There’s already been one ticket punched for the Championship race in a few weeks and now Texas Motor Speedway plays host to the next chance to punch a ticket, or double down for one driver. The Autotrader Echopark Automotive 500 is Sunday afternoon as the drivers fight it out over 334 laps around the 1.5-mile track. This is the second race of the season at Texas with the last race being in July and that had a great finish to it after a late race caution shook up the strategy for pit calls.
This weekend they are applying traction compound in the corners, though half as much in the second set of corners compared to the first set of corners and so that should hopefully give the track a second groove to race in the corners and that should help with passing. Passing here has been tough in the past five races as only twice have there been races with more than five drivers accomplishing double-digit place differential.
Strategy Notes: This time of year, momentum can be quite powerful as drivers who are hot tend to keep that up trying to finish the year on good notes. This is a prototypical intermediate track though in terms of having to target laps led pretty heavily for GPPs and a bit more than normal for Cash because they can’t really pass that much here. In the last 10 races here there have been an average of 8.2 cautions a race and 21 cautions in the last two races so crashes may happen at a solid clip with the pressure of the Championship looming.
In terms of manufacturers, they are pretty evenly split over the last 10 races and so there is no clear option to bank on in terms of stacking manufacturers.
For programming notes check out my twitter @theselzman for this week’s schedule.
Core Drivers By Tier
Tier 1 - Kevin Harvick
Harvick has won the last three playoff races at Texas
He finished second at Kansas last weekend but clearly had the fastest car at the end of the race
Harvick had a solid race at Texas earlier with 40 laps led and 22 fastest laps while finishing P5 after starting P5.
Tier 2 - Erik Jones
Jones has an average finish of 6.0 in the last four races here with a positive 6.0 PD mark
His average driver rating of 99.4 is sixth-best in the last four races and he’s posted the third-best average finish in the last seven races.
Jones still has the best average finish in the last five races this season with more than 7.0 PD spots a race
Tier 3 - Austin Dillon
Dillon won this race in July with a great final 25-lap run
He’s one of seven driver to have a better than 10.0 average finish in the last four races here
Dillon is also one of only driver drivers with at least 10 top-15s in the 13 intermediate races this year
Contrarian Play - Ryan Newman
Last weekend we were off of Newman because he hasn’t looked great this year
However at Texas he’s been effective at finishing in the top-15 with three finishes there in the last four races.
He’s starting P25 and with a shot to get inside the top-20, like he averages in the last five races this year, that’s nice PD that might not be highly-played.
Slight Fade - Brad Keselowski
Keselowski has finished P33 or worse three of the last five races at Texas including P39 in this race last year
In the last eight races here he’s finished an average of 19.3 dropping back nearly 12 spots a race and has dropped back in every one of the last five.
However, this year he’s been quite good at these tracks with an average finish of 7.6
Last Four Races At Texas
Tier 1
| | | | Avg. | Run. | Avg. | Pos. | | | | |
| Driver | Team | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 |
| Kevin Harvick | SHR | 4 | 8 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Hamlin | JGR | 4 | 5.5 | 18.3 | 19.8 | -14.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chase Elliott | Hendrick | 4 | 10.3 | 16.8 | 15.8 | -5.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Martin Truex Jr | JGR | 4 | 15 | 12.9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey Logano | Penske | 4 | 9 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Blaney | Penske | 4 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 13.5 | -5.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | | LL | FL | Dominator | Top-15 | QP | Avg. | LC |
| Driver | # | /Race | /Race | Pts./ Race | Rate | /Race | Rating | /Race |
| Kevin Harvick | 4 | 84.0 | 46.0 | 44.0 | 88.3% | 65.3 | 120.9 | 334.8 |
| Denny Hamlin | 4 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 9.3 | 46.9% | 42.8 | 81.3 | 331.5 |
| Chase Elliott | 4 | 8.8 | 11.3 | 7.8 | 59.4% | 40.8 | 80.1 | 329.3 |
| Martin Truex Jr | 4 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 5.8 | 68.0% | 47.0 | 87.8 | 331.3 |
| Joey Logano | 4 | 22.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 82.9% | 60.0 | 107.7 | 334.5 |
| Ryan Blaney | 4 | 58.8 | 36.0 | 32.7 | 81.4% | 57.5 | 112.0 | 307.5 |
Tier 2
| | | | Avg. | Run. | Avg. | Pos. | | | | |
| Driver | Team | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 |
| Brad Keselowski | Penske | 4 | 7.8 | 22 | 24 | -16.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Busch | JGR | 4 | 10.5 | 10 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Erik Jones | JGR | 4 | 12 | 9.8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick | 4 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 20 | -3.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Bowman | Hendrick | 4 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 16.8 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clint Bowyer | SHR | 4 | 17 | 17.1 | 12.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kurt Busch | Ganassi | 4 | 11 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Aric Almirola | SHR | 4 | 8 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| William Byron | Hendrick | 4 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 19 | -7.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| | | LL | FL | Dominator | Top-15 | QP | Avg. | LC |
| Driver | # | /Race | /Race | Pts./ Race | Rate | /Race | Rating | /Race |
| Brad Keselowski | 4 | 16.3 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 43.9% | 36.8 | 71.6 | 250.5 |
| Kyle Busch | 4 | 23.8 | 25.8 | 18.8 | 73.2% | 52.3 | 106.1 | 334.8 |
| Erik Jones | 4 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 9.0 | 81.1% | 60.3 | 99.4 | 334.8 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 27.8 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 49.0% | 42.5 | 82.0 | 298.0 |
| Alex Bowman | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 61.2% | 41.3 | 80.1 | 330.8 |
| Clint Bowyer | 4 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 51.4% | 46.3 | 80.6 | 334.0 |
| Kurt Busch | 4 | 0.3 | 18.0 | 9.1 | 88.3% | 69.3 | 99.1 | 334.8 |
| Aric Almirola | 4 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 20.0 | 83.5% | 56.5 | 108.3 | 334.8 |
| William Byron | 4 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 65.6% | 46.8 | 82.5 | 314.0 |
Tier 3
| | | | Avg. | Run. | Avg. | Pos. | | | | |
| Driver | Team | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 |
| Tyler Reddick | RCR | 1 | 24 | 15.3 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Dillon | RCR | 4 | 18.3 | 12.7 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Bros. | 4 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 23.8 | -4.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cole Custer | SHR | 1 | 19 | 24.4 | 39 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Bell | LFR | 1 | 33 | 22.5 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Kenseth | Ganassi | 1 | 22 | 19.1 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | JTG | 4 | 14 | 22.2 | 26.3 | -12.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Buescher | Roush | 4 | 19 | 17.9 | 20.3 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan Newman | Roush | 4 | 18 | 16.8 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bubba Wallace | Petty | 4 | 19 | 21.4 | 21.5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael McDowell | Front Row | 4 | 26.3 | 23.9 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John H. Nemechek | Front Row | 2 | 28.5 | 23.6 | 21.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Preece | JTG | 3 | 26.7 | 23.2 | 28.3 | -1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Suarez | Gaunt | 4 | 16.8 | 15.3 | 14.3 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | LL | FL | Dominator | Top-15 | QP | Avg. | LC |
| Driver | # | /Race | /Race | Pts./ Race | Rate | /Race | Rating | /Race |
| Tyler Reddick | 1 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 52.7% | 36.0 | 88.1 | 334 |
| Austin Dillon | 4 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 72.8% | 59.3 | 85.3 | 335 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 4 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 36.8% | 32.3 | 64.6 | 325 |
| Cole Custer | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 23.7% | 21.0 | 66.8 | 219 |
| Christopher Bell | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 6.9% | 12.0 | 58.6 | 331 |
| Matt Kenseth | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 28.7% | 28.0 | 64.1 | 334 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 37.7% | 35.0 | 66.9 | 236 |
| Chris Buescher | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.8% | 36.0 | 68.8 | 334 |
| Ryan Newman | 4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 40.3% | 40.8 | 70.5 | 334 |
| Bubba Wallace | 4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 11.2% | 19.3 | 60.0 | 333 |
| Michael McDowell | 4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 19.0% | 20.0 | 60.0 | 332 |
| John H. Nemechek | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4% | 7.5 | 53.4 | 332 |
| Ryan Preece | 3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 13.9% | 19.0 | 55.9 | 293 |
| Daniel Suarez | 4 | 34.0 | 8.5 | 50.0 | 1250.0% | 41.5 | 87.0 | 1329 |
Tier 4
| | | | Avg. | Run. | Avg. | Pos. | | | | |
| Driver | Team | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 |
| Ty Dillon | Germain | 4 | 20.5 | 21.9 | 24 | -3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Lajoie | Go Fas | 4 | 34.3 | 32 | 30.5 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garrett Smithley | Rick Ware | 2 | 37 | 33.2 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennan Poole | Premium | 1 | 32 | 32.3 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Yeley | Rick Ware | 3 | 34.7 | 30.4 | 28.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quin Houff | StarCom | 2 | 31.5 | 32.1 | 33.5 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Finchum | MBM | | | | | | | | | |
