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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
24Jeff Gordon	21	66	11.2¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	7.4¹⁰	12.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.6¹⁰	17⁴¹	15.7¹²	—	5.4⁵	—	+3.7⁶	12.4³⁵	10.4³⁵	-0.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1993: P5 from 3 · led 2	45 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 16.1
48Jimmie Johnson	3	64	9.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	3.1%¹⁰	106.2⁴	20.9¹⁰	20.2⁶	22.7⁶	17.3⁶	-10.1¹⁰	17⁴¹	17.8¹²	5.5²	15.2⁵	—	+17.0⁶	9.6³⁵	11.9³⁵	-1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2002: P15 from 1	41 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 18.3
2Kurt Busch	10	62	20.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	25.5¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	80.0²	20.3⁹	15.4⁵	15.4⁵	16.6⁵	+0.2¹⁰	1⁴¹	10.8¹²	13.4⁵	10.0⁵	—	+2.7⁶	11.1³⁵	11.7³⁵	-4.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2001: P41 from 26	41 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.3
33Clint Bowyer	9	61	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	6.1%¹⁰	86.1¹⁰	18.2⁶	28.5²	20.5²	29.0²	-3.1¹⁰	17⁴¹	16.4¹²	17.0²	8.8⁵	—	+0.3⁶	15.1³⁵	11.2³⁵	+0.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2006: P6 from 37	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.0
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	2	61	13.3¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.7¹⁰	16.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-8.2¹⁰	17⁴¹	10.7¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	+14.3⁶	19.5³⁵	9.2³⁵	+0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2000: P13 from 8	35 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 15.1
29Kevin Harvick	5	59	16.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	13.2¹⁰	4.7%¹⁰	75.0³	14.1¹⁰	17.3⁸	16.3⁸	16.8⁸	-9.1¹⁰	17⁴¹	13.7¹²	17.3⁸	17.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	21.4³⁵	9.0³⁵	+12.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2001: P25 from 10 · led 2	44 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 17.4
12Brad Keselowski	26	59	18.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	22.5¹⁰	2.1%¹⁰	78.6¹⁰	14.8¹⁰	15.3¹⁰	17.1¹⁰	14.4¹⁰	-3.0⁹	1⁴¹	15.1¹²	22.4¹²	15.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	22.9³⁵	8.2³⁵	+0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2009: P24 from 36	34 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 21.1
9Kasey Kahne	4	57	17.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	28.5¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	79.9⁸	20.1²	—	—	—	-7.3¹⁰	17⁴¹	21.7¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+7.0⁶	13.8³⁵	11.8³⁵	-4.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2004: P41 from 27	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.1
17Matt Kenseth	24	56	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	27.5¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	18.8¹	6.0¹	7.0¹	7.0¹	+2.4¹⁰	17⁴¹	17.3¹²	26.0²	18.0⁵	—	-7.7⁶	19.3³⁵	7.4³⁵	+6.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2000: P10 from 24	36 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 19.6
18Kyle Busch	7	56	18.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	13.3%¹⁰	101.0¹⁰	14.3¹⁰	15.7¹⁰	18.5¹⁰	18.7¹⁰	+0.3¹⁰	6⁴¹	23.3¹²	19.4¹²	12.8⁵	—	+0.7⁶	16.1³⁵	11.6³⁵	+2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2005: P38 from 19	41 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.9
14Tony Stewart	6	56	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	13.8¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.4¹⁰	17⁴¹	13.6¹²	—	13.4⁵	—	+4.7⁶	13.4³⁵	9.5³⁵	-0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1999: P28 from 2	34 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 18.5
31Jeff Burton	39	56	17.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5⁶	17⁴¹	19.1¹²	—	17.0⁵	—	+8.7⁶	16.0³⁵	10.2³⁵	+0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1994: P26 from 35	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.5
21Bill Elliott	40	55	15.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	23.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	17⁴¹	17.4¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+9.0⁶	29.0¹²	8.1¹²	+3.0¹²	0.0¹²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17¹²	16.7%¹²	—	1976: P19 from 38	59 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 15.8
99Carl Edwards	27	55	19.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	17.2¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	83.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-0.1¹⁰	17⁴¹	22.5¹²	—	12.0⁵	—	-0.7⁶	14.9³⁵	9.7³⁵	+3.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P12 from 27	23 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 20.3
