STATISTICS
Season Leaders: Closers
September 13, 2011
| RANK | CAR | DRIVER | AVERAGE SPOTS GAINED | POSITIONS MOVED UP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 2.2 | 78 |
| 2 | 38 | David Gilliland | 1.6 | 58 |
| 3 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | 1.6 | 57 |
| 4 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | 1.4 | 51 |
| 5 | 7 | Robby Gordon | 1.4 | 49 |
| 6 | 25 | Casey Mears | 1.0 | 35 |
| 7 | 31 | Jeff Burton | .9 | 34 |
| 8 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | .8 | 30 |
| 8 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | 2.1 | 30 |
| 10 | 01 | Mark Martin | 1.2 | 29 |
| 11 | 45 | Kyle Petty | 1.0 | 28 |
| 12 | 10 | Scott Riggs | 1.0 | 27 |
| 13 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | 1.0 | 24 |
| 14 | 99 | Carl Edwards | .6 | 21 |
| 15 | 83 | Brian Vickers | .8 | 19 |
| 16 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | .5 | 18 |
| 17 | 15 | Paul Menard | .6 | 17 |
| 17 | 6 | David Ragan | .5 | 17 |
| 19 | 66 | Jeff Green | .5 | 16 |
| 20 | 21 | Bill Elliott | .7 | 14 |
| 20 | 00 | P.J. Jones | 4.7 | 14 |
| 22 | 88 | Mike Wallace | 6.5 | 13 |
| 23 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | .3 | 12 |
| 24 | 88 | Kenny Wallace | .7 | 10 |
| 25 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | .3 | 9 |
| 26 | 23 | Butch Leitzinger | 7.0 | 7 |
| 27 | 98 | Boris Said | 1.2 | 6 |
| 28 | 36 | Johnny Benson | 1.3 | 4 |
| 28 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier | 1.3 | 4 |
| 30 | 84 | A J Allmendinger | .2 | 3 |
| 30 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | .1 | 3 |
| 30 | 96 | Tony Raines | .1 | 3 |
| 30 | 00 | David Reutimann | .1 | 3 |
| 34 | 27 | Jacques Villeneuve | 1.0 | 2 |
| 34 | 21 | Jon Wood | 2.0 | 2 |
| 36 | 49 | Mike Bliss | .3 | 1 |
| 36 | 49 | Chad Chaffin | .5 | 1 |
| 36 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | .5 | 1 |
| 36 | 21 | Ken Schrader | .1 | 1 |
| 36 | 33 | Scott Wimmer | 1.0 | 1 |
| 41 | 06 | Sam Hornish Jr. | .0 | 0 |
| 41 | 66 | Jeremy Mayfield | .0 | 0 |
| 41 | 36 | Mike Skinner | .0 | 0 |
| 44 | 45 | Chad McCumbee | -.5 | -1 |
| 45 | 96 | Ron Fellows | -1.0 | -2 |
| 46 | 91 | Marc Goossens | -3.0 | -3 |
| 47 | 55 | Terry Labonte | -1.7 | -5 |
| 48 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | -.2 | -6 |
| 49 | 01 | Regan Smith | -1.1 | -8 |
| 50 | 49 | John Andretti | -.6 | -9 |
| 51 | 01 | Aric Almirola | -1.7 | -10 |
| 51 | 09 | Sterling Marlin | -.5 | -10 |
| 53 | 4 | Ward Burton | -1.1 | -17 |
| 54 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | -.5 | -18 |
| 55 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | -.6 | -19 |
| 56 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | -.7 | -25 |
| 57 | 5 | Kyle Busch | -.7 | -26 |
| 57 | 20 | Tony Stewart | -.7 | -26 |
| 59 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | -.8 | -28 |
| 60 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | -.9 | -33 |
| 61 | 2 | Kurt Busch | -1.1 | -38 |
| 62 | 40 | David Stremme | -1.2 | -42 |
| 63 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | -1.2 | -44 |
| 64 | 16 | Greg Biffle | -1.3 | -45 |
| 65 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | -1.3 | -47 |
| 66 | 12 | Ryan Newman | -1.3 | -48 |
| 67 | 22 | Dave Blaney | -1.8 | -60 |
| 68 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | -2.2 | -78 |
| 69 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | -2.9 | -104 |
Overview
Positions improved in the last 10 percent of each race.
Updated: Monday 4:52 pm
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