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NASCAR Cup Series: Pearce Dietrich talks Talladega ahead of 2018 GEICO 500

By Asher Fair

TALLADEGA, AL - MAY 07: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, leads the feld at the end of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 7, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
TALLADEGA, AL - MAY 07: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, leads the feld at the end of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 7, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /
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TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 15: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 15: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /

DraftKings driver data

With Pearce Dietrich being the NASCAR analyst for DraftKings, he also provided us with several lists of the most drafted drivers over the years since DraftKings began offering fantasy NASCAR in the 2015 season, which you can read more about in our previous interview with him.

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DraftKings began offering fantasy NASCAR in 2015, and it has become DraftKings’ third-fastest-growing sport. It has a 72% retention rate for its customers who have played, and

67% of people who have tried a fantasy NASCAR contest on DraftKings return to play again.

Since 2015, more than Over 20 million entries have been submitted for fantasy NASCAR contests, and from 2016 to 2017, the year over year increase in total entries was a whopping 24%. Thus far in the 2018 season, the year over year increase in total entries is roughly 10%.

Here is a link if you want to get involved in any fantasy NASCAR contests on DraftKings.

Here are some of the statistics about the most picked drivers over the years.

General Driver Data 

Since launch in 2015, the average top five most drafted drivers per year are:

  • 1.) Kevin Harvick
  • 2.) Kyle Busch
  • 3.) Martin Truex Jr.
  • 4.) Jimmie Johnson
  • 5.) Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Top five most drafted drivers each year:

  • 2015
    • Kevin Harvick
    • Dale Earnhardt Jr
    • Kyle Busch
    • Ryan Newman
    • Clint Bowyer
  • 2016
    • Kevin Harvick
    • Dale Earnhardt Jr
    • Kyle Busch
    • Martin Truex Jr
    • Jimmie Johnson
  • 2017
    • Martin Truex Jr
    • Kyle Busch
    • Kyle Larson
    • Kevin Harvick
    • Jimmie Johnson
  • 2018
    • Kevin Harvick
    • Martin Truex Jr
    • Brad Keselowski
    • Kyle Busch
    • Jimmie Johnson

Next: Top 10 NASCAR drivers of all-time

Be sure to tune in to Fox at 2:00 pm ET this Sunday, April 29th for the live broadcast of the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, the 10th of 36 races on the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series schedule.

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