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Week 12: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 – and Beyond
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 12, 2008) – Below is a look at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 along with other notable drivers, going into the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on May 25.
1 – Kyle Busch (No. 18 M&M’s Toyota)
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 112.0
2008 Rundown
Three wins, seven top fives, eight top 10s
Average finish of 8.4
Led eight races for 567 laps
Lowe’s Motor Speedway Outlook:
One top five, two top 10s
Average finish of 25.9
Finished third in October’s Lowe’s Motor Speedway race
Led five of eight races for 71 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
Series-high Average Running Position of 8.7
2 – Jeff Burton (No. 31 AT&T Mobility Chevrolet)
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 93.3
2008 Rundown
One win, three top fives, seven top 10s
Average finish of 8.1
Led six races for 61 laps
Lowe’s Motor Speedway Outlook:
Two wins, seven top fives, 13 top 10s
Average finish of 15.2
Finished fourth in October
Led seven of 28 races for 369 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
561 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green), fifth-most
3 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet)
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 109.5
2008 Rundown
Four top fives, eight top 10s
Average finish of 10.3
Led nine races for 451 laps
Lowe’s Motor Speedway Outlook:
Four top fives, eight top 10s
Average finish of 16.9
Finished 19th in October
Led eight of 13 races for 236 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
274 Fastest Laps Run, third-most
4 – Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Toyota)
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 103.8
2008 Rundown
One win, four top fives, seven top 10s
Average finish of 11.9
Led six races for 645 laps
Lowe’s Motor Speedway Outlook:
Three top 10s
Average finish of 14.8
Finished 20th in October
Led three of five races for 27 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
Series-high 632 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green)
5 – Clint Bowyer (No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet)
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 88.3
2008 Rundown
One win, three top fives, seven top 10s
Average finish of 11.5
Led four races for 150 laps
Lowe’s Motor Speedway Outlook:
One top five
Average finish of 18.2
Finished second in October
Led two of four races for 82 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
3,252 laps run on the lead lap (out of 3,664), fourth-most
6 – Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet)
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 96.2
2008 Rundown
One win, four top fives
Average finish of 13.8
Led seven races for 412 laps
Lowe’s Motor Speedway Outlook:
Five wins, eight top fives, 11 top 10s
Average finish of 6.8
Finished 14th in October
Led 12 of 13 races for 1,134 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
214 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-most
7 – Carl Edwards (No. 99 Office Depot Ford)
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 103.4
2008 Rundown
Three wins, five top fives, seven top 10s
Average finish of 12.9
Led four races for 306 laps
Lowe’s Motor Speedway Outlook:
Three top fives, five top 10s
Average finish of 7.3
Finished fifth in October
Led four of six races for 34 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
Series-high 379 Fastest Laps Run
8 – Tony Stewart (No. 20 Home Depot Toyota)
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 95.8
2008 Rundown
Four top fives, six top 10s
Average finish of 14.4
Led four races for 350 laps
Lowe’s Motor Speedway Outlook:
One win, six top fives, 11 top 10s
Average finish of 12.9
Finished seventh in October
Led nine of 18 races for 530 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
2,877 Laps in the Top 15 (78.5%), fourth-most
9 – Kevin Harvick (No. 29 Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet)
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 92.1
2008 Rundown
Two top fives, five top 10s
Average finish of 13.5
Led three races for 34 laps
Lowe’s Motor Speedway Outlook:
One top five, three top 10s
Average finish of 21.1
Finished 33rd in October
Led two of 14 races for two laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
3,247 laps run on the lead lap (out of 3,664 laps), fifth-best
10 – Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet)
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 95.7
2008 Rundown
Four top fives, five top 10s
Average finish of 16.5
Led seven races for 208 laps
Lowe’s Motor Speedway Outlook:
Five wins, 14 top fives, 16 top 10s
Average finish of 16.8
Won October’s Lowe’s Motor Speedway race
Led 20 of 30 races for 532 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
169 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-most
11 – Greg Biffle (No. 16 3M Ford)
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 90.6
2008 Rundown
Three top fives, five top 10s
Average finish of 16.3
Led four races for 112 laps
Lowe’s Motor Speedway Outlook:
One top five, three top 10s
Average finish of 21.0
Finished 27th in October
Led three of 10 races for 25 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
141 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-most
12 – David Ragan (No. 6 AAA Ford)
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 80.6
2008 Rundown
Two top fives, three top 10s
Average finish of 16.7
Led one race for two laps
Lowe’s Motor Speedway Outlook:
Average finish of 38.5 in two races
Finished 40th in October
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
614 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green), second-most
14 – Kasey Kahne (No. 9 Budweiser Dodge)
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 82.0
2008 Rundown
Five top 10s
Average finish of 17.3
Led five races for five laps
Lowe’s Motor Speedway Outlook:
Two wins, three top 10s
Average finish of 15.8
Finished eighth in October
Led six of eight races for 550 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
506 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green), ninth-most
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