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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	38	64	10.2¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	19.4¹⁰	18.7%¹⁰	105.6¹⁰	18.1¹⁰	14.9¹⁰	18.3¹⁰	13.7¹⁰	-6.2¹⁰	16³⁸	9.7¹²	18.2¹²	12.8⁵	—	+0.7⁶	15.2³⁵	11.5³⁵	+1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2005: P28 from 39	38 st · 8 W · best P1 · avg 14.9
24Jeff Gordon	5	64	13.7¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	6.8¹⁰	19.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.5¹⁰	8³⁸	14.6¹²	—	5.4⁵	—	+3.7⁶	12.9³⁵	10.6³⁵	-0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1993: P17 from 21	46 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 12.2
11Denny Hamlin	15	63	16.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	5.6%¹⁰	89.7¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	7.4¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	-1.2¹⁰	16³⁸	9.2¹²	3.7¹²	13.8⁵	—	+12.3⁶	17.2³⁵	12.1³⁵	+4.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P14 from 33	38 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.1
33Clint Bowyer	26	63	16.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	83.8¹⁰	9.4⁶	10.5²	9.5²	11.5²	+2.3¹⁰	8³⁸	11.7¹²	13.3³	8.8⁵	—	+0.3⁶	14.6³⁵	10.4³⁵	+0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P29 from 27	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 12.5
48Jimmie Johnson	4	60	15.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	19.2¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	72.1⁴	12.1⁶	9.0²	11.5²	7.0²	-3.7¹⁰	8³⁸	14.1¹²	13.3³	15.2⁵	—	+17.0⁶	9.5³⁵	12.4³⁵	-2.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2002: P7 from 33	37 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.4
29Kevin Harvick	33	60	11.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	17.3¹⁰	6.8%¹⁰	97.3²	13.2⁹	9.8⁵	6.0⁵	8.6⁵	-10.9¹⁰	8³⁸	19.0¹²	11.4¹²	17.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	20.6³⁵	9.0³⁵	+12.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2001: P24 from 3 · led 137	42 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 13.5
99Carl Edwards	8	59	13.9¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	23.2¹⁰	5.6%¹⁰	91.0⁹	—	—	—	—	-3.9¹⁰	11³⁸	19.6¹²	—	12.0⁵	—	-0.7⁶	15.4³⁵	9.6³⁵	+3.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2004: P33 from 25	24 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 14.3
2Kurt Busch	2	59	13.0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	19.0¹⁰	9.8%¹⁰	88.0²	14.0⁷	17.3³	18.0³	16.7³	-5.9¹⁰	3³⁸	22.0¹²	15.0¹¹	10.0⁵	—	+2.7⁶	11.3³⁵	11.6³⁵	-4.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2001: P42 from 39	40 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 14.4
12Brad Keselowski	36	59	15.3¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	8.5¹⁰	9.4%¹⁰	93.8¹⁰	13.9¹⁰	12.2¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	-2.2¹⁰	3³⁸	16.5¹²	14.7¹²	15.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	22.6³⁵	8.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2010: P19 from 15	30 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 15.7
14Tony Stewart	11	58	17.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	11.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.9¹⁰	8³⁸	12.8¹²	—	13.4⁵	—	+4.7⁶	13.3³⁵	9.4³⁵	-0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1999: P15 from 4 · led 55	32 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.2
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	18	56	14.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	14.7¹⁰	14.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-5.9¹⁰	8³⁸	14.9¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	+14.3⁶	19.1³⁵	9.5³⁵	+0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2000: P38 from 12	34 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.7
16Greg Biffle	25	56	10.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	15.8¹⁰	4.0%¹⁰	102.7⁶	—	—	—	—	-6.8¹⁰	11³⁸	18.8¹²	37.0¹	20.8⁵	—	-23.3⁶	15.7³⁵	11.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2003: P5 from 15	27 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.5
9Kasey Kahne	24	56	20.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.6¹⁰	6.1%¹⁰	89.5⁸	21.2²	—	—	—	-2.5¹⁰	11³⁸	16.1¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+7.0⁶	13.2³⁵	11.6³⁵	-5.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2004: P40 from 5	29 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.4
17Matt Kenseth	7	55	12.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	15.7²	20.0²	18.5²	18.0²	-6.5¹⁰	11³⁸	17.9¹²	23.3³	18.0⁵	—	-7.7⁶	19.7³⁵	7.3³⁵	+6.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2000: P12 from 22	37 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.9
