Driver Averages | Laps Led Leaders | Driver Ratings | Past Winners
Detailed driver notes and statistics to help set your fantasy racing lineup for Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Who’s HOT at Texas
- Kevin Harvick has finished in the top 10 in the last 10 races and has the best average finish (3.2) in the five races since the track was repaved and reconfigured.
- Joey Logano has posted a 7.2 average finish in the last five races.
- Martin Truex Jr. has finished in the top 10 in seven of his last nine starts and has combined to lead 374 laps in that span (166 since track was repaved).
- Denny Hamlin won the spring race for his second top five in the last four races.
- Kyle Busch has finished in the top 10 in two of the last three races, including a win in the 2018 spring race.
- Kurt Busch and Erik Jones have posted respective average finishes of 8.4 and 8.8 in the five races since the track was repaved.
- Ryan Blaney has three top 10s and ranks second in laps led (233) in the five races since the track was repaved.
- Chase Elliott has posted an 8.0 average finish in seven starts.
Keep an Eye On at Texas
- Alex Bowman (9.1), William Byron (11.1), Jimmie Johnson (11.6) and Aric Almirola (12.9) each rank in the top 10 in average finish in the eight races at 1.5-mile tracks with the 550 horsepower/aero ducts rules package.
- Kyle Larson (12.0) and Paul Menard (13.2) each rank in the top 10 in average finish in the last five races – excluding Talladega – with the 550 horsepower rules package.
- Excluding Daytona and Talladega, Daniel Suarez has a 14.1 average finish in the 15 races with the 550 horsepower/aero ducts rules package.
- Clint Bowyer has one pole and four top 10s in the last seven races at 1.5-mile tracks.
- Brad Keselowski has four top fives in the last eight races at 1.5-mile tracks, including a win at Kansas in the spring.
Notes: Excluding Talladega and Daytona, Texas will mark the 16th race of the season with the 550 horsepower rules package with aero ducts…Atlanta featured the 550 package, but with no aero ducts…Teams will run the same right-side tire code they used at Texas in April…The left-side tire will be new this weekend with a construction update…Sunday’s race will mark the sixth since Texas was repaved and reconfigured…The third starting position has produced the most winners at Texas with eight…Kyle Busch was the last to win from the pole (one of three drivers) in the 2013 spring race.
*Best Average Finish at Texas
| Last # of Races | Driver | Average Finish |
| Two Races | Erik Jones | 4.0 |
| Four Races | Kevin Harvick | 3.0 |
| Six Races | Kevin Harvick | 3.7 |
| Eight Races | Kevin Harvick | 4.4 |
| Ten Races | Kevin Harvick | 3.9 |
*The best average finish is based off a driver entered in the race who has competed in every race during that time span.
Laps Led Leaders at Texas
| Last # of Races | Driver | Laps Led |
| Two Races | Kevin Harvick | 177 |
| Four Races | Kevin Harvick | 302 |
| Six Races | Kevin Harvick | 379 |
| Eight Races | Kevin Harvick | 391 |
| Ten Races | Kevin Harvick | 489 |
Click Here to view all laps led leaders at Texas over the past 10 races.
Texas Loop Data Stat Leaders (Last Five Races)
| Average Running Pos. | Laps in Top 15 |
| 1. Kevin Harvick – 5.4 | 1. Kevin Harvick – 1,551 |
| 2. Joey Logano – 8.2 | 2. Chase Elliott – 1,476 |
| 3. Ryan Blaney – 8.6 | 3. Kurt Busch – 1,462 |
| 4. Kurt Busch – 8.8 | 4. Ryan Blaney – 1,452 |
| 5. Chase Elliott – 9.9 | 5. Joey Logano – 1,335 |
| Fastest Laps Run | Driver Rating |
| 1. Kevin Harvick – 251 | 1. Kevin Harvick – 123.7 |
| 2. Kyle Busch – 174 | 2. Ryan Blaney – 110.1 |
| 3. Ryan Blaney – 127 | 3. Joey Logano – 103.4 |
| 4. Martin Truex Jr. – 113 | 4. Kyle Busch – 101.5 |
| 5. Kyle Larson – 90 | 5. Kurt Busch – 100.7 |
Top 10 Stage 1 & 2 Points Earned at Texas
Five Races
| Driver | Points Earned |
| Ryan Blaney | 62 |
| Kevin Harvick | 60 |
| Kurt Busch | 44 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 40 |
| Joey Logano | 38 |
| Kyle Larson | 37 |
| Kyle Busch | 34 |
| Chase Elliott | 30 |
| Erik Jones | 27 |
| Denny Hamlin | 25 |
2019 Spring Texas Stage Finishes
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
| 1. Joey Logano | 1. Denny Hamlin |
| 2. Jimmie Johnson | 2. Ryan Blaney |
| 3. Chase Elliott | 3. Daniel Suarez |
| 4. Austin Dillon | 4. Kyle Busch |
| 5. Ryan Blaney | 5. Paul Menard |
| 6. Paul Menard | 6. Ryan Newman |
| 7. Daniel Suarez | 7. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| 8. Kyle Busch | 8. William Byron |
| 9. Kyle Larson | 9. Michael McDowell |
| 10. Chris Buescher | 10. Jimmie Johnson |
Top Five in Stage Points Earned in 2019 (33 Races)
| Driver | Stage Points | Stage Wins |
| Joey Logano | 331 | 10 |
| Kevin Harvick | 289 | 5 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 271 | 8 |
| Kyle Busch | 254 | 11 |
| Denny Hamlin | 240 | 5 |
MRN.com Staff Picks
Jeff Wackerlin: Ryan Blaney
Pete Pistone: Martin Truex Jr.
