When you think of Michigan you think of Motor City and horsepower and American automotive might. Well travel about an hour and a half from the Motor City and you get to the Irish Hills region and a proving ground for that American automotive might; Michigan International Speedway. The quite, rolling, green, hills and villages are stirred awake twice a year as the Cup series ventures to the 2-mile track nestled in the Great Lake State. This track is known for its speed; it’s the fastest track outside of Daytona and Talladega that the Cup cars travel to on their schedule, and that much speed hasn’t been hampered much by the 2019 rules package that was in place in June.
You might think that it is a highly banked track because of the speeds that are produced, however, it’s just the opposite. The turns are banked at a modest 18 degrees and the front stretch is titled at 12 degrees while it is shaped in a D-shape for the layout. The layout was originally made so that each spectator would have a better view of the action, however, a side effect of that is that the cars simply carry speed and momentum throughout the laps and the speeds achieved can top 200 mph.
With it being a 400-mile race and it being a 2-mile track, that means there are 200 laps in the scheduled distance of the race with the stages ending at laps 60, 120, and the final stage of 80 laps.
Starting Spots for Winners
Starting Pos.
Races Won
Starting Pos.
Races Won
1
22
13
1
2
8
15
2
3
11
17
2
4
12
18
1
5
6
19
3
6
1
20
2
7
6
24
3
8
4
25
1
9
2
27
1
10
3
28
1
11
3
32
1
12
4
June’s race made it 100 races run at the Cup level for the Michigan track and in that time 22 winners have come from the pole position including June’s winner. Five of those pole winners have come in the last 10 races and three of those came in August races. Four of the last five races here have produced seven or more cautions as well.
Drivers To Watch This Week:
Last Five Consumer Energy 400s
Avg.
Run
Avg.
Pos.
Top
Top
Top
Top
Driver
#
Start
Pos
Finish
Diff.
W
5
10
15
20
Kyle Larson
5
17
16
15
2
2
2
2
3
4
Kevin Harvick
5
4.6
5
4.6
0
1
4
4
5
5
Brad Keselowski
5
11.2
8
7.8
3.4
0
2
4
4
5
Austin Dillon
5
10.2
12.8
10.6
-0.4
0
2
3
3
4
Ryan Blaney
4
11.5
11.5
12
-0.5
0
2
2
3
3
Martin Truex Jr
5
19
14.6
15
4
0
2
2
3
4
Denny Hamlin
5
7.4
9.4
9
-1.6
0
1
4
4
5
Joey Logano
5
4.8
8.6
11.6
-6.8
0
1
4
4
4
Chase Elliott
3
10.3
10.7
6.3
4
0
1
3
3
3
Ryan Newman
5
14
14.2
11
3
0
1
2
4
5
Kyle Busch
5
10.8
18.4
16.4
-5.6
0
1
2
3
4
Erik Jones
2
6
11
8
-2
0
1
1
2
2
Avg.
Run
Avg.
Pos.
Top
Top
Top
Top
Driver
#
Start
Pos
Finish
Diff.
W
5
10
15
20
Paul Menard
5
19
15.6
16.8
2.2
0
1
1
2
4
Jimmie Johnson
5
16.2
15.8
20.2
-4
0
0
2
2
3
Aric Almirola
5
22.8
19.4
15.6
7.2
0
0
1
3
4
Kurt Busch
5
15.6
11.6
16
-0.4
0
0
1
3
4
Clint Bowyer
5
17
18.8
24.4
-7.4
0
0
1
2
2
Chris Buescher
3
21.3
26.3
20.3
1
0
0
1
1
2
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
5
18.6
20.2
20.8
-2.2
0
0
0
1
3
Daniel Suarez
2
28
17.5
24
4
0
0
0
1
1
Bubba Wallace
1
22
23
23
-1
0
0
0
0
0
David Ragan
5
26.2
26
25.6
0.6
0
0
0
0
1
Alex Bowman
4
20.3
26
26.5
-6.2
0
0
0
0
1
Michael McDowell
3
30
27.3
27.7
2.3
0
0
0
0
0
Avg.
Run
Avg.
