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Long Pond, PA

Cup Series · 2004 · RACE 14 · PRE-RACE PREVIEW

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Driver	St	Form index▼	This trackAvg finish	·Wins	·Top 5	·Top 10	·Avg start	·Laps led %	·Rating	·Avg running pos	·Pace rank	·Fire-off rank	·Long-run rank	·vs teammates	·Make wins	SimilarAvg finish	·Pace rank	FormLast 5 avg	·% off best (5)	·Trend	·Avg start	·Consistency	·Comeback	·Stage pts/race	·Closing	·Passes/race	·Quality pass %	·Top-10 laps %	Pit & restartsRestart gain	·Pit avg	·Pit rank	ErrorsPenalties/race	·Errors/race	·DNF %	PlayoffsPoints	·Last visit	·Career here
20Tony Stewart	8	65	10.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	8¹⁰	10.5¹⁰	4.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.9¹⁰	16⁴⁸	8.3¹²	—	9.4⁵	—	-3.0⁶	15.5³⁵	9.4³⁵	+3.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1999: P6 from 12 · led 1	35 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.0
17Matt Kenseth	15	64	13.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.3¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	73.4¹	19.4⁴	14.5²	13.0²	14.5²	-2.9¹⁰	12⁴⁸	14.3¹²	4.0¹	7.2⁵	—	+3.3⁶	21.9³⁵	12.0³⁵	+6.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2000: P14 from 29	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.5
24Jeff Gordon	6	60	10.8¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.4¹⁰	17.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0¹⁰	16⁴⁸	8.8¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	+6.7⁶	9.7³⁵	12.4³⁵	-1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1993: P28 from 4	46 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 10.3
9Kasey Kahne	1	59	16.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	9.1¹⁰	5.8%¹⁰	88.6⁹	23.3²	—	—	—	-6.9¹⁰	5⁴⁸	14.3¹²	—	12.2⁵	—	-3.7⁶	14.0³⁵	13.4³⁵	-2.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	2004: P3 from 20	29 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 19.6
48Jimmie Johnson	5	58	12.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8.8¹⁰	7.9%¹⁰	90.8⁵	14.5⁶	19.5²	18.0²	18.5²	-3.4¹⁰	16⁴⁸	15.6¹²	25.0¹	16.2⁵	—	-15.0⁶	10.7³⁵	14.2³⁵	-1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	2002: P3 from 2	37 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.1
6Mark Martin	4	58	9.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	2.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12⁴⁸	15.8¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	-6.7⁶	15.6³⁵	10.9³⁵	+2.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1982: P26 from 16	53 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 10.9
29Kevin Harvick	23	58	17.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	96.9³	9.3¹⁰	9.2⁶	9.5⁶	9.0⁶	-5.1¹⁰	16⁴⁸	10.3¹²	18.0⁴	19.4⁵	—	-6.7⁶	17.5³⁵	10.3³⁵	+1.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2001: P15 from 19	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 11.7
16Greg Biffle	9	57	19.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.2¹⁰	2.9%¹⁰	79.5⁷	—	—	—	—	+2.2¹⁰	12⁴⁸	13.2¹²	—	14.6⁵	—	+3.7⁶	14.3³⁵	11.4³⁵	-5.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2003: P20 from 26	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.3
88Dale Jarrett	10	56	18.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.2¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12⁴⁸	12.3¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	-7.7⁶	21.1³⁵	10.6³⁵	+4.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1987: P35 from 24	40 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 16.2
97Kurt Busch	27	56	18.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	13.9¹⁰	8.5%¹⁰	115.7³	13.9⁸	10.5⁴	9.0⁴	15.0³	+4.1¹⁰	12⁴⁸	19.8¹²	16.5²	16.8⁵	—	-0.3⁶	14.7³⁵	11.1³⁵	+2.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2001: P13 from 41	40 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 14.6
2Rusty Wallace	30	56	18.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	13.8¹⁰	2.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁴⁸	10.3¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+8.7⁶	14.7³⁵	10.3³⁵	-3.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1984: P17 from 15	43 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 16.5
12Ryan Newman	11	56	12.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	5¹⁰	9.4¹⁰	7.5%¹⁰	99.8⁵	18.4⁸	23.0⁴	19.5⁴	20.7³	0.0¹⁰	5⁴⁸	19.1¹²	28.5²	17.6⁵	—	+6.0⁶	7.4³⁵	12.4³⁵	-8.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2002: P32 from 15 · led 19	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.7
15Michael Waltrip	22	55	20.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁴⁸	20.8¹²	—	11.0⁵	—	-11.3⁶	20.2³⁵	10.2³⁵	+1.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1986: P39 from 28	46 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 21.4
