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Long Pond, PA

Cup Series · 2012 · RACE 21 · PRE-RACE PREVIEW

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Drivers · 43

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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	28	64	10.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	8¹⁰	10.5¹⁰	4.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-0.9¹⁰	10³²	8.3¹²	—	10.8⁵	—	-14.7⁶	18.1³⁵	9.9³⁵	+4.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1999: P6 from 12 · led 1	35 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.6
11Denny Hamlin	2	62	8.2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	8¹⁰	6.1¹⁰	26.1%¹⁰	119.2¹⁰	6.4¹⁰	2.8⁹	4.0⁹	3.1⁹	-10.1¹⁰	14³²	13.7¹²	11.9⁷	22.2⁵	—	-15.0⁶	12.2³⁵	11.0³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2006: P1 from 1 · led 83	36 st · 8 W · best P1 · avg 10.2
48Jimmie Johnson	10	62	8.1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	13.9%¹⁰	93.3⁴	14.5⁶	19.5²	18.0²	18.5²	-7.8¹⁰	10³²	15.6¹²	25.0¹	10.2⁵	—	+10.0⁶	10.6³⁵	12.7³⁵	-0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2002: P3 from 2	37 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 12.7
99Carl Edwards	17	61	13.4¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	22.4¹⁰	10.9%¹⁰	100.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-4.4¹⁰	6³²	15.2¹²	—	7.8⁵	—	+1.7⁶	14.4³⁵	9.5³⁵	-1.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P1 from 29 · led 46	23 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.0
17Matt Kenseth	7	61	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	13.5³⁵	8.7³⁵	+2.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2000: P14 from 29	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.4
55Mark Martin	18	61	9.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	2.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	14³²	15.8¹²	—	14.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	8.7²³	10.6²³	-6.6²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09²³	21.7%²³	—	1982: P26 from 16	53 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 11.3
24Jeff Gordon	27	60	10.8¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.4¹⁰	17.6%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0¹⁰	10³²	8.8¹²	—	19.4⁵	—	+9.3⁶	12.5³⁵	11.8³⁵	-2.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1993: P28 from 4	46 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 10.4
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	10³²	10.3¹²	18.0⁴	14.0⁵	—	+18.3⁶	14.5³⁵	6.5³⁵	+2.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2001: P15 from 19	43 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 11.8
18Kyle Busch	20	59	21.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.7¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	78.9¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	11.4⁸	13.5⁸	10.3⁷	+6.5¹⁰	14³²	9.0¹²	18.7⁶	10.4⁵	—	+13.7⁶	9.9³⁵	11.1³⁵	-2.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2005: P4 from 38	37 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 16.0
5Kasey Kahne	4	58	16.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	6.0%¹⁰	88.6⁸	23.3²	—	—	—	-4.7¹⁰	10³²	14.3¹²	—	12.6⁵	—	-4.0⁶	8.9³⁵	11.1³⁵	-4.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2004: P14 from 1 · led 4	29 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 20.0
51Kurt Busch	6	58	18.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	16.4¹⁰	6.9%¹⁰	110.0²	13.9⁸	10.5⁴	9.0⁴	15.0³	+3.2¹⁰	10³²	19.8¹²	16.5²	9.2⁵	—	-6.0⁶	22.6³⁴	9.7³⁴	-0.3³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	14.7%³⁴	—	2001: P13 from 41	40 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 14.0
56Martin Truex Jr.	15	58	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	82.7¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	7.7⁷	8.1⁷	7.3⁷	-1.5¹⁰	14³²	18.3¹²	16.0⁵	15.4⁵	—	-13.0⁶	12.0³⁵	8.6³⁵	-0.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P24 from 15	34 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.3
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	8	57	14.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	4.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-9.4¹⁰	10³²	21.7¹²	—	13.0⁵	—	+5.7⁶	15.6³³	6.9³³	+5.4³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³³	0.0%³³	—	2000: P19 from 15	34 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.5
2Brad Keselowski	31	57	14.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.0¹⁰	7.5%¹⁰	89.8¹⁰	15.0¹⁰	10.8⁹	11.8⁹	9.2⁹	+1.6¹⁰	2³²	12.6¹²	16.7⁷	22.8⁵	—	+2.3⁶	15.7³⁵	9.5³⁵	+5.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2010: P21 from 11	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 11.9
