Analyzing laps led for 2018

By Staff Report | Published: December 7, 2018 35

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The 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season in the books, with 10,250 laps run. Thirty-four drivers led at least one lap, while 13 led more than 100. Eight drivers led more than 600. And fittingly ... three "big" drivers topped the 1,000 laps led mark. See the full list of drivers who have paced the field this year.

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Ross Chastain (1 lap led): His one lap led accounts for 0.01 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Justin Marks (1 lap led): His one lap led accounts for 0.01 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Chris Buescher (1 lap led): His one lap led accounts for 0.01 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Brendan Gaughan (2 laps led): His two laps led accounts for 0.02 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Ty Dillon (3 laps led): His three laps led accounts for 0.03 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Matt Kenseth (5 laps led): His five laps led accounts for 0.05 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Matt DiBenedetto (8 laps led): His eight laps led accounts for 0.08 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Jamie McMurray (9 laps led): His nine laps led accounts for 0.09 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Regan Smith (10 laps led): His 10 laps led accounts for 0.10 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Paul Menard (14 laps led): His 14 laps led accounts for 0.14 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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AJ Allmendinger (19 laps led): His 19 laps led accounts for 0.19 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Bubba Wallace (19 laps led): His 19 laps led accounts for 0.19 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Austin Dillon (23 laps led): His 23 laps led accounts for 0.22 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Kasey Kahne (30 laps led): His 30 laps led accounts for 0.29 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Michael McDowell (33 laps led): His 33 laps led accounts for 0.32 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Daniel Suarez (35 laps led): His 35 laps led accounts for 0.34 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Jimmie Johnson (40 laps led): His 40 laps led accounts for 0.39 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Ryan Newman (57 laps led): His 57 laps led accounts for 0.56 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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William Byron (61 laps led): His 61 laps led accounts for 0.60 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Alex Bowman (71 laps led): His 71 laps led accounts for 0.69 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Erik Jones (99 laps led): His 99 laps led accounts for 0.97 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (133 laps led): His 133 laps led accounts for 1.30 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Aric Almirola (181 laps led): His 181 laps led accounts for 1.77 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Chase Elliott (325 laps led): His 325 laps led accounts for 3.17 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Denny Hamlin (380 laps led): His 380 laps led accounts for 3.71 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Clint Bowyer (490 laps led): His 490 laps led accounts for 4.78 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Kurt Busch (644 laps led): His 644 laps led accounts for 6.28 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Ryan Blaney (660 laps led): His 660 laps led accounts for 6.44 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Brad Keselowski (705 laps led): His 705 laps led accounts for 6.88 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Kyle Larson (782 laps led): His 782 laps led accounts for 7.63 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Joey Logano (934 laps led): His 934 laps led accounts for 9.11 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Martin Truex Jr. (1,016 laps led): His 1,016 laps led accounts for 9.91 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Kyle Busch (1,469 laps led): His 1,469 laps led accounts for 14.33 percent of all laps run in 2018.

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Kevin Harvick (1,990 laps led): His 1,990 laps led accounts for 19.41 percent of all laps run in 2018.