2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Top 12 And Beyond

2008: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 – And Beyond

2008: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 – And Beyond

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8 – Tony Stewart (No. 20 Home Depot Toyota)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 100.0
2008 Rundown
• Four top fives, six top 10s
• Average finish of 13.7
• Led four races for 350 laps
Darlington Raceway Outlook:
• Two top fives, eight top 10s
• Average finish of 11.9
• Finished sixth last season
• Led two of 15 races for eight laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Series-high 2,862 Laps in the Top 15 (86.8%)

9 – Greg Biffle (No. 16 3M Ford)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 88.8
2008 Rundown
• Three top fives, five top 10s
• Average finish of 13.6
• Led three races for 17 laps
Darlington Raceway Outlook:
• Two wins, three top 10s
• Average finish of 10.7
• Finished 15th last season
• Led five of seven races for 427 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 108 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-most

10 – Carl Edwards (No. 99 Office Depot Ford)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 104.0
2008 Rundown
• Three wins, four top fives, six top 10s
• Average finish of 14.0
• Led four races for 306 laps
Darlington Raceway Outlook:
• One top five, three top 10s
• Average finish of 15.0
• Finished fifth last season
• Led two of four races for 37 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Series-high 361 Fastest Laps Run

11 – Ryan Newman (No. 12 Alltel Dodge)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 86.4
2008 Rundown
• One win, two top fives, five top 10s
• Average finish of 15.2
• Led four races for 53 laps
Darlington Raceway Outlook:
• Five top fives, six top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 10.7
• Finished fourth last season
• Led seven of nine races for 249 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 558 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green), third-most


12 – Kasey Kahne (No. 9 Budweiser Dodge)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 84.2
2008 Rundown
• Five top 10s
• Average finish of 16.8
• Led four races for four laps
Darlington Raceway Outlook:
• Two top fives
• Average finish of 12.4
• Finished 20th last season
• Led three of five races for 125 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 481 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green), eighth-most

13 – Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 93.6
2008 Rundown
• Three top fives, four top 10s
• Average finish of 17.9
• Led six races for 184 laps
Darlington Raceway Outlook:
• Seven wins, 15 top fives, 18 top 10s; three poles
• Average finish of 11.8
• Won last season’s Darlington race
• Led 22 of 27 races for 1,496 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 158 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-most

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