The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 – And Beyond - Week 16

Drivers fall in behind race leader Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Sepot/Old Spice Chevrolet, as he leads them to a double-file restart Shootout Style late in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Penn.

Drivers fall in behind race leader Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Sepot/Old Spice Chevrolet, as he leads them to a double-file restart Shootout Style late in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Penn.

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8 – Mark Martin (No. 5 Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 97.9
2009 Rundown
• Three wins, four top fives, eight top 10s
• Average finish of 16.2
• Led eight races for 218 laps
Infineon Raceway Outlook:
• One win, seven top fives, 13 top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 13.1
• Finished 13th in 2006, his last Infineon start
• Led five of 18 races for 161 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Has been passed 581 times, fewest in the series

9 – Kyle Busch (No. 18 M&M’s Toyota)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 103.2
2009 Rundown
• Three wins, four top fives, five top 10s
• Average finish of 16.5
• Led nine races for 798 laps
Infineon Raceway Outlook:
• One win, two top 10s
• Average finish of 15.0
• Won last season’s Infineon race
• Led one of four races for 78 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 241 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-most

10 – Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Toyota)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 95.0
2009 Rundown
• Three top fives, five top 10s
• Average finish of 15.1
• Led five races for 480 laps
Infineon Raceway Outlook:
• One top 10
• Average finish of 16.3
• Finished 27th last season
• Led one of three races for three laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Average Running Position of 12.7, seventh-most

11 – Matt Kenseth (No. 17 DEWALT Ford)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 85.2
2009 Rundown
• Two wins, four top fives, six top 10s
• Average finish of 15.7
• Led seven races for 184 laps
Infineon Raceway Outlook:
• One top 10
• Average finish of 21.8 in nine races
• Finished eighth last season
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 1,277 Green Flag Passes, sixth-most

12 – Jeff Burton (No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 81.2
2009 Rundown
• Two top fives, six top 10s
• Average finish of 15.0
• Led two races for 67 laps
Infineon Raceway Outlook:
• One top five, five tops 10s
• Average finish of 18.9
• Finished 13th last season
• Led one of 15 races for three laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 64.2%, ninth-best

13 – David Reutimann (No. 00 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 82.5
2009 Rundown
• One win, three top fives, four top 10s
• Average finish of 15.8
• Led five races for 72 laps
Infineon Raceway Outlook:
• Finished 40th last season, his only Infineon start
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Average Running Position of 15.1, 10th-best

14 – Juan Pablo Montoya (No. 42 Target Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 82.5
2009 Rundown
• Six top 10s
• Average finish of 15.8
• Led three races for 11 laps
Infineon Raceway Outlook:
• One win, two top 10s
• Average finish of 3.5
• Finished sixth last season
• Led one of two races for seven laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 1,442 Green Flag Passes, second-most

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