Event Recap: 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Statistics from Darlington (September 2, 2018)

Event statistics following the 25th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.

Brad Keselowski secured his first victory of the season and landed a spot in the playoffs, taking control of the race late and leading only 24 of the 367 laps. It marked Team Penske’s first victory ever at The Track Too Tough to Tame. Adding to the team’s good fortune was Keselowski’s teammate, Joey Logano, who secured second place. Kyle Larson led a race-high 284 laps en route to third, while Kevin Harvick posted fourth and Chase Elliott fifth.

Season Series Stats Update: 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series, Following Race 16 (September 2, 2018)

Season statistics following the 16th race of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season September 2 at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon.

Event Recap: 2018 IndyCar Series Statistics from Portland (September 2, 2018)

Event statistics following the 16th race of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season, the Grand Prix of Portland at Portland International Raceway in Oregon.

Takuma Sato – who started 20th – drove through the field to win his third career IndyCar Series race, holding off a hard-charging Ryan Hunter-Reay in an exciting race all-around in the return of IndyCar racing to the Pacific Northwest. Sebastien Bourdais, who won the last IndyCar race in 2007 (as part of the Champ Car World Series), finished third, ahead of Spencer Pigot and points leader Scott Dixon, who rebounded from a first-lap incident which involved five cars.

Season Series Stats Update: 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, Following Race 14 (September 2, 2018)

Season statistics following the 14th race of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship season September 2 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy.

Event Recap: 2018 Formula 1 World Championship from Italian Grand Prix (September 2, 2018)

Event statistics following the 14th race of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season, the Italian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken D’Italia) at the 11-turn, 5.793-kilometer (3.6-mile) Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy.

Lewis Hamilton passed polesitter Kimi Raikkonen on Lap 45 of 53 and pulled away for his fifth career victory in the Italian Grand Prix and first from a position other than the pole. Raikkonen, meanwhile, settled for second, his 100th career podium, while Valtteri Bottas – fourth at the checkered flag – was scored third, after Max Verstappen was given a five-second penalty following contact with Bottas late in the race.

Season Series Stats Update: 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series, Following Race 15 (August 27, 2018)

Season statistics following the 15th race of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season August 25 at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois.

Season Series Stats Update: 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, Following Race 13 (August 26, 2018)

Season statistics following the 13th race of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship season August 26 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium.

Event Recap: 2018 Formula 1 World Championship from Belgian Grand Prix (August 26, 2018)

Event statistics following the 13th race of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season, the Belgian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Johnnie Walker Belgian Grand Prix) at the 19-turn, 7.004-kilometer (4.352-mile) Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium.

Sebastian Vettel pulled ahead of polesitter Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap of the 44-lap affair and led the rest of the way in a dominating victory, besting Hamilton by 11.061 seconds. The victory was Vettel’s 52nd in Formula 1 and his 107th career podium, moving him into sole possession of third place and out of a tie with four-time champion Alain Prost. Max Verstappen rounded out the podium.

Event Recap: 2018 IndyCar Series Statistics from Gateway (August 25, 2018)

Event statistics following the 15th race of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season, the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois.

Will Power took the lead late in the 248-lap race, cycling to the front after many of the leaders pitted for fuel, to earn his third victory of the season. Power also recorded his 35th IndyCar win, tying him for seventh all-time with three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser. 

Alexander Rossi finished second, earning his third consecutive finish of first or second, and gained slightly in the championship on points leader Scott Dixon, who finished third. Simon Pagenaud finished fourth, while Zach Veach claimed his career-best result on an oval, finishing fifth.

Season Series Stats Update: 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series, Following Race 14 (August 20, 2018)

Season statistics following the 14th race of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season August 19 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

Event Recap: 2018 IndyCar Series Statistics from Pocono (August 19, 2018)

Event statistics following the 14th race of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season, the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

Alexander Rossi dominated the 500-miler race, leading 180 of the 200 laps to close to within 29 points of the championship lead with three races remaining. Rossi – who won the most previous race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – lost the lead briefly on point stops, but was unchallenged for much of the event, which was stopped for nearly two hours due to a five-car incident, one which led to rookie Robert Wickens being airlifted to a local hospital. Polesitter Will Power, the two-time defending race winner and only driver to really challenge Rossi for the lead, finished in the runner-up position, 4.4982 seconds behind Rossi.

Scott Dixon, Sebastien Bourdais and Josef Newgarden rounded out the top five.

Season Series Stats Update: 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Following Race 24 (August 18, 2018)

Season statistics following the 24th race of the 2018 NASCAR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season August 18 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.

Event Recap: 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Statistics from Bristol (August 18, 2018)

Event statistics following the 24th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the Bass Pro Shops/NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.

Kurt Busch outlasted Clint Bowyer on a pair of late restarts and polesitter Kyle Larson over the last 10 laps to record his first victory of the season, ending a 58-race winless streak. Busch led the final 24 laps to become the ninth driver to win a Cup Series race in 2018, and in the process gave crew chief Billy Scott his first career win and Stewart-Haas Racing its 10th victory as a team this year. All four SHR drivers led the race in 2018,  Larson – who won Friday’s Xfinity Series race at the .533-mile track – was second, 0.367 seconds behind, with Chase Elliott, Joey Logano and Erik Jones rounding out the top five.

Event Recap: 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Statistics from Bristol (August 17, 2018)

Event statistics following the 22nd race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.

Kyle Larson led a race-high 202 laps and held off Justin Allgaier on the final restart en route to winning his fourth race of the season, tying him with Christopher Bell for the most of any driver in the series this year. Bell got past Allgaier for second, with Cole Custer finishing fourth and Joey Logano taking fifth. Chevrolet took seven of the top 10 positions.

Season Series Statistics Update: 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Following Race 16 (August 16, 2018)

Season statistics following the 16th race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season August 16 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee.