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Driver ratings for the top 20 in the Monster Energy Series in 2017

Among NASCAR’s many advanced statistics is “Driver Rating,” which calculates several loop data metrics in a mathematical formula to give every driver a rating for each Monster Energy Series race.

More than a dozen different elements are measured with a perfect rating being 150.00. Here’s how the top 20 drivers rate so far this season.

Trevor Bayne, 72.6 rating
20 Trevor Bayne, 72.6 rating

Bayne’s shown more consistency with Roush Fenway Racing in 2017 but he isn’t quite a strong as his teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., 73.9
19 Dale Earnhardt Jr., 73.9

With the 19th best driver rating, Dale Jr.