47Marcos Ambrose	9	55	13.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	14.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	82.4¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-7.7⁷	16³⁸	19.6¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	-1.0⁶	22.1³⁵	11.2³⁵	-0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2009: P10 from 13	11 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 15.0
5Mark Martin	13	55	9.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.2¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	8³⁸	19.2¹²	—	26.6⁵	—	+17.3⁶	14.9³⁵	8.7³⁵	+0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1982: P14 from 17	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.3
42Juan Pablo Montoya	6	54	17.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	21.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	77.6¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-2.5¹⁰	8³⁸	18.7¹²	—	18.4⁵	—	+2.7⁶	11.8³⁵	12.5³⁵	-6.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2007: P32 from 36	13 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.0
55Michael Waltrip	39	53	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16³⁸	17.7¹²	—	21.2⁵	—	-7.0⁶	35.3³	10.5³	+7.0³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.33³	33.3%³	—	1986: P32 from 24	47 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 20.1
1Jamie McMurray	17	52	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	67.5⁶	26.2²	—	—	—	-1.1¹⁰	8³⁸	18.8¹²	—	22.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	13.3³⁵	11.6³⁵	-3.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2003: P11 from 26	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.0
00David Reutimann	10	52	23.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.5¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	69.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-1.5¹⁰	16³⁸	22.5¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	-11.3⁶	15.8³⁵	10.7³⁵	-1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2008: P20 from 39	10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 23.1
31Jeff Burton	14	51	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	18.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.4⁶	8³⁸	25.8¹²	—	17.0⁵	—	+8.7⁶	16.7³⁵	10.2³⁵	+1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1994: P31 from 35	40 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.3
71Bobby Labonte	43	50	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	16.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	8³⁸	21.8¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	-10.3⁶	31.3³⁵	7.2³⁵	+0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	31.4%³⁵	—	1993: P24 from 33	41 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.5
20Joey Logano	1	50	19.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	9.4¹⁰	3.1%¹⁰	79.1¹⁰	16.2¹⁰	16.3¹⁰	12.5¹⁰	18.7¹⁰	+6.6¹⁰	16³⁸	15.2¹²	5.5¹²	30.0⁵	—	-6.0⁶	16.6³⁵	11.5³⁵	+0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2009: P38 from 23	32 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 15.5
56Martin Truex Jr.	19	49	23.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	17.1¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	74.1¹⁰	13.9¹⁰	12.3⁷	13.4⁷	12.1⁷	+7.6¹⁰	16³⁸	23.3¹²	14.4¹²	21.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	17.1³⁵	10.0³⁵	-1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2006: P38 from 25	34 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 20.5
6David Ragan	30	49	23.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	25.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	61.9¹⁰	20.2⁴	—	—	—	+7.0¹⁰	11³⁸	20.4¹²	—	22.2⁵	—	-2.7⁶	22.3³⁵	7.7³⁵	+1.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P26 from 41	25 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 24.6
39Ryan Newman	21	48	19.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.4¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	82.9⁴	20.5⁸	26.3⁴	23.8⁴	25.8⁴	+4.4¹⁰	8³⁸	15.0¹²	23.3¹⁰	23.6⁵	—	+18.0⁶	11.7³⁵	10.4³⁵	-4.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2002: P37 from 8	39 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.7
83Brian Vickers	28	47	26.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	23.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	57.2⁸	—	—	—	—	+2.6¹⁰	16³⁸	25.9¹²	—	18.2⁵	—	-3.3⁶	21.0¹⁰	12.3¹⁰	+0.5¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20¹⁰	20.0%¹⁰	—	2004: P35 from 22	19 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 20.0
19Elliott Sadler	37	47	24.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	22.0¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-15.0¹	11³⁸	26.0¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-4.0⁶	24.4³⁵	7.2³⁵	-0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1998: P24 from 32	24 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 23.1
