We’ve heard it for years: Michigan is a Roush track.
Michigan: You Might Flip Over The Driver Rating’s Recommended Top Pick
And according to NASCAR’s driver rating, that’s true. Roush drivers make up three of the top four spots in the pre-race driver rating formula, which is like racing’s version of the NFL’s quarterback rating.
Carl Edwards leads all drivers, with Greg Biffle (third) and Matt Kenseth (fourth) also among the top picks.
Jimmie Johnson breaks up the trio in second place, and his Hendrick Motorsports teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr. (sixth) and Jeff Gordon (eighth) are also in the top 10.
Among the surprises: None of the three Richard Childress Racing drivers are in the top 15.
Carfax 400 Pre-RaceFor point-paying races in current and past four years, at this track.Michigan International SpeedwaySunday, August 15, 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: 11
Rank Car Driver Avg Finish High AVG DRIVER RATING1 99 Carl Edwards 6.3 137.8 111.22 48 Jimmie Johnson 14.0 131.2 110.73 16 Greg Biffle 12.1 135.5 102.84 17 Matt Kenseth 11.2 139.7 101.25 2 Kurt Busch 18.0 140.7 99.56 88 D Earnhardt Jr. 9.9 121.5 98.67 11 Denny Hamlin 11.9 145.5 98.48 24 Jeff Gordon 14.6 125.7 97.99 14 Tony Stewart 10.0 136.1 95.710 83 Brian Vickers 15.2 126.8 93.611 18 Kyle Busch 17.7 130.3 91.212 5 Mark Martin 18.4 113.7 86.913 9 Kasey Kahne 17.4 122.9 84.914 20 Joey Logano 14.0 101.9 83.515 56 M Truex Jr. 17.4 129.2 79.916 29 Kevin Harvick 14.5 96.2 78.717 6 David Ragan 18.4 106.1 77.718 31 Jeff Burton 18.7 106.2 75.219 83 Casey Mears 17.0 109.9 75.120 33 Clint Bowyer 21.2 101.5 72.821 39 Ryan Newman 23.0 101.6 71.022 00 David Reutimann 19.0 88.5 70.523 1 Jamie McMurray 18.0 83.2 69.824 42 Juan Montoya 24.3 112.0 68.925 19 Elliott Sadler 20.2 98.2 68.926 77 Sam Hornish Jr. 20.8 84.5 65.627 12 Brad Keselowski 25.5 68.4 61.628 43 AJ Allmendinger 25.0 85.6 61.229 55 Michael Waltrip 23.1 91.6 61.030 10 P Carpentier 27.0 68.9 60.731 38 Travis Kvapil 23.7 74.1 57.032 7 Robby Gordon 27.3 69.2 56.933 71 Bobby Labonte 26.4 87.7 56.734 26 David Stremme 27.0 80.8 54.135 43 Reed Sorenson 24.6 95.4 53.936 66 Scott Riggs 23.1 77.4 53.637 09 Mike Bliss 34.0 75.9 53.338 87 Joe Nemechek 29.0 98.5 52.739 98 Paul Menard 23.9 72.4 52.340 78 Regan Smith 28.0 58.6 50.641 66 Dave Blaney 30.1 93.9 50.542 46 J.J. Yeley 35.0 63.2 50.543 21 Bill Elliott 23.6 73.1 50.344 37 David Gilliland 30.4 64.5 48.145 47 Marcos Ambrose 31.0 72.4 46.646 70 Johnny Sauter 27.5 51.0 45.647 82 Scott Speed 33.0 47.9 42.848 34 John Andretti 30.6 52.0 41.249 37 Tony Raines 35.4 54.2 40.450 00 M McDowell 37.0 30.4 30.451 4 Mike Wallace 43.0 29.8 29.852 64 Todd Bodine 42.0 29.6 29.653 09 Landon Cassill 38.0 29.4 29.454 34 Kevin Conway 40.0 29.0 29.055 13 Max Papis 39.0 28.4 27.956 74 Derrike Cope 38.5 30.3 27.657 45 Chad McCumbee 41.0 24.9 24.9
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