BRISTOL BABY!! The Bullring is back this Sunday for the first Cup short track race of the year and it couldn’t come at a better time. Bristol is one of the most exciting tracks of the year, especially this year with the low-downforce package on the cars and traction compound widening out the racing groove and cars slipping and sliding all over the concrete surface.
This is perhaps the track with the most nicknames of any track as it’s known as Thunder Valley, The Last Great Colosseum, The World’s Fastest Half Mile, and The Bullring and that’s fitting of a track of its history as one of the original tracks of NASCAR. The current form of the track is a high-banked, concrete, .533-mile layout that produces speed that may make you think you’re watching a speedway race instead of a short track event. The narrow racing surface and high speeds mean that incidents are common as there aren’t the run-off areas that there are at other tracks and lap traffic plays a key role in passing throughout the race as the laps get clicked off in sub-15-second lap times.
There are 500 laps on tap for Sunday over three stages so focusing on dominator points is a good way to rack up the points in both cash and GPP formats while position differential is still in play, though not from guys that are all the way in the back typically, depending on who it is.
This week, the track breakdown tables will look a bit different as I continue to try and give FANation the best info possible to keep winning. Instead of the wins, top-five, top-10, top-20, columns you’ve seen previously on the last four and last eight race tables, they’ve been replaced with columns saying 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20 which indicate finishes in those ranges over those spans in an effort to clarify more quickly how consistent a driver is. There have also been columns added that are titled Dominator Pts./ Race which are a tally of how many combined points from Laps Led and Fastest Laps in the last x number of races that driver has produced (keep in mind these are calculated for DK as they really matter there). The Finish Spot by Starting Spot Ranges table has been changed to show finishing ranges for those starting spot ranges over the last four races. Coming up for the race at Atlanta (and going forward) there will be an additional section added titled Recent Values where we will show the values (i.e. 4x, 5x, 6x) during a recent stretch of races based on the current race’s salary. I’m always open for suggestions, just private message me in chat or DM me on Twitter (@theselzman) with your thoughts.
Now on to the reason you’re here!
Core Plays By Tier
Joey Logano - Tier 1
Logano hasn’t finish worse than 10th in the last four spring Bristol races
He has the best average finish in the field and the most dominator points as well
He’s starting P3 on Sunday and puts him in prime position to hold a high spot all race long
Kurt Busch - Tier 2
If Kyle Busch isn’t winning, Kurt is with a couple of wins in the last several races here
He’s had the fifth fastest green flag speed on the season so far
There is a bit of risk here that he doesn’t finish highly, but the roll he’s on right now mitigates that
Matt DiBenedetto - Tier 3
Matty D nearly won this race last fall and finished second to Denny Hamlin but he also finished P12 in the spring race and moved up well
He has a great history at short tracks with an average finish of 14.5 and a healthy positive 12.5 PD mark as well in the last four spring Bristol races
Wood Brothers always brings fast cars at Bristol
Contrarian Play - Tyler Reddick
Reddick is a rookie and put on a show well at Charlotte but is starting further back in the pack at Bristol
He drives the high line and slides the car through the corners well, which is what is needed here in this package
Reddick has a stellar record here in the Xfinity series but might go overlooked with his starting spot
Fade - William Byron
Byron has a history of dropping back here by nearly 10 spots a race in the four races he’s run in the Cup series here
This season, Byron has finished higher than where he’s started just twice in eight races
In the two Spring races at Bristol, Willy B has just 17.8 DK points on average.
