Gluckometer: Daytona 500

Here they are: The Gluckometer Ratings for the Daytona 500.

As a reminder, I used to estimate these based on my ears and using a scale between 1-10. Now I have a decibel meter to help me accurately measure the crowd noise during driver introductions each week.

Driver Noise in dB Type of noise

1. Mark Martin* 92.1 Cheers
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 89.0 Cheers
3. Tony Stewart 86.1 Mixed
4. Jimmie Johnson 85.7 Mixed
5. Kyle Busch 84.6 Boos
6. PA Announcer** 82.1 Crowd roar
7. Jeff Gordon 81.8 Mixed
8. Kasey Kahne 80.4 Cheers
9. Juan Pablo Montoya 78.7 Boos
10. Kurt Busch 78.3 Boos