Final Rankings: Richmond I, 2017

Martin Truex Jr photo

Martin Truex Jr. took over the top spot in my final Richmond I driver rankings. (photo courtesy nascar)

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

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