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Long Pond, PA

Cup Series · 2009 · RACE 14 · PRE-RACE PREVIEW

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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
11Denny Hamlin	7	65	6.3¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	5.8¹⁰	30.1%¹⁰	126.7¹⁰	6.4¹⁰	2.8⁹	4.0⁹	3.1⁹	-10.4¹⁰	14³⁸	13.7¹²	11.9⁷	17.6⁵	—	+15.0⁶	14.6³⁵	12.4³⁵	+2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2006: P1 from 1 · led 83	36 st · 8 W · best P1 · avg 10.0
14Tony Stewart	1	63	10.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	8¹⁰	10.5¹⁰	4.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.9¹⁰	13³⁸	8.3¹²	—	13.8⁵	—	+10.7⁶	12.6³⁵	9.4³⁵	+1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1999: P6 from 12 · led 1	35 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 12.7
29Kevin Harvick	24	62	18.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	19.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	103.2²	9.3¹⁰	9.2⁶	9.5⁶	9.0⁶	-4.8¹⁰	13³⁸	10.3¹²	18.0⁴	7.0⁵	—	+1.7⁶	20.8³⁵	12.1³⁵	+1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2001: P15 from 19	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 11.6
18Kyle Busch	6	61	19.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	14.2¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	83.1¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	11.4⁸	13.5⁸	10.3⁷	+6.8¹⁰	14³⁸	9.0¹²	18.7⁶	7.4⁵	—	-12.3⁶	12.4³⁵	11.2³⁵	-2.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P4 from 38	37 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 16.3
24Jeff Gordon	2	61	10.8¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.4¹⁰	17.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0¹⁰	13³⁸	8.8¹²	—	18.6⁵	—	+19.7⁶	11.1³⁵	10.1³⁵	+0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1993: P28 from 4	46 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 10.3
17Matt Kenseth	8	60	12.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	19.4⁴	14.5²	13.0²	14.5²	-4.4¹⁰	8³⁸	14.3¹²	4.0¹	15.8⁵	—	+4.3⁶	21.8³⁵	10.2³⁵	+6.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2000: P14 from 29	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.6
5Mark Martin	12	60	9.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	2.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13³⁸	15.8¹²	—	17.4⁵	—	+7.3⁶	9.7³⁵	13.6³⁵	-3.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1982: P26 from 16	53 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 11.2
16Greg Biffle	9	59	19.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	2.8%¹⁰	77.8⁶	—	—	—	—	+1.1¹⁰	8³⁸	13.2¹²	—	7.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	14.0³⁵	9.8³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P20 from 26	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.3
31Jeff Burton	10	59	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	20.9¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.9⁶	13³⁸	19.5¹²	—	8.2⁵	—	+5.3⁶	25.2³⁵	10.4³⁵	+6.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1994: P22 from 35	39 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.7
48Jimmie Johnson	3	59	8.1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	13.9%¹⁰	93.3⁴	14.5⁶	19.5²	18.0²	18.5²	-7.8¹⁰	13³⁸	15.6¹²	25.0¹	17.8⁵	—	+7.7⁶	8.4³⁵	11.9³⁵	-2.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P3 from 2	37 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 12.9
9Kasey Kahne	14	59	16.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	6.0%¹⁰	88.6⁸	23.3²	—	—	—	-4.7¹⁰	3³⁸	14.3¹²	—	11.4⁵	—	-10.0⁶	11.7³⁵	11.1³⁵	-3.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2004: P14 from 1 · led 4	29 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 19.5
1Martin Truex Jr.	19	58	15.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	82.3¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	7.7⁷	8.1⁷	7.3⁷	-2.8¹⁰	13³⁸	18.3¹²	16.0⁵	15.0⁵	—	-4.7⁶	16.3³⁵	9.2³⁵	-5.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2006: P24 from 15	34 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.8
99Carl Edwards	11	58	14.4¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	23.9¹⁰	5.5%¹⁰	94.5¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-4.1¹⁰	8³⁸	15.2¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	-15.3⁶	19.9³⁵	10.1³⁵	+4.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2005: P1 from 29 · led 46	23 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.2
