Final Rankings: Michigan I, 2016

Martin Truex Jr photo

Martin Truex Jr. jumped into the top slot in my final Michigan I driver rankings. (photo courtesy nascar)

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

  1. Martin Truex Jr.
  2. Joey Logano
  3. Kevin Harvick
  4. Brad Keselowski
  5. Jimmie Johnson
  6. Carl Edwards
  7. Kurt Busch
  8. Kyle Busch
  9. Denny Hamlin
  10. Matt Kenseth
  11. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  12. Chase Elliott
  13. Austin Dillon
  14. Kyle Larson
  15. Ryan Newman
  16. Ryan Blaney
  17. Tony Stewart
  18. Jamie McMurray
  19. Kasey Kahne
  20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  21. AJ Allmendinger
  22. Greg Biffle
  23. Trevor Bayne
  24. Paul Menard
  25. Aric Almirola
  26. Casey Mears
  27. Danica Patrick
  28. Clint Bowyer
  29. Chris Buescher
  30. Brian Scott
  31. David Ragan
  32. Regan Smith
  33. Ty Dillon
  34. Landon Cassill
  35. Matt DiBenedetto
  36. Cole Whitt
  37. Michael Annett
  38. Josh Wise
  39. Jeffrey Earnhardt
  40. Reed Sorenson