Last 4 Food City 500s
Tier 1
| | Avg. | Run. | Avg. | Pos. | | | | |
Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 |
Kyle Busch | 4 | 7.5 | 13.5 | 18.8 | -11.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Harvick | 4 | 17.3 | 11.6 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Denny Hamlin | 4 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chase Elliott | 4 | 9.5 | 16.5 | 12.8 | -3.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Joey Logano | 4 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 6.8 | -0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Martin Truex Jr | 4 | 15 | 14.7 | 17.3 | -2.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Brad Keselowski | 4 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 23.3 | -15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | LL | FL | Dominator | Top-15 | QP | Avg. | LC |
Driver | # | /Race | /Race | Pts./ Race | Rate | /Race | Rating | /Race |
Kyle Busch | 4 | 47.0 | 33.5 | 28.5 | 68.25 | 39.0 | 96.5 | 410.3 |
Kevin Harvick | 4 | 6.8 | 50.0 | 26.7 | 72.50 | 38.5 | 98.3 | 500.0 |
Denny Hamlin | 4 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 75.75 | 50.0 | 90.0 | 499.8 |
Chase Elliott | 4 | 9.5 | 14.0 | 9.4 | 56.95 | 41.5 | 81.5 | 493.3 |
Joey Logano | 4 | 55.8 | 31.0 | 29.4 | 87.45 | 52.0 | 113.8 | 500.0 |
Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 20.3 | 23.0 | 16.6 | 80.65 | 54.8 | 102.4 | 499.8 |
Martin Truex Jr | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 54.48 | 34.3 | 90.3 | 489.3 |
Brad Keselowski | 4 | 26.8 | 22.0 | 17.7 | 63.60 | 43.3 | 84.0 | 481.8 |
Tier 2
| | Avg. | Run. | Avg. | Pos. | | | | |
Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 |
Clint Bowyer | 4 | 16.8 | 14.6 | 6.3 | 10.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Bowman | 2 | 11 | 16 | 14 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan Blaney | 4 | 8 | 11.4 | 20.8 | -12.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kurt Busch | 4 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 13 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Kenseth | 2 | 12 | 16 | 20 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
William Byron | 2 | 6.5 | 15.8 | 17 | -10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | LL | FL | Dominator | Top-15 | QP | Avg. | LC |
Driver | # | /Race | /Race | Pts./ Race | Rate | /Race | Rating | /Race |
Clint Bowyer | 4 | 6.0 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 55.55 | 47.5 | 85.8 | 500.0 |
Alex Bowman | 2 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 54.25 | 37.5 | 83.8 | 498.5 |
Ryan Blaney | 4 | 64.5 | 18.0 | 25.1 | 58.15 | 31.8 | 92.4 | 392.3 |
Kurt Busch | 4 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 7.6 | 50.10 | 29.5 | 83.9 | 497.5 |
Matt Kenseth | 2 | 71.0 | 17.0 | 26.3 | 48.30 | 37.0 | 88.8 | 480.0 |
William Byron | 2 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 40.90 | 26.5 | 67.2 | 499.0 |
Tier 3
| | Avg. | Run. | Avg. | Pos. | | | | |
Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 |
Tyler Reddick | | | | | | | | | |
Bubba Wallace | 2 | 24 | 16.7 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 4 | 18.5 | 19.7 | 15.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Christopher Bell | | | | | | | | | |
Matt DiBenedetto | 4 | 26.8 | 20 | 14.5 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Erik Jones | 3 | 10.3 | 15.5 | 22.3 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ryan Newman | 4 | 17.8 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Aric Almirola | 4 | 16.3 | 25 | 24.8 | -8.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Daniel Suarez | 3 | 18.3 | 14.7 | 12.3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Austin Dillon | 4 | 18 | 16.5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Ty Dillon | 4 | 28.5 | 20 | 20.8 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Ryan Preece | 1 | 30 | 28.5 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Buescher | 4 | 23.8 | 23.2 | 29.5 | -5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | LL | FL | Dominator | Top-15 | QP | Avg. | LC |
Driver | # | /Race | /Race | Pts./ Race | Rate | /Race | Rating | /Race |
Tyler Reddick | | | | 0.0 | | | | |
Bubba Wallace | 2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 32.30 | 17.0 | 63.4 | 499 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 4 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 47.40 | 39.8 | 71.7 | 474 |
Christopher Bell | | | | 0.0 | | | | |
Matt DiBenedetto | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.20 | 25.3 | 63.7 | 499 |
Erik Jones | 3 | 3.3 | 16.3 | 9.0 | 47.63 | 29.7 | 77.7 | 497 |
Ryan Newman | 4 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 79.15 | 52.8 | 85.3 | 500 |
Aric Almirola | 4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 24.83 | 14.8 | 50.3 | 370 |
Daniel Suarez | 3 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 53.13 | 42.3 | 80.4 | 499 |
Austin Dillon | 4 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 48.10 | 40.3 | 69.9 | 499 |
