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Richmond Fantasy Racing Preview
- Updated: September 8, 2016
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Driver Averages | Driver Ratings | Loop Data | Past Winners | Past Pole Winners | Tire Notes | Chase Clinch Scenarios
Detailed driver notes and statistics to help set your fantasy racing lineup for the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
Who’s HOT at Richmond • Joey Logano has finished eighth or better in his last five starts, including a win in the 2014 spring race. • Kyle Busch leads all drivers in wins (4) and average finish (6.9). • Matt Kenseth has finished seventh or better in seven of the last eight races, including a dominating win last September. • Carl Edwards won the spring race and is the only multiple winner in the last six races. • Brad Keselowski has combined to lead 654 laps in the last six races and has posted three top 10s in that span, including a win in this event in 2014. • Kevin Harvick leads all drivers in average finish (7.9) that have competed in all of the last 10 races. He also has two wins in that span. • Kurt Busch, winner of the 2015 spring race, has combined to lead 346 laps in the last three races. • Jimmie Johnson has finished ninth or better in the last four races. His last of three wins came in this event in 2008.
Who to Keep an Eye On at Richmond • Jeff Gordon, who will make his sixth start of the season in the No. 88 Chevrolet, has finished in the top 10 in his last five starts at Richmond. • Denny Hamlin, a two-time Richmond winner, has turned his record back around as of late at the track with consecutive sixth-place finishes. • Kasey Kahne’s fourth-place finish in the spring at Richmond equaled his best finish of the season. • Richmond is Martin Truex Jr.’s only short-track top 10 of the season. • Kyle Larson and Ryan Newman each have a 13.2 average finish in the last five Richmond races. • Chase Elliott (12.8), Austin Dillon (13.5), Greg Biffle (13.5), AJ Allmendinger (13.8) and Jamie McMurray (15.0) each rank in the top 10 in average finish in the four short-track races among all drivers that have competed in all of those races.
Notes: Be sure to check back with MRN.com for practice speeds on Friday.
*Best Average Finish at Richmond Last # of Races Driver Avg. Fin. Two Races Kyle Busch 2.0 Four Races Joey Logano 5.5 Six Races Joey Logano 7.5 Eight Races Kevin Harvick 7.4 10 Races Kevin Harvick 7.9
* – The best average finish is based off a driver who has competed in every race during that time span.Richmond Loop Data Stat Leaders (2005-2016, 23 Races)*
*Fastest Early in a Run *Fastest Late in a Run *Avg. Running Position 1. Kevin Harvick 1. Chase Elliott 1. Kevin Harvick – 7.3 2. Kyle Busch 2. Denny Hamlin 2. Kyle Busch – 7.8 3. Denny Hamlin 3. Kyle Busch 3. Denny Hamlin – 8.0 4. Clint Bowyer 4. Tony Stewart 4. Clint Bowyer – 11.8 5. Jeff Gordon 5. Jeff Gordon 5. Ryan Newman – 12.1 *Laps in Top 15 *Quality Passes *Driver Rating 1. Kevin Harvick – 8610 1. Kevin Harvick – 724 1. Kyle Busch – 111.1 2. Kyle Busch – 7732 2. Ryan Newman – 681 2. Kevin Harvick – 110.6 3. Denny Hamlin – 6673 3. Kyle Busch – 643 3. Denny Hamlin – 108.5 4. Ryan Newman – 6673 …
