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Driver Highlights - Daytona
June 30, 2009
By VI News
VegasInsider.com
Note: All driver statistics that follow are from Daytona International Speedway. The Loop Data statistics – Driver Rating, Average Running Position, etc. – in this release, however, cover the last eight races at Daytona. NASCAR’s scoring loops began collecting data for statistical purposes in 2005.
Clint Bowyer (No. 33 Cheerios Chevrolet)
One top five, five top 10s
Average finish of 11.1
Average Running Position of 15.8, 11th-best
Driver Rating of 87.0, ninth-best
Average Green Flag Speed of 185.098 mph, 11th-fastest
Kurt Busch (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge)
Eight top fives, nine top 10s
Average finish of 17.9
Average Running Position of 15.5, ninth-best
Driver Rating of 90.8, seventh-best
1,006 Laps in the Top 15 (62.8%), eighth-most
1,014 Quality Passes, eighth-most
Kyle Busch (No. 18 M&M's Toyota)
One win, four top fives, four top 10s
Average finish of 18.4
Average Running Position of 11.7, third-best
Driver Rating of 100.1, second-best
Series-high 1,203 Laps in the Top 15 (75.1%)
1,108 Quality Passes, fourth-most
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (No. 88 AMP Energy Drink/National Guard Chevrolet)
Two wins, six top fives, 11 top 10s
Average finish of 14.3
Average Running Position of 13.6, fifth-best
Driver Rating of 91.9, fifth-best
46 Fastest Laps Run, third-most
Average Green Flag Speed of 185.118 mph, 10th-fastest
1,091 Laps in the Top 15 (68.1%), sixth-most
1,031 Quality Passes, seventh-most
Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet)
Six wins, 11 top fives, 17 top 10s; three poles
Average finish of 15.1
Average Running Position of 11.6, second-best
Driver Rating of 95.6, third-best
34 Fastest Laps Run, 10th-most
Average Green Flag Speed of 185.238 mph, second-fastest
1,126 Laps in the Top 15 (70.3%), fourth-most
1,014 Quality Passes, eighth-most
Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet)
One win, five top fives, eight top 10s; two poles
Average finish of 15.0
Series-best Average Running Position of 11.0
Driver Rating of 91.8, sixth-best
1,553 Green Flag Passes, 10th-most
Average Green Flag Speed of 185.201 mph, fifth-fastest
1,172 Laps in the Top 15 (73.2%), second-most
1,131 Quality Passes, second-most
Matt Kenseth (No. 17 Carhartt Ford)
One win, three top fives, eight top 10s
Average finish of 18.4
Average Running Position of 14.1, sixth-best
Driver Rating of 95.1, fourth-best
47 Fastest Laps Run, second-most
Average Green Flag Speed of 185.203 mph, fourth-fastest
1,128 Laps in the Top 15 (70.4%), third-most
Series-high 1,167 Quality Passes
Mark Martin (No. 5 Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet)
Nine top fives, 17 top 10s; one pole
Average finish of 17.7
Average Running Position of 15.8, 10th-best
Driver Rating of 85.7, 10th-best
1,003 Laps in the Top 15 (62.6%), ninth-most
976 Quality Passes, 11th-most
Ryan Newman (No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet)
One win, two top fives, three top 10s
Average finish of 21.0
Average Running Position of 15.4, eighth-best
Driver Rating of 89.1, eighth-best
37 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-most
1,595 Green Flag Passes, eighth-most
Average Green Flag Speed of 185.212 mph, third-fastest
1,026 Laps in the Top 15 (64.0%), seventh-most
1,077 Quality Passes, fifth-most
Tony Stewart (No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet)
Two wins, six top fives, 11 top 10s; one pole
Average finish of 17.2
Average Running Position of 12.8, fourth-best
Series-best Driver Rating of 104.4
46 Fastest Laps Run, third-most
Average Green Flag Speed of 185.134 mph, eighth-fastest
1,119 Laps in the Top 15 (69.9%), fifth-most
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