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Become a Patron!   After the dust settled at Martinsville, four championship contenders remained:  Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, and Martin Truex Jr.  Depending on how this weekend’s finale at Phoenix goes, there truly is a chance for each of them.  In typical StatChat style, we’ll dive into the numbers to make the case for each driver.   Kyle Larson – Pros   Kyle Larson might just be the obvious favourite.  His 9 wins on the year (so far) lead the Cup Series by a long shot.  He has also been in the fastest car at Hendrick Motorsports, who have dominated this year as well.  Hendrick cars have accounted for 16 wins (Joe Gibbs Racing only has 9).    He hasn’t even needed to always be in the fastest car.  Before finishing 7 th at the Spring Phoenix race, Larson was the driver of the Chip Ganassi #42.  The car was certainly not a backmarker by any means, but the team was nowhere near as competitive ...

Become a Patron! Martin Truex Jr.’s 2022 Cup Series season has had its share of ups and downs.  With three wins in his first 12 races, Truex Jr. was looking to be right behind Kyle Larson in terms of championship favorites.  Then came the summer, and with it the results dried up, leaving fans of the #19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota worried.  But there may have been a plan all along – a method to the madness.   Take a look at Martin Truex Jr.’s three regular season wins – Phoenix, Martinsville and Darlington.  Each of those are tracks that reappear in the playoffs.  It would appear the team focused all of their efforts on playoff tracks.  In fact, Truex Jr.’s average finish at non-playoff tracks was 15.00, whereas at playoff tracks he had an average finish of 8.75.    Truex Jr. wasn’t necessarily willing to confirm that this was the plan all along, instead focusing on the fact that everyone on the team seems to be firing on all cylinders ...

Become a Patron! Each week, we’re going to take a look at how the most recent race winner is doing in a collection of stat categories, and how they stack up against the field.    Federated Auto Parts Salute to American Heroes 400 - Richmond Congratulations to the Winner Martin Truex Jr.   2021 STATS STANDINGS Denny Hamlin Martin Truex Jr. Kyle Larson 2127 Points 2113 Points 2151 Points 1 st 2 nd 3 rd   AVERAGE POINTS Chase Elliott Martin Truex Jr. Ryan Blaney 33.54 Avg Points 31.86 Avg Points 31.57 Avg Points 3 rd 4 th 5 th   AVERAGE FINISH Ryan Blaney Martin Truex Jr. Kyle Busch 12.07 Avg Finish 12.21 Avg Finish 12.82 Avg Finish 5 th 6 th 7 th   LAPS LED Denny Hamlin Martin Truex Jr. Joey Logano 1,1...

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Each week, we’re going to take a look at how the most recent race winner is doing in a collection of stat categories, and how they stack up against the field.    Goodyear 400 - Darlington Congratulations to the Winner Martin Truex Jr.   2021 STATS STANDINGS Denny Hamlin Martin Truex Jr. William Byron 529 Points 454 Points 428 Points 1 st 2 nd 3 rd   AVERAGE POINTS Denny Hamlin Martin Truex Jr. William Byron 44.08 Points 37.83 Points 35.67 Points 1 st 2 nd 3 rd   AVERAGE FINISH William Byron Martin Truex Jr. Joey Logano 9.67 Average Finish 9.92 Average Finish 12.00 Average Finish 3 rd 4 th 5 th   LAPS LED Denny Hamlin Martin Truex Jr. Kyle Larson 749 Laps Led 608 Laps Led 511 Laps Led ...