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Form favourites · top 8

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
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	3	67	13.3¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.7¹⁰	16.2%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	-8.2¹⁰	12³¹	10.7¹²	—	8.2⁵	—	-11.3⁶	14.1³⁵	11.4³⁵	+2.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2000: P13 from 8	35 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 15.1
48Jimmie Johnson	2	67	9.5¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	3.1%¹⁰	106.2⁴	20.9¹⁰	20.2⁶	22.7⁶	17.3⁶	-10.1¹⁰	12³¹	17.8¹²	5.5²	12.0⁵	—	-9.3⁶	12.4³⁵	13.4³⁵	-0.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P15 from 1	41 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 19.1
24Jeff Gordon	1	67	11.2¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	7¹⁰	7.4¹⁰	12.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+0.6¹⁰	12³¹	15.7¹²	—	7.6⁵	—	-4.7⁶	12.1³⁵	10.7³⁵	-1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1993: P5 from 3 · led 2	45 st · 6 W · best P1 · avg 16.0
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	32	63	16.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	19.0¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	72.5¹⁰	23.1¹⁰	11.5¹⁰	17.7¹⁰	12.0⁹	-0.7¹⁰	14³¹	10.7¹²	9.7¹¹	17.6⁵	—	-8.0⁶	23.3³⁵	11.2³⁵	-0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2012: P20 from 21	28 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 19.8
20Matt Kenseth	35	60	20.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	27.5¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	—	18.8¹	6.0¹	7.0¹	7.0¹	+2.4¹⁰	5³¹	17.3¹²	26.0²	9.0⁵	—	+1.7⁶	10.8³³	13.1³³	-2.9³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³³	12.1%³³	—	2000: P10 from 24	36 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 18.8
2Brad Keselowski	39	60	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	22.5¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	77.7¹⁰	14.8¹⁰	15.3¹⁰	17.1¹⁰	14.4¹⁰	-2.4⁹	14³¹	15.1¹²	22.4¹²	9.4⁵	—	-23.7⁶	9.2³⁵	8.5³⁵	-1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2009: P24 from 36	34 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 20.9
15Clint Bowyer	9	58	12.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	20.7¹⁰	6.5%¹⁰	86.7¹⁰	18.2⁶	28.5²	20.5²	29.0²	-2.4¹⁰	5³¹	16.4¹²	17.0²	21.8⁵	—	+12.7⁶	20.9³⁵	11.3³⁵	+1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2006: P6 from 37	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 16.9
3Austin Dillon	30	58	16.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	6¹⁰	12.6¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	75.3⁸	23.1¹⁰	23.4¹⁰	27.7¹⁰	23.1¹⁰	-2.4¹⁰	12³¹	18.1¹²	24.9¹²	14.2⁵	—	+4.0⁶	16.6³⁵	10.4³⁵	-4.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2013: P31 from 8	26 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 18.5
19Carl Edwards	6	57	19.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	3¹⁰	17.2¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	83.1¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-0.1¹⁰	5³¹	22.5¹²	—	8.2⁵	—	+2.0⁶	9.2³⁵	10.7³⁵	-4.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P12 from 27	23 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.6
4Kevin Harvick	11	56	16.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	13.2¹⁰	4.7%¹⁰	75.0³	14.1¹⁰	17.3⁸	16.3⁸	16.8⁸	-9.1¹⁰	12³¹	13.7¹²	17.3⁸	26.0⁵	—	-9.0⁶	8.3³⁵	11.7³⁵	-0.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2001: P25 from 10 · led 2	44 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 17.6
31Ryan Newman	22	56	19.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	23.3¹⁰	1.5%¹⁰	97.6⁴	19.8⁸	22.0³	14.0³	18.7³	+0.6¹⁰	12³¹	18.6¹²	24.8⁴	14.4⁵	—	-6.7⁶	15.1³⁵	7.5³⁵	+2.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P7 from 23	39 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 18.2
42Kyle Larson	29	55	22.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.6¹⁰	1.6%¹⁰	71.5⁷	16.2¹⁰	8.4¹⁰	9.4¹⁰	12.9⁹	+1.0¹⁰	12³¹	18.3¹²	19.3¹⁰	17.8⁵	—	+12.7⁶	12.9³⁴	11.1³⁴	-6.0³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.12³⁴	11.8%³⁴	—	2014: P38 from 16	24 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 20.9
22Joey Logano	5	55	20.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	20.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	79.0¹⁰	11.6¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	13.3¹⁰	+3.6¹⁰	14³¹	19.9¹²	17.7¹²	15.6⁵	—	-14.7⁶	7.0³⁵	11.4³⁵	-2.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2009: P43 from 9	35 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 18.7
27Paul Menard	21	55	17.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	23.6¹⁰	2.1%¹⁰	70.9¹⁰	17.3⁴	—	—	—	-8.6⁹	12³¹	22.1¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	+6.0⁶	17.7³⁵	8.4³⁵	+0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2007: P21 from 41	24 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 19.0
