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Yahoo Fantasy NASCAR: Driver Momentum
Many fantasy NASCAR racing players insist on factoring driver momentum into their Yahoo fantasy racing picks.
There's not a NASCAR race weekend that goes by where you don't hear drivers, crew chiefs and talking heads mention the seemingly simple (yet unproven) concept of MOMENTUM. If you are inclined to believe that a driver can be on a 'hot streak' and build upon the previous weeks performance, then this statistic is for you!
Combined and AVERAGED NASCAR Loop Data Ratings averaged over the last three races. Ordered by average finish. Grouped by Yahoo! fantasy racing driver groups A, B & C.
- Bristol | Irwin Tools Night Race | 08-21-10
- Michigan | Carfax 400 | 08-15-10
- Watkins Glen | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen | 08-08-10
| Driver | Starts | Avg Start | Avg Finish | Avg Running Position | Avg % Laps in Top-15 | Avg Laps Led | Avg Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 91.7 | 25 | 120.0 |
| Carl Edwards | 3 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 92.0 | 0 | 105.6 |
| Kyle Busch | 3 | 15.7 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 72.6 | 94 | 104.5 |
| Greg Biffle | 3 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 66.9 | 22 | 98.3 |
| Tony Stewart | 3 | 4.7 | 13.3 | 10.7 | 74.0 | 12 | 98.2 |
| Jeff Gordon | 3 | 26.0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 75.3 | 1 | 86.0 |
| Kurt Busch | 3 | 12.7 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 68.9 | 0 | 85.8 |
| Mark Martin | 3 | 16.3 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 12.8 | 1 | 59.2 |
| Denny Hamlin | 3 | 21.3 | 24.3 | 18.0 | 51.7 | 4 | 80.7 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 16.0 | 55.4 | 63 | 88.3 |
| Driver | Starts | Avg Start | Avg Finish | Avg Running Position | Avg % Laps in Top-15 | Avg Laps Led | Avg Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Harvick | 3 | 18.7 | 8.7 | 11.7 | 67.1 | 20 | 101.9 |
| Matt Kenseth | 3 | 17.3 | 9.3 | 14.0 | 70.0 | 0 | 92.3 |
| Jamie McMurray | 3 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 13.0 | 60.5 | 5 | 95.4 |
| Kasey Kahne | 3 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 14.7 | 56.8 | 0 | 88.7 |
| Marcos Ambrose | 3 | 23.3 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 55.9 | 3 | 90.5 |
| Martin Truex, Jr. | 3 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 58.2 | 2 | 86.8 |
| Ryan Newman | 3 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 71.9 | 0 | 90.1 |
| David Reutimann | 3 | 16.3 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 50.4 | 8 | 86.8 |
| Jeff Burton | 3 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 13.7 | 68.8 | 0 | 83.6 |
| Clint Bowyer | 3 | 20.3 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 60.1 | 0 | 89.8 |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 3 | 35.0 | 19.3 | 21.7 | 24.7 | 0 | 67.5 |
| Joey Logano | 3 | 16.0 | 20.3 | 18.3 | 32.8 | 0 | 76.0 |
| Elliott Sadler | 3 | 34.0 | 22.3 | 28.0 | 10.1 | 1 | 51.5 |
| David Ragan | 3 | 34.0 | 22.7 | 26.0 | 9.7 | 1 | 56.1 |
| Brad Keselowski | 3 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 26.3 | 3.0 | 0 | 57.8 |
| Driver | Starts | Avg Start | Avg Finish | Avg Running Position | Avg % Laps in Top-15 | Avg Laps Led | Avg Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Allmendinger | 3 | 10.0 | 17.3 | 16.0 | 41.9 | 0 | 81.1 |
| Reed Sorenson | 2 | 26.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 12.3 | 0 | 59.8 |
| Bill Elliott | 1 | 30.0 | 22.0 | 27.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 55.2 |
| Sam Hornish, Jr. | 3 | 21.7 | 23.7 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 0 | 64.7 |
| Paul Menard | 3 | 15.0 | 24.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 69.5 |
| Travis Kvapil | 3 | 35.3 | 27.3 | 30.7 | 0.9 | 1 | 44.7 |
| Regan Smith | 3 | 25.3 | 28.3 | 26.3 | 3.2 | 0 | 53.1 |
| David Gilliland | 3 | 39.7 | 29.7 | 33.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 39.8 |
| Max Papis | 2 | 24.5 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 1.7 | 0 | 43.1 |
| Scott Speed | 3 | 20.7 | 33.7 | 31.3 | 5.1 | 0 | 52.7 |
| Bobby Labonte | 3 | 33.0 | 35.3 | 35.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 38.7 |
| Boris Said | 1 | 13.0 | 38.0 | 19.0 | 61.1 | 0 | 78.2 |
| Robby Gordon | 3 | 29.0 | 38.3 | 35.7 | 6.3 | 0 | 40.3 |
| Joe Nemechek | 2 | 29.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 29.7 |
| Michael McDowell | 3 | 34.7 | 42.3 | 42.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 29.9 |