NASCAR Weekly Preview: Camping World 500
This weekend we head to Phoenix for the Camping World 500. The race is Sunday at 3:30pm EST on FOX. I decided to move the weekly preview article from my fantasy NASCAR package this season. I hope it helps everyone get started on their fantasy NASCAR research.
Track Preview
Phoenix Raceway
1-mile Dogleg-Oval
- 312 Miles
- 312 Laps
- Surface – Asphalt
- Banks:
Turns 1 & 2: 10–11°
Dogleg: 10–11°
Turn 3: 8°
Turn 4: 8–9°
Backstretch: 10°, 8°
Frontstretch: 3°
Comparable Short Tracks
Bristol
Dover
Martinsville
Richmond
Flat Tracks
Indianapolis
Martinsville
New Hampshire
Pocono
Richmond
Stats from 2005-Present
Top 5 Driver Rating
Jimmie Johnson – 111.2
Kevin Harvick – 110.7
Chase Elliott – 103.9
Kyle Busch – 98.4
Kurt Busch – 98.3
Top 5 Average Running Position
Chase Elliott – 7.659
Jimmie Johnson – 8.421
Kevin Harvick – 8.856
Kurt Busch – 10.23
Kyle Busch – 11.204
Top 5 Average Finish
Chase Elliott – 8.5
Kevin Harvick – 8.7
Ryan Blaney – 9
Jimmie Johnson – 9.1
Denny Hamlin – 10.9
Top 5 Fastest on Restarts
- Average speed of first two laps under green.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 137.144
Jimmie Johnson – 128.902
Cole Whitt – 125.597
Erik Jones – 124.822
Kevin Harvick – 124.368
November 2016 Race Results
| Driver | Starting Spot | Finishing Spot | Diff | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Logano | 4 | 1 | 3 | #22 |
| Kyle Busch | 19 | 2 | 17 | #18 |
| Kyle Larson | 2 | 3 | -1 | #42 |
| Kevin Harvick | 6 | 4 | 2 | #4 |
| Kurt Busch | 12 | 5 | 7 | #41 |
| Alex Bowman | 1 | 6 | -5 | #88 |
| Denny Hamlin | 5 | 7 | -2 | #11 |
| Ryan Blaney | 8 | 8 | 0 | #21 |
| Chase Elliott | 3 | 9 | -6 | #24 |
| Paul Menard | 20 | 10 | 10 | #27 |
| Jamie McMurray | 9 | 11 | -2 | #1 |
| Ryan Newman | 15 | 12 | 3 | #31 |
| Kasey Kahne | 13 | 13 | 0 | #5 |
| Brad Keselowski | 14 | 14 | 0 | #2 |
| Tony Stewart | 25 | 15 | 10 | #14 |
| Greg Biffle | 24 | 16 | 8 | #16 |
| A.J. Allmendinger | 18 | 17 | 1 | #47 |
| Casey Mears | 22 | 18 | 4 | #13 |
| Carl Edwards | 11 | 19 | -8 | #19 |
| Landon Cassill | 28 | 20 | 8 | #38 |
| Matt Kenseth | 10 | 21 | -11 | #20 |
| Aric Almirola | 27 | 22 | 5 | #43 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 | 23 | -2 | #17 |
| Clint Bowyer | 34 | 24 | 10 | #15 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 32 | 25 | 7 | #83 |
| Michael Annett | 36 | 26 | 10 | #46 |
| Regan Smith | 29 | 27 | 2 | #7 |
| Trevor Bayne | 23 | 28 | -5 | #6 |
| Danica Patrick | 16 | 29 | -13 | #10 |
| Brian Scott | 33 | 30 | 3 | #44 |
| David Ragan | 31 | 31 | 0 | #23 |
| Chris Buescher | 30 | 32 | -2 | #34 |
| Jeffrey Earnhardt | 35 | 33 | 2 | #32 |
| Michael McDowell | 26 | 34 | -8 | #95 |
| D.J. Kennington | 39 | 35 | 4 | #55 |
| Reed Sorenson | 38 | 36 | 2 | #98 |
| Gray Gaulding | 37 | 37 | 0 | #30 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 17 | 38 | -21 | #48 |
| Austin Dillon | 7 | 39 | -32 | #3 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 40 | 39 | -3 | #78 |
Top 5 Lap Leaders
Alex Bowman – 194
Joey Logano – 58
Matt Kenseth – 55
Jimmie Johnson – 13
Denny Hamlin – 4
Top 5 Positive Place Differential
