Here are my early driver rankings for this week’s NASCAR Cup race at Watkins Glen. I compiled them by crunching:
- The loop data for the past 15 Sprint Cup races (excluding Daytona and Talladega);
- the loop data for the past four races at Watkins Glen;
- the loop data for the past four races at Sonoma;
- the practice and qualifying data for the past four races at Watkins Glen; and
- the practice and qualifying data for past four races at Sonoma.
The results:
- Kyle Busch
- Martin Truex Jr.
- AJ Allmendinger
- Kevin Harvick
- Kurt Busch
- Kyle Larson
- Brad Keselowski
- Joey Logano
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Jimmie Johnson
- Jamie McMurray
- Denny Hamlin
- Clint Bowyer
- Chase Elliott
- Matt Kenseth
- Ryan Newman
- Paul Menard
- Kasey Kahne
- Ryan Blaney
- Michael McDowell
- Austin Dillon
- Danica Patrick
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Aric Almirola
- David Ragan
- Trevor Bayne
- Chris Buescher
- Matt DiBenedetto
- Cole Whitt
- Daniel Suarez
- Erik Jones
- Ty Dillon
- Boris Said
- Gary Klutt
- Landon Cassill
- Corey LaJoie