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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	13	65	19.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	16.7¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	75.5²	9.5¹⁰	7.0⁹	7.6⁹	7.1⁹	-2.9¹⁰	7²⁷	7.4¹²	11.4¹²	6.2⁵	—	-14.7⁶	19.0³⁵	9.0³⁵	+7.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2001: P14 from 3	31 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 12.5
48Jimmie Johnson	19	65	7.4¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	9.0¹⁰	11.8%¹⁰	116.0⁴	18.1⁵	15.3³	14.0³	11.7³	-12.0¹⁰	7²⁷	12.1¹²	26.5¹²	10.0⁵	—	+5.0⁶	12.7³⁵	10.4³⁵	+0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2002: P6 from 5	23 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 13.2
14Tony Stewart	9	64	11.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	20.2¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0¹⁰	7²⁷	9.3¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	17.9³⁵	10.1³⁵	+5.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1999: P6 from 10	23 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.2
11Denny Hamlin	3	62	6.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	8¹⁰	10.1¹⁰	11.6%¹⁰	108.2¹⁰	9.2¹⁰	8.8¹⁰	9.8¹⁰	9.4¹⁰	-5.5¹⁰	14²⁷	17.6¹²	4.8¹²	21.0⁵	—	+8.0⁶	17.5³⁵	11.0³⁵	+1.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P10 from 5	28 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 8.4
24Jeff Gordon	5	60	12.2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.7¹⁰	17.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-5.9¹⁰	7²⁷	14.3¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+4.7⁶	14.7³⁵	11.4³⁵	+1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1993: P24 from 5 · led 1	35 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 11.6
99Carl Edwards	4	59	13.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	17.6¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	87.3⁹	—	—	—	—	-1.3¹⁰	6²⁷	14.5¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	-6.3⁶	9.5³⁵	10.1³⁵	+0.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2004: P7 from 24	12 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.0
17Matt Kenseth	20	58	21.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	20.5¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	18.0⁴	15.3³	16.3³	12.3³	+4.5⁹	6²⁷	16.3¹²	21.8¹²	5.4⁵	—	-1.7⁶	14.1³⁵	10.2³⁵	+2.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1999: P37 from 31	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 15.7
5Mark Martin	28	58	8.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	12.0¹⁰	2.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	7²⁷	21.7¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	-23.0⁶	15.2³⁵	9.4³⁵	-3.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1982: P7 from 20	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.5
56Martin Truex Jr.	29	58	11.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	17.3¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	97.9¹⁰	11.6¹⁰	6.9⁹	9.2⁹	6.1⁹	-5.0⁷	14²⁷	21.6¹²	9.6¹²	20.8⁵	—	+7.0⁶	16.5³⁵	10.2³⁵	-1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2006: P14 from 39	24 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.0
16Greg Biffle	22	58	14.8¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	9.1¹⁰	18.1%¹⁰	113.8⁶	—	—	—	—	-0.8¹⁰	6²⁷	24.0¹²	32.0²	7.0⁵	—	+0.3⁶	14.8³⁵	8.9³⁵	-2.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P12 from 17	15 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.5
33Clint Bowyer	26	58	18.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.6¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	74.7¹⁰	9.8⁵	7.7³	6.7³	11.7³	-2.8¹⁰	7²⁷	16.8¹²	10.7¹²	16.6⁵	—	-16.7⁶	16.1³⁵	10.3³⁵	+1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2006: P23 from 3	16 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 20.0
18Kyle Busch	14	57	13.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	7¹⁰	15.6¹⁰	13.9%¹⁰	104.4¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	12.5¹⁰	13.6¹⁰	13.6¹⁰	+2.4¹⁰	14²⁷	22.6¹²	23.3¹²	15.4⁵	—	-4.3⁶	15.3³⁴	12.5³⁴	+2.3³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	11.8%³⁴	—	2005: P23 from 6	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.5
31Jeff Burton	24	57	11.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	17.8¹⁰	16.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-6.3⁶	7²⁷	29.9¹²	—	11.0⁵	—	-8.3⁶	20.6³⁵	7.7³⁵	+2.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1994: P20 from 22	30 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 11.9