Kyle Busch +17
Paul Menard +10
Tony Stewart +10
Clint Bowyer +10
Michael Annett +10
Top 5 Negative Place Differential
Austin Dillon -32
Jimmie Johnson -21
Danica Patrick -13
Matt Kenseth -11
Carl Edwards -8
Top 5 Average Running Position
1 88 Alex Bowman – 1.92
2 22 Joey Logano – 2.47
3 20 Matt Kenseth – 4.65
4 11 Denny Hamlin – 6.19
5 24 Chase Elliott – 6.55
Top 5 Fastest Laps Run
Driver – Percentage – Laps
1 88 Alex Bowman – 22.7% – 58
2 48 Jimmie Johnson – 17.6% – 45
3 20 Matt Kenseth – 10.2% – 26
4 5 Kasey Kahne – 9.0% – 23
5 24 Chase Elliott – 7.4% – 19
Top 5 Quality Passes
1 5 Kasey Kahne – 46
2 18 Kyle Busch – 44
3 42 Kyle Larson – 37
4 19 Carl Edwards – 33
5 41 Kurt Busch – 32
March 2016 Race Results
| Driver | Starting Spot | Finishing Spot | Diff | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Harvick | 18 | 1 | 17 | #4 |
| Carl Edwards | 2 | 2 | 0 | #19 |
| Denny Hamlin | 3 | 3 | 0 | #11 |
| Kyle Busch | 1 | 4 | -3 | #18 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 26 | 5 | 21 | #88 |
| Kurt Busch | 4 | 6 | -2 | #41 |
| Matt Kenseth | 6 | 7 | -1 | #20 |
| Chase Elliott | 17 | 8 | 9 | #24 |
| Austin Dillon | 15 | 9 | 6 | #3 |
| Ryan Blaney | 12 | 10 | 2 | #21 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 11 | -6 | #48 |
| Kyle Larson | 7 | 12 | -5 | #42 |
| Aric Almirola | 14 | 13 | 1 | #43 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 8 | 14 | -6 | #78 |
| Ty Dillon | 28 | 15 | 13 | #14 |
| Jamie McMurray | 11 | 16 | -5 | #1 |
| A.J. Allmendinger | 22 | 17 | 5 | #47 |
| Joey Logano | 9 | 18 | -9 | #22 |
| Danica Patrick | 36 | 19 | 17 | #10 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 23 | 20 | 3 | #83 |
| Greg Biffle | 13 | 21 | -8 | #16 |
| Kasey Kahne | 24 | 22 | 2 | #5 |
| Trevor Bayne | 21 | 23 | -2 | #6 |
| David Ragan | 29 | 24 | 5 | #23 |
| Landon Cassill | 27 | 25 | 2 | #38 |
| Michael McDowell | 33 | 26 | 7 | #95 |
| Brian Scott | 30 | 27 | 3 | #44 |
| Regan Smith | 31 | 28 | 3 | #7 |
| Brad Keselowski | 19 | 29 | -10 | #2 |
| Chris Buescher | 32 | 30 | 2 | #34 |
| Clint Bowyer | 35 | 31 | 4 | #15 |
| Joey Gase | 39 | 32 | 7 | #32 |
| Michael Annett | 38 | 33 | 5 | #46 |
| Josh Wise | 37 | 34 | 3 | #30 |
| Casey Mears | 25 | 35 | -10 | #13 |
| Cole Whitt | 34 | 36 | -2 | #98 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 10 | 37 | -27 | #17 |
| Paul Menard | 16 | 38 | -22 | #27 |
| Ryan Newman | 20 | 39 | -19 | #31 |
Top 5 Lap Leaders
Kevin Harvick – 139
Kyle Busch – 75
Carl Edwards – 65
Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 34
Top 5 Positive Place Differential
Dale Earnhardt Jr. +21
Kevin Harvick +17
Danica Patrick +17
Ty Dillon +13
Chase Elliott +9
Top 5 Negative Place Differential
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -27
Paul Menard -22
Ryan Newman -19
Brad Keselowski -10
Casey Mears -10
Top 5 Average Running Position
1 19 Carl Edwards – 2.21
2 4 Kevin Harvick – 3.85
3 18 Kyle Busch – 4.05
4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr – 4.95
5 41 Kurt Busch – 5.44
Top 5 Fastest Laps Run
Driver – Percentage – Laps
1 4 Kevin Harvick – 27.9% – 76
