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Weird but factual stats from the 2020 season
By Steve Luvender | Published: November 19, 2020 12
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The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series campaign is one for the history books. Since we’re already just so darn bored in the offseason, here’s a collection of some unusual — but true — stats from the season.
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Kevin Harvick was the only driver running at the finish of all 36 races.
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Matt DiBenedetto was the only playoff driver who didn’t score a playoff point all season.
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Six playoff drivers had a last name starting with “B” (Blaney, Bowman, Bowyer, Busch, Busch, Byron).
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Chase Elliott drove the first odd-numbered car (No. 9) to a championship since Kurt Busch drove his No. 97 Ford to the 2004 NASCAR Cup Series title.
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Chevrolet’s nine wins on the season matched the car number of its champion.
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The only two drivers with alliterative names — Aric Almirola and Cole Custer, Stewart-Haas Racing teammates — finished in the bottom two positions of the playoff standings.
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Jared C. Tilton | Getty Images
With Martin Truex Jr.’s playoff appearance, 2020 marks the 10th consecutive year of at least one “Jr.” in the playoffs.
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It was the first time since 1998 at least one driver didn’t complete more than 10,000 laps. (The season only featured 9,914 laps.)
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Sarah Crabill | Getty Images
Twenty different drivers scored playoff points, the most ever since playoff points were introduced in 2017.
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Jared C. Tilton | Getty Images
When Chase Elliott won the championship, it was the first time he has led the points standings in his NASCAR Cup Series career.
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Jared C. Tilton | Getty Images
Chase Elliott was the third driver in history to win a championship with precisely 22 top 10s on the season. The other two were Jimmie Johnson (2008) and Chase’s dad, Bill Elliott (1988). All three of them also earned exactly 15 top-five finishes.