Knowing the numbers: Darlington fantasy stats to consider
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RELATED: Set your Fantasy Live roster now | How the new Fantasy Live works | Driver statsTop five average running position at Darlington (per loop data from 2005 to the present):
Driver
Average Running Position
Denny Hamlin
7.898
Kyle Busch
8.774
Erik Jones
9.757
Kyle Larson
10.033
Martin Truex Jr.
10.971
Top five in stage points earned at Darlington in 2017:
Driver
Stage points
Stage wins
Martin Truex Jr.
20
2
Denny Hamlin
17
0
Kyle Larson
16
0
Kevin Harvick
15
0
Brad Keselowski
11
0
Top five in points earned in last two races at Darlington:
Driver
Race points
Race wins
Denny Hamlin
95*
1
Martin Truex Jr.
93
1
Kevin Harvick
84
0
Kyle Larson
78*
0
Kyle Busch
74
0
*Note: Hamlin was assessed a 25-point penalty following last year’s Darlington race for a L1-level infraction. Larson was assessed a 15-point penalty following the 2016 Darlington race for exceeding measurements in the post-race LIS inspection. Neither affects the fantasy points players earn.Most laps led in last two races at Darlington:
Driver
Laps led
Kevin Harvick
236
Kyle Larson
169
Denny Hamlin
137
Martin Truex Jr.
104
Average starting position for last 10 winners: 8.9; seven of the past 10 winners have started inside the top 10Active drivers to win pole: Kasey Kahne (4), Kevin Harvick (3), Kurt Busch (3), Clint Bowyer (1), Matt Kenseth (1), Brad Keselowski (1), Jamie McMurray (1), Ryan Newman (1)
Active drivers to win at Darlington: Jimmie Johnson (3), Denny Hamlin (2), Matt Kenseth (1), Martin Truex Jr. (1), Kevin Harvick (1), Kyle Busch (1)
Most recent pole winner: Kevin Harvick, September of 2017
Last time pole-sitter won here: Kevin Harvick, April of 2014
Where stage winners started from: Second (twice)
Winning manufacturers of last 10 races: Toyota-6, Chevrolet-4