Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Chicagoland Speedway Track Facts: 2018 Overton's 400

Kyle Busch has won the Chicago pole three of past four years, but Martin Truex Jr has won the last two there.


Rank
Driver
Races
Poles
Wins
Top Fives
Top 10s
DNFs
Average Finish
Driver Rating
 
 
1
Kyle Busch
13
1
1
4
7
1
11.4
107.3
 
2
Kevin Harvick
17
0
2
9
10
0
11.7
98.9
 
3
Joey Logano
9
1
0
2
5
1
12.9
91.0
 
4
Brad Keselowski
9
0
2
4
7
0
9.2
100.4
 
5
Martin Truex Jr
12
0
2
2
4
1
13.8
94.5
 
6
Clint Bowyer
12
0
0
1
7
1
14.4
84.0
 
7
Kurt Busch
17
0
0
2
9
1
15.6
88.6
 
8
Denny Hamlin
12
0
1
3
6
1
15.1
89.7
 
9
Kyle Larson
4
0
0
2
3
0
8.2
97.1
 
10
Aric Almirola
6
0
0
0
1
1
22.8
71.4
 
11
Ryan Blaney
2
0
0
1
1
0
7.5
87.5
 
12
Jimmie Johnson
16
2
0
7
11
1
9.4
113.0
 
13
Chase Elliott
2
0
0
2
2
0
2.5
125.6
 
14
Erik Jones
1
0
0
0
0
0
33.0
58.6
 
15
Alex Bowman
3
0
0
0
1
0
27.3
59.7
 
16
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
5
0
0
0
1
0
18.6
69.4
 
* – Based on last 13 races at Chicagoland Speedway.


Loop Data Leaders: Chicagoland Speedway
Monster Energy Series - Top 3 In Key Loop Data Statistics
Driver Rating

Avg. Running Position
Laps Led

Chase Elliott
125.6
Chase Elliott
2.900
Jimmie Johnson
637
Jimmie Johnson
113.0
Jimmie Johnson
7.308
Kyle Busch
514
Kyle Busch
107.3
Kyle Busch
9.247
Kevin Harvick
244
      
Fastest Laps Run
% of Laps in the Top 15

Quality Passes

Jimmie Johnson
412
Chase Elliott
100.0%
Jimmie Johnson
421
Kyle Busch
237
Daniel Suarez
99.6%
Kurt Busch
400
Martin Truex Jr
227
Jimmie Johnson
90.1%
Kyle Busch
397
Loop Data stats are from 2005 – Present (Active Drivers Only)


Chicagoland Speedway Data
Season Race #: 17 of 36 (07-01-18)
Track Size: 1.5-miles
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 18 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 18 degrees
Banking/Tri-Oval: 11 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch Length:  2,400 feet
Backstretch Length:  1,700 feet
Race Length: 267 laps / 400.5 miles
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 80 Laps (each)
Final Stage: 107 Laps

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Chicago
Chase Elliott............................. 125.6
Jimmie Johnson........................ 113.0
Kyle Busch............................... 107.3
Brad Keselowski....................... 100.4
Kevin Harvick............................. 98.9
Kyle Larson................................ 97.1
Martin Truex Jr........................... 94.5
Joey Logano............................... 91.0
Denny Hamlin............................. 89.7
Kurt Busch................................. 88.6
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2016 races (13 total) among active drivers at Chicagoland Speedway.

Qualifying/Race Data
2017 pole winner:
Kyle Busch, Toyota
187.963 mph, 28.729 secs., 09-15-17

2017 race winner:
Martin Truex Jr., Toyota
145.401 mph, (02:45:16), 09-17-17

Track qualifying record:
Joey Logano, Ford
189.414 mph, 28.509 secs. 09-13-13

Track race record:
Martin Truex Jr., Toyota
145.401 mph, (02:45:16), 09-17-17



Chicagoland Speedway:

History
·        Construction of the Chicagoland Speedway began in August 1999.
·        The first NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Chicago was July 14, 2001 – won by Jimmie Johnson.
·        The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was held on July 15, 2001 – won by Kevin Harvick.
·        For seven seasons Chicagoland Speedway was the opening race of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs (2011 – 2017)
·        There have been 17 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races held at Chicagoland Speedway, one race per season since the first event in 2001.

