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Long Pond, PA

Cup Series · 2012 · 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
14Tony Stewart	22	64	10.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	8¹⁰	10.5¹⁰	4.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.9¹⁰	11³²	8.3¹²	—	10.8⁵	—	-14.7⁶	18.2³⁵	9.8³⁵	+4.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1999: P6 from 12 · led 1	35 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.7
11Denny Hamlin	5	62	8.2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	6.1¹⁰	26.1%¹⁰	119.2¹⁰	6.4¹⁰	2.8⁹	4.0⁹	3.1⁹	-10.1¹⁰	13³²	13.7¹²	11.9⁷	22.2⁵	—	-15.0⁶	12.1³⁵	11.3³⁵	-0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2006: P1 from 1 · led 83	36 st · 8 W · best P1 · avg 10.9
48Jimmie Johnson	24	62	8.1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	13.9%¹⁰	93.3⁴	14.5⁶	19.5²	18.0²	18.5²	-7.8¹⁰	11³²	15.6¹²	25.0¹	10.2⁵	—	+10.0⁶	10.2³⁵	12.6³⁵	-1.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2002: P3 from 2	37 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 13.0
17Matt Kenseth	14	62	12.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	19.4⁴	14.5²	13.0²	14.5²	-4.4¹⁰	6³²	14.3¹²	4.0¹	13.0⁵	—	+14.3⁶	13.3³⁵	9.0³⁵	+2.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2000: P14 from 29	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.8
99Carl Edwards	2	62	13.4¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	22.4¹⁰	10.9%¹⁰	100.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-4.4¹⁰	6³²	15.2¹²	—	7.8⁵	—	+1.7⁶	14.9³⁵	9.5³⁵	-0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P1 from 29 · led 46	23 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.8
55Mark Martin	6	61	9.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	2.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13³²	15.8¹²	—	14.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	9.3²³	10.2²³	-6.5²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09²³	21.7%²³	—	1982: P26 from 16	53 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 11.5
24Jeff Gordon	12	60	10.8¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.4¹⁰	17.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0¹⁰	11³²	8.8¹²	—	19.4⁵	—	+9.3⁶	12.9³⁵	12.0³⁵	-1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1993: P28 from 4	46 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 10.0
29Kevin Harvick	21	59	18.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	19.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	103.2²	9.3¹⁰	9.2⁶	9.5⁶	9.0⁶	-4.8¹⁰	11³²	10.3¹²	18.0⁴	14.0⁵	—	+18.3⁶	14.5³⁵	6.6³⁵	+2.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2001: P15 from 19	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 11.9
18Kyle Busch	4	59	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.7¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	78.9¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	11.4⁸	13.5⁸	10.3⁷	+6.5¹⁰	13³²	9.0¹²	18.7⁶	10.4⁵	—	+13.7⁶	10.4³⁵	11.2³⁵	-2.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2005: P4 from 38	37 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 16.1
5Kasey Kahne	10	58	16.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	6.0%¹⁰	88.6⁸	23.3²	—	—	—	-4.7¹⁰	11³²	14.3¹²	—	12.6⁵	—	-4.0⁶	8.7³⁵	10.9³⁵	-3.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2004: P14 from 1 · led 4	29 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 19.0
56Martin Truex Jr.	23	58	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	82.7¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	7.7⁷	8.1⁷	7.3⁷	-1.5¹⁰	13³²	18.3¹²	16.0⁵	15.4⁵	—	-13.0⁶	11.7³⁵	8.6³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P24 from 15	34 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.8
2Brad Keselowski	31	58	13.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	12.0¹⁰	8.2%¹⁰	93.5¹⁰	15.0¹⁰	10.8⁹	11.8⁹	9.2⁹	+1.4¹⁰	2³²	12.6¹²	16.7⁷	22.8⁵	—	+2.3⁶	15.7³⁵	9.4³⁵	+5.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2010: P21 from 11	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 11.4
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	8	57	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	4.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-9.4¹⁰	11³²	21.7¹²	—	13.0⁵	—	+5.7⁶	15.6³³	7.8³³	+4.7³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³³	0.0%³³	—	2000: P19 from 15	34 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.2
39Ryan Newman	18	57	15.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	7.1%¹⁰	93.6⁴	18.4⁸	23.0⁴	19.5⁴	20.7³	+1.2¹⁰	11³²	19.1¹²	28.5²	9.4⁵	—	-1.0⁶	10.7³⁵	9.9³⁵	-4.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2002: P32 from 15 · led 19	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.2
