Richmond Raceway is the host for the final race before the first off week of the season due to Easter next weekend. The run of short tracks continues this week as it will be the third short track race in the last four races with Texas squeezed in the middle. Just because it’s a short track though, doesn’t mean it’s similar to the others have been host in the past few weeks.

Now known as Richmond Raceway instead of Richmond International Raceway, the track is a .75-mile nearly flat D-shaped Oval that been in the NASCAR stable of tracks since 1953 but it opened in 1946. As it is currently constructed the turns are banked at 14 degrees with the front stretch tilted at eight degrees and the back stretch is at two degrees. The shape of the track leads to be one of the racier short tracks out there as you can drive it almost like a one-mile track at reduced speeds. The difference is that position differential is harder to come by at this track as you’ll see in the forthcoming tables.

The track surface is one of the more abrasive ones on the Cup schedule right up there with Atlanta and Auto Club. Tire wear has been on the mind of everyone here including Goodyear who has changed the tire configuration here a few times including creating a “stagger” in the tires meaning the left side tires are actually shorter than the right side tires in order to fit the racier atmosphere of the track and to lay more rubber and create multiple racing grooves.

Starting Positions of Race Winners

Starting Pos.Races WonStarting Pos.Races Won
124163
214172
317191
411202
56211
67222
711231
82241
92252
103261
112281
122311
132321
143  

Of the 125 races at Richmond in its different configurations, 72 winners have come from the top-five starting spots and 90 have come from the top-seven spots. However, it’s important to remember that Richmond used to be a shorter track and the banking has changed in the past. Since 2000, there have only been five winners from the pole in the 36 races in that span and none have happened since the instituting of stage racing starting in 2017. In terms of cautions at Richmond, it’s been highly unpredictable in the last 10 races, dating back to 2014, as they range in number from 3-16 in a race.

Track Data

Drivers To Watch This Week

 

Last Five Toyota Owners 400s

  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTop
Driver#StartPos.FinishDiff.W5101520
Joey Logano55.68.83.81.824555
Kyle Busch416.885.511.313334
Kurt Busch59.21010.6-1.411344
Kevin Harvick55.44.85.6-0.204455
Brad Keselowski511.66.48.43.202345
Jimmie Johnson516.612.4115.602344
Denny Hamlin51111.211.2-0.202333
Chase Elliott413.814.313.50.301123
Ricky Stenhouse Jr516.222.423.8-7.601111
Martin Truex Jr510.89.210.60.200455
Ryan Newman516.412.616.20.200234
Clint Bowyer516.618.221.8-5.200233
Kyle Larson510.214.412.8-2.600145
  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTop
Driver#StartPos.FinishDiff.W5101520
Aric Almirola523.215.816.86.400114
Daniel Suarez218.522.5117.500122
Austin Dillon523.820.221.8200013
William Byron19912-300011
Paul Menard519.222.622-2.800011
Ty Dillon227.521.5234.500001
Erik Jones213.528.525.5-1200011
David Ragan524.424.625.6-1.200001
Chris Buescher32527.325.7-0.700001
Alex Bowman325.32826-0.700001
Matt DiBenedetto43329.827.85.200001
Bubba Wallace1182325-700000
Landon Cassill530.827.426.8400000
  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTop
Driver#StartPos.FinishDiff.W5101520
Ross Chastain1303028200000
Ryan Blaney314.71928.7-1400000
Michael McDowell327.730.730.3-2.600000
Corey LaJoie1343432200000
Daniel Hemric1223332-1000000
Joey Gase1354143-800000
Bayley Currey0000000000
Matt Tifft0000000000
Quin Houff0000000000
Ryan Preece0000000000
  LapsLaps LedFastestFast LapsTop-15Avg. DriverLaps
Driver#Led/RaceLaps/RaceRateRatingComp.
Joey Logano525751.47314.683%111.72002
Kyle Busch411127.811127.889%106.71602
Kurt Busch544488.810921.869%103.32002
Kevin Harvick510721.419539.098%116.12002
Brad Keselowski523947.817735.492%109.72002
Jimmie Johnson5448.85410.866%93.11998
Denny Hamlin56613.27114.276%94.42000
Chase Elliott400.0123.059%82.31602
Ricky Stenhouse Jr500.06713.432%66.31990
Martin Truex Jr512124.26613.284%99.72002
Ryan Newman5255.0234.675%84.31968
Clint Bowyer5459.0295.859%81.81759
Kyle Larson551.0173.459%82.52002
  LapsLaps LedFastestFast LapsTop-15Avg. DriverLaps
Driver#Led/RaceLaps/RaceRateRatingComp.
Aric Almirola500.0367.245%78.62001
Daniel Suarez200.0168.026%68.8802
Austin Dillon500.0132.630%65.31998
William Byron100.033.089%91.3402
Paul Menard500.081.66%59.52001
Ty Dillon200.042.028%57.6802
Erik Jones200.010.511%45.7406
David Ragan500.020.45%56.11993
Chris Buescher300.041.32%491197
Alex Bowman300.0144.74%51.81196
Matt DiBenedetto400.061.50%42.41595
Bubba Wallace100.000.00%50401
Landon Cassill500.0183.61%49.81992
  LapsLaps LedFastestFast LapsTop-15Avg. DriverLaps
Driver#Led/RaceLaps/RaceRateRatingComp.
Ross Chastain100.000.00%41401
Ryan Blaney300.082.733%60.11179
Michael McDowell300.0227.30%421198
Corey LaJoie100.000.00%34.4396
Daniel Hemric100.000.00%37.3399
Joey Gase100.000.00%27.9124
Bayley Currey000.000.00%00
Matt Tifft000.000.00%00
Quin Houff000.000.00%00
Ryan Preece000.000.00%00

