 |
| Kyle Busch won at Chicagoland last season and is 3/1 favorite to win Sunday. |
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2019 Top 16 at Chicagoland Speedway
Rank
|
Driver
|
Races
|
Poles
|
Wins
|
Top Fives
|
Top 10s
|
DNFs
|
Average Finish
|
Driver Rating
| |
1
|
Joey Logano
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
1
|
12.4
|
91.6
| |
2
|
Kyle Busch
|
14
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
8
|
1
|
10.6
|
107.8
| |
3
|
Kevin Harvick
|
18
|
0
|
2
|
10
|
11
|
0
|
11.2
|
101.1
| |
4
|
Brad Keselowski
|
10
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
8
|
0
|
9.2
|
101.1
| |
5
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
13
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
13.0
|
95.6
| |
6
|
Denny Hamlin
|
13
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
7
|
1
|
14.5
|
89.6
| |
7
|
Chase Elliott
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
8.0
|
111.4
| |
8
|
Kurt Busch
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
9
|
1
|
15.7
|
89.2
| |
9
|
Ryan Blaney
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
11.0
|
86.7
| |
10
|
Alex Bowman
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
23.0
|
65.8
| |
11
|
Aric Almirola
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
23.1
|
76.9
| |
12
|
Clint Bowyer
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
1
|
13.7
|
85.8
| |
13
|
Daniel Suarez
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11.5
|
82.3
| |
14
|
William Byron
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
20.0
|
65.0
| |
15
|
Kyle Larson
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
7.0
|
101.9
| |
16
|
Ryan Newman
|
17
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
9
|
1
|
14.7
|
82.0
|
* – Based on last 14 races at Chicagoland Speedway.
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2019 Top Five Leaders In Loop Data:
Chicagoland Speedway (Loop Data Era: 2005-Present)
Driver Rating
|
Average Running Position
|
Laps in The Top 15
| |||
Drivers
|
Driver Rating
|
Drivers
|
Avg. Running Pos.
|
Drivers
|
Laps in Top 15
|
Chase Elliott
|
111.4
|
Chase Elliott
|
5.064
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
3,215 (85.9%)
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
110.2
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
8.012
|
Kyle Busch
|
2,960 (79.1%)
|
Kyle Busch
|
107.8
|
Kyle Larson
|
8.848
|
Kevin Harvick
|
2,594 (69.3%)
|
Kyle Larson
|
101.9
|
Kyle Busch
|
9.189
|
Kurt Busch
|
2,507 (67.0%)
|
Kevin Harvick
|
101.1
|
Brad Keselowski
|
9.619
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
2,474 (71.2%)
|
Laps Led
|
Quality Passes
|
Fastest Laps Run
| |||
Drivers
|
Laps Led
|
Drivers
|
Quality Passes
|
Drivers
|
Fastest Laps
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
637 (17.0%)
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
451
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
413 (11.0%)
|
Kyle Busch
|
573 (15.3%)
|
Kyle Busch
|
444
|
Kyle Busch
|
252 (6.7%)
|
Kevin Harvick
|
283 (7.6%)
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
444
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
243 (7.0%)
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
176 (5.1%)
|
Kurt Busch
|
437
|
Kevin Harvick
|
185 (4.9%)
|
Brad Keselowski
|
168 (6.3%)
|
Kevin Harvick
|
416
|
Brad Keselowski
|
157 (5.9%)
|
Chicagoland Speedway:
History
· Construction of the Chicagoland Speedway began in August of 1999.
· The first NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Chicago was July 14, 2001 and won by Jimmie Johnson in Stanley Herzog’s Chevrolet (119.469 mph, 02:30:40).
· The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was held on July 15, 2001 and won by Kevin Harvick in a Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (121.200 mph, 03:18:16).
· The first NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race was held on August 28, 2009 and was won by Kyle Busch in the Billy Ballew Motorsport’s Toyota (119.293 mph, 01:53:13)
· For seven seasons Chicagoland Speedway was the opening race of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs (2011 – 2017).
· There have been 18 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races held at Chicagoland Speedway, one race per season since the first event in 2001.
Starts
· A total of 128 different drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway; 103 have competed in more than one.
· Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch lead the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Chicagoland Speedway with 18 each.
· Eight drivers all-time have posted their first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start at Chicagoland Speedway - 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).
· Chase Elliott leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Chicago with an 8.333 in three starts.