Pos.
Top
Top
Top
Top
Driver
#
Start
Pos
Finish
Diff.
W
5
10
15
20
Matt DiBenedetto
4
30.8
30.8
28
2.8
0
0
0
0
0
Ty Dillon
2
30
27.5
29.5
0.5
0
0
0
0
0
Landon Cassill
5
34
31.6
31.6
2.4
0
0
0
0
0
Garrett Smithley
1
36
35
32
4
0
0
0
0
0
BJ McLeod
2
36
35
33.5
2.5
0
0
0
0
0
Ross Chastain
1
35
32
35
0
0
0
0
0
0
Corey LaJoie
2
33
34.5
35.5
-2.5
0
0
0
0
0
William Byron
1
20
35
36
-16
0
0
0
0
0
Daniel Hemric
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Quin Houff
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Matt Tifft
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ryan Preece
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Austin Theriault
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Spencer Boyd
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Laps
Laps Led
Fastest
Fast Laps
Top-15
Avg. Driver
Driver
#
Led
/Race
Laps
/Race
Rate
Rating
Kyle Larson
5
43
8.6
45
9
64%
90
Kevin Harvick
5
156
31.2
131
26.2
94%
125.3
Brad Keselowski
5
121
24.2
56
11.2
91%
108
Austin Dillon
5
25
5
30
6
65%
89.9
Ryan Blaney
4
0
0
14
3.5
66%
95.5
Martin Truex Jr
5
89
17.8
109
21.8
64%
91.9
Denny Hamlin
5
29
5.8
19
3.8
92%
97.8
Joey Logano
5
111
22.2
44
8.8
89%
104.2
Chase Elliott
3
31
10.3
41
13.7
78%
102.5
Ryan Newman
5
27
5.4
2
0.4
59%
83.5
Kyle Busch
5
46
9.2
59
11.8
55%
82.1
Erik Jones
2
5
2.5
11
5.5
66%
95.7
Laps
Laps Led
Fastest
Fast Laps
Top-15
Avg. Driver
Driver
#
Led
/Race
Laps
/Race
Rate
Rating
Paul Menard
5
0
0
5
1
59%
79.8
Jimmie Johnson
5
71
14.2
47
9.4
46%
83.4
Aric Almirola
5
3
0.6
2
0.4
30%
72.5
Kurt Busch
5
3
0.6
8
1.6
70%
88.3
Clint Bowyer
5
1
0.2
6
1.2
50%
78.2
Chris Buescher
3
0
0
1
0.3
14%
55.3
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
5
0
0
3
0.6
28%
65.1
Daniel Suarez
2
3
1.5
5
2.5
48%
82.1
Bubba Wallace
1
0
0
0
0
10%
57.5
David Ragan
5
0
0
0
0
8%
52.2
Alex Bowman
4
0
0
5
1.3
18%
60.3
Michael McDowell
3
0
0
0
0
3%
47.2
Laps
Laps Led
Fastest
Fast Laps
Top-15
Avg. Driver
Driver
#
Led
/Race
Laps
/Race
Rate
Rating
Matt DiBenedetto
4
0
0
0
0
1%
43.1
Ty Dillon
2
0
0
0
0
1%
47.4
Landon Cassill
5
0
0
0
0
0%
40.5
Garrett Smithley
1
0
0
0
0
1%
32
BJ McLeod
2
0
0
0
0
0%
29.8
Ross Chastain
1
0
0
0
0
1%
34.8
Corey LaJoie
2
0
0
0
0
0%
34.6
William Byron
1
0
0
0
0
8%
42.5
Daniel Hemric
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Quin Houff
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Matt Tifft
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ryan Preece
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Austin Theriault
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Spencer Boyd
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Top-20 Drivers Over Last 10 Michigan Races
Avg.
Run
Avg.
Pos.
Top
Top
Top
Top
Driver
#
Start
Pos
Finish
Diff.
