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.
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Top five average running position (per loop data from 2005 to the present):
| Driver | Average Running Position |
| Daniel Suarez | 5.967 |
| Erik Jones | 10.578 |
| Kyle Busch | 11.226 |
| Brad Keselowski | 11.487 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 11.565 |
Top five in stage points earned at Watkins Glen in 2017:
| Driver | Stage points | Stage wins |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 18 | 0 |
| Kyle Busch | 12 | 1 |
| Daniel Suarez | 10 | 1 |
| Brad Keselowski | 10 | 0 |
| Chase Elliott/ Matt Kenseth |
8 | 0 |
Top five in points earned in last two races at Watkins Glen:
| Driver | Race points | Race wins |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 93 | 1 |
| Denny Hamlin | 82 | 1 |
| Kyle Busch | 78 | 0 |
| Matt Kenseth | 74 | 0 |
| Brad Keselowski | 72 | 0 |
Most laps led in last two races at Watkins Glen:
| Driver | Laps led |
| Brad Keselowski | 48 |
| Kyle Busch | 25 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 25 |
Average starting position for last 10 winners: 6.1, only two of the last 10 winners have started outside the top six
Active drivers to win pole: Kyle Busch (3), Jimmie Johnson (2), AJ Allmendinger (1), and Kurt Busch
Active drivers to win at Watkins Glen: Kyle Busch (2), AJ Allmendinger (1), Joey Logano (1), Kevin Harvick (1), Martin Truex Jr. (1) and Denny Hamlin (1)
Most recent pole winner: Kyle Busch, 2017
Last time pole-sitter won here: Kyle Busch, 2008
Where stage winners started from: First, fifth
Winning manufacturers of last 10 races: Toyota-4, Chevrolet-3, Ford-3