Top 10 in Average Starting Position at Chicagoland Speedway (All-Time & Active)
Rank
|
All-Time Drivers
|
Avg. Start
|
Starts
|
Rank
|
Active Drivers
|
Avg. Start
|
Starts
|
1
|
Chase Elliott
|
8.333
|
3
|
1
|
Chase Elliott
|
8.333
|
3
|
2
|
Brian Vickers
|
9.500
|
9
|
2
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
10.000
|
17
|
3
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
10.000
|
17
|
3
|
Ryan Newman
|
11.235
|
17
|
4
|
Ryan Newman
|
11.235
|
17
|
4
|
Daniel Suarez
|
11.500
|
2
|
5
|
Jeff Gordon
|
11.267
|
15
|
5
|
Kyle Busch
|
11.500
|
14
|
6
|
Daniel Suarez
|
11.500
|
2
|
6
|
Austin Dillon
|
11.600
|
5
|
7
|
Kyle Busch
|
11.500
|
14
|
7
|
Ryan Blaney
|
12.000
|
4
|
8
|
Austin Dillon
|
11.600
|
5
|
8
|
Joey Logano
|
12.100
|
10
|
9
|
Ryan Blaney
|
12.000
|
4
|
9
|
Brad Keselowski
|
12.200
|
10
|
10
|
Joey Logano
|
12.100
|
10
|
10
|
Kyle Larson
|
12.400
|
5
|
Poles
Monster Energy Series
| |
Active Pole Winners at Chicago
| |
Pole Winners (5)
|
Busch Pole Awards
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
2
|
Joey Logano
|
1
|
Kyle Busch
|
1
|
Paul Menard
|
1
|
Ryan Newman
|
1
|
· A total of 13 different Monster Energy Series drivers have won Busch poles at Chicago, five are active this weekend.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in Busch Pole awards at Chicagoland Speedway with two (2005 and 2012).
· Todd Bodine won the inaugural Monster Energy Series Busch Pole Award at Chicago in 2001 with a speed of 183.717 mph in a Ford.
· Youngest Chicago Monster Energy Series pole winner: Joey Logano (September 15, 2013 – 23 years, 3 months, 22 days).
· Oldest Chicago Monster Energy Series pole winner: Matt Kenseth (September 19, 2011 – 39 years, 6 months, 9 days).
· No driver has won consecutive poles at Chicagoland Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series; the track is currently on a streak of nine different pole winners dating back to 2006.
· Three different manufacturers have won a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles at Chicago led by Chevrolet with seven, followed by Ford (five) and Toyota (two).
Wins
Monster Energy Series
| |
Active Pole Winners at Chicago
| |
Race Winners (6)
|
Wins
|
Brad Keselowski
|
2
|
Kevin Harvick
|
2
|
Kyle Busch
|
2
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
2
|
Denny Hamlin
|
1
|
Ryan Newman
|
1
|
· A total of 12 different Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Chicagoland Speedway; six are active this weekend.
· 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), Kyle Busch (2008 and 2018) and Martin Truex Jr. (2016 and 2017) lead all active drivers in wins at Chicago with two each.
· 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 series winner: Kyle Busch (July 12, 2008 – 23 years, 2 months, 10 days).
· Oldest Chicago series winner: Mark Martin (July 11, 2009 – 50 years, 6 months, 2 days).
· Only one of the 18 (5.6%) 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.
Monster Energy Series Wins by Starting Positions at Chicagoland Speedway
Starting Position
|
Wins
|
Winning %
|
Starting Position
|
Wins
|
Winning %
|
1
|
1
|
5.56%
|
16
|
1
|
5.56%
|
3
|
1
|
5.56%
|
19
|
1
|
5.56%
|
6
|
2
|
11.11%
|
25
|
2
|
11.11%
|
7
|
1
|
5.56%
|
26
|
1
|
5.56%
|
10
|
2
|
11.11%
|
29
|
1
|
5.56%
|
13
|
2
|
11.11%
|
32
|
1
|
5.56%
|
14
|
2
|
11.11%
| |||
Stats
|
Winning %
|
Wins
| |||
Winning from the First Starting Position:
|
5.56%
|
1
| |||
Winning from the Front Row:
|
5.56%
|
1
| |||
Winning from a Top-Five Starting Position:
|
11.11%
|
2
| |||
Winning from a Top-10 Starting Position:
|
38.89%
|
7
| |||
Winning After Starting Outside the Top 20:
|
27.78%
|
5
| |||
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Chicago is 32nd, by Kevin Harvick in 2002.
· 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 18.
Monster Energy Series
| |
Chicagoland Speedway Winners
| |
Organizations
|
Wins
|
Joe Gibbs Racing
|
6
|
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 six victories: Tony Stewart (two), Kyle Busch (two), Matt Kenseth (one) and Denny Hamlin (one).
· Four different manufacturers have won in the Monster Energy Series at Chicago led by Chevrolet with eight victories; followed by Toyota with seven, Dodge has two and Ford has one.
Additional Finishing Position Stats
· A total of 12 different drivers have finished runner-up in the Monster Energy Series at Chicagoland Speedway, six are active this weekend.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson lead the series in runner-up finishes with three each.
Top Five in Runner-Up Finishes at Chicagoland Speedway (All-Time & Active)
Rank
|
All-Time Drivers
|
Runner-Ups
|
Rank
|
Active Drivers
|
Runner-Ups
|
1
|
Jeff Gordon
|
3
|
1
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
3
|
2
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
3
|
2
|
Chase Elliott
|
1
|
3
|
Carl Edwards
|
2
|
3
|
Joey Logano
|
1
|
4
|
Matt Kenseth
|
2
|
4
|
Kevin Harvick
|
1
|
5
|
Chase Elliott
|
1
|
5
|
Kyle Busch
|
1
|
Jeff Burton
|
1
|
Kyle Larson
|
1
| ||
Joey Logano
|
1
| ||||
Kevin Harvick
|
1
| ||||
Kyle Busch
|
1
| ||||
Kyle Larson
|
1
| ||||
Robert Pressley
|
1
| ||||
Tony Stewart
|
1
|
· A total of 32 different drivers have finished in the top-five at Chicago in the Monster Energy Series.
