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Long Pond, PA

Cup Series · 2011 · RACE 14 · PRE-RACE PREVIEW

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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
17Matt Kenseth	27	64	12.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	19.4⁴	14.5²	13.0²	14.5²	-4.4¹⁰	6³⁴	14.3¹²	4.0¹	5.4⁵	—	-1.7⁶	13.9³⁵	10.4³⁵	+1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2000: P14 from 29	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.8
14Tony Stewart	15	64	10.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	8¹⁰	10.5¹⁰	4.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.9¹⁰	11³⁴	8.3¹²	—	10.6⁵	—	-1.0⁶	17.7³⁵	10.1³⁵	+6.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1999: P6 from 12 · led 1	35 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.2
11Denny Hamlin	4	62	8.2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	6.1¹⁰	26.1%¹⁰	119.2¹⁰	6.4¹⁰	2.8⁹	4.0⁹	3.1⁹	-10.1¹⁰	14³⁴	13.7¹²	11.9⁷	21.0⁵	—	+8.0⁶	17.4³⁵	11.1³⁵	+1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P1 from 1 · led 83	36 st · 8 W · best P1 · avg 10.5
48Jimmie Johnson	14	62	8.1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	13.9%¹⁰	93.3⁴	14.5⁶	19.5²	18.0²	18.5²	-7.8¹⁰	11³⁴	15.6¹²	25.0¹	10.0⁵	—	+5.0⁶	12.9³⁵	10.3³⁵	+0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2002: P3 from 2	37 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 13.0
29Kevin Harvick	32	62	18.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	19.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	103.2²	9.3¹⁰	9.2⁶	9.5⁶	9.0⁶	-4.8¹⁰	11³⁴	10.3¹²	18.0⁴	6.2⁵	—	-14.7⁶	18.5³⁵	9.0³⁵	+6.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2001: P15 from 19	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 12.1
24Jeff Gordon	3	61	10.8¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.4¹⁰	17.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0¹⁰	11³⁴	8.8¹²	—	16.2⁵	—	+4.7⁶	14.7³⁵	11.2³⁵	+1.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1993: P28 from 4	46 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 10.4
5Mark Martin	10	60	9.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	2.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	11³⁴	15.8¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	-23.0⁶	15.7³⁵	9.4³⁵	-2.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1982: P26 from 16	53 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 11.2
16Greg Biffle	37	59	19.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	2.8%¹⁰	77.8⁶	—	—	—	—	+1.1¹⁰	6³⁴	13.2¹²	—	7.0⁵	—	+0.3⁶	14.4³⁵	8.8³⁵	-2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P20 from 26	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 15.7
99Carl Edwards	6	58	13.4¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	22.4¹⁰	10.9%¹⁰	100.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-4.4¹⁰	6³⁴	15.2¹²	—	15.8⁵	—	-6.3⁶	9.5³⁵	9.0³⁵	+1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2005: P1 from 29 · led 46	23 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.7
31Jeff Burton	33	58	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	20.9¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.9⁶	11³⁴	19.5¹²	—	11.0⁵	—	-8.3⁶	20.3³⁵	8.1³⁵	+2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1994: P22 from 35	39 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.5
33Clint Bowyer	12	57	16.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	4.8%¹⁰	78.7¹⁰	11.5⁶	15.5²	16.0²	13.5²	+5.2¹⁰	11³⁴	14.9¹²	12.0¹	16.6⁵	—	-16.7⁶	16.5³⁵	10.6³⁵	+1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2006: P21 from 42 · led 8	29 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.8
83Brian Vickers	23	56	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	8.7¹⁰	8.3%¹⁰	95.0⁸	—	—	—	—	-3.2⁹	14³⁴	18.9⁸	—	16.0⁵	—	+10.0⁶	19.7³⁵	10.3³⁵	-0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2004: P13 from 2 · led 1	15 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.8
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	21	56	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	4.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-9.4¹⁰	11³⁴	21.7¹²	—	14.4⁵	—	+4.3⁶	19.6³⁵	8.3³⁵	+4.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2000: P19 from 15	34 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.3
18Kyle Busch	34	56	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.7¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	78.9¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	11.4⁸	13.5⁸	10.3⁷	+6.5¹⁰	14³⁴	9.0¹²	18.7⁶	15.4⁵	—	-4.3⁶	14.7³⁴	12.4³⁴	+1.4³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	11.8%³⁴	—	2005: P4 from 38	37 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 16.8
