Knowing the numbers: Chicago 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. RELATED: Play Fantasy Live now | How the new Fantasy Live works | Driver stats 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 25^th 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