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Form favourites · top 8

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
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	14	65	13.3¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.7¹⁰	16.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-8.2¹⁰	20⁴³	10.7¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	+12.3⁶	22.4³⁵	11.3³⁵	-0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2000: P13 from 8	35 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 14.4
29Kevin Harvick	32	65	16.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	13.2¹⁰	4.7%¹⁰	75.0³	14.1¹⁰	17.3⁸	16.3⁸	16.8⁸	-9.1¹⁰	20⁴³	13.7¹²	17.3⁸	7.0⁵	—	+1.7⁶	20.6³⁵	11.7³⁵	+0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2001: P25 from 10 · led 2	44 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 17.6
48Jimmie Johnson	7	63	9.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	3.1%¹⁰	106.2⁴	20.9¹⁰	20.2⁶	22.7⁶	17.3⁶	-10.1¹⁰	20⁴³	17.8¹²	5.5²	17.8⁵	—	+7.7⁶	8.3³⁵	11.5³⁵	-2.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P15 from 1	41 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 18.4
24Jeff Gordon	3	61	11.2¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	7.4¹⁰	12.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.6¹⁰	20⁴³	15.7¹²	—	18.6⁵	—	+19.7⁶	11.1³⁵	10.1³⁵	+1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1993: P5 from 3 · led 2	45 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 16.4
18Kyle Busch	4	61	15.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	13.6¹⁰	8.3%¹⁰	99.2¹⁰	14.3¹⁰	15.7¹⁰	18.5¹⁰	18.7¹⁰	-0.8¹⁰	6⁴³	23.3¹²	19.4¹²	7.4⁵	—	-12.3⁶	12.5³⁵	10.3³⁵	-2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2005: P38 from 19	41 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.2
2Kurt Busch	13	60	20.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	25.5¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	80.0²	20.3⁹	15.4⁵	15.4⁵	16.6⁵	+0.2¹⁰	1⁴³	10.8¹²	13.4⁵	15.2⁵	—	-1.0⁶	13.4³⁵	11.0³⁵	+0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2001: P41 from 26	41 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.7
31Jeff Burton	26	59	17.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5⁶	20⁴³	19.1¹²	—	8.2⁵	—	+5.3⁶	24.7³⁵	10.3³⁵	+7.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1994: P26 from 35	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.1
33Clint Bowyer	22	59	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.1¹⁰	8.0%¹⁰	89.3¹⁰	18.2⁶	28.5²	20.5²	29.0²	-2.5¹⁰	20⁴³	16.4¹²	17.0²	16.0⁵	—	+17.3⁶	16.5³⁵	9.9³⁵	+1.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2006: P6 from 37	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.0
9Kasey Kahne	15	57	17.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	28.5¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	79.9⁸	20.1²	—	—	—	-7.3¹⁰	1⁴³	21.7¹²	—	11.4⁵	—	-10.0⁶	11.7³⁵	10.8³⁵	-3.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2004: P41 from 27	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.1
17Matt Kenseth	39	57	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	27.5¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	18.8¹	6.0¹	7.0¹	7.0¹	+2.4¹⁰	16⁴³	17.3¹²	26.0²	15.8⁵	—	+4.3⁶	20.9³⁵	9.9³⁵	+5.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2000: P10 from 24	36 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.8
14Tony Stewart	5	55	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	13.8¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.4¹⁰	20⁴³	13.6¹²	—	13.8⁵	—	+10.7⁶	12.5³⁵	9.5³⁵	+2.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1999: P28 from 2	34 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 18.9
39Ryan Newman	36	55	19.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.3¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	97.6⁴	19.8⁸	22.0³	14.0³	18.7³	+0.6¹⁰	20⁴³	18.6¹²	24.8⁴	14.4⁵	—	-13.7⁶	13.7³⁵	8.5³⁵	-0.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P7 from 23	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.3
83Brian Vickers	6	53	18.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	24.9¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	82.8⁸	—	—	—	—	-2.2⁸	6⁴³	19.9¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	-8.0⁶	15.0³⁵	10.9³⁵	-1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2004: P39 from 35	16 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.6
66Terry Labonte	43	53	17.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.6¹⁰	2.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	6⁴³	15.4¹²	—	25.4⁵	—	-4.3⁶	38.8⁵	3.4⁵	+0.6⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁵	60.0%⁵	—	1979: P16 from 19	62 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.5
