Numbers mean plenty when it comes to building out your Fantasy Live teams each week. Starting this week, NASCAR.com will examine the stats outlook for each track to help give you an edge as you set your lineups ahead of the race weekend.
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Top five average running position (active drivers, data from 2005 to the present):
| Driver | Average Running Position |
| Chase Elliott | 9.733 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 10.876 |
| Kyle Busch | 11.371 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 11.739 |
| Kevin Harvick | 12.899 |
Average starting position for last 10 winners: 8.1; Texas race winner has started inside the top five in five of the past 10 races but just once in the last five.
Top five stage points earned at Texas in 2017:
| Driver | Stage points | Stage wins |
| Ryan Blaney | 31 | 2 |
| Kevin Harvick | 30 | 1 |
| Kyle Larson | 29 | 1 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 26 | 0 |
| Jamie McMurray | 16 | 0 |
Where stage winners started the race from in 2017: Second (twice), third (once) and 11th (once).
Top five points earned at Texas in 2017:
| Driver | Race points | Race win |
| Kevin Harvick | 103 | 1 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 90 | 0 |
| Ryan Blaney | 87 | 0 |
| Kurt Busch | 70 | 0 |
| Chase Elliott | 69 | 0 |
Most laps led in 2017 races at Texas:
| Driver | Laps led |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 156 |
| Ryan Blaney | 148 |
| Kevin Harvick | 115 |
| Kyle Larson | 74 |
| Denny Hamlin | 65 |
Last time pole-sitter won here: Kyle Busch, spring race of 2013
Winning manufacturers of last 10 races: Chevrolet 5, Toyota 3, Ford 2