Top-15 Drivers Over The Last 10 Races at Richmond

  Avg.Run.Avg.Pos. TopTopTopTop
Driver#StartPos.FinishDiff.W5101520
Joey Logano1078.45.41.62691010
Kyle Busch913.17.86.36.825789
Brad Keselowski1010.167.52.6147910
Denny Hamlin109.610.610.5-0.914667
Kurt Busch107.69.410.5-2.912689
Kyle Larson108.511.19.7-1.2124910
Kevin Harvick106.36.36.9-0.60771010
Jimmie Johnson1014.612.19.94.702799
Martin Truex Jr1011.311.713.6-2.302678
Aric Almirola1021.816.513.78.102449
Chase Elliott716.613.912.44.202346
Clint Bowyer1018.516.817.80.701566
Ryan Newman1016.513.715.60.901468
Ricky Stenhouse Jr1015.220.921.1-5.901125
Daniel Suarez422.819.511.511.300234
  LapsLaps LedFastestFast LapsTop-15Avg. Driver
Driver#Led/RaceLaps/RaceRateRating
Joey Logano1028228.2012812.8088%107.5
Kyle Busch925027.7819822.0092%107
Brad Keselowski1069869.8036736.7094%112.8
Denny Hamlin1026926.9020820.8077%97.7
Kurt Busch1044744.7015115.1077%100.8
Kyle Larson10737.30666.6078%92.6
Kevin Harvick1016416.4029029.0095%110.1
Jimmie Johnson10444.40878.7073%91.7
Martin Truex Jr1067567.5028828.8072%99
Aric Almirola1010.10747.4043%80.2
Chase Elliott7344.86375.2961%85.6
Clint Bowyer10454.50888.8055%81
Ryan Newman10292.90535.3066%82.6
Ricky Stenhouse Jr1020.20929.2028%68.7
Daniel Suarez400.00256.2536%70.5

Top-15 Drivers At Similar Races (Richmond, New Hampshire, Phoenix)