5Kasey Kahne	13	54	17.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	28.5¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	79.9⁸	20.1²	—	—	—	-7.3¹⁰	12³¹	21.7¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-7.0⁶	14.9³⁵	11.2³⁵	-3.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2004: P41 from 27	29 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 19.8
11Denny Hamlin	42	54	23.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	9.8¹⁰	6.5%¹⁰	80.3¹⁰	20.4¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	26.8¹⁰	17.1¹⁰	+0.8¹⁰	5³¹	17.8¹²	27.1¹²	11.6⁵	—	-1.7⁶	10.8³⁵	12.1³⁵	-3.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P30 from 17	41 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 18.5
14Tony Stewart	7	53	22.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	13.8¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+1.4¹⁰	12³¹	13.6¹²	—	18.6⁵	—	+19.3⁶	18.7³⁵	9.9³⁵	-5.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	1999: P28 from 2	34 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 17.9
33Ty Dillon	31	53	21.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	25.1¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	66.9³	21.6¹⁰	18.2¹⁰	15.8¹⁰	21.0¹⁰	-1.1⁸	12³¹	16.6¹²	15.2⁹	22.0⁵	—	+7.7⁶	27.0⁴	5.3⁴	+6.8⁴	0.0⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁴	0.0%⁴	—	2016: P25 from 12	17 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 19.4
1Jamie McMurray	15	51	25.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.7¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	91.4⁶	22.5⁴	17.0¹	15.0¹	6.0¹	+3.8¹⁰	12³¹	17.8¹²	—	16.6⁵	—	-15.7⁶	16.3³⁵	9.4³⁵	+1.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P31 from 19	33 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 22.7
21Ryan Blaney	12	51	18.8¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	3¹⁰	15.1¹⁰	4.4%¹⁰	94.1⁴	16.3¹⁰	19.1¹⁰	26.1¹⁰	17.3¹⁰	-1.6⁶	14³¹	23.3¹²	19.3¹²	22.8⁵	—	-6.7⁶	14.7¹⁵	13.1¹⁵	-9.7¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	26.7%¹⁵	—	2016: P19 from 7	22 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 18.4
34David Ragan	28	51	15.2¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	22.6¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	80.7¹⁰	24.5⁹	28.8⁴	21.8⁴	26.3⁴	-1.4¹⁰	14³¹	16.0¹²	36.0¹	30.4⁵	—	+2.7⁶	16.9³⁵	9.9³⁵	-7.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2007: P5 from 35	30 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 20.4
13Casey Mears	41	48	19.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	24.0¹⁰	0.8%¹⁰	64.2⁶	33.9⁴	38.3³	36.3³	31.0³	-3.9¹⁰	12³¹	21.8¹²	37.0¹	18.8⁵	—	-4.7⁶	23.4³⁵	7.6³⁵	-0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2003: P27 from 29 · led 1	28 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 22.6
55Michael Waltrip	34	47	21.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	23.3¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	5³¹	19.9¹²	—	27.4⁵	—	+6.7⁶	28.0²	16.3²	+3.5²	0.0²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00²	0.0%²	—	1986: P18 from 39	55 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 20.9
41Regan Smith	24	47	25.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.8¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	63.5¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+11.3²	12³¹	21.9¹²	—	18.8⁵	—	+4.0⁶	26.3³	0.6³	+10.0³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	0.0%³	—	2008: P37 from 29	13 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 23.7
43Aric Almirola	33	47	23.4¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	22.3¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	71.8¹⁰	17.8¹⁰	21.1⁷	17.3⁷	22.3⁷	+1.6¹⁰	14³¹	20.2¹²	18.8⁸	25.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	22.1³⁵	10.3³⁵	+4.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2009: P30 from 11	23 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.7
78Martin Truex Jr.	10	47	20.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	15.9¹⁰	1.1%¹⁰	76.4¹⁰	18.1¹⁰	18.2¹⁰	22.5¹⁰	12.2¹⁰	+1.0¹⁰	12³¹	25.2¹²	18.9¹⁰	27.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	12.6³⁵	10.4³⁵	+0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P34 from 10	39 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 22.1
18Matt Crafton	4	47	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5³¹	—	—	29.5²	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	first start here	—
47A.J. Allmendinger	40	46	24.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.6¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	64.3¹⁰	—	—	—	—	+2.3⁸	12³¹	23.9¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	+8.7⁶	21.1³⁵	9.3³⁵	-2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2008: P42 from 13	16 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 22.2