22Kurt Busch	25	57	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	11.5¹⁰	5.4%¹⁰	60.2²	12.8⁸	13.2⁶	15.5⁶	12.5⁶	+3.8¹⁰	0²⁷	20.1¹²	10.4¹²	13.6⁵	—	+12.3⁶	11.6³⁵	10.3³⁵	-2.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2001: P30 from 27	28 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.0
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	30	57	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	4.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-9.2¹⁰	7²⁷	17.8¹²	—	14.4⁵	—	+4.3⁶	19.3³⁵	8.4³⁵	+4.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2000: P40 from 10	21 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.4
1Jamie McMurray	12	56	15.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	14.5¹⁰	4.3%¹⁰	85.6⁶	14.2¹	—	—	—	-6.0¹⁰	7²⁷	20.3¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	-5.0⁶	18.0³⁵	9.0³⁵	-4.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2003: P22 from 19	17 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.5
4Kasey Kahne	1	56	15.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	8.7¹⁰	5.7%¹⁰	94.5⁸	25.4¹	—	—	—	-7.8¹⁰	14²⁷	14.9¹²	—	22.2⁵	—	+6.0⁶	11.6³⁵	11.7³⁵	-4.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2004: P13 from 1 · led 24	15 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 17.1
20Joey Logano	17	54	17.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	13.0¹⁰	2.4%¹⁰	88.4⁸	13.4¹⁰	13.4¹⁰	13.2¹⁰	14.6¹⁰	+5.4¹⁰	14²⁷	22.5¹²	14.3¹²	18.6⁵	—	-11.0⁶	17.9³⁵	9.2³⁵	-0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2009: P9 from 5 · led 19	25 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.3
47Bobby Labonte	15	53	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.5¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	14²⁷	18.4¹²	—	25.8⁵	—	+4.7⁶	22.6³⁵	8.2³⁵	-2.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1993: P18 from 36	32 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.6
42Juan Pablo Montoya	16	52	17.2⁶	0⁶	1⁶	2⁶	23.2⁶	0.0%⁶	67.6⁶	—	—	—	—	-4.2⁶	7²⁷	21.3¹²	—	22.6⁵	—	+6.3⁶	18.3³⁵	8.7³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2007: P23 from 41	6 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 17.2
2Brad Keselowski	10	52	13.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	11.2¹⁰	10.9%¹⁰	96.6⁸	15.2¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	13.2¹⁰	-3.5¹⁰	0²⁷	24.1¹²	16.7¹²	26.4⁵	—	+7.3⁶	14.5³⁵	10.3³⁵	-0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2009: P7 from 31	25 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.5
39Ryan Newman	2	52	13.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	9.6¹⁰	7.2%¹⁰	97.1⁴	19.5⁹	20.0⁷	22.3⁷	18.6⁷	-6.3¹⁰	7²⁷	23.5¹²	25.4¹²	24.2⁵	—	+17.0⁶	12.5³⁵	8.8³⁵	-1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2002: P5 from 3	27 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.2
32Ken Schrader	40	51	16.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	16.4¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+3.6⁴	6²⁷	20.8¹²	—	27.6⁵	—	-7.3⁶	38.8⁶	5.5⁶	+10.3⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	0.0%⁶	—	1985: P13 from 25	43 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.1
27Paul Menard	18	51	24.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	61.5¹⁰	18.5²	—	—	—	+11.0⁹	7²⁷	25.7¹²	—	14.2⁵	—	+3.7⁶	11.8³⁵	9.4³⁵	-6.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P31 from 23	12 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 22.4
83Brian Vickers	8	50	26.2⁹	0⁹	0⁹	1⁹	18.1⁹	1.2%⁹	69.3⁷	—	—	—	—	+4.7⁸	14²⁷	23.9¹²	—	16.0⁵	—	+10.0⁶	20.2³⁵	10.0³⁵	-0.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2004: P23 from 28	9 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 26.2
78Regan Smith	23	46	20.8⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	24.3⁶	0.0%⁶	63.6⁶	—	—	—	—	+7.0¹	7²⁷	30.9¹²	—	25.8⁵	—	-1.0⁶	14.5³⁵	9.5³⁵	-7.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2008: P29 from 16	6 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 20.8
9Marcos Ambrose	6	46	23.0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	1⁵	14.6⁵	0.0%⁵	56.4⁵	—	—	—	—	-2.0³	6²⁷	28.1¹²	—	26.8⁵	—	+11.7⁶	17.9³⁵	10.9³⁵	-0.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2009: P33 from 10	5 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 23.0
43A.J. Allmendinger	7	45	27.2⁹	0⁹	0⁹	0⁹	23.8⁹	0.0%⁹	54.2⁹	—	—	—	—	+6.9⁶	6²⁷	30.1¹²	—	21.0⁵	—	+7.0⁶	15.1³⁵	8.4³⁵	-0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2007: P36 from 20	9 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 27.2
00David Reutimann	36	44	27.3⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	23.8⁶	0.1%⁶	62.4⁶	—	—	—	—	-1.2⁵	14²⁷	32.0¹²	—	22.2⁵	—	-24.3⁶	20.1³⁵	8.9³⁵	-2.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P33 from 14	6 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 27.3
