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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
11Denny Hamlin	6	66	6.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	9.8¹⁰	11.6%¹⁰	108.2¹⁰	9.2¹⁰	8.8¹⁰	9.8¹⁰	9.4¹⁰	-7.0¹⁰	12²⁵	17.6¹²	4.8¹²	11.2⁵	—	-4.0⁶	10.2³¹	11.6³¹	-11.5³¹	0.0³¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.16³¹	25.8%³¹	—	2006: P10 from 5	28 st · 5 W · best P1 · avg 8.6
29Kevin Harvick	10	64	19.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	16.7¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	75.5²	9.5¹⁰	7.0⁹	7.6⁹	7.1⁹	-2.9¹⁰	7²⁵	7.4¹²	11.4¹²	7.0⁵	—	-4.7⁶	15.5³⁵	9.9³⁵	+4.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2001: P14 from 3	31 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 12.9
48Jimmie Johnson	2	63	7.4¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	8¹⁰	9.0¹⁰	11.8%¹⁰	116.0⁴	18.1⁵	15.3³	14.0³	11.7³	-12.0¹⁰	7²⁵	12.1¹²	26.5¹²	13.4⁵	—	+5.7⁶	10.1³⁵	11.4³⁵	-0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P6 from 5	23 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 13.7
14Tony Stewart	20	63	11.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	20.2¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0¹⁰	7²⁵	9.3¹²	—	10.8⁵	—	+5.7⁶	15.9²⁰	11.2²⁰	-0.3²⁰	0.0²⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²⁰	0.0%²⁰	—	1999: P6 from 10	23 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 12.8
56Martin Truex Jr.	5	63	11.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	19.7¹⁰	3.4%¹⁰	97.0¹⁰	11.6¹⁰	6.9⁹	9.2⁹	6.1⁹	-5.0⁷	12²⁵	21.6¹²	9.6¹²	9.4⁵	—	+6.7⁶	12.5³⁵	11.3³⁵	-2.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2006: P14 from 39	24 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 14.9
55Mark Martin	22	61	8.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	7¹⁰	12.0¹⁰	2.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12²⁵	21.7¹²	—	10.4⁵	—	-3.7⁶	18.0²⁷	10.0²⁷	-2.7²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁷	7.4%²⁷	—	1982: P7 from 20	46 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.4
99Carl Edwards	17	59	13.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	6¹⁰	16.3¹⁰	2.6%¹⁰	91.2⁹	—	—	—	—	-2.0¹⁰	6²⁵	14.5¹²	—	14.8⁵	—	-8.3⁶	11.8³⁵	10.3³⁵	-2.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2004: P7 from 24	12 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 12.6
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	16	59	17.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	12.8¹⁰	4.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-9.2¹⁰	7²⁵	17.8¹²	—	8.8⁵	—	+1.7⁶	13.8³⁵	11.2³⁵	+1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2000: P40 from 10	21 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.6
16Greg Biffle	9	58	14.8¹⁰	2¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	9.1¹⁰	18.1%¹⁰	113.8⁶	—	—	—	—	-0.8¹⁰	6²⁵	24.0¹²	32.0²	5.6⁵	—	-7.7⁶	16.3³⁵	9.1³⁵	+1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2003: P12 from 17	15 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 15.1
15Clint Bowyer	13	58	20.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.9¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	73.4¹⁰	9.8⁵	7.7³	6.7³	11.7³	-1.3¹⁰	12²⁵	16.8¹²	10.7¹²	12.8⁵	—	+6.7⁶	14.2³⁵	8.9³⁵	+2.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P23 from 3	16 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 21.3
2Brad Keselowski	26	58	10.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	9.6¹⁰	10.9%¹⁰	98.9⁸	15.2¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	13.2¹⁰	-6.9¹⁰	6²⁵	24.1¹²	16.7¹²	17.6⁵	—	+13.7⁶	11.4³⁵	11.3³⁵	-3.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2009: P7 from 31	25 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 11.4
18Kyle Busch	3	57	13.7¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	16.7¹⁰	8.8%¹⁰	102.0¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	12.5¹⁰	13.6¹⁰	13.6¹⁰	+1.0¹⁰	12²⁵	22.6¹²	23.3¹²	16.0⁵	—	-8.0⁶	9.3³⁵	12.8³⁵	-3.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2005: P23 from 6	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.6
20Matt Kenseth	7	56	21.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	20.5¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	18.0⁴	15.3³	16.3³	12.3³	+4.5⁹	12²⁵	16.3¹²	21.8¹²	10.8⁵	—	+4.7⁶	8.8³⁵	11.3³⁵	-3.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	1999: P37 from 31	27 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.6
