Can Marcos Ambrose find redemption from the blunder that cost him the race in Sonoma earlier this year?
According to NASCAR's driver rating, there's a pretty good chance. Ambrose ranks second among all drivers at Watkins Glen International, behind only last year's winner Tony Stewart.
Jimmie Johnson ranks third despite never having won at the Glen, and Kyle Busch (who swept the road courses in 2008) is fourth.
Among the surprises: Denny Hamlin is ranked higher than Juan Pablo Montoya, and Carl Edwards is ahead of both Robby Gordon and Jeff Gordon.
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Watkins Glen International
Sunday, August 8, 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: 5
Rank Car Driver Avg Finish High AVG DRIVER RATING
1 14 Tony Stewart 1.4 150.0 135.0
2 47 Marcos Ambrose 2.5 119.2 106.9
3 48 Jimmie Johnson 8.8 117.7 106.5
4 18 Kyle Busch 10.8 145.1 104.9
5 11 Denny Hamlin 7.5 123.8 104.6
6 42 Juan Montoya 16.3 110.4 101.4
7 2 Kurt Busch 17.2 116.5 99.4
8 99 Carl Edwards 8.8 105.2 91.4
9 7 Robby Gordon 11.2 119.0 89.2
10 24 Jeff Gordon 20.4 131.6 88.9
11 29 Kevin Harvick 18.6 126.4 88.7
12 1 M Truex Jr. 16.8 110.4 83.1
13 26 Jamie McMurray 21.2 103.6 80.4
14 44 AJ Allmendinger 12.0 86.0 79.4
15 33 Clint Bowyer 15.5 86.9 77.7
16 08 Boris Said 21.2 113.6 77.6
17 39 Ryan Newman 19.6 114.0 76.7
18 88 D Earnhardt Jr. 26.2 99.3 75.2
19 17 Matt Kenseth 15.4 81.2 74.5
20 16 Greg Biffle 22.4 111.9 73.7
21 31 Jeff Burton 29.8 95.0 72.5
21 07 Casey Mears 21.4 87.8 72.5
23 83 Brian Vickers 18.8 92.6 72.1
24 13 Max Papis 25.5 102.6 72.0
25 19 Elliott Sadler 16.6 83.7 71.3
26 9 Kasey Kahne 19.2 85.5 71.3
27 5 Mark Martin 16.7 107.4 70.8
28 09 Ron Fellows 20.6 96.2 69.5
29 00 M McDowell 25.0 63.2 63.2
30 98 Paul Menard 24.4 78.6 60.7
31 55 Patrick Carpentier 25.0 71.9 60.4
32 20 Joey Logano 16.0 58.9 58.9
33 78 Joe Nemechek 29.7 93.6 57.9
33 18 J.J. Yeley 25.5 65.1 57.9
35 12 David Stremme 23.5 61.1 56.0
36 01 Regan Smith 37.0 54.6 54.6
37 71 Andy Lally 27.0 54.0 54.0
38 82 Scott Speed 22.0 52.5 52.5
39 96 Bobby Labonte 29.2 63.0 52.0
40 55 Michael Waltrip 38.7 70.1 51.1
41 38 David Gilliland 36.5 58.8 50.1
42 0 Mike Bliss 26.0 45.7 45.7
43 70 Johnny Sauter 23.0 45.5 45.5
44 43 Reed Sorenson 25.5 60.5 45.3
45 19 Bill Elliott 27.0 44.2 44.2
46 00 David Reutimann 29.0 55.7 42.8
47 77 Sam Hornish Jr. 34.0 45.5 42.2
48 34 Brian Simo 41.0 41.6 41.6
49 04 P.J. Jones 36.3 53.7 41.2
50 8 Aric Almirola 35.0 40.6 40.6
51 28 Travis Kvapil 38.0 47.4 39.6
52 6 David Ragan 28.7 41.4 38.7
53 66 Dave Blaney 38.4 41.4 36.8
54 66 Scott Riggs 29.3 46.9 36.6
55 34 John Andretti 30.0 34.1 34.1
56 37 Tony Ave 43.0 27.8 27.8