Horses for courses: The best tracks for every NASCAR driver

December 14th, 2019

It's the NASCAR Cup Series offseason, so it's great time to work on your handicapping for the 2020 season. One of the best approaches to picking winners is the horse-for-course angle.

NASCAR runs on many different tracks across the country, and many of those tracks can appear to look or drive similar, but differences are key to finding winners. Here is a list of drivers who excel at certain types of tracks to help you the find your horse for the course.

Superspeedways (Daytona and Talladega)

DriverStartsAverage FinishCareer Wins
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
28
15.43
2
Clint Bowyer
56
16.57
2
Kurt Busch
75
16.60
1
Joey Logano
44
16.80
4
Kevin Harvick
75
16.96
3

Short tracks (Martinsville, Bristol, Richmond)

DriverStartsAverage FinishCareer Wins
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
28
15.43
2
Clint Bowyer
56
16.57
2
Kurt Busch
75
16.60
1
Joey Logano
44
16.80
4
Kevin Harvick
75
16.96
3

Road courses (Watkins Glen, Sonoma, ROVAL)

DriverStartsAverage FinishCareer Wins
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
28
15.43
2
Clint Bowyer
56
16.57
2
Kurt Busch
75
16.60
1
Joey Logano
44
16.80
4
Kevin Harvick
75
16.96
3

Intermediate tracks (1 mile) (Dover, Phoenix, New Hampshire)

DriverStartsAverage FinishCareer Wins
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
28
15.43
2
Clint Bowyer
56
16.57
2
Kurt Busch
75
16.60
1
Joey Logano
44
16.80
4
Kevin Harvick
75
16.96
3

Intermediate cookie cutters (roughly 1 1/2 miles) (Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Darlington, Homestead, Kansas, Kentucky, Las Vegas, and Texas)

DriverStartsAverage FinishCareer Wins
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
28
15.43
2
Clint Bowyer
56
16.57
2
Kurt Busch
75
16.60
1
Joey Logano
44
16.80
4
Kevin Harvick
75
16.96
3

Intermediate tracks (2 miles) (California and Michigan)

DriverStartsAverage FinishCareer Wins
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
28
15.43
2
Clint Bowyer
56
16.57
2
Kurt Busch
75
16.60
1
Joey Logano
44
16.80
4
Kevin Harvick
75
16.96
3

Intermediate tracks (2 1/2 miles) (Indianapolis and Pocono)

DriverStartsAverage FinishCareer Wins
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
28
15.43
2
Clint Bowyer
56
16.57
2
Kurt Busch
75
16.60
1
Joey Logano
44
16.80
4
Kevin Harvick
75
16.96
3

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