Here are my final driver rankings for this weekend’s race at Phoenix. I compiled them by crunching the practice and qualifying data from Phoenix Friday and Saturday, and then melding it with the historical data:

1. Carl Edwards
2. Kasey Kahne
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Matt Kenseth
6. Tony Stewart
7. Paul Menard
8. Mark Martin
9. Regan Smith
10. Jamie McMurray
11. David Ragan
12. A.J. Allmendinger
13. Brad Keselowski
14. Ryan Newman
15. Marcos Ambrose
16. Brian Vickers
17. Denny Hamlin
18. Jeff Burton
19. Jeff Gordon
20. Martin Truex, Jr.
21. Kurt Busch
22. Kyle Busch
23. Juan Pablo Montoya
24. Greg Biffle
25. Clint Bowyer
26. David Reutimann
27. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
28. Robby Gordon
29. Joey Logano
30. Landon Cassill
31. Scott Speed
32. Travis Kvapil
33. Bobby Labonte
34. Joe Nemechek
35. Cole Whitt
36. Michael McDowell
37. Casey Mears
38. Dave Blaney
39. David Gilliland
40. David Stremme
41. J.J. Yeley
42. Andy Lally
43. Mike Bliss
44. Mike Skinner
45. Scott Riggs
46. Geoffrey Bodine