The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Lone Star state this weekend to start off the round of 12. Here is a look at the 12 playoff drivers 2022 season statistics, along with ranks among drivers in 2022 with ranking through 29 races since the Chase started in 2004. We will also highlight notable streaks accomplished through the year and Texas statistics.
1 Seed – Chase Elliott
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 29 Races |
| Wins | 4 | 1st | T26th |
| Poles | 3 | T1st | T25th |
| Top2 | 7 | 1st | T28th |
| Top3 | 7 | T2nd | T66th |
| Top5 | 11 | T1st | T54th |
| Top10 | 18 | 1st | T32nd |
| Stage Wins | 5 | T2nd | T16th* |
| Stage T10s | 39 | 1st | T15th* |
| Stage Pts | 247 | 1st | T14th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 25 | 1st | T12th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2004
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 5 straight Top 2 finishes
- 6 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Texas All-Star Race
- Finished 23rd (crash), Started 13th, Led 0 laps
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 11 Races
- 11.55 Avg. Finish (Ranks 6th)
- Best Finish: 4th, Worst: 32nd
- 0 Top 3’s
- 2 Top 5’s, 18.18% (% ranks 13th)
- 6 Top 10’s, 54.55% (% ranks 7th)
- 9 Top 15’s, 81.82% (% ranks 3rd)
- 1 time finish outside Top 20, 9.09% (% ranks 3rd)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.0% (% ranks 1st)
- 10 Stage Top 10’s, 55.56% (% ranks 7th)
Outlook
Chase has had the best season in the Cup series this year. However, the first round of the playoffs was not too kind to the regular season champ getting only 1 Top 10 (a 2nd place at Bristol). His Texas stats shows he has been decent here in the past but not spectacular. If the stats are true to what he does Sunday look for Chase to have a solid day finishing inside the Top 15, even perhaps Top 10 with the potential for a few stage points.
Chase has had the best season in the Cup series this year. However, the first round of the playoffs was not too kind to the regular season champ getting only 1 Top 10 (a 2nd place at Bristol). His Texas stats shows he has been decent here in the past but not spectacular. If the stats are true to what he does Sunday look for Chase to have a solid day finishing inside the Top 15, even perhaps Top 10 with the potential for a few stage points.
2 Seed – Joey Logano
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 29 Races |
| Wins | 2 | T2nd | T78th |
| Poles | 2 | T6th | T54th |
| Top2 | 3 | T6th | T116th |
| Top3 | 5 | T4th | T113th |
| Top5 | 8 | T6th | T118th |
| Top10 | 13 | T6th | T177th |
| Stage Wins | 5 | T2nd | T16th* |
| Stage T10s | 37 | 2nd | T20th* |
| Stage Pts | 213 | 2nd | 28th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 15 | T2nd | T15th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2004
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 3 finishes
- 4 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Texas All-Star Race
- Finished 4th, Started 9th, Led 0 laps
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 26 Races
- 14.04 Avg. Finish (Ranks 10th)
- Best Finish: 1st, Worst: 40th
- Led 5.50% of laps he’s run (% ranks 8th)
- 1 Win, 3.85% (% ranks 7th)
- 7 Top 3’s, 26.92% (% ranks 3rd)
- 11 Top 5’s, 42.31% (% ranks 3rd)
- 16 Top 15’s, 61.54% (% ranks 12th)
- 7 time finish outside Top 20, 26.92% (% ranks 11th)
- 2 DNF’s, 7.69% (% ranks 19th)
- 1 Stage Win, 5.56% (% ranks 5th)
Outlook
Joey Logano has had a quietly good and pretty consistent season. He ranks in the top 6 of every statistical category above for 2022 rankings. He finish 4th in the All-Star race earlier this year for what that is worth. His average finish isn’t great at Texas, but with 11 Top 5’s and 7 finishes outside the Top 20 is more of boom or bust here at Texas. Based on his Texas stats he will either finish Top 5 or outside the Top 20. However, when you look at his stats for this year I say a boom for Joey is more likely than a bust this time at Texas.