| Joey Gase | PWR | 5 | 37.4 | 37.9 | 36 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bilicki | TBR | 2 | 33 | 34.4 | 30.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Timmy Hill | MBM | 3 | 39 | 36.9 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | LL | FL | Dominator | Top-15 | QP | Avg. | LC |
| Driver | # | /Race | /Race | Pts./ Race | Rate | /Race | Rating | /Race |
| Ty Dillon | 4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 12.0% | 20.5 | 57.8 | 316 |
| Corey Lajoie | 4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.3% | 5.0 | 39.8 | 250 |
| Garrett Smithley | 2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 35.2 | 257 |
| Brennan Poole | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.3% | 0.0 | 43.2 | 322 |
| JJ Yeley | 3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 0.7 | 40.2 | 326 |
| Quin Houff | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2% | 0.0 | 35.4 | 249 |
| Chad Finchum | | | | 0.0 | | | | |
| Joey Gase | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 26.3 | 127 |
| Josh Bilicki | 2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 32.8 | 321 |
| Timmy Hill | 3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 26.4 | 193 |
Top-20 Drivers Over Last Eight Texas Races
| | | Avg. | Run. | Avg. | Pos. | | | | |
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 |
| Kevin Harvick | 8 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Logano | 8 | 10.6 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Blaney | 8 | 6.6 | 9 | 11.1 | -4.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle Busch | 8 | 14.1 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 4.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Kurt Busch | 8 | 8.3 | 9.8 | 9.9 | -1.6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Erik Jones | 7 | 15.6 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Truex Jr | 8 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | -1.8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Chase Elliott | 8 | 17.4 | 13 | 11.9 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Aric Almirola | 8 | 12.6 | 14.4 | 14.3 | -1.7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Keselowski | 8 | 7.6 | 17.4 | 19.3 | -11.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | | Avg. | Run. | Avg. | Pos. | | | | |
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 |
| Denny Hamlin | 8 | 7.9 | 16.8 | 18.8 | -10.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 8 | 16 | 18.1 | 19.3 | -3.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Clint Bowyer | 8 | 15.1 | 16.8 | 16.4 | -1.3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Matt Kenseth | 4 | 18 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 6.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Austin Dillon | 8 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 18.4 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Daniel Suarez | 7 | 15.3 | 18.8 | 17 | -1.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| William Byron | 5 | 16 | 13.5 | 17.2 | -1.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyler Reddick | 1 | 24 | 15.3 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bowman | 6 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 18 | -2.8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan Newman | 8 | 18.6 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| | | LL | FL | Dominator | LC | Avg. |
| Driver | # | /Race | /Race | Pts/ Race | /Race | Rating |
| Kevin Harvick | 8 | 67.3 | 43.9 | 38.8 | 329.3 | 122.7 |
| Joey Logano | 8 | 38.3 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 329.1 | 108.9 |
| Ryan Blaney | 8 | 47.9 | 27.6 | 25.8 | 315.6 | 107.8 |
| Kyle Busch | 8 | 27.5 | 26.1 | 19.9 | 329.1 | 101.1 |
| Kurt Busch | 8 | 5.1 | 14.4 | 8.5 | 329.1 | 96.3 |
| Erik Jones | 7 | 15.7 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 334.3 | 94.6 |
| Martin Truex Jr | 8 | 30.9 | 18.9 | 17.2 | 295.8 | 98 |
| Chase Elliott | 8 | 5.4 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 326.4 | 87.8 |
| Aric Almirola | 8 | 12.5 | 14.1 | 10.2 | 309.6 | 87.4 |
| Brad Keselowski | 8 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 267.6 | 84 |
| | | LL | FL | Dominator | LC | Avg. |
| Driver | # | /Race | /Race | Pts/ Race | /Race | Rating |
| Denny Hamlin | 8 | 16.8 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 307.9 | 83.5 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 8 | 16.1 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 290.6 | 82.4 |
| Clint Bowyer | 8 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 324.8 | 78.4 |
| Matt Kenseth | 4 | 7.3 | 12.0 | 7.8 | 323.8 | 87.7 |
| Austin Dillon | 8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 320.1 | 75.3 |
| Daniel Suarez | 7 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 326.7 | 75.3 |
| William Byron | 5 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 318.0 | 82.3 |
| Tyler Reddick | 1 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 334.0 | 88.1 |
| Alex Bowman | 6 | 2.3 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 318.3 | 74.5 |
| Ryan Newman | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 324.6 | 66.9 |
Top-20 Drivers At Intermediate Races
All 13 intermediate races in 2020
| | | Avg. | Run. | Avg. | Pos. | | | | |
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 |