99Carl Edwards	16	53	18.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	18.3¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	82.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-0.3¹⁰	16⁴³	22.5¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	-15.3⁶	19.8³⁵	10.3³⁵	+4.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2005: P12 from 27	23 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.9
98Paul Menard	19	52	14.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	23.0¹⁰	2.1%¹⁰	72.9¹⁰	17.3⁴	—	—	—	-8.0⁹	16⁴³	22.1¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	+1.3⁶	31.4³⁵	6.7³⁵	+4.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2007: P21 from 41	24 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.5
5Mark Martin	2	51	27.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	16.6¹⁰	1.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	20⁴³	11.0¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	+7.3⁶	10.0³⁵	13.6³⁵	-3.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1982: P30 from 26	54 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.9
11Denny Hamlin	10	51	22.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	10.6¹⁰	6.7%¹⁰	77.6¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	26.8¹⁰	17.1¹⁰	+3.0¹⁰	6⁴³	17.8¹²	27.1¹²	17.6⁵	—	+15.0⁶	14.5³⁵	12.9³⁵	+1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2006: P30 from 17	41 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 17.9
6David Ragan	33	51	18.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	21.8¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	74.1¹⁰	24.5⁹	28.8⁴	21.8⁴	26.3⁴	+2.1¹⁰	16⁴³	16.0¹²	36.0¹	21.4⁵	—	+2.7⁶	26.7³⁵	8.4³⁵	+1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2007: P5 from 35	30 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 20.8
21Bill Elliott	40	51	15.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	23.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁴³	17.4¹²	—	31.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	20.2¹¹	7.8¹¹	-3.8¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09¹¹	18.2%¹¹	—	1976: P19 from 38	59 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 15.8
1Martin Truex Jr.	1	50	22.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	17.6¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	76.8¹⁰	18.1¹⁰	18.2¹⁰	22.5¹⁰	12.2¹⁰	+4.5¹⁰	20⁴³	25.2¹²	18.9¹⁰	15.0⁵	—	-4.7⁶	16.8³⁵	9.1³⁵	-5.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2005: P34 from 10	39 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 22.0
96Bobby Labonte	12	50	25.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16⁴³	13.7¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-7.3⁶	26.8³⁵	9.4³⁵	+1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	1993: P20 from 25	47 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 22.1
42Juan Pablo Montoya	8	49	21.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	22.2¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	69.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-0.3¹⁰	20⁴³	20.1¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+9.0⁶	12.9³⁵	10.7³⁵	-1.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2007: P19 from 36	13 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 24.9
20Joey Logano	9	49	17.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	23.3¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	84.9¹⁰	11.6¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	+3.5¹⁰	6⁴³	19.9¹²	17.7¹²	30.0⁵	—	+14.0⁶	20.8³⁵	9.8³⁵	+1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2009: P19 from 21	35 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.5
16Greg Biffle	35	49	21.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	17.9¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	74.2⁶	37.5¹	39.0¹	38.0¹	33.0¹	+2.7¹⁰	16⁴³	25.2¹²	31.0¹	7.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	13.3³⁵	9.7³⁵	-0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P21 from 27	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.9
19Elliott Sadler	30	48	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	29.2¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+13.5²	1⁴³	25.9¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	-11.7⁶	28.7³⁵	8.3³⁵	+4.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1999: P40 from 38	26 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.6
7Robby Gordon	31	47	23.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.6⁷	6⁴³	19.0¹²	—	23.2⁵	—	-6.7⁶	30.0³⁴	8.7³⁴	+1.6³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18³⁴	26.5%³⁴	—	1991: P18 from 35	24 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 21.0
8Aric Almirola	11	47	21.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	24.5¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	72.9¹⁰	17.8¹⁰	21.1⁷	17.3⁷	22.3⁷	+0.1¹⁰	20⁴³	20.2¹²	18.8⁸	26.8⁵	—	-1.0⁶	32.9⁷	6.0⁷	+0.1⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14⁷	28.6%⁷	—	2012: P33 from 27	23 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.0