11Denny Hamlin	25	53	23.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	9.1¹⁰	6.9%¹⁰	80.8¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	26.8¹⁰	17.1¹⁰	+1.4¹⁰	6⁴¹	17.8¹²	27.1¹²	13.8⁵	—	+12.3⁶	16.9³⁵	12.1³⁵	+4.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P30 from 17	41 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 18.1
83Brian Vickers	22	52	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.8¹⁰	1.9%¹⁰	80.7⁸	—	—	—	—	+1.3⁸	6⁴¹	19.9¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	-3.3⁶	21.6¹⁰	12.3¹⁰	+1.1¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20¹⁰	20.0%¹⁰	—	2004: P39 from 35	16 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 20.1
42Juan Pablo Montoya	8	52	22.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	22.2¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	67.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-1.9¹⁰	17⁴¹	20.1¹²	—	18.4⁵	—	+2.7⁶	11.7³⁵	12.5³⁵	-6.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2007: P19 from 36	13 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 25.2
6David Ragan	19	51	17.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	23.2¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	75.7¹⁰	24.5⁹	28.8⁴	21.8⁴	26.3⁴	-0.2¹⁰	17⁴¹	16.0¹²	36.0¹	22.2⁵	—	-2.7⁶	22.6³⁵	7.8³⁵	+1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P5 from 35	30 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 20.5
39Ryan Newman	17	51	19.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.3¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	97.6⁴	19.8⁸	22.0³	14.0³	18.7³	+0.6¹⁰	17⁴¹	18.6¹²	24.8⁴	23.6⁵	—	+18.0⁶	11.8³⁵	9.9³⁵	-3.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2002: P7 from 23	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.3
00David Reutimann	20	51	24.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	30.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	62.8¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-2.2¹⁰	6⁴¹	22.3¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	-11.3⁶	15.5³⁵	11.0³⁵	-3.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2007: P40 from 40	13 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 23.2
51Michael Waltrip	43	51	21.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	6⁴¹	19.9¹²	—	21.2⁵	—	-7.0⁶	34.0³	7.0³	-2.0³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.33³	66.7%³	—	1986: P18 from 39	55 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 21.0
71Bobby Labonte	42	51	25.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	17⁴¹	13.7¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	-10.3⁶	31.4³⁵	7.2³⁵	+0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	31.4%³⁵	—	1993: P20 from 25	47 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 22.1
19Elliott Sadler	12	50	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	29.2¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+13.5²	17⁴¹	25.9¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-4.0⁶	25.1³⁵	7.2³⁵	+0.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1999: P40 from 38	26 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.9
1Jamie McMurray	13	49	25.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.7¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	91.4⁶	22.5⁴	17.0¹	15.0¹	6.0¹	+3.8¹⁰	17⁴¹	17.8¹²	—	22.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	13.4³⁵	11.4³⁵	-3.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2003: P31 from 19	33 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 23.5
47Marcos Ambrose	18	49	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	69.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-0.6⁷	6⁴¹	23.4¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	-1.0⁶	21.9³⁵	10.9³⁵	-0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	20.0%³⁵	—	2009: P17 from 23	11 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 20.4
20Joey Logano	16	49	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	83.3¹⁰	11.6¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	+4.0¹⁰	6⁴¹	19.9¹²	17.7¹²	30.0⁵	—	-6.0⁶	16.2³⁵	11.6³⁵	-0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2009: P43 from 9	35 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.2
78Regan Smith	11	49	22.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	25.7¹⁰	0.8%¹⁰	68.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+11.3²	17⁴¹	21.9¹²	—	22.8⁵	—	+2.3⁶	25.0³⁵	7.5³⁵	+0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2008: P37 from 29	13 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 21.9
5Mark Martin	1	49	27.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	16.6¹⁰	1.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	17⁴¹	11.0¹²	—	26.6⁵	—	+17.3⁶	15.3³⁵	9.4³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1982: P30 from 26	54 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.0
