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Long Pond, PA

Cup Series · 2008 · RACE 14 · PRE-RACE PREVIEW

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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
24Jeff Gordon	38	66	10.8¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.4¹⁰	17.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0¹⁰	16⁴⁰	8.8¹²	—	5.8⁵	—	-1.0⁶	9.9³⁵	13.4³⁵	-4.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1993: P28 from 4	46 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 10.1
8Mark Martin	3	65	9.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	2.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁴⁰	15.8¹²	—	5.0⁵	—	-4.3⁶	11.9²³	7.5²³	-1.6²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²³	0.0%²³	—	1982: P26 from 16	53 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 11.4
11Denny Hamlin	16	63	9.8¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	4.9¹⁰	29.2%¹⁰	118.5¹⁰	6.4¹⁰	2.8⁹	4.0⁹	3.1⁹	-5.3¹⁰	14⁴⁰	13.7¹²	11.9⁷	15.0⁵	—	+2.0⁶	15.3³⁵	13.4³⁵	-0.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2006: P1 from 1 · led 83	36 st · 8 W · best P1 · avg 10.9
17Matt Kenseth	13	63	12.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	19.4⁴	14.5²	13.0²	14.5²	-4.4¹⁰	8⁴⁰	14.3¹²	4.0¹	9.2⁵	—	+2.7⁶	16.6³⁵	13.9³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2000: P14 from 29	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.8
48Jimmie Johnson	2	61	8.1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	13.9%¹⁰	93.3⁴	14.5⁶	19.5²	18.0²	18.5²	-7.8¹⁰	16⁴⁰	15.6¹²	25.0¹	12.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	8.7³⁵	10.6³⁵	-1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P3 from 2	37 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 12.9
31Jeff Burton	20	61	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	20.9¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.9⁶	16⁴⁰	19.5¹²	—	5.6⁵	—	+3.3⁶	20.8³⁵	9.8³⁵	+8.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1994: P22 from 35	39 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.9
20Tony Stewart	12	60	10.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	8¹⁰	10.5¹⁰	4.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.9¹⁰	14⁴⁰	8.3¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	+4.7⁶	17.3³⁵	11.8³⁵	+2.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1999: P6 from 12 · led 1	35 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 11.8
18Kyle Busch	10	59	17.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	13.8¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	88.7¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	11.4⁸	13.5⁸	10.3⁷	+3.5¹⁰	14⁴⁰	9.0¹²	18.7⁶	15.0⁵	—	+1.7⁶	12.0³⁵	12.4³⁵	+0.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2005: P4 from 38	37 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 15.7
07Clint Bowyer	35	59	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.2¹⁰	4.8%¹⁰	81.8¹⁰	11.5⁶	15.5²	16.0²	13.5²	+2.5¹⁰	16⁴⁰	14.9¹²	12.0¹	14.8⁵	—	+11.7⁶	20.4³⁵	8.6³⁵	+7.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2006: P21 from 42 · led 8	29 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.0
29Kevin Harvick	28	59	18.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	19.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	103.2²	9.3¹⁰	9.2⁶	9.5⁶	9.0⁶	-4.8¹⁰	16⁴⁰	10.3¹²	18.0⁴	14.8⁵	—	-8.3⁶	17.3³⁵	10.1³⁵	+4.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2001: P15 from 19	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 11.9
99Carl Edwards	6	58	13.7¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	24.4¹⁰	10.8%¹⁰	97.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-4.8¹⁰	8⁴⁰	15.2¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	+7.3⁶	12.5³⁵	11.8³⁵	+2.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P1 from 29 · led 46	23 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.9
21Bill Elliott	29	56	10.7¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	11.5¹⁰	6.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	8⁴⁰	9.1¹²	—	28.0⁵	—	+15.3⁶	30.0¹⁹	6.9¹⁹	+1.2¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁹	0.0%¹⁹	—	1976: P32 from 33	47 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 16.8
16Greg Biffle	33	54	19.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	2.8%¹⁰	77.8⁶	—	—	—	—	+1.1¹⁰	8⁴⁰	13.2¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	-7.3⁶	13.2³⁵	11.1³⁵	+0.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2003: P20 from 26	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.1
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	7	53	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	4.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-9.4¹⁰	16⁴⁰	21.7¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	+19.0⁶	10.4³⁵	11.2³⁵	-4.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2000: P19 from 15	34 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.3