41Jeremy Mayfield	18	46	19.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	26.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	6⁴³	20.2¹²	—	29.4⁵	—	-7.7⁶	36.5⁴	2.5⁴	+1.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	25.0%⁴	—	1994: P30 from 40	27 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.1
82Scott Speed	38	46	22.2⁵	0⁵	0⁵	1⁵	32.2⁵	1.6%⁵	59.4⁵	—	—	—	—	+10.0³	6⁴³	17.0⁵	—	30.6⁵	—	0.0⁶	23.2³⁴	7.8³⁴	-5.6³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18³⁴	23.5%³⁴	—	2009: P31 from 37	5 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 22.2
55Michael Waltrip	27	46	21.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	6⁴³	19.9¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	30.6³³	7.9³³	+2.9³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³³	18.2%³³	—	1986: P18 from 39	55 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 21.2
00David Reutimann	28	45	23.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	29.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	64.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-3.4¹⁰	6⁴³	22.3¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	15.5³⁵	9.2³⁵	-0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2007: P40 from 40	13 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 22.7
26Jamie McMurray	21	44	25.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.7¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	91.4⁶	22.5⁴	17.0¹	15.0¹	6.0¹	+3.8¹⁰	16⁴³	17.8¹²	—	31.2⁵	—	-6.0⁶	22.7³⁵	10.8³⁵	+1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P31 from 19	33 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 22.4
36Scott Riggs	17	43	27.4⁸	0⁸	1⁸	1⁸	22.9⁸	0.0%⁸	58.8⁶	—	—	—	—	+13.0⁷	6⁴³	21.1¹⁰	—	23.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	36.1⁷	4.0⁷	-1.3⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14⁷	42.9%⁷	—	2004: P34 from 36	8 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 27.4
47Marcos Ambrose	23	42	23.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	69.2¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-0.6⁷	6⁴³	23.4¹²	—	28.4⁵	—	-13.3⁶	19.1³⁵	11.0³⁵	-0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2009: P6 from 18	11 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 22.6
43Reed Sorenson	34	42	23.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	25.5¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	64.6¹⁰	29.9¹	27.0¹	34.0¹	29.0¹	+1.4¹⁰	1⁴³	26.5¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	-12.7⁶	26.1³⁵	8.4³⁵	+0.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P29 from 22	14 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 25.0
07Casey Mears	25	42	19.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	24.0¹⁰	0.8%¹⁰	64.2⁶	33.9⁴	38.3³	36.3³	31.0³	-3.9¹⁰	20⁴³	21.8¹²	37.0¹	29.8⁵	—	+8.0⁶	26.2³⁵	7.8³⁵	+6.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2003: P27 from 29 · led 1	28 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 22.3
28Travis Kvapil	41	42	28.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	28.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	55.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+4.6⁶	16⁴³	19.6¹²	—	26.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	25.8⁵	12.6⁵	-5.8⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁵	40.0%⁵	—	2005: P19 from 25	13 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 26.4
12David Stremme	24	41	29.1⁹	0⁹	0⁹	0⁹	26.4⁹	0.2%⁹	58.0⁹	—	—	—	—	+0.9⁵	1⁴³	25.8¹¹	—	20.2⁵	—	-1.7⁶	24.7³²	7.7³²	-0.1³²	0.0³²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³²	18.8%³²	—	2006: P28 from 32	9 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 29.1
78Regan Smith	42	40	24.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	0.8%¹⁰	66.2¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+11.3²	20⁴³	21.9¹²	—	33.2⁵	—	+8.0⁶	29.7¹⁷	8.1¹⁷	+1.6¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12¹⁷	17.6%¹⁷	—	2008: P37 from 29	13 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 23.3
77Sam Hornish Jr.	29	39	26.1⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	26.1⁸	1.0%⁸	70.3⁸	—	—	—	—	+7.8⁸	1⁴³	24.4⁸	—	30.6⁵	—	+5.7⁶	23.2³⁵	12.3³⁵	-1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2008: P15 from 19	8 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 26.1
44A.J. Allmendinger	20	37	28.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.0¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	57.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+4.2⁷	1⁴³	23.9¹²	—	30.6⁵	—	+9.0⁶	22.8³⁵	9.7³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2008: P42 from 13	16 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 23.3
34John Andretti	37	37	25.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	7.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5²	20⁴³	24.5¹²	—	34.8⁵	—	+9.0⁶	36.5³³	4.7³³	+6.9³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³³	6.1%³³	—	1994: P42 from 15	26 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 28.1