39Ryan Newman	21	56	13.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	9.6¹⁰	7.2%¹⁰	97.1⁴	19.5⁹	20.0⁷	22.3⁷	18.6⁷	-6.3¹⁰	7²⁵	23.5¹²	25.4¹²	13.0⁵	—	+8.7⁶	15.5³⁵	12.0³⁵	-0.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2002: P5 from 3	27 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.0
24Jeff Gordon	8	56	12.2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	6.7¹⁰	17.5%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-5.9¹⁰	7²⁵	14.3¹²	—	24.2⁵	—	-5.0⁶	13.1³⁵	12.1³⁵	-1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1993: P24 from 5 · led 1	35 st · 7 W · best P1 · avg 11.9
22Joey Logano	30	55	18.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.7¹⁰	2.4%¹⁰	88.1⁸	13.4¹⁰	13.4¹⁰	13.2¹⁰	14.6¹⁰	+9.1¹⁰	6²⁵	22.5¹²	14.3¹²	15.0⁵	—	-9.3⁶	11.5³⁵	11.9³⁵	-2.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2009: P9 from 5 · led 19	25 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 13.8
31Jeff Burton	11	55	11.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	17.8¹⁰	16.9%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-6.3⁶	7²⁵	29.9¹²	—	16.0⁵	—	+0.7⁶	20.2³⁵	9.4³⁵	+1.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	1994: P20 from 22	30 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 12.3
5Kasey Kahne	4	54	13.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	8.4¹⁰	9.1%¹⁰	98.3⁸	25.4¹	—	—	—	-12.0¹⁰	7²⁵	14.9¹²	—	26.6⁵	—	-2.3⁶	11.8³⁵	13.7³⁵	-4.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2004: P13 from 1 · led 24	15 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.2
47Bobby Labonte	23	54	16.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.5¹⁰	1.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	12²⁵	18.4¹²	—	22.4⁵	—	-5.7⁶	29.3²⁷	8.6²⁷	-0.2²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁷	22.2%²⁷	—	1993: P18 from 36	32 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 16.3
1Jamie McMurray	25	54	15.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	14.5¹⁰	4.3%¹⁰	85.6⁶	14.2¹	—	—	—	-6.0¹⁰	7²⁵	20.3¹²	—	23.0⁵	—	+5.7⁶	17.5³⁵	8.9³⁵	+1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2003: P22 from 19	17 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 15.1
78Kurt Busch	1	53	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	11.5¹⁰	5.4%¹⁰	60.2²	12.8⁸	13.2⁶	15.5⁶	12.5⁶	+3.8¹⁰	7²⁵	20.1¹²	10.4¹²	23.2⁵	—	+9.7⁶	13.6³⁵	11.2³⁵	-1.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2001: P30 from 27	28 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.4
42Juan Pablo Montoya	12	52	19.7⁶	0⁶	1⁶	1⁶	23.8⁶	0.0%⁶	62.5⁶	—	—	—	—	-0.5⁶	7²⁵	21.3¹²	—	19.4⁵	—	+8.7⁶	14.7³⁵	10.9³⁵	-5.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2007: P23 from 41	6 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 19.7
27Paul Menard	15	50	24.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.4¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	60.3¹⁰	18.5²	—	—	—	+9.8⁹	7²⁵	25.7¹²	—	14.6⁵	—	-3.7⁶	16.0³⁵	9.4³⁵	-1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P31 from 23	12 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 22.7
51Regan Smith	27	50	17.0⁶	1⁶	1⁶	1⁶	23.7⁶	0.5%⁶	68.2⁶	—	—	—	—	+7.0¹	7²⁵	30.9¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	33.8⁵	7.9⁵	+19.0⁵	0.0⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁵	0.0%⁵	—	2008: P29 from 16	6 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 17.0
43Aric Almirola	18	50	17.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	13.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	67.0⁵	16.8¹⁰	14.3⁸	16.6⁸	12.9⁸	-1.8⁹	6²⁵	29.7¹²	19.4¹²	22.6⁵	—	+5.7⁶	18.3³⁵	8.1³⁵	-0.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2012: P19 from 13	16 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 17.2
9Marcos Ambrose	24	49	18.8⁵	0⁵	0⁵	1⁵	11.0⁵	0.0%⁵	65.3⁵	—	—	—	—	-9.0³	6²⁵	28.1¹²	—	23.0⁵	—	-4.7⁶	17.2³⁵	8.9³⁵	-2.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2009: P33 from 10	5 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 18.8
7Dave Blaney	37	45	23.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	49.1²	—	—	—	—	+15.7⁵	7²⁵	29.7¹²	—	26.8⁵	—	-11.3⁶	35.6³⁴	6.4³⁴	+6.6³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15³⁴	14.7%³⁴	—	2000: P26 from 15	17 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 26.6
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	14	45	26.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	21.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	58.3⁴	26.3¹⁰	27.2¹⁰	25.8¹⁰	27.3¹⁰	-0.9⁴	6²⁵	21.7¹²	25.8¹²	23.6⁵	—	0.0⁶	18.5³⁵	8.1³⁵	-0.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2014: P20 from 28	21 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 24.1
