Knowing the numbers: Pocono 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 and bonus picks ahead of the race weekend.
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RELATED: Play Fantasy Live now | How the new Fantasy Live works | Driver statsTop 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