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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	19	67	11.0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	21.3¹⁰	11.1%¹⁰	98.4¹⁰	18.1¹⁰	14.9¹⁰	18.3¹⁰	13.7¹⁰	-5.7¹⁰	15⁴⁰	9.7¹²	18.2¹²	7.4⁵	—	-12.3⁶	12.1³⁵	11.0³⁵	-3.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P28 from 39	38 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 15.1
29Kevin Harvick	30	65	11.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	17.3¹⁰	6.8%¹⁰	97.3²	13.2⁹	9.8⁵	6.0⁵	8.6⁵	-10.9¹⁰	10⁴⁰	19.0¹²	11.4¹²	7.0⁵	—	+1.7⁶	20.6³⁵	12.0³⁵	+1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2001: P24 from 3 · led 137	42 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 13.1
16Greg Biffle	4	63	10.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	15.8¹⁰	4.0%¹⁰	102.7⁶	—	—	—	—	-6.8¹⁰	12⁴⁰	18.8¹²	37.0¹	7.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	14.1³⁵	8.7³⁵	+0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2003: P5 from 15	27 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 12.2
11Denny Hamlin	24	61	17.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	21.7¹⁰	5.5%¹⁰	84.1¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	7.4¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	+0.7¹⁰	15⁴⁰	9.2¹²	3.7¹²	17.6⁵	—	+15.0⁶	14.1³⁵	13.0³⁵	+0.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2006: P14 from 33	38 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.5
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	34	61	14.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	14.7¹⁰	14.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-5.9¹⁰	10⁴⁰	14.9¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	+12.3⁶	21.9³⁵	11.2³⁵	-1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2000: P38 from 12	34 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.5
5Mark Martin	1	60	9.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.2¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	10⁴⁰	19.2¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	+7.3⁶	10.1³⁵	13.5³⁵	-3.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1982: P14 from 17	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.0
48Jimmie Johnson	3	59	15.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	19.2¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	72.1⁴	12.1⁶	9.0²	11.5²	7.0²	-3.7¹⁰	10⁴⁰	14.1¹²	13.3³	17.8⁵	—	+7.7⁶	8.4³⁵	11.9³⁵	-2.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P7 from 33	37 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.4
33Clint Bowyer	31	59	18.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	80.3¹⁰	9.4⁶	10.5²	9.5²	11.5²	+6.0¹⁰	10⁴⁰	11.7¹²	13.3³	16.0⁵	—	+17.3⁶	16.2³⁵	10.0³⁵	+1.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2006: P29 from 27	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 13.4
14Tony Stewart	15	59	17.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	11.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.9¹⁰	10⁴⁰	12.8¹²	—	13.8⁵	—	+10.7⁶	12.2³⁵	9.5³⁵	+1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1999: P15 from 4 · led 55	32 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.7
24Jeff Gordon	10	58	13.7¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	6.8¹⁰	19.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.5¹⁰	10⁴⁰	14.6¹²	—	18.6⁵	—	+19.7⁶	10.9³⁵	10.1³⁵	+0.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1993: P17 from 21	46 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 12.4
17Matt Kenseth	33	58	12.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	15.7²	20.0²	18.5²	18.0²	-6.5¹⁰	12⁴⁰	17.9¹²	23.3³	15.8⁵	—	+4.3⁶	21.1³⁵	9.8³⁵	+6.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2000: P12 from 22	37 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.2
99Carl Edwards	38	58	14.0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	5.6%¹⁰	88.7⁹	—	—	—	—	-1.4¹⁰	12⁴⁰	19.6¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	-15.3⁶	19.1³⁵	10.3³⁵	+4.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2004: P33 from 25	24 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.9
2Kurt Busch	32	58	13.0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	19.0¹⁰	9.8%¹⁰	88.0²	14.0⁷	17.3³	18.0³	16.7³	-5.9¹⁰	3⁴⁰	22.0¹²	15.0¹¹	15.2⁵	—	-1.0⁶	12.9³⁵	11.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2001: P42 from 39	40 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 14.2
9Kasey Kahne	5	57	20.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.6¹⁰	6.1%¹⁰	89.5⁸	21.2²	—	—	—	-2.5¹⁰	3⁴⁰	16.1¹²	—	11.4⁵	—	-10.0⁶	12.0³⁵	10.9³⁵	-3.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2004: P40 from 5	29 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.4
31Jeff Burton	40	55	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	18.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.4⁶	10⁴⁰	25.8¹²	—	8.2⁵	—	+5.3⁶	24.3³⁵	10.3³⁵	+6.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1994: P31 from 35	40 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.4