Joey Logano has had a quietly good and pretty consistent season. He ranks in the top 6 of every statistical category above for 2022 rankings. He finish 4th in the All-Star race earlier this year for what that is worth. His average finish isn’t great at Texas, but with 11 Top 5’s and 7 finishes outside the Top 20 is more of boom or bust here at Texas. Based on his Texas stats he will either finish Top 5 or outside the Top 20. However, when you look at his stats for this year I say a boom for Joey is more likely than a bust this time at Texas.
3 Seed – Ross Chastain
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 29 Races |
| Wins | 2 | T2nd | T78th |
| Poles | 0 | T15th | T239th |
| Top2 | 5 | 3rd | T58th |
| Top3 | 7 | T2nd | T66th |
| Top5 | 10 | T3rd | T73rd |
| Top10 | 16 | 3rd | T80th |
| Stage Wins | 5 | T2nd | T16th* |
| Stage T10s | 30 | 9th | T53rd* |
| Stage Pts | 187 | 9th | T46th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 15 | T2nd | T15th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2004
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 3 straight Top 2 finishes
- 4 straight Top 3 finishes
- 6 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Texas All-Star Race
- Finished 22nd (crash), Started 6th, Led 0 laps
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 5 Races
- 27.6 Avg. Finish (Ranks 30th)
- Best Finish: 18th, Worst: 32nd
- 0 Top 15’s
- 4 time finish outside Top 20, 80.0% (% ranks 31st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.0% (% ranks 1st)
- 0 Stage Top 10’s, 0.0%
Outlook
Ross has had a surprising season for Trackhouse Racing, however the last couple months have not been what the 1 team have hoped for. Ross finished in the Top 10 twice in the Round of 16, so have things turned around for him? We’ll wait and see. The stats for Ross at Texas are beyond dismal but you have to consider he has only 1 start in a non-underfunded car. So your guess is as good as mine when trying to figure out what to expect from Ross at Texas.
Ross has had a surprising season for Trackhouse Racing, however the last couple months have not been what the 1 team have hoped for. Ross finished in the Top 10 twice in the Round of 16, so have things turned around for him? We’ll wait and see. The stats for Ross at Texas are beyond dismal but you have to consider he has only 1 start in a non-underfunded car. So your guess is as good as mine when trying to figure out what to expect from Ross at Texas.
4 Seed – Kyle Larson
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 29 Races |
| Wins | 2 | T2nd | T78th |
| Poles | 3 | T1st | T25th |
| Top2 | 4 | T4th | T84th |
| Top3 | 5 | T4th | T113th |
| Top5 | 11 | T1st | T54th |
| Top10 | 15 | 4th | T110th |
| Stage Wins | 3 | T9th | T39th* |
| Stage T10s | 35 | 3rd | T30th* |
| Stage Pts | 199 | T4th | T35th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 13 | T5th | T32nd* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2004
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 2 finishes
- 3 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Texas All-Star Race
- Finished 24th (crash), Started 4th, Led 0 laps
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 14 Races
- 18.43 Avg. Finish (Ranks 18th)
- Best Finish: 1st, Worst: 39th
- Led 7.91% of laps he’s run (% ranks 5th)
- 1 Win, 7.14% (% ranks 5th)
- 2 Top 3’s, 14.29% (% ranks 9th)
- 8 Top 15’s, 57.14% (% ranks 15th)
- 6 times finish outside Top 20, 42.86% (% ranks 19th)
- 4 DNF’s, 28.57% (% ranks 35th)
- 2 Stage Wins, 14.29% (% ranks 4th)
- 10 Stage Top 10’s, 71.43% (% ranks 5th)
- 5.0 Avg. Stage Points (Ranks 3rd)
Outlook
After his championship run last year most people expected a better season for Kyle Larson. He is Top 10 in all 2022 ranks for the stats above, which shows he has had a good 2022 season though. Larson’s Texas statistics are not as good as most would think having finished in the Top 15 8 times, which is only a little above half of his races here. The stats show he either finished Top 15 or outside the Top 20 in all of his Texas races. If he avoids trouble and finishes the race look for Larson to do well in the stages and to have a Top 15 run.
