CONCORD, N.C. -- Hendrick Motorsports is riding high off back-to-back wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway. As the teams prepare for Phoenix, the drivers are ready to keep the pedal down and race for another win this weekend.
At Phoenix Raceway, Hendrick Motorsports holds the track records for NASCAR Cup Series wins (11), runner-up finishes (nine), top-fives (49), top-10s (89) and laps led (2,903). The organization has won 10 of the last 32 Phoenix races, which is four more than anyone else.
Check out these stats about Hendrick Motorsports and its success at Phoenix Raceway.
- Seven different Hendrick Motorsports drivers have posted at least one NASCAR Cup Series win at Phoenix: Jimmie Johnson (four), Jeff Gordon (two), Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Terry Labonte and Chase Elliott. An eighth driver to visit victory lane at Phoenix would tie the record for different winners by a team at a single racetrack, which is held by Hendrick Motorsports at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
- In the last six NASCAR Cup Series points races dating back to last season, Hendrick Motorsports has four wins (Martinsville, Phoenix, Homestead and Las Vegas) and one second-place finish (the DAYTONA 500). The team has led the most laps in five of the six events: Martinsville, Phoenix, the DAYTONA Road Course, Homestead and Las Vegas.
- In four starts in 2021, Kyle Larson is tied for the most wins (one), most top-10 finishes (three) and has run the most laps inside the top 10 (676) – 87 more than any other competitor. He is one of only three drivers to complete all 804 laps this season – Denny Hamlin and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Elliott being the other two to do so. Larson’s 109 laps led trail only Hamlin (150) and teammate William Byron (127).
- Although he has not won at Phoenix Raceway in 13 Cup Series starts, Larson has scored six top-six finishes there – all in his last eight starts at the 1-mile oval. His best finish of second occurred in this race in 2017.
- This Sunday, Elliott will make his 11th Phoenix start in the NASCAR Cup Series. In his previous 10 races at the 1-mile oval, the driver of the No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE has led a total of 402 laps – his second-most laps led at any track. Elliott has collected one victory, three top-five finishes, six top-10s and two stage wins at the Avondale, Arizona, venue.
- Four races into his fourth NASCAR Cup Series season, Byron is off to his best start of his career. So far, the 23-year-old driver has spent 514 laps running inside the top 10 – the fourth-highest amount in the Cup field. Of those 514 laps, 317 were inside the top-five running order, which is the fifth-most by a driver at NASCAR’s highest level this season. Currently, Byron has led laps in two consecutive races and ranks second for most laps led by a driver this year with 127. Only Hamlin has led more laps (150).
- Byron currently holds three career top-10 finishes at Phoenix Raceway. A fourth top-10 this weekend would tie Phoenix with Pocono Raceway as tracks where he has the most top-10s. Byron was one of four drivers to finish inside the top 10 in both races at the Avondale, Arizona, venue in 2020.
- Alex Bowman heads to his home state to take on Phoenix Raceway for the 12th time in his NASCAR Cup Series career. The Tucson, Arizona, native has one top-10 finish at the 1-mile facility, which came in 2016 after he started from the pole position, led a race-high 194 laps and spent 272 laps inside the top two for an average running position of 1.9. The Hendrick Motorsports driver has six NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at the 1-mile oval with a best finish of eighth (2017) and one NASCAR K&N Pro Series West start in 2011 when he led 23 laps en route to a second-place result.
Check out the Hendrick Motorsports teams take on Phoenix Raceway this Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX.