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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	30	65	9.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	14.9¹⁰	3.0%¹⁰	97.2¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	7.5⁸	7.6⁸	8.0⁸	-8.2¹⁰	7³⁵	18.3¹²	7.3¹²	13.8⁵	—	+12.3⁶	16.8³⁵	11.9³⁵	+3.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P7 from 14	35 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.5
2Kurt Busch	6	64	12.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	7¹⁰	14.7¹⁰	2.8%¹⁰	98.0⁶	9.6⁷	11.3³	11.0³	9.3³	-8.0¹⁰	2³⁵	19.3¹²	7.8¹²	10.0⁵	—	+2.7⁶	11.2³⁵	11.7³⁵	-3.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2001: P4 from 16	36 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.6
33Clint Bowyer	7	64	14.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	2.5%¹⁰	92.0¹⁰	13.6⁶	10.5²	9.0²	11.0²	+2.0¹⁰	17³⁵	17.6¹²	12.4¹²	8.8⁵	—	+0.3⁶	15.2³⁵	11.3³⁵	+0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2006: P19 from 12	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.7
29Kevin Harvick	26	63	13.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	85.6⁶	10.3⁹	10.6⁵	11.4⁵	11.6⁵	-6.2¹⁰	17³⁵	11.0¹²	11.1¹²	17.2⁵	—	+2.3⁶	20.8³⁵	9.0³⁵	+12.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2001: P7 from 33	38 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 10.5
14Tony Stewart	11	62	12.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	24.0¹⁰	13.5%¹⁰	120.8⁴	—	—	—	—	-10.2¹⁰	17³⁵	13.2¹²	—	13.4⁵	—	+4.7⁶	13.3³⁵	9.6³⁵	-0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1999: P6 from 19	27 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.1
24Jeff Gordon	15	62	17.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	11.0¹⁰	4.0%¹⁰	78.6²	—	—	—	—	-2.2¹⁰	17³⁵	16.1¹²	—	5.4⁵	—	+3.7⁶	12.6³⁵	9.8³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1997: P30 from 2 · led 69	29 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.3
99Carl Edwards	3	62	16.0¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	17.0¹⁰	14.2%¹⁰	99.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+0.2¹⁰	9³⁵	10.5¹²	—	12.0⁵	—	-0.7⁶	15.5³⁵	9.6³⁵	+4.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P19 from 20	23 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.4
48Jimmie Johnson	17	62	8.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	9.1¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	107.9⁷	20.3⁷	23.3³	20.7³	22.3³	-12.6¹⁰	17³⁵	13.8¹²	23.3¹²	15.2⁵	—	+17.0⁶	9.2³⁵	12.5³⁵	-3.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2002: P6 from 13	35 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 12.1
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	22	58	12.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	7¹⁰	9.0¹⁰	10.5%¹⁰	97.7⁵	—	—	—	—	-6.4¹⁰	17³⁵	17.8¹²	—	20.2⁵	—	+14.3⁶	18.9³⁵	9.6³⁵	+0.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2000: P1 from 4 · led 106	29 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.5
1Jamie McMurray	25	57	12.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	27.7¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	81.9⁸	14.5²	—	—	—	-4.0¹⁰	17³⁵	15.6¹²	—	22.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	13.1³⁵	11.7³⁵	-3.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2003: P10 from 24	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.2
18Kyle Busch	29	56	15.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	16.3¹⁰	13.2%¹⁰	98.6¹⁰	15.4¹⁰	12.8⁸	14.3⁸	12.5⁸	-2.7¹⁰	7³⁵	26.9¹²	21.3¹²	12.8⁵	—	+0.7⁶	15.4³⁵	11.1³⁵	+1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2005: P21 from 35	35 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 12.1
56Martin Truex Jr.	21	56	13.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	18.1¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	86.5¹⁰	14.1¹⁰	12.0⁶	15.2⁶	11.7⁶	-10.9¹⁰	7³⁵	23.8¹²	10.5¹¹	21.2⁵	—	+1.7⁶	17.0³⁵	9.5³⁵	-1.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P15 from 27	34 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 13.9
83Kasey Kahne	24	56	21.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	12.9¹⁰	6.4%¹⁰	81.7⁹	20.3¹	—	—	—	-6.5¹⁰	7³⁵	16.8¹²	—	12.8⁵	—	+7.0⁶	13.2³⁵	11.9³⁵	-5.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2004: P2 from 3 · led 148	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.1
12Brad Keselowski	36	56	18.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	21.8¹⁰	4.2%¹⁰	77.6¹⁰	16.2¹⁰	14.0⁸	13.9⁸	12.8⁸	+5.4¹⁰	2³⁵	21.8¹²	14.9¹²	15.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	22.6³⁵	8.3³⁵	+0.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2008: P19 from 37	30 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.0