After his championship run last year most people expected a better season for Kyle Larson. He is Top 10 in all 2022 ranks for the stats above, which shows he has had a good 2022 season though. Larson’s Texas statistics are not as good as most would think having finished in the Top 15 8 times, which is only a little above half of his races here. The stats show he either finished Top 15 or outside the Top 20 in all of his Texas races. If he avoids trouble and finishes the race look for Larson to do well in the stages and to have a Top 15 run.
5 Seed – William Byron
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 29 Races |
| Wins | 2 | T2nd | T78th |
| Poles | 0 | T15th | T239th |
| Top2 | 2 | T11th | T156th |
| Top3 | 4 | T8th | T145th |
| Top5 | 5 | T12th | T211th |
| Top10 | 8 | T17th | T302nd |
| Stage Wins | 4 | T6th | T30th* |
| Stage T10s | 32 | 6th | T44th* |
| Stage Pts | 195 | 6th | T39th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 14 | 4th | T30th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2004
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 3 finishes
- 3 straight Top 10s finishes (active streak)
- Texas Statistics
- Texas All-Star Race
- Finished 11th, Started 3rd, Led 2 laps (1.43%)
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 7 Races
- 14.43 Avg. Finish (Ranks 11th)
- Best Finish: 2nd, Worst: 37th
- 1 Top 3, 14.29% (% ranks 9th)
- 3 Top 10’s, 42.86% (% ranks 13th)
- 4 Top 15’s, 57.14% (% ranks 15th)
- 1 time finish outside Top 20, 14.29% (% ranks 6th)
- 1 DNF, 14.29% (% ranks 24th)
- 6 Stage Top 10’s, 42.86% (% ranks 13th)
Outlook
William Byron was the first driver to 2 Wins in 2022… He still only has 2 Wins. His 2022 stats are not that good, he has good stage stats though. This shows me he has had good cars just hasn’t finished the races out. He had 3 Top 10’s in the first round of the playoffs showing the results he had early in season. His Texas stats are alright. His only time finishing outside the Top 20 was a DNF. The stats say as long as he finishes then he will get a Top 20 and with the momentum he is riding look for Byron to be in the Top 10 most likely.
William Byron was the first driver to 2 Wins in 2022… He still only has 2 Wins. His 2022 stats are not that good, he has good stage stats though. This shows me he has had good cars just hasn’t finished the races out. He had 3 Top 10’s in the first round of the playoffs showing the results he had early in season. His Texas stats are alright. His only time finishing outside the Top 20 was a DNF. The stats say as long as he finishes then he will get a Top 20 and with the momentum he is riding look for Byron to be in the Top 10 most likely.
6 Seed – Denny Hamlin
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 29 Races |
| Wins | 2 | T2nd | T78th |
| Poles | 3 | T1st | T25th |
| Top2 | 4 | T4th | T84th |
| Top3 | 5 | T4th | T113th |
| Top5 | 7 | T8th | T155th |
| Top10 | 10 | T14th | T254th |
| Stage Wins | 3 | T9th | T39th* |
| Stage T10s | 24 | 10th | T74th* |
| Stage Pts | 147 | 10th | 58th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 13 | T5th | T32nd* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2004
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 2 finishes
- 3 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak)
- Texas Statistics
- Texas All-Star Race
- Finished 2nd, Started 16th, Led 0 laps
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 31 Races
- 13.71 Avg. Finish (Ranks 7th)
- Best Finish: 1st, Worst: 38th
- 3 Wins, 9.68% (% ranks 2nd)
- 5 Top 3’s, 16.13% (% ranks 7th)
- 14 Top 10’s, 45.16% (% ranks 12th)
- 21 Top 15’s, 67.74% (% ranks 10th)
- 6 times finish outside Top 20, 19.35% (% ranks 7th)
- 1 DNF, 3.23% (% ranks 15th)
- 7 Stage Top 10’s, 38.89% (% ranks 14th)
Outlook
Denny Hamlin’s 2022 season stats are not too pretty to look at. He did however finish in the Top 10 in all 3 races in the first round including, two second place finishes and finished 2nd in the All-Star race here earlier this year. To go along with that momentum Toyota has been great on bigger tracks this year. Looking at his stats from Texas he has 3 Wins but has finished in Top 10 less than 50% of the time. I foresee this being one of those Top 10’s this weekend though with the possibility of a 4th Win at Texas for Hamlin.
