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Long Pond, PA

Cup Series · 2006 · RACE 20 · 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	13	64	10.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	8¹⁰	10.5¹⁰	4.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.9¹⁰	16⁴⁴	8.3¹²	—	10.8⁵	—	-4.0⁶	16.8³⁵	13.6³⁵	+2.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1999: P6 from 12 · led 1	35 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.6
48Jimmie Johnson	15	64	11.7¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	14.6%¹⁰	87.4⁴	14.5⁶	19.5²	18.0²	18.5²	-3.5¹⁰	16⁴⁴	15.6¹²	25.0¹	3.2⁵	—	-2.7⁶	10.7³⁵	9.6³⁵	+0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P3 from 2	37 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 12.9
11Denny Hamlin	1	63	10.0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	6.4¹⁰	22.1%¹⁰	115.6¹⁰	6.4¹⁰	2.8⁹	4.0⁹	3.1⁹	-8.1¹⁰	16⁴⁴	13.7¹²	11.9⁷	14.8⁵	—	+3.0⁶	13.7³⁵	9.5³⁵	+0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2006: P1 from 1 · led 83	36 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 11.0
99Carl Edwards	16	61	10.7¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	23.4¹⁰	10.9%¹⁰	102.5¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-7.6¹⁰	9⁴⁴	15.2¹²	—	11.6⁵	—	-11.3⁶	19.4³⁵	12.9³⁵	+4.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2005: P1 from 29 · led 46	23 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.6
24Jeff Gordon	5	60	10.8¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.4¹⁰	17.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0¹⁰	16⁴⁴	8.8¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	-6.7⁶	10.1³⁵	13.0³⁵	-5.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	1993: P28 from 4	46 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 10.3
6Mark Martin	30	60	9.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	2.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	9⁴⁴	15.8¹²	—	15.6⁵	—	+1.7⁶	15.7³⁵	9.7³⁵	+1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1982: P26 from 16	53 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 11.2
29Kevin Harvick	12	60	18.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	19.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	103.2²	9.3¹⁰	9.2⁶	9.5⁶	9.0⁶	-4.8¹⁰	16⁴⁴	10.3¹²	18.0⁴	12.2⁵	—	-5.0⁶	13.5³⁵	11.5³⁵	+1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2001: P15 from 19	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 12.1
16Greg Biffle	20	59	18.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.1¹⁰	3.0%¹⁰	80.7⁶	—	—	—	—	+1.1¹⁰	9⁴⁴	13.2¹²	—	8.8⁵	—	-3.0⁶	14.2³⁵	14.4³⁵	-4.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2003: P20 from 26	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 15.8
07Clint Bowyer	14	58	13.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	21.3¹⁰	4.8%¹⁰	81.7¹⁰	11.5⁶	15.5²	16.0²	13.5²	+2.1¹⁰	16⁴⁴	14.9¹²	12.0¹	16.8⁵	—	-9.7⁶	20.5³⁵	10.8³⁵	+1.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2006: P21 from 42 · led 8	29 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 12.9
88Dale Jarrett	38	57	18.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.2¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	9⁴⁴	12.3¹²	—	14.4⁵	—	+0.7⁶	27.9³⁵	10.0³⁵	+5.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1987: P35 from 24	40 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 16.1
17Matt Kenseth	11	55	12.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	19.4⁴	14.5²	13.0²	14.5²	-4.4¹⁰	9⁴⁴	14.3¹²	4.0¹	24.6⁵	—	+6.0⁶	14.7³⁵	8.4³⁵	+5.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2000: P14 from 29	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.6
2Kurt Busch	7	55	18.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	16.4¹⁰	6.9%¹⁰	110.0²	13.9⁸	10.5⁴	9.0⁴	15.0³	+3.2¹⁰	5⁴⁴	19.8¹²	16.5²	15.0⁵	—	-26.0⁶	10.5³⁵	13.1³⁵	-9.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2001: P13 from 41	40 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 14.7
5Kyle Busch	8	54	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	14.0¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	83.0¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	11.4⁸	13.5⁸	10.3⁷	+5.7¹⁰	16⁴⁴	9.0¹²	18.7⁶	20.6⁵	—	-5.3⁶	15.1³⁵	13.5³⁵	-0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P4 from 38	37 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 16.5
12Ryan Newman	2	54	13.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	5¹⁰	10.3¹⁰	7.9%¹⁰	102.6⁴	18.4⁸	23.0⁴	19.5⁴	20.7³	-1.8¹⁰	5⁴⁴	19.1¹²	28.5²	16.4⁵	—	-3.3⁶	11.9³⁵	11.8³⁵	-8.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2002: P32 from 15 · led 19	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.0
