NASCAR Weekly Preview: Folds of Honor QuickTrip 500
This weekend we head to Atlanta for the Folds of Honor QuickTrip 500. The race is Sunday at 2:30pm 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
Atlanta Motor Speedway
1.54 mile Quad Oval
- 500.5 miles
- 325 laps
- Surface – Asphalt
- Banking:
Turns: 24°
Straights: 5°
Compared Intermediate Tracks
Charlotte
Chicagoland
Darlington
Homestead
Kansas
Kentucky
Las Vegas
New Hampshire
Texas
Comparable Large Oval Tracks
Fontana
Charlotte
Chicago
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Texas
Stats from 2005-Present
Top 5 Driver Rating
Jimmie Johnson – 107.1
Matt Kenseth – 98.3
Denny Hamlin – 95.5
Chase Elliott – 95.5
Kurt Busch – 95.4
Top 5 Average Running Position
Jimmie Johnson – 8.718
Chase Elliott – 9.785
Martin Truex Jr – 11.321
Brad Keselowski – 12.078
Dale Earnhardt Jr – 12.177
Top 5 Average Finish
Chase Elliott – 8
Matt Kenseth – 9.2
Jimmie Johnson – 9.6
Dale Earnhardt Jr – 11.2
Kyle Busch – 13.6
Top 5 Fastest on Restarts
- Average speed of first two laps under green.
Chase Elliott – 176.097
Landon Cassill – 175.659
David Ragan – 173.200
Kyle Busch – 173.056
Jimmie Johnson – 172.911
February 2016 Race Results
Driver | Starting Spot | Finishing Spot | Diff | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmie Johnson | 19 | 1 | 18 | #48 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 16 | 2 | 14 | #88 |
Kyle Busch | 39 | 3 | 36 | #18 |
Kurt Busch | 1 | 4 | -3 | #41 |
Carl Edwards | 7 | 5 | 2 | #19 |
Kevin Harvick | 6 | 6 | 0 | #4 |
Martin Truex Jr. | 9 | 7 | 2 | #78 |
Chase Elliott | 24 | 8 | 16 | #24 |
Brad Keselowski | 17 | 9 | 8 | #2 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 | 10 | -5 | #17 |
Austin Dillon | 8 | 11 | -3 | #3 |
Joey Logano | 26 | 12 | 14 | #22 |
Greg Biffle | 14 | 13 | 1 | #16 |
Casey Mears | 15 | 14 | 1 | #13 |
Aric Almirola | 27 | 15 | 12 | #43 |
Denny Hamlin | 12 | 16 | -4 | #11 |
Ty Dillon | 18 | 17 | 1 | #14 |
Paul Menard | 21 | 18 | 3 | #27 |
Matt Kenseth | 13 | 19 | -6 | #20 |
Danica Patrick | 25 | 20 | 5 | #10 |
Jamie McMurray | 2 | 21 | -19 | #1 |
Trevor Bayne | 3 | 22 | -19 | #6 |
Kasey Kahne | 11 | 23 | -12 | #5 |
Ryan Newman | 4 | 24 | -20 | #31 |
Ryan Blaney | 23 | 25 | -2 | #21 |
Kyle Larson | 20 | 26 | -6 | #42 |
A.J. Allmendinger | 22 | 27 | -5 | #47 |
Chris Buescher | 31 | 28 | 3 | #34 |
Matt DiBenedetto | 35 | 29 | 6 | #83 |
Michael Annett | 34 | 30 | 4 | #46 |
Brian Scott | 10 | 31 | -21 | #44 |
David Ragan | 33 | 32 | 1 | #23 |
Michael McDowell | 32 | 33 | -1 | #95 |
Regan Smith | 30 | 34 | -4 | #7 |
Clint Bowyer | 28 | 35 | -7 | #15 |
Landon Cassill | 29 | 36 | -7 | #38 |
Cole Whitt | 36 | 37 | -1 | #98 |
Jeffrey Earnhardt | 38 | 38 | 0 | #32 |
Josh Wise | 37 | 39 | -2 | #30 |
Top 5 Lap Leaders
Kevin Harvick – 131
Kurt Busch – 62
Jimmie Johnson – 52
Matt Kenseth – 47
Martin Truex Jr. – 34
Top 5 Positive Place Differential
Kyle Busch +36
Jimmie Johnson +18
Chase Elliott +16
Dale Earnhardt Jr. +14
Joey Logano +14
Top 5 Negative Place Differential
