Post by Mile501 on Nov 19, 2018 19:37:12 GMT -5
Since the beginning of stage racing, here is a list of races in which a driver has scored the maximum of 60 points by winning both stages and the race, as well as a list of races in which the winner scored 59 points, just barely missing the mark.
Cup - 60 points:
2017-03 Las Vegas (Martin Truex Jr.)
2017-18 Kentucky (Martin Truex Jr.)
2018-03 Las Vegas (Kevin Harvick)
2018-05 Fontana (Martin Truex Jr.)
2018-11 Dover (Kevin Harvick)
2018-13 Charlotte (Kyle Busch) [3 stages, 70 points]
2018-19 Kentucky (Martin Truex Jr.)
2018-23 Michigan (Kevin Harvick)
2018-34 Texas (Kevin Harvick)
Xfinity - 60 points:
2017-12 Pocono (Brad Keselowski)
2017-22 Bristol (Kyle Busch)
2017-31 Texas (Erik Jones)
2017-33 Homestead (Cole Custer)
2018-02 Atlanta (Kevin Harvick)
2018-05 Fontana (Joey Logano)
2018-14 Iowa (Justin Allgaier)
2018-16 Daytona (Kyle Larson)
2018-22 Bristol (Kyle Larson)
2018-26 Las Vegas (Ross Chastain)
Trucks - 60 points:
2017-02 Atlanta (Christopher Bell)
2017-04 Kansas (Kyle Busch)
2017-05 Charlotte (Kyle Busch) *
2017-14 Bristol (Kyle Busch)
2017-17 New Hampshire (Christopher Bell)
2018-06 Kansas (Noah Gragson)
2018-20 Martinsville (Johnny Sauter)
Cup - 59 points:
2017-05 Fontana (Kyle Larson)
2017-31 Talladega (Brad Keselowski)
2017-34 Texas (Kevin Harvick)
2018-07 Texas (Kyle Busch)
2018-33 Martinsville (Joey Logano)
Xfinity - 59 points:
2017-19 Iowa (Ryan Preece)
2017-28 Dover (Ryan Blaney)
2018-03 Las Vegas (Kyle Larson)
2018-10 Dover (Justin Allgaier)
2018-29 Dover (Christopher Bell)
2018-30 Kansas (John Hunter Nemechek)
2018-31 Texas (Cole Custer)
Trucks - 59 points:
2017-07 Texas (Christopher Bell)
2018-01 Daytona (Johnny Sauter)
* Johnny Sauter was 2nd in both stages and the race.
One oddity I discovered along the way was races 16, 17, and 18 in 2018. In those three consecutive Cup races, the race winner only earned 40 points (meaning the winner was outside the top 10 in both stages).
Cup - 60 points:
2017-03 Las Vegas (Martin Truex Jr.)
2017-18 Kentucky (Martin Truex Jr.)
2018-03 Las Vegas (Kevin Harvick)
2018-05 Fontana (Martin Truex Jr.)
2018-11 Dover (Kevin Harvick)
2018-13 Charlotte (Kyle Busch) [3 stages, 70 points]
2018-19 Kentucky (Martin Truex Jr.)
2018-23 Michigan (Kevin Harvick)
2018-34 Texas (Kevin Harvick)
Xfinity - 60 points:
2017-12 Pocono (Brad Keselowski)
2017-22 Bristol (Kyle Busch)
2017-31 Texas (Erik Jones)
2017-33 Homestead (Cole Custer)
2018-02 Atlanta (Kevin Harvick)
2018-05 Fontana (Joey Logano)
2018-14 Iowa (Justin Allgaier)
2018-16 Daytona (Kyle Larson)
2018-22 Bristol (Kyle Larson)
2018-26 Las Vegas (Ross Chastain)
Trucks - 60 points:
2017-02 Atlanta (Christopher Bell)
2017-04 Kansas (Kyle Busch)
2017-05 Charlotte (Kyle Busch) *
2017-14 Bristol (Kyle Busch)
2017-17 New Hampshire (Christopher Bell)
2018-06 Kansas (Noah Gragson)
2018-20 Martinsville (Johnny Sauter)
Cup - 59 points:
2017-05 Fontana (Kyle Larson)
2017-31 Talladega (Brad Keselowski)
2017-34 Texas (Kevin Harvick)
2018-07 Texas (Kyle Busch)
2018-33 Martinsville (Joey Logano)
Xfinity - 59 points:
2017-19 Iowa (Ryan Preece)
2017-28 Dover (Ryan Blaney)
2018-03 Las Vegas (Kyle Larson)
2018-10 Dover (Justin Allgaier)
2018-29 Dover (Christopher Bell)
2018-30 Kansas (John Hunter Nemechek)
2018-31 Texas (Cole Custer)
Trucks - 59 points:
2017-07 Texas (Christopher Bell)
2018-01 Daytona (Johnny Sauter)
* Johnny Sauter was 2nd in both stages and the race.
One oddity I discovered along the way was races 16, 17, and 18 in 2018. In those three consecutive Cup races, the race winner only earned 40 points (meaning the winner was outside the top 10 in both stages).