9Kasey Kahne	3	53	15.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	8.9¹⁰	6.0%¹⁰	91.8⁸	23.3²	—	—	—	-5.1¹⁰	5⁴⁴	14.3¹²	—	23.8⁵	—	+26.3⁶	13.1³⁵	13.7³⁵	-2.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2004: P14 from 1 · led 4	29 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 19.0
45Kyle Petty	33	53	10.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	17.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0⁵	5⁴⁴	26.3¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	-0.7⁶	30.9³⁵	8.2³⁵	+3.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1980: P7 from 13	49 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 20.1
25Brian Vickers	4	53	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	10.0¹⁰	8.3%¹⁰	90.8⁸	—	—	—	—	-3.6⁹	16⁴⁴	18.9⁸	—	20.6⁵	—	+10.7⁶	17.2³⁵	11.6³⁵	-2.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2004: P13 from 2 · led 1	15 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.0
8Dale Earnhardt Jr.	26	53	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	4.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-9.4¹⁰	16⁴⁴	21.7¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	+12.0⁶	19.0³⁵	9.7³⁵	+6.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2000: P19 from 15	34 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.2
19Jeremy Mayfield	22	53	12.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	26.1¹⁰	7.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁴⁴	25.8¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	+8.7⁶	24.4²¹	9.0²¹	-3.8²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²¹	14.3%²¹	—	1994: P21 from 23	25 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 17.9
38Elliott Sadler	25	53	18.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	28.8¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-20.0²	9⁴⁴	28.6¹²	—	12.0⁵	—	+9.0⁶	17.3³⁵	12.0³⁵	-5.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	1999: P20 from 42	23 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 21.6
26Jamie McMurray	28	52	22.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	68.9⁶	14.0²	—	—	—	+4.3¹⁰	9⁴⁴	14.6¹²	—	17.2⁵	—	-3.0⁶	25.2³⁵	12.3³⁵	+1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	2003: P32 from 28	31 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 19.7
31Jeff Burton	6	52	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	20.9¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.9⁶	16⁴⁴	19.5¹²	—	23.2⁵	—	-0.7⁶	14.1³⁵	11.9³⁵	-0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1994: P22 from 35	39 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.7
21Ken Schrader	18	52	12.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	15.0¹⁰	4.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-7.5⁴	9⁴⁴	16.6¹²	—	27.2⁵	—	+4.7⁶	25.9³⁵	11.1³⁵	-0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	1985: P15 from 22	43 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.9
1Martin Truex Jr.	17	51	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	20.2¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	80.6¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	7.7⁷	8.1⁷	7.3⁷	+1.5¹⁰	16⁴⁴	18.3¹²	16.0⁵	26.4⁵	—	-16.0⁶	21.3³⁵	10.2³⁵	+0.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2006: P24 from 15	34 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.1
44Terry Labonte	37	51	10.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.0¹⁰	3.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁴⁴	20.3¹²	—	28.8⁵	—	+10.7⁶	35.6¹⁶	10.5¹⁶	+6.1¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁶	18.8%¹⁶	—	1979: P23 from 12	53 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.3
14Sterling Marlin	35	51	21.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	15.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-22.0¹	16⁴⁴	22.1¹²	—	17.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	23.6³⁵	9.1³⁵	-4.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	1983: P29 from 20	45 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.0
22Dave Blaney	24	49	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	24.3¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.9⁶	5⁴⁴	28.4¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	-0.3⁶	28.4³⁵	8.0³⁵	+3.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2000: P30 from 35	28 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 27.0
55Michael Waltrip	39	48	20.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁴⁴	20.8¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	+13.3⁶	31.7³²	7.7³²	+1.1³²	0.0³²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³²	21.9%³²	—	1986: P39 from 28	46 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 21.3
