Statistical Advance: Analyzing the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound

HISTORY

• There like been 35 NASCAR All-Superstar Races – 34 like been held at Charlotte Motor Speedway and one used to be held at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
• The first NASCAR All-Superstar Bound used to be held on Would possibly maybe simply 25, 1985 at Charlotte Motor Speedway; the non-points event used to be acquired by NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip (Buick).
• In 1986, the event used to be held at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and acquired by Bill Elliott (Ford).
• The 1986 season used to be also the first 365 days for what’s now may maybe presumably well well be named the NASCAR Initiate. There like been 38 Initiate events, one per 365 days since 1986; moreover in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2015 it used to be held as two events with the winners transferring on to the All-Superstar Bound.
• This season marks the first time the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound and Initiate will be held at Bristol Motor Speedway.

STARTS

• A crammed with 103 diversified NASCAR Cup Series drivers like competed in on the very least one NASCAR All-Superstar Bound; 86 diversified drivers like competed in bigger than one.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Designate Martin leads the sequence in NASCAR All-Superstar Bound appearances with 24 starts.
• Kevin Harvick leads all active drivers in NASCAR All-Superstar Bound appearances with 19 starts.
• The All-Superstar Bound has featured a self-discipline that has ranged from 10 drivers in 1986 to 27 in 2002. Last season’s self-discipline had 19 members and this weekend’s event is waiting for 20 members.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Davey Allison leads the sequence in average starting space within the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound with a 3.857 in seven starts
• Kyle Busch leads all active drivers in average starting space within the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound with a 5.357 in 14 starts.

Top 10 in Moderate Initiating Space within the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound (All-Time & Active)

POLES

• A crammed with 19 diversified drivers like acquired the Busch Pole Award for the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound; six of 19 are active this week.

• Terry Labonte acquired the inaugural Busch Pole Award for the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound in 1985 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
• Bill Elliott leads the sequence in NASCAR All-Superstar Bound poles with four (1987, 1997, 1998 and 2000).
• Kyle Busch (2008, 2011 and 2012) and Matt Kenseth (2002, 2007, 2018) leads all active drivers in NASCAR All-Superstar Bound poles with three each.
• Four drivers like acquired consecutive Busch poles for the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound: Davey Allison (1991, 1992) Bill Elliott (1997, 1998), Kyle Busch (2011, 2012) and Carl Edwards (2013, 2014).
• Three drivers started from the first starting space nevertheless did no longer remove the pole attributable to Qualifying being cancelled: Bill Elliott (2003), Kurt Busch (2010) and Kevin Harvick (2016).

WINS

• A crammed with 24 diversified drivers like acquired the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound; eight of the 24 are active this week.

• NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip acquired the inaugural NASCAR All-Superstar Bound in 1985 at a median flee of 161.184 mph.
• Seven of 24 NASCAR All-Superstar Bound winners like a couple of victories; led by Jimmie Johnson with four wins (2003, 2006, 2012 and 2013).
• Dale Earnhardt (1987, 1990 and 1993) and Jeff Gordon (1995, 1997 and 2001) are the true three-time winners of the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound.
• Davey Allison (1991 and 1992), Terry Labonte (1988 and 1999), Designate Martin (1998 and 2005) and Kevin Harvick (2007, 2018) are the true other drivers to put up a couple of victories within the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound.
• Davey Allison (1991, 1992) and Jimmie Johnson (2012, 2013) are the true drivers to ever remove consecutive NASCAR All-Superstar Races.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2000) and Ryan Newman (2002) are the true two drivers to remove the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound in their rookie season.
• Jeff Gordon is the youngest winner of the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound at 23 years, 9 months and 18 days (1995).
• Designate Martin is the oldest NASCAR All-Superstar Bound winner at 46 years, 4 months and 12 days (2005).
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the true driver to remove the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound (2000), the NASCAR Initiate (2012) and the Fan Vote (2011).
• Kasey Kahne is the true driver to remove the Fan Vote and high-tail on to remove the All-Superstar slide within the the same season (2008).
• Ryan Newman (2002) and Kyle Larson (2019) are the true two drivers to remove a NASCAR Initiate event and high-tail on to remove the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound within the the same season.

Five drivers like acquired the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound and the NASCAR Cup Series championship within the the same 365 days: Darrell Waltrip (1985), Dale Earnhardt (1987, 1990, 1993), Rusty Wallace (1989), Jeff Gordon (1995, 1997, 2001) and Jimmie Johnson (2006, 2013).

• A crammed with 15 diversified organizations like acquired the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound.
• Hendrick Motorsports leads the sequence in NASCAR All-Superstar Bound wins with eight: Jimmie Johnson (four: 2003, 2006, 2012, 2013), Jeff Gordon (three: 1995, 1997, 2001) and Terry Labonte (1999).
• The NASCAR All-Superstar Bound has been acquired from the first starting space five cases; the first three got right here in consecutive years: Dale Earnhardt (1990), Davey Allison (1991 and 1992), Kurt Busch (2010) and Denny Hamlin (2015). Four of the five like been from the pole, Kurt Busch acquired from the first starting space in 2010, nevertheless Qualifying used to be cancelled for that event attributable to climate.
• The first, 2nd and fourth starting positions are the three most proficient starting positions within the self-discipline, producing more winners (five winners each) than any other starting positions within the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound – newest used to be Kevin Harvick’s victory in 2018 from the fourth starting space.