Ty Dillon | 4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 37.10 | 24.5 | 60.7 | 494 |
Ryan Preece | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 43.2 | 496 |
Chris Buescher | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.23 | 14.5 | 50.8 | 292 |
Tier 4
| | Avg. | Run. | Avg. | Pos. | | | | |
Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 |
Corey Lajoie | 3 | 33.7 | 27.9 | 27.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cole Custer | | | | | | | | | |
John H. Nemechek | | | | | | | | | |
Brennan Poole | | | | | | | | | |
JJ Yeley | | | | | | | | | |
BJ McLeod | | | | | | | | | |
Timmy Hill | 2 | 36.5 | 35.3 | 36 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gray Gaulding | 3 | 32.3 | 32.8 | 32 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michael McDowell | 4 | 21.5 | 27.5 | 30.3 | -8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garrett Smithley | | | | | | | | | |
Quin Houff | 1 | 36 | 32.9 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joey Gase | | | | | | | | | |
Bayley Currey | 1 | 34 | 31.4 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | LL | FL | Dominator | Top-15 | QP | Avg. | LC |
Driver | # | /Race | /Race | Pts./ Race | Rate | /Race | Rating | /Race |
Corey Lajoie | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 43.8 | 433 |
Cole Custer | | | | 0.0 | | | | |
John H. Nemechek | | | | 0.0 | | | | |
Brennan Poole | | | | 0.0 | | | | |
JJ Yeley | | | | 0.0 | | | | |
BJ McLeod | | | | 0.0 | | | | |
Timmy Hill | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 26.3 | 237 |
Gray Gaulding | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 37.9 | 359 |
Michael McDowell | 4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.50 | 0.3 | 40.5 | 373 |
Garrett Smithley | | | | 0.0 | | | | |
Quin Houff | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 29.9 | 476 |
Joey Gase | | | | 0.0 | | | | |
Bayley Currey | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 35.5 | 488 |
Top-20 Drivers at Last 8 Bristol Races
| | Avg. | Run. | Avg. | Pos. | | | | |
Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 |
Denny Hamlin | 8 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 8.8 | -0.4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Kurt Busch | 8 | 15.3 | 14.2 | 13.1 | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kyle Busch | 8 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 17.4 | -6.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Joey Logano | 8 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Chase Elliott | 8 | 7 | 11.3 | 11.5 | -4.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Kevin Harvick | 8 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Jimmie Johnson | 8 | 15.5 | 12.3 | 10.4 | 5.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 8 | 17.5 | 18.9 | 16.9 | 0.6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Erik Jones | 6 | 9.2 | 10.8 | 16 | -6.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Matt Kenseth | 4 | 8.5 | 14 | 20.3 | -11.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Avg. | Run. | Avg. | Pos. | | | | |
Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 |
Clint Bowyer | 8 | 17.9 | 14.6 | 11 | 6.9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Ryan Blaney | 8 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 18.1 | -9.6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Alex Bowman | 4 | 13.5 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Matt DiBenedetto | 8 | 24.4 | 20.4 | 15.6 | 8.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Austin Dillon | 8 | 17.3 | 19.5 | 19.8 | -2.5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Brad Keselowski | 8 | 10.1 | 15.2 | 21.8 | -11.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Chris Buescher | 8 | 22.4 | 21.1 | 23.3 | -0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Ryan Newman | 8 | 17.1 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Daniel Suarez | 6 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 13 | 4.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Martin Truex Jr | 8 | 11.6 | 13.3 | 19.5 | -7.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| | LL | FL | Dominator | LC | Avg. |
Driver | # | /Race | /Race | Pts/ Race | /Race | Rating |
Denny Hamlin | 8 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 11.3 | 499.88 | 97.1 |
Kurt Busch | 8 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 7.6 | 482.63 | 88.3 |
Kyle Busch | 8 | 78.8 | 45.0 | 42.2 | 436.88 | 103.1 |
Joey Logano | 8 | 44.5 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 499.63 | 101.7 |
Chase Elliott | 8 | 24.9 | 20.4 | 16.4 | 496.50 | 95.9 |
Kevin Harvick | 8 | 23.9 | 45.4 | 28.7 | 468.00 | 100.4 |
Jimmie Johnson | 8 | 10.1 | 16.9 | 11.0 | 499.38 | 91.8 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 8 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 472.63 | 74.6 |
Erik Jones | 6 | 48.8 | 25.7 | 25.1 | 497.50 | 94.1 |
Matt Kenseth | 4 | 38.3 | 17.3 | 18.2 | 458.25 | 89.7 |
| | LL | FL | Dominator | LC | Avg. |
Driver | # | /Race | /Race | Pts/ Race | /Race | Rating |
