NASCAR’s driver rating formula is the most accurate way to track a given driver’s performance. Starting today and continuing every Thursday, we’ll let you know what drivers are on top of the driver rating standings so far this season.
The NASCAR Stats File: Driver Rating
And beginning next week, we’ll help you plan your fantasy picks by posting the prerace driver rating for the upcoming track.
Your days of predicting races by average finish and placing last in your league will soon be over.
The NASCAR driver rating leaders so far this season:
Season LeadersAs of March 29, 2010Driver RatingFormula combining the following categories: Win, Finish, Top-15 Finish, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum:150 points per race. Must have raced in 75 percent of scheduled point-paying races.
Rank Car Driver Pts. Driver Rating1 48 Jimmie Johnson 1 113.42 2 Kurt Busch 6 105.93 24 Jeff Gordon 7 104.94 16 Greg Biffle 2 98.05 29 Kevin Harvick 4 97.66 31 Jeff Burton 5 97.27 17 Matt Kenseth 3 94.38 14 Tony Stewart 8 89.79 33 Clint Bowyer 9 89.310 18 Kyle Busch 16 89.311 5 Mark Martin 17 88.712 42 Juan Montoya 25 87.113 9 Kasey Kahne 20 86.314 88 D.Earnhardt Jr. 10 83.615 11 Denny Hamlin 15 83.316 99 Carl Edwards 14 82.917 56 M. Truex Jr. 18 82.618 20 Joey Logano 13 79.519 83 Brian Vickers 12 78.720 1 Jamie McMurray 19 78.021 00 David Reutimann 24 75.822 98 Paul Menard 11 73.123 39 Ryan Newman 22 72.824 43 AJ Allmendinger 26 69.725 12 Brad Keselowski 27 68.526 47 Marcos Ambrose 29 65.327 6 David Ragan 28 64.328 82 Scott Speed 21 62.929 77 Sam Hornish Jr. 30 58.830 19 Elliott Sadler 23 58.431 71 Bobby Labonte 31 51.332 78 Regan Smith 32 48.733 37 David Gilliland 34 47.334 34 Travis Kvapil 33 46.135 36 Mike Bliss 36 43.636 7 Robby Gordon 35 38.637 87 Joe Nemechek 40 35.238 66 Dave Blaney 41 34.339 13 Max Papis 38 33.140 38 Kevin Conway 37 31.941 55 M. McDowell 42 31.1
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