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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	3	65	14.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	21.6¹⁰	5.6%¹⁰	91.8¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	7.4¹⁰	7.8¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	-3.2¹⁰	16³²	9.2¹²	3.7¹²	11.2⁵	—	-4.0⁶	10.3³¹	12.1³¹	-10.7³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.16³¹	25.8%³¹	—	2006: P14 from 33	38 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 12.9
29Kevin Harvick	18	64	11.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	17.3¹⁰	6.8%¹⁰	97.3²	13.2⁹	9.8⁵	6.0⁵	8.6⁵	-10.9¹⁰	6³²	19.0¹²	11.4¹²	7.0⁵	—	-4.7⁶	15.3³⁵	10.0³⁵	+4.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2001: P24 from 3 · led 137	42 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 13.4
18Kyle Busch	1	63	10.2¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	19.4¹⁰	18.7%¹⁰	105.6¹⁰	18.1¹⁰	14.9¹⁰	18.3¹⁰	13.7¹⁰	-6.2¹⁰	16³²	9.7¹²	18.2¹²	16.0⁵	—	-8.0⁶	9.4³⁵	12.7³⁵	-3.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2005: P28 from 39	38 st · 8 W · best P1 · avg 15.1
16Greg Biffle	24	62	10.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	15.8¹⁰	4.0%¹⁰	102.7⁶	—	—	—	—	-6.8¹⁰	8³²	18.8¹²	37.0¹	5.6⁵	—	-7.7⁶	15.9³⁵	9.0³⁵	+1.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2003: P5 from 15	27 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 13.3
15Clint Bowyer	23	61	16.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.9¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	82.8¹⁰	9.4⁶	10.5²	9.5²	11.5²	+2.7¹⁰	16³²	11.7¹²	13.3³	12.8⁵	—	+6.7⁶	13.9³⁵	8.9³⁵	+1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P29 from 27	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 13.7
48Jimmie Johnson	13	61	15.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	19.2¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	72.1⁴	12.1⁶	9.0²	11.5²	7.0²	-3.7¹⁰	6³²	14.1¹²	13.3³	13.4⁵	—	+5.7⁶	9.7³⁵	11.3³⁵	-0.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P7 from 33	37 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.9
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	32	61	14.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	14.7¹⁰	14.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-5.9¹⁰	6³²	14.9¹²	—	8.8⁵	—	+1.7⁶	13.3³⁵	11.2³⁵	+0.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2000: P38 from 12	34 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.8
32Terry Labonte	43	60	7.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	9¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	1.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	8³²	13.1¹²	—	21.8⁵	—	-1.3⁶	38.8⁴	6.7⁴	+11.5⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25⁴	25.0%⁴	—	1979: P7 from 10	57 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 13.1
14Tony Stewart	8	59	17.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	11.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+2.9¹⁰	6³²	12.8¹²	—	10.8⁵	—	+5.7⁶	16.5²⁰	10.6²⁰	+1.1²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁰	0.0%²⁰	—	1999: P15 from 4 · led 55	32 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.3
20Matt Kenseth	12	59	12.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	21.5¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	—	15.7²	20.0²	18.5²	18.0²	-6.5¹⁰	16³²	17.9¹²	23.3³	10.8⁵	—	+4.7⁶	8.6³⁵	10.7³⁵	-2.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2000: P12 from 22	37 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.1
99Carl Edwards	21	57	13.9¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	23.2¹⁰	5.6%¹⁰	91.0⁹	—	—	—	—	-3.9¹⁰	8³²	19.6¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	-8.3⁶	11.7³⁵	10.4³⁵	-1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2004: P33 from 25	24 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 13.8
2Brad Keselowski	7	57	16.3¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.4¹⁰	8.6%¹⁰	91.7¹⁰	13.9¹⁰	12.2¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	-1.3¹⁰	8³²	16.5¹²	14.7¹²	17.6⁵	—	+13.7⁶	11.9³⁵	11.5³⁵	-3.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2010: P13 from 36 · led 26	30 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 16.0
22Joey Logano	10	57	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	8.5¹⁰	3.1%¹⁰	79.3¹⁰	16.2¹⁰	16.3¹⁰	12.5¹⁰	18.7¹⁰	+6.5¹⁰	8³²	15.2¹²	5.5¹²	15.0⁵	—	-9.3⁶	12.1³⁵	12.0³⁵	-1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2009: P38 from 23	32 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 15.8
24Jeff Gordon	11	56	13.7¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	6.8¹⁰	19.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-3.5¹⁰	6³²	14.6¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	-5.0⁶	13.0³⁵	11.8³⁵	-0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1993: P17 from 21	46 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 11.7