Brian Scott -21
Ryan Newman -20
Jamie McMurray -19
Trevor Bayne -19
Kasey Kahne -12
Top 5 Average Running Position
1 4 Kevin Harvick – 3.04
2 78 Martin Truex Jr – 3.67
3 48 Jimmie Johnson – 4.42
4 41 Kurt Busch – 5.11
5 19Carl Edwards – 5.60
Top 5 Fastest Laps Run
Driver – Percentage – Laps
1 4 Kevin Harvick – 13.1% – 41
2 78 Martin Truex Jr – 10.9% – 34
3 44 Brian Scott – 10.9% – 34
4 15 Clint Bowyer – 6.1% – 19
5 48 Jimmie Johnson – 5.8% – 18
Top 5 Quality Passes
1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr – 65
2 19Carl Edwards – 62
3 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 57
4 22 Joey Logano – 57
5 48 Jimmie Johnson – 56
March 2015 Race Results
Driver | Starting Spot | Finishing Spot | Diff | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmie Johnson | 37 | 1 | 36 | #48 |
Kevin Harvick | 2 | 2 | 0 | #4 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 9 | 3 | 6 | #88 |
Joey Logano | 1 | 4 | -3 | #22 |
Matt Kenseth | 36 | 5 | 31 | #20 |
Martin Truex Jr. | 14 | 6 | 8 | #78 |
A.J. Allmendinger | 11 | 7 | 4 | #47 |
Brett Moffitt | 22 | 8 | 14 | #55 |
Brad Keselowski | 12 | 9 | 3 | #2 |
Ryan Newman | 7 | 10 | -3 | #31 |
Aric Almirola | 23 | 11 | 12 | #43 |
Carl Edwards | 5 | 12 | -7 | #19 |
Paul Menard | 13 | 13 | 0 | #27 |
Kasey Kahne | 10 | 14 | -4 | #5 |
Casey Mears | 21 | 15 | 6 | #13 |
Danica Patrick | 18 | 16 | 2 | #10 |
Regan Smith | 38 | 17 | 21 | #41 |
David Ragan | 17 | 18 | -1 | #18 |
Trevor Bayne | 29 | 19 | 10 | #6 |
Justin Allgaier | 16 | 20 | -4 | #51 |
Sam Hornish Jr. | 8 | 21 | -13 | #9 |
David Gilliland | 26 | 22 | 4 | #38 |
Alex Bowman | 42 | 23 | 19 | #7 |
Clint Bowyer | 25 | 24 | 1 | #15 |
Greg Biffle | 19 | 25 | -6 | #16 |
Kyle Larson | 6 | 26 | -20 | #42 |
Michael McDowell | 24 | 27 | -3 | #95 |
Brendan Gaughan | 31 | 28 | 3 | #62 |
Michael Annett | 32 | 29 | 3 | #33 |
Tony Stewart | 39 | 30 | 9 | #14 |
Mike Bliss | 27 | 31 | -4 | #32 |
Josh Wise | 33 | 32 | 1 | #98 |
Joe Nemechek | 28 | 33 | -5 | #34 |
J.J. Yeley | 30 | 34 | -4 | #23 |
Jeb Burton | 40 | 35 | 5 | #26 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20 | 36 | -16 | #17 |
Cole Whitt | 41 | 37 | 4 | #35 |
Denny Hamlin | 4 | 38 | -34 | #11 |
Austin Dillon | 15 | 39 | -24 | #3 |
Jamie McMurray | 3 | 40 | -37 | #1 |
Jeff Gordon | 35 | 41 | -6 | #24 |
Ron Hornaday Jr. | 34 | 42 | -8 | #30 |
Landon Cassill | 43 | 43 | 0 | #40 |
Top 5 Lap Leaders
Kevin Harvick – 116
Jimmie Johnson – 92
Joey Logano – 84
Denny Hamlin – 14
Matt Kenseth – 10
Top 5 Positive Place Differential
Jimmie Johnson +36
Matt Kenseth +31
Regan Smith +21
Alex Bowman +19
Brett Moffitt +14
Top 5 Negative Place Differential
Jamie McMurray -37
Denny Hamlin -34
Austin Dillon -24
Kyle Larson -20
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -16
Top 5 Average Running Position
1 22 Joey Logano – 3.606
2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 3.975
3 4 Kevin Harvick – 4.102
4 48 Jimmie Johnson – 6.471
5 19Carl Edwards – 7.200
Top 5 Fastest Laps Run
Driver – Percentage – Laps