Clint Bowyer | 8 | 18.0 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 496.13 | 83.6 |
Ryan Blaney | 8 | 47.4 | 17.9 | 20.8 | 438.13 | 93.8 |
Alex Bowman | 4 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 498.50 | 82.8 |
Matt DiBenedetto | 8 | 11.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 498.38 | 66.9 |
Austin Dillon | 8 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 451.75 | 67.1 |
Brad Keselowski | 8 | 24.8 | 18.3 | 15.4 | 484.63 | 79.2 |
Chris Buescher | 8 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 394.88 | 60.6 |
Ryan Newman | 8 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 498.25 | 81.6 |
Daniel Suarez | 6 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 499.33 | 79.1 |
Martin Truex Jr | 8 | 21.0 | 30.9 | 20.7 | 485.13 | 91.8 |
Top-20 Drivers At Similar Races (Bristol and Dover)
| | Avg. | Run. | Avg. | Pos. | | Top | Top | Top |
Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 |
Kyle Busch | 16 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 15.4 | -6.7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
Martin Truex Jr | 16 | 7.9 | 9 | 12.2 | -4.3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
Kevin Harvick | 16 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
Jimmie Johnson | 16 | 14.9 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 3.3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
Chase Elliott | 16 | 7.9 | 11.3 | 10.1 | -2.2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Kurt Busch | 16 | 12.8 | 14 | 13.4 | -0.6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
Denny Hamlin | 16 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 10.3 | -2.2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
Matt Kenseth | 9 | 9.3 | 12.4 | 14.6 | -5.3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Joey Logano | 16 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.2 | -0.6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Erik Jones | 12 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 13.8 | -3.6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Avg. | Run. | Avg. | Pos. | | Top | Top | Top |
Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 |
Alex Bowman | 8 | 12.3 | 13.5 | 13.4 | -1.1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Clint Bowyer | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13.6 | 4.4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
Brad Keselowski | 16 | 9.8 | 12.7 | 17.2 | -7.4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 16 | 16.2 | 19.4 | 18.2 | -2.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Daniel Suarez | 12 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 10.8 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Ryan Newman | 16 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Ryan Blaney | 16 | 10.9 | 13.3 | 19.7 | -8.8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Austin Dillon | 16 | 17.5 | 18.9 | 18.6 | -1.1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Matt DiBenedetto | 16 | 26 | 23.7 | 20.9 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Chris Buescher | 16 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 24.0 | -1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | Led | Fast Laps | Dominator | LC | Avg. |
Driver | # | /Race | /Race | Pts. / Race | /Race | Rating |
Kyle Busch | 16 | 50.2 | 35.8 | 30.5 | 408.06 | 101.6 |
Martin Truex Jr | 16 | 43.9 | 40.5 | 31.2 | 443.19 | 106.5 |
Kevin Harvick | 16 | 49.8 | 48.9 | 36.9 | 431.63 | 105.8 |
Jimmie Johnson | 16 | 12.0 | 22.3 | 14.2 | 448.31 | 92.6 |
Chase Elliott | 16 | 30.8 | 19.4 | 17.4 | 424.38 | 97 |
Kurt Busch | 16 | 4.8 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 422.00 | 86.4 |
Denny Hamlin | 16 | 22.0 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 448.69 | 94.8 |
Matt Kenseth | 9 | 22.3 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 426.78 | 94 |
Joey Logano | 16 | 23.8 | 15.1 | 13.5 | 448.00 | 92.6 |
Erik Jones | 12 | 24.4 | 15.8 | 14.0 | 449.25 | 90.8 |
| | Led | Fast Laps | Dominator | LC | Avg. |
Driver | # | /Race | /Race | Pts. / Race | /Race | Rating |
Alex Bowman | 8 | 5.3 | 17.1 | 9.9 | 448.38 | 88.6 |
Clint Bowyer | 16 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 446.31 | 83.2 |
Brad Keselowski | 16 | 29.2 | 16.7 | 15.7 | 421.56 | 87.7 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 16 | 2.1 | 9.6 | 5.3 | 414.25 | 70.9 |
Daniel Suarez | 12 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 450.33 | 83.3 |
Ryan Newman | 16 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 447.31 | 75.9 |
Ryan Blaney | 16 | 23.7 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 403.50 | 87.7 |
Austin Dillon | 16 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 422.38 | 69 |
Matt DiBenedetto | 16 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 429.56 | 58.1 |
Chris Buescher | 16 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 385.69 | 56.9 |
Momentum
The seven races run since the Daytona 500 this season comprise the momentum stats.