56Martin Truex Jr.	9	55	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	18.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	73.5¹⁰	13.9¹⁰	12.3⁷	13.4⁷	12.1⁷	+6.3¹⁰	16³²	23.3¹²	14.4¹²	9.4⁵	—	+6.7⁶	12.4³⁵	11.3³⁵	-2.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2006: P38 from 25	34 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 20.5
39Ryan Newman	31	54	19.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7.4¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	82.9⁴	20.5⁸	26.3⁴	23.8⁴	25.8⁴	+4.4¹⁰	6³²	15.0¹²	23.3¹⁰	13.0⁵	—	+8.7⁶	15.2³⁵	11.9³⁵	-1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2002: P37 from 8	39 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.9
78Kurt Busch	19	54	13.0¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	19.0¹⁰	9.8%¹⁰	88.0²	14.0⁷	17.3³	18.0³	16.7³	-5.9¹⁰	6³²	22.0¹²	15.0¹¹	23.2⁵	—	+9.7⁶	13.1³⁵	11.1³⁵	-1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2001: P42 from 39	40 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 14.4
9Marcos Ambrose	22	54	14.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	13.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	82.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-6.0⁶	8³²	19.6¹²	—	23.0⁵	—	-4.7⁶	17.3³⁵	9.3³⁵	-2.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2009: P10 from 13	11 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.3
42Juan Pablo Montoya	17	53	19.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	19.0¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	77.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-0.8¹⁰	6³²	18.7¹²	—	19.4⁵	—	+8.7⁶	14.5³⁵	10.9³⁵	-4.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2007: P32 from 36	13 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.7
27Paul Menard	5	52	20.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	21.3¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	68.2¹⁰	19.9⁴	—	—	—	+1.1⁹	6³²	24.5¹²	—	14.6⁵	—	-3.7⁶	16.3³⁵	9.3³⁵	-1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P24 from 41	24 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 18.5
1Jamie McMurray	6	52	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	15.6¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	67.5⁶	26.2²	—	—	—	-1.1¹⁰	6³²	18.8¹²	—	23.0⁵	—	+5.7⁶	18.0³⁵	8.9³⁵	+1.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2003: P11 from 26	31 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.9
31Jeff Burton	16	52	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	18.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+4.4⁶	6³²	25.8¹²	—	16.0⁵	—	+0.7⁶	20.0³⁵	9.2³⁵	+1.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1994: P31 from 35	40 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.8
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	28	51	12.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	22.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	80.3⁹	23.6¹⁰	22.4¹⁰	25.3¹⁰	21.8¹⁰	-4.1⁹	8³²	27.0¹²	28.9¹²	23.6⁵	—	0.0⁶	18.1³⁵	8.1³⁵	-0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2013: P18 from 27	24 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.8
47Bobby Labonte	39	50	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	16.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	16³²	21.8¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	-5.7⁶	28.7²⁷	8.3²⁷	-0.2²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁷	18.5%²⁷	—	1993: P24 from 33	41 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 21.1
5Kasey Kahne	2	50	20.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	11.6¹⁰	6.1%¹⁰	89.5⁸	21.2²	—	—	—	-2.5¹⁰	6³²	16.1¹²	—	26.6⁵	—	-2.3⁶	11.9³⁵	13.5³⁵	-4.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2004: P40 from 5	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.5
55Brian Vickers	4	48	26.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	23.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	57.2⁸	—	—	—	—	+2.6¹⁰	16³²	25.9¹²	—	17.0⁵	—	-11.7⁶	16.7¹⁶	12.5¹⁶	-2.9¹⁶	0.0¹⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.25¹⁶	31.3%¹⁶	—	2004: P35 from 22	19 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 20.4
43Aric Almirola	20	48	24.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	65.4¹⁰	17.4⁹	15.8⁵	16.4⁵	16.4⁵	+4.5⁹	8³²	24.7¹²	12.3¹²	22.6⁵	—	+5.7⁶	18.2³⁵	7.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2007: P36 from 35	25 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 23.3
34David Ragan	30	47	23.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	25.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	62.6¹⁰	20.2⁴	—	—	—	+10.5¹⁰	8³²	20.4¹²	—	28.6⁵	—	+3.7⁶	26.5³⁵	9.1³⁵	-0.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2007: P26 from 41	25 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 25.0
83David Reutimann	25	46	23.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	19.0¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	73.7¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+1.0¹⁰	16³²	22.5¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	+3.3⁶	33.8³⁵	6.1³⁵	+2.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2008: P20 from 39	10 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 23.0
