NASCAR Weekly Preview: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
This weekend we head to Atlanta for the Folds of Honor QuickTrip 500. The race is Sunday at 2pm 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°
Comparable Intermediate Tracks
Charlotte
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Kansas
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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 – 105.4
Chase Elliott – 105.2
Kevin Harvick – 97
Kurt Busch – 95.2
Denny Hamlin – 93.9
Top 5 Average Running Position
Chase Elliott – 7.093
Jimmie Johnson – 9.059
Martin Truex Jr. – 11.132
Brad Keselowski – 11.28
Erik Jones – 11.898
Top 5 Average Finish
Chase Elliott – 6.5
Jimmie Johnson – 10.1
Kurt Busch – 13.7
Kyle Busch – 13.7
Erik Jones – 14
March 2017 Race Results
| Driver | Starting Spot | Finishing Spot | Diff | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Keselowski | 5 | 1 | 4 | #2 |
| Kyle Larson | 8 | 2 | 6 | #42 |
| Matt Kenseth | 16 | 3 | 13 | #20 |
| Kasey Kahne | 29 | 4 | 25 | #5 |
| Chase Elliott | 11 | 5 | 6 | #24 |
| Joey Logano | 6 | 6 | 0 | #22 |
| Kurt Busch | 13 | 7 | 6 | #41 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 9 | 8 | 1 | #78 |
| Kevin Harvick | 1 | 9 | -8 | #4 |
| Jamie McMurray | 7 | 10 | -3 | #1 |
| Clint Bowyer | 25 | 11 | 14 | #14 |
| Trevor Bayne | 15 | 12 | 3 | #6 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4 | 13 | -9 | #17 |
| Erik Jones | 23 | 14 | 9 | #77 |
| Ty Dillon | 26 | 15 | 11 | #13 |
| Kyle Busch | 3 | 16 | -13 | #18 |
| Danica Patrick | 24 | 17 | 7 | #10 |
| Ryan Blaney | 14 | 18 | -4 | #21 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 18 | 19 | -1 | #48 |
| Cole Whitt | 37 | 20 | 17 | #72 |
| Daniel Suarez | 21 | 21 | 0 | #19 |
| Landon Cassill | 27 | 22 | 5 | #34 |
| David Ragan | 34 | 23 | 11 | #38 |
| Chris Buescher | 28 | 24 | 4 | #37 |
| Paul Menard | 17 | 25 | -8 | #27 |
| A.J. Allmendinger | 20 | 26 | -6 | #47 |
| Aric Almirola | 30 | 27 | 3 | #43 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 22 | 28 | -6 | #32 |
| Michael McDowell | 36 | 29 | 7 | #95 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 12 | 30 | -18 | #88 |
| Reed Sorenson | 33 | 31 | 2 | #15 |
| Austin Dillon | 19 | 32 | -13 | #3 |
| Jeffrey Earnhardt | 35 | 33 | 2 | #33 |
| Corey LaJoie | 32 | 34 | -2 | #83 |
| Ryan Newman | 2 | 35 | -33 | #31 |
| Derrike Cope | 38 | 36 | 2 | #55 |
| Gray Gaulding | 31 | 37 | -6 | #23 |
| Denny Hamlin | 10 | 38 | -28 | #11 |
| Cody Ware | 39 | 39 | 0 | #51 |
Top 5 Lap Leaders
Kevin Harvick – 292
Brad Keselowski – 21
2Kyle Larson – 7
Ryan Newman – 3
Jimmie Johnson – 2
Top 5 Positive Place Differential
Kasey Kahne +25
Cole Whitt +17
Clint Bowyer +14
Matt Kenseth +13
Ty Dillon +11
David Ragan +11
Top 5 Negative Place Differential
Ryan Newman -33
Denny Hamlin -28
Dale Earnhardt Jr. -18
Kyle Busch -13
Austin Dillon -13
Top 5 Average Running Position
1 4 Kevin Harvick – 1.53
2 24 Chase Elliott – 4.40
3 2 Brad Keselowski – 4.89
4 42 Kyle Larson – 6.13
5 78 Martin Truex Jr. – 7.92
Top 5 Fastest Laps Run
Driver – Percentage – Laps
1 4 Kevin Harvick – 21.1% – 59
2 2 Brad Keselowski – 14.3% – 40
3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 11.4% – 32
4 21 Ryan Blaney – 7.5% – 21
5 22 Joey Logano – 7.1% – 20
Top 5 Quality Passes
1 1 Jamie McMurray – 83
2 41 Kurt Busch – 68
3 6 Trevor Bayne – 66
4 77 Erik Jones – 66
5 78 Martin Truex Jr. – 62
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