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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
48Jimmie Johnson	3	67	6.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	9.5¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	106.0⁷	20.3⁷	23.3³	20.7³	22.3³	-14.2¹⁰	16³⁹	13.8¹²	23.3¹²	8.0⁵	—	-11.7⁶	10.0³⁵	12.2³⁵	+0.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2002: P6 from 13	35 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 11.3
29Kevin Harvick	11	62	11.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.8¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	89.2⁶	10.3⁹	10.6⁵	11.4⁵	11.6⁵	-7.9¹⁰	16³⁹	11.0¹²	11.1¹²	19.0⁵	—	+2.0⁶	18.7³⁵	10.1³⁵	+3.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2001: P7 from 33	38 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 9.9
01Mark Martin	6	62	14.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.9¹⁰	4.7%¹⁰	103.0²	—	—	—	—	-1.6¹⁰	16³⁹	19.5¹²	—	7.0⁵	—	+2.0⁶	16.7²³	11.6²³	+1.7²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²³	8.7%²³	—	1997: P38 from 6 · led 10	25 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.2
8Dale Earnhardt Jr.	12	62	10.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	9.0¹⁰	8.0%¹⁰	96.1⁵	—	—	—	—	-9.7¹⁰	16³⁹	17.8¹²	—	12.0⁵	—	+9.3⁶	14.7³⁵	12.8³⁵	-3.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2000: P1 from 4 · led 106	29 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.1
11Denny Hamlin	7	61	8.8¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	17.2¹⁰	3.9%¹⁰	99.3¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	7.5⁸	7.6⁸	8.0⁸	-7.4¹⁰	16³⁹	18.3¹²	7.3¹²	19.4⁵	—	-10.0⁶	12.5³⁵	12.0³⁵	-1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2005: P7 from 14	35 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 14.3
17Matt Kenseth	4	61	11.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	10.7%¹⁰	101.0⁵	27.4²	25.5²	27.0²	21.0¹	-6.7¹⁰	12³⁹	22.0¹²	21.5¹¹	6.8⁵	—	-7.3⁶	20.3³⁵	12.2³⁵	+7.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2000: P31 from 13	31 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 10.9
20Tony Stewart	9	60	12.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	24.0¹⁰	13.5%¹⁰	120.8⁴	—	—	—	—	-10.2¹⁰	16³⁹	13.2¹²	—	17.2⁵	—	+17.0⁶	17.8³⁵	13.1³⁵	+5.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1999: P6 from 19	27 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.6
07Clint Bowyer	8	59	13.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	13.0¹⁰	2.5%¹⁰	94.5¹⁰	13.6⁶	10.5²	9.0²	11.0²	+0.5¹⁰	16³⁹	17.6¹²	12.4¹²	18.2⁵	—	-14.3⁶	17.6³⁵	10.3³⁵	+3.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2006: P19 from 12	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.4
9Kasey Kahne	34	59	23.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	9.7¹⁰	6.4%¹⁰	83.7⁹	20.3¹	—	—	—	-5.3¹⁰	3³⁹	16.8¹²	—	6.0⁵	—	-9.0⁶	13.7³⁵	11.1³⁵	-8.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2004: P2 from 3 · led 148	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.8
24Jeff Gordon	1	58	17.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	11.0¹⁰	4.0%¹⁰	78.6²	—	—	—	—	-2.2¹⁰	16³⁹	16.1¹²	—	13.8⁵	—	+5.7⁶	11.6³⁵	8.4³⁵	+4.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1997: P30 from 2 · led 69	29 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.4
5Kyle Busch	5	58	12.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	16.5¹⁰	13.2%¹⁰	100.5¹⁰	15.4¹⁰	12.8⁸	14.3⁸	12.5⁸	-5.4¹⁰	16³⁹	26.9¹²	21.3¹²	11.2⁵	—	+3.7⁶	15.3³⁵	11.8³⁵	+1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P21 from 35	35 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 12.0
2Kurt Busch	17	57	13.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	15.3¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	90.4⁶	9.6⁷	11.3³	11.0³	9.3³	-5.4¹⁰	3³⁹	19.3¹²	7.8¹²	21.6⁵	—	+7.0⁶	13.6³⁵	11.3³⁵	-1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2001: P4 from 16	36 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.0
99Carl Edwards	10	55	18.1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	18.0¹⁰	14.2%¹⁰	98.8¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+2.1¹⁰	12³⁹	10.5¹²	—	23.2⁵	—	+4.0⁶	17.0³⁵	12.2³⁵	+3.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2005: P19 from 20	23 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.7
25Casey Mears	33	55	15.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	22.4¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	82.5⁸	—	—	—	—	-0.1¹⁰	16³⁹	28.2¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	-18.3⁶	18.6³⁵	11.8³⁵	-0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P27 from 26	24 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 21.7