  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTop
Driver#StartPos.FinishDiff.W5101520
Kyle Busch218.55.85.92.6614181920
Kevin Harvick219.27.27.31.9415171919
Denny Hamlin216.78.78.7-2.029141920
Joey Logano219.411.811.8-2.428131618
Kyle Larson2110.912.211.1-0.217111619
Ryan Newman2117.315.815.61.71261317
Martin Truex Jr219.49.211.2-1.808121719
Brad Keselowski21129.2111.007111719
Aric Almirola2121.617.914.96.70581016
Chase Elliott1810.69.912-1.40581415
Kurt Busch218.610.913.8-5.203121416
Ricky Stenhouse Jr2117.919.518.2-0.3024913
Jimmie Johnson2111.912.513-1.101111818
Ryan Blaney1910.115.418.6-8.5015712
Erik Jones129.316.716.3-7.001579
  LapsLaps LedFastestFast LapsTop-15Avg. Driver
Driver#Led/RaceLaps/RaceRateRating
Kyle Busch21141167.276936.695%118.7
Kevin Harvick2166731.862629.892%110.2
Denny Hamlin2158627.940319.285%103.7
Joey Logano2129414.01426.875%93.4
Kyle Larson211446.923211.069%93
Ryan Newman21582.8874.157%78
Martin Truex Jr21128261.059128.184%106.4
Brad Keselowski2134316.345121.585%99.3
Aric Almirola21693.31316.242%76.4
Chase Elliott1821411.925414.182%96.1
Kurt Busch2130914.721710.377%93.1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr21130.61115.329%70.9
Jimmie Johnson21623.01577.572%90.4
Ryan Blaney191085.7874.656%78.7
Erik Jones12110.9877.356%77.3

Team Averages At Richmond (since Feb. 2017)

 Avg.  TopTop
TeamFinishRacesWins510
Team Penske9.210146
Chip Ganassi Racing11.138114
Joe Gibbs Racing11.5616258
Stewart-Haas Racing11.8116058
Hendrick Motorsports13.2516026
Roush Fenway Racing17.888011
Richard Childress Racing1911013

Momentum

These tables keep track of the last five races of the 2019 season and who's hot and who's not in that span.

Drivers

Driver Momentum
  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTopAvg. Driver
Driver#StartPos.FinishDiff.W5101520Rating
Kyle Busch510.85.23.27.634555130.5
Denny Hamlin558.44.60.414555104.9
Brad Keselowski5914.215.4-6.41222498
Ryan Blaney58.87.610.6-1.804444115.8
Joey Logano56.67.810.2-3.602335105.5
Kurt Busch522.611.47.215.40145592.6
Kevin Harvick51011.6820145593.8
Aric Almirola59.213.613.2-40144485.4
Martin Truex Jr517.410.69.480134595.8
Daniel Suarez516.214.211.44.80134486.7
Jimmie Johnson59.611.412.8-3.20133487.1
Clint Bowyer515.611.8132.60134492.2
  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTopAvg. Driver
Driver#StartPos.FinishDiff.W5101520Rating
Chase Elliott54.21010.2-60115596.8
Erik Jones512.219.421.2-90111267.5
Paul Menard515.815.815.40.40012572.3
Austin Dillon512.611.814-1.40014482.3
Kyle Larson51817.618.8-0.80012470.7
Ryan Newman514.815.815.4-0.60013372.2
William Byron513.416.616.6-3.20012371.8
Ty Dillon518.219.818.200003364.6
Chris Buescher518.41819-0.60000363.1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr518.22120.2-20002359.9
Matt DiBenedetto523.418.620.82.60001362.6
Alex Bowman516.619.822.2-5.60001265.1
Bubba Wallace5232322.40.60000252
Ryan Preece523.82524-0.20000149.4
  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTopAvg. Driver
Driver#StartPos.FinishDiff.W5101520Rating
Matt Tifft530.226.825.250000143.7
Michael McDowell522.425.426.8-4.40001148.2
Daniel Hemric517.824.228.2-10.40000153.8
David Ragan524.624.824.40.20000048.7
Parker Kligerman133292760000043.7
Landon Cassill53129.829.21.80000038.2
Ross Chastain533.230.429.43.80000038.4
Corey LaJoie529.829.630.4-0.60000038.8
Quin Houff235.533314.50000029
DJ Kennington135323230000029.2
Bayley Currey335.33332.330000031.1
Cody Ware333.734.333.30.40000028.3
Garrett Smithley237.535343.50000029
Reed Sorenson23634.53420000029.3
BJ McLeod23535.53410000029.8
Joey Gase138363530000025.5
Gray Gaulding1333436-30000032.7
Timmy Hill2373636.50.50000026.2