Starts
·        128 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway; 99 in more than one.  
·        Three drivers have competed in all 17 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series events at Chicagoland Speedway: Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, and Kevin Harvick.
·        Eight drivers all-time have posted their first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start at Chicago; Ray Black Jr. (2017), Joey Gase (2014), Justin Allgaier (2013), Josh Wise (2011), Todd Kluever (2006), David Stremme (2005), Chad Blount (2004) and Johnny Sauter (2003).
·        Jimmie Johnson leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Chicago with an 8.25 in 16 starts.  

Poles
·        A total of 12 different Monster Energy Series drivers have posted won Busch poles at Chicago, led by Jimmie Johnson with two (2005 and 2012).  
·        Todd Bodine won the inaugural MENCS Busch Pole Award at Chicago in 2001 with a speed of 183.717 mph. 


Poles
·        Youngest Chicago Monster Energy Series pole winner: Joey Logano (09/15/2013 – 23 years, 3 months, 22 days).
·        Oldest Chicago Monster Energy Series pole winner: Matt Kenseth (09/19/2011 – 39 years, 6 months, 9 days).
·        Three different manufacturers have won a MENCS Busch pole at Chicago led by Chevrolet with seven, followed by Ford (four) and Toyota (two). 

Wins
·        A total of 12 different Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Chicagoland Speedway.
·        Tony Stewart leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Chicago with three victories (2004, 2007, 2011).
·        Kevin Harvick (first two series events at the speedway; 2001 and 2002), Brad Keselowski (2012 and 2014) and Martin Truex Jr. (2016 and 2017) lead all active drivers in wins at Chicago with two each.
·        Stewart, Harvick, Keselowski and Truex are the only four drivers all-time with multiple wins at Chicago.  
·        Kevin Harvick (2001, 2002) and Martin Truex Jr. (2016, 2017) are the only two drivers to post consecutive series wins at Chicagoland Speedway.
·        Youngest Chicago MENCS winner: Kyle Busch (07/12/2008 – 23 years, 2 months, 10 days).
·        Oldest Chicago MENCS winner: Mark Martin (07/11/2009 – 50 years, 6 months, 2 days).
·        Only one of the 17 (5.9%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Chicago have been won from the pole position. Kyle Busch accomplished the feat in 2008 - it is also the only win from the front row.
·        The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Chicago is 32nd, by Kevin Harvick in 2002.
·        Kyle Busch swept the weekend at Chicagoland Speedway winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup and NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2008 – the only time the feat has been accomplished at Chicago.   
Monster Energy Series
Chicagoland Speedway Winners
Organizations
Wins
Joe Gibbs Racing
5
Team Penske
3
Furniture Row Racing
2
Hendrick Motorsports
2
Richard Childress Racing
2
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
1
Michael Waltrip Racing
1
Stewart-Haas Racing
1
·        A total of eight different organizations have won at Chicagoland Speedway in the Monster Energy Series, led by Joe Gibbs Racing with five victories: Tony Stewart (two), Kyle Busch (one), Matt Kenseth (one) and Denny Hamlin (one).
·        Four different manufacturers have won in the MENCS at Chicago led by Chevrolet with eight victories; followed by Toyota with six, Dodge has two and Ford has one.
·        Seven of the eight active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winners at Chicagoland Speedway participated in at least one or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Kevin Harvick won at Chicago in his first two appearances (2001, 2002). Ryan Newman won in his second appearance (2003).     
·        Kurt Busch leads the series among active drivers with the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Chicago without visiting Victory Lane at 17.

Additional Finishing Position Stats
·        A total of 11 different drivers have finished runner-up in the Monster Energy Series at Chicago, led by Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon with three each; followed by Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards with two each.
·        A total of 32 different drivers have finished in the top-five at Chicago in the Monster Energy Series, led by Kevin Harvick with nine top fives; followed by Tony Stewart with eight, and Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon with seven each.  
·        A total of 46 different drivers have finished in the top-10 at Chicago in the Monster Energy Series, led by Jimmie Johnson with 11 top 10s; followed by Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart with 10 each.
·        Chase Elliott leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position with a 2.5. Below are the top five all-time and active average finishing positions:
Drivers
Average Finish
Starts
 