26Jamie McMurray	13	54	16.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	30.0¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	78.3⁸	14.5²	—	—	—	-0.6¹⁰	12³⁹	15.6¹²	—	23.0⁵	—	+2.7⁶	21.1³⁵	11.6³⁵	-1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2003: P10 from 24	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.6
44Dale Jarrett	37	54	13.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.9¹⁰	12.2%¹⁰	78.0²	—	—	—	—	-9.0¹⁰	8³⁹	30.5¹²	—	15.0⁵	—	+0.7⁶	31.7²³	7.7²³	-0.7²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13²³	34.8%²³	—	1997: P2 from 1 · led 42	13 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.5
1Martin Truex Jr.	24	52	17.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	17.8¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	83.2¹⁰	14.1¹⁰	12.0⁶	15.2⁶	11.7⁶	-6.8¹⁰	16³⁹	23.8¹²	10.5¹¹	21.6⁵	—	-8.3⁶	14.9³⁵	12.7³⁵	-1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2005: P15 from 27	34 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.8
12Ryan Newman	20	52	23.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	14.0¹⁰	2.5%¹⁰	67.9⁷	19.3⁷	23.0³	22.3³	22.7³	+6.0¹⁰	3³⁹	14.5¹²	22.4¹²	18.6⁵	—	+7.0⁶	13.7³⁵	14.0³⁵	-4.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2002: P40 from 36 · led 2	35 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.5
31Jeff Burton	2	50	18.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	27.8¹⁰	4.3%¹⁰	63.6²	—	—	—	—	+0.9¹⁰	16³⁹	24.3¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-16.0⁶	19.4³⁵	11.8³⁵	+5.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1997: P1 from 5 · led 60	25 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.2
19Elliott Sadler	15	50	23.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.9¹⁰	4.4%¹⁰	70.0⁴	—	—	—	—	+7.0⁶	3³⁹	25.0¹²	—	16.6⁵	—	-2.3⁶	17.4³⁵	9.4³⁵	-8.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1999: P10 from 13 · led 2	18 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 23.2
88Ricky Rudd	29	49	17.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	79.7²	—	—	—	—	-2.3³	12³⁹	18.8¹²	—	29.4⁵	—	+2.0⁶	28.4³⁰	9.4³⁰	+2.4³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³⁰	16.7%³⁰	—	1997: P5 from 8 · led 26	11 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 16.9
15Paul Menard	42	48	21.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	68.7¹⁰	18.3⁴	—	—	—	+5.6⁸	16³⁹	25.6¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	-15.0⁶	28.8²⁹	7.8²⁹	+1.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	10.3%²⁹	—	2006: P41 from 32	26 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 21.9
42Juan Pablo Montoya	16	48	24.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	15.5¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	74.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-2.3¹⁰	3³⁹	23.0¹²	—	21.2⁵	—	+6.7⁶	21.7³⁵	10.7³⁵	-1.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2007: P25 from 3 · led 10	13 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 24.1
16Greg Biffle	21	47	23.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	11.2%¹⁰	95.7⁸	—	—	—	—	+9.4¹⁰	12³⁹	22.5¹²	32.0²	20.8⁵	—	+9.0⁶	19.3³⁵	11.9³⁵	+0.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2003: P28 from 20	25 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.3
21Ken Schrader	38	47	21.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	27.9¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	62.4²	—	—	—	—	-22.0¹	12³⁹	22.1¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	-3.3⁶	26.3¹²	6.0¹²	-4.3¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25¹²	33.3%¹²	—	1997: P18 from 27	15 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 24.3
83Brian Vickers	36	47	23.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.6¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	64.9⁹	—	—	—	—	+0.9⁹	8³⁹	24.4¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	-7.0⁶	22.4²²	13.3²²	-3.3²²	0.0²²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18²²	22.7%²²	—	2004: P12 from 13	17 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 22.6
45Kyle Petty	32	47	24.8⁹	0⁹	0⁹	0⁹	28.7⁹	0.1%⁹	51.5⁵	—	—	—	—	-0.1⁹	3³⁹	19.9¹²	—	23.8⁵	—	+12.3⁶	34.2²⁸	9.5²⁸	+6.1²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11²⁸	14.3%²⁸	—	1997: P27 from 23	9 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 24.8
6David Ragan	19	47	19.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	12.1¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	80.4¹⁰	24.9⁴	—	—	—	+5.2¹⁰	12³⁹	24.4¹²	35.0¹	25.0⁵	—	-4.7⁶	29.4³⁵	10.5³⁵	+5.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2007: P37 from 33	25 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 24.9
66Jeff Green	31	46	21.4⁷	0⁷	0⁷	1⁷	22.9⁷	0.1%⁷	58.9⁴	—	—	—	—	+0.7⁵	16³⁹	25.0¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	+6.0⁶	30.9³¹	10.3³¹	+4.4³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³¹	12.9%³¹	—	2002: P16 from 17	7 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 21.4