| Kevin Harvick | 13 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Keselowski | 13 | 7.6 | 10.7 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Martin Truex Jr | 13 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 10.5 | -1.4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Denny Hamlin | 13 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ryan Blaney | 13 | 9.9 | 9 | 10.2 | -0.3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Joey Logano | 13 | 5.4 | 10.9 | 11.8 | -6.4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Kyle Busch | 13 | 9 | 11.6 | 10.7 | -1.7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Kurt Busch | 13 | 10.5 | 12.2 | 11.4 | -0.9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Chase Elliott | 13 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 13.6 | -6.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Alex Bowman | 13 | 8 | 8.7 | 14.2 | -6.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | Avg. | Run. | Avg. | Pos. | | | | |
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 |
| Austin Dillon | 13 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 1.7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Aric Almirola | 13 | 10.4 | 13.1 | 12.4 | -2.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Erik Jones | 13 | 16.6 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 2.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 13 | 14.7 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Tyler Reddick | 13 | 19.8 | 15.5 | 14.8 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| William Byron | 13 | 16.2 | 15.2 | 18.5 | -2.3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 13 | 18.7 | 16.4 | 17.2 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Clint Bowyer | 13 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 17.3 | -3.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Cole Custer | 13 | 21.3 | 20 | 17.9 | 3.4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Christopher Bell | 13 | 24.8 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| | | Led | Fast Laps | Dominator | LC | Avg. |
| Driver | # | /Race | /Race | Pts. / Race | /Race | Rating |
| Kevin Harvick | 13 | 50.2 | 24.2 | 24.7 | 287.8 | 113.1 |
| Brad Keselowski | 13 | 15.5 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 287.9 | 96.3 |
| Martin Truex Jr | 13 | 37.0 | 27.2 | 22.9 | 286.8 | 105.5 |
| Denny Hamlin | 13 | 31.9 | 18.2 | 17.1 | 287.3 | 100.3 |
| Ryan Blaney | 13 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 15.7 | 287.8 | 104.6 |
| Joey Logano | 13 | 21.2 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 280.8 | 99.1 |
| Kyle Busch | 13 | 7.0 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 287.8 | 93.6 |
| Kurt Busch | 13 | 7.0 | 9.4 | 6.5 | 282.4 | 90.2 |
| Chase Elliott | 13 | 34.8 | 24.5 | 21.0 | 287.2 | 105.4 |
| Alex Bowman | 13 | 20.6 | 17.8 | 14.1 | 286.5 | 99.6 |
| | | Led | Fast Laps | Dominator | LC | Avg. |
| Driver | # | /Race | /Race | Pts. / Race | /Race | Rating |
| Austin Dillon | 13 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 286.1 | 81.8 |
| Aric Almirola | 13 | 12.5 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 287.8 | 88.6 |
| Erik Jones | 13 | 2.6 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 287.5 | 85.3 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 13 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 280.7 | 82.9 |
| Tyler Reddick | 13 | 0.6 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 279.2 | 79.4 |
| William Byron | 13 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 279.5 | 83.1 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 13 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 265.6 | 80.7 |
| Clint Bowyer | 13 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 264.0 | 84.2 |
| Cole Custer | 13 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 278.8 | 68.1 |
| Christopher Bell | 13 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 285.2 | 68.1 |
Momentum
This shows the last five races of the season and the driver’s stats so we can see who is coming in hot and who’s coming in cold.
Drivers
Tier 1
| | | Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | | | | | LL | FL | Dominator | Avg. |
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | /Race | /Race | Pts./Race | Rating |
| Kevin Harvick | 5 | 3.6 | 9.5 | 8.8 | -5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62.6 | 29.8 | 30.6 | 104.1 |
| Denny Hamlin | 5 | 5.2 | 13.9 | 11 | -5.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41.2 | 16.2 | 18.4 | 92.2 |
| Chase Elliott | 5 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 11.6 | -7.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 | 27.4 | 24.3 | 114.2 |
| Martin Truex Jr | 5 | 5.8 | 12.2 | 13.4 | -7.6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 92.3 |
| Joey Logano | 5 | 5 | 9.9 | 10.8 | -5.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18.6 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 111.3 |
| Ryan Blaney | 5 | 15.2 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17.6 | 10.1 | 98.7 |
Tier 2
| | | Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | | | | | LL | FL | Dominator | Avg. |
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | /Race | /Race | Pts./Race | Rating |
| Brad Keselowski | 5 | 6.2 | 11.1 | 17.4 | -11.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20.6 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 93.9 |
