We have a week off before the Coca-Cola 600 gets underway. I thought it would be a good time to take a look at how the drivers have scored (Yahoo! Fantasy Racing) so far this season.
Remember, these stats are based on average points per race. What a driver may score an a given week depends on many things including: past history, recent trends, track conditions, practice times, and qualifying results (and many other factors.)
| Top20 Drivers | Avg Start | Avg Finish | Best | Top 10 | Top 5 | Wins | Pts/Race |
| Kyle Busch | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 86.45 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 82.36 |
| Jeff Burton | 25 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 81.27 |
| Denny Hamlin | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 75.9 |
| Carl Edwards | 12 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 72.9 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 72.81 |
| Clint Bowyer | 21 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 72.54 |
| Tony Stewart | 13 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 69.27 |
| Mark Martin | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 67.87 |
| Kevin Harvick | 16 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 67.81 |
| Jeff Gordon | 9 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 67.18 |
| Greg Biffle | 16 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 64 |
| Ryan Newman | 13 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62.27 |
| Kasey Kahne | 19 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| David Ragan | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 59.54 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 17 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58.72 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55.27 |
| Brian Vickers | 32 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54.36 |
| Travis Kvapil | 29 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53.27 |
| Bobby Labonte | 25 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.9 |
B-listers Kyle Busch and Earnhardt Jr. lead all drivers in pts/race. There are 11 B-list drivers in the top 20. Kenseth and Kurt Busch (both A-list) are not in the top 20. Two C-list drivers made the top 20 – Vickers and Kvapil.
Here’s a look at the A-list stats:
| A List Drivers | Avg Start | Avg Finish | Best | Top 10 | Top 5 | Wins | Pts/Race |
| Jeff Burton | 25 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 81.27 |
| Denny Hamlin | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 75.9 |
| Carl Edwards | 12 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 72.9 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 72.81 |
| Clint Bowyer | 21 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 72.54 |
| Tony Stewart | 13 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 69.27 |
| Kevin Harvick | 16 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 67.81 |
| Jeff Gordon | 9 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 67.18 |
| Matt Kenseth | 20 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 52.72 |
| Kurt Busch | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48.72 |
Notes: Forget about Kurt Busch. Pick your starts wisely with Kenseth, Gordon, Harvick and Stewart. When in doubt, go with Burton.
B List Stats:
| B List Drivers | Avg Start | Avg Finish | Best | Top 10 | Top 5 | Wins | Pts/Race |
| Kyle Busch | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 86.45 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 82.36 |
| Mark Martin | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 67.87 |
| Greg Biffle | 16 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 64 |
| Ryan Newman | 13 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62.27 |
| Kasey Kahne | 19 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| David Ragan | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 59.54 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 17 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58.72 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55.27 |
| Bobby Labonte | 25 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.9 |
| David Gilliland | 34 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.36 |
| Jamie McMurray | 23 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46.9 |
| Casey Mears | 22 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43.45 |
| Elliott Sadler | 18 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Robby Gordon | 31 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41.09 |
| Dave Blaney | 24 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37.4 |
| Reed Sorenson | 25 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 |
| J.J. Yeley | 31 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.8 |
Notes: Kyle Busch and Earnhardt Jr. are about 15-20 pts/race better than the rest of the drivers in the B-list. Two surprises for me: Martin (good surprise) and Mears (bad surprise.)
C-list stats:
| C List Drivers | Avg Start | Avg Finish | Best | Top 10 | Top 5 | Wins | Pts/Race |
| Brian Vickers | 32 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54.36 |
| Travis Kvapil | 29 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53.27 |
| Paul Menard | 27 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.18 |
| David Stremme | 43 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Scott Riggs | 22 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.9 |
| David Reutimann | 26 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.54 |
| Sterling Marlin | 24 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Aric Almirola | 16 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37.66 |
| Michael Waltrip | 26 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.72 |
| AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
Notes: Some of the C-list stats are misleading due to a lack of starts. Stremme only raced once. Marlin, Almirola and Almendinger raced three times. Everyone else ran all 11 races so far.
Good luck everyone!