Active Drivers
Average Finish
Starts
Robert Pressley
2.0
1
 
Chase Elliott
2.5
2
Chase Elliott
2.5
2
 
Ryan Blaney
7.5
2
Ryan Blaney
7.5
2
 
Kyle Larson
8.3
4
Kyle Larson
8.3
4
 
Brad Keselowski
9.2
9
Brad Keselowski
9.2
9
 
Jimmie Johnson
9.4
16


Track / Event Specific Stats
·        Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Chicagoland Speedway was the July 12, 2008 race won by Kyle Busch over Jimmie Johnson with a MOV of 0.159 second – the only race won from the pole.
·        Top Five Closest Margins of Victory at Chicago:
Margin of Victory
Date
Race Winner
Runner-Up
0.159
7/12/2008
Kyle Busch
Jimmie Johnson
0.291
7/10/2005
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Matt Kenseth
0.415
7/11/2009
Mark Martin
Jeff Gordon
0.461
7/9/2006
Jeff Gordon
Jeff Burton
0.649
7/15/2001
Kevin Harvick
Robert Pressley

·        Two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race has resulted with NASCAR Overtime:
Date
Scheduled No. of Laps
Actual No. of Laps
NASCAR Overtime Laps
Race Winner
9/18/2016
267
270
3
Martin Truex Jr
7/9/2006
267
270
3
Jeff Gordon

·        None of the series races at Chicagoland Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions.   
·        Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the MENCS at Chicagoland Speedway four times – 2008, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
·        Jimmie Johnson leads all drivers in the series in laps led at Chicago with 695 laps led in 16 starts.
Drivers
Led
Completed
% Led
Starts
Jimmie Johnson
695
4,232
16.4%
16
Kyle Busch
514
3,465
14.8%
13
Matt Kenseth
438
4,541
9.6%
17
Tony Stewart
434
3,997
10.9%
15
Kevin Harvick
432
4,469
9.7%
17

Female Competitor Stats
·        Danica Patrick is the only female driver that has competed at Chicagoland Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series; Shawna Robinson attempted to qualify in 2001 but failed to qualify for the event.
Season
Driver
Starting Position
Finishing Position
Driver Rating
2017
Danica Patrick
22
18
70.2
2016
Danica Patrick
25
24
58.5
2015
Danica Patrick
25
26
62.8
2014
Danica Patrick
18
19
69.2
2013
Danica Patrick
23
20
61.2
2012
Danica Patrick
41
25
49.0
Averages:
25.7
22.0
61.8


NASCAR in Illinois
·        A total of 85 NASCAR national series races among five different tracks have been held in the state of Illinois.
Track Name
City
Monster Energy
Xfinity
Camping World
Total Races
Chicagoland Speedway
Joliet
17
22
9
48
Gateway Motorsports Park
Madison
0
15
18
33
Chicago Motor Speedway
Cicero
0
0
2
2
Santa Fe Speedway
Willow Springs
1
0
0
1
Soldier Field
Chicago
1
0
0
1
TOTALS

19
37
29
85
·        The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held in the state of Illinois was at Willow Springs, Illinois at Santa Fe Speedway in 1954 – the event was won by Dick Rathmann (72.216 mph, 1:23:05, 07-10-1954). 
·        A total of 80 different drivers with their home state recorded as Illinois have made at least one start in a NASCAR national series race.
·        Five of the 80 have posted at least one victory in a NASCAR national series event; including NASCAR Hall of Famer Fred Lorenzen with 26 victories in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. 
Driver
Monster Energy
Xfinity
Camping World
Fred Lorenzen
26
0
0
Tom Pistone
2
0
0
Justin Allgaier
0
7
0
Bobby Dotter
0
1
0
Erik Darnell
0
0
2


Date
Track
Busch Pole
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Race Winner
OEM
2/18/2018
Daytona
Alex Bowman
Kurt Busch
Ryan Blaney
N/A
Austin Dillon
Chevrolet
2/25/2018
Atlanta
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
3/4/2018
Las Vegas
Ryan Blaney
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
3/11/2018
ISM
Martin Truex Jr
Kyle Busch
Kurt Busch
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
3/18/2018
Auto Club
Martin Truex Jr
Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr.
N/A
Martin Truex Jr
Toyota
3/26/2018
Martinsville
None-Weather
Denny Hamlin
Ryan Blaney 
N/A
Clint Bowyer 
Ford 
4/8/2018
Texas
Kurt Busch
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
N/A
Kyle Busch
Toyota
4/15/2018
Bristol
Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski
Brad Keselowski
N/A
Kyle Busch
Toyota
4/21/2018
Richmond
Martin Truex Jr.
Joey Logano
Joey Logano
N/A
Kyle Busch
Toyota
4/29/2018
Talladega
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski
Paul Menard
N/A
Joey Logano
Ford
5/6/2018
Dover
Kyle Larson
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
5/12/2018
Kansas
Kevin Harvick
Ryan Blaney
Kyle Larson
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
5/19/2018
All-Star Open
N/A
Alex Bowman
Daniel Suarez
N/A
AJ Allmendinger
Chevrolet
5/19/2018
All-Star Race
Matt Kenseth
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick
Ford
5/27/2018
Charlotte
Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch
Toyota
6/3/2018
Pocono
Ryan Blaney
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick
N/A
Martin Truex Jr
Toyota
6/10/2018
Michigan
Kurt Busch
Ryan Blaney
Kevin Harvick
N/A
Clint Bowyer 
Ford
6/24/2018
Sonoma
Kyle Larson
AJ Allmendinger
Denny Hamlin
N/A
Martin Truex Jr
Toyota
        
