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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
48Jimmie Johnson	1	66	6.0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	12.4¹⁰	9.2%¹⁰	118.0⁷	14.7⁷	16.0³	17.3³	15.7³	-8.6¹⁰	23⁴³	9.9¹²	15.9⁷	12.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	8.7³⁵	10.5³⁵	-2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P15 from 37 · led 1	35 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 10.9
8Mark Martin	10	66	8.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	6.6¹⁰	14.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-12.4⁶	23⁴³	14.6¹²	—	5.0⁵	—	-4.3⁶	11.6²³	7.5²³	-1.7²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²³	0.0%²³	—	1988: P36 from 7	33 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 9.4
24Jeff Gordon	7	64	9.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	8¹⁰	11.3¹⁰	2.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-8.9¹⁰	23⁴³	18.8¹²	—	5.8⁵	—	-1.0⁶	10.8³⁵	12.6³⁵	-3.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1993: P35 from 9 · led 48	33 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 9.8
11Denny Hamlin	8	63	12.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.3¹⁰	8.9%¹⁰	97.5¹⁰	7.7¹⁰	7.0¹⁰	8.4¹⁰	7.9¹⁰	+0.1¹⁰	9⁴³	12.5¹²	6.2¹²	15.0⁵	—	+2.0⁶	15.5³⁵	13.4³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2005: P13 from 1 · led 23	41 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 10.5
20Tony Stewart	29	62	10.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	13.9¹⁰	5.1%¹⁰	95.7⁴	—	—	—	—	-6.6¹⁰	9⁴³	6.3¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	+4.7⁶	16.8³⁵	12.2³⁵	+2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1999: P1 from 11 · led 153	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.7
31Jeff Burton	24	61	12.4¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	22.7¹⁰	7.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.5⁸	23⁴³	24.0¹²	—	5.6⁵	—	+3.3⁶	20.7³⁵	9.9³⁵	+8.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1994: P27 from 36	28 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.0
29Kevin Harvick	19	61	13.2¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	15.7¹⁰	10.1%¹⁰	110.3⁶	6.2¹⁰	4.8⁸	6.0⁸	4.1⁸	-5.7¹⁰	23⁴³	17.8¹²	8.9¹²	14.8⁵	—	-8.3⁶	17.5³⁵	10.0³⁵	+5.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2001: P17 from 37	41 st · 9 W · best P1 · avg 8.6
07Clint Bowyer	28	58	15.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	18.5¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	83.8¹⁰	12.6⁶	10.0²	9.5²	11.0²	+3.0¹⁰	23⁴³	18.1¹²	8.5⁶	14.8⁵	—	+11.7⁶	20.6³⁵	9.6³⁵	+6.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2005: P22 from 25	30 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.0
99Carl Edwards	15	58	14.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	2.8%¹⁰	98.3⁹	—	—	—	—	-4.5¹⁰	11⁴³	15.3¹²	—	15.4⁵	—	+7.3⁶	12.2³⁵	11.8³⁵	+2.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2004: P37 from 29	24 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.5
17Matt Kenseth	34	58	18.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	92.2⁵	20.2²	25.0¹	26.0¹	27.0¹	+3.9¹⁰	11⁴³	15.6¹²	16.0⁶	9.2⁵	—	+2.7⁶	16.0³⁵	14.0³⁵	-0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2000: P42 from 12	31 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.6
18Kyle Busch	14	58	14.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	14.6¹⁰	6.0%¹⁰	95.2¹⁰	17.3¹⁰	16.4¹⁰	14.4¹⁰	16.9¹⁰	+3.1¹⁰	9⁴³	16.9¹²	16.2¹²	15.0⁵	—	+1.7⁶	11.9³⁵	13.5³⁵	-0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P8 from 27 · led 8	41 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 11.5
1Martin Truex Jr.	20	58	12.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	10.6¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	95.1¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	7.9¹⁰	9.6¹⁰	7.0¹⁰	-8.5¹⁰	23⁴³	11.3¹²	6.9¹¹	25.6⁵	—	+3.0⁶	17.1³⁵	10.7³⁵	-0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2006: P22 from 9	37 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.4
21Bill Elliott	39	54	15.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	10.3¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0³	11⁴³	7.8¹²	—	28.0⁵	—	+15.3⁶	29.5¹⁹	6.9¹⁹	+0.5¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁹	0.0%¹⁹	—	1988: P4 from 6	20 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 22.3
2Kurt Busch	3	53	13.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	14.7¹⁰	14.3%¹⁰	103.7⁵	12.6⁹	13.0⁵	12.8⁵	13.4⁵	-6.8¹⁰	0⁴³	23.9¹²	14.3¹¹	22.8⁵	—	+7.3⁶	20.9³⁵	13.8³⁵	-1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2000: P29 from 26	38 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.8
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	5	53	16.6¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	14.0¹⁰	9.9%¹⁰	88.4⁵	—	—	—	—	+0.7¹⁰	23⁴³	19.7¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	+19.0⁶	10.4³⁵	11.2³⁵	-3.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2000: P27 from 18	29 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 16.2