NASCAR All-Superstar Bound Wins by Initiating Positions

• The deepest within the self-discipline a NASCAR All-Superstar slide winner has started used to be 27th, by Ryan Newman in 2002.
• Eight of the 16 drivers who’re certified for the 2020 NASCAR All-Superstar Bound are buying for his or her first remove within the event: Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, Cole Custer, Scuttle Elliott, Justin Haley, Erik Jones, Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr.
• Five diversified producers like acquired a NASCAR All-Superstar Bound; led by Chevrolet with 18 victories; followed by Ford (12), Toyota (two), Dodge (two) and Pontiac (one).

ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS

Runner-Up Finishes:

• A crammed with 25 diversified drivers like finished runner-up within the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound.
• Kevin Harvick (2006, 2014, 2015, 2019) leads the sequence in NASCAR All-Superstar Bound runner-up finishes with four.

Top-Five Finishes:

• A crammed with 50 diversified drivers like finished within the cease-five within the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson lead the sequence in prime-five finishes within the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound with 9 each.

Top-10 Finishes:

• A crammed with 81 diversified drivers like finished within the cease-10 within the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads the NASCAR Cup Series in prime-10 finishes within the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound with 14.
• Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick lead all active sequence drivers in prime-10 finishes within the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound with 12 each.

Moderate Finishing Positions:

• Tim Richmond (two starts) leads the NASCAR Cup Series (all-time) in average ending space within the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound with a 4.0.
• Joey Logano (9 starts) leads all active drivers within the sequence in average ending space within the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound with a 6.5; followed by Jimmie Johnson with a 7.2.

Top 10 in Moderate Finishing Positions within the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound (All-time & Active)

LAP LEADERS

• In total 50 diversified drivers like led on the very least one lap within the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound.
• Kyle Busch leads the sequence in NASCAR All-Superstar Bound laps led with 271 laps led in 14 starts.
• The most laps led in a NASCAR All-Superstar Bound by a driver that acquired the slide is 82 of the scheduled 83 laps (98.8%) by NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott in 1986 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He started the event within the 2nd starting space.
• The most laps led in a NASCAR All-Superstar Bound by driver that did no longer remove is 121 of the scheduled 135 laps (89.6%) by NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott in 1987 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He started the event first nevertheless finished 14th.
• Two of the 34 NASCAR All-Superstar Races like been led by a single driver from flag-to-flag – in 1990 Dale Earnhardt led all 70 laps and in 1991 Davey Allison also led all 70 laps (100%). Each circumstances settle on the event’s file for highest share of laps led.
• The fewest laps led by the eventual winner of the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound is 2 laps and it has took space three cases: 1993 (Dale Earnhardt), 2000 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.), 2009 (Tony Stewart)

Top 10 Lap Leaders within the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound (All-Time)

EVENT SPECIFIC STATS

The next statistics attach in tips the NASCAR All-Superstar Races at Charlotte & Atlanta

FAN VOTE

• The NASCAR All-Superstar Fan Vote used to be launched to the structure in 2004. The first Fan Vote winner used to be Ken Schrader, using for BAM Racing.
• In 2008, Kasey Kahne grew to alter into the first driver to fetch into the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound by the Fan Vote and high-tail on to remove the event. Kahne started 24th within the All-Superstar slide and acquired.
• Danica Patrick grew to alter into the first driver to remove bigger than one Fan Vote into the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound (2013, 2015).
• Scuttle Elliott grew to alter into the first driver to remove it in consecutive seasons (2016, 2017, 2018), and likewise the first driver to remove it three cases.
• Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joey Logano and Carl Edwards are the true four drivers who like acquired the NASCAR All-Superstar Bound and the Fan Vote. Kahne acquired both in 2008, Earnhardt Jr. acquired the slide in 2000 and the Fan Vote in 2011. Logano acquired the Fan Vote in 2009 and the All-Superstar slide in 2016. Edwards acquired the Fan Vote in 2010 and the All-Superstar Bound in 2011.

NASCAR OPEN

• The NASCAR Initiate used to be first launched into the All-Superstar structure in 1986 at Atlanta Motor Speedway – the first event used to be acquired by Benny Parsons, nevertheless it completely did no longer grant him entry to the All-Superstar slide; that started the next season.
• A crammed with 28 diversified drivers like acquired the NASCAR Initiate from 1986-2019.
• First-rate Marlin leads the NASCAR Cup Series in Initiate wins with four victories (1988, 1989, 1993 and 2004).
• Eight of the 28 NASCAR Initiate winners like a couple of wins – First-rate Marlin (four), AJ Allmendinger, Clint Bowyer, Jeremy Mayfield, Martin Truex Jr., Michael Waltrip, Kyle Larson and Todd Bodine each like two victories.
• Three drivers like acquired consecutive NASCAR Opens – First-rate Marlin (1988-89), Michael Waltrip (1991-92) and Clint Bowyer (2014-15).
• Ryan Newman (2002) and Kyle Larson (2019) are the true two drivers to remove the NASCAR Initiate and the All-Superstar Bound within the the same weekend.

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