1 48 Jimmie Johnson – 23.0% – 60
2 4 Kevin Harvick – 22.6% – 59
3 22 Joey Logano – 11.9% – 31
4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 10.0% – 26
5 19Carl Edwards – 6.5% – 17
Top 5 Quality Passes
1 78 Martin Truex Jr. – 72
2 48 Jimmie Johnson – 68
3 2 Brad Keselowski – 67
4 4 Kevin Harvick – 54
5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 50
August 2014 Race Results
Driver | Starting Spot | Finishing Spot | Diff | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kasey Kahne | 10 | 1 | 9 | #5 |
Matt Kenseth | 5 | 2 | 3 | #20 |
Denny Hamlin | 17 | 3 | 14 | #11 |
Jimmie Johnson | 16 | 4 | 12 | #48 |
Carl Edwards | 11 | 5 | 6 | #99 |
Danica Patrick | 27 | 6 | 21 | #10 |
Ryan Newman | 4 | 7 | -3 | #31 |
Kyle Larson | 3 | 8 | -5 | #42 |
Aric Almirola | 7 | 9 | -2 | #43 |
Greg Biffle | 18 | 10 | 8 | #16 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 20 | 11 | 9 | #88 |
Jamie McMurray | 15 | 12 | 3 | #1 |
Kurt Busch | 22 | 13 | 9 | #41 |
Joey Logano | 14 | 14 | 0 | #22 |
Brian Vickers | 19 | 15 | 4 | #55 |
Kyle Busch | 8 | 16 | -8 | #18 |
Jeff Gordon | 9 | 17 | -8 | #24 |
Paul Menard | 33 | 18 | 15 | #27 |
Kevin Harvick | 1 | 19 | -18 | #4 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26 | 20 | 6 | #17 |
Michael Annett | 25 | 21 | 4 | #7 |
Casey Mears | 24 | 22 | 2 | #13 |
Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 23 | -17 | #78 |
Austin Dillon | 13 | 24 | -11 | #3 |
Ty Dillon | 29 | 25 | 4 | #33 |
Justin Allgaier | 31 | 26 | 5 | #51 |
David Ragan | 38 | 27 | 11 | #34 |
David Gilliland | 37 | 28 | 9 | #38 |
Reed Sorenson | 43 | 29 | 14 | #36 |
Cole Whitt | 40 | 30 | 10 | #26 |
Landon Cassill | 42 | 31 | 11 | #40 |
J.J. Yeley | 41 | 32 | 9 | #32 |
Josh Wise | 36 | 33 | 3 | #98 |
Brett Moffitt | 35 | 34 | 1 | #66 |
Alex Bowman | 30 | 35 | -5 | #23 |
Ryan Truex | 39 | 36 | 3 | #83 |
Joe Nemechek | 34 | 37 | -3 | #77 |
Clint Bowyer | 21 | 38 | -17 | #15 |
Brad Keselowski | 2 | 39 | -37 | #2 |
A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | 40 | -17 | #47 |
Tony Stewart | 12 | 41 | -29 | #14 |
Marcos Ambrose | 32 | 42 | -10 | #9 |
Mike Bliss | 28 | 43 | -15 | #37 |
Top 5 Lap Leaders
Kevin Harvick – 195
Matt Kenseth – 53
Denny Hamlin – 37
Kasey Kahne – 25
Kurt Busch – 22
Top 5 Positive Place Differential
Danica Patrick +21
Paul Menard +15
Denny Hamlin +14
Reed Sorenson +14
Jimmie Johnson +12
Top 5 Negative Place Differential
Brad Keselowski -37
Tony Stewart -29
Kevin Harvick -18
Martin Truex Jr. -17
Clint Bowyer -17
A.J. Allmendinger -17
Top 5 Average Running Position
1 4 Kevin Harvick – 2.099
2 20 Matt Kenseth – 3.746
3 11 Denny Hamlin – 4.561
4 22 Joey Logano – 5.821
5 48 Jimmie Johnson – 8.221
Top 5 Fastest Laps Run
Driver – Percentage – Laps
1 4 Kevin Harvick – 33.5% – 90
2 24 Jeff Gordon – 12.3% – 33
3 47 AJ Allmendinger – 6.7% – 18
4 5 Kasey Kahne – 5.9% – 16
5 11 Denny Hamlin – 5.2% – 14
Top 5 Quality Passes
1 55 Brian Vickers – 61
2 42 Kyle Larson – 54
3 5 Kasey Kahne – 51
3 1 Jamie McMurray – 51
5 99Carl Edwards – 49