14Sterling Marlin	28	46	18.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	28.0¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	82.3²	—	—	—	—	+6.3⁹	16³⁹	22.0¹²	—	30.6⁵	—	+12.3⁶	28.6²⁰	8.3²⁰	+2.2²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²⁰	20.0%²⁰	—	1997: P8 from 22 · led 2	12 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 21.6
10Scott Riggs	39	45	25.1⁹	0⁹	0⁹	1⁹	19.7⁹	0.0%⁹	57.7⁸	—	—	—	—	-0.8⁴	3³⁹	26.5¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	18.4²⁶	10.6²⁶	-9.3²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12²⁶	19.2%²⁶	—	2004: P15 from 24	9 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 25.1
13Joe Nemechek	25	44	27.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	15.6¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	55.8³	30.6¹	—	—	—	+5.4¹⁰	16³⁹	23.9¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+1.7⁶	26.9²⁷	9.6²⁷	-2.7²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.26²⁷	33.3%²⁷	—	1997: P29 from 40	23 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 32.4
22Dave Blaney	40	44	22.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	28.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	50.8⁵	—	—	—	—	-2.3⁶	8³⁹	25.3¹²	—	27.6⁵	—	+3.7⁶	20.9³²	12.1³²	-6.1³²	0.0³²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³²	25.0%³²	—	2000: P22 from 24	22 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 29.4
43Bobby Labonte	22	44	21.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	8.9¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	44.3²	—	—	—	—	+9.9⁸	3³⁹	25.8¹²	—	28.8⁵	—	+5.3⁶	20.1³⁵	9.6³⁵	-1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1997: P3 from 4 · led 2	25 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 25.4
7Robby Gordon	23	42	31.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	24.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	51.8⁶	—	—	—	—	+9.3⁴	12³⁹	28.2¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	-15.3⁶	34.2³⁴	9.8³⁴	+8.4³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁴	5.9%³⁴	—	1997: P34 from 29	15 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 31.2
18J.J. Yeley	18	42	34.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	30.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	45.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+10.6⁶	16³⁹	22.6¹²	—	22.8⁵	—	-0.7⁶	23.5³⁵	9.7³⁵	+1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2006: P35 from 2 · led 2	14 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 34.0
96Tony Raines	27	42	28.8⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	39.2⁶	0.0%⁶	44.9⁵	—	—	—	—	—	16³⁹	30.3¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	-1.7⁶	27.8³³	9.0³³	+1.6³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³³	9.1%³³	—	2003: P42 from 34	6 st · 0 W · best P19 · avg 28.8
78Kenny Wallace	43	41	26.4⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	34.9⁷	0.0%⁷	29.8¹	—	—	—	—	+5.7³	16³⁹	21.9¹²	—	31.6⁵	—	+4.0⁶	28.3¹⁴	6.6¹⁴	-1.8¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁴	14.3%¹⁴	—	1997: P13 from 31	7 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 26.4
70Johnny Sauter	35	39	30.7³	0³	0³	0³	37.7³	0.1%³	32.9²	—	—	—	—	+5.5²	16³⁹	29.7¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	-13.7⁶	30.0³⁴	9.6³⁴	+2.9³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	5.9%³⁴	—	2004: P24 from 37 · led 1	3 st · 0 W · best P24 · avg 30.7
40David Stremme	14	39	25.4⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	27.6⁵	0.1%⁵	52.4⁵	—	—	—	—	+7.4⁴	3³⁹	27.3¹²	—	32.6⁵	—	-4.3⁶	26.3³⁵	10.9³⁵	+0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	2006: P21 from 28	5 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 25.4
41Reed Sorenson	26	37	31.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	53.0¹⁰	33.1⁵	36.0²	34.5²	34.5²	+3.4⁸	3³⁹	25.2¹²	35.6⁵	24.4⁵	—	+15.3⁶	24.3³⁵	12.2³⁵	+0.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2006: P13 from 13	21 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 32.3
49Mike Bliss	41	35	34.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	39.6¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-2.0¹	3³⁹	27.2¹²	—	31.6⁵	—	-3.0⁶	22.3³	6.7³	-0.3³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	0.0%³	—	2005: P22 from 42	11 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 34.3
38David Gilliland	30	35	29.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	30.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	52.2¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+1.9⁸	12³⁹	28.0¹²	—	35.6⁵	—	+2.0⁶	27.7³⁵	9.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2006: P21 from 7	18 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 29.6