21Ricky Rudd	35	55	12.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	9.2¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12⁴⁸	21.9¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	-3.0⁶	23.4³⁵	9.9³⁵	+2.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1977: P7 from 12	54 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.3
8Dale Earnhardt Jr.	16	55	16.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	14.6¹⁰	4.5%¹⁰	45.2¹	—	—	—	—	-3.9¹⁰	16⁴⁸	21.7¹²	—	16.0⁵	—	+15.3⁶	10.8³⁵	11.7³⁵	-1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2000: P19 from 15	34 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.3
5Terry Labonte	19	54	10.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.0¹⁰	3.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁴⁸	20.3¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	-3.3⁶	27.1³⁵	9.7³⁵	+4.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1979: P23 from 12	53 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.6
99Jeff Burton	39	54	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	20.9¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.9⁶	12⁴⁸	19.5¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	-19.7⁶	23.3³⁵	10.7³⁵	+4.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1994: P22 from 35	39 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.4
01Joe Nemechek	3	52	22.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁴	16⁴⁸	24.3¹²	—	15.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	15.1³⁵	11.1³⁵	-4.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1994: P32 from 11	38 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 29.2
18Bobby Labonte	17	52	25.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	15.5¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁴⁸	13.3¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	+6.7⁶	16.8³⁵	8.8³⁵	+0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1993: P20 from 23	41 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 20.5
49Ken Schrader	18	52	12.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	15.0¹⁰	4.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-7.5⁴	5⁴⁸	16.6¹²	—	29.8⁵	—	+0.7⁶	30.1³⁵	7.4³⁵	+3.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1985: P15 from 22	43 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.7
19Jeremy Mayfield	7	51	12.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	26.1¹⁰	7.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁴⁸	25.8¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	-1.7⁶	12.7³⁵	10.7³⁵	-4.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1994: P21 from 23	25 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 19.3
30Dave Blaney	29	51	19.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	25.1¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	47.4¹	—	—	—	—	-5.7⁶	16⁴⁸	28.4¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	+6.3⁶	25.3¹⁵	10.7¹⁵	+0.3¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.27¹⁵	33.3%¹⁵	—	2000: P30 from 35	28 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 26.6
38Elliott Sadler	12	51	18.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	28.8¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-20.0²	12⁴⁸	28.6¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	+13.3⁶	11.7³⁵	10.8³⁵	-4.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1999: P20 from 42	23 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 22.4
32Ricky Craven	34	51	23.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	26.2¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+11.8³	16⁴⁸	25.6¹⁰	—	15.8⁵	—	+12.7⁶	29.7²⁵	8.2²⁵	+2.3²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12²⁵	28.0%²⁵	—	1995: P26 from 36	14 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 22.6
45Kyle Petty	25	50	10.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	17.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0⁵	5⁴⁸	26.3¹²	—	27.8⁵	—	-5.0⁶	31.4³⁴	7.4³⁴	+4.0³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	23.5%³⁴	—	1980: P7 from 13	49 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 20.2
25Brian Vickers	2	50	15.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	10.2¹⁰	8.3%¹⁰	93.5⁹	—	—	—	—	-5.4⁹	16⁴⁸	18.9⁸	—	29.4⁵	—	-2.7⁶	16.5³⁵	9.5³⁵	-5.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2004: P14 from 6	15 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.4
42Jamie McMurray	14	49	23.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	15.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	70.7⁷	14.0²	—	—	—	+5.0¹⁰	5⁴⁸	14.6¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	-0.3⁶	15.9³⁵	11.6³⁵	+2.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2003: P32 from 28	31 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.1
