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Final Rankings: Pocono II, 2017

Kyle Busch photo

Kyle Busch remains my pick to win Pocono II in my final 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. Kevin Harvick
  5. Denny Hamlin
  6. Matt Kenseth
  7. Brad Keselowski
  8. Joey Logano
  9. Jamie McMurray
  10. Ryan Blaney Continue reading

Early Rankings: Pocono II, 2017

Kyle Busch photo

Kyle Busch tops my early Pocono II driver rankings. (photo courtesy nascar)

Update: I’ve posted my final Pocono II driver rankings, which improve upon the below rankings.

Here are my early driver rankings for this week’s NASCAR Cup race at Pocono. I compiled them by crunching:

  • The loop data for the past 15 Sprint Cup races (excluding Daytona, Talladega and Sonoma);
  • the loop data for the past four races;
  • the loop data for the past four races at Pocono;
  • the loop data for the past seven races at the other tracks in the Flats track group (i.e., Martinsville, Phoenix, Indy, Richmond and New Hampshire);
  • the practice and qualifying data for the past four races at Pocono; and
  • the practice and qualifying data for past seven races at the aforementioned Flats.

The results:

  1. Kyle Busch
  2. Martin Truex Jr.
  3. Kyle Larson
  4. Matt Kenseth
  5. Kevin Harvick
  6. Brad Keselowski
  7. Joey Logano
  8. Denny Hamlin
  9. Chase Elliott
  10. Jimmie Johnson Continue reading

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 Continue reading