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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
29Kevin Harvick	17	67	13.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	85.6⁶	10.3⁹	10.6⁵	11.4⁵	11.6⁵	-6.2¹⁰	16³⁷	11.0¹²	11.1¹²	7.0⁵	—	+1.7⁶	21.0³⁵	12.0³⁵	+1.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2001: P7 from 33	38 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 9.9
11Denny Hamlin	22	63	8.5¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	15.7¹⁰	3.9%¹⁰	101.1¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	7.5⁸	7.6⁸	8.0⁸	-8.7¹⁰	8³⁷	18.3¹²	7.3¹²	17.6⁵	—	+15.0⁶	14.2³⁵	13.1³⁵	+1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2005: P7 from 14	35 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 14.2
14Tony Stewart	7	62	12.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	24.0¹⁰	13.5%¹⁰	120.8⁴	—	—	—	—	-10.2¹⁰	16³⁷	13.2¹²	—	13.8⁵	—	+10.7⁶	12.4³⁵	9.5³⁵	+1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1999: P6 from 19	27 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.4
2Kurt Busch	28	61	12.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	14.7¹⁰	2.8%¹⁰	98.0⁶	9.6⁷	11.3³	11.0³	9.3³	-8.0¹⁰	2³⁷	19.3¹²	7.8¹²	15.2⁵	—	-1.0⁶	13.0³⁵	11.0³⁵	+0.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2001: P4 from 16	36 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.1
33Clint Bowyer	19	61	12.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	11.9¹⁰	2.5%¹⁰	95.4¹⁰	13.6⁶	10.5²	9.0²	11.0²	+0.3¹⁰	16³⁷	17.6¹²	12.4¹²	16.0⁵	—	+17.3⁶	16.5³⁵	10.0³⁵	+1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2006: P19 from 12	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.2
48Jimmie Johnson	9	61	8.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	9.1¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	107.9⁷	20.3⁷	23.3³	20.7³	22.3³	-12.6¹⁰	16³⁷	13.8¹²	23.3¹²	17.8⁵	—	+7.7⁶	8.2³⁵	11.9³⁵	-3.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P6 from 13	35 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 12.3
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	20	61	12.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	9.0¹⁰	10.5%¹⁰	97.7⁵	—	—	—	—	-6.4¹⁰	16³⁷	17.8¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	+12.3⁶	22.3³⁵	11.3³⁵	-1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2000: P1 from 4 · led 106	29 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.7
99Carl Edwards	13	59	18.3¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	17.7¹⁰	13.9%¹⁰	97.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+3.0¹⁰	11³⁷	10.5¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	-15.3⁶	19.9³⁵	10.3³⁵	+4.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2005: P19 from 20	23 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.8
18Kyle Busch	8	59	14.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	16.2¹⁰	13.1%¹⁰	98.8¹⁰	15.4¹⁰	12.8⁸	14.3⁸	12.5⁸	-3.6¹⁰	8³⁷	26.9¹²	21.3¹²	7.4⁵	—	-12.3⁶	12.4³⁵	11.2³⁵	-2.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P21 from 35	35 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 12.5
1Martin Truex Jr.	31	57	15.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	17.1¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	87.0¹⁰	14.1¹⁰	12.0⁶	15.2⁶	11.7⁶	-9.1¹⁰	16³⁷	23.8¹²	10.5¹¹	15.0⁵	—	-4.7⁶	16.0³⁵	9.2³⁵	-5.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2005: P15 from 27	34 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.3
5Mark Martin	23	57	14.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.9¹⁰	4.7%¹⁰	103.0²	—	—	—	—	-1.6¹⁰	16³⁷	19.5¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	+7.3⁶	9.4³⁵	13.5³⁵	-4.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1997: P38 from 6 · led 10	25 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.1
17Matt Kenseth	3	56	11.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	20.1¹⁰	9.9%¹⁰	101.2⁵	27.4²	25.5²	27.0²	21.0¹	-5.6¹⁰	11³⁷	22.0¹²	21.5¹¹	15.8⁵	—	+4.3⁶	21.9³⁵	10.1³⁵	+6.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2000: P31 from 13	31 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 10.8
31Jeff Burton	15	56	18.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	27.8¹⁰	4.3%¹⁰	63.6²	—	—	—	—	+0.9¹⁰	16³⁷	24.3¹²	—	8.2⁵	—	+5.3⁶	25.0³⁵	10.4³⁵	+6.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1997: P1 from 5 · led 60	25 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 17.8
24Jeff Gordon	2	56	17.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	11.0¹⁰	4.0%¹⁰	78.6²	—	—	—	—	-2.2¹⁰	16³⁷	16.1¹²	—	18.6⁵	—	+19.7⁶	11.1³⁵	10.0³⁵	+0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1997: P30 from 2 · led 69	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.6
9Kasey Kahne	6	55	23.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	12.5¹⁰	6.4%¹⁰	80.8⁹	20.3¹	—	—	—	-4.0¹⁰	2³⁷	16.8¹²	—	11.4⁵	—	-10.0⁶	11.9³⁵	11.1³⁵	-3.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2004: P2 from 3 · led 148	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.9