83David Reutimann	33	44	24.0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	24.3⁶	0.1%⁶	65.9⁶	—	—	—	—	-2.6⁵	12²⁵	32.0¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	+3.3⁶	33.5³⁵	6.2³⁵	+2.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	22.9%³⁵	—	2007: P33 from 14	6 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 24.0
34David Ragan	31	43	25.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.4¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	60.1¹⁰	24.4²	—	—	—	+5.2¹⁰	6²⁵	28.6¹²	35.0¹	28.6⁵	—	+3.7⁶	26.5³⁵	8.9³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2007: P27 from 24	12 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 24.6
38David Gilliland	29	43	30.0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	34.1⁸	0.1%⁸	44.2⁸	—	—	—	—	+0.1⁷	6²⁵	25.7¹²	—	28.0⁵	—	0.0⁶	29.4³⁵	8.3³⁵	+3.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2007: P30 from 38	8 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 30.0
93Travis Kvapil	28	42	27.1⁷	0⁷	0⁷	1⁷	27.7⁷	0.1%⁷	49.8⁷	—	—	—	—	-6.3⁴	12²⁵	32.5¹²	—	28.2⁵	—	-3.0⁶	34.1³⁵	7.7³⁵	+3.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	25.7%³⁵	—	2005: P35 from 17	7 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 27.1
87Joe Nemechek	43	41	27.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	20.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	34.7¹	—	—	—	+1.3⁵	12²⁵	23.0¹²	—	37.6⁵	—	-3.7⁶	39.5³²	4.7³²	+3.2³²	0.0³²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³²	46.9%³²	—	1994: P19 from 29	28 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 26.1
10Danica Patrick	40	41	29.0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	31.8⁵	0.0%⁵	49.2⁵	—	—	—	—	+13.7⁵	7²⁵	28.3¹²	—	31.4⁵	—	+5.3⁶	29.8³⁵	7.8³⁵	+3.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2012: P31 from 38	5 st · 0 W · best P22 · avg 29.0
13Casey Mears	19	41	30.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	20.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	56.8⁶	—	—	—	—	+10.7¹⁰	6²⁵	28.1¹²	38.0¹	27.8⁵	—	+6.0⁶	27.1³⁵	6.8³⁵	+3.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P34 from 24	14 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 28.3
36J.J. Yeley	42	40	31.6⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	31.3⁷	0.0%⁷	43.7⁷	—	—	—	—	+11.7³	7²⁵	22.8¹²	—	34.2⁵	—	-2.0⁶	36.8³⁴	7.2³⁴	+6.3³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12³⁴	23.5%³⁴	—	2006: P26 from 26	7 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 31.6
19Mike Bliss	38	40	22.3⁴	0⁴	0⁴	1⁴	30.3⁴	0.0%⁴	53.9²	—	—	—	—	—	12²⁵	33.7¹²	—	37.6⁵	—	-5.3⁶	36.8¹¹	2.8¹¹	-4.3¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹¹	90.9%¹¹	—	2000: P28 from 20	4 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 22.3
30David Stremme	39	39	31.9⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	29.4⁷	0.0%⁷	45.1⁷	—	—	—	—	+6.4⁴	12²⁵	27.8¹²	—	34.2⁵	—	-4.3⁶	32.8²⁴	6.7²⁴	+3.7²⁴	0.0²⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.04²⁴	8.3%²⁴	—	2006: P25 from 4	7 st · 0 W · best P24 · avg 31.9
33Landon Cassill	32	37	25.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	29.2¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	50.2⁶	29.5⁴	32.0²	31.5²	31.0²	-3.6⁷	7²⁵	38.6¹²	31.1⁷	31.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	36.3³²	4.9³²	+3.8³²	0.0³²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³²	25.0%³²	—	2011: P29 from 27	10 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 25.3
98Michael McDowell	35	36	28.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	44.4⁵	20.3¹⁰	22.9¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	23.9¹⁰	+6.7⁷	6²⁵	35.9¹²	24.7¹²	36.0⁵	—	+0.7⁶	33.1³²	8.6³²	-4.5³²	0.0³²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³²	78.1%³²	—	2008: P28 from 18	22 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 25.0
95Scott Speed	36	35	32.0³	0³	0³	0³	25.7³	0.2%³	40.0³	—	—	—	—	+18.0¹	6²⁵	30.3¹²	—	41.6⁵	—	+7.7⁶	33.8¹¹	10.9¹¹	-1.6¹¹	0.0¹¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹¹	72.7%¹¹	—	2009: P26 from 32	3 st · 0 W · best P26 · avg 32.0
35Josh Wise	34	34	31.0³	0³	0³	0³	33.0³	0.0%³	38.9³	—	—	—	—	+16.5¹	6²⁵	39.1¹²	—	39.8⁵	—	+1.3⁶	34.8³⁴	6.1³⁴	-0.0³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁴	44.1%³⁴	—	2012: P43 from 30	3 st · 0 W · best P21 · avg 31.0
32Timmy Hill	41	31	35.0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	36.0⁷	0.0%⁷	—	35.9⁷	37.0⁶	37.0⁶	36.5⁶	—	6²⁵	33.1¹²	37.6¹²	34.2⁵	—	+10.0⁶	39.8¹⁸	4.4¹⁸	+5.7¹⁸	0.0¹⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹⁸	16.7%¹⁸	—	2026: P37 from 37 · 7.74% off	7 st · 0 W · best P33 · avg 35.0