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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
19Carl Edwards	14	66	9.2¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	6¹⁰	13.5¹⁰	6.0%¹⁰	97.8¹⁰	—	—	—	—	-7.3¹⁰	7²⁴	10.9¹²	—	8.2⁵	—	+2.0⁶	9.0³⁵	9.7³⁵	-4.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2005: P14 from 20	11 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 10.0
42Kyle Larson	5	64	8.8¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	7¹⁰	7.5¹⁰	21.2%¹⁰	81.0³	8.2¹⁰	4.9¹⁰	5.0¹⁰	4.8¹⁰	-4.8¹⁰	7²⁴	14.8¹²	8.7¹²	17.8⁵	—	+12.7⁶	13.6³⁴	11.2³⁴	-6.1³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.15³⁴	14.7%³⁴	—	2014: P19 from 17	20 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 8.6
11Denny Hamlin	19	63	13.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	19.7¹⁰	0.5%¹⁰	79.1¹⁰	10.0¹⁰	7.6¹⁰	8.8¹⁰	8.3¹⁰	-3.2¹⁰	7²⁴	17.8¹²	6.8¹²	11.6⁵	—	-1.7⁶	11.5³⁵	12.1³⁵	-2.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P10 from 16	29 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 12.3
24Jeff Gordon	1	63	12.9¹⁰	1¹⁰	5¹⁰	5¹⁰	14.5¹⁰	7.8%¹⁰	114.1³	—	—	—	—	-4.3¹⁰	7²⁴	16.1¹²	—	7.6⁵	—	-4.7⁶	12.1³⁵	11.2³⁵	-1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	1998: P17 from 5	17 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 15.0
48Jimmie Johnson	9	62	10.6¹⁰	4¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	15.2¹⁰	11.9%¹⁰	110.3⁷	16.5⁷	18.7³	21.3³	19.0³	-7.4¹⁰	7²⁴	13.8¹²	23.3¹²	12.0⁵	—	-9.3⁶	12.2³⁵	12.5³⁵	+0.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2002: P6 from 25 · led 6	22 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 11.0
22Joey Logano	2	60	10.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.4¹⁰	4.7%¹⁰	95.5⁸	11.1¹⁰	10.6¹⁰	9.6¹⁰	10.3¹⁰	+0.1¹⁰	10²⁴	22.8¹²	16.0¹²	15.6⁵	—	-14.7⁶	7.1³⁵	11.4³⁵	-2.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2009: P13 from 20 · led 1	26 st · 4 W · best P1 · avg 9.8
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.	4	59	17.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	24.3¹⁰	6.3%¹⁰	80.3⁵	—	—	—	—	-5.9¹⁰	7²⁴	18.0¹²	—	8.2⁵	—	-11.3⁶	14.0³⁵	11.4³⁵	+2.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2000: P10 from 3 · led 42	17 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 14.4
2Brad Keselowski	11	59	16.6¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	12.1¹⁰	6.8%¹⁰	89.7⁸	18.5¹⁰	16.7¹⁰	18.7¹⁰	17.2¹⁰	+1.8¹⁰	10²⁴	20.9¹²	15.4¹²	9.4⁵	—	-23.7⁶	10.0³⁵	9.9³⁵	-1.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2009: P38 from 13	26 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 13.0
4Kevin Harvick	18	59	12.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	4¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	2.0%¹⁰	94.7⁶	9.3¹⁰	11.1⁸	11.1⁸	12.0⁸	-6.6¹⁰	7²⁴	9.1¹²	10.9¹²	26.0⁵	—	-9.0⁶	8.1³⁵	11.7³⁵	-0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2001: P8 from 20	28 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.0
14Tony Stewart	12	59	14.4¹⁰	0¹⁰	4¹⁰	6¹⁰	15.8¹⁰	7.2%¹⁰	92.9⁴	—	—	—	—	+0.5¹⁰	7²⁴	11.3¹²	—	18.6⁵	—	+19.3⁶	18.5³⁵	10.3³⁵	-6.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	1999: P36 from 20	16 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.0
