A Look At The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12

A Look At The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12

A Look At The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12

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7 – Clint Bowyer (No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 80.7
2008 Rundown
• One win, four top fives, 13 top 10s
• Average finish of 15.1
• Led five races for 152 laps
Talladega Superspeedway Outlook:
• Driver Rating of 58.4
• One top 10
• Average finish of 26.0
• Finished ninth in April
• Led two of five races for six laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 216 Fastest Laps Run, tied for 12th-most

8 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 100.6
2008 Rundown
• One win, nine top fives, 14 top 10s
• Average finish of 12.5
• Led 19 races for 875 laps
Talladega Superspeedway Outlook:
• Driver Rating of 86.6
• Five wins, seven top fives, 10 top 10s
• Average finish of 14.1
• Finished 10th in April
• Led 15 of 17 races for 616 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 506 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-most

9 – Matt Kenseth (No. 14 DEWALT Ford)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 88.5
2008 Rundown
• Eight top fives, 17 top 10s
• Average finish of 16.0
• Led 15 races for 389 laps
Talladega Superspeedway Outlook:
• Driver Rating of 83.0
• Three top fives, six top 10s
• Average finish of 17.5
• Finished 41st in April
• Led 12 of 17 races for 131 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 254 Fastest Laps Run, tied for 10th-most

10 – Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Toyota)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 94.4
2008 Rundown
• One win, nine top fives, 15 top 10s
• Average finish of 15.7
• Led 13 races for 701 laps
Talladega Superspeedway Outlook:
• Driver Rating of 96.8
• Two top fives
• Average finish of 14.2
• Finished third in April
• Led all five of his Talladega races for a total of 127 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Series-high 1,256 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green)

11 – Tony Stewart (No. 20 Home Depot Toyota)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 93.3
2008 Rundown
• Nine top fives, 14 top 10s
• Average finish of 15.0
• Led 12 races for 556 laps
Talladega Superspeedway Outlook:
• Driver Rating of 94.4
• Eight three top fives, 11 top 10s
• Average finish of 13.9
• Finished 38th in April
• Led nine of 19 races for 244 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 308 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-most

12 – Kyle Busch (No. 18 M&M’s Toyota)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 106.3
2008 Rundown
• Eight wins, 15 top fives, 17 top 10s
• Average finish of 12.5
• Led 21 races for 1,637 laps
Talladega Superspeedway Outlook:
• Driver Rating of 70.7
• One win
• Average finish of 27.3
• Won the April Talladega race
• Led three of seven races for 23 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Average Running Position of 11.5, fifth-best

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