NASCAR'S Top 12 heading into Indy

Tony Stewart wins Daytona1 – Tony Stewart (No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 106.0
2009 Rundown
• Two wins, 11 top fives, 15 top 10s
• Average finish of 7.6
• Led 11 races for 237 laps
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Outlook:
• Two wins, four top fives, six top 10s ; one pole
• Average finish of 9.1
• Finished 23rd last season
• Led five of 10 races for 215 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Average Running Position of 9.3, second-best

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2 – Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 101.7
2009 Rundown
• One win, 10 top fives, 13 top 10s
• Average finish of 10.2
• Led 11 races for 570 laps
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Outlook:
• Four wins, nine top fives, 12 top 10s; three poles
• Average finish of 8.6
• Finished fifth last season
• Led 10 of 15 races for 440 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 376 Fastest Laps Run, second-most

3 – Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 109.9
2009 Rundown
• Two wins, eight top fives, 13 top 10s
• Average finish of 11.4
• Led 15 races for 945 laps
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Outlook:
• Two wins, three top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 20.3
• Won last season’s Indianapolis race
• Led two of seven races for 104 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Series-best Average Running Position of 8.3

4 – Kurt Busch (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 101.0
2009 Rundown
• One win, six top fives, 10 top 10s
• Average finish of 12.5
• Led 11 races for 354 laps
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Outlook:
• One top five, three top 10s
• Average finish of 18.0
• Finished 40th last season
• Led two of eight races for three laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Average Running Position of 10.0, third-best

5 – Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Toyota)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 97.8
2009 Rundown
• Six top fives, eight top 10s
• Average finish of 13.4
• Led eight races for 577 laps
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Outlook:
• One top five, two top 10s
• Average finish of 11.7
• Finished third last season
• Led one of three races for 26 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Average Running Position of 11.8, fifth-best

6 – Carl Edwards (No. 99 Aflac Ford)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 94.6
2009 Rundown
• Five top fives, nine top 10s
• Average finish of 13.4
• Led eight races for 158 laps
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Outlook:
• One top five, two top 10s
• Average finish of 10.3
• Finished second last season
• Led one of four races for four laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Average Running Position of 12.0, seventh-best

7 – Ryan Newman (No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 81.7
2009 Rundown
• Five top fives, nine top 10s
• Average finish of 14.5
• Led 10 races for 156 laps
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Outlook:
• One top five
• Average finish of 22.4
• Finished 13th last season
• Led two of eight races for 14 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Has run 81.4% of the laps on the lead lap, 12th-best

8 – Kasey Kahne (No. 9 Budweiser Dodge)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 87.9
2009 Rundown
• One win, three top fives, seven top 10s
• Average finish of 14.8
• Led four races for 85 laps
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Outlook:
• Two top fives, three top 10s
• Average finish of 17.8
• Finished seventh last season
• Led two of five races for 40 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 163 Fastest Laps Run, 10th-most

9 – Juan Pablo Montoya (No. 42 Target Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 84.1
2009 Rundown
• Nine top 10s
• Average finish of 14.4
• Led four races for 17 laps
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Outlook:
• One top five
• Average finish of 20.5 in two races
• Finished 39th last season
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 1,820 Green Flag Passes, second-most

10 – Kyle Busch (No. 18 M&M’s Toyota)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 100.9
2009 Rundown
• Three wins, four top fives, six top 10s
• Average finish of 17.0
• Led 11 races for 809 laps
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Outlook:
• One top five, three top 10s
• Average finish of 9.0
• Finished 15th last season
• Led three of four races for 39 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 253 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-most

11 – Mark Martin (No. 5 Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 95.3
2009 Rundown
• Four wins, five top fives, nine top 10s
• Average finish of 17.4
• Led 10 races for 414 laps
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Outlook:
• Five top fives, nine top 10s
• Average finish of 14.1
• Finished 11th last season
• Led five of 15 races for 43 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Has been passed 773 times, fewest in the series

12 – Matt Kenseth (No. 17 DEWALT Ford)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 84.4
2009 Rundown
• Two wins, four top fives, seven top 10s
• Average finish of 16.1
• Led eight races for 187 laps
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Outlook:
• Four top fives, five top 10s
• Average finish of 16.0
• Finished 38th last season
• Led three of nine races for 28 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 1,590 Green Flag Passes, tied for seventh-most

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