15Clint Bowyer	16	56	16.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	4.8%¹⁰	78.7¹⁰	11.5⁶	15.5²	16.0²	13.5²	+5.2¹⁰	13³²	14.9¹²	12.0¹	20.2⁵	—	+2.7⁶	12.7³⁵	9.3³⁵	+1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2006: P21 from 42 · led 8	29 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 14.1
42Juan Pablo Montoya	17	55	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.4¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	79.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-8.5¹⁰	11³²	20.6⁸	—	12.4⁵	—	-3.3⁶	23.5³⁵	8.1³⁵	+1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2007: P20 from 38	13 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.1
16Greg Biffle	13	54	19.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	2.8%¹⁰	77.8⁶	—	—	—	—	+1.1¹⁰	6³²	13.2¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+14.3⁶	9.8³⁵	6.6³⁵	+0.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2003: P20 from 26	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 15.8
27Paul Menard	3	54	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	59.3¹⁰	18.6⁴	—	—	—	+5.4⁸	11³²	17.9¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	-7.0⁶	16.6³⁵	6.8³⁵	+0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2007: P28 from 21	25 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 23.1
31Jeff Burton	20	54	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	20.9¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.9⁶	11³²	19.5¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+8.0⁶	23.2³⁵	8.4³⁵	+3.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1994: P22 from 35	39 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.6
20Joey Logano	1	53	19.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	13.9¹⁰	2.5%¹⁰	81.0¹⁰	16.1¹⁰	14.4⁹	13.9⁹	16.9⁸	+6.7¹⁰	13³²	14.5¹²	13.0⁷	25.4⁵	—	+6.0⁶	12.2³⁵	8.9³⁵	-5.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2009: P23 from 23	30 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 18.5
22A.J. Allmendinger	19	52	22.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	67.5¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-1.3⁹	2³²	19.9⁹	—	16.8⁵	—	-6.7⁶	16.2²⁰	10.6²⁰	-6.0²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.10²⁰	10.0%²⁰	—	2007: P39 from 28	19 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 22.9
47Bobby Labonte	27	51	25.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	15.5¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	13³²	13.3¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	-9.7⁶	26.6³⁵	6.7³⁵	+4.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1993: P20 from 23	41 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 20.1
1Jamie McMurray	11	51	22.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	71.4⁶	14.0²	—	—	—	+3.3¹⁰	11³²	14.6¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	+9.7⁶	21.6³⁵	7.9³⁵	+1.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2003: P32 from 28	31 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 20.1
9Marcos Ambrose	9	50	22.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	17.5¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	69.5¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-1.3⁶	6³²	22.4⁷	—	20.0⁵	—	-5.0⁶	14.5³⁵	9.0³⁵	-3.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2009: P6 from 20	11 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 21.8
78Regan Smith	7	49	19.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	61.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+7.0²	11³²	24.3⁷	—	25.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	18.5³³	8.9³³	-3.7³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³³	12.1%³³	—	2008: P28 from 4	10 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 19.5
34David Ragan	34	48	22.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	25.8¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	60.0¹⁰	25.2⁴	—	—	—	+7.4¹⁰	6³²	25.8¹²	—	22.0⁵	—	+8.7⁶	29.7³⁵	7.3³⁵	+2.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2007: P26 from 36	25 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 23.7
51David Reutimann	25	47	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.9¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	67.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-2.1⁹	11³²	28.2⁶	—	24.2⁵	—	+2.7⁶	32.2²⁴	6.7²⁴	+2.8²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁴	33.3%²⁴	—	2007: P38 from 23	13 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 24.3
43Aric Almirola	29	46	27.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.9¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	57.5¹⁰	14.5¹⁰	13.7⁶	13.5⁶	10.5⁶	+1.8⁹	6³²	22.4¹²	25.3⁴	22.6⁵	—	+5.7⁶	15.8³⁵	7.6³⁵	-4.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2012: P18 from 13	20 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 19.6