Denny Hamlin’s 2022 season stats are not too pretty to look at. He did however finish in the Top 10 in all 3 races in the first round including, two second place finishes and finished 2nd in the All-Star race here earlier this year. To go along with that momentum Toyota has been great on bigger tracks this year. Looking at his stats from Texas he has 3 Wins but has finished in Top 10 less than 50% of the time. I foresee this being one of those Top 10’s this weekend though with the possibility of a 4th Win at Texas for Hamlin.
7 Seed – Christopher Bell
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 29 Races |
| Wins | 1 | T9th | T128th |
| Poles | 3 | T1st | T25th |
| Top2 | 2 | T11th | T156th |
| Top3 | 4 | T8th | T145th |
| Top5 | 10 | T3rd | T73rd |
| Top10 | 17 | 2nd | T57th |
| Stage Wins | 4 | T6th | T30th* |
| Stage T10s | 33 | 5th | T38th* |
| Stage Pts | 189 | 8th | 45th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 9 | T9th | T41st* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2004
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 3 straight Top 5 finishes (active streak)
- 5 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Texas All-Star Race
- Finished 10th, Started 14th, Led 0 laps
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 3 Races
- 9.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks 2nd)
- Best Finish: 3rd, Worst: 21st
- 2 Top 3’s, 66.67% (% ranks 1st)
- 2 Top 15’s, 66.67% (% ranks 11th)
- 1 time finish outside Top 20, 33.33% (% ranks 15th)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.0% (% ranks 1st)
- 1 Stage Top 10, 16.67% (% ranks 21st)
Outlook
Christopher Bell has had what could be the second best season this year when looking at Top 5’s, Top 10’s and Stages. It has been a quiet season for Bell but he has impressed after a slow start. Like I said about Denny Hamlin, he is in a Toyota and they have been fast on big tracks this year. Bell did so well in the Round of 16 that he clinched a spot in this round before Bristol, it makes sense when seeing he finished Top 5 in all three races. His Texas stats while small are very nice looking with 2 Top 3’s. All of this I said put together I see Bell as a contender for the Win unless something happens to his car Sunday.
Christopher Bell has had what could be the second best season this year when looking at Top 5’s, Top 10’s and Stages. It has been a quiet season for Bell but he has impressed after a slow start. Like I said about Denny Hamlin, he is in a Toyota and they have been fast on big tracks this year. Bell did so well in the Round of 16 that he clinched a spot in this round before Bristol, it makes sense when seeing he finished Top 5 in all three races. His Texas stats while small are very nice looking with 2 Top 3’s. All of this I said put together I see Bell as a contender for the Win unless something happens to his car Sunday.
8 Seed – Ryan Blaney
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 29 Races |
| Wins | 0 | T20th | T252nd |
| Poles | 3 | T1st | T25th |
| Top2 | 0 | T22nd | T359th |
| Top3 | 1 | T20th | T300th |
| Top5 | 8 | T6th | T118th |
| Top10 | 13 | T6th | T177th |
| Stage Wins | 5 | T2nd | T16th* |
| Stage T10s | 34 | 4th | T34th* |
| Stage Pts | 208 | 3rd | 30th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 5 | T18th | T64th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2004
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Poles
- 2 straight Top 5 finishes
- 4 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Texas All-Star Race
- Finished 1st, Started 2nd, Led 84 laps (60.0%)
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 13 Races
- 16.38 Avg. Finish (Ranks 14th)
- Best Finish: 2nd, Worst: 43rd
- Led 11.13% of laps he’s run (% ranks 1st)
- 1 Top 2, 7.69% (% ranks 8th)
- 7 Top 10’s, 53.85% (% ranks 8th)
- 9 Top 15’s, 69.23% (% ranks 9th)
- 4 times finish outside Top 20, 30.77% (% ranks 13th)
- 3 DNF’s, 23.08% (% ranks 30th)
- 4 Stage Wins, 22.22% (% ranks 2nd)
- 15 Stage Top 10’s, 83.33% (% ranks 2nd)
- 6.33 Avg. Stage Points (Ranks 1st)
Outlook
Ryan Blaney has 1 Win this year and it happened to be at Texas, I think everyone remembers that race. If you look at his 2022 stats without Wins, Top 2’s and Top 3’s he is rivaling Chase Elliott for the best season. This follows along with his Texas stats. He has great Stage stats and everything but Wins and Top 3’s. Based on the 2022 season and Texas stats Ryan Blaney has, I’d look for him to run in the Top 10 all race and finish there if his car doesn’t break. With a little luck this could be the race he gets it all together at Texas and wins.
