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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
18Kyle Busch	22	66	9.4¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	21.0¹⁰	18.5%¹⁰	103.8¹⁰	18.1¹⁰	14.9¹⁰	18.3¹⁰	13.7¹⁰	-8.3¹⁰	16⁴²	9.7¹²	18.2¹²	15.0⁵	—	+1.7⁶	11.7³⁵	13.5³⁵	-0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P28 from 39	38 st · 8 W · best P1 · avg 14.7
24Jeff Gordon	2	66	13.7¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	6.8¹⁰	19.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.5¹⁰	10⁴²	14.6¹²	—	5.8⁵	—	-1.0⁶	10.9³⁵	13.4³⁵	-3.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1993: P17 from 21	46 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 12.2
11Denny Hamlin	12	64	17.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	22.9¹⁰	3.7%¹⁰	84.5¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	7.4¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	-0.1¹⁰	16⁴²	9.2¹²	3.7¹²	15.0⁵	—	+2.0⁶	15.4³⁵	13.5³⁵	-0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2006: P14 from 33	38 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.4
48Jimmie Johnson	1	64	15.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	19.2¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	72.1⁴	12.1⁶	9.0²	11.5²	7.0²	-3.7¹⁰	10⁴²	14.1¹²	13.3³	12.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	8.7³⁵	10.6³⁵	-1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P7 from 33	37 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.0
29Kevin Harvick	10	63	11.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	17.3¹⁰	6.8%¹⁰	97.3²	13.2⁹	9.8⁵	6.0⁵	8.6⁵	-10.9¹⁰	10⁴²	19.0¹²	11.4¹²	14.8⁵	—	-8.3⁶	17.8³⁵	9.9³⁵	+5.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2001: P24 from 3 · led 137	42 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 13.7
17Matt Kenseth	4	62	12.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	15.7²	20.0²	18.5²	18.0²	-6.5¹⁰	13⁴²	17.9¹²	23.3³	9.2⁵	—	+2.7⁶	16.8³⁵	14.0³⁵	+0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2000: P12 from 22	37 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.8
07Clint Bowyer	3	60	19.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	22.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	76.2¹⁰	9.4⁶	10.5²	9.5²	11.5²	+5.0¹⁰	10⁴²	11.7¹²	13.3³	14.8⁵	—	+11.7⁶	21.3³⁵	9.4³⁵	+7.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2006: P29 from 27	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 13.8
99Carl Edwards	9	59	13.9¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	25.5¹⁰	5.6%¹⁰	87.8⁹	—	—	—	—	-3.0¹⁰	13⁴²	19.6¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	+7.3⁶	12.4³⁵	11.8³⁵	+3.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2004: P33 from 25	24 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.8
16Greg Biffle	14	58	10.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	15.8¹⁰	4.0%¹⁰	102.7⁶	—	—	—	—	-6.8¹⁰	13⁴²	18.8¹²	37.0¹	20.4⁵	—	-7.3⁶	13.7³⁵	11.0³⁵	+0.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2003: P5 from 15	27 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.5
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	15	58	14.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	14.7¹⁰	14.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-5.9¹⁰	10⁴²	14.9¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	+19.0⁶	10.1³⁵	11.2³⁵	-4.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2000: P38 from 12	34 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.8
20Tony Stewart	6	57	17.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	11.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.9¹⁰	16⁴²	12.8¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	+4.7⁶	17.4³⁵	12.3³⁵	+2.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1999: P15 from 4 · led 55	32 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.8
31Jeff Burton	8	57	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	18.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.4⁶	10⁴²	25.8¹²	—	5.6⁵	—	+3.3⁶	21.1³⁵	9.7³⁵	+8.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1994: P31 from 35	40 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.5
2Kurt Busch	36	55	13.0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	19.0¹⁰	9.8%¹⁰	88.0²	14.0⁷	17.3³	18.0³	16.7³	-5.9¹⁰	3⁴²	22.0¹²	15.0¹¹	22.8⁵	—	+7.3⁶	19.9³⁵	14.1³⁵	-2.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2001: P42 from 39	40 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 14.2
26Jamie McMurray	18	54	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	67.5⁶	26.2²	—	—	—	-1.1¹⁰	13⁴²	18.8¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+15.0⁶	20.1³⁵	11.8³⁵	+0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P11 from 26	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 15.9