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	18	57	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	4.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-9.4¹⁰	13³⁸	21.7¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	+12.3⁶	22.3³⁵	11.3³⁵	-0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2000: P19 from 15	34 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.7
33Clint Bowyer	16	57	16.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	4.8%¹⁰	77.5¹⁰	11.5⁶	15.5²	16.0²	13.5²	+5.9¹⁰	13³⁸	14.9¹²	12.0¹	16.0⁵	—	+17.3⁶	16.6³⁵	10.0³⁵	+1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2006: P21 from 42 · led 8	29 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.9
2Kurt Busch	4	55	18.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	16.4¹⁰	6.9%¹⁰	110.0²	13.9⁸	10.5⁴	9.0⁴	15.0³	+3.2¹⁰	3³⁸	19.8¹²	16.5²	15.2⁵	—	-1.0⁶	13.7³⁵	10.2³⁵	+1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2001: P13 from 41	40 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 13.8
83Brian Vickers	17	55	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	8.7¹⁰	8.3%¹⁰	95.0⁸	—	—	—	—	-3.2⁹	14³⁸	18.9⁸	—	19.0⁵	—	-8.0⁶	14.7³⁵	11.5³⁵	-2.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2004: P13 from 2 · led 1	15 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.9
39Ryan Newman	5	54	15.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	7.1%¹⁰	93.6⁴	18.4⁸	23.0⁴	19.5⁴	20.7³	+1.2¹⁰	13³⁸	19.1¹²	28.5²	14.4⁵	—	-13.7⁶	14.6³⁵	9.1³⁵	-0.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P32 from 15 · led 19	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.4
42Juan Pablo Montoya	15	50	19.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.6¹⁰	2.5%¹⁰	79.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-6.8¹⁰	13³⁸	20.6⁸	—	20.4⁵	—	+9.0⁶	12.7³⁵	10.7³⁵	-1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2007: P20 from 38	13 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.9
51Dexter Bean	43	50	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3³⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	first start here	—
96Bobby Labonte	28	50	25.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	15.5¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	8³⁸	13.3¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-7.3⁶	26.4³⁵	9.4³⁵	+0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	1993: P20 from 23	41 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 19.9
98Paul Menard	33	49	20.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	64.4¹⁰	18.6⁴	—	—	—	+4.1⁹	8³⁸	17.9¹²	—	24.4⁵	—	+1.3⁶	31.0³⁵	7.0³⁵	+4.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2007: P28 from 21	25 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 22.3
19Elliott Sadler	27	48	18.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	28.8¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-20.0²	3³⁸	28.6¹²	—	20.8⁵	—	-11.7⁶	28.7³⁵	8.9³⁵	+4.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1999: P20 from 42	23 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 21.9
20Joey Logano	23	48	17.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.7¹⁰	5.3%¹⁰	88.4¹⁰	16.1¹⁰	14.4⁹	13.9⁹	16.9⁸	+5.7¹⁰	14³⁸	14.5¹²	13.0⁷	36.0⁵	—	+9.7⁶	20.4³⁵	10.5³⁵	+0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2009: P27 from 19	30 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.8
55Michael Waltrip	32	46	20.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	14³⁸	20.8¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	30.5³³	8.5³³	+3.0³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³³	18.2%³³	—	1986: P39 from 28	46 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 21.8
6David Ragan	31	46	22.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	26.1¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	59.3¹⁰	25.2⁴	—	—	—	+5.3¹⁰	8³⁸	25.8¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	+2.7⁶	26.7³⁵	9.0³⁵	+2.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2007: P26 from 36	25 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 23.8
26Jamie McMurray	22	46	22.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	71.4⁶	14.0²	—	—	—	+3.3¹⁰	8³⁸	14.6¹²	—	31.2⁵	—	-6.0⁶	22.6³⁵	11.0³⁵	+0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P32 from 28	31 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.0
78Regan Smith	42	44	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	64.2¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+7.0²	13³⁸	24.3⁷	—	33.2⁵	—	+8.0⁶	29.7¹⁷	8.2¹⁷	+2.4¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12¹⁷	17.6%¹⁷	—	2008: P28 from 4	10 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.8
09Sterling Marlin	36	44	21.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	15.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-22.0¹	3³⁸	22.1¹²	—	30.6⁵	—	-11.3⁶	40.2⁶	2.5⁶	+0.8⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17⁶	100.0%⁶	—	1983: P29 from 20	45 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.8