Ryan Blaney has 1 Win this year and it happened to be at Texas, I think everyone remembers that race. If you look at his 2022 stats without Wins, Top 2’s and Top 3’s he is rivaling Chase Elliott for the best season. This follows along with his Texas stats. He has great Stage stats and everything but Wins and Top 3’s. Based on the 2022 season and Texas stats Ryan Blaney has, I’d look for him to run in the Top 10 all race and finish there if his car doesn’t break. With a little luck this could be the race he gets it all together at Texas and wins.
9 Seed – Chase Briscoe
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 29 Races |
| Wins | 1 | T9th | T128th |
| Poles | 1 | T8th | T111th |
| Top2 | 1 | T17th | T228th |
| Top3 | 2 | T16th | T228th |
| Top5 | 3 | T19th | T288th |
| Top10 | 4 | T25th | T415th |
| Stage Wins | 4 | T6th | T30th* |
| Stage T10s | 17 | 16th | T93rd* |
| Stage Pts | 111 | 11th | 78th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 9 | T9th | T41st* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2004
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- None (everything has been 1 and done)
- Texas Statistics
- Texas All-Star Race
- Finished 18th, Started 11th, Led 0 laps
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 1 Race
- 15.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks 12th)
- Best Finish: 15th, Worst: 15th
- 0 Top 10’s
- 1 Top 15, 100% (% ranks 1st)
- 0 time finish outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks 1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.0% (% ranks 1st)
- 2 Stage Top 10’s, 100% (% ranks 1st)
Outlook
For Chase Briscoe if you want to think his season has been good look at only the Wins, Poles and Stage Wins stats because beyond that it’s been very bad. Even in the first round Chase Briscoe couldn’t buy a Top 10, but yet here he is in the Round of 12. His only regular season race at Texas resulted in a 15th place finish with 2 Stage Top 10’s. Based on this season I don’t see this Texas result being any better if he gets 15th that should be considered a good run.
For Chase Briscoe if you want to think his season has been good look at only the Wins, Poles and Stage Wins stats because beyond that it’s been very bad. Even in the first round Chase Briscoe couldn’t buy a Top 10, but yet here he is in the Round of 12. His only regular season race at Texas resulted in a 15th place finish with 2 Stage Top 10’s. Based on this season I don’t see this Texas result being any better if he gets 15th that should be considered a good run.
10 Seed – Alex Bowman
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 29 Races |
| Wins | 1 | T9th | T128th |
| Poles | 0 | T15th | T239th |
| Top2 | 2 | T11th | T156th |
| Top3 | 2 | T16th | T228th |
| Top5 | 4 | T16th | T247th |
| Top10 | 12 | T10th | T197th |
| Stage Wins | 2 | T12th | T56th* |
| Stage T10s | 19 | T14th | T91st* |
| Stage Pts | 104 | 13th | 81st* |
| Playoff Pts² | 7 | T12th | T54th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2004
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 3 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Texas All-Star Race
- Finished 6th, Started 20th, Led 0 laps
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 12 Races
- 24.5 Avg. Finish (Ranks 26th)
- Best Finish: 5th, Worst: 42nd
- 0 Top 3’s
- 2 Top 10’s, 16.67% (% ranks 18th)
- 4 Top 15’s, 33.33% (% ranks 20th)
- 7 time finish outside Top 20, 58.33% (% ranks 25th)
- 4 DNF’s, 33.33% (% ranks 38th)
Outlook
Alex Bowman has had a good amount of Top 10’s this year but that is about as good as it gets. There isn’t much else to look at. He did however finish 6th in the All-Star race. He also had 2 Top 10’s in the first round of the playoffs which was a good surprise for this team. His Texas stats say that this good mojo will come to an end. Alex has finished outside the Top 20 in over half his races at Texas, so based on the stats this race may be one to forget for Bowman fans with a Top 20 being considered as good as a win.