1Martin Truex Jr.	25	53	15.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	19.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	82.3¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	7.7⁷	8.1⁷	7.3⁷	-1.4¹⁰	16⁴⁰	18.3¹²	16.0⁵	25.6⁵	—	+3.0⁶	16.9³⁵	11.5³⁵	-1.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2006: P24 from 15	34 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.9
42Juan Pablo Montoya	21	52	16.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.0¹⁰	2.5%¹⁰	81.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-7.9¹⁰	2⁴⁰	20.6⁸	—	20.8⁵	—	+4.7⁶	23.4³⁵	11.1³⁵	-0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	2007: P20 from 38	13 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.5
45Terry Labonte	43	52	10.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.0¹⁰	3.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁴⁰	20.3¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	+4.7⁶	29.8⁹	8.4⁹	+2.8⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁹	0.0%⁹	—	1979: P23 from 12	53 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.2
2Kurt Busch	11	52	18.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	16.4¹⁰	6.9%¹⁰	110.0²	13.9⁸	10.5⁴	9.0⁴	15.0³	+3.2¹⁰	2⁴⁰	19.8¹²	16.5²	22.8⁵	—	+7.3⁶	20.7³⁵	14.0³⁵	-1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2001: P13 from 41	40 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 14.6
26Jamie McMurray	22	51	22.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	71.4⁶	14.0²	—	—	—	+3.3¹⁰	8⁴⁰	14.6¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+15.0⁶	20.0³⁵	12.4³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P32 from 28	31 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 19.7
83Brian Vickers	15	51	16.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	8.9¹⁰	7.4%¹⁰	92.3⁸	—	—	—	—	-3.3⁹	14⁴⁰	18.9⁸	—	24.8⁵	—	+1.7⁶	21.9³⁵	11.4³⁵	+0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2004: P13 from 2 · led 1	15 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.1
9Kasey Kahne	1	51	18.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	9.1¹⁰	2.4%¹⁰	81.5⁸	23.3²	—	—	—	-2.5¹⁰	2⁴⁰	14.3¹²	—	27.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	16.5³⁵	12.0³⁵	-2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2004: P14 from 1 · led 4	29 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 20.0
43Bobby Labonte	37	51	25.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	15.5¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁴⁰	13.3¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	-6.3⁶	24.3³⁵	10.0³⁵	+1.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1993: P20 from 23	41 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 20.3
12Ryan Newman	27	50	15.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	7.1%¹⁰	93.6⁴	18.4⁸	23.0⁴	19.5⁴	20.7³	+1.2¹⁰	2⁴⁰	19.1¹²	28.5²	24.0⁵	—	-6.0⁶	15.9³⁵	11.9³⁵	-4.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2002: P32 from 15 · led 19	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.0
19Elliott Sadler	18	50	18.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	28.8¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-20.0²	2⁴⁰	28.6¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	-8.3⁶	18.5³⁵	12.2³⁵	-4.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1999: P20 from 42	23 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 21.5
15Paul Menard	17	49	21.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	63.3¹⁰	18.6⁴	—	—	—	+3.8⁸	16⁴⁰	17.9¹²	—	24.6⁵	—	0.0⁶	24.7³⁵	8.9³⁵	-0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P28 from 21	25 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 22.5
78Joe Nemechek	5	48	22.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁴	16⁴⁰	24.3¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	-0.3⁶	32.0³¹	7.8³¹	-1.8³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.19³¹	19.4%³¹	—	1994: P32 from 11	38 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 28.9
55Michael Waltrip	19	47	20.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	14⁴⁰	20.8¹²	—	27.2⁵	—	-13.3⁶	30.8³⁵	8.5³⁵	+2.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1986: P39 from 28	46 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 21.4
01Regan Smith	4	47	18.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	24.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	61.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+3.3¹	16⁴⁰	24.3⁷	—	27.4⁵	—	-8.0⁶	26.4³³	7.2³³	-1.8³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³³	0.0%³³	—	2008: P25 from 36	10 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.3