25Brad Keselowski	40	53	19.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	21.4¹⁰	4.2%¹⁰	77.8¹⁰	16.2¹⁰	14.0⁸	13.9⁸	12.8⁸	+5.0¹⁰	16³⁷	21.8¹²	14.9¹²	17.6⁵	—	+22.0⁶	22.1¹⁴	13.4¹⁴	+0.7¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁴	7.1%¹⁴	—	2008: P19 from 37	30 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.4
16Greg Biffle	14	53	24.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.9¹⁰	8.4%¹⁰	91.9⁸	—	—	—	—	+10.6¹⁰	11³⁷	22.5¹²	32.0²	7.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	13.9³⁵	9.6³⁵	-0.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P28 from 20	25 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.4
39Ryan Newman	21	53	23.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.9¹⁰	2.5%¹⁰	67.3⁷	19.3⁷	23.0³	22.3³	22.7³	+8.6¹⁰	16³⁷	14.5¹²	22.4¹²	14.4⁵	—	-13.7⁶	14.1³⁵	9.3³⁵	-0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P40 from 36 · led 2	35 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.0
26Jamie McMurray	36	53	12.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	27.7¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	81.9⁸	14.5²	—	—	—	-4.0¹⁰	11³⁷	15.6¹²	—	31.2⁵	—	-6.0⁶	22.2³⁵	10.7³⁵	+1.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P10 from 24	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.4
83Brian Vickers	18	49	23.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	21.4¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	65.1⁹	—	—	—	—	+0.9⁹	8³⁷	24.4¹²	—	19.0⁵	—	-8.0⁶	14.7³⁵	11.5³⁵	-2.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2004: P12 from 13	17 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 22.5
6David Ragan	4	49	19.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.6¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	74.5¹⁰	24.9⁴	—	—	—	+6.2¹⁰	11³⁷	24.4¹²	35.0¹	21.4⁵	—	+2.7⁶	27.5³⁵	8.7³⁵	+3.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2007: P39 from 19	25 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 25.0
96Bobby Labonte	24	48	21.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	8.9¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	44.3²	—	—	—	—	+9.9⁸	11³⁷	25.8¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-7.3⁶	26.5³⁵	9.1³⁵	+1.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	1997: P3 from 4 · led 2	25 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 24.9
42Juan Pablo Montoya	16	48	24.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	15.5¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	74.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-1.8¹⁰	16³⁷	23.0¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+9.0⁶	12.7³⁵	10.7³⁵	-1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2007: P8 from 16	13 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 24.2
19Elliott Sadler	42	48	23.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.9¹⁰	4.4%¹⁰	70.0⁴	—	—	—	—	+7.0⁶	2³⁷	25.0¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	-11.7⁶	28.3³⁵	8.8³⁵	+4.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1999: P10 from 13 · led 2	18 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 22.4
07Casey Mears	35	47	15.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	22.2¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	83.2⁸	—	—	—	—	-0.6¹⁰	16³⁷	28.2¹²	—	29.8⁵	—	+8.0⁶	25.9³⁵	7.8³⁵	+6.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2003: P27 from 26	24 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 21.8
47Marcos Ambrose	11	47	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	16.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	83.4¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+1.6⁷	8³⁷	27.4¹²	—	28.4⁵	—	-13.3⁶	19.5³⁵	10.3³⁵	+0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2008: P21 from 24	12 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 18.4
98Paul Menard	5	47	21.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	67.5¹⁰	18.3⁴	—	—	—	+4.3⁹	11³⁷	25.6¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	+1.3⁶	31.8³⁵	6.6³⁵	+4.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2006: P41 from 32	26 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 22.0
20Joey Logano	10	46	19.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	17.8¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	73.7¹⁰	11.4¹⁰	13.4⁸	12.9⁸	11.9⁸	+6.5¹⁰	8³⁷	19.8¹²	14.7¹²	36.0⁵	—	+9.7⁶	20.8³⁵	10.4³⁵	+1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2008: P40 from 43	30 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.6
8Aric Almirola	41	46	18.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	18.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	69.2¹⁰	15.5⁹	19.2⁵	18.4⁵	17.4⁵	-4.3¹⁰	16³⁷	26.9¹²	19.1¹²	26.8⁵	—	-1.0⁶	28.6⁷	6.1⁷	-3.7⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14⁷	28.6%⁷	—	2010: P21 from 13	22 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.6