93Travis Kvapil	37	46	22.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	29.3¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	55.2¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+1.1⁶	16³²	23.5¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	-3.0⁶	33.9³⁵	7.7³⁵	+3.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2005: P7 from 5	15 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 23.9
51A.J. Allmendinger	29	44	27.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.0¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	64.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+10.1⁹	6³²	29.2¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	+18.3⁶	21.9¹⁷	8.3¹⁷	+0.2¹⁷	0.0¹⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06¹⁷	11.8%¹⁷	—	2007: P40 from 43	18 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 24.9
10Danica Patrick	41	44	24.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	29.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	49.4¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+7.1¹⁰	6³²	24.6¹²	—	31.4⁵	—	+5.3⁶	29.7³⁵	7.8³⁵	+3.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2012: P29 from 43	10 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 24.6
7Dave Blaney	33	43	28.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	72.9²	—	—	—	—	+16.5⁶	6³²	26.3¹²	—	26.8⁵	—	-11.3⁶	35.8³⁴	6.3³⁴	+6.9³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12³⁴	11.8%³⁴	—	2000: P35 from 26	25 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 30.5
13Casey Mears	15	41	27.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	24.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	55.4⁶	—	—	—	—	+10.7¹⁰	8³²	28.8¹²	37.0²	27.8⁵	—	+6.0⁶	27.2³⁵	7.0³⁵	+2.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2003: P32 from 39	27 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 28.1
38David Gilliland	14	40	29.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	25.2¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	53.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-0.2⁸	8³²	31.8¹²	—	28.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	29.8³⁵	8.3³⁵	+3.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2006: P40 from 38	18 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 27.2
87Joe Nemechek	38	39	26.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+6.8⁵	16³²	26.3¹²	—	37.6⁵	—	-3.7⁶	39.7³²	4.6³²	+3.3³²	0.0³²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³²	46.9%³²	—	1994: P16 from 6	35 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 31.6
30David Stremme	26	39	26.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.5¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	51.2¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-1.4⁶	16³²	30.8¹²	—	34.2⁵	—	-4.3⁶	33.4²⁴	6.8²⁴	+3.4²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁴	12.5%²⁴	—	2006: P36 from 26	12 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 26.3
36J.J. Yeley	35	39	29.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	32.9¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	49.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+6.8⁶	6³²	26.3¹²	—	34.2⁵	—	-2.0⁶	37.0³⁴	7.2³⁴	+6.2³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12³⁴	23.5%³⁴	—	2006: P33 from 24	12 st · 0 W · best P13 · avg 30.1
19Mike Bliss	36	38	28.7⁷	0⁷	0⁷	1⁷	35.0⁷	0.1%⁷	44.2⁷	—	—	—	—	—	16³²	28.2¹²	—	37.6⁵	—	-5.3⁶	37.0¹¹	2.8¹¹	-4.1¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹¹	90.9%¹¹	—	2005: P37 from 41	7 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 28.7
33Landon Cassill	42	34	31.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	32.3¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	45.0¹⁰	27.2⁵	32.0¹	30.0¹	32.0¹	-2.4⁷	6³²	29.3¹²	32.3³	31.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	35.9³²	4.9³²	+3.6³²	0.0³²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³²	25.0%³²	—	2010: P37 from 42	18 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 28.6
95Scott Speed	27	33	31.5⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	24.0⁶	0.0%⁶	46.6⁶	—	—	—	—	+9.0⁴	8³²	33.9¹²	—	41.6⁵	—	+7.7⁶	34.6¹¹	10.9¹¹	-0.9¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹¹	72.7%¹¹	—	2009: P28 from 11	6 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 31.5
98Michael McDowell	34	32	32.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	30.2¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	40.9¹⁰	18.8¹⁰	21.9¹⁰	19.8¹⁰	21.6¹⁰	+1.0¹	8³²	36.7¹²	25.3¹²	36.0⁵	—	+0.7⁶	33.2³²	8.6³²	-4.4³²	0.0³²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³²	78.1%³²	—	2010: P43 from 35	29 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 25.6
35Josh Wise	40	31	34.8⁹	0⁹	0⁹	0⁹	33.7⁹	0.0%⁹	36.8⁹	—	—	—	—	+16.3³	8³²	35.7¹²	—	39.8⁵	—	+1.3⁶	34.6³⁴	6.0³⁴	-0.6³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	47.1%³⁴	—	2012: P43 from 37	9 st · 0 W · best P23 · avg 34.8