Final Rankings: Phoenix I, 2017

joey logano photo

Joey Logano took over the top spot in my final Phoenix I driver rankings. (photo courtesy nascar)

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

  1. Joey Logano
  2. Kyle Busch
  3. Kyle Larson
  4. Kevin Harvick
  5. Brad Keselowski
  6. Martin Truex Jr.
  7. Chase Elliott
  8. Matt Kenseth
  9. Jimmie Johnson
  10. Denny Hamlin
  11. Kasey Kahne
  12. Jamie McMurray
  13. Kurt Busch
  14. Erik Jones
  15. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  16. Ryan Blaney
  17. Ryan Newman
  18. Austin Dillon
  19. Paul Menard
  20. AJ Allmendinger
  21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  22. Clint Bowyer
  23. Trevor Bayne
  24. Aric Almirola
  25. Danica Patrick
  26. Ty Dillon
  27. Daniel Suarez
  28. Michael McDowell
  29. Chris Buescher
  30. Landon Cassill
  31. David Ragan
  32. Matt DiBenedetto
  33. Cole Whitt
  34. Reed Sorenson
  35. Corey LaJoie
  36. Gray Gaulding
  37. Jeffrey Earnhardt
  38. Timmy Hill
  39. Derrike Cope