Who's HOT at Charlotte
• Kevin Harvick has finished in the top 10 in the last six races, including two wins - one coming in this event in 2011 (with RCR).
• Carl Edwards, the defending race winner, has finished in the top 10 in the last five races.
• Brad Keselowski has posted an 8.6 average finish in his last five starts, including a win in 2013 the fall race. He also has one win at 1.5-mile tracks this season.
• Martin Truex Jr. is the only driver that finished in the top five in both races last season. He also leads all drivers in laps led at 1.5-mile tracks this season.
• Jimmie Johnson has scored seven wins, but has only led two laps in his last three starts. He also has one win at 1.5-mile tracks this season.
• Matt Kenseth has finished in the top five in three of the last five races, including the last two Coca-Cola 600s.
• Joey Logano, winner of last year's fall race, leads all drivers with a 9.6 average finish (14 starts).
• Kyle Busch has finished in the top 10 in 13 of the last 17 races. He is also a two-time winner at 1.5-mile tracks this season.
• Denny Hamlin has finished in the top 10 in 10 of the last 11 races.
Who to Keep an Eye On at Charlotte
• Kurt Busch is the only driver that has finished in the top 10 in each of the last six races this season. He also has finished in the top 10 in all races at 1.5-mile tracks this season.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. (6.8), Austin Dillon (10.2) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (12.8) each rank in the top 10 in average finish among all drivers that have raced in all four events at 1.5-mile tracks this season.
• Chase Elliott has posted three top 10s at 1.5-mile tracks this season.
• Ryan Blaney and Kasey Kahne (four-time Charlotte winner) each have two top 10s at 1.5-mile tracks this season.
• Ryan Newman has finished seventh or better in the last three Charlotte races, including a sixth-place run in this event last season.
• Jamie McMurray is a two-time winner at Charlotte and his teammate Kyle Larson, who battled for the win in the last points-paying race at Dover, led laps in both the Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star Race.
