NASCAR's driver rating formula is the most accurate way to track a given driver's performance. Starting today and continuing every Thursday, we'll let you know what drivers are on top of the driver rating standings so far this season.
And beginning next week, we'll help you plan your fantasy picks by posting the prerace driver rating for the upcoming track.
Your days of predicting races by average finish and placing last in your league will soon be over.
The NASCAR driver rating leaders so far this season:
Season Leaders As of March 29, 2010 Driver Rating Formula combining the following categories: Win, Finish, Top-15 Finish, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum:150 points per race. Must have raced in 75 percent of scheduled point-paying races.
Rank Car Driver Pts. Driver Rating
1 48 Jimmie Johnson 1 113.4
2 2 Kurt Busch 6 105.9
3 24 Jeff Gordon 7 104.9
4 16 Greg Biffle 2 98.0
5 29 Kevin Harvick 4 97.6
6 31 Jeff Burton 5 97.2
7 17 Matt Kenseth 3 94.3
8 14 Tony Stewart 8 89.7
9 33 Clint Bowyer 9 89.3
10 18 Kyle Busch 16 89.3
11 5 Mark Martin 17 88.7
12 42 Juan Montoya 25 87.1
13 9 Kasey Kahne 20 86.3
14 88 D.Earnhardt Jr. 10 83.6
15 11 Denny Hamlin 15 83.3
16 99 Carl Edwards 14 82.9
17 56 M. Truex Jr. 18 82.6
18 20 Joey Logano 13 79.5
19 83 Brian Vickers 12 78.7
20 1 Jamie McMurray 19 78.0
21 00 David Reutimann 24 75.8
22 98 Paul Menard 11 73.1
23 39 Ryan Newman 22 72.8
24 43 AJ Allmendinger 26 69.7
25 12 Brad Keselowski 27 68.5
26 47 Marcos Ambrose 29 65.3
27 6 David Ragan 28 64.3
28 82 Scott Speed 21 62.9
29 77 Sam Hornish Jr. 30 58.8
30 19 Elliott Sadler 23 58.4
31 71 Bobby Labonte 31 51.3
32 78 Regan Smith 32 48.7
33 37 David Gilliland 34 47.3
34 34 Travis Kvapil 33 46.1
35 36 Mike Bliss 36 43.6
36 7 Robby Gordon 35 38.6
37 87 Joe Nemechek 40 35.2
38 66 Dave Blaney 41 34.3
39 13 Max Papis 38 33.1
40 38 Kevin Conway 37 31.9
41 55 M. McDowell 42 31.1
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Driver rating not very accurate
There is no correlation in driver rating and actual points standing after the ninth position. Look at the data.
by HitYourMarks on Apr 1, 2010 5:20 PM EDT reply actions
Driver rating is accurate
It’s the points that aren’t. There are several drivers who have had good finishes and are up in points, but they lack the consistancy to stay there. They got lucky. The driver ratings will hold true and the better, more consistant drivers will come to the top.
by MT Hundley on Apr 1, 2010 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
To me, it's about how you finish, not your running position, average speed, fast laps, etc.
by HitYourMarks on Apr 1, 2010 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but sometimes the finish is the result of a mechanical failure or crash or bad circumstances. This tells you who is running the best.
by Jeff Gluck on Apr 2, 2010 8:40 AM EDT up reply actions
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