42Juan Pablo Montoya	21	54	18.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	19.9¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	78.5¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+1.1¹⁰	3⁴²	18.7¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	+4.7⁶	23.4³⁵	11.2³⁵	-0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2007: P32 from 36	13 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.9
43Bobby Labonte	19	52	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	16.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁴²	21.8¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	-6.3⁶	24.8³⁵	9.8³⁵	+2.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1993: P24 from 33	41 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.1
12Ryan Newman	13	51	19.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.4¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	82.9⁴	20.5⁸	26.3⁴	23.8⁴	25.8⁴	+4.4¹⁰	3⁴²	15.0¹²	23.3¹⁰	24.0⁵	—	-6.0⁶	16.3³⁵	11.7³⁵	-3.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2002: P37 from 8	39 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.3
55Michael Waltrip	40	51	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁴²	17.7¹²	—	27.2⁵	—	-13.3⁶	30.2³⁵	8.6³⁵	+1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1986: P32 from 24	47 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 20.4
9Kasey Kahne	20	50	20.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	6.1%¹⁰	92.4⁸	21.2²	—	—	—	-2.8¹⁰	3⁴²	16.1¹²	—	27.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	15.9³⁵	12.3³⁵	-2.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2004: P40 from 5	29 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.3
45Kyle Petty	35	50	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁶	3⁴²	19.3¹²	—	29.2⁵	—	+5.3⁶	34.7¹⁴	5.5¹⁴	-0.6¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁴	7.1%¹⁴	—	1981: P11 from 23	49 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.9
15Paul Menard	29	50	18.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	19.1¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	70.5¹⁰	19.9⁴	—	—	—	-2.3⁹	10⁴²	24.5¹²	—	24.6⁵	—	0.0⁶	24.3³⁵	8.8³⁵	-0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P24 from 41	24 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 17.5
49Ken Schrader	41	49	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+14.3⁴	3⁴²	16.1¹²	—	31.0⁵	—	+10.0⁶	29.0¹⁴	7.8¹⁴	-1.6¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁴	7.1%¹⁴	—	1985: P10 from 16	49 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.9
44Dale Jarrett	37	49	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁴²	20.0¹²	—	33.0⁵	—	-6.3⁶	29.0⁴	9.9⁴	+0.5⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	25.0%⁴	—	1986: P29 from 28	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.1
6David Ragan	24	48	23.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	26.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	62.7¹⁰	20.2⁴	—	—	—	+9.1¹⁰	13⁴²	20.4¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	-5.3⁶	17.3³⁵	10.3³⁵	+1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P26 from 41	25 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 25.0
19Elliott Sadler	27	48	24.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	22.0¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-15.0¹	3⁴²	26.0¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	-8.3⁶	18.3³⁵	12.3³⁵	-5.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1998: P24 from 32	24 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 23.2
1Martin Truex Jr.	11	47	23.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	17.9¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	74.5¹⁰	13.9¹⁰	12.3⁷	13.4⁷	12.1⁷	+5.9¹⁰	10⁴²	23.3¹²	14.4¹²	25.6⁵	—	+3.0⁶	17.3³⁵	11.5³⁵	-1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2006: P38 from 25	34 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 20.5
28Travis Kvapil	30	47	23.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	29.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	54.6¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁶	13⁴²	23.5¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	+3.0⁶	26.0³⁵	9.9³⁵	+2.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P7 from 5	15 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 24.7
40Dario Franchitti	26	46	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁴²	22.0¹	—	30.6⁵	—	+3.7⁶	28.6⁹	6.1⁹	-5.6⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11⁹	22.2%⁹	—	first start here	—
83Brian Vickers	38	46	23.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	20.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	59.9⁸	—	—	—	—	+2.4¹⁰	16⁴²	25.9¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	+1.7⁶	21.3³⁵	11.4³⁵	+1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2004: P35 from 22	19 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 18.7