10Dave Blaney	42	45	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	24.3¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.9⁶	11³²	28.4¹²	—	32.8⁵	—	+3.3⁶	35.0³³	6.5³³	+3.0³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12³³	57.6%³³	—	2000: P30 from 35	28 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 26.7
36Tony Raines	40	43	26.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	48.0⁸	—	—	—	—	+5.0³	11³²	26.8⁴	—	29.8⁵	—	-2.3⁶	41.7⁶	7.7⁶	+7.5⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁶	66.7%⁶	—	2003: P30 from 42	11 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 27.8
38David Gilliland	36	42	32.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.8¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	48.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+3.6⁸	6³²	28.4⁸	—	24.0⁵	—	-9.7⁶	33.7³⁵	6.0³⁵	+6.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2007: P34 from 16	17 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 30.0
87Joe Nemechek	33	42	22.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁴	13³²	24.3¹²	—	41.4⁵	—	-0.7⁶	37.1³⁰	3.3³⁰	-2.0³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	93.3%³⁰	—	1994: P32 from 11	38 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 28.7
13Casey Mears	26	42	20.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	69.0⁶	33.6¹	37.0¹	38.0¹	37.0¹	+0.8¹⁰	6³²	25.6¹²	39.0¹	29.0⁵	—	-3.7⁶	26.5³⁵	7.1³⁵	-0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	28.6%³⁵	—	2003: P21 from 19	28 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 23.4
19Mike Bliss	28	41	28.5⁶	0⁶	0⁶	1⁶	31.7⁶	0.0%⁶	44.8⁴	—	—	—	—	-3.0¹	13³²	29.3⁴	—	30.4⁵	—	-4.0⁶	35.9¹⁸	4.4¹⁸	-3.7¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁸	94.4%¹⁸	—	2000: P33 from 36	6 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 28.5
93Travis Kvapil	37	41	24.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	33.9¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	49.6¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-4.6⁶	13³²	32.7⁷	—	33.0⁵	—	+2.0⁶	36.6³⁴	7.1³⁴	+10.9³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁴	8.8%³⁴	—	2005: P17 from 33	16 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 25.9
74Stacy Compton	39	41	31.0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	31.4⁵	0.0%⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	11³²	35.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2000: P37 from 39	5 st · 0 W · best P23 · avg 31.0
83Landon Cassill	15	39	29.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.7¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	44.9¹⁰	32.4⁴	—	—	—	-0.3⁴	13³²	28.6¹⁰	—	34.6⁵	—	+15.0⁶	29.4³⁵	5.8³⁵	+2.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2010: P41 from 35	18 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 30.2
23Scott Riggs	38	39	23.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	63.9⁸	—	—	—	—	+4.0⁸	11³²	31.3⁶	—	42.2⁵	—	+0.7⁶	36.5¹⁹	1.4¹⁹	-4.8¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁹	100.0%¹⁹	—	2004: P16 from 40	13 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 27.5
32Reed Sorenson	41	38	31.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	27.5¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	48.2¹⁰	33.7³	—	—	—	+2.5¹⁰	6³²	24.7⁹	—	39.2⁵	—	-5.0⁶	38.1¹⁸	5.4¹⁸	-0.9¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁸	77.8%¹⁸	—	2006: P36 from 35	19 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 31.4
33Stephen Leicht	43	37	32.5²	0²	0²	0²	36.0²	0.0%²	35.8²	—	—	—	—	+5.0²	11³²	31.0¹	—	34.8⁵	—	-6.3⁶	38.8¹⁴	4.5¹⁴	+3.0¹⁴	0.0¹⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁴	64.3%¹⁴	—	2006: P33 from 36	2 st · 0 W · best P32 · avg 32.5
98Michael McDowell	30	36	31.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	30.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	43.6¹⁰	20.8¹⁰	22.4⁸	18.8⁸	23.1⁸	-3.4⁴	6³²	25.7¹²	14.7⁷	40.0⁵	—	+3.3⁶	29.1²⁹	4.7²⁹	-8.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	82.8%²⁹	—	2008: P27 from 39	23 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 25.5
26Josh Wise	35	34	32.6⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	36.5⁸	0.0%⁸	36.3⁸	—	—	—	—	+4.0⁴	6³²	35.7³	—	39.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	33.1²⁹	2.8²⁹	-5.9²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	96.6%²⁹	—	2012: P37 from 34	8 st · 0 W · best P24 · avg 32.6
49J.J. Yeley	32	34	31.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	28.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	47.5¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+12.8⁶	13³²	36.0⁷	—	40.2⁵	—	-0.7⁶	37.4²³	4.6²³	+0.3²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²³	65.2%²³	—	2006: P15 from 24	15 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 32.3