Driver
Tier 1
| | Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | | Top | Top | Top | LL | FL | Dominator | Avg. |
Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 | /Race | /Race | Pts./Race | Rating |
Kyle Busch | 7 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 0.6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 89.5 |
Kevin Harvick | 7 | 10.6 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 55.9 | 29.6 | 28.8 | 113.9 |
Denny Hamlin | 7 | 14.7 | 17 | 11.6 | 3.1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.7 | 9 | 4.9 | 82.0 |
Chase Elliott | 7 | 10.6 | 7.8 | 11.9 | -1.3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 36.7 | 28.4 | 23.4 | 112.2 |
Joey Logano | 7 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.3 | -0.9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28.7 | 8.7 | 11.5 | 103.9 |
Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 18.3 | 13.5 | 11.9 | 6.4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 91.3 |
Martin Truex Jr | 7 | 15 | 9.9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 12.9 | 94.9 |
Brad Keselowski | 7 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 101.1 |
Tier 2
| | Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | | Top | Top | Top | LL | FL | Dominator | Avg. |
Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 | /Race | /Race | Pts./Race | Rating |
Clint Bowyer | 7 | 14.9 | 16.1 | 19.3 | -4.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11.6 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 80.1 |
Alex Bowman | 7 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 14.1 | -5.8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 52.3 | 31.4 | 28.8 | 109.2 |
Ryan Blaney | 7 | 12 | 12.6 | 15.9 | -3.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 8.8 | 94.5 |
Kurt Busch | 7 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 9.3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 90.5 |
Matt Kenseth | 4 | 13.3 | 20.9 | 22.5 | -9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 70.2 |
William Byron | 7 | 16 | 13.8 | 18.1 | -2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 87.9 |
Tier 3
| | Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | | Top | Top | Top | LL | FL | Dominator | Avg. |
Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 | /Race | /Race | Pts./Race | Rating |
Tyler Reddick | 7 | 19.1 | 14.4 | 15 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 81.1 |
Bubba Wallace | 7 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 57.9 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 7 | 22.6 | 22.8 | 19.9 | 2.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5.3 | 2 | 2.3 | 63.2 |
Christopher Bell | 7 | 19.7 | 21.2 | 23 | -3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 61.1 |
Matt DiBenedetto | 7 | 12.4 | 13.3 | 12 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 83.4 |
Erik Jones | 7 | 16.1 | 14.2 | 16 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 82.6 |
Ryan Newman | 4 | 18 | 16.8 | 18.5 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 74.1 |
Aric Almirola | 7 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 13.1 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 84.7 |
Daniel Suarez | 7 | 32 | 28 | 26.9 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 43.5 |
Austin Dillon | 7 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.9 | -0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 74.4 |
Ty Dillon | 7 | 21.3 | 23.1 | 20.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 57.0 |
Ryan Preece | 7 | 19.6 | 23.6 | 27.3 | -7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 56.0 |
Chris Buescher | 7 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 19.3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 62.6 |
Tier 4
| | Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | | Top | Top | Top | LL | FL | Dominator | Avg. |
Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 | /Race | /Race | Pts./Race | Rating |
Corey Lajoie | 7 | 25.9 | 25.8 | 24.3 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 50.3 |
Cole Custer | 7 | 17.7 | 21.1 | 18.6 | -0.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 62.7 |
John H. Nemechek | 7 | 22 | 22.6 | 21.1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 59.3 |
Brennan Poole | 7 | 32 | 30.7 | 32.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 39.1 |
JJ Yeley | 7 | 30.6 | 30.7 | 30.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 38.8 |
BJ McLeod | 4 | 36.3 | 35.8 | 35.8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 30.3 |
Timmy Hill | 7 | 35.7 | 35.9 | 35.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 29.2 |
Gray Gaulding | 3 | 30 | 31.1 | 31.3 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38.4 |
Michael McDowell | 7 | 20.3 | 24.4 | 22.6 | -2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 53.1 |
Garrett Smithley | 7 | 34.1 | 36 | 35.6 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 29.2 |
Quin Houff | 7 | 32.6 | 34 | 33 | -0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 33.2 |
Joey Gase | 7 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 32.6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 32.5 |
Bayley Currey | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.0 |
Team
| | Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | | Top | Top | Top | Laps | Fast |
Team | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | W | 5 | 10 | 15 | Led | Laps |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 11 | 12.3 | 16.5 | 15.9 | -3.6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 85 | 114 |
Front Row Motorsports | 14 | 21.2 | 23.5 | 21.9 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 41 |