17Matt Kenseth	19	56	11.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	20.1¹⁰	9.9%¹⁰	101.2⁵	27.4²	25.5²	27.0²	21.0¹	-5.6¹⁰	9³⁵	22.0¹²	21.5¹¹	18.0⁵	—	-7.7⁶	19.4³⁵	7.2³⁵	+6.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2000: P31 from 13	31 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 10.9
5Mark Martin	9	54	14.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.9¹⁰	4.7%¹⁰	103.0²	—	—	—	—	-1.6¹⁰	17³⁵	19.5¹²	—	26.6⁵	—	+17.3⁶	15.0³⁵	9.1³⁵	-0.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1997: P38 from 6 · led 10	25 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.2
31Jeff Burton	16	53	18.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	27.8¹⁰	4.3%¹⁰	63.6²	—	—	—	—	+0.9¹⁰	17³⁵	24.3¹²	—	17.0⁵	—	+8.7⁶	16.6³⁵	9.6³⁵	+2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1997: P1 from 5 · led 60	25 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.8
13Casey Mears	35	52	15.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	22.2¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	83.2⁸	—	—	—	—	-0.6¹⁰	7³⁵	28.2¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	+2.7⁶	26.8²⁰	6.4²⁰	-3.0²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²⁰	35.0%²⁰	—	2003: P27 from 26	24 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 21.5
42Juan Pablo Montoya	4	51	22.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	16.7¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	77.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-5.2¹⁰	17³⁵	23.0¹²	—	18.4⁵	—	+2.7⁶	11.8³⁵	12.4³⁵	-5.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2007: P8 from 16	13 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 22.6
43A.J. Allmendinger	10	51	22.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	67.9¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-2.3⁸	9³⁵	22.3¹²	—	19.6⁵	—	+7.7⁶	16.2³⁵	9.3³⁵	-1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2007: P39 from 5	17 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 20.7
39Ryan Newman	14	50	23.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.9¹⁰	2.5%¹⁰	67.3⁷	19.3⁷	23.0³	22.3³	22.7³	+8.6¹⁰	17³⁵	14.5¹²	22.4¹²	23.6⁵	—	+18.0⁶	11.9³⁵	10.3³⁵	-3.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2002: P40 from 36 · led 2	35 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.9
47Marcos Ambrose	32	49	20.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	14.1¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	81.4¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+1.6⁷	7³⁵	27.4¹²	—	21.4⁵	—	-1.0⁶	21.5³⁵	11.2³⁵	-1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2008: P21 from 24	12 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 20.8
19Elliott Sadler	1	49	23.1¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.9¹⁰	4.4%¹⁰	70.0⁴	—	—	—	—	+7.0⁶	9³⁵	25.0¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-4.0⁶	25.4³⁵	7.2³⁵	+0.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1999: P10 from 13 · led 2	18 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 22.9
00David Reutimann	18	49	25.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.1¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	71.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+0.7¹⁰	7³⁵	26.9¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	-11.3⁶	15.6³⁵	11.2³⁵	-2.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2007: P43 from 43	12 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 27.1
10Bobby Labonte	31	49	21.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	8.9¹⁰	1.8%¹⁰	44.3²	—	—	—	—	+9.9⁸	17³⁵	25.8¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	-10.3⁶	31.7³⁵	7.4³⁵	+1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	31.4%³⁵	—	1997: P3 from 4 · led 2	25 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 25.3
20Joey Logano	20	49	21.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	16.8¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	67.7¹⁰	11.4¹⁰	13.4⁸	12.9⁸	11.9⁸	+9.2¹⁰	7³⁵	19.8¹²	14.7¹²	30.0⁵	—	-6.0⁶	16.1³⁵	11.4³⁵	-1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2008: P40 from 43	30 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.4
16Greg Biffle	2	48	24.0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.9¹⁰	8.4%¹⁰	91.9⁸	—	—	—	—	+10.6¹⁰	9³⁵	22.5¹²	32.0²	20.8⁵	—	-23.3⁶	16.3³⁵	11.4³⁵	+0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2003: P28 from 20	25 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 16.4
21Trevor Bayne	28	48	24.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.5¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	62.9¹⁰	16.9²	—	—	—	+10.5²	9³⁵	21.4¹²	—	25.0⁵	—	-12.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2011: P17 from 18	16 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 22.8
