Don’t go thinking Jimmie Johnson has been thwarted in an attempt to win his fifth straight championship just yet.
Guess Who? The Top Driver In NASCAR’s Phoenix Driver Rating Is...
Though Denny Hamlin is the current points leader, NASCAR’s driver rating stat tells us the Chase is far from over.
Johnson is by far the best driver at Phoenix, according to the stat, meaning he could very well pick up ground on Hamlin (eighth) and Harvick (10th) on Sunday.
For your fantasy team, sleeper picks include Martin Truex Jr. (11th) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (13th). Avoid Joey Logano (21st) and Jamie McMurray (20th).
Kobalt Tools 500 Pre-RaceFor point-paying races in current and past four years, at this track.Phoenix International RacewaySunday, November 14, 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 4.2 149.9 123.72 5 Mark Martin 8.7 145.6 102.33 24 Jeff Gordon 11.8 133.2 101.14 2 Kurt Busch 13.2 150.0 98.75 99 Carl Edwards 10.5 117.6 98.66 16 Greg Biffle 15.6 144.2 96.27 14 Tony Stewart 13.2 130.4 96.28 11 Denny Hamlin 11.6 118.2 95.29 18 Kyle Busch 13.9 121.3 94.810 29 Kevin Harvick 13.9 150.0 94.611 56 M Truex Jr. 15.7 121.4 88.512 31 Jeff Burton 10.5 101.7 86.213 88 D Earnhardt Jr. 20.8 127.3 86.114 39 Ryan Newman 21.5 112.5 85.915 33 Clint Bowyer 14.9 114.5 84.716 17 Matt Kenseth 18.4 120.9 83.317 42 Juan Montoya 17.1 128.8 81.618 47 Marcos Ambrose 13.5 87.3 79.919 43 AJ Allmendinger 19.8 90.6 76.920 1 Jamie McMurray 19.7 123.9 76.021 20 Joey Logano 17.3 111.0 73.422 00 David Reutimann 18.8 107.8 73.323 9 Kasey Kahne 22.2 105.2 71.724 83 Brian Vickers 23.7 118.4 71.025 71 Bobby Labonte 18.0 105.7 70.726 66 Jeff Green 22.0 92.7 65.727 07 Casey Mears 25.1 85.2 63.128 96 J.J. Yeley 24.4 88.1 62.629 12 Brad Keselowski 26.5 67.1 61.930 6 David Ragan 24.9 78.8 60.631 77 Sam Hornish Jr. 21.2 85.5 60.532 35 Johnny Sauter 26.7 83.6 60.033 43 Reed Sorenson 26.8 71.0 58.634 01 Aric Almirola 26.0 55.6 55.635 55 Michael Waltrip 30.0 118.0 54.836 7 Robby Gordon 27.1 86.4 54.837 98 Paul Menard 25.0 64.5 53.538 12 David Stremme 25.6 73.0 53.439 78 Regan Smith 28.0 68.0 53.240 19 Elliott Sadler 27.2 87.1 53.141 49 Mike Bliss 30.7 63.2 52.642 90 Scott Riggs 31.8 65.4 52.343 34 Travis Kvapil 25.7 74.1 50.144 55 Dave Blaney 31.4 69.1 50.145 37 David Gilliland 28.0 76.7 49.646 96 Ken Schrader 27.2 72.6 49.547 4 Mike Wallace 27.0 49.5 49.548 87 Joe Nemechek 29.4 86.8 48.349 37 Tony Raines 29.2 74.4 47.350 82 Scott Speed 32.0 64.6 45.151 11 Jason Leffler 29.0 43.7 43.752 37 Kevin Lepage 28.0 36.9 36.953 66 M McDowell 39.3 41.7 35.654 10 P Carpentier 33.0 38.3 35.455 38 Kevin Conway 33.0 33.8 33.856 21 Bill Elliott 31.3 44.1 33.557 34 John Andretti 36.0 36.5 32.658 13 Max Papis 36.0 35.1 32.559 02 Brandon Ash 43.0 29.4 29.460 46 Terry Cook 34.0 28.9 28.961 27 J Villeneuve 41.0 26.3 26.3
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