Save these stats: Facts to know heading to Auto Club

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series concludes its West Coast swing in Auto Club, with plenty of story lines and stats worth watching. Scroll through to read some data and trends for drivers such as Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson and more.

Take a bow, Kyle Busch. "Rowdy" has earned it with the season he's having so far. Check the numbers: In eight starts this year across all three national series, Busch has an incredible five wins and seven top-five finishes. The lone finish not a top five? Sixth-place in the Monster Energy Series race at Atlanta.

Kyle Larson often enters 2-mile tracks as the favorite, considering his first four Monster Energy Series wins came at 2-milers. The recent stats, though? In the last seven races at Michigan and Auto Club, Larson has finished first four times and second once. His most recent 2-mile races, though, yielded finishes of 28th and 17th -- both at Michigan last year.

Aric Almirola has been one of the fastest and most consistent drivers in 2019, but he heads to his worst track on the circuit. Statistically, his average finish of 25.8 in 11 starts is his personal worst among any track on the circuit.

In two races at Auto Club Speedway since stage racing was implemented, Truex Jr. has won three of four possible stages. His win last year was a sweep, winning Stage 1, Stage 2 and the race itself. His 11.685-second margin of victory is the largest in the last 330 races.

California native Jimmie Johnson has the most wins on the West Coast with 15. Kevin Harvick (13) and Kyle Busch (9) trail him among active drivers. Jeff Gordon notched 11 wins out west.

Since 2011, Auto Club Speedway has seen 50 percent of its races end with a last-lap pass (like Brad Keselowski did in 2015) for the win. That's tied with Talladega for second among all tracks in that timeframe. The only track higher is the Charlotte Roval, which had a last-lap pass for the win in its first event last year.

Auto Club Speedway has the second-oldest surface on the circuit, and is the oldest asphalt surface. The track hasn't been repaved since 1996.

He's not in the win column with his Team Penske teammates (yet), but Ryan Blaney enters Auto Club having led the second-most laps all season at 148. He's second to Kyle Busch (227) and ahead of Kyle Larson (142).

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is among nine drivers headed to Auto Club with a top-10 finish this year, but not a top five. Kyle Larson, Ty Dillon, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Preece, Chase Elliott, Chris Buescher, Daniel Suarez and Ross Chastain are the others.

A driver has led more than 100 laps in five of the last six Auto Club races, including Kevin Harvick in 2016 when he led 142 laps and finished second to Jimmie Johnson. In those six races, the driver to lead over 100 laps has won three times.