Final Rankings: Pocono I, 2017

Kyle Busch photo

Kyle Busch took over the top spot in my final Pocono I driver rankings. (photo courtesy nascar)

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

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