Final Rankings: Watkins Glen, 2017

Kyle Busch photo

Kyle Busch remains on top in my final Watkins Glen driver rankings. (photo courtesy nascar)

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

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