20Matt Kenseth	6	59	12.4¹⁰	2¹⁰	4¹⁰	5¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	17.0%¹⁰	91.6⁵	20.4¹	24.0¹	22.0¹	25.0¹	-3.4¹⁰	7²⁴	23.6¹²	21.9¹²	9.0⁵	—	+1.7⁶	11.7³³	13.6³³	-2.8³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³³	12.1%³³	—	2000: P14 from 21	18 st · 3 W · best P1 · avg 13.2
5Kasey Kahne	3	57	14.0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	11.2¹⁰	6.4%¹⁰	87.7⁹	21.7¹	—	—	—	-5.2¹⁰	7²⁴	16.5¹²	—	19.8⁵	—	-7.0⁶	15.2³⁵	11.3³⁵	-3.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2004: P2 from 1 · led 43	14 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 13.5
1Jamie McMurray	10	57	18.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	21.8¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	72.7⁸	18.4²	—	—	—	+1.6¹⁰	7²⁴	13.8¹²	—	16.6⁵	—	-15.7⁶	16.5³⁵	9.6³⁵	+1.5³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2003: P32 from 12	16 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 19.4
31Ryan Newman	7	56	18.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	4¹⁰	12.0¹⁰	3.6%¹⁰	78.7⁶	18.1⁷	24.0³	23.7³	23.7³	-4.2¹⁰	7²⁴	15.6¹²	22.4¹²	14.4⁵	—	-6.7⁶	15.5³⁵	8.4³⁵	+1.7³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2001: P33 from 35	23 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 16.5
15Clint Bowyer	20	55	18.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	18.0¹⁰	0.6%¹⁰	71.9¹⁰	14.2⁶	13.5²	12.5²	16.5²	+3.6¹⁰	7²⁴	15.9¹²	11.9¹²	21.8⁵	—	+12.7⁶	20.5³⁵	11.5³⁵	+1.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2006: P15 from 20	17 st · 0 W · best P2 · avg 17.4
78Martin Truex Jr.	8	54	15.5¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	18.3¹⁰	0.2%¹⁰	82.6¹⁰	8.1¹⁰	6.0¹⁰	9.4¹⁰	5.3¹⁰	-4.3⁸	7²⁴	20.9¹²	11.1¹¹	27.6⁵	—	-0.3⁶	12.6³⁵	10.3³⁵	+0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2006: P20 from 27	25 st · 2 W · best P1 · avg 10.0
27Paul Menard	24	53	17.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	23.2¹⁰	0.3%¹⁰	73.4¹⁰	16.7⁴	—	—	—	-1.2⁹	7²⁴	25.3¹²	—	17.6⁵	—	+6.0⁶	17.6³⁵	8.5³⁵	+0.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	2.9%³⁵	—	2007: P32 from 19	14 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 15.7
3Austin Dillon	25	53	20.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	1¹⁰	17.6¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	79.2⁴	21.4¹⁰	21.8¹⁰	21.0¹⁰	20.7¹⁰	+2.2⁹	7²⁴	20.6¹²	24.2¹²	14.2⁵	—	+4.0⁶	16.7³⁵	10.5³⁵	-4.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2013: P21 from 27	22 st · 0 W · best P4 · avg 17.8
21Ryan Blaney	30	52	16.1¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	5¹⁰	16.0¹⁰	0.7%¹⁰	102.0²	16.4¹⁰	10.4¹⁰	12.7¹⁰	9.0¹⁰	+3.8⁸	10²⁴	25.1¹²	8.4¹²	26.8⁵	—	0.0⁶	13.5¹⁵	13.6¹⁵	-12.3¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	33.3%¹⁵	—	2016: P6 from 14	20 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 14.5
16Greg Biffle	16	51	13.8¹⁰	0¹⁰	2¹⁰	6¹⁰	8.6¹⁰	4.3%¹⁰	103.0⁹	31.9¹	34.0¹	34.0¹	34.0¹	-0.2¹⁰	10²⁴	21.5¹²	30.0¹	19.8⁵	—	-7.7⁶	20.1³⁵	8.4³⁵	-0.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³⁵	0.0%³⁵	—	2004: P40 from 9	13 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 16.5