78Regan Smith	20	46	23.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	15.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	60.5¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-1.3³	8³⁸	27.7¹²	—	22.8⁵	—	+2.3⁶	24.7³⁵	7.6³⁵	+0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2007: P25 from 12	11 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 24.1
43A.J. Allmendinger	23	45	26.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	64.6¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+12.3⁸	11³⁸	29.2¹²	—	19.6⁵	—	+7.7⁶	15.9³⁵	9.3³⁵	-2.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2007: P40 from 43	18 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 24.7
98Paul Menard	12	45	19.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	20.8¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	68.2¹⁰	19.9⁴	—	—	—	+0.1⁹	11³⁸	24.5¹²	—	32.6⁵	—	+10.7⁶	19.8³⁵	8.4³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P24 from 41	24 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 18.1
26David Stremme	31	44	26.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	51.9¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-1.4⁶	11³⁸	30.8¹²	—	21.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	36.9¹⁰	5.0¹⁰	+6.7¹⁰	0.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10¹⁰	20.0%¹⁰	—	2006: P36 from 26	12 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 26.0
90Casey Mears	34	43	27.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	24.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	55.4⁶	—	—	—	—	+10.7¹⁰	8³⁸	28.8¹²	37.0²	21.8⁵	—	+2.7⁶	26.8²⁰	6.5²⁰	-2.7²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²⁰	35.0%²⁰	—	2003: P32 from 39	27 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 27.6
34Travis Kvapil	41	43	24.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	28.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	54.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+3.3⁶	11³⁸	23.5¹²	—	32.6⁵	—	+1.3⁶	37.1³³	4.8³³	+7.5³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³³	15.2%³³	—	2005: P7 from 5	15 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 24.8
09Aric Almirola	27	43	24.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	67.7¹⁰	17.4⁹	15.8⁵	16.4⁵	16.4⁵	+5.9¹⁰	8³⁸	24.7¹²	12.3¹²	32.0⁵	—	+3.7⁶	27.8⁸	13.9⁸	+0.3⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁸	37.5%⁸	—	2007: P36 from 35	25 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 23.2
77Sam Hornish Jr.	22	42	28.5⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	28.0⁸	0.0%⁸	51.0⁸	—	—	—	—	+11.6⁸	3³⁸	25.8¹²	—	27.8⁵	—	-10.3⁶	20.8³⁵	8.6³⁵	-3.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2008: P29 from 7	8 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 28.5
7Robby Gordon	32	41	27.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	24.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	41.9¹	—	—	—	—	+8.1⁷	16³⁸	32.9¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	-2.7⁶	33.9²⁶	9.7²⁶	+4.5²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁶	34.6%²⁶	—	1997: P43 from 20	21 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 29.6
38David Gilliland	16	39	29.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	25.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	53.8¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-1.4⁸	11³⁸	31.8¹²	—	28.6⁵	—	-10.0⁶	36.6³¹	5.4³¹	+7.2³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³¹	6.5%³¹	—	2006: P40 from 38	18 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 27.2
46Terry Cook	40	38	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3³⁸	39.0¹	—	36.5²	—	—	42.0²	3.5²	+5.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	50.0%²	—	first start here	—
87Joe Nemechek	35	36	26.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+6.8⁵	16³⁸	26.3¹²	—	41.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	29.1³⁰	3.1³⁰	-10.7³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	96.7%³⁰	—	1994: P16 from 6	35 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 31.2
66Dave Blaney	3	35	28.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	72.9²	—	—	—	—	+16.5⁶	16³⁸	26.3¹²	—	42.2⁵	—	-0.3⁶	33.1²⁸	5.6²⁸	-5.0²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁸	71.4%²⁸	—	2000: P35 from 26	25 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 30.2
82Scott Speed	29	35	33.0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	23.7⁶	0.0%⁶	42.8⁶	—	—	—	—	+6.7³	16³⁸	33.9¹²	—	32.0⁵	—	-1.7⁶	23.9³⁵	7.8³⁵	-1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2009: P28 from 11	6 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 33.0
37Kevin Conway	42	32	36.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	40.0¹	0.0%¹	30.8¹	—	—	—	—	-4.0¹	11³⁸	36.3³	—	32.4⁵	—	+2.3⁶	40.1²⁶	5.1²⁶	+7.5²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁶	30.8%²⁶	—	2010: P36 from 40	1 st · 0 W · best P36 · avg 36.0