NASCAR Weekly Preview: Coke Zero 400
This weekend we head to Daytona, Florida for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. The race is Saturday at 7:30pm EST on NBC. 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
Daytona International Speedway
“The Birthplace of NASCAR”
- 2.5-Mile Super Speedway
- 400 Miles
- 160 Laps
- Surface: Asphalt
- Banking:
31° in oval turns
18° in tri-oval
Comparable Super Speedways
Talladega
Stats from 2005-Present
Top 5 Driver Rating
Kyle Busch – 94.7
Dale Earnhardt Jr – 94.2
Kurt Busch – 90.6
Denny Hamlin – 89.7
Joey Logano – 87.8
Top 5 Average Running Position
Kyle Busch – 13.34
Dale Earnhardt Jr – 13.634
Denny Hamlin – 14.596
Jimmie Johnson – 14.66
Ryan Blaney – 14.693
Top 5 Average Finish
Austin Dillon – 12.6
Dale Earnhardt Jr – 14.7
Kurt Busch – 15.2
Joey Logano – 16.2
Clint Bowyer – 16.4
Top 5 Fastest on Restarts
- Average speed of first two laps under green.
Dale Earnhardt Jr – 177.290
Erik Jones – 177.054
Daniel Suarez – 176.462
Danica Patrick – 176.034
Ty Dillon – 176.021
July 2016 Race Results
| Driver | Starting Spot | Finishing Spot | Diff | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Keselowski | 5 | 1 | 4 | #2 |
| Kyle Busch | 3 | 2 | 1 | #18 |
| Trevor Bayne | 13 | 3 | 10 | #6 |
| Joey Logano | 11 | 4 | 7 | #22 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4 | 5 | -1 | #17 |
| Kyle Larson | 17 | 6 | 11 | #42 |
| Austin Dillon | 6 | 7 | -1 | #3 |
| Greg Biffle | 1 | 8 | -7 | #16 |
| Clint Bowyer | 31 | 9 | 22 | #15 |
| Michael McDowell | 37 | 10 | 27 | #95 |
| Cole Whitt | 35 | 11 | 24 | #98 |
| Casey Mears | 20 | 12 | 8 | #13 |
| A.J. Allmendinger | 26 | 13 | 13 | #47 |
| Ryan Blaney | 12 | 14 | -2 | #21 |
| Aric Almirola | 14 | 15 | -1 | #43 |
| David Ragan | 38 | 16 | 22 | #23 |
| Denny Hamlin | 9 | 17 | -8 | #11 |
| Ryan Newman | 23 | 18 | 5 | #31 |
| David Gilliland | 28 | 19 | 9 | #35 |
| Michael Annett | 33 | 20 | 13 | #46 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 16 | 21 | -5 | #88 |
| Reed Sorenson | 39 | 22 | 17 | #55 |
| Kurt Busch | 10 | 23 | -13 | #41 |
| Bobby Labonte | 32 | 24 | 8 | #32 |
| Carl Edwards | 2 | 25 | -23 | #19 |
| Tony Stewart | 19 | 26 | -7 | #14 |
| Danica Patrick | 22 | 27 | -5 | #10 |
| Matt Kenseth | 7 | 28 | -21 | #20 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 15 | 29 | -14 | #78 |
| Kasey Kahne | 18 | 30 | -12 | #5 |
| Landon Cassill | 34 | 31 | 3 | #38 |
| Chase Elliott | 24 | 32 | -8 | #24 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 36 | 33 | 3 | #83 |
| Jamie McMurray | 29 | 34 | -5 | #1 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 8 | 35 | -27 | #48 |
| Paul Menard | 27 | 36 | -9 | #27 |
| Brian Scott | 30 | 37 | -7 | #44 |
| Regan Smith | 40 | 38 | 2 | #7 |
| Kevin Harvick | 21 | 39 | -18 | #4 |
| Chris Buescher | 25 | 40 | -15 | #34 |
Top 5 Lap Leaders
Brad Keselowski – 115
Kyle Busch – 16
Carl Edwards – 8
Denny Hamlin – 7
Joey Logano – 6
Top 5 Positive Place Differential
Michael McDowell +27
Cole Whitt +24
Clint Bowyer +22
David Ragan +22
Reed Sorenson +17
Top 5 Negative Place Differential
Jimmie Johnson -27
Carl Edwards -23
Matt Kenseth -21
Kevin Harvick -18
Chris Buescher -15
Top 5 Average Running Position