39Ryan Newman	9	56	15.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	7.1%¹⁰	93.6⁴	18.4⁸	23.0⁴	19.5⁴	20.7³	+1.2¹⁰	10³²	19.1¹²	28.5²	9.4⁵	—	-1.0⁶	10.9³⁵	9.8³⁵	-4.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2002: P32 from 15 · led 19	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.3
15Clint Bowyer	19	56	16.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	4.8%¹⁰	78.7¹⁰	11.5⁶	15.5²	16.0²	13.5²	+5.2¹⁰	14³²	14.9¹²	12.0¹	20.2⁵	—	+2.7⁶	12.6³⁵	9.3³⁵	+1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2006: P21 from 42 · led 8	29 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 14.0
42Juan Pablo Montoya	1	55	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.4¹⁰	2.3%¹⁰	79.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-8.5¹⁰	10³²	20.6⁸	—	12.4⁵	—	-3.3⁶	24.0³⁵	8.1³⁵	+2.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2007: P20 from 38	13 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.9
16Greg Biffle	12	54	19.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	2.8%¹⁰	77.8⁶	—	—	—	—	+1.1¹⁰	6³²	13.2¹²	—	20.4⁵	—	+14.3⁶	9.9³⁵	6.9³⁵	-0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2003: P20 from 26	27 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.1
27Paul Menard	3	54	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	59.3¹⁰	18.6⁴	—	—	—	+5.4⁸	10³²	17.9¹²	—	11.8⁵	—	-7.0⁶	16.6³⁵	6.9³⁵	+1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2007: P28 from 21	25 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 23.0
31Jeff Burton	23	54	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	20.9¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.9⁶	10³²	19.5¹²	—	23.6⁵	—	+8.0⁶	23.1³⁵	8.5³⁵	+3.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1994: P22 from 35	39 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.4
20Joey Logano	14	53	18.3¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.6¹⁰	5.0%¹⁰	87.1¹⁰	16.1¹⁰	14.4⁹	13.9⁹	16.9⁸	+6.8¹⁰	14³²	14.5¹²	13.0⁷	25.4⁵	—	+6.0⁶	11.9³⁵	9.3³⁵	-5.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2009: P23 from 23	30 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.1
47Bobby Labonte	39	51	25.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	15.5¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	14³²	13.3¹²	—	20.0⁵	—	-9.7⁶	26.3³⁵	6.7³⁵	+3.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1993: P20 from 23	41 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 19.9
1Jamie McMurray	16	50	22.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	14.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	71.4⁶	14.0²	—	—	—	+3.3¹⁰	10³²	14.6¹²	—	24.8⁵	—	+9.7⁶	21.5³⁵	8.0³⁵	+1.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2003: P32 from 28	31 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 19.8
9Marcos Ambrose	5	50	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	17.9¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	71.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-2.5⁶	6³²	22.4⁷	—	20.0⁵	—	-5.0⁶	14.6³⁵	8.9³⁵	-3.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2009: P6 from 20	11 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 22.1
78Regan Smith	11	48	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	60.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+7.0²	10³²	24.3⁷	—	25.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	18.4³³	8.7³³	-4.1³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³³	12.1%³³	—	2008: P28 from 4	10 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.2
34David Ragan	32	48	22.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	25.8¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	60.0¹⁰	25.2⁴	—	—	—	+7.4¹⁰	6³²	25.8¹²	—	22.0⁵	—	+8.7⁶	29.8³⁵	7.3³⁵	+2.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2007: P26 from 36	25 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 23.7
22Sam Hornish Jr.	25	46	24.3⁹	0⁹	1⁹	2⁹	26.2⁹	1.5%⁹	60.1⁹	—	—	—	—	-0.7⁹	2³²	24.2⁵	—	25.0⁵	—	+14.7⁶	16.4¹⁹	8.2¹⁹	-3.0¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.16¹⁹	15.8%¹⁹	—	2008: P42 from 41	9 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 24.3
10David Reutimann	24	46	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.9¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	67.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-2.1⁹	10³²	28.2⁶	—	24.2⁵	—	+2.7⁶	32.3²⁴	6.9²⁴	+3.0²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁴	33.3%²⁴	—	2007: P38 from 23	13 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 24.1
