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Darlington: Pre-Race Driver Rating

Here’s a look at NASCAR’s driver rating for Darlington heading into a weekend that can be tough on both drivers and your fantasy team.

We recommend paying close attention to these ratings this week.

Showtime Southern 500 Pre-RaceFor point-paying races in current and past four years, at this track.Darlington RacewaySaturday, May 8, 2010Driver RatingFormula combining the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race.Number of Races: 5
Rank Car Driver Avg Finish High AVG DRIVER RATING1 16 Greg Biffle 13.6 144.4 123.12 24 Jeff Gordon 2.6 119.2 114.43 48 Jimmie Johnson 5.8 125.5 112.14 11 Denny Hamlin 8.0 137.6 102.75 39 Ryan Newman 11.2 118.2 100.76 20 Joey Logano 9.0 98.8 98.87 1 M. Truex Jr. 11.3 122.4 96.88 18 Kyle Busch 20.4 138.6 96.29 88 D.Earnhardt Jr. 10.4 117.7 95.110 99 Carl Edwards 17.4 117.0 91.910 5 Mark Martin 8.6 116.3 91.912 9 Kasey Kahne 17.8 122.7 91.613 17 Matt Kenseth 10.4 119.1 91.214 14 Tony Stewart 10.4 112.2 87.715 25 Brad Keselowski 7.0 85.9 85.916 31 Jeff Burton 12.4 91.7 85.117 26 Jamie McMurray 19.4 95.7 78.418 2 Kurt Busch 19.2 99.4 77.419 29 Kevin Harvick 23.6 89.5 76.920 33 Clint Bowyer 21.0 102.8 75.321 0 Mike Bliss 19.0 72.3 72.322 96 Bobby Labonte 18.8 75.0 69.723 6 David Ragan 23.3 97.5 68.424 28 Travis Kvapil 24.3 94.8 61.125 83 Brian Vickers 31.2 77.6 60.826 00 David Reutimann 27.0 74.9 60.527 78 Joe Nemechek 21.5 84.8 60.528 96 J.J. Yeley 23.3 66.1 59.429 07 Casey Mears 32.4 80.3 59.330 19 Elliott Sadler 25.2 77.7 59.031 43 Reed Sorenson 25.5 82.2 58.232 66 Dave Blaney 27.6 100.4 57.033 12 David Stremme 27.7 70.5 56.834 78 Regan Smith 25.0 58.5 55.535 70 Johnny Sauter 29.0 55.4 55.436 7 Robby Gordon 28.0 93.5 52.537 36 Scott Riggs 30.8 74.1 52.038 42 Juan Montoya 22.0 62.7 51.039 77 Sam Hornish Jr. 34.0 67.4 50.340 98 Paul Menard 27.3 63.6 49.141 44 AJ Allmendinger 26.7 54.8 48.942 00 M. McDowell 28.0 48.5 48.543 4 Mike Wallace 24.0 46.9 46.944 34 Tony Raines 28.0 58.5 46.145 71 David Gilliland 31.0 63.4 44.346 55 Michael Waltrip 33.3 51.1 40.647 87 Scott Speed 26.0 38.8 38.848 21 Bill Elliott 30.0 38.1 38.149 47 Marcos Ambrose 33.0 37.5 37.550 13 Max Papis 35.0 28.1 28.151 34 Jeff Fuller 43.0 25.3 25.352 74 Derrike Cope 43.0 23.3 23.3

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