1 2 Brad Keselowski – 2.13
2 18 Kyle Busch – 6.23
3 22 Joey Logano – 6.27
4 13 Casey Mears – 10.43
5 11 Denny Hamlin – 11.75
Top 5 Fastest Laps Run
Driver – Percentage – Laps
1 32 Bobby Labonte – 8.2% – 10
2 15 Clint Bowyer – 6.6% – 8
3 31 Ryan Newman – 5.7% – 7
4 35 David Gilliland – 5.7% – 7
5 21 Ryan Blaney – 4.9% – 6
Top 5 Quality Passes
1 21 Ryan Blaney – 329
2 13 Casey Mears – 304
3 22 Joey Logano – 287
4 42 Kyle Larson – 241
5 11 Denny Hamlin – 240
July 2015 Race Results
| Driver | Starting Spot | Finishing Spot | Diff | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | #88 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 12 | 2 | 10 | #48 |
| Denny Hamlin | 35 | 3 | 32 | #11 |
| Kevin Harvick | 34 | 4 | 30 | #4 |
| Kurt Busch | 28 | 5 | 23 | #41 |
| Jeff Gordon | 23 | 6 | 17 | #24 |
| Austin Dillon | 2 | 7 | -5 | #3 |
| Ryan Newman | 17 | 8 | 9 | #31 |
| Trevor Bayne | 5 | 9 | -4 | #6 |
| Clint Bowyer | 3 | 10 | -7 | #15 |
| Casey Mears | 15 | 11 | 4 | #13 |
| David Ragan | 8 | 12 | -4 | #55 |
| Landon Cassill | 22 | 13 | 9 | #40 |
| Tony Stewart | 31 | 14 | 17 | #14 |
| Jamie McMurray | 9 | 15 | -6 | #1 |
| Paul Menard | 4 | 16 | -12 | #27 |
| Kyle Busch | 13 | 17 | -4 | #18 |
| Justin Allgaier | 21 | 18 | 3 | #51 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 30 | 19 | 11 | #17 |
| Greg Biffle | 25 | 20 | 5 | #16 |
| A.J. Allmendinger | 7 | 21 | -14 | #47 |
| Joey Logano | 33 | 22 | 11 | #22 |
| Matt Kenseth | 20 | 23 | -3 | #20 |
| Alex Bowman | 37 | 24 | 13 | #7 |
| Cole Whitt | 29 | 25 | 4 | #35 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 41 | 26 | 15 | #83 |
| Brett Moffitt | 14 | 27 | -13 | #34 |
| Brendan Gaughan | 43 | 28 | 15 | #62 |
| Brad Keselowski | 32 | 29 | 3 | #2 |
| Sam Hornish Jr. | 11 | 30 | -19 | #9 |
| Josh Wise | 42 | 31 | 11 | #98 |
| Kasey Kahne | 10 | 32 | -22 | #5 |
| J.J. Yeley | 39 | 33 | 6 | #23 |
| Aric Almirola | 36 | 34 | 2 | #43 |
| Danica Patrick | 27 | 35 | -8 | #10 |
| Jeb Burton | 40 | 36 | 4 | #26 |
| Michael Annett | 18 | 37 | -19 | #46 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 38 | -19 | #78 |
| Kyle Larson | 16 | 39 | -23 | #42 |
| David Gilliland | 6 | 40 | -34 | #38 |
| Carl Edwards | 24 | 41 | -17 | #19 |
| Brian Scott | 26 | 42 | -16 | #33 |
| Bobby Labonte | 38 | 43 | -5 | #32 |
Top 5 Lap Leaders
Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 96
Jimmie Johnson – 35
Denny Hamlin – 10
Austin Dillon – 8
Kasey Kahne – 5
Top 5 Positive Place Differential
Denny Hamlin +32
Kevin Harvick +30
Kurt Busch +23
Jeff Gordon +17
Tony Stewart +17
Top 5 Negative Place Differential
David Gilliland -34
Kyle Larson -23
Kasey Kahne -22
Sam Hornish Jr. -19
Michael Annett -19
Martin Truex Jr. -19
Top 5 Average Running Position
1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr – 2.72
2 48 Jimmie Johnson – 3.93
3 11 Denny Hamlin – 8.13
4 24 Jeff Gordon – 8.14
5 27 Paul Menard – 8.40
Top 5 Fastest Laps Run
Driver – Percentage – Laps
1 22 Joey Logano – 8.07% – 13
2 18 Kyle Busch – 5.59% – 9
3 20 Matt Kenseth – 5.59% – 9
4 13 Casey Mears – 4.97% – 8
5 16 Greg Biffle – 4.97% – 8
Top 5 Quality Passes
1 3 Austin Dillon – 246
2 24 Jeff Gordon – 234
3 11 Denny Hamlin – 228
4 27 Paul Menard – 211
5 1 Jamie McMurray – 209