If you’re not a Jeff Gordon fan, I’d get a tee time for Sunday around 12:30 EST. Jeff’s got all the stats here. 7 wins* in 27 starts (25%) is a remarkable stat for any Cup driver at any track. 15 top 5’s*, 21 top 10’s*, and 5 poles* makes him the most impressive active driver at this track. Average start is 7.3; average finish is 7.6*. 74% finishes on the lead lap, and has been running at the end of every one (zero DNF’s*). We’ll go through the rest of the chasers, and throw in a few honorable mentions. Jimmie Johnson has obviously taken some tips from Jeff. 88% (only one higher that Jeff) of his finishes are on the lead lap. It’s only added up to one win, but he’s got 8 top 10s in his nine starts. Kevin Harvick has finished all of his 10 starts, but his average finish of 20th doesn’t shine too well. Jeff Burton has finished half of his races here inside the top 10, and has found victory lane once. That’s just the kind of consistency to keep the chase lead going. Mark Martin has 2 wins, 11 top 5s, 21 top 10s, and 3 poles in his 41 starts. He’s got 19,073 laps around the paperclip. 6 DNF’s doesn’t reflect well, but the last one was in the spring race in 2001. His average start and finish here are both 13.2. Matt Kenseth’s numbers here don’t impress; 1 top 5 in 13 starts and an average finish of 17.2. Dale has finished 6 of his 13 starts in the top 10. It’s either feast or famine though, as his top 10 number is the same. 2 DNF’s bring his lead lap finishing average to 69%, and his average finish to 14.4. I think he likes this track and has fun here. We’ll see if the cheers for Ward can give him a run for his money. That leaves us with Kasey, Kyle, and Denny. 10 combined starts, 2 combined top 5s, 5 combined top 10s. They each have 1 DNF. Looks like the young guys have some learnin’ to do. Tony won this race in the spring, so we’re looking for a sweep here at StewartFan. Biffle, Edwards, Stewart, and the elder Bush have finished this race 90% of the time or better. Stewart has 2 wins, Bush has 1. Newman’s average start is 4th (only one better than Jeff), but his average finish is 15th. * indicates the highest (or tied for) of all active drivers.