55Brian Vickers	28	51	23.3⁹	0⁹	0⁹	2⁹	20.8⁹	0.0%⁹	64.5⁸	—	—	—	—	+8.6⁸	7²⁴	23.5¹²	—	16.8⁵	—	+12.0⁶	18.0¹	—	-23.0¹	0.0¹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00¹	0.0%¹	—	2004: P23 from 3	9 st · 0 W · best P8 · avg 23.3
6Trevor Bayne	35	51	16.9⁸	0⁸	0⁸	1⁸	25.8⁸	0.0%⁸	69.2⁶	21.4²	—	—	—	-7.5⁴	10²⁴	21.8¹²	—	26.6⁵	—	-2.7⁶	27.7³⁵	9.0³⁵	+2.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2011: P20 from 16	8 st · 0 W · best P9 · avg 16.9
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	31	50	22.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	20.0¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	72.1⁴	22.7¹⁰	24.3¹⁰	21.7¹⁰	25.3¹⁰	+8.5⁴	10²⁴	21.0¹²	26.3¹²	17.6⁵	—	-8.0⁶	23.4³⁵	11.2³⁵	-0.8³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2013: P18 from 7 · led 1	22 st · 0 W · best P3 · avg 20.4
13Casey Mears	17	50	20.2¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	3¹⁰	25.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	57.6⁸	—	—	—	—	-2.6⁸	7²⁴	29.8¹²	—	18.8⁵	—	-4.7⁶	24.1³⁵	8.2³⁵	+1.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2003: P15 from 18	12 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 21.1
47A.J. Allmendinger	22	49	24.3⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	19.0⁷	0.1%⁷	60.7⁷	—	—	—	—	+7.3⁵	7²⁴	24.1¹²	—	20.6⁵	—	+8.7⁶	21.6³⁵	8.8³⁵	-2.0³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2009: P33 from 19	7 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 24.3
41Regan Smith	34	48	23.6⁷	0⁷	0⁷	0⁷	24.6⁷	0.6%⁷	53.7⁶	23.5¹	—	—	—	+18.3¹	7²⁴	30.0¹²	—	18.8⁵	—	+4.0⁶	23.0³	0.6³	+6.7³	0.0³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.00³	0.0%³	—	2008: P34 from 28	7 st · 0 W · best P12 · avg 23.6
7Alex Bowman	27	48	14.6¹⁰	1¹⁰	3¹⁰	5¹⁰	14.0¹⁰	0.9%¹⁰	33.1¹	11.9¹⁰	8.7¹⁰	9.3¹⁰	7.3¹⁰	+1.7¹⁰	7²⁴	32.9¹²	19.0¹²	31.0⁵	—	+3.7⁶	34.6³⁴	7.2³⁴	+3.3³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	14.7%³⁴	—	2014: P37 from 36	17 st · 1 W · best P1 · avg 14.3
43Aric Almirola	15	47	25.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	22.9¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	54.7⁸	15.7¹⁰	18.4⁸	20.3⁸	18.3⁸	+3.4⁸	10²⁴	22.4¹²	20.5¹²	25.0⁵	—	+8.3⁶	22.6³⁵	10.3³⁵	+4.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2007: P41 from 31	20 st · 0 W · best P6 · avg 20.6
10Danica Patrick	21	44	27.8⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	26.3⁴	0.0%⁴	48.6⁴	—	—	—	—	+2.5⁴	7²⁴	27.1¹²	—	25.8⁵	—	+11.0⁶	22.5³⁵	8.4³⁵	-0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	11.4%³⁵	—	2013: P33 from 37	4 st · 0 W · best P21 · avg 27.8
9Sam Hornish Jr.	29	43	28.3³	0³	0³	0³	15.3³	0.0%³	62.3³	—	—	—	—	+2.7³	10²⁴	28.2¹²	—	26.6⁵	—	-21.7⁶	25.2³⁵	9.0³⁵	+0.9³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	5.7%³⁵	—	2008: P41 from 20	3 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 28.3
38David Gilliland	37	43	27.0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	0⁸	32.0⁸	0.0%⁸	49.5⁸	—	—	—	—	+0.8⁷	10²⁴	26.1¹²	—	31.0⁵	—	+3.0⁶	33.6³⁵	6.5³⁵	+4.1³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2007: P21 from 21	8 st · 0 W · best P14 · avg 27.0