2Brad Keselowski	20	56	12.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	13.1¹⁰	8.4%¹⁰	92.2¹⁰	15.0¹⁰	10.8⁹	11.8⁹	9.2⁹	-1.9¹⁰	3³⁴	12.6¹²	16.7⁷	26.4⁵	—	+7.3⁶	14.2³⁵	10.4³⁵	-0.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2010: P21 from 11	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 11.3
22Kurt Busch	1	56	18.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	16.4¹⁰	6.9%¹⁰	110.0²	13.9⁸	10.5⁴	9.0⁴	15.0³	+3.2¹⁰	3³⁴	19.8¹²	16.5²	13.6⁵	—	+12.3⁶	12.3³⁵	10.3³⁵	-2.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2001: P13 from 41	40 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 14.7
56Martin Truex Jr.	31	55	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	82.7¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	7.7⁷	8.1⁷	7.3⁷	-1.5¹⁰	14³⁴	18.3¹²	16.0⁵	20.8⁵	—	+7.0⁶	16.4³⁵	10.2³⁵	-1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2006: P24 from 15	34 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.1
20Joey Logano	19	55	18.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.1¹⁰	5.3%¹⁰	86.5¹⁰	16.1¹⁰	14.4⁹	13.9⁹	16.9⁸	+5.0¹⁰	14³⁴	14.5¹²	13.0⁷	18.6⁵	—	-11.0⁶	17.9³⁵	9.5³⁵	-1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2009: P23 from 23	30 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.2
4Kasey Kahne	17	54	16.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	6.0%¹⁰	88.6⁸	23.3²	—	—	—	-4.7¹⁰	14³⁴	14.3¹²	—	22.2⁵	—	+6.0⁶	11.2³⁵	11.8³⁵	-4.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2004: P14 from 1 · led 4	29 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 19.6
27Paul Menard	2	53	22.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	22.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	60.7¹⁰	18.6⁴	—	—	—	+4.6⁸	11³⁴	17.9¹²	—	14.2⁵	—	+3.7⁶	12.3³⁵	9.4³⁵	-5.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P28 from 21	25 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 22.9
1Jamie McMurray	13	52	22.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	71.4⁶	14.0²	—	—	—	+3.3¹⁰	11³⁴	14.6¹²	—	17.8⁵	—	-5.0⁶	18.0³⁵	9.1³⁵	-3.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2003: P32 from 28	31 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 19.3
39Ryan Newman	8	51	15.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	7.1%¹⁰	93.6⁴	18.4⁸	23.0⁴	19.5⁴	20.7³	+1.2¹⁰	11³⁴	19.1¹²	28.5²	24.2⁵	—	+17.0⁶	12.4³⁵	8.9³⁵	-1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2002: P32 from 15 · led 19	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.3
42Juan Pablo Montoya	16	50	19.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.5¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	74.8¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-5.2¹⁰	11³⁴	20.6⁸	—	22.6⁵	—	+6.3⁶	18.3³⁵	8.5³⁵	-0.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2007: P20 from 38	13 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.9
43A.J. Allmendinger	28	49	23.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	67.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+1.1⁹	6³⁴	19.9⁹	—	21.0⁵	—	+7.0⁶	14.5³⁵	8.3³⁵	-1.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2007: P39 from 28	19 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 23.3
78Regan Smith	5	48	19.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	24.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	61.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+7.0²	11³⁴	24.3⁷	—	25.8⁵	—	-1.0⁶	15.0³⁵	10.1³⁵	-6.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2008: P28 from 4	10 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 19.6
47Bobby Labonte	18	48	25.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	15.5¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	14³⁴	13.3¹²	—	25.8⁵	—	+4.7⁶	22.5³⁵	8.2³⁵	-2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1993: P20 from 23	41 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 19.9
9Marcos Ambrose	7	48	20.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	17.7¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	72.5¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-5.3⁶	6³⁴	22.4⁷	—	26.8⁵	—	+11.7⁶	17.8³⁵	10.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2009: P6 from 20	11 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 19.9
00David Reutimann	9	46	23.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	25.5¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	65.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-2.7⁸	14³⁴	28.2⁶	—	22.2⁵	—	-24.3⁶	20.9³⁵	8.8³⁵	-1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P38 from 23	13 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 24.9
