By: Ashley McCubbin

While the season capped off with Ryan Blaney winning his first career NASCAR Cup Series Championship, there were a lot of other memorable numbers from the 2023 campaign.

#1: Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing, Worldwide Express Chevrolet Camaro celebrates his win

1 of Ross Chastain won the pole at Nashville Superspeedway

1 driver had an average starting spot of fifth or better

1 driver had an average finish of 10th or better

2 wins for Chastain, Tyler Reddick, and Christopher Bell

2 poles for Kyle Larson, Reddick, Aric Almirola, and Joey Logano

3 wins for Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher, and Denny Hamlin

3 poles for Truex Jr.

3 drivers had an average starting spot of 10th or better

#5: Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro celebrates his win

4 wins for Larson

4 poles for William Byron and Hamlin

4 was the best average starting spot of all drivers, set by Jordan Taylor at Circuit of the Amercias

5.5 was the second-best average starting spot of all drivers, set by Shane Van Gisbergen

5.5 was the best average finishing spot of all drivers, set by Van Gisbergen

6 wins for Byron led all drivers

6 poles for Bell led all drivers

8 of Busch won the pole at Dover International Speedway

9.6 was the best average starting spot of a driver to run all the races, set by Bell

#11: Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota Camry

10.2 was the second-best average starting spot of a driver to run all the races, set by Hamlin and Reddick

10.4 was the third-best average starting spot of a driver to run all the races, set by Larson

10.9 was the fourth-best average starting spot of a driver to run all the races, set by Byron

11 or more top-five’s were scored by Byron, Larson, Hamlin, and Logano

11 is the best average finish of a driver to run all the races, set by Byron

11 is the second-best average finish of all drivers, set by Travis Pastrana at the Daytona 500

12.1 was the second-best average finish of drivers to run all the races, set by Buescher

12.4 was the third-best average finish of drivers to run all the races, set by Hamlin

#20: Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, Rheem / Watts Toyota Camry

12.9 was the fourth-best average finish of drivers to run all the races, set by Bell

14 of Chase Briscoe won the pole at Daytona International Speedway

15 drivers won a race

15 top-five’s for Byron and Larson led all drivers

15 drivers won a pole

16 of A.J. Allmendinger won at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL

18 or more top-10’s were scored by Byron, Bell, Hamlin, Larson, and Blaney

21 top-10’s for Byron led all drivers

22 of Logano won at Atlanta Motor Speedway

23 of Bubba Wallace won the pole at Texas Motor Speedway

#23: Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing, Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota Camry

30 drivers ran all the races

31 drivers scored a top-five finish

34 of Michael McDowell won at the Indianapolis Grand Prix

36 races made up the season

36 drivers scored a top-10 finish

41 of Ryan Preece won the pole at Martinsville Speedway

47 of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the Daytona 500

#48: Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, Ally Chevrolet Camaro and #5: Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro Daytona 500 front row

48 of Alex Bowman won the pole for the Daytona 500

64 drivers ran at least one race

91 of Van Gisbergen won on the streets of Chicago

99 of Daniel Suarez won the pole for the Indianapolis Grand Prix

600 or more laps were led by Larson, Byron, Hamlin, Truex, and Chastain

1127 was the most laps led by a driver, set by Larson

9150 or more laps were completed by Buescher, Kevin Harvick, Wallace, Stenhouse Jr. and Briscoe

9225 was the most drivers completed by a driver, set by Buescher