| Kyle Busch | 5 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 14 | -4.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34.4 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 90.5 |
| Erik Jones | 5 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 5.3 | 92.7 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 20.6 | 17.8 | 20.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 73.2 |
| Alex Bowman | 5 | 6.2 | 10.9 | 9.2 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.4 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 97.9 |
| Clint Bowyer | 5 | 9.8 | 13.9 | 17.4 | -7.6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 86.1 |
| Kurt Busch | 5 | 7.4 | 14.6 | 18 | -10.6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 92.6 |
| Aric Almirola | 5 | 10.6 | 17.9 | 17.6 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 76.8 |
| William Byron | 5 | 17.4 | 14.4 | 16.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 86.3 |
Tier 3
| | | Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | | | | | LL | FL | Dominator | Avg. |
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | /Race | /Race | Pts./Race | Rating |
| Tyler Reddick | 5 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 17.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 74.3 |
| Austin Dillon | 5 | 9.4 | 16.8 | 17.2 | -7.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 74.7 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 5 | 17.2 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 77.9 |
| Cole Custer | 5 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 74.8 |
| Christopher Bell | 5 | 24.6 | 19 | 25 | -0.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 5 | 2.9 | 67.4 |
| Matt Kenseth | 5 | 22.4 | 22 | 24.4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 57.8 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 5 | 28.2 | 28.3 | 26.8 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 48.1 |
| Chris Buescher | 5 | 19.2 | 17.3 | 12.8 | 6.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 74.3 |
| Ryan Newman | 5 | 22.8 | 23 | 19.6 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 55.0 |
| Bubba Wallace | 5 | 25.4 | 19.1 | 22.6 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 66.6 |
| Michael McDowell | 5 | 24.8 | 22 | 23.6 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 54.6 |
| John H. Nemechek | 5 | 26 | 22.2 | 20.2 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 61.8 |
| Ryan Preece | 5 | 21 | 18.7 | 16.2 | 4.8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 70.8 |
| Daniel Suarez | 5 | 30 | 27.5 | 28.2 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 50.9 |
Tier 4
| | | Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | | | | | LL | FL | Dominator | Avg. |
| Driver | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | /Race | /Race | Pts./Race | Rating |
| Ty Dillon | 5 | 24.4 | 21.5 | 18.8 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 61.3 |
| Corey Lajoie | 5 | 30.2 | 27.1 | 27.6 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 46.3 |
| Garrett Smithley | 1 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32.5 |
| Brennan Poole | 4 | 31 | 28.1 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 44.0 |
| JJ Yeley | 4 | 34 | 33.4 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 34.8 |
| Quin Houff | 5 | 30.8 | 31.1 | 27.4 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 39.5 |
| Chad Finchum | 2 | 39.5 | 39.2 | 39 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23.7 |
| Joey Gase | 4 | 36 | 34.2 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 33.1 |
| Josh Bilicki | 4 | 36.3 | 35.6 | 35.8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 30.0 |
| Timmy Hill | 5 | 35 | 32.8 | 32.2 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.6 | 34.1 |
Team
| | | Avg. | Run | Avg. | Pos. | | | | | Laps | Fast |
| Team | # | Start | Pos. | Finish | Diff. | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | Led | Laps |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | 10 | 14.9 | 18.3 | 21.2 | -6.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 96 |
| Front Row Motorsports | 10 | 25.4 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 40 |
| Hendrick Motorsports | 20 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 14.3 | -2.2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1052 | 1000 |
| Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | 8.8 | 12.7 | 11.4 | -2.7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1592 | 948 |
| JTG Daugherty Racing | 10 | 24.6 | 23.5 | 21.5 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 22 |
| Richard Childress Racing | 10 | 13.9 | 17.2 | 17.2 | -3.3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 108 |
| Roush Fenway Racing | 10 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 16.2 | 4.8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 50 |
| Stewart-Haas Racing | 20 | 10.7 | 14.9 | 15.6 | -5.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1328 | 816 |
| Team Penske | 15 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 13.2 | -4.4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 663 | 546 |
Finishing Spot Ranges By Starting Spot Ranges
| Start | Finish Ranges |
| Range | 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | 20+ |
