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A look at the Sprint Cup Series top 12 heading to Pocono on June 7:

1 -- Tony Stewart
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 99.5
2009 Rundown
Six top-five finishes, nine top-10s
Average finish of 9.6
Led six races for 60 laps
Pocono Outlook
One win, six top-fives, 14 top-10s
Average finish of 13.0
Finished second in August
Led eight of 20 races for 114 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
Average Running Position of 10.7, third-best

2 -- Jeff Gordon
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 103.7
2009 Rundown
One win, six top-fives, eight top-10s
Average finish of 11.3
Led eight races for a total of 496 laps
Pocono Outlook
Four wins, 15 top-fives, 22 top-10s
Average finish of 10.3
Finished 10th in August
Led 19 of 32 races for 870 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
305 Fastest Laps Run, second-most

3 -- Jimmie Johnson
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 105.5
2009 Rundown
Two wins, six top-fives, eight top-10s
Average finish of 12.7
Led 11 races for 617 laps
Pocono Outlook
Two wins, five top-fives, nine top-10s
Average finish of 9.8
Finished third in August
Led six of 14 races for 368 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
Series-best Average Running Position of 9.4

4 -- Kurt Busch
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 100.4
2009 Rundown
One win, four top-fives, seven top-10s
Average finish of 11.7
Led seven races for 322 laps
Pocono Outlook
Two wins, seven top-fives, eight top-10s
Average finish of 15.7
Finished 38th in August
Led eight of 16 races for 352 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
Average Running Position of 9.9, second-best

5 -- Ryan Newman
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 83.7
2009 Rundown
Four top-fives, seven top-10s
Average finish of 13.5
Led seven races for 137 laps
Pocono Outlook
One win, five top-fives, six top-10s
Average finish of 13.9
Finished 14th in August
Led nine of 14 races for 161 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
Has run 80.6 percent of the laps on the lead lap, 11th-best

6 -- Kyle Busch
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 105.3
2009 Rundown
Three wins, four top-fives, five top-10s
Average finish of 16.3
Led eight races for 789 laps
Pocono Outlook
One top-five, two top-10s
Average finish of 22.0
Finished 36th in August
Led one of eight races for two laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
236 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-most

7 -- Denny Hamlin
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 98.3
2009 Rundown
Two top-fives, four top-10s
Average finish of 14.2
Led four races for 479 laps
Pocono Outlook
Two wins, four top-fives, five top-10s
Average finish of 6.2
Finished 23rd in August
Led four of six races for 300 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
Average Running Position of 11.0, fourth-most

8 -- Matt Kenseth
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 83.9
2009 Rundown
Two wins, four top-fives, six top-10s
Average finish of 15.3
Led six races for 178 laps
Pocono Outlook
Three top-fives, eight top-10s
Average finish of 14.2
Finished 11th in August
Led nine of 18 races for 32 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
1,160 Green Flag Passes, sixth-most

9 -- Greg Biffle
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 91.9
2009 Rundown
Four top-fives, seven top-10s
Average finish of 15.0
Led six races for 308 laps
Pocono Outlook
One top-five, two top-10s
Average finish of 18.3
Finished 13th in August
Led five of 12 races for 59 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
295 Fastest Laps Run, third-most

10 -- Jeff Burton
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 81.9
2009 Rundown
Two top-fives, five top-10s
Average finish of 14.6
Led two races for 67 laps
Pocono Outlook
Seven top-fives, 14 top-10s
Average finish of 16.5
Finished 21st in August
Led 15 of 30 races for 104 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 66.3 percent, ninth-best

11 -- Carl Edwards
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 91.6
2009 Rundown
Two top-fives, six top-10s
Average finish of 15.3
Led six races for 54 laps
Pocono Outlook
Two wins, three top-fives, four top-10s
Average finish of 14.3
Won August's Pocono race
Led five of eight races for 106 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
Average Running Position of 12.8, seventh-best

12 -- Mark Martin
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 96.7
2009 Rundown
Two wins, three top-fives, seven top-10s
Average finish of 17.2
Led six races for 216 laps
Pocono Outlook
19 top-fives, 31 top-10s
Average finish of 10.7
Finished eighth in August
Led 26 of 44 races for 430 laps
Season-To-Date Loop Data Highlight
Has been passed 491 times, fewest in the series
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