39Ryan Newman	2	54	19.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.4¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	82.9⁴	20.5⁸	26.3⁴	23.8⁴	25.8⁴	+4.4¹⁰	10⁴⁰	15.0¹²	23.3¹⁰	14.4⁵	—	-13.7⁶	14.7³⁵	9.2³⁵	-0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P37 from 8	39 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.9
1Martin Truex Jr.	20	53	22.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	17.0¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	76.7¹⁰	13.9¹⁰	12.3⁷	13.4⁷	12.1⁷	+4.6¹⁰	10⁴⁰	23.3¹²	14.4¹²	15.0⁵	—	-4.7⁶	16.3³⁵	9.2³⁵	-5.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2006: P38 from 25	34 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 20.1
42Juan Pablo Montoya	12	53	19.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.8¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	76.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+1.4¹⁰	10⁴⁰	18.7¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+9.0⁶	12.8³⁵	10.7³⁵	-1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2007: P32 from 36	13 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.3
47Marcos Ambrose	13	51	15.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	14.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	77.9¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-7.7⁷	15⁴⁰	19.6¹²	—	28.4⁵	—	-13.3⁶	19.4³⁵	10.8³⁵	-0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2009: P3 from 25	11 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.1
96Bobby Labonte	36	51	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	16.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12⁴⁰	21.8¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-7.3⁶	26.1³⁵	9.4³⁵	+0.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	1993: P24 from 33	41 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.5
09Sterling Marlin	43	50	16.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	3⁴⁰	19.0¹²	—	30.6⁵	—	-11.3⁶	39.0⁶	2.5⁶	-0.2⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17⁶	100.0%⁶	—	1983: P18 from 19	46 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.8
55Michael Waltrip	21	50	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	15⁴⁰	17.7¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	30.8³³	8.7³³	+3.8³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³³	18.2%³³	—	1986: P32 from 24	47 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 20.3
6David Ragan	41	49	23.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	24.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	63.4¹⁰	20.2⁴	—	—	—	+9.8¹⁰	12⁴⁰	20.4¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	+2.7⁶	26.5³⁵	9.0³⁵	+2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2007: P26 from 41	25 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 24.7
98Paul Menard	42	49	19.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	17.8¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	70.8¹⁰	19.9⁴	—	—	—	-1.3⁹	12⁴⁰	24.5¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	+1.3⁶	30.7³⁵	7.0³⁵	+3.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2007: P24 from 41	24 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 17.8
20Joey Logano	23	49	18.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	7.2¹⁰	3.1%¹⁰	84.4¹⁰	16.2¹⁰	16.3¹⁰	12.5¹⁰	18.7¹⁰	+4.3¹⁰	15⁴⁰	15.2¹²	5.5¹²	36.0⁵	—	+9.7⁶	20.4³⁵	10.1³⁵	+0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2009: P34 from 8	32 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 15.1
26Jamie McMurray	9	49	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	67.5⁶	26.2²	—	—	—	-1.1¹⁰	12⁴⁰	18.8¹²	—	31.2⁵	—	-6.0⁶	23.0³⁵	10.8³⁵	+2.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P11 from 26	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.1
83Brian Vickers	27	47	24.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	21.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	59.7⁸	—	—	—	—	+2.2¹⁰	15⁴⁰	25.9¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	-8.0⁶	14.4³⁵	11.3³⁵	-2.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2004: P35 from 22	19 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 19.3
19Elliott Sadler	22	46	24.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	22.0¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-15.0¹	3⁴⁰	26.0¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	-11.7⁶	28.9³⁵	8.9³⁵	+4.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1998: P24 from 32	24 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 23.1
00David Reutimann	6	46	25.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.9¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	68.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+3.1¹⁰	15⁴⁰	22.5¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	16.2³⁵	9.2³⁵	-0.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2008: P20 from 39	10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 25.7