44A.J. Allmendinger	30	44	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	65.5¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-1.0⁹	3³⁸	19.9⁹	—	30.6⁵	—	+9.0⁶	22.5³⁵	10.1³⁵	+0.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2007: P39 from 28	19 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 23.0
47Marcos Ambrose	20	44	23.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	16.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	71.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-3.3⁷	14³⁸	22.4⁷	—	28.4⁵	—	-13.3⁶	19.2³⁵	10.7³⁵	-0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2009: P34 from 18 · led 1	11 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 22.4
7Robby Gordon	34	44	25.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	28.6¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	56.3²	—	—	—	—	-3.7⁸	14³⁸	26.7¹²	—	23.2⁵	—	-6.7⁶	29.9³⁴	8.7³⁴	+1.5³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18³⁴	26.5%³⁴	—	1997: P42 from 30	17 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 28.5
00David Reutimann	13	43	24.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	25.1¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	63.5¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-0.6⁸	14³⁸	28.2⁶	—	23.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	16.0³⁵	9.0³⁵	-0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2007: P38 from 23	13 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 25.7
12David Stremme	29	42	28.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	34.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	49.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+4.1⁵	3³⁸	24.8⁵	—	23.0⁵	—	+4.7⁶	24.5³²	7.7³²	-0.2³²	0.0³²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13³²	18.8%³²	—	2006: P26 from 32	10 st · 0 W · best P23 · avg 28.9
66Dave Blaney	41	42	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	24.3¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.9⁶	14³⁸	28.4¹²	—	32.4⁵	—	-5.7⁶	31.3²⁹	2.9²⁹	-9.8²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	96.6%²⁹	—	2000: P30 from 35	28 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 26.2
77Sam Hornish Jr.	26	41	25.3⁹	0⁹	1⁹	1⁹	26.1⁹	1.5%⁹	59.1⁹	—	—	—	—	+3.8⁹	3³⁸	24.2⁵	—	30.6⁵	—	+5.7⁶	23.3³⁵	12.0³⁵	-2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2008: P42 from 41	9 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 25.3
71David Gilliland	38	41	30.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	50.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+1.9⁹	13³⁸	28.4⁸	—	21.8⁵	—	+1.0⁶	28.7³⁰	7.6³⁰	-4.9³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	43.3%³⁰	—	2007: P34 from 16	17 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 28.9
87Joe Nemechek	39	40	22.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁴	14³⁸	24.3¹²	—	36.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	30.2²⁹	5.3²⁹	-9.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	89.7%²⁹	—	1994: P32 from 11	38 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 28.6
34John Andretti	35	40	25.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-13.5²	13³⁸	25.2¹¹	—	33.0⁵	—	+12.3⁶	36.5³³	5.0³³	+7.5³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³³	6.1%³³	—	1994: P35 from 21	21 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 28.3
43Reed Sorenson	25	39	33.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.1¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	44.9¹⁰	33.7³	—	—	—	+3.2⁹	3³⁸	24.7⁹	—	24.4⁵	—	-12.7⁶	26.4³⁵	8.8³⁵	+0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P36 from 35	19 st · 0 W · best P24 · avg 32.5
07Casey Mears	21	39	20.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	69.0⁶	33.6¹	37.0¹	38.0¹	37.0¹	+0.8¹⁰	13³⁸	25.6¹²	39.0¹	29.8⁵	—	+8.0⁶	26.3³⁵	7.8³⁵	+6.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2003: P21 from 19	28 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 24.2
82Scott Speed	37	37	27.3⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	33.8⁴	0.0%⁴	50.0⁴	—	—	—	—	+2.7³	14³⁸	33.3⁴	—	30.6⁵	—	+2.0⁶	23.3³⁴	7.9³⁴	-5.6³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.18³⁴	23.5%³⁴	—	2009: P23 from 37	4 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 27.3
36Patrick Carpentier	40	34	34.5²	0²	0²	0²	32.5²	0.0%²	38.5²	—	—	—	—	+14.5¹	14³⁸	26.0²	—	33.0⁵	—	+4.0⁶	35.6⁵	13.0⁵	+2.4⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20⁵	60.0%⁵	—	2008: P32 from 24	2 st · 0 W · best P32 · avg 34.5