[thefastship]

There have been 29 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Phoenix International Raceway, one per season from 1988-2004 and two each season since.

There have been 18 different pole winners, led by Ryan Newman with four.
Ryan Newman and Jeff Gordon are the only drivers to win consecutive poles. Newman won three straight (2002-04), while Gordon won the fall of 2006 and spring of 2007.
There have been 21 different race winners, led by Jimmie Johnson, with four.
The race has been won from the pole four times: Jeff Gordon (spring 2007), Jimmie Johnson (fall 2008), Mark Martin (spring 2009) and Carl Edwards (fall 2010).
The race has been won from a top-10 starting position in 15 of 29 events.
Denny Hamlin won his first career pole at Phoenix in November 2005. AJ Allmendinger won his first career pole there last April.
Ricky Rudd won the 1995 race from the 29th-place starting position, the furthest back a race winner has started.
Mark Martin has 12 top-five finishes, more than any other driver. Martin (8.6 average finish) is one of two active drivers who averaged a top-10 finish. Jimmie Johnson (4.9).
Two perfect Driver Ratings of 150.0 have been recorded at Phoenix. Kurt Busch did it with his win in April of 2005, and Kevin Harvick did it in November of 2006.

[thefastship]

Driver Rating at Phoenix
Jimmie Johnson 122.6
Carl Edwards 101.7
Mark Martin 100.8
Jeff Gordon 99.8
Kurt Busch 99.3
Denny Hamlin 98.6
Kyle Busch 96.3
Greg Biffle 96.2
Tony Stewart 96.2
Kevin Harvick 95.2
Note: Driver Rating compiled from 2005-10 races (12 total) at Phoenix.

[avssakic]

I think its a race between johnson, edwards, hamlin, ku busch, and harvick

[Brodog28]

What is exactly goes into the Driver Rating stat?

[ATP123]

dont sleep on logano here

[Optional]

What is exactly goes into the Driver Rating stat?

Get ready for a headache...

http://www.nascar.com/news/headlines...ned/index.html

[Brodog28]

Thanks. I've never heard of that stat before. It seems like it will be helpful in picking drivers.