Knowing the numbers: Bristol fantasy stats to consider
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Numbers mean plenty when it comes to building out your Fantasy Live teams each week. NASCAR.com will examine the stats outlook for each track in advance to help give you an edge as you set your lineups ahead of the race weekend.
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Top five in average running position (per loop data from 2005 to the present) at Bristol:
Driver
Average Running Position
Erik Jones
5.135
Chase Elliott
10.383
Kevin Harvick
11.855
Jimmie Johnson
13.039
Kyle Larson
13.227
Top five in stage points earned at Bristol in 2017:
Driver
Stage Points
Stage Wins
Erik Jones
28
0
Kyle Larson
27
1
Jimmie Johnson
24
0
Martin Truex Jr.
21
1
Joey Logano
19
0
Top five in points earned at Bristol in 2017:
Driver
Race Points
Race Win
Jimmie Johnson
90
1
Kyle Larson
86
0
Erik Jones
83
0
Kevin Harvick
78
0
Denny Hamlin
76
0
Most laps led in 2017 races at Bristol:
Driver
Laps Led
Race Wins
Kyle Larson
272
0
Erik Jones
260
0
Kyle Busch
156
1
Martin Truex Jr.
116
0
Jimmie Johnson
81
1
Average starting position for last 10 winners: 8.4; last three Bristol winners have started outside the top 10; two of last three spring race winners have won from the pole
Active drivers to win a pole at Bristol: Denny Hamlin (3), Ryan Newman (3), Jimmie Johnson (1), Erik Jones (1), Kasey Kahne (1), Joey Logano (1), Kevin Harvick (1), Kurt Busch (1) and Kyle Busch (1).
Most recent pole winner: Erik Jones, August of 2017
Last time pole-sitter won here: Carl Edwards, spring of 2016
Where stage winners started from: Pole, third, fifth and 18th.
Winning manufacturers of last 10 races: Toyota-4, Chevrolet-3, Ford-3