40Sterling Marlin	20	49	21.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	15.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-22.0¹	5⁴⁸	22.1¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+2.0⁶	22.4³⁵	10.4³⁵	+3.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	1983: P29 from 20	45 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.0
4Jimmy Spencer	33	48	23.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	25.8¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+17.0²	16⁴⁸	22.5¹¹	—	22.6⁵	—	+15.0⁶	35.2²⁵	7.1²⁵	+5.4²⁵	0.0²⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12²⁵	28.0%²⁵	—	1989: P33 from 26	31 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 22.4
31Robby Gordon	13	46	28.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	30.1¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	53.8³	—	—	—	—	-1.9⁷	16⁴⁸	26.7¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-1.3⁶	23.5³⁵	9.3³⁵	+1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1997: P42 from 30	17 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 29.8
0Ward Burton	26	46	24.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	12.1¹⁰	4.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁴⁸	25.3¹²	—	25.6⁵	—	+0.3⁶	22.3³³	9.4³³	-3.7³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³³	24.2%³³	—	1994: P42 from 25	23 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 27.2
37Todd Bodine	28	45	20.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	26.0¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+19.5²	5⁴⁸	25.5⁸	—	30.2⁵	—	-10.3⁶	36.6²⁰	5.9²⁰	-1.6²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁰	85.0%²⁰	—	1994: P14 from 28	14 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 22.9
22Scott Wimmer	24	44	29.6⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	26.6⁵	0.1%⁵	47.1⁴	—	—	—	—	—	5⁴⁸	27.3⁴	—	23.0⁵	—	+11.0⁶	29.7³⁴	9.1³⁴	+5.9³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12³⁴	17.6%³⁴	—	2004: P11 from 28	5 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 29.6
89Morgan Shepherd	41	43	25.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	11.2¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁴⁸	10.0⁴	—	39.6⁵	—	+5.7⁶	41.1¹⁸	3.4¹⁸	+2.7¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁸	88.9%¹⁸	—	1981: P29 from 11	34 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 21.3
98Geoff Bodine	43	43	15.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	15.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.0²	12⁴⁸	26.9⁷	—	38.0⁵	—	-3.7⁶	39.0⁴	3.9⁴	+1.3⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	75.0%⁴	—	1982: P8 from 18	39 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 16.1
41Casey Mears	21	43	21.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.9¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	66.8⁷	33.6¹	37.0¹	38.0¹	37.0¹	+3.5¹⁰	5⁴⁸	25.6¹²	39.0¹	25.8⁵	—	-5.7⁶	17.0³⁵	10.3³⁵	-4.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2003: P21 from 19	28 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 24.3
43Jeff Green	32	41	31.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	25.8¹⁰	0.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.4⁶	5⁴⁸	25.0⁹	—	28.2⁵	—	+11.0⁶	23.9³⁵	7.4³⁵	-2.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	31.4%³⁵	—	1996: P36 from 33	18 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 29.7
51Kevin Lepage	36	41	27.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	32.8³	—	—	—	—	+4.3⁴	16⁴⁸	32.0³	—	27.0⁵	—	+10.0⁶	31.7¹⁶	6.7¹⁶	-3.7¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁶	56.3%¹⁶	—	1998: P19 from 42	11 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 28.2
10Scott Riggs	40	41	25.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.0¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	59.8⁹	—	—	—	—	+4.4⁸	16⁴⁸	31.3⁶	—	29.8⁵	—	+1.7⁶	20.4³⁴	9.0³⁴	-5.0³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12³⁴	23.5%³⁴	—	2004: P22 from 26	13 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 29.3
77Brendan Gaughan	31	39	34.0²	0²	0²	0²	26.5²	0.0%²	24.8¹	—	—	—	—	+11.0¹	5⁴⁸	35.0¹	—	24.2⁵	—	-6.3⁶	20.6³⁵	9.6³⁵	-4.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	2004: P28 from 10	2 st · 0 W · best P28 · avg 34.0
50P.J. Jones	37	36	39.0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	35.5⁴	0.1%⁴	29.3³	—	—	—	—	—	5⁴⁸	—	—	34.0⁵	—	-8.7⁶	35.8⁴	7.9⁴	-0.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	100.0%⁴	—	2004: P43 from 34	4 st · 0 W · best P35 · avg 39.0
00Carl Long	38	33	40.5²	0²	0²	0²	42.5²	0.0%²	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁴⁸	—	—	39.2⁵	—	-0.7⁶	40.4⁵	1.6⁵	+1.2⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20⁵	100.0%⁵	—	2002: P42 from 42	2 st · 0 W · best P39 · avg 40.5
72Kirk Shelmerdine	42	32	41.3³	0³	0³	0³	42.0³	0.0%³	25.9¹	—	—	—	—	—	12⁴⁸	—	—	41.0⁵	—	+1.0⁶	40.9¹⁷	1.7¹⁷	-0.1¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁷	100.0%¹⁷	—	2002: P41 from 42	3 st · 0 W · best P41 · avg 41.3