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May 30, 2018

Knowing the numbers: Pocono fantasy stats to consider


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 and bonus picks ahead of the race weekend.

Don’t forget to check back on NASCAR.com for additional insight from fantasy expert RJ Kraft, and watch Fantasy Fastlane with Jessica Ruffin and NBC Sports’ Steve Letarte for even more advice.

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Top five average running position (per loop data from 2005 to present):

Driver Average Running Position
Erik Jones 8.312
Chase Elliott 10.072
Denny Hamlin 10.786
Kurt Busch 10.888
Daniel Suarez 11.703

Top five in stage points earned at Pocono in 2017:

Driver Stage points Stage wins
Kyle Busch 29 2
Brad Keselowski 28 0
Kevin Harvick 24 0
Kyle Larson 19 1
Martin Truex Jr. 17 0

*22 different drivers earned stage points at Pocono in 2017

Top five in points earned at Pocono in 2017:

Driver Race points Race win
Kyle Busch 97 1
Kevin Harvick 94 0
Brad Keselowski 92 0
Martin Truex Jr. 82 0
Kurt Busch 71 0

Most laps led in 2017 races at Pocono:

Driver Laps led
Kyle Busch 174
Martin Truex Jr. 36
Erik Jones 24
Denny Hamlin 19
Brad Keselowski 17

Average starting position for last 10 winners: 8.2, only two of the last 10 winners have started outside the top 10

Active drivers to win pole: Kyle Busch (4), Jimmie Johnson (3), Denny Hamlin (3), Kurt Busch (2), Kasey Kahne (2), Ryan Newman (2), Joey Logano (2), Brad Keselowski (1), Kyle Larson (1), Martin Truex Jr. (1), Jamie McMurray (1)

Active drivers to win at Pocono: Denny Hamlin (4), Kurt Busch (3), Jimmie Johnson (3), Kasey Kahne (2), Kyle Busch (1), Brad Keselowski (1), Chris Buescher (1), Joey Logano (1), Martin Truex Jr. (1), Ryan Blaney (1), Ryan Newman (1), Matt Kenseth (1)

Most recent pole winner: Kyle Busch, July of 2017

Last time pole-sitter won here: Kyle Busch, July of 2017

Where stage winners started from: First (twice), seven (twice)

Winning manufacturers of last 10 races: Chevrolet-6, Ford-2, Toyota-2

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