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Drivers · 43

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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
11Denny Hamlin	14	64	9.2¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	16.5¹⁰	3.9%¹⁰	98.0¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	7.5⁸	7.6⁸	8.0⁸	-9.9¹⁰	8³⁸	18.3¹²	7.3¹²	15.0⁵	—	+2.0⁶	15.4³⁵	13.4³⁵	-0.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2005: P7 from 14	35 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 14.4
29Kevin Harvick	21	64	13.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	85.6⁶	10.3⁹	10.6⁵	11.4⁵	11.6⁵	-6.2¹⁰	17³⁸	11.0¹²	11.1¹²	14.8⁵	—	-8.3⁶	17.5³⁵	10.1³⁵	+5.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2001: P7 from 33	38 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 10.3
8Mark Martin	31	64	14.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.9¹⁰	4.7%¹⁰	103.0²	—	—	—	—	-1.6¹⁰	17³⁸	19.5¹²	—	5.0⁵	—	-4.3⁶	10.7²³	7.4²³	-2.9²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²³	0.0%²³	—	1997: P38 from 6 · led 10	25 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.0
48Jimmie Johnson	5	63	9.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	9.3¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	100.9⁷	20.3⁷	23.3³	20.7³	22.3³	-10.1¹⁰	17³⁸	13.8¹²	23.3¹²	12.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	8.6³⁵	10.6³⁵	-2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P6 from 13	35 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 12.3
24Jeff Gordon	18	63	17.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	11.0¹⁰	4.0%¹⁰	78.6²	—	—	—	—	-2.2¹⁰	17³⁸	16.1¹²	—	5.8⁵	—	-1.0⁶	10.5³⁵	12.4³⁵	-3.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1997: P30 from 2 · led 69	29 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.1
07Clint Bowyer	25	62	13.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.3¹⁰	2.5%¹⁰	92.3¹⁰	13.6⁶	10.5²	9.0²	11.0²	+0.5¹⁰	17³⁸	17.6¹²	12.4¹²	14.8⁵	—	+11.7⁶	20.7³⁵	9.6³⁵	+6.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2006: P19 from 12	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.6
17Matt Kenseth	8	61	11.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	20.1¹⁰	9.9%¹⁰	101.2⁵	27.4²	25.5²	27.0²	21.0¹	-5.6¹⁰	11³⁸	22.0¹²	21.5¹¹	9.2⁵	—	+2.7⁶	16.7³⁵	13.9³⁵	+0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2000: P31 from 13	31 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 10.7
20Tony Stewart	24	60	12.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	24.0¹⁰	13.5%¹⁰	120.8⁴	—	—	—	—	-10.2¹⁰	8³⁸	13.2¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	+4.7⁶	16.9³⁵	12.2³⁵	+1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1999: P6 from 19	27 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.3
99Carl Edwards	2	59	19.2¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	10.6%¹⁰	93.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+3.8¹⁰	11³⁸	10.5¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	+7.3⁶	12.6³⁵	11.8³⁵	+2.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P19 from 20	23 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 14.2
31Jeff Burton	35	59	18.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	27.8¹⁰	4.3%¹⁰	63.6²	—	—	—	—	+0.9¹⁰	17³⁸	24.3¹²	—	5.6⁵	—	+3.3⁶	20.3³⁵	9.8³⁵	+7.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1997: P1 from 5 · led 60	25 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 18.0
2Kurt Busch	23	58	12.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	14.7¹⁰	2.8%¹⁰	98.0⁶	9.6⁷	11.3³	11.0³	9.3³	-8.0¹⁰	2³⁸	19.3¹²	7.8¹²	22.8⁵	—	+7.3⁶	20.3³⁵	14.2³⁵	-1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2001: P4 from 16	36 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.7
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	1	57	12.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	9.0¹⁰	10.5%¹⁰	97.7⁵	—	—	—	—	-6.4¹⁰	17³⁸	17.8¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	+19.0⁶	10.5³⁵	11.3³⁵	-3.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2000: P1 from 4 · led 106	29 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.9
26Jamie McMurray	32	57	15.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	28.1¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	79.2⁸	14.5²	—	—	—	-1.4¹⁰	11³⁸	15.6¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+15.0⁶	19.7³⁵	12.4³⁵	-0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P10 from 24	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.2
18Kyle Busch	3	56	15.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	16.7¹⁰	11.7%¹⁰	96.0¹⁰	15.4¹⁰	12.8⁸	14.3⁸	12.5⁸	-3.6¹⁰	8³⁸	26.9¹²	21.3¹²	15.0⁵	—	+1.7⁶	12.2³⁵	13.4³⁵	-0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P21 from 35	35 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 12.9
