I suppose if you wanted to be different, you could pick Kyle Busch or Kasey Kahne. Maybe you could even go with darkhorse Joey Logano.
Guess Who? Driver Rating Stat Says Jimmie Johnson Is The Smart Pick AGAIN
But the bottom line is, for yet ANOTHER Chase race (the fourth week in a row), Jimmie Johnson is the best pick at Charlotte.
Don’t blame us. That’s just what NASCAR’s Driver Rating formula says. Like him or not, the smart pick is JJ based on past performance.
The full lineup:
Bank of America 500 Pre-RaceFor point-paying races in current and past four years, at this track.Charlotte Motor SpeedwaySaturday, October 16, 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 48 Jimmie Johnson 11.5 139.1 115.32 18 Kyle Busch 15.0 139.4 104.93 9 Kasey Kahne 9.7 143.6 100.44 20 Joey Logano 9.0 106.0 100.25 5 Mark Martin 14.2 114.0 91.16 24 Jeff Gordon 18.7 128.2 89.16 17 Matt Kenseth 18.0 122.3 89.18 31 Jeff Burton 13.1 127.7 88.49 83 Brian Vickers 21.6 121.6 88.010 2 Kurt Busch 21.6 147.8 87.611 16 Greg Biffle 18.2 116.5 85.512 14 Tony Stewart 17.5 115.4 84.513 99 Carl Edwards 13.2 104.0 84.014 11 Denny Hamlin 18.5 102.1 81.515 39 Ryan Newman 18.6 103.1 81.316 33 Clint Bowyer 17.7 124.7 79.617 00 David Reutimann 16.3 119.7 77.518 88 D Earnhardt Jr. 23.5 117.5 77.419 1 Jamie McMurray 20.1 118.5 75.920 12 Brad Keselowski 16.0 80.3 73.221 71 Bobby Labonte 15.4 98.6 72.722 56 M Truex Jr. 19.5 95.6 71.023 6 David Ragan 23.9 99.8 69.124 83 Casey Mears 20.4 110.8 68.525 12 David Stremme 21.3 80.1 67.126 29 Kevin Harvick 22.3 92.5 67.127 19 Elliott Sadler 26.2 110.2 65.928 36 Scott Riggs 24.8 117.2 65.729 46 JJ Yeley 22.7 103.6 64.130 98 Paul Menard 23.9 95.3 60.531 43 Reed Sorenson 21.6 86.0 60.032 77 Sam Hornish Jr. 21.6 82.6 59.333 42 Juan Montoya 30.0 106.2 58.634 78 Regan Smith 20.3 64.9 58.635 47 Marcos Ambrose 28.0 64.6 57.336 66 Jeff Green 22.0 96.3 57.137 43 AJ Allmendinger 25.4 78.2 55.738 66 Dave Blaney 23.9 86.4 55.639 66 Kevin Lepage 16.5 56.1 55.140 82 Scott Speed 25.3 69.2 54.841 37 David Gilliland 29.5 84.9 54.442 7 Robby Gordon 27.2 72.5 53.243 87 Joe Nemechek 25.7 99.9 53.144 38 Travis Kvapil 26.7 77.5 53.145 55 Michael Waltrip 29.7 97.5 51.146 21 Bill Elliott 27.4 68.0 49.247 36 Johnny Sauter 29.4 79.0 48.848 08 Terry Labonte 32.3 60.6 47.149 34 Tony Raines 28.5 97.0 47.050 71 Mike Bliss 31.8 63.5 44.851 64 Todd Bodine 29.5 50.9 39.152 10 Mike Wallace 30.0 49.4 37.353 55 M McDowell 37.0 35.0 33.354 34 Kevin Conway 35.0 32.4 32.455 34 John Andretti 39.0 34.0 31.556 10 P Carpentier 37.0 29.9 29.957 45 Chad McCumbee 35.0 29.4 29.458 13 Max Papis 41.5 27.8 27.2
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