Alex Bowman has had a good amount of Top 10’s this year but that is about as good as it gets. There isn’t much else to look at. He did however finish 6th in the All-Star race. He also had 2 Top 10’s in the first round of the playoffs which was a good surprise for this team. His Texas stats say that this good mojo will come to an end. Alex has finished outside the Top 20 in over half his races at Texas, so based on the stats this race may be one to forget for Bowman fans with a Top 20 being considered as good as a win.
11 Seed – Daniel Suarez
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 29 Races |
| Wins | 1 | T9th | T128th |
| Poles | 0 | T15th | T239th |
| Top2 | 1 | T17th | T228th |
| Top3 | 2 | T16th | T228th |
| Top5 | 6 | T10th | T184th |
| Top10 | 11 | T12th | T223rd |
| Stage Wins | 2 | T12th | T56th* |
| Stage T10s | 14 | T18th | T97th* |
| Stage Pts | 92 | 15th | 86th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 7 | T12th | T54th* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2004
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 4 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Texas All-Star Race
- Finished 5th, Started 23rd, Led 0 laps, Won Stage 3 in Open leading 10 laps
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 9 Races
- 17.33 Avg. Finish (Ranks 16th)
- Best Finish: 3rd, Worst: 29th
- 2 Top 3’s, 22.22% (% ranks 5th)
- 3 Top 10’s, 33.33% (% ranks 16th)
- 4 time finish outside Top 20, 44.44% (% ranks 21st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.0% (% ranks 1st)
- 5 Stage Top 10’s, 27.78% (% ranks 17th)
Outlook
I’ll admit it when I looked at the stats from Daniel Suarez 2022 season I was shocked. It seems he has had a better season than the stats indicate. But he is in the Round of 12 nonetheless. He won Stage 3 here in the All-Star Open race so he knows what it is like to win here. His races here otherwise have been not too great so with these stats I can’t say I expect much from Suarez this weekend.
I’ll admit it when I looked at the stats from Daniel Suarez 2022 season I was shocked. It seems he has had a better season than the stats indicate. But he is in the Round of 12 nonetheless. He won Stage 3 here in the All-Star Open race so he knows what it is like to win here. His races here otherwise have been not too great so with these stats I can’t say I expect much from Suarez this weekend.
12 Seed – Austin Cindric
| Category | Statistic | 2022 Rank | ¹Rank Thru 29 Races |
| Wins | 1 | T9th | T128th |
| Poles | 1 | T8th | T111th |
| Top2 | 2 | T11th | T156th |
| Top3 | 4 | T8th | T145th |
| Top5 | 5 | T12th | T211th |
| Top10 | 8 | T17th | T302nd |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T16th | T71st* |
| Stage T10s | 10 | T22nd | T115th* |
| Stage Pts | 45 | 22nd | 112th* |
| Playoff Pts² | 6 | T16th | T62nd* |
¹Since Playoffs started in 2004
²Earned from races only
*Stage racing started in 2017
- Notable Streaks this year
- 4 straight Top 10 finishes
- Texas Statistics
- Texas All-Star Race
- Finished 3rd, Started 12th, Led 7 laps (5.0%)
- Notable Texas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year)
- 0 Races
Outlook
Austin Cindric’s year has been about what you would expect from a rookie. He got the win in the Daytona 500 and since then it has been a struggle. He finished 3rd at Texas in the All-Star race and that is the only data we have to go on as he has never raced here in a Cup car. Austin did not have a Top 10 in any of the 3 races or 6 Stages of the first round of the playoffs but got into this round anyway. Based on his season and first round I do not expect much from Cindric. Top 15 at best.
Austin Cindric’s year has been about what you would expect from a rookie. He got the win in the Daytona 500 and since then it has been a struggle. He finished 3rd at Texas in the All-Star race and that is the only data we have to go on as he has never raced here in a Cup car. Austin did not have a Top 10 in any of the 3 races or 6 Stages of the first round of the playoffs but got into this round anyway. Based on his season and first round I do not expect much from Cindric. Top 15 at best.
