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August 15, 2018

Knowing the numbers: Bristol 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.

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

Driver Average Running Position
Erik Jones 9.364
Kevin Harvick 11.843
Kyle Larson 12.096
Jimmie Johnson 12.825
Bubba Wallace 12.830

Top five in stage points earned at Bristol in 2017-18:

Driver Stage points Stage wins
Kyle Larson 39 1
Jimmie Johnson 35 0
Erik Jones 33 0
Kyle Busch 23 1
Denny Hamlin 22 0

Top five in points earned in last three races at Bristol:

Driver Race points Race wins
Jimmie Johnson 136 1
Kyle Larson 133 0
Kevin Harvick 111 0
Denny Hamlin 106 0
Kyle Busch 105 2

Most laps led in last three races at Bristol:

Driver Laps led
Kyle Larson 472
Kyle Busch 273
Erik Jones 260

Average starting position for last 10 winners: 8.3; three of the last four winners at Bristol have started outside the top 10.

Active drivers to win pole: Ryan Newman (3), Denny Hamlin (3), Kyle Busch (2), Joey Logano (1), Jimmie Johnson (1), Kasey Kahne (1), Kurt Busch (1), Kevin Harvick (1) and Erik Jones (1)

Active drivers to win at Bristol: Kyle Busch (7), Kurt Busch (5), Joey Logano (2), Brad Keselowski (2), Kevin Harvick (2), Jimmie Johnson (2), Kasey Kahne (1) and Denny Hamlin (1)

Most recent pole winner: Kyle Busch, April of 2018

Last time pole-sitter won here: Kyle Busch, April of 2018

Where stage winners started from: First, third (three times), fifth, 18th

Winning manufacturers of last 10 races: Toyota-5, Ford-3, Chevrolet-2