6David Ragan	30	46	23.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	26.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	59.4¹⁰	25.2⁴	—	—	—	+5.7¹⁰	8⁴⁰	25.8¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	-5.3⁶	17.1³⁵	10.2³⁵	+1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P26 from 36	25 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 23.8
7Robby Gordon	40	46	25.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	28.6¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	56.3²	—	—	—	—	-3.7⁸	2⁴⁰	26.7¹²	—	21.2⁵	—	-11.3⁶	30.7³⁵	10.4³⁵	+1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1997: P42 from 30	17 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 28.2
40Dario Franchitti	14	45	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2⁴⁰	—	—	33.4⁵	—	+2.3⁶	29.9⁹	5.6⁹	-3.7⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁹	11.1%⁹	—	first start here	—
77Sam Hornish Jr.	41	43	21.8⁹	0⁹	1⁹	2⁹	24.4⁹	1.5%⁹	64.7⁹	—	—	—	—	-2.2⁹	2⁴⁰	24.2⁵	—	33.2⁵	—	-9.0⁶	27.6³³	7.9³³	-1.7³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³³	9.1%³³	—	2008: P26 from 26	9 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 21.8
22Dave Blaney	32	42	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	24.3¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.9⁶	14⁴⁰	28.4¹²	—	33.0⁵	—	+9.3⁶	26.7³⁴	9.3³⁴	-0.9³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15³⁴	20.6%³⁴	—	2000: P30 from 35	28 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 26.8
84A.J. Allmendinger	8	42	24.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	63.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-1.0⁹	14⁴⁰	19.9⁹	—	35.4⁵	—	+3.3⁶	25.9²⁶	12.1²⁶	+0.8²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁶	19.2%²⁶	—	2007: P39 from 28	19 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 23.9
28Travis Kvapil	23	42	25.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	35.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	47.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-8.6⁶	8⁴⁰	32.7⁷	—	26.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	26.2³⁵	9.9³⁵	+2.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P17 from 33	16 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 26.1
5Casey Mears	34	42	20.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	69.0⁶	33.6¹	37.0¹	38.0¹	37.0¹	+0.8¹⁰	16⁴⁰	25.6¹²	39.0¹	25.8⁵	—	+3.7⁶	21.9³⁵	11.8³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2003: P21 from 19	28 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 23.8
41Reed Sorenson	31	40	31.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	28.5¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	48.2¹⁰	33.7³	—	—	—	+3.5⁹	2⁴⁰	24.7⁹	—	27.8⁵	—	+5.7⁶	26.4³⁴	9.4³⁴	-1.4³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁴	5.9%³⁴	—	2006: P36 from 35	19 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 31.8
44David Reutimann	36	40	23.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.8¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	66.9¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-0.7⁸	14⁴⁰	28.2⁶	—	35.6⁵	—	+5.3⁶	24.1³⁵	9.2³⁵	+0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2007: P38 from 23	13 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 24.5
38David Gilliland	42	40	32.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.2¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	48.5¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+3.0⁸	8⁴⁰	28.4⁸	—	25.0⁵	—	-18.7⁶	29.5³⁵	10.3³⁵	+3.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2007: P34 from 16	17 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 30.4
66Scott Riggs	9	38	25.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	24.1¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	57.4⁸	—	—	—	—	+6.5⁸	16⁴⁰	31.3⁶	—	35.0⁵	—	+6.3⁶	26.2³³	8.9³³	+0.2³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³³	3.0%³³	—	2004: P16 from 40	13 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 28.9
00Michael McDowell	39	37	32.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	43.7¹⁰	20.8¹⁰	22.4⁸	18.8⁸	23.1⁸	-4.2³	14⁴⁰	25.7¹²	14.7⁷	31.8⁵	—	-0.3⁶	32.0¹⁹	6.7¹⁹	+1.7¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05¹⁹	10.5%¹⁹	—	2008: P24 from 35	23 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 25.8
10Patrick Carpentier	24	33	40.0²	0²	0²	0²	40.5²	0.0%²	32.9²	—	—	—	—	—	2⁴⁰	26.0²	—	34.0⁵	—	-3.0⁶	25.2²³	7.8²³	-4.3²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09²³	17.4%²³	—	2009: P43 from 40	2 st · 0 W · best P37 · avg 40.0
70Jason Leffler	26	33	33.8⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	29.0⁵	0.0%⁵	43.1³	—	—	—	—	+17.8⁴	16⁴⁰	33.4⁵	—	36.0⁵	—	-6.3⁶	32.0²	3.5²	+2.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	0.0%²	—	2001: P41 from 33	5 st · 0 W · best P21 · avg 33.8