84Mike Skinner	43	45	23.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	15.1¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+10.3¹⁰	16⁴²	22.4¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	-2.3⁶	24.8¹⁰	3.9¹⁰	-6.5¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	1996: P36 from 6 · led 10	17 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 26.3
70Jeremy Mayfield	33	45	20.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	26.6¹⁰	4.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	10⁴²	22.8¹²	—	32.0⁵	—	-2.0⁶	29.3⁷	9.1⁷	-1.0⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁷	0.0%⁷	—	1994: P21 from 25	25 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 19.9
78Joe Nemechek	42	45	26.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+6.8⁵	10⁴²	26.3¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	-0.3⁶	30.8³¹	7.8³¹	-2.8³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.19³¹	19.4%³¹	—	1994: P16 from 6	35 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 31.4
96J.J. Yeley	25	43	29.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	33.9¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	49.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+4.5⁷	16⁴²	26.3¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	-12.7⁶	33.4¹⁶	9.7¹⁶	+3.3¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁶	18.8%¹⁶	—	2006: P33 from 24	12 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 30.3
01Regan Smith	17	43	24.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	15.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	59.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-6.2²	10⁴²	27.7¹²	—	27.4⁵	—	-8.0⁶	26.0³³	7.2³³	-2.3³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³³	0.0%³³	—	2007: P25 from 12	11 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 25.0
7Robby Gordon	28	42	27.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	24.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	41.9¹	—	—	—	—	+8.1⁷	3⁴²	32.9¹²	—	21.2⁵	—	-11.3⁶	31.0³⁵	10.4³⁵	+1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1997: P43 from 20	21 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 29.5
00David Reutimann	39	41	24.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	17.6¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	72.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+2.1¹⁰	16⁴²	22.5¹²	—	35.6⁵	—	+5.3⁶	24.1³⁵	9.2³⁵	+0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2008: P25 from 2	10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 24.9
5Casey Mears	5	40	27.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	24.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	55.4⁶	—	—	—	—	+10.7¹⁰	10⁴²	28.8¹²	37.0²	25.8⁵	—	+3.7⁶	22.7³⁵	11.3³⁵	+1.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2003: P32 from 39	27 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 27.1
66Scott Riggs	31	39	26.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	25.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	61.3⁸	—	—	—	—	+0.8⁸	10⁴²	24.3¹²	—	35.0⁵	—	+6.3⁶	25.5³³	8.9³³	-0.4³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³³	3.0%³³	—	2004: P34 from 28	12 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 28.8
8Aric Almirola	16	39	27.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	62.1¹⁰	17.4⁹	15.8⁵	16.4⁵	16.4⁵	+8.3⁹	10⁴²	24.7¹²	12.3¹²	36.2⁵	—	+3.0⁶	21.0¹¹	9.7¹¹	-5.4¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹¹	9.1%¹¹	—	2007: P36 from 35	25 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 24.4
38David Gilliland	32	38	30.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	50.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+0.4⁸	13⁴²	31.8¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	-18.7⁶	29.7³⁵	10.0³⁵	+3.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2006: P40 from 38	18 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 28.0
22Dave Blaney	34	38	28.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	72.9²	—	—	—	—	+16.5⁶	16⁴²	26.3¹²	—	33.0⁵	—	+9.3⁶	26.7³⁴	9.3³⁴	-0.6³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15³⁴	20.6%³⁴	—	2000: P35 from 26	25 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 30.6
77Sam Hornish Jr.	7	38	28.9⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	29.9⁸	0.0%⁸	50.8⁸	—	—	—	—	+13.8⁸	3⁴²	25.8¹²	—	33.2⁵	—	-9.0⁶	28.6³³	8.2³³	-1.0³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12³³	12.1%³³	—	2008: P37 from 35	8 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 28.9
41Reed Sorenson	23	37	27.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	23.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	51.6¹⁰	33.2⁴	35.0¹	38.0¹	35.0¹	+2.3⁹	3⁴²	25.4¹²	35.5²	27.8⁵	—	+5.7⁶	26.7³⁴	9.4³⁴	-1.2³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁴	5.9%³⁴	—	2006: P22 from 22	19 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 30.3