W
5
10
15
20
Kyle Larson
10
15.7
12.7
13.8
1.9
3
4
4
6
8
Joey Logano
10
4.9
8.1
7.5
-2.6
2
5
9
9
9
Kevin Harvick
10
7.2
7
8
-0.8
1
6
7
9
9
Kurt Busch
10
14.2
11.2
10.8
3.4
1
3
5
8
9
Clint Bowyer
10
17.1
16.7
21.7
-4.6
1
1
3
4
4
Martin Truex Jr
10
14.1
11.7
11.7
2.4
0
4
5
7
9
Brad Keselowski
10
9.6
8.2
7.7
1.9
0
3
8
8
10
Chase Elliott
7
11.6
9.9
7.4
4.2
0
3
6
6
7
Kyle Busch
10
9.5
17.9
18.1
-8.6
0
3
5
6
7
Denny Hamlin
10
7.3
10.7
11.6
-4.3
0
2
5
8
9
Avg.
Run
Avg.
Pos.
Top
Top
Top
Top
Driver
#
Start
Pos
Finish
Diff.
W
5
10
15
20
Ryan Blaney
9
9.3
11.3
14.6
-5.3
0
2
4
5
6
Austin Dillon
10
11.2
14.4
14.8
-3.6
0
2
4
5
7
Paul Menard
10
19.5
17
15
4.5
0
2
3
5
8
Ryan Newman
10
14.7
15.2
12.9
1.8
0
1
3
7
9
Erik Jones
5
9.6
13.8
15
-5.4
0
1
1
4
4
Daniel Suarez
5
21.4
18.2
21.2
0.2
0
1
1
2
2
Jimmie Johnson
10
15.7
17.3
18.1
-2.4
0
0
3
4
8
Aric Almirola
9
19.8
19
17.1
2.7
0
0
1
4
6
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
10
17.6
20.8
21.4
-3.8
0
0
1
2
5
Chris Buescher
7
22.7
23.3
22.4
0.3
0
0
1
1
4
Laps
Laps Led
Fastest
Fast Laps
Top-15
Avg. Driver
Driver
#
Led
/Race
Laps
/Race
Rate
Rating
Kyle Larson
10
148
14.8
104
10.4
72%
96.9
Joey Logano
10
419
41.9
107
10.7
87%
110.4
Kevin Harvick
10
283
28.3
197
19.7
88%
117.8
Kurt Busch
10
55
5.5
34
3.4
72%
95.3
Clint Bowyer
10
10
1
26
2.6
55%
80.4
Martin Truex Jr
10
161
16.1
192
19.2
75%
98.8
Brad Keselowski
10
145
14.5
84
8.4
92%
105.6
Chase Elliott
7
67
9.57
89
12.71
84%
101.9
Kyle Busch
10
86
8.6
102
10.2
59%
85.5
Denny Hamlin
10
34
3.4
38
3.8
82%
92.8
Laps
Laps Led
Fastest
Fast Laps
Top-15
Avg. Driver
Driver
#
Led
/Race
Laps
/Race
Rate
Rating
Ryan Blaney
9
16
1.78
53
5.89
73%
92.2
Austin Dillon
10
32
3.2
33
3.3
60%
80.3
Paul Menard
10
4
0.4
15
1.5
46%
76.7
Ryan Newman
10
28
2.8
4
0.4
56%
80.4
Erik Jones
5
5
1
23
4.6
62%
86
Daniel Suarez
5
4
0.8
14
2.8
39%
75.4
Jimmie Johnson
10
75
7.5
67
6.7
40%
77.8
Aric Almirola
9
4
0.44
13
1.44
35%
72.8
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
10
0
0
4
0.4
26%
63.5
Chris Buescher
7
0
0
9
1.29
13%
57.2
Top-20 Drivers At Similar Races (Michigan, Auto Club, Kansas)
Avg.
Run
Avg.
Pos.
Top
Top
Top
Top
Driver
#
Start
Pos
Finish
Diff.