16Greg Biffle	31	53	15.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	11.9¹⁰	11.0%¹⁰	103.0⁸	—	—	—	—	-2.0¹⁰	11⁴³	22.8¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	-7.3⁶	13.3³⁵	11.1³⁵	+0.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2003: P15 from 25	25 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.2
43Bobby Labonte	41	52	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	17.9¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+7.8⁴	0⁴³	21.2¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	-6.3⁶	24.1³⁵	10.1³⁵	+1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1993: P8 from 20 · led 2	29 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.6
42Juan Pablo Montoya	26	52	16.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.7¹⁰	3.3%¹⁰	80.8¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-5.7¹⁰	0⁴³	23.3¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	+4.7⁶	23.2³⁵	11.3³⁵	-0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2007: P33 from 36	13 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 14.9
26Jamie McMurray	2	51	23.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	17.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	71.7⁷	16.2²	—	—	—	+1.6¹⁰	11⁴³	12.9¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+15.0⁶	20.6³⁵	12.1³⁵	+0.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2002: P40 from 12	30 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.1
96Ken Schrader	32	51	14.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.9⁹	9⁴³	13.7¹²	—	31.0⁵	—	+10.0⁶	29.6¹⁴	8.2¹⁴	-2.0¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁴	7.1%¹⁴	—	1988: P14 from 24	23 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 21.6
19Elliott Sadler	22	51	23.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	24.3¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	65.9⁴	—	—	—	—	+4.2⁶	0⁴³	18.7¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	-8.3⁶	18.4³⁵	12.3³⁵	-5.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1999: P27 from 40	18 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 26.7
12Ryan Newman	6	51	22.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	9.5¹⁰	3.7%¹⁰	82.3⁵	20.0⁸	28.3⁴	28.0⁴	28.5⁴	+5.3¹⁰	0⁴³	6.4¹²	22.3¹²	24.0⁵	—	-6.0⁶	16.5³⁵	11.7³⁵	-3.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2000: P41 from 10	38 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 17.4
09Sterling Marlin	37	50	16.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	12.3¹⁰	2.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-13.5²	23⁴³	17.9¹²	—	28.0⁵	—	+3.7⁶	22.3⁸	8.0⁸	-11.1⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13⁸	37.5%⁸	—	1988: P10 from 9 · led 11	23 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.9
83Brian Vickers	36	49	18.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	11.1¹⁰	1.7%¹⁰	79.4⁸	—	—	—	—	-0.1⁹	9⁴³	21.8¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	+1.7⁶	21.3³⁵	11.3³⁵	+1.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2003: P13 from 2	16 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 22.8
9Kasey Kahne	11	49	19.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	74.5⁹	23.4¹	—	—	—	-5.5¹⁰	0⁴³	17.7¹²	—	27.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	16.2³⁵	12.4³⁵	-2.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2004: P5 from 4	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.2
47Marcos Ambrose	18	48	17.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	17.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	77.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+6.8⁶	9⁴³	23.3¹²	—	28.4⁵	—	-13.3⁶	30.5¹⁰	12.4¹⁰	+0.3¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁰	20.0%¹⁰	—	2009: P14 from 29	12 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 17.3
45Kyle Petty	35	47	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	21.4¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-7.0³	0⁴³	19.6¹²	—	29.2⁵	—	+5.3⁶	34.7¹⁴	5.7¹⁴	+0.2¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁴	0.0%¹⁴	—	1988: P17 from 25	22 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 25.0
55Michael Waltrip	25	46	23.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	25.0¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	9⁴³	20.0¹²	—	27.2⁵	—	-13.3⁶	30.6³⁵	8.6³⁵	+2.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1988: P28 from 11	23 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 25.3
7Robby Gordon	27	45	28.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	28.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	51.7⁵	—	—	—	—	+5.4⁵	0⁴³	23.3¹²	—	21.2⁵	—	-11.3⁶	31.1³⁵	10.4³⁵	+2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1996: P42 from 32	19 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 29.2