Hendrick Motorsports | 28 | 13.3 | 10.6 | 14.0 | -0.7 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 2652 | 2103 |
Joe Gibbs Racing | 28 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 1.2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 630 | 1039 |
JTG Daugherty Racing | 14 | 21.1 | 23.2 | 23.6 | -2.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 28 |
Richard Childress Racing | 14 | 17.8 | 15.4 | 16.0 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 150 |
Roush Fenway Racing | 11 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 46 |
Stewart-Haas Racing | 28 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.2 | -0.3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1890 | 1078 |
Team Penske | 21 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.4 | -0.3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 1415 | 769 |
Finishes By Starting Spot Ranges
Start | Finish Ranges |
Range | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | 20+ |
1-5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
6-10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
11-15 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
16-20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
21-25 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
26-30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
31-35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
36-40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Total | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 75 |
Weekly Rankings
Tier 1
Driver | DK$ | FD $ | Race Hist | Recent Form | DK Avg L2 | FD Avg L2 | DK Avg L5 | FD Avg L5 | Track Hist | Type Hist |
Kyle Busch | $12,500 | $14,000 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 14 |
Kevin Harvick | $12,200 | $12,200 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Denny Hamlin | $11,600 | $12,000 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
Chase Elliott | $11,300 | $13,000 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
Joey Logano | $10,700 | $11,700 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
Jimmie Johnson | $10,200 | $10,000 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Martin Truex Jr | $9,400 | $12,500 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 6 |
Brad Keselowski | $9,100 | $12,300 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 16 |
Tier 2
Driver | DK$ | FD $ | Race Hist | Recent Form | DK Avg L2 | FD Avg L2 | DK Avg L5 | FD Avg L5 | Track Hist | Type Hist |
Clint Bowyer | $9,800 | $9,000 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Alex Bowman | $8,800 | $11,400 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Ryan Blaney | $8,600 | $10,300 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 19 |
Kurt Busch | $8,300 | $10,600 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
Matt Kenseth | $8,100 | $8,000 | 18 | 26 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 12 |
William Byron | $7,700 | $9,300 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Tier 3
Driver | DK$ | FD $ | Race Hist | Recent Form | DK Avg L2 | FD Avg L2 | DK Avg L5 | FD Avg L5 | Track Hist | Type Hist |
Tyler Reddick | $7,900 | $7,300 | 40 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Bubba Wallace | $7,500 | $5,000 | 16 | 29 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 23 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr | $7,400 | $6,200 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 |
Christopher Bell | $7,300 | $6,000 | 40 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Matt DiBenedetto | $7,100 | $8,300 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 20 |
Erik Jones | $7,000 | $9,600 | 21 | 15 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 11 |
Ryan Newman | $6,800 | $7,700 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Aric Almirola | $6,700 | $8,000 | 23 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 22 |
Daniel Suarez | $6,500 | $4,000 | 6 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
Austin Dillon | $6,300 | $7,000 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 18 |
Ty Dillon | $6,100 | $5,500 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 24 |
Ryan Preece | $6,000 | $5,000 | 24 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Chris Buescher | $5,800 | $6,800 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 25 |
Tier 4
Driver | DK$ | FD $ | Race Hist | Recent Form | DK Avg L2 | FD Avg L2 | DK Avg L5 | FD Avg L5 | Track Hist | Type Hist |
Corey Lajoie | $5,700 | $3,000 | 25 | 30 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 |
Cole Custer | $5,600 | $6,600 | 40 | 19 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
John H. Nemechek | $5,500 | $6,400 | 40 | 24 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Brennan Poole | $5,400 | $2,500 | 40 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
JJ Yeley | $5,300 | $3,000 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
BJ McLeod | $5,200 | $2,000 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 31 | 33 |
Timmy Hill | $5,100 | $2,000 | 31 | 40 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 35 |
Gray Gaulding | $5,000 | $2,000 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 30 |
Michael McDowell | $4,900 | $4,500 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Garrett Smithley | $4,800 | $2,000 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 32 |
Quin Houff | $4,700 | $2,500 | 29 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 |
Joey Gase | $4,600 | $2,000 | 40 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 34 | 34 |
Bayley Currey | $4,500 | | 28 | | 24 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 29 | 29 |