W
5
10
15
20
Kyle Larson
20
15.5
12.2
13.6
1.9
4
9
11
13
14
Kevin Harvick
20
6.8
8.8
9
-2.2
3
11
13
18
18
Kyle Busch
19
6.7
8.7
9.9
-3.2
3
10
15
15
16
Martin Truex Jr
20
10.2
9.9
10.2
0.0
3
8
11
15
18
Brad Keselowski
20
9
10.4
9.2
-0.2
2
9
14
16
18
Joey Logano
20
9
9.8
12.4
-3.4
2
9
14
15
15
Chase Elliott
18
14.1
11.5
10.3
3.8
1
6
12
14
16
Clint Bowyer
20
17.8
16.1
19.1
-1.3
1
3
4
8
12
Jimmie Johnson
20
18.1
13.6
14.9
3.2
1
2
7
9
15
Kurt Busch
20
12.1
12.7
10.3
1.8
0
6
11
16
18
Avg.
Run
Avg.
Pos.
Top
Top
Top
Top
Driver
#
Start
Pos
Finish
Diff.
W
5
10
15
20
Ryan Blaney
18
10.8
9.7
13.4
-2.6
0
6
11
13
14
Denny Hamlin
19
6.6
10.8
14
-7.4
0
4
8
13
15
Erik Jones
13
11.2
12.1
14.2
-3.0
0
3
5
9
10
Ryan Newman
20
12.5
16.7
17.5
-5.0
0
2
4
11
13
Paul Menard
20
18.5
18.8
19.5
-1.0
0
2
4
7
13
Austin Dillon
20
13.3
15.2
13.6
-0.3
0
1
7
12
17
Alex Bowman
12
17.9
18
16.7
1.2
0
1
4
5
8
Daniel Suarez
13
18.7
18.9
19.8
-1.1
0
1
3
6
6
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
20
15.9
18.5
18.5
-2.6
0
1
2
8
14
Aric Almirola
19
19
18.1
18.4
0.6
0
0
5
10
13
Laps
Laps Led
Fastest
Fast Laps
Top-15
Avg. Driver
Driver
#
Led
/Race
Laps
/Race
Rate
Rating
Kyle Larson
20
352
17.6
233
11.7
74%
96.6
Kevin Harvick
20
761
38.1
567
28.4
80%
114.2
Kyle Busch
19
525
27.6
379
19.9
85%
107.3
Martin Truex Jr
20
765
38.3
504
25.2
77%
105.3
Brad Keselowski
20
278
13.9
223
11.2
83%
99.9
Joey Logano
20
453
22.7
167
8.4
82%
101.3
Chase Elliott
18
165
9.2
199
11.1
76%
96.8
Clint Bowyer
20
26
1.3
55
2.8
54%
77.5
Jimmie Johnson
20
183
9.2
159
8
60%
86
Kurt Busch
20
124
6.2
99
5
69%
91
Laps
Laps Led
Fastest
Fast Laps
Top-15
Avg. Driver
Driver
#
Led
/Race
Laps
/Race
Rate
Rating
Ryan Blaney
18
167
9.3
180
10
80%
96.3
Denny Hamlin
19
111
5.8
98
5.2
79%
90.8
Erik Jones
13
7
0.5
68
5.2
74%
88.9
Ryan Newman
20
17
0.9
5
0.3
50%
74.3
Paul Menard
20
6
0.3
37
1.9
39%
70.6
Austin Dillon
20
19
1
16
0.8
54%
79
Alex Bowman
12
64
5.3
70
5.8
46%
76.6
Daniel Suarez
13
4
0.3
29
2.2
36%
71.3
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
20
23
1.2
28
1.4
35%
69.9
Aric Almirola
19
8
0.4
28
1.5
44%
74.4
Team Averages at Michigan (Since Feb. 2017)
Avg.
Top
Top
Driver
Finish
Races
Wins
5
10
Team Penske
9.08
13
1
4
10
Chip Ganassi Racing
10.8
10
2
4
6
Stewart-Haas Racing
13.2
20
2
5
8
Joe Gibbs Racing
13.95
20
0
5
8
Wood Brothers Racing
14.8
5
0
1
1
Hendrick Motorsports
16.7
20
0
1
7
Richard Childress Racing
16.83
12
0
2
3
Momentum
Driver
Driver Momentum
Avg.
Run
Avg.
Pos.