34David Gilliland	37	44	29.6⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	33.1⁸	0.1%⁸	44.7⁸	—	—	—	—	-2.1⁷	6²⁷	25.7¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	+2.7⁶	34.7³⁵	8.3³⁵	+6.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2007: P30 from 38	8 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 29.6
6David Ragan	11	43	26.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	25.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	57.7¹⁰	24.4²	—	—	—	+4.9¹⁰	6²⁷	28.6¹²	35.0¹	25.6⁵	—	-6.7⁶	15.2³⁵	11.1³⁵	-3.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2007: P27 from 24	12 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 26.1
7Robby Gordon	42	43	23.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	30.7¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.1⁸	0²⁷	31.0¹²	—	31.6⁵	—	-2.0⁶	36.3²⁴	7.6²⁴	+3.0²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.13²⁴	54.2%²⁴	—	1997: P34 from 38	15 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 25.9
38Travis Kvapil	21	42	26.7⁷	0⁷	0⁷	1⁷	28.7⁷	0.1%⁷	52.2⁷	—	—	—	—	-8.0⁴	6²⁷	32.5¹²	—	27.6⁵	—	+0.3⁶	34.1²⁸	6.9²⁸	+2.3²⁸	0.0²⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁸	28.6%²⁸	—	2005: P35 from 17	7 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 26.7
13Casey Mears	32	42	29.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	20.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	58.5⁶	—	—	—	—	+13.0⁹	14²⁷	28.1¹²	38.0¹	26.0⁵	—	-3.3⁶	31.4³⁴	7.5³⁴	+2.7³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁴	23.5%³⁴	—	2003: P34 from 24	14 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 28.8
30David Stremme	38	41	31.7⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	29.6⁷	0.0%⁷	47.4⁷	—	—	—	—	+6.4⁴	7²⁷	27.8¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	+2.7⁶	32.9¹⁷	2.7¹⁷	-6.2¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁷	88.2%¹⁷	—	2006: P25 from 4	7 st · 0 W · best P24 · avg 31.7
36Dave Blaney	41	40	23.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	49.1²	—	—	—	—	+15.7⁵	7²⁷	29.7¹²	—	39.0⁵	—	-5.0⁶	35.9³⁴	7.6³⁴	+6.1³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	23.5%³⁴	—	2000: P26 from 15	17 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 26.8
87Joe Nemechek	43	40	27.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	34.7¹	—	—	—	+1.3⁵	14²⁷	23.0¹²	—	41.0⁵	—	+1.3⁶	35.1³⁵	2.3³⁵	-5.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	97.1%³⁵	—	1994: P19 from 29	28 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 25.8
60Mike Skinner	34	40	31.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	18.9¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+15.0¹⁰	14²⁷	23.7¹²	—	35.8⁵	—	-10.0⁶	37.1²⁰	5.7²⁰	-2.4²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.05²⁰	85.0%²⁰	—	1993: P35 from 36	16 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 30.0
46J.J. Yeley	31	40	31.0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	32.9⁷	0.0%⁷	43.4⁷	—	—	—	—	+10.8⁴	7²⁷	22.8¹²	—	37.6⁵	—	+3.3⁶	34.8³⁰	6.4³⁰	-3.1³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	76.7%³⁰	—	2006: P26 from 26	7 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 31.0
37Tony Raines	35	36	33.7⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	38.0⁶	0.0%⁶	46.1³	—	—	—	—	—	6²⁷	32.3¹²	—	34.6⁵	—	-0.7⁶	41.3¹¹	4.8¹¹	+8.3¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹¹	36.4%¹¹	—	2002: P35 from 41	6 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 33.7
50T.J. Bell	33	35	37.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	43.0¹	0.0%¹	28.7¹	—	—	—	—	—	14²⁷	30.6⁵	—	35.6⁵	—	+8.3⁶	39.5⁴	5.6⁴	+2.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	75.0%⁴	—	2015: P37 from 43	1 st · 0 W · best P37 · avg 37.0
66Michael McDowell	39	33	28.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	44.0⁵	20.3¹⁰	22.9¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	23.9¹⁰	+6.7⁷	14²⁷	35.9¹²	24.7¹²	40.4⁵	—	-3.7⁶	33.6³¹	3.2³¹	-6.1³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³¹	90.3%³¹	—	2008: P28 from 18	22 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 24.9
09Landon Cassill	27	32	25.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.7¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	50.3⁶	29.5⁴	32.0²	31.5²	31.0²	-3.6⁷	7²⁷	38.6¹²	31.1⁷	39.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	29.2³¹	7.6³¹	+0.4³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³¹	19.4%³¹	—	2012: P26 from 20 · led 1	10 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 25.4