6David Ragan	5	48	22.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	74.6¹⁰	24.9⁴	—	—	—	+8.5¹⁰	9³⁵	24.4¹²	35.0¹	22.2⁵	—	-2.7⁶	23.0³⁵	7.5³⁵	+1.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P39 from 19	25 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 26.1
9Aric Almirola	13	45	20.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	66.8¹⁰	15.5⁹	19.2⁵	18.4⁵	17.4⁵	-3.1¹⁰	9³⁵	26.9¹²	19.1¹²	32.0⁵	—	+3.7⁶	29.5⁸	14.2⁸	-0.3⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁸	50.0%⁸	—	2009: P33 from 41	22 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.1
98Paul Menard	12	44	22.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	67.1¹⁰	18.3⁴	—	—	—	+6.0⁸	9³⁵	25.6¹²	—	32.6⁵	—	+10.7⁶	19.8³⁵	8.3³⁵	-0.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P41 from 32	26 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 22.1
77Sam Hornish Jr.	27	43	24.8⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	17.6⁸	0.0%⁸	59.7⁸	—	—	—	—	+9.1⁸	2³⁵	29.4¹²	—	27.8⁵	—	-10.3⁶	20.7³⁵	8.6³⁵	-4.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2008: P32 from 17	8 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 24.8
78Regan Smith	8	43	29.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	25.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	49.3¹⁰	28.9¹	—	—	—	+17.3²	17³⁵	28.8¹²	—	22.8⁵	—	+2.3⁶	25.1³⁵	7.9³⁵	+0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2008: P35 from 34	11 st · 0 W · best P21 · avg 29.1
7Robby Gordon	39	42	29.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	24.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	54.6⁶	—	—	—	—	+9.3⁴	7³⁵	28.2¹²	—	25.2⁵	—	-2.7⁶	33.6²⁶	9.7²⁶	+4.8²⁶	0.0²⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.08²⁶	30.8%²⁶	—	1997: P34 from 29	15 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 30.5
38David Gilliland	33	41	28.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	30.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	55.6¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+1.7⁸	9³⁵	28.0¹²	—	28.6⁵	—	-10.0⁶	36.1³¹	5.5³¹	+6.8³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³¹	6.5%³¹	—	2006: P21 from 7	18 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 29.0
37Dave Blaney	42	40	22.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	29.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	51.0⁵	—	—	—	—	-2.1⁵	9³⁵	25.3¹²	—	42.2⁵	—	-0.3⁶	31.7²⁸	5.6²⁸	-6.4²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	71.4%²⁸	—	2000: P22 from 24	22 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 28.4
82Scott Speed	23	40	29.8⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	32.5⁶	0.0%⁶	44.4⁶	—	—	—	—	-5.0³	7³⁵	26.2¹²	—	32.0⁵	—	-1.7⁶	24.1³⁵	7.8³⁵	-0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2008: P33 from 33	6 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 29.8
34Travis Kvapil	41	39	27.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	37.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	46.2¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-2.1⁶	9³⁵	32.1¹²	—	32.6⁵	—	+1.3⁶	37.1³³	4.4³³	+8.0³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³³	12.1%³³	—	2005: P30 from 25	13 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 28.1
87Joe Nemechek	34	39	27.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	15.6¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	55.8³	30.6¹	—	—	—	+5.4¹⁰	7³⁵	23.9¹²	—	41.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	29.2³⁰	3.1³⁰	-10.7³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10³⁰	96.7%³⁰	—	1997: P29 from 40	23 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 31.3
71Andy Lally	40	38	30.5²	0²	0²	0²	43.0²	0.0%²	37.3²	—	—	—	—	—	17³⁵	32.8⁹	—	31.0⁵	—	-8.3⁶	38.3⁶	7.4⁶	+6.5⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	50.0%⁶	—	2011: P32 from 43	2 st · 0 W · best P29 · avg 30.5
26Patrick Carpentier	37	37	28.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	27.0¹	0.0%¹	41.7¹	—	—	—	—	+2.5¹	9³⁵	33.9¹¹	—	35.2⁵	—	-5.0⁶	29.6⁵	5.7⁵	+1.2⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.20⁵	20.0%⁵	—	2008: P28 from 27	1 st · 0 W · best P28 · avg 28.0
66Mike Bliss	38	33	34.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	32.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	40.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-2.0¹	7³⁵	27.2¹²	—	41.0⁵	—	-0.3⁶	33.4¹⁶	11.7¹⁶	-0.3¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13¹⁶	68.8%¹⁶	—	2005: P22 from 42	11 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 34.5
09Landon Cassill	43	30	31.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	34.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	44.4¹⁰	30.2⁵	31.0¹	31.0¹	29.0¹	+3.8⁴	17³⁵	33.2¹²	31.7⁶	39.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	32.7¹⁵	2.5¹⁵	-6.7¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁵	93.3%¹⁵	—	2011: P28 from 24	19 st · 0 W · best P21 · avg 29.3