Top
Top
Top
Top
Laps
Fastest
Laps
Avg. Driver
Driver
#
Start
Pos
Finish
Diff.
W
5
10
15
20
Led
Laps
Comp.
Rating
Denny Hamlin
5
12.4
7
7.4
5
1
4
4
4
4
155
86
948
111.7
Kevin Harvick
5
7.8
8.6
13
-5.2
1
1
3
3
3
115
78
946
103
Kurt Busch
5
5.6
10.8
13.2
-7.6
1
1
3
3
4
49
49
949
93.8
Chase Elliott
5
11.6
16
23.6
-12
1
1
1
2
2
83
35
850
87.1
Justin Haley
1
34
31
1
33
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
127
63.5
Erik Jones
5
12
10.8
7
5
0
4
4
4
4
15
41
948
98.1
Ryan Blaney
5
15.8
13.8
13.6
2.2
0
2
3
4
4
1
11
941
84.6
Martin Truex Jr
5
6.2
9.6
10.4
-4.2
0
2
3
3
4
1
42
948
97.1
Kyle Larson
5
15
13.6
14
1
0
2
3
3
4
6
36
912
86.7
William Byron
5
15.8
15
11.4
4.4
0
2
2
3
4
0
17
949
79.5
Kyle Busch
5
4.4
9
8.8
-4.4
0
1
3
5
5
249
149
950
112.8
Ryan Newman
5
24.6
18.4
12
12.6
0
1
3
4
4
15
8
950
70.7
Avg.
Run
Avg.
Pos.
Top
Top
Top
Top
Laps
Fastest
Laps
Avg. Driver
Driver
#
Start
Pos
Finish
Diff.
W
5
10
15
20
Led
Laps
Comp.
Rating
Matt DiBenedetto
5
17
16
10.4
6.6
0
1
3
3
5
0
6
950
77.4
Jimmie Johnson
5
15.4
16.4
19.4
-4
0
1
1
2
3
3
12
934
74.4
Ty Dillon
5
23.8
24.6
21
2.8
0
1
1
1
2
0
6
943
54.2
Brad Keselowski
5
5.6
12.4
17.2
-11.6
0
0
3
3
4
15
35
907
90.6
Joey Logano
5
8.6
11.4
15.4
-6.8
0
0
2
3
3
60
40
948
91.9
Aric Almirola
5
6.8
12.6
11.2
-4.4
0
0
1
5
5
12
28
950
86.8
Chris Buescher
5
24.2
18
14.2
10
0
0
1
3
5
1
2
950
70.6
Clint Bowyer
5
13
14
18.2
-5.2
0
0
1
2
4
43
15
940
80.6
Matt Tifft
5
27.8
26.4
21.4
6.4
0
0
1
1
1
0
3
946
48.2
Daniel Suarez
5
10.8
18.4
21.6
-10.8
0
0
1
1
3
52
16
905
73.1
Corey LaJoie
5
31.2
28.8
23.4
7.8
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
939
42.5
Daniel Hemric
5
17.8
21.8
24.2
-6.4
0
0
1
1
2
0
10
751
60.3
Avg.
Run
Avg.
Pos.
Top
Top
Top
Top
Laps
Fastest
Laps
Avg. Driver
Driver
#
Start
Pos
Finish
Diff.
W
5
10
15
20
Led
Laps
Comp.
Rating
Paul Menard
5
17.8
16.8
15.2
2.6
0
0
0
2
5
4
2
950
69.4
Alex Bowman
5
19.4
15.4
17.2
2.2
0
0
0
2
4
0
4
948
73.5
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
5
14.4
17.2
21.6
-7.2
0
0
0
2
2
23
11
782
72.2
JJ Yeley
1
37
31
12
25
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
127
49.2
Michael McDowell
5
23
20
19.2
3.8
0
0
0
1
3
0
4
948
59.3
Bubba Wallace
5
26.8
22.8
22
4.8
0
0
0
1
1
0
16
947
53.6
Landon Cassill
5
31
29.6
25.2
5.8
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
937
39.6
Brendan Gaughan
1
39
33
19
20
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
126
41
Joey Gase
1
40
36
27
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
125
34
Andy Seuss
1
35
32
28
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
291
31
Parker Kligerman
2
30
24.5
28.5
1.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
211
50.1
Ross Chastain
5
34.2
31.6
28.6
5.6
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
934
36.5
Avg.