43Aric Almirola	13	45	28.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	57.0¹⁰	14.5¹⁰	13.7⁶	13.5⁶	10.5⁶	+2.6⁹	6³²	22.4¹²	25.3⁴	22.6⁵	—	+5.7⁶	16.3³⁵	7.7³⁵	-3.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2012: P28 from 29	20 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.1
98Mike Skinner	43	44	20.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	3.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+5.0⁹	6³²	26.7¹¹	—	35.8⁵	—	-9.7⁶	39.0³	1.5³	-1.7³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	100.0%³	—	1997: P41 from 41 · led 2	12 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 22.2
36Tony Raines	42	43	26.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	48.6⁸	—	—	—	—	+2.7³	10³²	26.8⁴	—	29.8⁵	—	-2.3⁶	41.3⁶	7.5⁶	+8.2⁶	0.0⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.17⁶	66.7%⁶	—	2003: P30 from 42	11 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 27.3
87Joe Nemechek	38	42	22.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	10.8¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.3⁴	14³²	24.3¹²	—	41.4⁵	—	-0.7⁶	37.0³⁰	3.3³⁰	-2.2³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	93.3%³⁰	—	1994: P32 from 11	38 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 28.7
38David Gilliland	26	41	32.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.8¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	48.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+3.6⁸	6³²	28.4⁸	—	24.0⁵	—	-9.7⁶	34.0³⁵	5.9³⁵	+6.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2007: P34 from 16	17 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 30.1
13Casey Mears	29	41	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	26.4³⁵	7.1³⁵	-0.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	28.6%³⁵	—	2003: P21 from 19	28 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 23.4
19Mike Bliss	30	41	28.3⁶	0⁶	0⁶	1⁶	31.3⁶	0.0%⁶	47.6⁴	—	—	—	—	—	14³²	29.3⁴	—	30.4⁵	—	-4.0⁶	35.8¹⁸	4.4¹⁸	-3.7¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁸	94.4%¹⁸	—	2000: P33 from 36	6 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 28.3
93Travis Kvapil	37	41	24.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	33.9¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	49.0¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-7.3⁶	14³²	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
32Jason A. White (Virginia)	41	40	33.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	41.0¹	0.0%¹	37.4¹	—	—	—	—	—	6³²	—	—	33.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2011: P33 from 41	1 st · 0 W · best P33 · avg 33.0
30David Stremme	36	39	28.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	34.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	50.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+5.2⁶	14³²	24.8⁵	—	39.2⁵	—	-1.0⁶	32.4²⁷	4.0²⁷	-3.2²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁷	81.5%²⁷	—	2006: P26 from 32	10 st · 0 W · best P23 · avg 28.9
23Scott Riggs	33	39	23.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	63.9⁸	—	—	—	—	+4.0⁸	10³²	31.3⁶	—	42.2⁵	—	+0.7⁶	36.7¹⁹	1.4¹⁹	-4.4¹⁹	0.0¹⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁹	100.0%¹⁹	—	2004: P16 from 40	13 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 27.2
83Landon Cassill	22	38	31.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.0¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	42.7¹⁰	32.4⁴	—	—	—	+3.8⁴	14³²	28.6¹⁰	—	34.6⁵	—	+15.0⁶	29.2³⁵	6.4³⁵	+1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2010: P41 from 35	18 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 31.2
91Reed Sorenson	40	37	31.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	27.6¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	48.7¹⁰	33.7³	—	—	—	+2.5⁹	14³²	24.7⁹	—	39.2⁵	—	-5.0⁶	38.2¹⁸	5.4¹⁸	-0.8¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11¹⁸	77.8%¹⁸	—	2006: P36 from 35	19 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 31.4
37J.J. Yeley	35	33	31.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	28.0¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	47.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+12.8⁶	10³²	36.0⁷	—	40.2⁵	—	-0.7⁶	37.3²³	4.6²³	+0.3²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²³	65.2%²³	—	2006: P15 from 24	15 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 32.1
26Josh Wise	34	33	33.3⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	36.6⁸	0.0%⁸	35.5⁸	—	—	—	—	+5.1⁴	6³²	35.7³	—	39.2⁵	—	0.0⁶	33.1²⁹	2.8²⁹	-6.1²⁹	0.0²⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03²⁹	96.6%²⁹	—	2012: P42 from 35	8 st · 0 W · best P24 · avg 33.3