10Scott Riggs	9	46	25.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	24.1¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	58.1⁸	—	—	—	—	+3.7⁹	5⁴⁴	31.3⁶	—	17.4⁵	—	+9.3⁶	19.8³⁴	10.1³⁴	-0.5³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	5.9%³⁴	—	2004: P16 from 40	13 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 28.9
43Bobby Labonte	27	44	25.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	15.5¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5⁴⁴	13.3¹²	—	31.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	21.5³⁵	11.7³⁵	-0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	1993: P20 from 23	41 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 20.4
01Joe Nemechek	10	44	22.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁴	16⁴⁴	24.3¹²	—	27.8⁵	—	-2.3⁶	18.3³⁵	8.1³⁵	-6.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1994: P32 from 11	38 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 29.2
32Travis Kvapil	40	43	24.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	33.6¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	49.4¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-6.4⁷	16⁴⁴	32.7⁷	—	23.6⁵	—	-2.3⁶	33.4³⁰	6.8³⁰	+5.2³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	16.7%³⁰	—	2005: P17 from 33	16 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 25.8
78Jimmy Spencer	43	42	23.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	25.8¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+17.0²	16⁴⁴	22.5¹¹	—	31.2⁵	—	-2.7⁶	34.0¹	—	+2.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	0.0%¹	—	1989: P33 from 26	31 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 22.0
42Casey Mears	31	42	20.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.9¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	67.3⁶	33.6¹	37.0¹	38.0¹	37.0¹	+3.0¹⁰	5⁴⁴	25.6¹²	39.0¹	23.4⁵	—	-8.0⁶	22.7³⁵	9.5³⁵	+4.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P21 from 19	28 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 23.9
4Scott Wimmer	41	42	29.0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	23.2⁵	0.1%⁵	52.6³	—	—	—	—	—	16⁴⁴	27.3⁴	—	24.6⁵	—	-0.7⁶	34.7²³	7.0²³	+5.7²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²³	13.0%²³	—	2004: P35 from 24	5 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 29.0
66Jeff Green	32	41	31.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	25.8¹⁰	0.8%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+9.4⁶	16⁴⁴	25.0⁹	—	24.6⁵	—	-4.3⁶	25.2³⁵	9.5³⁵	+1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1996: P36 from 33	18 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 28.6
49Kevin Lepage	34	40	28.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.2¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	28.8²	—	—	—	—	+4.3⁴	5⁴⁴	32.0³	—	25.2⁵	—	-6.0⁶	32.8²¹	5.8²¹	-1.5²¹	0.0²¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14²¹	33.3%²¹	—	1998: P19 from 42	11 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 29.0
7Robby Gordon	29	39	25.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	28.6¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	56.3²	—	—	—	—	-3.7⁸	16⁴⁴	26.7¹²	—	33.0⁵	—	+4.7⁶	27.4³⁵	11.8³⁵	+1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	25.7%³⁵	—	1997: P42 from 30	17 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 29.5
40David Stremme	42	38	29.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	33.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	49.2¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+5.3⁵	5⁴⁴	24.8⁵	—	32.8⁵	—	-3.0⁶	25.9³³	8.5³³	-0.5³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³³	12.1%³³	—	2006: P26 from 32	10 st · 0 W · best P23 · avg 29.4
96Tony Raines	19	38	27.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	44.7⁸	—	—	—	—	+5.5⁴	16⁴⁴	26.8⁴	—	33.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	32.2²⁸	8.9²⁸	+7.6²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁸	3.6%²⁸	—	2003: P30 from 42	11 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 28.8
41Reed Sorenson	23	37	32.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.3¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	45.9¹⁰	33.7³	—	—	—	+2.8⁹	5⁴⁴	24.7⁹	—	31.8⁵	—	+9.0⁶	25.7³⁵	11.1³⁵	+2.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2006: P36 from 35	19 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 32.2
90Stephen Leicht	36	34	32.5²	0²	0²	0²	39.5²	0.0%²	33.5²	—	—	—	—	+7.0¹	9⁴⁴	31.0¹	—	33.2⁵	—	-3.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2012: P33 from 43	2 st · 0 W · best P32 · avg 32.5
18J.J. Yeley	21	32	34.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	43.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+14.0⁵	16⁴⁴	36.0⁷	—	33.6⁵	—	+6.7⁶	21.3³⁵	10.4³⁵	-4.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	2006: P15 from 24	15 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 34.0