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Top five average running position (per loop data from 2005 to present):
| Driver | Average Running Position |
| Chase Elliott | 2.9 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 7.308 |
| Kyle Busch | 9.247 |
| Kyle Larson | 9.642 |
| Brad Keselowski | 10.055 |
Top five in stage points earned at Chicago in 2017:
| Driver | Stage points | Stage wins |
| Chase Elliott | 18 | 1 |
| Kevin Harvick | 18 | 0 |
| Denny Hamlin | 12 | 0 |
| Brad Keselowski | 11 | 0 |
| Kyle Busch/Kyle Larson/Joey Logano | 10 | Busch-1 |
Top five in points earned at Chicago in last two years:
| Driver | Race points | Race win |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 93 | 2 |
| Chase Elliott* | 92 | 0 |
| Denny Hamlin | 81 | 0 |
| Joey Logano | 80 | 0 |
| Brad Keselowski | 79 | 0 |
*Chase Elliott was assessed a L1-level penalty that docked him and his team 15 points. For fantasy purposes, that penalty is not factored into his point total.
Most laps led in last two races at Chicago:
| Driver | Laps led |
| Jimmie Johnson | 118 |
| Chase Elliott | 117 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 109 |
| Kyle Busch | 106 |
| Kevin Harvick | 59 |
Average starting position for last 10 winners: 13.4; three of the last seven winners have started 25th or worse
Active drivers to win pole: Jimmie Johnson (2), Matt Kenseth (1), Joey Logano (1), Jamie McMurray (1), Ryan Newman (1), Kyle Busch (1)
Most recent pole winner: Kyle Busch, 2017
Last time pole-sitter won here: Kyle Busch, 2008
Where stage winners started from: First, eighth
Winning manufacturers of last 10 races: Toyota-6, Chevrolet-2, Ford-1, Dodge-1