrolet
2/25/2018
Atlanta
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
3/4/2018
Las Vegas
Ryan Blaney
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
3/11/2018
ISM
Martin Truex Jr
Kyle Busch
Kurt Busch
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
3/18/2018
Auto Club
Martin Truex Jr
Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr.
N/A
Martin Truex Jr
Toyota
3/26/2018
Martinsville
None-Weather
Denny Hamlin
Ryan Blaney 
N/A
Clint Bowyer 
Ford 
4/8/2018
Texas
      
4/15/2018
Bristol






4/21/2018
Richmond
      
4/29/2018
Talladega






5/6/2018
Dover
      
5/12/2018
Kansas






5/19/2018
All-Star Open
      
5/19/2018
All-Star Race






5/27/2018
Charlotte
      
6/3/2018
Pocono






6/10/2018
Michigan
      
6/24/2018
Sonoma






7/1/2018
Chicagoland
      
7/7/2018
Daytona






7/14/2018
Kentucky
      
7/22/2018
New Hampshire






7/29/2018
Pocono
      
8/5/2018
Watkins Glen






8/12/2018
Michigan
      
8/18/2018
Bristol






9/2/2018
Darlington
      
9/9/2018
Indianapolis






9/16/2018
Las Vegas
      
9/22/2018
Richmond






9/30/2018
Charlotte
      
10/7/2018
Dover






10/14/2018
Talladega
      
10/21/2018
Kansas






10/28/2018
Martinsville
      
11/4/2018
Texas






11/11/2018
ISM
      
11/18/2018
Homestead-Miami









Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - Milestones
STARTS
Driver: Martin Truex Jr.
Has
Needs
Milestone:
447
3
Truex will become the 51st driver to make 450 or more Monster Energy Series starts.
WINS
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
83
1
Tie Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip for fourth on the all-time series wins list.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
43
1
Tie Bill Elliott for 16th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
Driver: Kevin Harvick
Has
Needs
Milestone:
40
3
Tie Kyle Busch for 17th on the all-time MENCS wins list.
Driver: Denny Hamlin
Has
Needs
Milestone:
31
1
To tie Dale Jarrett for 24th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
Driver: Kurt Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
29
2
Tie Denny Hamlin for 25th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
POLES
Driver: Ryan Newman
Has
Needs
Milestone:
51
3
Tie Bill Elliott for eighth on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
35
1
To tie Rusty Wallace for 18th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.
Driver: Kasey Kahne
Has
Needs
Milestone:
27
2
To tie Ricky Rudd for 24th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
28
1
To tie Ricky Rudd for 24th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.


Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - Milestones Cont.
Second-Place Finishes
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
46
2
Tie Lee Petty for 11th on the all-time series second-place finishes list.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
43
1
Tie Tony Stewart for 13th on the all-time series second-place finishes list.
Top Fives
Driver: Kevin Harvick
Has
Needs
Milestone:
172
3
Tie Bill Elliott (175) for 20th on the all-time Monster Energy Series top fives list.
Top 10s
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
246
4
To become the 26th series driver all-time to post 250 or more top 10s
Laps Led
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
18,663
337
Needs 337 laps led to become the ninth driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 19,000 laps.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
14,613
387
Needs 387 laps led to become the 10th driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 15,000 laps.
Driver: Kevin Harvick
Has
Needs
Milestone:
11,524
476
Needs 476 laps led to become the 15th driver all-time in the MENCS to lead 12,000 laps.
Driver: Kurt Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
8,951
49
Needs 49 laps led to become the 20th driver all-time in the MENCS to lead 9,000 laps.
Driver: Martin Truex Jr.
Has
Needs
Milestone:
6,662
338
Needs 338 laps led to become the 29th driver all-time in the MENCS to lead 7,000 laps.

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