15Paul Menard	9	45	23.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	59.1¹⁰	22.9⁴	—	—	—	+2.4⁸	23⁴³	26.8¹²	—	24.6⁵	—	0.0⁶	24.9³⁵	8.9³⁵	-0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P25 from 33	25 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 21.2
6David Ragan	30	44	28.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	24.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	52.6¹⁰	26.2⁴	—	—	—	+11.9¹⁰	11⁴³	23.8¹²	—	23.4⁵	—	-5.3⁶	17.1³⁵	10.3³⁵	+1.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P41 from 32	25 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 28.3
44David Reutimann	4	42	22.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	21.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	68.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-3.8⁹	9⁴³	21.9¹²	—	35.6⁵	—	+5.3⁶	25.1³⁵	9.2³⁵	+1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2007: P32 from 25	12 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 24.2
10A.J. Allmendinger	13	42	16.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.8¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	80.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-2.6⁷	0⁴³	32.0¹²	—	35.4⁵	—	+3.3⁶	25.7²⁶	12.2²⁶	+0.7²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15²⁶	19.2%²⁶	—	2009: P35 from 25	16 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 18.2
38David Gilliland	42	42	28.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	32.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	49.4¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-6.1⁸	11⁴³	28.1¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	-18.7⁶	29.5³⁵	10.4³⁵	+3.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2006: P16 from 13 · led 1	18 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 28.7
70Johnny Sauter	43	42	27.0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	2⁷	31.3⁷	0.0%⁷	60.9⁶	—	—	—	—	-3.3³	23⁴³	27.7¹²	—	26.6⁵	—	-3.0⁶	36.6⁸	7.2⁸	+2.5⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁸	12.5%⁸	—	2004: P39 from 30	7 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 27.0
28Travis Kvapil	40	41	29.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	35.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	46.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+3.7⁶	11⁴³	26.7¹²	—	26.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	25.7³⁵	9.9³⁵	+2.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P40 from 24	14 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 30.1
01Regan Smith	21	41	28.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	17.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	53.4¹⁰	25.4¹	—	—	—	+23.7¹	23⁴³	27.0¹²	—	27.4⁵	—	-8.0⁶	25.9³³	7.2³³	-2.5³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³³	0.0%³³	—	2008: P35 from 38	11 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 27.7
5Casey Mears	16	40	26.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	20.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	60.9⁸	—	38.0¹	35.0¹	38.0¹	+7.8¹⁰	23⁴³	27.2¹²	—	25.8⁵	—	+3.7⁶	22.4³⁵	11.6³⁵	+0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2003: P42 from 9	25 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 25.6
22Dave Blaney	23	40	23.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.0¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	57.5⁶	—	—	—	—	+3.8⁵	9⁴³	29.7¹²	—	33.0⁵	—	+9.3⁶	27.0³⁴	9.3³⁴	-0.7³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15³⁴	20.6%³⁴	—	2000: P8 from 13	21 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 29.1
77Sam Hornish Jr.	33	39	25.3⁹	0⁹	0⁹	1⁹	22.7⁹	0.0%⁹	59.4⁹	—	—	—	—	+7.6⁹	0⁴³	28.8¹²	—	33.2⁵	—	-9.0⁶	27.8³³	8.2³³	-1.7³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12³³	12.1%³³	—	2007: P30 from 26	9 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 25.3
41Reed Sorenson	12	38	27.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	30.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	52.5¹⁰	35.5²	36.0¹	38.0¹	36.0¹	+0.1⁹	0⁴³	23.1¹²	33.3³	27.8⁵	—	+5.7⁶	27.0³⁴	9.4³⁴	-0.9³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁴	5.9%³⁴	—	2006: P40 from 34	14 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 29.4
66Scott Riggs	17	36	30.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	49.9⁹	—	—	—	—	+5.9⁵	23⁴³	25.6¹²	—	35.0⁵	—	+6.3⁶	25.9³³	8.7³³	+0.5³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³³	0.0%³³	—	2004: P14 from 11	11 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 31.6
84Scott Speed	38	35	33.8⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	22.7⁶	0.0%⁶	42.1⁶	—	—	—	—	-0.3⁴	9⁴³	32.0¹²	—	29.6⁵	—	+1.7⁶	26.0⁴	8.3⁴	-2.3⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	0.0%⁴	—	2009: P34 from 18	6 st · 0 W · best P21 · avg 33.8