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Save these stats: Facts to know heading to Vegas
By Brad Norman | Published: February 28, 2019 11
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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with plenty of story lines and stats worth watching. Scroll through to read some data and trends for drivers such as Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney, Kevin Harvick and more.
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Kyle Busch is one of just two drivers in the Monster Energy Series to have a top-10 finish in both of the season's first two races at Daytona and Atlanta. The other? His Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Erik Jones. The two even put a $100 bet on which driver will keep the streak going longer.
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A maestro on 1.5-mile tracks, Martin Truex Jr. leads the series in consecutive top-10 finishes on this track type with nine. Aric Almirola is second with six.
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Las Vegas ranks as the best track for Ryan Blaney, at least in average finish. In five races in Sin City, Blaney's average finish is a personal-best 8.4.
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No driver enters Las Vegas hotter than Brad Keselowski. Kes has won four of the series' past 14 races and has seven top-five finishes during that same span. He's won three of the past seven Las Vegas races and has finished seventh or better over that same stretch.
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No driver has more of a boom-or-bust record at Las Vegas than Chase Elliott. In four starts, his best finish is third in 2017. The other three? Finishes of 34th, 36th and 38th -- all races he exited early due to a wreck.
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Watch Lap 1 on Sunday (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX) and see what happens with the Team Penske trio of Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney. A Team Penske driver has led the first lap at Las Vegas in six of the past seven races there.
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When NASCAR Went West in 2018 with consecutive races at Las Vegas, ISM Raceway at Phoenix and Auto Club -- the same stretch is on the 2019 schedule and begins this weekend -- Ty Dillon did not have a good time. His average finish of 27.0 in those three races in 2018 was worst in the Monster Energy Series.
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Kurt Busch is a Las Vegas native, but it's rarely a happy homecoming for him. Busch has just one top-five finish in 18 starts here, and his average finish of 22.4 ranks as the worst for him among any track on the circuit.
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It's win or wreck for Kevin Harvick in Las Vegas. His line the past six races at Las Vegas -- three top-seven finishes, including two wins, and three finishes of 38th or worse due to wrecks.
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Kyle Larson is the all-time "leader" in a category he probably doesn't want. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver has eight runner-up finishes at 1.5-mile tracks without a win -- the most all time.