| 1-5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 6-10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 11-15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 16-20 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 21-25 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 26-30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 31-35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 36-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Total | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 78 |
Price Changes
These tables show the difference in pricing for each driver from the first race here in March to the race this weekend. A positive in the difference column means they are more expensive this time while a negative shows they are cheaper.
| DraftKings Price Changes | | FanDuel Price Changes |
| | Oct. | July | | Starting | | Oct. | July | |
| Drivers | $ | $ | Diff. | Spot | Drivers | $ | $ | Diff. |
| Kevin Harvick | $11,000 | $11,300 | -$300 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | $14,000 | $14,500 | -$500 |
| Joey Logano | $9,800 | $9,500 | $300 | 2 | Joey Logano | $13,000 | $11,500 | $1,500 |
| Brad Keselowski | $9,600 | $9,700 | -$100 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | $11,000 | $10,800 | $200 |
| Chase Elliott | $10,500 | $10,000 | $500 | 4 | Chase Elliott | $12,500 | $12,000 | $500 |
| Alex Bowman | $9,100 | $8,400 | $700 | 5 | Alex Bowman | $10,000 | $10,300 | -$300 |
| Martin Truex Jr | $10,200 | $10,400 | -$200 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr | $12,000 | $13,000 | -$1,000 |
| Denny Hamlin | $10,800 | $10,800 | $0 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | $13,300 | $13,300 | $0 |
| Kurt Busch | $8,500 | $7,900 | $600 | 8 | Kurt Busch | $10,500 | $10,500 | $0 |
| Kyle Busch | $9,300 | $9,300 | $0 | 9 | Kyle Busch | $11,300 | $12,400 | -$1,100 |
| Ryan Blaney | $10,000 | $8,900 | $1,100 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | $11,600 | $11,200 | $400 |
| William Byron | $8,300 | $8,000 | $300 | 11 | William Byron | $8,500 | $9,500 | -$1,000 |
| Austin Dillon | $7,500 | $6,900 | $600 | 12 | Austin Dillon | $9,000 | $7,000 | $2,000 |
| | Oct. | July | | Starting | | Oct. | July | |
| Drivers | $ | $ | Diff. | Spot | Drivers | $ | $ | Diff. |
| Aric Almirola | $8,100 | $8,100 | $0 | 13 | Aric Almirola | $9,400 | $10,600 | -$1,200 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | $7,700 | $8,300 | -$600 | 14 | Matt DiBenedetto | $8,000 | $8,400 | -$400 |
| Christopher Bell | $7,200 | $9,100 | -$1,900 | 15 | Christopher Bell | $7,400 | $9,000 | -$1,600 |
| Cole Custer | $7,300 | $7,400 | -$100 | 16 | Cole Custer | $7,600 | $8,200 | -$600 |
| Erik Jones | $8,900 | $8,600 | $300 | 17 | Erik Jones | $10,700 | $10,000 | $700 |
| Bubba Wallace | $6,600 | $7,100 | -$500 | 18 | Bubba Wallace | $6,000 | $7,200 | -$1,200 |
| Tyler Reddick | $7,900 | $7,800 | $100 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | $9,200 | $8,500 | $700 |
| Chris Buescher | $6,800 | $5,800 | $1,000 | 20 | Chris Buescher | $6,500 | $6,500 | $0 |
| Clint Bowyer | $8,700 | $7,700 | $1,000 | 21 | Clint Bowyer | $10,200 | $9,700 | $500 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | $6,900 | $7,200 | -$300 | 22 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | $6,800 | $6,000 | $800 |
| Michael McDowell | $6,100 | $6,600 | -$500 | 23 | Michael McDowell | $6,500 | $5,500 | $1,000 |
| John H. Nemechek | $6,300 | $6,000 | $300 | 24 | John H. Nemechek | $5,500 | $6,000 | -$500 |
| | Oct. | July | | Starting | | Oct. | July | |
| Drivers | $ | $ | Diff. | Spot | Drivers | $ | $ | Diff. |
| Ryan Newman | $6,400 | $6,300 | $100 | 25 | Ryan Newman | $7,000 | $7,500 | -$500 |
| Jimmie Johnson | $9,400 | $9,000 | $400 | 26 | Jimmie Johnson | $9,800 | $8,800 | $1,000 |
| Ty Dillon | $5,800 | $6,700 | -$900 | 27 | Ty Dillon | $4,500 | $5,000 | -$500 |
| Corey Lajoie | $5,600 | $6,100 | -$500 | 28 | Corey Lajoie | $4,000 | $4,000 | $0 |
| Ryan Preece | $5,900 | $5,600 | $300 | 29 | Ryan Preece | $5,000 | $4,500 | $500 |
| Daniel Suarez | $5,500 | $6,400 | -$900 | 30 | Daniel Suarez | $5,500 | $4,500 | $1,000 |
| Brennan Poole | $5,200 | $4,900 | $300 | 31 | Brennan Poole | $3,500 | $3,500 | $0 |
| Matt Kenseth | $7,100 | $7,600 | -$500 | 32 | Matt Kenseth | $7,200 | $8,000 | -$800 |
| JJ Yeley | $5,100 | $5,000 | $100 | 33 | JJ Yeley | $3,000 | $3,000 | $0 |
| Quin Houff | 5000 | $4,600 | $400 | 34 | Quin Houff | $3,000 | $3,000 | $0 |
| Reed Sorenson | $4,500 | $5,300 | -$800 | 35 | Reed Sorenson | $3,000 | | |
| Timmy Hill | $4,600 | $5,200 | -$600 | 36 | Timmy Hill | $3,000 | $3,000 | $0 |
| Josh Bilicki | $4,700 | | | 37 | Josh Bilicki | $3,000 | | |
| Garrett Smithley | $5,400 | | | 38 | Garrett Smithley | $3,000 | | |
| Joey Gase | $4,800 | $4,800 | $0 | 39 | Joey Gase | $3,000 | $3,000 | $0 |
| Chad Finchum | $4,900 | | | 40 | Chad Finchum | $3,000 | |
Weekly Rankings
Race Hist, Recent Form, Track Hist, Type Hist are all ranked on average finish position over the last four races at the track, five races this season, eight races at this track, and similar races respectively. The Avg. Rating and Top-15 % columns are ranked on those categories in the last four races at this track. The L8 PD column ranks the position differential over the last eight races from best (most positive) to worst (most negative).
