We've heard it for years: Michigan is a Roush track.
And according to NASCAR's driver rating, that's true. Roush drivers make up three of the top four spots in the pre-race driver rating formula, which is like racing's version of the NFL's quarterback rating.
Carl Edwards leads all drivers, with Greg Biffle (third) and Matt Kenseth (fourth) also among the top picks.
Jimmie Johnson breaks up the trio in second place, and his Hendrick Motorsports teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr. (sixth) and Jeff Gordon (eighth) are also in the top 10.
Among the surprises: None of the three Richard Childress Racing drivers are in the top 15.
Carfax 400 Pre-Race
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Michigan International Speedway
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Driver Rating
Formula 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 RATING
1 99 Carl Edwards 6.3 137.8 111.2
2 48 Jimmie Johnson 14.0 131.2 110.7
3 16 Greg Biffle 12.1 135.5 102.8
4 17 Matt Kenseth 11.2 139.7 101.2
5 2 Kurt Busch 18.0 140.7 99.5
6 88 D Earnhardt Jr. 9.9 121.5 98.6
7 11 Denny Hamlin 11.9 145.5 98.4
8 24 Jeff Gordon 14.6 125.7 97.9
9 14 Tony Stewart 10.0 136.1 95.7
10 83 Brian Vickers 15.2 126.8 93.6
11 18 Kyle Busch 17.7 130.3 91.2
12 5 Mark Martin 18.4 113.7 86.9
13 9 Kasey Kahne 17.4 122.9 84.9
14 20 Joey Logano 14.0 101.9 83.5
15 56 M Truex Jr. 17.4 129.2 79.9
16 29 Kevin Harvick 14.5 96.2 78.7
17 6 David Ragan 18.4 106.1 77.7
18 31 Jeff Burton 18.7 106.2 75.2
19 83 Casey Mears 17.0 109.9 75.1
20 33 Clint Bowyer 21.2 101.5 72.8
21 39 Ryan Newman 23.0 101.6 71.0
22 00 David Reutimann 19.0 88.5 70.5
23 1 Jamie McMurray 18.0 83.2 69.8
24 42 Juan Montoya 24.3 112.0 68.9
25 19 Elliott Sadler 20.2 98.2 68.9
26 77 Sam Hornish Jr. 20.8 84.5 65.6
27 12 Brad Keselowski 25.5 68.4 61.6
28 43 AJ Allmendinger 25.0 85.6 61.2
29 55 Michael Waltrip 23.1 91.6 61.0
30 10 P Carpentier 27.0 68.9 60.7
31 38 Travis Kvapil 23.7 74.1 57.0
32 7 Robby Gordon 27.3 69.2 56.9
33 71 Bobby Labonte 26.4 87.7 56.7
34 26 David Stremme 27.0 80.8 54.1
35 43 Reed Sorenson 24.6 95.4 53.9
36 66 Scott Riggs 23.1 77.4 53.6
37 09 Mike Bliss 34.0 75.9 53.3
38 87 Joe Nemechek 29.0 98.5 52.7
39 98 Paul Menard 23.9 72.4 52.3
40 78 Regan Smith 28.0 58.6 50.6
41 66 Dave Blaney 30.1 93.9 50.5
42 46 J.J. Yeley 35.0 63.2 50.5
43 21 Bill Elliott 23.6 73.1 50.3
44 37 David Gilliland 30.4 64.5 48.1
45 47 Marcos Ambrose 31.0 72.4 46.6
46 70 Johnny Sauter 27.5 51.0 45.6
47 82 Scott Speed 33.0 47.9 42.8
48 34 John Andretti 30.6 52.0 41.2
49 37 Tony Raines 35.4 54.2 40.4
50 00 M McDowell 37.0 30.4 30.4
51 4 Mike Wallace 43.0 29.8 29.8
52 64 Todd Bodine 42.0 29.6 29.6
53 09 Landon Cassill 38.0 29.4 29.4
54 34 Kevin Conway 40.0 29.0 29.0
55 13 Max Papis 39.0 28.4 27.9
56 74 Derrike Cope 38.5 30.3 27.6
57 45 Chad McCumbee 41.0 24.9 24.9