· Kevin Harvick leads the series in top-five finishes at Chicago with 10 top fives.
Top Five in Top-Five Finishes at Chicagoland Speedway (All-Time & Active)
Rank
|
All-Time Drivers
|
Top Fives
|
Rank
|
Active Drivers
|
Top Fives
|
1
|
Kevin Harvick
|
10
|
1
|
Kevin Harvick
|
10
|
2
|
Tony Stewart
|
8
|
2
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
7
|
3
|
Jeff Gordon
|
7
|
3
|
Kyle Busch
|
5
|
4
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
7
|
4
|
Brad Keselowski
|
4
|
5
|
Kyle Busch
|
5
|
5
|
Ryan Newman
|
4
|
· A total of 47 different drivers have finished in the top-10 at Chicago in the Monster Energy Series.
· Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick lead the series in top-10 finishes at Chicago with 11 each.
Top Five in Top-10 Finishes at Chicagoland Speedway (All-Time & Active)
Rank
|
All-Time Drivers
|
Top 10s
|
Rank
|
Active Drivers
|
Top 10s
|
1
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
11
|
1
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
11
|
2
|
Kevin Harvick
|
11
|
2
|
Kevin Harvick
|
11
|
3
|
Tony Stewart
|
10
|
3
|
Kurt Busch
|
9
|
4
|
Jeff Gordon
|
9
|
4
|
Ryan Newman
|
9
|
Kurt Busch
|
9
|
5
|
Brad Keselowski
|
8
| |
Matt Kenseth
|
9
|
Clint Bowyer
|
8
| ||
Ryan Newman
|
9
|
Kyle Busch
|
8
|
· 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:
Top 10 in Average Finishing Position at Chicagoland Speedway (All-Time & Active)
Rank
|
All-Time Drivers
|
Avg. Finish
|
Starts
|
Rank
|
Active Drivers
|
Avg. Finish
|
Starts
|
1
|
Kyle Larson
|
7.000
|
5
|
1
|
Kyle Larson
|
7.000
|
5
|
2
|
Chase Elliott
|
8.000
|
3
|
2
|
Chase Elliott
|
8.000
|
3
|
3
|
Brad Keselowski
|
9.200
|
10
|
3
|
Brad Keselowski
|
9.200
|
10
|
4
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
9.647
|
17
|
4
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
9.647
|
17
|
5
|
Kyle Busch
|
10.643
|
14
|
5
|
Kyle Busch
|
10.643
|
14
|
6
|
Tony Stewart
|
10.733
|
15
|
6
|
Ryan Blaney
|
11.000
|
3
|
7
|
Matt Kenseth
|
11.000
|
17
|
7
|
Kevin Harvick
|
11.222
|
18
|
8
|
Ryan Blaney
|
11.000
|
3
|
8
|
Daniel Suarez
|
11.500
|
2
|
9
|
Jeff Gordon
|
11.133
|
15
|
9
|
Joey Logano
|
12.400
|
10
|
10
|
Kevin Harvick
|
11.222
|
18
|
10
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
13.000
|
13
|
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 margin of victory of 0.159 second – the only race won from the pole.
Top Five Closest MENCS 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 Monster Energy Series at Chicagoland Speedway four times – 2008, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Lap Leaders
· A total of 56 different Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have led at least one lap at Chicagoland Speedway.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in laps led at Chicago with 695 laps led in 17 starts.
Top 10 in Laps Led in the Monster Energy Series at Chicagoland Speedway
Rank
|
All-Time Drivers
|
Starts
|
Laps Led
|
Laps Completed
|
% Led
|
1
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
17
|
695
|
4499
|
15%
|
2
|
Kyle Busch
|
14
|
573
|
3732
|
15%
|
3
|
Kevin Harvick
|
18
|
471
|
4736
|
10%
|
4
|
Matt Kenseth
|
17
|
438
|
4541
|
10%
|
5
|
Tony Stewart
|
15
|
434
|
3997
|
11%
|
6
|
Mark Martin
|
13
|
239
|
3471
|
7%
|
7
|
Jeff Gordon
|
15
|
223
|
3911
|
6%
|
8
|
Ryan Newman
|
17
|
185
|
4432
|
4%
|
9
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
13
|
176
|
3421
|
5%
|
10
|
Brad Keselowski
|
10
|
168
|
2670
|
6%
|
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin has led the most laps in a single Monster Energy Series race at Chicagoland Speedway and won, leading 195 of the scheduled 267 laps (73%) on July 11, 2009.
· Matt Kenseth has led the most laps in a single Monster Energy Series race at Chicagoland Speedway and did not win, leading 176 of 267 scheduled laps (66%) on July 10, 2005; he finished second.
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