Tier 1
| Driver | DK$ | FD $ | Race Hist | Recent Form | DK L2 | FD L2 | DK L5 | FD L5 | Track Hist | Type Hist |
| Kevin Harvick | $11,000 | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Denny Hamlin | $10,800 | $13,300 | 18 | 5 | 37 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 18 | 3 |
| Chase Elliott | $10,500 | $12,500 | 14 | 8 | 33 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| Martin Truex Jr | $10,200 | $12,000 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Joey Logano | $9,800 | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Ryan Blaney | $10,000 | $11,600 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Tier 2
| Driver | DK$ | FD $ | Race Hist | Recent Form | DK L2 | FD L2 | DK L5 | FD L5 | Track Hist | Type Hist |
| Brad Keselowski | $9,600 | $11,000 | 26 | 17 | 36 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 20 | 2 |
| Kyle Busch | $9,300 | $11,300 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Erik Jones | $8,900 | $10,700 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Jimmie Johnson | $9,400 | $9,800 | 19 | 24 | 32 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 16 |
| Alex Bowman | $9,100 | $10,000 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 16 | 12 |
| Clint Bowyer | $8,700 | $10,200 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 17 |
| Kurt Busch | $8,500 | $10,500 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Aric Almirola | $8,100 | $9,400 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
| William Byron | $8,300 | $8,500 | 17 | 13 | 34 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 19 |
Tier 3
| Driver | DK$ | FD $ | Race Hist | Recent Form | DK L2 | FD L2 | DK L5 | FD L5 | Track Hist | Type Hist |
| Tyler Reddick | $7,900 | $9,200 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| Austin Dillon | $7,500 | $9,000 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 10 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | $7,700 | $8,000 | 25 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 27 | 12 | 28 | 13 |
| Cole Custer | $7,300 | $7,600 | 39 | 21 | 38 | 13 | 39 | 14 | 39 | 18 |
| Christopher Bell | $7,200 | $7,400 | 21 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 20 |
| Matt Kenseth | $7,100 | $7,200 | 16 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | $6,900 | $6,800 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 14 | 36 | 13 | 26 | 26 |
| Chris Buescher | $6,800 | $6,500 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 22 | 23 |
| Ryan Newman | $6,400 | $7,000 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 21 |
| Bubba Wallace | $6,600 | $6,000 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 28 |
| Michael McDowell | $6,100 | $6,500 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 22 |
| John H. Nemechek | $6,300 | $5,500 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 25 |
| Ryan Preece | $5,900 | $5,000 | 30 | 13 | 35 | 12 | 31 | 8 | 30 | 31 |
| Daniel Suarez | $5,500 | $5,500 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 30 |
Tier 4
| Driver | DK$ | FD $ | Race Hist | Recent Form | DK L2 | FD L2 | DK L5 | FD L5 | Track Hist | Type Hist |
| Ty Dillon | $5,800 | $4,500 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 25 | 27 |
| Corey Lajoie | $5,600 | $4,000 | 32 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 33 | 29 |
| Garrett Smithley | $5,400 | $3,000 | 36 | 38 | 31 | 9 | 29 | 5 | 36 | 38 |
| Brennan Poole | $5,200 | $3,500 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 29 | 32 |
| JJ Yeley | $5,100 | $3,000 | 31 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 30 | 33 |
| Quin Houff | $5,000 | $3,000 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 35 | 7 | 35 | 34 |
| Chad Finchum | $4,900 | $3,000 | 40 | 44 | 40 | | 40 | | 40 | 40 |
| Joey Gase | $4,800 | $3,000 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 37 | 37 |
| Josh Bilicki | $4,700 | $3,000 | 32 | 42 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 32 | 36 |
| Timmy Hill | $4,600 | $3,000 | 38 | 40 | 29 | 8 | 34 | 9 | 38 | 39 |
DFS Value Averages
We have taken their points scored over the last two and five races on each site and averaged those out and then divided that average by their salary divided by 1,000.