Run
Avg.
Pos.
Top
Top
Top
Top
Laps
Fastest
Laps
Avg. Driver
Driver
#
Start
Pos
Finish
Diff.
W
5
10
15
20
Led
Laps
Comp.
Rating
Ryan Preece
5
26.4
23
29.4
-3
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
873
53.1
Austin Dillon
5
22.6
21.6
30
-7.4
0
0
0
0
1
46
9
876
63.6
David Ragan
5
23.4
24.4
31.8
-8.4
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
826
49.2
Reed Sorenson
3
36
34.3
32
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
517
29.7
BJ McLeod
3
32
35.7
32.3
-0.3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
392
28.5
Cody Ware
1
35
33
33
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
89
27
Bayley Currey
1
31
34
33
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
262
28.6
Quin Houff
4
32.5
35.3
33.3
-0.8
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
813
27.6
Josh Bilicki
2
31
32
33.5
-2.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
235
31.4
Austin Theriault
2
32.5
35
34.5
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
342
25.9
Team
Team Momentum
Avg.
Run
Avg.
Pos.
Top
Top
Top
Top
Laps
Fastest
Team
#
Start
Pos
Finish
Diff.
W
5
10
15
20
Led
Laps
Chip Ganassi Racing
10
10.3
12.2
13.6
-3.3
1
3
6
6
8
55
85
Front Row Motorsports
15
24.7
23.6
24.1
0.6
0
0
1
2
4
0
11
Hendrick Motorsports
20
15.6
15.7
17.9
-2.4
1
4
4
9
13
86
68
Joe Gibbs Racing
20
8.8
9.1
8.4
0.4
1
11
14
16
17
420
318
JTG Daugherty Racing
10
25.3
20.5
21.8
3.5
0
0
1
3
5
2
6
Richard Childress Racing
10
20.2
21.7
27.1
-6.9
0
0
1
1
3
46
19
Roush Fenway Racing
10
19.5
17.8
16.8
2.7
0
1
3
6
6
38
19
Stewart-Haas Racing
15
9.6
13.4
16.0
-6.4
1
1
6
11
15
222
137
Team Penske
15
10.0
12.5
15.4
-5.4
0
2
8
10
11
76
86
Price Changes At Michigan
DraftKings
DraftKings Price Changes
Aug.
June
Driver
Salary
Salary
Difference
Kyle Busch
12400
11800
600
Kevin Harvick
11800
10700
1100
Martin Truex Jr
11300
10400
900
Brad Keselowski
10700
11200
-500
Joey Logano
10200
9700
500
Denny Hamlin
9900
8900
1000
Ryan Blaney
9700
9100
600
Chase Elliott
9400
10000
-600
Alex Bowman
9100
8500
600
Kurt Busch
8900
9300
-400
Clint Bowyer
8700
8700
0
Erik Jones
8500
8300
200
Aug.
June
Driver
Salary
Salary
Difference
Kyle Larson
8300
9500
-1200
Aric Almirola
8100
8100
0
Ryan Newman
7900
7500
400
William Byron
7700
7600
100
Jimmie Johnson
7600
7900
-300
Daniel Suarez
7400
7700
-300
Chris Buescher
7300
7200
100
Austin Dillon
7100
6800
300
Paul Menard
6900
7100
-200
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
6700
7300
-600
Matt DiBenedetto
6600
6500
100
Daniel Hemric
6400
6000
400
Aug.
June
Driver
Salary
Salary
Difference
Michael McDowell
6200
6200
0
Ty Dillon
6000
6700
-700
Ryan Preece
5900
6900
-1000
Bubba Wallace
5700
5800
-100
Corey Lajoie
5500
5700
-200
Matt Tifft
5400
5500
-100
David Ragan
5300
6300
-1000
Landon Cassill
5200
5300
-100
Quin Houff
5100
5200
-100
Garrett Smithley
5000
5000
0
Cody Ware
4800
4900
-100
FanDuel
FanDuel Price Changes
Aug.