32Bobby Labonte	43	46	25.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	21.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	14³¹	13.7¹²	—	29.6⁵	—	-5.0⁶	35.0³	10.6³	+4.0³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.33³	33.3%³	—	1993: P20 from 25	47 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 22.0
51Justin Allgaier	18	45	23.4⁵	0⁵	0⁵	1⁵	30.2⁵	0.8%⁵	66.3³	23.4²	4.5²	14.0²	15.0²	-3.5²	12³¹	31.0⁶	18.0²	26.6⁵	—	+6.7⁶	26.6³⁵	10.0³⁵	-0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2014: P27 from 40 · led 4	5 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 23.4
44Reed Sorenson	14	45	21.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	28.7¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	64.5¹⁰	29.9¹	27.0¹	34.0¹	29.0¹	-0.1¹⁰	12³¹	26.5¹²	—	26.0⁵	—	-0.7⁶	41.5⁸	3.0⁸	+5.1⁸	0.0⁸	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00⁸	0.0%⁸	—	2006: P29 from 22	14 st · 0 W · best P5 · avg 23.4
38David Gilliland	26	44	23.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	29.8¹⁰	1.0%¹⁰	60.6¹⁰	24.8¹	—	—	—	-9.4⁹	14³¹	19.6¹²	—	31.0⁵	—	+3.0⁶	33.9³⁵	5.8³⁵	+4.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2007: P8 from 1 · led 18	16 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 24.8
16Greg Biffle	8	44	21.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	17.9¹⁰	1.3%¹⁰	74.2⁶	37.5¹	39.0¹	38.0¹	33.0¹	+2.7¹⁰	14³¹	25.2¹²	31.0¹	19.8⁵	—	-7.7⁶	20.3³⁵	8.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2003: P21 from 27	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 20.3
40Landon Cassill	17	44	23.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	26.9¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	60.6¹⁰	26.8⁶	27.7³	23.0³	28.7³	-2.8⁷	12³¹	24.2¹²	22.7³	25.2⁵	—	-5.7⁶	32.8³⁵	8.0³⁵	+2.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2011: P26 from 21	17 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 21.4
10Danica Patrick	20	42	26.3¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.4¹⁰	0.4%¹⁰	64.1¹⁰	26.0¹	—	—	—	+7.5¹⁰	12³¹	25.8¹⁰	—	25.8⁵	—	+11.0⁶	22.5³⁵	8.4³⁵	-1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2012: P38 from 29	11 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 27.1
6Trevor Bayne	37	42	25.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	2¹⁰	20.9¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	58.9¹⁰	13.6²	—	—	—	-5.3²	14³¹	26.0¹²	—	26.6⁵	—	-2.7⁶	27.7³⁵	9.0³⁵	+2.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2011: P1 from 32 · led 6	15 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 21.9
35Cole Whitt	19	42	25.8⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	26.0⁶	0.3%⁶	50.3⁶	—	—	—	—	-2.3⁴	14³¹	23.1¹⁰	—	29.8⁵	—	+1.3⁶	35.5³⁵	6.3³⁵	+6.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2014: P28 from 23	6 st · 0 W · best P11 · avg 25.8
66Mike Wallace	16	41	24.9¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	25.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	—	—	—	—	—	+7.0²	5³¹	21.9¹²	—	34.4⁵	—	+2.7⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1994: P12 from 18	18 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 24.5
83Johnny Sauter	36	40	21.0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	24.4⁵	0.0%⁵	63.8⁴	—	—	—	—	-11.1³	5³¹	22.6⁵	—	43.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2004: P26 from 21	5 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 21.0
9Sam Hornish Jr.	38	39	28.6⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	25.0⁸	1.0%⁸	66.2⁸	—	—	—	—	+9.5⁸	14³¹	24.4⁸	—	29.0⁵	—	-17.7⁶	25.0³⁵	8.8³⁵	+0.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2008: P15 from 19	8 st · 0 W · best P15 · avg 28.6
46Michael Annett	27	37	28.4⁵	0⁵	0⁵	0⁵	28.2⁵	0.4%⁵	55.7⁵	—	—	—	—	+6.6⁵	12³¹	30.6⁵	—	29.0⁵	—	+8.0⁶	34.9³⁴	5.7³⁴	+1.7³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	8.8%³⁴	—	2014: P37 from 36	5 st · 0 W · best P20 · avg 28.4
95Michael McDowell	23	37	25.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	28.7¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	49.3¹⁰	18.3¹⁰	20.3¹⁰	20.9¹⁰	23.5¹⁰	-4.5²	14³¹	29.4¹²	20.3¹²	36.0⁵	—	+3.3⁶	29.7¹⁵	5.3¹⁵	-0.9¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	6.7%¹⁵	—	2008: P25 from 21	30 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 19.7
23J.J. Yeley	25	36	26.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	30.3¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	51.9¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-2.9⁶	5³¹	27.6¹¹	—	38.8⁵	—	+4.0⁶	37.5³³	5.6³³	+3.1³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³³	12.1%³³	—	2006: P41 from 36	11 st · 0 W · best P10 · avg 26.6