1Martin Truex Jr.	12	54	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.0¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	83.6¹⁰	14.1¹⁰	12.0⁶	15.2⁶	11.7⁶	-10.2¹⁰	17³⁸	23.8¹²	10.5¹¹	25.6⁵	—	+3.0⁶	17.3³⁵	11.1³⁵	-0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2005: P15 from 27	34 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 13.9
16Greg Biffle	16	51	20.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.7¹⁰	11.2%¹⁰	98.0⁸	—	—	—	—	+5.6¹⁰	11³⁸	22.5¹²	32.0²	20.4⁵	—	-7.3⁶	13.7³⁵	10.2³⁵	+1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2003: P28 from 20	25 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.0
19Elliott Sadler	26	51	23.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.9¹⁰	4.4%¹⁰	70.0⁴	—	—	—	—	+7.0⁶	2³⁸	25.0¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	-8.3⁶	18.3³⁵	12.3³⁵	-5.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1999: P10 from 13 · led 2	18 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 22.7
43Bobby Labonte	30	50	21.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	8.9¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	44.3²	—	—	—	—	+9.9⁸	2³⁸	25.8¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	-6.3⁶	24.5³⁵	10.2³⁵	+1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1997: P3 from 4 · led 2	25 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 25.7
42Juan Pablo Montoya	11	50	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	76.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-3.5¹⁰	2³⁸	23.0¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	+4.7⁶	23.7³⁵	11.3³⁵	-0.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2007: P8 from 16	13 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 23.3
5Casey Mears	22	50	15.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	23.5¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	82.0⁸	—	—	—	—	-0.7¹⁰	17³⁸	28.2¹²	—	25.8⁵	—	+3.7⁶	22.3³⁵	11.8³⁵	+0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2003: P27 from 26	24 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 21.7
9Kasey Kahne	10	49	22.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	12.1¹⁰	6.4%¹⁰	80.2⁹	20.3¹	—	—	—	-5.3¹⁰	2³⁸	16.8¹²	—	27.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	16.2³⁵	12.3³⁵	-1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2004: P2 from 3 · led 148	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.6
12Ryan Newman	4	49	26.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	15.6¹⁰	2.5%¹⁰	61.2⁷	19.3⁷	23.0³	22.3³	22.7³	+10.5¹⁰	2³⁸	14.5¹²	22.4¹²	24.0⁵	—	-6.0⁶	16.6³⁵	11.6³⁵	-4.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2002: P40 from 36 · led 2	35 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.3
15Paul Menard	19	48	21.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.5¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	68.5¹⁰	18.3⁴	—	—	—	+6.0⁸	17³⁸	25.6¹²	—	24.6⁵	—	0.0⁶	24.6³⁵	8.8³⁵	-1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P41 from 32	26 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 21.8
6David Ragan	7	48	21.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	74.9¹⁰	24.9⁴	—	—	—	+8.7¹⁰	11³⁸	24.4¹²	35.0¹	23.4⁵	—	-5.3⁶	17.7³⁵	10.3³⁵	+2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P39 from 19	25 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 25.9
21Bill Elliott	28	48	24.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	15.7¹⁰	2.5%¹⁰	49.4²	—	—	—	—	+1.4⁶	11³⁸	18.4¹²	—	28.0⁵	—	+15.3⁶	30.1¹⁹	6.8¹⁹	+1.4¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁹	0.0%¹⁹	—	1997: P11 from 16	15 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 26.4
78Joe Nemechek	43	48	27.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	15.6¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	55.8³	30.6¹	—	—	—	+5.4¹⁰	17³⁸	23.9¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	-0.3⁶	30.8³¹	7.8³¹	-2.8³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.19³¹	19.4%³¹	—	1997: P29 from 40	23 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 31.5
83Brian Vickers	36	48	23.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.6¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	65.0⁹	—	—	—	—	+2.6⁸	8³⁸	24.4¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	+1.7⁶	21.3³⁵	11.8³⁵	+0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2004: P12 from 13	17 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 22.5
55Michael Waltrip	20	48	21.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	25.2¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	82.9²	—	—	—	—	+11.7⁶	8³⁸	24.4¹²	—	27.2⁵	—	-13.3⁶	30.8³⁵	8.6³⁵	+2.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1997: P9 from 21	15 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 23.7
