Knowing the numbers: Michigan 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
Chase Elliott
5.974
Matt Kenseth
10.979
Erik Jones
11.334
Kyle Larson
11.679
Brad Keselowski
12.048
Top five in stage points earned at Michigan in 2017:
Driver
Stage points
Stage wins
Martin Truex Jr.
37
3
Kyle Larson
22
0
Kyle Busch
22
0
Kevin Harvick
22
0
Brad Keselowski
20
1
Top five in points earned at Michigan in 2017
Driver
Race points
Race wins
Martin Truex Jr.
103
0
Kyle Larson
102
2
Kyle Busch
79
0
Chase Elliott
77
0
Erik Jones
71
0
Most laps led in 2017 races at Michigan:
Driver
Laps led
Martin Truex Jr.
119
Brad Keselowski
107
Kyle Larson
98
Kyle Busch
54
Denny Hamlin
16
Average starting position for last 10 winners: 7.6
Active drivers to win pole: Kasey Kahne (3), Joey Logano (3), Kurt Busch (2), Kevin Harvick (1), Matt Kenseth (1), Brad Keselowski (1), Kyle Larson (1), Ryan Newman (1)
Active drivers to win at Michigan: Kurt Busch (3), Matt Kenseth (3), Kyle Larson (3), Denny Hamlin (2), Joey Logano (2), Ryan Newman (2), Kevin Harvick (1), Kyle Busch (1), Jimmie Johnson (1), Kasey Kahne (1)
Most recent pole winner: Brad Keselowski, August race of 2017
Last time pole-sitter won here: Kyle Larson, June race of 2017
Where stage winners started from: 1st, 2nd (twice), 13th
Winning manufacturers of last 10 races: Chevrolet-6, Ford-3, Toyota-1