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Buddy Hull at the U.S. Nationals. (NHRA photo)

STAT ATTACK: NHRA U.S. Nationals, IndyCar & Southern 500

1 — Logan Seavey leads Kody Swanson by a single point with two races remaining on the USAC Silver Crown Series slate.

1 — Kevin Thomas Jr., a 39-time USAC sprint car winner, earned his first winged sprint car victory Sunday night at Missouri’s Lake Ozark Speedway.

1 — Point separating Christopher Bell and Bubba Wallace for the final spot in the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 12 with two races left in the first round.

2 — Alex Palou secured his second NTT IndyCar Series championship.

2 — Jade Avedisian finished runner-up during the USAC feature on Monday night at Angell Park Speedway, her highest USAC national midget finish to date. 

3 — Logan Schuchart has won three of the last six World of Outlaws sprint car races.

3 — The Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway marked the third consecutive sellout grandstand crowd at The Track Too Tough To Tame.

3.986 — Seconds it took Ron Capps to rocket down the drag strip at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park during the Funny Car finals to secure his second victory at “The Big Go.”  

5 — Rico Abreu added a fifth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win to his season total on night two of the Sage Fruit Skagit Nationals. 

6 — With a victory on Saturday, Denny Hamlin has won six NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Darlington Raceway.

6 — Legacy Motor Club driver Erik Jones logged his sixth top-10 finish of the season on Sunday at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. His average finish this year is 19.7. 

7 — Jeff Aikey earned his seventh IMCA Super Nationals late model victory Monday night at Boone (Iowa) Speedway.

7 — Cannon McIntosh leads Jade Avedisian by seven points in the battle for the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series title.

9 — Jesse Love earned his ninth ARCA Menards Series victory of the season at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds.

9 — Jared Mees put a lid on his ninth American Flat Track motorcycle championship.

10 — Max Verstappen has won a record 10 straight Formula 1 races.

12 — It took Kyle Larson 12 starts at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway to punch his ticket to victory lane, which he finally did at the Southern 500 on Sunday. 

15 — Antron Brown qualified 15th at the NHRA U.S. Nationals, then defeated Brittany Force, Clay Millican, Justin Ashley and Steve Torrence on elimination day to claim his second consecutive Indianapolis crown.

19 — Years Denny Hamlin has raced for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. The pairing will continue writing their legacy in 2024 and beyond, as Hamlin recently extended his contract with JGR. 

45 — Runner-up J.R. Todd reached his 45th final round during the Funny Car finals at the NHRA U.S. Nationals. 

65 — Christian Rasmussen holds a 65-point lead over Hunter McElrea heading into the Indy NXT finale at California’s WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. 

74 — Antron Brown’s U.S. Nationals Top Fuel victory at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park was the 74th national event victory of his career.

$15,555 — Money won by Ty Majeski for winning the Jim Sauter Classic 200 at Dells Raceway Park in Wisconsin.

$30,000 — Money Jonathan Davenport banked for winning Sunday’s Hillbilly Hundred at Tyler County Speedway in West Virginia.