70Jeremy Mayfield	39	45	21.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	15.5¹⁰	4.8%¹⁰	81.4²	—	—	—	—	-1.5⁶	17³⁸	24.3¹²	—	32.0⁵	—	-2.0⁶	28.4⁷	8.5⁷	-0.7⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁷	0.0%⁷	—	1997: P32 from 20	12 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 22.0
96J.J. Yeley	33	45	34.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	28.9¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	44.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+12.8⁷	8³⁸	22.6¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	-12.7⁶	32.9¹⁶	9.3¹⁶	+3.8¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁶	12.5%¹⁶	—	2006: P35 from 2 · led 2	14 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 34.1
7Robby Gordon	15	44	30.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	24.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	51.9⁶	—	—	—	—	+9.3⁴	2³⁸	28.2¹²	—	21.2⁵	—	-11.3⁶	31.4³⁵	10.4³⁵	+2.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1997: P34 from 29	15 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 30.8
34John Andretti	37	44	27.3⁹	0⁹	0⁹	0⁹	29.8⁹	0.0%⁹	47.3²	—	—	—	—	-1.1⁵	17³⁸	22.7¹²	—	29.8⁵	—	+6.7⁶	32.0²	3.5²	-5.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	0.0%²	—	1997: P12 from 30	9 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 27.3
22Dave Blaney	29	44	22.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	29.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	51.0⁵	—	—	—	—	-2.1⁵	8³⁸	25.3¹²	—	33.0⁵	—	+9.3⁶	26.8³⁴	9.3³⁴	-0.8³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15³⁴	20.6%³⁴	—	2000: P22 from 24	22 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 29.4
38David Gilliland	41	43	29.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	51.8¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+0.5⁸	11³⁸	28.0¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	-18.7⁶	29.5³⁵	10.3³⁵	+3.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2006: P21 from 7	18 st · 0 W · best P19 · avg 29.8
01Regan Smith	34	42	28.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	52.3¹⁰	28.9¹	—	—	—	+20.0¹	17³⁸	28.8¹²	—	27.4⁵	—	-8.0⁶	25.5³³	7.1³³	-2.5³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³³	0.0%³³	—	2008: P34 from 25	11 st · 0 W · best P21 · avg 27.9
77Sam Hornish Jr.	17	42	23.0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	18.9⁸	0.0%⁸	59.4⁸	—	—	—	—	+5.5⁸	2³⁸	29.4¹²	—	33.2⁵	—	-9.0⁶	28.3³³	8.2³³	-1.2³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12³³	12.1%³³	—	2008: P23 from 21	8 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 23.0
44David Reutimann	6	42	23.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.3¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	77.5¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-2.5¹⁰	8³⁸	26.9¹²	—	35.6⁵	—	+5.3⁶	25.0³⁵	8.7³⁵	+2.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2007: P43 from 43	12 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 24.9
66Scott Riggs	13	41	25.1⁹	0⁹	0⁹	1⁹	22.6⁹	0.0%⁹	56.3⁸	—	—	—	—	+4.1⁴	17³⁸	26.5¹²	—	35.0⁵	—	+6.3⁶	26.1³³	9.0³³	+0.3³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³³	3.0%³³	—	2004: P15 from 24	9 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 25.1
28Travis Kvapil	38	41	29.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	37.5¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	42.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-1.7⁶	11³⁸	32.1¹²	—	26.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	25.8³⁵	9.8³⁵	+2.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P30 from 25	13 st · 0 W · best P22 · avg 29.9
84Mike Skinner	9	39	30.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	34.7³	—	—	—	—	+13.0⁷	8³⁸	31.1¹²	—	30.4⁵	—	-6.0⁶	28.2¹⁰	4.6¹⁰	-4.2¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	1997: P22 from 25 · led 10	12 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 32.1
41Reed Sorenson	42	36	33.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	27.5¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	54.9¹⁰	33.1⁵	36.0²	34.5²	34.5²	+6.6⁸	2³⁸	25.2¹²	35.6⁵	27.8⁵	—	+5.7⁶	26.1³⁴	9.4³⁴	-2.0³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁴	5.9%³⁴	—	2006: P13 from 13	21 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 33.0
10Patrick Carpentier	27	36	31.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	37.0¹	0.3%¹	37.5¹	—	—	—	—	—	2³⁸	33.9¹¹	—	34.0⁵	—	-3.0⁶	25.1²³	7.8²³	-4.6²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09²³	17.4%²³	—	2010: P31 from 37 · led 1	1 st · 0 W · best P31 · avg 31.0
00Michael McDowell	40	31	38.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	30.5¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	36.4¹⁰	19.7¹⁰	18.6⁸	16.3⁸	20.5⁸	+1.3²	8³⁸	39.3¹²	24.8¹²	30.8⁵	—	-4.7⁶	31.9¹⁹	6.7¹⁹	+1.9¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05¹⁹	10.5%¹⁹	—	2009: P41 from 37	27 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 28.4