{"id":23939,"date":"2025-06-29T07:36:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T07:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/23939\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T07:36:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T07:36:16","slug":"every-point-for-all-3-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/23939\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Point for All 3 Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2025 season marks the first year in NASCAR history that a fastest lap has points on the line.<\/p>\n

The Xfinity Fastest Lap initiative awards one point to the driver that runs the fastest single lap of a race, and that bonus increases the maximum points a driver can earn in one race to 61 (71 for the Coca-Cola 600). And as we saw last November<\/a>, every point a driver can earn will come in handy during the playoffs.<\/p>\n

An interesting tidbit to track as the season goes on will be how often the driver with the fastest lap ends up winning the race. As of June 28, a total of 50 races have been completed across NASCAR\u2019s top three series this season.<\/p>\n

Of the 50 race winners, only 10 of them went on to earn the fastest lap bonus. Five of the 10 winners scored the maximum 61 points (race win, two stage wins & the fastest lap): Kyle Larson <\/a>in the Cup race at Kansas, Larson in the Xfinity race at Bristol, Justin Allgaier<\/a> in the Xfinity race at Nashville, Corey Heim<\/a> in the Truck race at Charlotte and Heim in the Truck race at Lime Rock Park.<\/p>\n

Below is a chart of the drivers that earned the bonus point (as well as the speed they ran) in every Cup, Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series race run this year. The chart will be updated weekly as more races are completed.<\/p>\n

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Stephen Stumpf is the NASCAR Content Director for Frontstretch and is a three-year veteran of the site. His weekly column is \u201cStat Sheet<\/a>,\u201d and he formerly wrote “4 Burning Questions<\/a>” for three years. He also writes commentaries, contributes to podcasts, edits articles and is frequently at the track for on-site coverage.<\/p>\n

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