34Brett Moffitt	36	42	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10²⁴	31.8¹²	—	34.4⁵	—	-5.3⁶	33.7³⁰	6.1³⁰	+3.5³⁰	0.0³⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³⁰	3.3%³⁰	—	first start here	—
51Justin Allgaier	26	42	28.0²	0²	0²	0²	29.5²	0.0%²	42.1¹	31.4¹	18.0¹	24.0¹	17.0¹	+21.0¹	7²⁴	28.3¹²	28.0²	26.6⁵	—	+6.7⁶	26.4³⁵	10.2³⁵	-1.2³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	14.3%³⁵	—	2014: P31 from 37	2 st · 0 W · best P25 · avg 28.0
33Brian Scott	23	42	27.0¹	0¹	0¹	0¹	32.0¹	0.0%¹	44.2¹	—	—	—	—	+3.0¹	7²⁴	26.3¹²	—	33.2⁵	—	-3.3⁶	22.8⁹	11.8⁹	-5.7⁹	0.0⁹	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.22⁹	33.3%⁹	—	2016: P27 from 32	1 st · 0 W · best P27 · avg 27.0
46Michael Annett	33	41	29.5²	0²	0²	0²	37.5²	0.0%²	43.0²	—	—	—	—	+1.5²	7²⁴	28.8¹²	—	29.0⁵	—	+8.0⁶	34.7³⁴	6.6³⁴	+2.3³⁴	0.0³⁴	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁴	8.8%³⁴	—	2014: P29 from 38	2 st · 0 W · best P29 · avg 29.5
18David Ragan	13	41	27.6¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	1¹⁰	32.1¹⁰	0.0%¹⁰	48.9¹⁰	22.9⁴	—	—	—	+5.7¹⁰	7²⁴	27.8¹²	35.0¹	30.4⁵	—	+2.7⁶	17.3³⁵	10.0³⁵	-7.4³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.11³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2007: P37 from 35	14 st · 0 W · best P7 · avg 26.9
26Jeb Burton	41	40	—	0⁰	0⁰	0⁰	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7²⁴	37.1⁸	—	35.8⁵	—	-0.3⁶	37.9²⁷	4.4²⁷	+1.8²⁷	0.0²⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07²⁷	14.8%²⁷	—	first start here	—
62Brendan Gaughan	43	40	28.0²	0²	0²	0²	15.5²	0.0%²	32.2¹	—	—	—	—	+23.3¹	7²⁴	24.8¹¹	—	36.0⁵	—	-2.7⁶	38.7⁷	5.6⁷	+3.3⁷	0.0⁷	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.14⁷	28.6%⁷	—	2004: P22 from 8	2 st · 0 W · best P22 · avg 28.0
23J.J. Yeley	40	38	30.2⁶	0⁶	0⁶	0⁶	28.2⁶	0.1%⁶	54.1⁶	—	—	—	—	+4.8³	7²⁴	24.3¹²	—	38.8⁵	—	+4.0⁶	37.0³³	5.7³³	+2.5³³	0.0³³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.03³³	12.1%³³	—	2006: P17 from 12	6 st · 0 W · best P17 · avg 30.2
35Cole Whitt	38	38	32.8⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	32.8⁴	0.0%⁴	35.4³	30.0¹	—	—	—	-4.0¹	10²⁴	34.2¹²	—	29.8⁵	—	+1.3⁶	34.9³⁵	6.3³⁵	+6.3³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	8.6%³⁵	—	2014: P36 from 28	4 st · 0 W · best P28 · avg 32.8
40Landon Cassill	42	37	31.9⁹	0⁹	0⁹	0⁹	32.3⁹	0.0%⁹	37.6⁵	29.5⁴	29.0¹	32.0¹	28.0¹	+2.5⁶	7²⁴	33.8¹²	32.0⁶	25.2⁵	—	-5.7⁶	32.1³⁵	8.3³⁵	+1.6³⁵	0.0³⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.06³⁵	17.1%³⁵	—	2011: P43 from 36	9 st · 0 W · best P18 · avg 31.9
98Josh Wise	39	33	38.0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	0⁴	36.5⁴	0.0%⁴	30.4⁴	—	—	—	—	+9.3²	10²⁴	37.8¹²	—	32.2⁵	—	-6.3⁶	36.7²³	6.7²³	+3.2²³	0.0²³	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.09²³	17.4%²³	—	2012: P40 from 33	4 st · 0 W · best P35 · avg 38.0
95Michael McDowell	32	32	31.7¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	0¹⁰	31.1¹⁰	0.1%¹⁰	36.4⁷	20.4¹⁰	25.9¹⁰	23.7¹⁰	26.9¹⁰	+3.4⁴	10²⁴	38.7¹²	25.4¹²	36.0⁵	—	+3.3⁶	29.1¹⁵	5.3¹⁵	-1.6¹⁵	0.0¹⁵	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.07¹⁵	6.7%¹⁵	—	2010: P42 from 33	25 st · 0 W · best P16 · avg 27.2