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Driver Highlights - Talladega
May 1, 2012
By VI News
VegasInsider.com
Jeff Burton (No. 31 CATERPILLAR Chevrolet)
Five top fives, 14 top 10s
Average finish of 18.5
Average Running Position of 15.8, seventh-best
Series-best Driver Rating of 91.3
48 Fastest Laps Run, 13th-most
Series-high 5,426 Green Flag Passes
Average Green Flag Speed of 192.185 mph, third-fastest
1,596 Laps in the Top 15 (60.0%), third-most
Series-high 3,834 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green)
Kurt Busch (No. 51 Phoenix Construction Services Inc. Chevrolet)
Six top fives, 13 top 10s
Average finish of 14.9
Average Running Position of 15.3, fourth-best
Driver Rating of 86.2, seventh-best
4,792 Green Flag Passes, second-most
Series-high 1,621 Laps in the Top 15 (60.9%)
3,440 Quality Passes, second-most
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (No. 88 National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet)
Five wins, nine top fives, 12 top 10s
Average finish of 15.0
Average Running Position of 14.9, second-best
Driver Rating of 90.2, second-best
62 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-most
4,555 Green Flag Passes, fourth-most
Average Green Flag Speed of 192.159 mph, fifth-fastest
1,618 Laps in the Top 15 (60.8%), second-most
3,152 Quality Passes, fourth-most
Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet)
Six wins, 14 top fives, 18 top 10s; two poles
Average finish of 16.3
Driver Rating of 82.6, 10th-best
1,238 Laps in the Top 15 (46.5%), 10th-most
Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota)
Three top fives, five top 10s
Average finish of 17.8
Average Running Position of 15.8, fifth-best
Driver Rating of 88.7, third-best
54 Fastest Laps Run, 10th-most
4,004 Green Flag Passes, 13th-most
1,206 Laps in the Top 15 (53.0%), 13th-most
2,567 Quality Passes, sixth-most
Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet)
Two wins, five top fives, nine top 10s; one pole
Average finish of 16.9
Average Running Position of 17.6, 13th-best
Driver Rating of 81.9, 11th-best
1,290 Laps in the Top 15 (48.5%), eighth-most
2,626 Quality Passes, fifth-most
Matt Kenseth (No. 17 Best Buy Ford)
Three top fives, six top 10s
Average finish of 19.3
Average Running Position of 16.2, eighth-best
Driver Rating of 83.7, ninth-best
4,380 Green Flag Passes, seventh-most
1,558 Laps in the Top 15 (58.5%), fourth-most
3,345 Quality Passes, third-most
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge)
One win, two top fives, four top 10s
Average finish of 15.0
Driver Rating of 80.6, 13th-best
Average Green Flag Speed of 191.935 mph, 13th-fastest
Joey Logano (No. 20 Dollar General Toyota)
Two top fives, four top 10s
Average finish of 14.5
Series-best Average Running Position of 14.3
Driver Rating of 88.6, fourth-best
Average Green Flag Speed of 192.222 mph, second-fastest
Juan Pablo Montoya (No. 42 Target/Kraft Chevrolet)
Three top fives, three top 10s; two poles
Average finish of 17.1
Average Running Position of 15.0, third-best
Driver Rating of 81.8, 12th-best
Average Green Flag Speed of 192.057 mph, eighth-fastest
David Ragan (No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford)
Two top fives, three top 10s
Average finish of 18.1
Average Running Position of 16.8, 11th-best
Driver Rating of 87.1, sixth-best
Average Green Flag Speed of 192.135 mph, seventh-fastest
Tony Stewart (No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet)
One win, nine top fives, 13 top 10s
Average finish of 15.2
Average Running Position of 16.7, ninth-best
Driver Rating of 84.3, eighth-best
58 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-most
4,298 Green Flag Passes, eighth-most
Average Green Flag Speed of 191.987 mph, 11th-fastest
1,293 Laps in the Top 15 (48.6%), seventh-most
2,256 Quality Passes, 13th-most
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