38Sam Hornish Jr.	26	46	22.6⁹	0⁹	1⁹	2⁹	26.1⁹	1.5%⁹	63.0⁹	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁹	6³⁴	24.2⁵	—	28.2⁵	—	+2.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2008: P42 from 41	9 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 22.6
6David Ragan	11	46	23.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	28.1¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	57.3¹⁰	25.2⁴	—	—	—	+7.5¹⁰	6³⁴	25.8¹²	—	25.6⁵	—	-6.7⁶	15.2³⁵	11.1³⁵	-4.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2007: P26 from 36	25 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 24.1
13Casey Mears	35	42	20.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	69.0⁶	33.6¹	37.0¹	38.0¹	37.0¹	+0.8¹⁰	14³⁴	25.6¹²	39.0¹	26.0⁵	—	-3.3⁶	31.3³⁴	7.5³⁴	+2.6³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁴	23.5%³⁴	—	2003: P21 from 19	28 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 23.6
36Dave Blaney	40	42	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	24.3¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.9⁶	11³⁴	28.4¹²	—	39.0⁵	—	-5.0⁶	35.9³⁴	7.6³⁴	+6.2³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	23.5%³⁴	—	2000: P30 from 35	28 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 26.7
87Joe Nemechek	29	41	22.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁴	14³⁴	24.3¹²	—	41.0⁵	—	+1.3⁶	35.5³⁵	2.4³⁵	-4.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	97.1%³⁵	—	1994: P32 from 11	38 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 28.6
34David Gilliland	30	41	31.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	30.4¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	49.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+2.9⁸	6³⁴	28.4⁸	—	24.8⁵	—	+2.7⁶	34.9³⁵	8.3³⁵	+6.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2007: P34 from 16	17 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 29.6
37Tony Raines	38	40	26.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	48.7⁸	—	—	—	—	+5.5⁴	6³⁴	26.8⁴	—	34.6⁵	—	-0.7⁶	41.0¹¹	4.8¹¹	+8.0¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹¹	36.4%¹¹	—	2003: P30 from 42	11 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 27.4
32Mike Bliss	41	39	29.7⁶	0⁶	0⁶	1⁶	29.5⁶	0.0%⁶	45.3⁴	—	—	—	—	-3.0¹	6³⁴	29.3⁴	—	30.4⁵	—	+4.0⁶	39.9¹⁷	4.1¹⁷	+9.9¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁷	11.8%¹⁷	—	2000: P33 from 36	6 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 29.7
50T.J. Bell	43	39	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14³⁴	42.0¹	—	35.4⁵	—	+8.0⁶	37.0⁴	5.4⁴	+0.5⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	75.0%⁴	—	first start here	—
81Scott Riggs	39	39	23.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	63.9⁸	—	—	—	—	+4.0⁸	11³⁴	31.3⁶	—	39.2⁵	—	-4.7⁶	39.7³	0.0³	-2.3³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	100.0%³	—	2004: P16 from 40	13 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 27.2
7Scott Wimmer	42	39	29.0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	23.0⁵	0.0%⁵	52.0³	—	—	—	—	—	3³⁴	27.3⁴	—	34.0³	—	—	39.7³	6.1³	+5.7³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	66.7%³	—	2004: P35 from 24	5 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 29.0
71Andy Lally	24	37	29.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	42.0¹	0.0%¹	42.2¹	—	—	—	—	—	6³⁴	31.7³	32.5²	32.4⁵	—	-4.0⁶	38.1²⁹	4.9²⁹	+7.3²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁹	13.8%²⁹	—	2011: P29 from 42	1 st · 0 W · best P29 · avg 29.0
51Landon Cassill	25	35	31.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	30.7¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	42.9¹⁰	32.4⁴	—	—	—	+3.2⁵	11³⁴	28.6¹⁰	—	39.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	29.3³¹	7.5³¹	+0.3³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07³¹	19.4%³¹	—	2010: P41 from 35	18 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 31.3
66Michael McDowell	36	35	31.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	44.2¹⁰	20.8¹⁰	22.4⁸	18.8⁸	23.1⁸	-3.4⁴	14³⁴	25.7¹²	14.7⁷	40.4⁵	—	-3.7⁶	33.7³¹	3.2³¹	-6.1³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³¹	90.3%³¹	—	2008: P27 from 39	23 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 25.2
46J.J. Yeley	22	34	31.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	47.2¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+15.6⁵	11³⁴	36.0⁷	—	37.6⁵	—	+3.3⁶	35.1³⁰	6.4³⁰	-2.7³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁰	76.7%³⁰	—	2006: P15 from 24	15 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 31.9