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July 18, 2018

Knowing the numbers: New Hampshire 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 to help give you an edge as you go to 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 as well as to watch Fantasy Fastlane with Jessica Ruffin and NBC Sports’ Steve Letarte.

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

Driver Average Running Position
Chase Elliott 9.946
Denny Hamlin 10.794
Brad Keselowski 11.064
Jimmie Johnson 11.091
Kevin Harvick 11.322

Top five in stage points earned at New Hampshire in 2017:

Driver Stage points Stage wins
Kyle Busch 34 2
Martin Truex Jr. 30 2
Matt Kenseth 27 0
Kyle Larson 25 0
Denny Hamlin 15 0

Top five in points earned in last two races at New Hampshire:

Driver Race points Race wins
Kyle Busch 99 1
Martin Truex Jr. 96 0
Kyle Larson 95 0
Matt Kenseth 94 0
Denny Hamlin 81 1

Most laps led in last two races at New Hampshire:

Driver Laps led
Kyle Busch 282
Martin Truex Jr. 249
Denny Hamlin 54

Average starting position for last 10 winners: 9.9; three of the last five winners have started outside the top 12

Active drivers to win pole: Ryan Newman (7), Brad Keselowski (3), Kyle Busch (3), Clint Bowyer (1), Kevin Harvick (1), Martin Truex Jr. (1) and Jimmie Johnson (1)

Active drivers to win at New Hampshire: Ryan Newman (3), Kyle Busch (3), Kurt Busch (3), Jimmie Johnson (3), Denny Hamlin (3), Matt Kenseth (3), Kevin Harvick (2), Joey Logano (2), Clint Bowyer (2), Kasey Kahne (1) and Brad Keselowski (1)

Most recent pole winner: Kyle Busch, September of 2017

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

Where stage winners started from: First (twice), fifth, seventh

Winning manufacturers of last 10 races: Toyota-7, Ford-2, Chevrolet-1