NASCAR Stats Tracker: Phoenix
Which Chase drivers fare well at Phoenix International Raceway and which Chase drivers tend to struggle? Our driver chart breaks down all the key statistics.
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| Chase drivers at Phoenix International Raceway | ||||||||
| Driver | Races | Poles | Wins | Top Fives | Top 10s | DNFs | Avg. Finish | Best Finish |
| Denny Hamlin | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11.6 | 3 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4.9 | 1 |
| Kevin Harvick | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15.0 | 1 |
| Carl Edwards | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12.8 | 4 |
| Matt Kenseth | 16 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18.2 | 1 |
| Jeff Gordon | 23 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 10.4 | 1 |
| Kyle Busch | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13.9 | 1 |
| Tony Stewart | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 11.7 | 1 |
| Greg Biffle | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15.4 | 2 |
| Clint Bowyer | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14.9 | 2 |
| Kurt Busch | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 13.5 | 1 |
| Jeff Burton | 22 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 11.4 | 1 |
Odds and ends
There have been 26 Cup races at Phoenix International Raceway, one per season from 1988-2004 and two each season since.
Geoffrey Bodine won the first pole at Phoenix. There have been 16 different pole winners at the track, led by Ryan Newman with four.
Newman and Jeff Gordon are the only drivers to win consecutive poles at Phoenix. Newman won three straight (2002-04), while Gordon won the fall of 2006 and spring of 2007.
There have been 19 different race winners at Phoenix, led by Jimmie Johnson with three victories (all consecutively). Mark Martin ended Johnson’s streak with his win in the spring.
The race at Phoenix has been won from the pole three times: Gordon (spring 2007), Johnson (fall 2008) and Martin (spring 2009).
The race at Phoenix has been won from a top-10 starting position in 13 of 26 events.
Ricky Rudd won the 1995 race at Phoenix from the 29th-place starting position, the furthest back a race winner has started.
Martin has 10 top-five finishes at Phoenix, more than any other driver. Martin (9.0 average finish) is one of two active drivers who average a top-10 finish. Johnson (5.4) is the other. Alan Kulwicki (5.2) leads all drivers in average finish at Phoenix.
Five of the last six races at Phoenix have ended with a margin of victory under one second.
Johnson leads the points standings by 73 points over Martin with two races remaining. The largest points deficit overcome with two races remaining was 85 by Kulwicki in 1992.