Tier 1
| | DK | DK | DK | Seas. | FD | FD | FD | Seas. |
| Driver | Salary | L2 | L5 | Avg | Salary | L2 | L5 | Avg |
| Kevin Harvick | $11,000 | 7.69 | 8.45 | 5.61 | $14,000 | 5.78 | 5.90 | 4.64 |
| Denny Hamlin | $10,800 | 0.50 | 1.31 | 4.71 | $13,300 | 3.09 | 3.14 | 4.56 |
| Chase Elliott | $10,500 | 1.33 | 3.25 | 4.41 | $12,500 | 3.66 | 4.69 | 4.42 |
| Martin Truex Jr | $10,200 | 2.73 | 2.44 | 4.27 | $12,000 | 4.58 | 4.03 | 4.59 |
| Joey Logano | $9,800 | 5.68 | 4.93 | 3.86 | $13,000 | 5.81 | 5.43 | 4.16 |
| Ryan Blaney | $10,000 | 7.80 | 5.47 | 3.91 | $11,600 | 6.46 | 5.43 | 4.36 |
Tier 2
| | DK | DK | DK | Seas. | FD | FD | FD | Seas. |
| Driver | Salary | L2 | L5 | Avg | Salary | L2 | L5 | Avg |
| Brad Keselowski | $9,600 | 0.66 | 0.79 | 4.65 | $11,000 | 2.60 | 2.85 | 5.19 |
| Kyle Busch | $9,300 | 5.47 | 7.19 | 3.62 | $11,300 | 6.34 | 6.42 | 4.41 |
| Erik Jones | $8,900 | 5.45 | 6.57 | 3.89 | $10,700 | 6.49 | 7.02 | 4.86 |
| Jimmie Johnson | $9,400 | 1.57 | 2.39 | 3.59 | $9,800 | 3.55 | 4.46 | 5.04 |
| Alex Bowman | $9,100 | 2.60 | 2.78 | 3.42 | $10,000 | 5.22 | 5.26 | 4.83 |
| Clint Bowyer | $8,700 | 5.75 | 4.76 | 3.71 | $10,200 | 6.86 | 6.35 | 4.92 |
| Kurt Busch | $8,500 | 4.46 | 5.77 | 3.56 | $10,500 | 6.04 | 6.46 | 4.70 |
| Aric Almirola | $8,100 | 8.72 | 5.58 | 4.02 | $9,400 | 7.71 | 6.41 | 5.40 |
| William Byron | $8,300 | 1.33 | 3.54 | 3.78 | $8,500 | 4.61 | 6.53 | 5.73 |
Tier 3
| | DK | DK | DK | Seas. | FD | FD | FD | Seas. |
| Driver | Salary | L2 | L5 | Avg | Salary | L2 | L5 | Avg |
| Tyler Reddick | $7,900 | 8.77 | 8.77 | 3.93 | $9,200 | 9.23 | 9.23 | 5.31 |
| Austin Dillon | $7,500 | 7.63 | 5.33 | 4.40 | $9,000 | 8.56 | 7.20 | 5.68 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | $7,700 | 3.30 | 2.85 | 4.03 | $8,000 | 7.06 | 6.39 | 6.41 |
| Cole Custer | $7,300 | -1.85 | -1.85 | 3.68 | $7,600 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 6.15 |
| Christopher Bell | $7,200 | 4.93 | 4.93 | 3.96 | $7,400 | 7.99 | 7.99 | 6.26 |
| Matt Kenseth | $7,100 | 4.30 | 4.30 | 3.03 | $7,200 | 8.11 | 8.11 | 6.13 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | $6,900 | -3.30 | 1.38 | 3.32 | $6,800 | 0.24 | 5.23 | 5.74 |
| Chris Buescher | $6,800 | 3.86 | 3.76 | 3.99 | $6,500 | 8.43 | 8.45 | 7.38 |
| Ryan Newman | $6,400 | 5.66 | 4.67 | 3.79 | $7,000 | 9.05 | 8.33 | 6.53 |
| Bubba Wallace | $6,600 | 3.75 | 3.79 | 3.91 | $6,000 | 9.13 | 9.21 | 7.49 |
| Michael McDowell | $6,100 | 5.74 | 5.15 | 4.66 | $6,500 | 9.14 | 8.92 | 7.31 |
| John H. Nemechek | $6,300 | 4.68 | 4.68 | 4.13 | $5,500 | 10.22 | 10.22 | 8.24 |
| Ryan Preece | $5,900 | 1.31 | 2.43 | 3.65 | $5,000 | 6.88 | 8.23 | 8.22 |
| Daniel Suarez | $5,500 | 8.80 | 5.95 | 4.46 | $5,500 | 12.16 | 10.25 | 7.86 |
Tier 4
| | DK | DK | DK | Seas. | FD | FD | FD | Seas. |
| Driver | Salary | L2 | L5 | Avg | Salary | L2 | L5 | Avg |
| Ty Dillon | $5,800 | 2.67 | 3.81 | 4.70 | $4,500 | 9.62 | 11.27 | 10.21 |
| Corey Lajoie | $5,600 | 4.55 | 3.17 | 4.17 | $4,000 | 9.45 | 9.34 | 10.50 |
| Garrett Smithley | $5,400 | 1.57 | 2.50 | 2.17 | $3,000 | 7.93 | 11.38 | 10.34 |
| Brennan Poole | $5,200 | 4.52 | 4.52 | 3.36 | $3,500 | 13.91 | 13.91 | 10.41 |
| JJ Yeley | $5,100 | 5.64 | 4.22 | 2.94 | $3,000 | 17.87 | 15.98 | 11.67 |
| Quin Houff | $5,000 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 2.97 | $3,000 | 10.45 | 10.45 | 11.51 |
| Chad Finchum | $4,900 | | | 2.45 | $3,000 | | | 5.44 |
| Joey Gase | $4,800 | 2.29 | 2.08 | 2.75 | $3,000 | 13.43 | 12.83 | 10.52 |
| Josh Bilicki | $4,700 | 3.46 | 3.46 | 2.79 | $3,000 | 14.60 | 14.60 | 10.54 |
| Timmy Hill | $4,600 | 2.23 | 1.99 | 3.18 | $3,000 | 8.75 | 8.09 | 9.84 |