 

Team

Team Momentum
  Avg.RunAvg.Pos. TopTopTopTop
Team#StartPos.FinishDiff.W5101520
Chip Ganassi Racing1020.314.513.07.301579
Front Row Motorsports1525.725.725.50.300012
Hendrick Motorsports2011.014.515.5-4.50251114
Joe Gibbs Racing2011.410.99.61.8410141517
JTG Daugherty Racing1021.121.521.5-0.400004
Richard Childress Racing1015.218.021.1-5.900145
Roush Fenway Racing1016.518.417.8-1.300156
Stewart-Haas Racing2012.812.811.41.404141717
Team Penske158.19.912.1-3.9189913

 

DraftKings Scoring Averages Last Five Toyota Owners 400s

Driver20182017201620152014Last 2 AvgLast 5 AvgDK Seas. Avg.
Kyle Busch102.523.7599.5 59.563.1371.3173.12
Brad Keselowski59.5132.532.528.2589.596.0068.4556.1
Kurt Busch66.537.552.25151.7520.552.0065.7052.05
Kevin Harvick6057.2589.257038.7558.6363.0551.62
Joey Logano67.562.7530.5698765.1363.3551.55
Denny Hamlin51.583.7546.7523167.6343.0045.02
Ryan Blaney13-24.519.5  -5.752.6744.88
Martin Truex Jr61.253249385146.6346.2543.85
Chase Elliott42.511.543.531.5 27.0032.2542.5
Clint Bowyer62.25251744.5-3843.6322.1539.25
Kyle Larson36.541.2529331338.8830.5536.7
Aric Almirola45.552.527313049.0037.2035.3
Daniel Suarez5138   44.5044.5035.12
Jimmie Johnson49.54260.584.5-5.545.7546.2032.8
Driver20182017201620152014Last 2 AvgLast 5 AvgDK Seas. Avg.
Ryan Newman-15.552.752245.55318.6331.5531
Austin Dillon37.54217.512.51839.7525.5030.15
Erik Jones25.5-12   6.756.7530.05
Ty Dillon3518   26.5026.5028.5
Paul Menard19.52026.529519.7520.0028.18
Ricky Stenhouse Jr29.542.51512-2.536.0019.3027.92
Chris Buescher13339  23.0018.3327.50
William Byron30.5    30.5030.5027
Matt DiBenedetto392120.58.5 30.0022.2526.75
Ross Chastain18    18.0018.0024.44
Alex Bowman23  241223.0019.6724.42
Ryan Preece       23.11
Matt Tifft       20.22
Bubba Wallace12    12.0012.0019.61
Driver20182017201620152014Last 2 AvgLast 5 AvgDK Seas. Avg.
David Ragan-7362982114.5017.4019.39
Corey LaJoie 14   14.0014.0019.06
Landon Cassill1733.51811.535.2525.2523.0518.64
Quin Houff       18
Michael McDowell161414  15.0014.6715.72
Bayley Currey       14.83
Joey Gase   -7  -7.0013.67
Daniel Hemric2    2.002.0012.64

 