44A.J. Allmendinger	25	46	20.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	69.9¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-3.4⁸	2³⁷	22.3¹²	—	30.6⁵	—	+9.0⁶	22.7³⁵	10.0³⁵	+0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2007: P39 from 5	17 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 19.5
55Michael Waltrip	34	46	21.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	25.2¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	82.9²	—	—	—	—	+11.7⁶	8³⁷	24.4¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	30.4³³	8.7³³	+3.2³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³³	18.2%³³	—	1997: P9 from 21	15 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 24.1
21Bill Elliott	37	45	24.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	15.7¹⁰	2.5%¹⁰	49.4²	—	—	—	—	+1.4⁶	11³⁷	18.4¹²	—	31.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	20.5¹¹	7.7¹¹	-3.1¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09¹¹	18.2%¹¹	—	1997: P11 from 16	15 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 26.8
12David Stremme	32	45	24.6⁵	0⁵	0⁵	1⁵	24.0⁵	0.1%⁵	55.1⁵	—	—	—	—	+3.5⁴	2³⁷	27.3¹²	—	23.0⁵	—	+4.7⁶	24.4³²	7.6³²	-0.9³²	0.0³²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³²	18.8%³²	—	2006: P21 from 28	5 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 24.6
00David Reutimann	1	44	26.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.8¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	72.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-0.3¹⁰	8³⁷	26.9¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	16.3³⁵	9.2³⁵	-0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2007: P43 from 43	12 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 27.4
71David Gilliland	30	43	28.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	30.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	53.9¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+0.1⁹	16³⁷	28.0¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	+1.0⁶	29.0³⁰	7.7³⁰	-5.0³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	46.7%³⁰	—	2006: P21 from 7	18 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 29.0
66Dave Blaney	43	43	22.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	29.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	51.0⁵	—	—	—	—	-2.1⁵	8³⁷	25.3¹²	—	32.4⁵	—	-5.7⁶	31.2²⁹	2.9²⁹	-9.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	96.6%²⁹	—	2000: P22 from 24	22 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 28.4
7Robby Gordon	29	41	29.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	24.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	54.6⁶	—	—	—	—	+9.3⁴	8³⁷	28.2¹²	—	23.2⁵	—	-6.7⁶	30.1³⁴	8.5³⁴	+1.9³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18³⁴	23.5%³⁴	—	1997: P34 from 29	15 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 30.2
77Sam Hornish Jr.	12	40	24.9⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	19.5⁸	0.0%⁸	56.6⁸	—	—	—	—	+7.1⁸	2³⁷	29.4¹²	—	30.6⁵	—	+5.7⁶	23.7³⁵	12.2³⁵	-1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2008: P32 from 17	8 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 24.9
34John Andretti	26	40	28.9⁹	0⁹	0⁹	0⁹	31.0⁹	0.0%⁹	38.0²	—	—	—	—	-1.1⁵	16³⁷	22.7¹²	—	33.0⁵	—	+12.3⁶	36.8³³	5.0³³	+7.5³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³³	6.1%³³	—	1997: P12 from 30	9 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 28.9
13Max Papis	39	38	22.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	27.0¹	0.0%¹	47.7¹	—	—	—	—	—	8³⁷	36.4¹⁰	—	33.4⁵	—	+6.3⁶	32.9¹⁴	10.7¹⁴	+2.0¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁴	14.3%¹⁴	—	2010: P22 from 27	1 st · 0 W · best P22 · avg 22.0
78Regan Smith	33	37	28.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	51.5¹⁰	28.9¹	—	—	—	+17.3²	16³⁷	28.8¹²	—	33.2⁵	—	+8.0⁶	30.2¹⁷	8.3¹⁷	+2.8¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12¹⁷	17.6%¹⁷	—	2008: P35 from 34	11 st · 0 W · best P21 · avg 28.3
43Reed Sorenson	38	36	32.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	27.9¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	56.1¹⁰	33.1⁵	36.0²	34.5²	34.5²	+6.3⁸	2³⁷	25.2¹²	35.6⁵	24.4⁵	—	-12.7⁶	26.0³⁵	8.7³⁵	+1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P13 from 13	21 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 32.5
09Mike Bliss	27	32	34.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	33.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	40.4¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-2.0¹	2³⁷	27.2¹²	—	40.4⁵	—	-1.3⁶	25.1¹²	5.2¹²	-14.3¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹²	83.3%¹²	—	2005: P22 from 42	11 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 34.2