HOT
‘ #2-Brad Keselowski: finished 8th or better in his last 5 Chicago races including two wins (2012 and 2014)
‘ #18-Kyle Busch: finished 9th or better in last 4 Chicago races; led a race-high 121 laps last year to begin his Championship run
‘ #11-Denny Hamlin: won race last year; 8 straight finishes of 9th or better overall, including 2 wins
‘ #41-Kurt Busch: finished 6th or better in 4 of the last 5 Chicago races
‘ #42-Kyle Larson: finished 7th or better in two career Sprint Cup races at Chicago
NOT
‘ #1-Jamie McMurray: finished 16th or worse in 4 of the 5 Chase races at Chicago; 1 top-5 in 13 career races at Chicago
‘ #78-Martin Truex Jr.: no top-5 finishes in 10 career races at Chicago (best finish was 9th, which he did in both 2008, 2012)
‘ #10-Danica Patrick: finished 19th or worse in 4 career races at Chicago
‘ #16-Greg Biffle: finished 21st or worse in 5 of the last 7 Chicago races; no top 10’s in that span
(ESPN Stats & Info)