7Robby Gordon	34	48	23.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-1.6⁷	6⁴¹	19.0¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	-2.7⁶	33.8²⁶	9.8²⁶	+4.7²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁶	34.6%²⁶	—	1991: P18 from 35	24 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 21.2
56Martin Truex Jr.	14	48	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	16.3¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	72.7¹⁰	18.1¹⁰	18.2¹⁰	22.5¹⁰	12.2¹⁰	+3.9¹⁰	6⁴¹	25.2¹²	18.9¹⁰	21.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	17.2³⁵	9.8³⁵	-1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2005: P34 from 10	39 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 22.1
98Paul Menard	32	48	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	21.7¹⁰	2.1%¹⁰	70.9¹⁰	17.3⁴	—	—	—	-6.7⁹	17⁴¹	22.1¹²	—	32.6⁵	—	+10.7⁶	19.2³⁵	8.4³⁵	-0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P21 from 41	24 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 19.5
43A.J. Allmendinger	15	47	25.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	58.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+1.2⁷	17⁴¹	23.9¹²	—	19.6⁵	—	+7.7⁶	16.1³⁵	9.0³⁵	-1.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2008: P42 from 13	16 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.4
82Scott Speed	30	45	25.4⁵	0⁵	0⁵	1⁵	33.8⁵	0.2%⁵	52.5⁵	—	—	—	—	+7.3³	6⁴¹	17.0⁵	—	32.0⁵	—	-1.7⁶	23.9³⁵	7.7³⁵	-1.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2009: P35 from 38	5 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 25.4
16Greg Biffle	23	44	21.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	17.9¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	74.2⁶	37.5¹	39.0¹	38.0¹	33.0¹	+2.7¹⁰	17⁴¹	25.2¹²	31.0¹	20.8⁵	—	-23.3⁶	15.7³⁵	11.3³⁵	+0.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2003: P21 from 27	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 20.5
77Sam Hornish Jr.	36	43	25.5⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	25.3⁸	1.0%⁸	70.8⁸	—	—	—	—	+8.2⁸	1⁴¹	24.4⁸	—	27.8⁵	—	-10.3⁶	20.4³⁵	8.4³⁵	-4.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2008: P15 from 19	8 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 25.5
34John Andretti	33	43	25.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	7.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5²	17⁴¹	24.5¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	-6.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1994: P42 from 15	26 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 27.4
37Travis Kvapil	35	41	29.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	54.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+6.2⁶	17⁴¹	19.6¹²	—	32.6⁵	—	+1.3⁶	37.3³³	4.9³³	+7.8³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³³	15.2%³³	—	2005: P19 from 25	13 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 27.4
26Boris Said	38	41	21.6⁵	0⁵	1⁵	1⁵	15.2⁵	1.2%⁵	53.0⁵	—	—	—	—	+9.3²	17⁴¹	31.0²	—	33.6⁵	—	+5.3⁶	31.0⁵	13.3⁵	-0.2⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20⁵	60.0%⁵	—	2005: P27 from 41	5 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 21.6
36Mike Bliss	28	40	22.3⁶	0⁶	0⁶	1⁶	29.2⁶	0.0%⁶	59.4³	—	—	—	—	+13.0¹	17⁴¹	22.8⁶	—	41.0⁵	—	-0.3⁶	34.0¹⁶	11.6¹⁶	+0.5¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁶	68.8%¹⁶	—	2000: P33 from 35	6 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 22.3
38Robert Richardson Jr.	37	36	33.0³	0³	0³	0³	34.0³	0.0%³	34.7³	—	—	—	—	+8.2³	17⁴¹	28.6⁵	—	28.4⁵	—	-11.7⁶	36.7³	7.4³	+8.0³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	0.0%³	—	2010: P23 from 34	3 st · 0 W · best P23 · avg 33.0
55Michael McDowell	29	36	25.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	28.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	52.4¹⁰	18.3¹⁰	20.3¹⁰	20.9¹⁰	23.5¹⁰	-4.5²	6⁴¹	29.4¹²	20.3¹²	40.2⁵	—	-0.7⁶	31.7²³	2.0²³	-9.3²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²³	95.7%²³	—	2008: P25 from 21	30 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.6
87Joe Nemechek	41	33	30.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	27.1¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.2⁵	6⁴¹	27.1¹²	—	41.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	28.9³⁰	3.1³⁰	-10.9³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³⁰	96.7%³⁰	—	1994: P39 from 38	37 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 27.9
13Max Papis	31	28	42.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	40.0¹	0.0%¹	25.4¹	—	—	—	—	—	6⁴¹	29.0³	—	33.2⁵	—	-7.7⁶	32.5¹⁷	7.3¹⁷	-3.9¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12¹⁷	58.8%¹⁷	—	2010: P42 from 40	1 st · 0 W · best P42 · avg 42.0