FanDuel Scoring Average Last Five Toyota Owners 400s

Driver20182017201620152014Last 2 AvgLast 5 AvgFD Seas. Avg.
Kyle Busch101.960.691.3 8681.2584.9570.88
Brad Keselowski83.297.568.159.987.490.3579.2261.29
Kurt Busch77.573.575113.15775.5079.2267.07
Kevin Harvick79.577.680.381.769.378.5577.6861.82
Joey Logano85.987.57083.495.686.7084.4863.90
Denny Hamlin79.390.474.648.86284.8571.0263.47
Ryan Blaney54.725.853.4  40.2544.6355.85
Martin Truex Jr72.867.578.5697770.1572.9659.26
Chase Elliott80.25274.565 66.1067.9357.79
Clint Bowyer80.262.550.876-3.171.3553.2856.55
Kyle Larson73.269.5666957.571.3567.0452.74
Aric Almirola68.28061.564.46374.1067.4250.98
Daniel Suarez79.268.5   73.8573.8555.56
Jimmie Johnson80.77382.494.537.676.8573.6455.84
Driver20182017201620152014Last 2 AvgLast 5 AvgFD Seas. Avg.
Ryan Newman29.379.561767854.4064.7654.30
Austin Dillon70.27056.550.353.870.1060.1652.95
Erik Jones65.2-5.6   29.8029.8051.79
Ty Dillon66.754   60.3560.3553.34
Paul Menard55.156.5616649.555.8057.6252.38
Ricky Stenhouse Jr52.7774850.837.564.8553.2053.32
Chris Buescher51.66746.1  59.3054.9052.93
William Byron67.7    67.7067.7052.42
Matt DiBenedetto70.75553.943.4 62.8555.7551.23
Ross Chastain54.1    54.1054.1045.16
Alex Bowman59.7  53.150.859.7054.5348.50
Ryan Preece       47.77
Matt Tifft       44.89
Bubba Wallace52.6    52.6052.6046.47
Driver20182017201620152014Last 2 AvgLast 5 AvgFD Seas. Avg.
David Ragan38.967.561.551.354.153.2054.6646.58
Corey LaJoie 49.6   49.6049.6042.24
Landon Cassill47.763.554.451.363.455.6056.0642.59
Quin Houff       51.15
Michael McDowell46.550.950.4  48.7049.2740.92
Bayley Currey       47.13
Joey Gase   9.4  9.4018.83
Daniel Hemric43.9    43.9043.9039.90

 

Weekly Rankings (1=Best, 40=Worst)

Race Hist, Bristol History, Track Type History, columns are ranked on average finish in given spans. Scoring columns are ranked highest scoring to lowest scoring average.

DriverDK$FD $Race HistDK Avg L2FD Avg L2DK Avg L5FD Avg L5Richmond HistoryTrack Type History
Kyle Busch$13,000$15,3002441121
Kevin Harvick$12,300$14,0003555532
Joey Logano$11,800$14,0001324217
Ryan Blaney$11,100$11,20028313030292418
Brad Keselowski$10,600$13,5004112344
Kurt Busch$10,200$11,50056733710
Martin Truex Jr$9,800$12,700581268116
Chase Elliott$9,500$12,0001217151110108
Kyle Larson$9,200$12,300111310131355
Denny Hamlin$8,900$12,5009239973
Clint Bowyer$8,600$10,80015111019241619
Jimmie Johnson$8,300$10,0007967769
Erik Jones$8,000$9,80021293129311515
Aric Almirola$7,700$10,200147810121212
Daniel Suarez$7,500$9,200710986911
DriverDK$FD $Race HistDK Avg L2FD Avg L2DK Avg L5FD Avg L5Richmond HistoryTrack Type History
Ricky Stenhouse Jr$7,300$8,50019141622251817
Alex Bowman$7,100$7,80024201921222623
Austin Dillon$7,000$8,90015121316161716
Ryan Newman$6,900$7,50013232312141314
Matt DiBenedetto$6,800$6,50026161718193029
William Byron$6,700$7,20010151414111413
Paul Menard$6,600$6,70017222120172022
Chris Buescher$6,500$6,30023202023202525
Ryan Preece$6,400$5,50040404040404035
Daniel Hemric$6,200$5,50030302931303124
Ty Dillon$6,100$6,00018181815151921
Ross Chastain$6,000$4,00027242424232727
Bubba Wallace$5,900$4,50020282628262140
DriverDK$FD $Race HistDK Avg L2FD Avg L2DK Avg L5FD Avg L5Richmond HistoryTrack Type History
David Ragan$5,800$4,50022262525212227
Michael McDowell$5,600$4,00029252826282326
Matt Tifft$5,500$4,00040404040404020
Corey LaJoie$5,300$3,00030272727272932
Landon Cassill$5,200$3,50025192217182830
Quin Houff$5,100$3,50040404040404031
Bayley Currey$5,000$3,00040404040404032
Joey Gase$4,900$2,50032404032323234