June
Driver
Salary
Salary
Difference
Kyle Busch
15,500
15,500
0
Martin Truex Jr
14,000
14,500
-500
Joey Logano
13,500
13,500
0
Kevin Harvick
13,000
14,000
-1,000
Brad Keselowski
12,500
13,000
-500
Denny Hamlin
12,000
11,500
500
Chase Elliott
11,500
12,500
-1,000
Kurt Busch
11,000
10,700
300
Erik Jones
10,600
10,000
600
Ryan Blaney
10,400
11,000
-600
Kyle Larson
10,200
12,000
-1,800
Alex Bowman
10,000
10,500
-500
Aug.
June
Driver
Salary
Salary
Difference
Aric Almirola
9,700
9,500
200
Clint Bowyer
9,400
10,800
-1,400
Daniel Suarez
9,000
9,300
-300
William Byron
8,800
8,800
0
Jimmie Johnson
8,600
9,700
-1,100
Ryan Newman
8,300
8,000
300
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
7,700
8,500
-800
Paul Menard
7,300
7,500
-200
Austin Dillon
7,200
8,300
-1,100
Chris Buescher
7,000
7,300
-300
Daniel Hemric
6,800
7,000
-200
Matt DiBenedetto
6,500
6,000
500
Aug.
June
Driver
Salary
Salary
Difference
Michael McDowell
6,000
5,000
1,000
Ty Dillon
5,500
6,500
-1,000
Bubba Wallace
5,000
4,500
500
Ryan Preece
5,000
5,500
-500
David Ragan
4,500
5,500
-1,000
Matt Tifft
4,000
4,000
0
Corey LaJoie
3,500
4,500
-1,000
Landon Cassill
3,000
3,000
0
Quin Houff
2,500
2,500
0
Garrett Smithley
2,000
2,500
-500
DraftKings Scoring Averages
Driver
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
Last 2 Avg
Last 5 Avg
DK Seas. Avg.
Kyle Busch
63
39
28
31
-10
51.00
30.20
62.93
Kevin Harvick
107.5
27
57.25
59.25
53.5
67.25
60.90
47.65
Martin Truex Jr
34.25
99.75
24.75
72
11
67.00
48.35
50.23
Brad Keselowski
63
50.25
67
42
34
56.63
51.25
44.76
Joey Logano
33.25
-10
34.5
40.5
79.5
11.63
35.55
47.75
Denny Hamlin
33.75
30.5
29.5
38.5
51.5
32.13
36.75
41.88
Ryan Blaney
45.5
28.5
43.5
15.5
37.00
33.25
37.26
Chase Elliott
48
34
71.25
41.00
51.08
40.05
Alex Bowman
16
-7.5
15
24
16.00
11.88
36.96
Kurt Busch
44.5
37.5
39
21
0.75
41.00
28.55
40.38
Clint Bowyer
37.5
10
-9
-25.25
51
23.75
12.85
28.5
Erik Jones
23
51.75
37.38
37.38
34.94
Driver
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
Last 2 Avg
Last 5 Avg
DK Seas. Avg.
Kyle Larson
30.5
56.5
83.75
52.5
-29
43.50
38.85
35.46
Aric Almirola
41.5
44
20
46.75
27.5
42.75
35.95
34.14
Ryan Newman
23
61
20.75
45.5
37.5
42.00
37.55
36.08
William Byron
-8
-8.00
-8.00
30.56
Jimmie Johnson
11.25
28
51.75
-23
72.25
19.63
28.05
30.51
Daniel Suarez
62
-10.75
25.63
25.63
31.98
Chris Buescher
27
52.5
-5
39.75
24.83
31.16
Austin Dillon
44.75
47
30.25
53.75
10.5
45.88
37.25
20.48
Paul Menard
26.5
6
28.5
44
44.5
16.25
29.90
28.56
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
21.5
22
19
19
25
21.75
21.30
24.01
Matt DiBenedetto
26
19
14
16
22.50
18.75
27.65
Daniel Hemric
18.83
Driver
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
Last 2 Avg
Last 5 Avg
DK Seas. Avg.