28Travis Kvapil	17	45	24.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	30.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	51.8¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+4.4⁶	12⁴⁰	23.5¹²	—	26.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	30.6⁵	10.6⁵	-5.8⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁵	40.0%⁵	—	2005: P7 from 5	15 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 25.3
8Aric Almirola	18	45	24.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	66.7¹⁰	17.4⁹	15.8⁵	16.4⁵	16.4⁵	+4.6⁹	10⁴⁰	24.7¹²	12.3¹²	26.8⁵	—	-1.0⁶	31.9⁷	6.0⁷	-0.1⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14⁷	28.6%⁷	—	2007: P36 from 35	25 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 23.4
34John Andretti	39	43	24.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	24.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+3.5⁴	10⁴⁰	20.7¹²	—	33.0⁵	—	+12.3⁶	36.4³³	5.0³³	+7.3³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³³	6.1%³³	—	1994: P30 from 23	19 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 24.8
12David Stremme	29	42	26.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	50.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-1.3⁵	3⁴⁰	30.8¹²	—	23.0⁵	—	+3.7⁶	24.5³²	7.8³²	-0.7³²	0.0³²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³²	18.8%³²	—	2006: P36 from 26	12 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 26.4
71David Gilliland	14	42	28.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	25.5¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	53.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-1.6⁹	10⁴⁰	31.8¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	+1.0⁶	29.5³⁰	7.7³⁰	-4.3³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	46.7%³⁰	—	2006: P40 from 38	18 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 26.5
7Robby Gordon	35	41	27.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	24.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	41.9¹	—	—	—	—	+8.1⁷	15⁴⁰	32.9¹²	—	23.2⁵	—	-6.7⁶	29.9³⁴	8.6³⁴	+1.1³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18³⁴	26.5%³⁴	—	1997: P43 from 20	21 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 29.6
77Sam Hornish Jr.	25	40	28.6⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	27.6⁸	0.0%⁸	52.8⁸	—	—	—	—	+12.6⁸	3⁴⁰	25.8¹²	—	30.6⁵	—	+5.7⁶	23.3³⁵	12.3³⁵	-1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2008: P29 from 7	8 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 28.6
44A.J. Allmendinger	26	40	26.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.3¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	64.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+11.4⁸	3⁴⁰	29.2¹²	—	30.6⁵	—	+9.0⁶	22.7³⁵	10.2³⁵	+0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2007: P40 from 43	18 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 24.8
66Dave Blaney	8	39	28.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	72.9²	—	—	—	—	+16.5⁶	15⁴⁰	26.3¹²	—	32.4⁵	—	-5.7⁶	32.4²⁹	2.9²⁹	-8.6²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	96.6%²⁹	—	2000: P35 from 26	25 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 30.2
07Casey Mears	37	39	27.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	24.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	55.4⁶	—	—	—	—	+10.7¹⁰	10⁴⁰	28.8¹²	37.0²	29.8⁵	—	+8.0⁶	25.8³⁵	7.8³⁵	+6.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2003: P32 from 39	27 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 27.8
87Joe Nemechek	28	38	26.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+6.8⁵	15⁴⁰	26.3¹²	—	36.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	30.6²⁹	5.3²⁹	-8.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	89.7%²⁹	—	1994: P16 from 6	35 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 31.2
43Reed Sorenson	7	38	28.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	25.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	51.3¹⁰	33.2⁴	35.0¹	38.0¹	35.0¹	+1.9⁹	3⁴⁰	25.4¹²	35.5²	24.4⁵	—	-12.7⁶	26.9³⁵	8.8³⁵	+1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P22 from 22	19 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 30.7
64Todd Bodine	16	36	29.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.0²	15⁴⁰	24.2¹²	—	40.2⁵	—	-1.0⁶	43.0²	4.2²	+3.0²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	100.0%²	—	1994: P26 from 8	12 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 29.9
82Scott Speed	11	34	33.5⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	26.7⁶	0.0%⁶	43.8⁶	—	—	—	—	+12.3³	15⁴⁰	33.9¹²	—	30.6⁵	—	+2.0⁶	24.0³⁴	7.9³⁴	-5.0³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18³⁴	23.5%³⁴	—	2009: P15 from 3	6 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 33.5