Tyler Burnett: Denny Hamlin
Kenneth Lee: Kyle Larson
Driver Notes – Ordered by Average Finish (Top 15) in the Last Five Races at Texas
Kevin Harvick has finished in the top 10 in the last 10 races at Texas, including wins in the 2017 and 2018 fall races on the track’s current configuration. Harvick leads all drivers with 379 laps led in the five races since the track was repaved and reconfigured. Excluding Talladega, Harvick leads all drivers with a 3.4 average finish in the last five races this season with the 550 horsepower rules package.
Joey Logano finished 17th in the spring after winning Stage 1 at Texas. An uncontrolled tire on a pit stop and a collapsing hood at speed hindered his finish, which was his first outside the top 10 in the last seven races. This season, Logano has the second-best average finish (8.9) in the eight races at 1.5-mile tracks with the 550 horsepower/aero ducts rules package.
Kurt Busch finished ninth in his first Texas start with Chip Ganassi Racing in the spring. The finish was his fifth consecutive top 10 at the track. Busch finished fourth at Kansas two weeks ago for his first top 10 at a 1.5-mile track since winning at Kentucky. It was also his fifth top 10 at a 1.5-mile track in 2019 with the 550 horsepower/aero ducts rules package.
Erik Jones has finished in the top 10 in the last four races at Texas, including three straight fourth-place finishes. He’s combined to lead 94 laps in the last two spring races. Jones has finished seventh or better in three of the last four races at 1.5-mile tracks
Chase Elliott finished sixth in this event last year for his fifth top 10 in seven starts at Texas. He led 35 laps in the spring en route to a 13th-place finish. Elliott leads all drivers with a 7.8 average finish in the eight races at 1.5-mile tracks with the 550 horsepower/aero ducts rules package.
William Byron started second and led 15 laps en route to a sixth-place finish in the spring at Texas. The finish marked his second top 10 in three starts at the 1.5-mile track. Excluding Talladega, Byron has the third-best average finish in the last five races this season with the 550 horsepower rules package.
Ryan Blaney finished 37th in the spring when a part broke after leading 45 laps. The finish snapped a streak of three consecutive top-six finishes at Texas. Blaney started from the pole in this event last year and finished second. This season, Blaney has two top 10s in the eight races with the 550 horsepower/aero ducts rules package at 1.5-mile tracks.
Kyle Busch has won three times at Texas, including one in the five races (2018 spring race) since the track was reconfigured. He led 66 laps in the spring and finished 10th for one of his five top 10s in the eight races at 1.5-mile tracks with the 550 horsepower/aero ducts rules package.
Martin Truex Jr. has finished in the top 10 in seven of the last nine races at Texas, including the last four fall races. Truex has five top 10s, including two wins, in the eight races this season with the 550 horsepower/aero ducts rules package.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has yet to finish in the top 10 in 13 starts at Texas, but has finished 12th and 11th, respectively, in the last two fall races. This season, Stenhouse has posted a 13.0 average finish in the eight races at 1.5-mile tracks with the 550 horsepower/aero ducts rules package with two top 10s.
Aric Almirola has finished in the top 10 in his last two starts at Texas. Excluding Talladega and Daytona, Almirola’s last top 10 with the 550 horsepower rules package came at Pocono in early June. His last top 10 at a 1.5-mile track came in this event in the spring.
Jimmie Johnson is a seven-time winner at Texas, including the first race on the new configuration in 2017. Johnson has finished in the top 10 in five of the eight races at 1.5-mile tracks with the 550 horsepower/aero ducts rules package, including a fifth-place from the pole at Texas in the spring.
Clint Bowyer finished second in the spring for his second top 10 in the last three races at Texas. His last top 10 in the fall race came in 2013 when he drove for Michael Waltrip Racing. Bowyer has one pole and two top 10s in the last three races at 1.5-mile tracks.
Brad Keselowski has two top 10s in the five races since Texas was repaved and reconfigured. He finished 36th in the spring after spending time in the garage for rear axle and rear gear repairs to the No. 2 Ford. Keselowski won the spring Kansas race for one of four top 10s in the eight races at 1.5-mile tracks with the 550 horsepower/aero ducts rules package.
Denny Hamlin rallied from pair of penalties to win at Texas in the spring. The win was his second top five in the five races since the track was repaved and reconfigured. Hamlin has the fifth-best average finish (10.0) among all drivers that have competed in the eight races at 1.5-mile tracks this season with the 550 horsepower/aero ducts rules package.
