The NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway took place on Sunday afternoon, concluding the 2023 season with Ross Chastain securing his second win of the year. Chastain managed to hold off three of the four Championship drivers, as Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, and William Byron finished behind him. One notable statistic from the race was Chastain’s impressive Average Running Position of 2.46, making him the best performer in this category. Following closely behind was William Byron, the pole sitter, with an Average Running Position of 3.33, securing second place. Kevin Harvick, who finished seventh, also had a noteworthy performance with a third-best Average Running Position of 4.15. It’s worth mentioning that all of the top five finishers in the race ranked within the top seven for Average Running Position. Ryan Blaney, who came in second place and was crowned the Cup Series Champion, had the seventh-best Average Running Position of 6.17. If you’re interested, you can download the PDF of Average Running Position for this race by clicking here.
Here are the Phoenix-2 Average Running Position Rankings:
1. Ross Chastain – Finish Pos 1, Average Running Position: 2.46
2. William Byron – Finish Pos 4, Average Running Position: 3.33
3. Kevin Harvick – Finish Pos 7, Average Running Position: 4.15
4. Kyle Larson – Finish Pos 3, Average Running Position: 4.90
5. Martin Truex Jr – Finish Pos 6, Average Running Position: 5.22
6. Chris Buescher – Finish Pos 5, Average Running Position: 6.16
7. Ryan Blaney – Finish Pos 2, Average Running Position: 6.17
8. Bubba Wallace – Finish Pos 10, Average Running Position: 7.56
9. Denny Hamlin – Finish Pos 8, Average Running Position: 9.83
10. Erik Jones – Finish Pos 20, Average Running Position: 10.46
11. Brad Keselowski – Finish Pos 15, Average Running Position: 13.37
12. Daniel Suarez – Finish Pos 11, Average Running Position: 14.31
13. Joey Logano – Finish Pos 18, Average Running Position: 15.44
14. Aric Almirola – Finish Pos 13, Average Running Position: 16.50
15. Michael McDowell – Finish Pos 9, Average Running Position: 17.16
16. Ryan Preece – Finish Pos 14, Average Running Position: 17.26
17. Kyle Busch – Finish Pos 25, Average Running Position: 17.73
18. Tyler Reddick – Finish Pos 22, Average Running Position: 17.77
19. Ty Gibbs – Finish Pos 21, Average Running Position: 17.93
20. Carson Hocevar – Finish Pos 19, Average Running Position: 18.76
21. Alex Bowman – Finish Pos 17, Average Running Position: 19.09
22. Chase Briscoe – Finish Pos 24, Average Running Position: 21.15
23. Chase Elliott – Finish Pos 16, Average Running Position: 21.24
24. Austin Dillon – Finish Pos 12, Average Running Position: 21.81
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr – Finish Pos 23, Average Running Position: 22.42
26. Harrison Burton – Finish Pos 26, Average Running Position: 25.97
27. Christopher Bell – Finish Pos 36, Average Running Position: 26.63
28. Todd Gilliland – Finish Pos 30, Average Running Position: 27.04
29. JJ Yeley – Finish Pos 27, Average Running Position: 28.85
30. Justin Haley – Finish Pos 29, Average Running Position: 30.38
31. Ty Dillon – Finish Pos 28, Average Running Position: 30.64
32. AJ Allmendinger – Finish Pos 32, Average Running Position: 31.21
33. Corey LaJoie – Finish Pos 31, Average Running Position: 32.04
34. Austin Cindric – Finish Pos 35, Average Running Position: 32.51
35. BJ McLeod – Finish Pos 33, Average Running Position: 34.03
36. Ryan Newman – Finish Pos 34, Average Running Position: 34.50
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