2018 Top Five Performers In Each Statistical Category
 
Rank
Drivers
Wins
 
Rank
Drivers
Runner-Ups
 
1
Kevin Harvick
5
 
1
Kyle Busch
3
 
2
Kyle Busch
4
  
Kyle Larson
3
 
3
Martin Truex Jr
3
  
Kevin Harvick
3
 
4
Clint Bowyer
2
 
4
Martin Truex Jr
2
 
5
Austin Dillon
1
 
5
Brad Keselowski
1
 
 
Joey Logano
1
  
Bubba Wallace
1
 
     
Chase Elliott
1
 
Rank
Drivers
Top Fives
  
Clint Bowyer
1
 
1
Kevin Harvick
12
  
Kurt Busch
1
 
2
Kyle Busch
11
     
3
Martin Truex Jr
10
 
Rank
Drivers
Top 10s
 
4
Denny Hamlin
6
 
1
Kevin Harvick
13
 
5
Joey Logano
5
  
Kyle Busch
13
 
 
Kyle Larson
5
 
3
Joey Logano
12
 
 
Clint Bowyer
5
 
4
Martin Truex Jr
10
 
    
5
Brad Keselowski
9
 
Rank
Drivers
Laps Led
  
Kyle Larson
9
 
1
Kevin Harvick
993
  
Denny Hamlin
9
 
2
Kyle Busch
888
  
Kurt Busch
9
 
3
Ryan Blaney
444
  
Clint Bowyer
9
 
4
Martin Truex Jr
370
     
5
Kyle Larson
358
 
Rank
Drivers
Poles
 
    
1
Kyle Busch
3
 
     
Martin Truex Jr
3
 
    
3
Kevin Harvick
2
 
     
Kurt Busch
2
 
     
Ryan Blaney
2
 
     
Kyle Larson
2
 



Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - Milestones
STARTS
Driver: Clint Bowyer
Has
Needs
Milestone:
449
1
Will become the 52nd driver to make 450 or more Monster Energy Series starts.
Driver: Alex Bowman
Has
Needs
Milestone:
97
3
Will become the 200th driver to make 100 or more Monster Energy Series starts.
WINS
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
83
1
Tie Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip for fourth on the all-time series wins list.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
47
1
Tie Herb Thomas (48) for 14th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
Driver: Kevin Harvick
Has
Needs
Milestone:
42
2
Tie Bill Elliott (44) for 16th on the all-time MENCS wins list.
Driver: Denny Hamlin
Has
Needs
Milestone:
31
1
To tie Dale Jarrett for 24th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
Driver: Kurt Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
29
2
Tie Denny Hamlin for 25th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
BUSCH POLES
Driver: Ryan Newman
Has
Needs
Milestone:
51
3
Tie Bill Elliott for eighth on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
35
1
To tie Rusty Wallace and Rex White for 18th on the all-time series poles list.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
30
1
To tie Fonty Flock for 23rd on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.
Driver: Kasey Kahne
Has
Needs
Milestone:
27
2
To tie Kyle Busch and Ricky Rudd for 25th on the all-time Monster Energy Series poles list.


Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - Milestones
Second-Place Finishes
Driver: Kevin Harvick
Has
Needs
Milestone:
53
3
Tie Buck Baker for ninth on the all-time series second-place finishes list.
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
46
2
Tie Lee Petty for 11th on the all-time series second-place finishes list.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
43
1
Tie Tony Stewart for 13th on the all-time series second-place finishes list.
Top Fives
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
224
1
To become the 11th series driver all-time to post 225 or more top fives
Top 10s
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
347
2
Tie Rusty Wallace for 11th on the series all-time top-10 finishes list
Laps Led
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
18,665
335
To become the ninth driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 19,000 laps.
Driver: Martin Truex Jr.
Has
Needs
Milestone:
6,889
111
To become the 29th driver all-time in the MENCS to lead 7,000 laps.

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