2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr – 22.8% – 62
3 19 Carl Edwards – 14.3% – 39
4 18 Kyle Busch – 12.5% – 34
5 48 Jimmie Johnson – 5.9% – 16
Top 5 Quality Passes
1 24 Chase Elliott – 28
2 43 Aric Almirola – 25
3 11 Denny Hamlin – 23
4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr – 22
5 20 Matt Kenseth – 18
November 2015 Race Results
| Driver | Starting Spot | Finishing Spot | Diff | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 3 | 1 | 2 | #88 |
| Kevin Harvick | 8 | 2 | 6 | #4 |
| Joey Logano | 14 | 3 | 11 | #22 |
| Kyle Busch | 10 | 4 | 6 | #18 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 5 | -4 | #48 |
| Jeff Gordon | 11 | 6 | 5 | #24 |
| Kurt Busch | 2 | 7 | -5 | #41 |
| Denny Hamlin | 13 | 8 | 5 | #11 |
| Brad Keselowski | 18 | 9 | 9 | #2 |
| Aric Almirola | 17 | 10 | 7 | #43 |
| Ryan Newman | 22 | 11 | 11 | #31 |
| Carl Edwards | 4 | 12 | -8 | #19 |
| Paul Menard | 15 | 13 | 2 | #27 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 14 | -9 | #78 |
| Jamie McMurray | 12 | 15 | -3 | #1 |
| Danica Patrick | 21 | 16 | 5 | #10 |
| Justin Allgaier | 25 | 17 | 8 | #51 |
| David Ragan | 29 | 18 | 11 | #55 |
| Erik Jones | 7 | 19 | -12 | #20 |
| Austin Dillon | 16 | 20 | -4 | #3 |
| Kyle Larson | 6 | 21 | -15 | #42 |
| Casey Mears | 24 | 22 | 2 | #13 |
| Clint Bowyer | 27 | 23 | 4 | #15 |
| A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | 24 | -1 | #47 |
| Greg Biffle | 20 | 25 | -5 | #16 |
| Kasey Kahne | 9 | 26 | -17 | #5 |
| Tony Stewart | 31 | 27 | 4 | #14 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 30 | 28 | 2 | #83 |
| J.J. Yeley | 33 | 29 | 4 | #26 |
| David Gilliland | 34 | 30 | 4 | #38 |
| Sam Hornish Jr. | 28 | 31 | -3 | #9 |
| Michael Annett | 36 | 32 | 4 | #46 |
| Cole Whitt | 38 | 33 | 5 | #35 |
| Trevor Bayne | 26 | 34 | -8 | #6 |
| Landon Cassill | 32 | 35 | -3 | #40 |
| Brett Moffitt | 40 | 36 | 4 | #34 |
| Ryan Preece | 41 | 37 | 4 | #98 |
| Alex Bowman | 35 | 38 | -3 | #7 |
| Jeb Burton | 37 | 39 | -2 | #23 |
| Ryan Ellis | 42 | 40 | 2 | #33 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 19 | 41 | -22 | #17 |
| Joey Gase | 39 | 42 | -3 | #32 |
| Timmy Hill | 43 | 43 | 0 | #62 |
Top 5 Lap Leaders
Kevin Harvick – 143
Jimmie Johnson – 44
Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 22
Jeff Gordon – 4
Brad Keselowski – 4
Top 5 Positive Place Differential
Joey Logano +11
Ryan Newman +11
David Ragan +11
Brad Keselowski +9
Justin Allgaier +8
Top 5 Negative Place Differential
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -22
Kasey Kahne -17
Kyle Larson -15
Erik Jones -12
Martin Truex Jr. -9
Top 5 Average Running Position
1 4 Kevin Harvick – 1.97
2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr – 2.90
3 22 Joey Logano – 4.22
4 19 Carl Edwards – 5.48
5 18 Kyle Busch – 5.74
Top 5 Fastest Laps Run
Driver – Percentage – Laps
1 4 Kevin Harvick – 24.3% – 45
2 22 Joey Logano – 13.0% – 24
3 19 Carl Edwards – 12.4% – 23
4 48 Jimmie Johnson – 11.9% – 22
5 41 Kurt Busch – 8.7% – 16
Top 5 Quality Passes
1 24 Jeff Gordon – 24
2 27 Paul Menard – 23
3 41 Kurt Busch – 22
4 11 Denny Hamlin – 22
5 2 Brad Keselowski – 21