Michael McDowell
23
16
17
19.50
18.67
17.54
Ty Dillon
-5
35
15.00
15.00
25.97
Ryan Preece
20.95
Bubba Wallace
20
20.00
20.00
20.23
Ross Chastain
9
9.00
9.00
21.87
Corey LaJoie
-4
16
6.00
6.00
23.62
Matt Tifft
21.72
David Ragan
14
12
18
21
30
13.00
19.00
15.91
Landon Cassill
17
26
-1
3
29
21.50
14.80
17.64
Quin Houff
13.89
Garrett Smithley
16
16.00
16.00
13.62
Austin Theriault
7.75
Spencer Boyd
0
FanDuel Scoring Averages
Driver
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
Last 2 Avg
Last 5 Avg
FD Seas. Avg.
Kyle Busch
59.7
50.6
40.4
48.5
10.4
55.15
41.92
63.13
Kevin Harvick
74.8
43.2
58.8
64
62
59.00
60.56
55.37
Martin Truex Jr
46
71.4
38.6
67.5
24.2
58.70
49.54
58.72
Brad Keselowski
68
46.7
66.9
54.5
51.7
57.35
57.56
55.53
Joey Logano
50.6
20
48.9
55.5
66.1
35.30
48.22
59.59
Denny Hamlin
50.8
43.8
49
54.5
61
47.30
51.82
56.69
Ryan Blaney
57.5
44.7
58.5
34.3
51.10
48.75
51.91
Chase Elliott
58
51.7
64.6
54.85
58.10
52.67
Alex Bowman
37.5
18.5
30.7
37.8
37.50
31.13
52.89
Kurt Busch
58
52.2
52.5
38.9
22.4
55.10
44.80
57.22
Clint Bowyer
51
32.2
10.5
3
61.5
41.60
31.64
47.34
Erik Jones
43.5
61.2
52.35
52.35
51.16
Driver
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
Last 2 Avg
Last 5 Avg
FD Seas. Avg.
Kyle Larson
44
67.4
72.6
58.5
-4.6
55.70
47.58
49.05
Aric Almirola
56
55.2
36.3
55.3
42.4
55.60
49.04
51.05
Ryan Newman
42.7
67.7
40.6
57.5
51.9
55.20
52.08
54.58
William Byron
15.7
15.70
15.70
50.14
Jimmie Johnson
29.6
43.7
56.7
5.5
64.6
36.65
40.02
50.88
Daniel Suarez
64.5
7.6
36.05
36.05
50.02
Chris Buescher
42.5
62.2
18.3
52.35
41.00
50.70
Austin Dillon
58
59.2
45.6
58.9
31.9
58.60
50.72
42.04
Paul Menard
44
24.6
44
55
58.5
34.30
45.22
49.50
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
40.5
41.2
34.8
35.3
43.5
40.85
39.06
45.73
Matt DiBenedetto
39.9
35.5
29.5
31.7
37.70
34.15
46.59
Daniel Hemric
40.72
Driver
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
Last 2 Avg
Last 5 Avg
FD Seas. Avg.
Michael McDowell
37.9
33.5
31.5
35.70
34.30
38.35
Ty Dillon
10.6
46.2
28.40
28.40
46.56
Ryan Preece
41.80
Bubba Wallace
37.4
37.40
37.40
40.89
Ross Chastain
24.7
24.70
24.70
38.83
Corey LaJoie
0.7
31.4
16.05
16.05
42.26
Matt Tifft
40.99
David Ragan
32.4
29.9
33.1
40.5
41.8
31.15
35.54
38.85
Landon Cassill
32.7
39.5
16.4
22.1
38.7
36.10
29.88
36.21
Quin Houff
33.64
Garrett Smithley
30.3
30.30
30.30
33.18
Austin Theriault
22.60
Spencer Boyd
BJ McLeod
30.4
24.3
27.35
27.35
29.56
Weekly Rankings (1=Best, 40=Worst)
Race History, Michigan History, Track Type History columns based on average finishes in those spans.