May 4, 2009

Week 20 Unified Power Rankings

Jenson Button has come out the gates faster than any other driver in 2009. In his first four Formula 1 starts of the year, he's recorded three victories and swept the top five in a series that is hotly contested at the front of the pack. Rubens Barrichello has also swept the top five in his first four Formula 1 starts of the season to be his chief rival as the series gets ready to head to Catalunya for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Among NASCAR drivers, Tony Stewart stands at the top of the charts. A victory in the Nationwide Series and six top-fives in 14 combined starts among NASCAR's Big Three has removed all doubt about his success now that he is an owner/driver.

The IRL has not yet run four races, so there is insufficient data to include their drivers in this formula.

Here are the remaining top-50 drivers.

RankDriverPrimary SeriesPoints
1Jenson ButtonFormula 1107.25
2Rubens BarrichelloFormula 193.75
3Tony StewartNASCAR Winston Cup91.92
4Kurt BuschNASCAR Winston Cup91.20
5Jeff GordonNASCAR Winston Cup89.90
6Timo GlockFormula 186.75
7Denny HamlinNASCAR Winston Cup82.64
8Kyle BuschNASCAR Winston Cup81.26
9Ron Hornaday JrNASCAR Trucks80.80
10Jason LefflerNASCAR Busch80.44
11Carl EdwardsNASCAR Winston Cup79.79
12Jimmie JohnsonNASCAR Winston Cup79.10
13Ryan NewmanNASCAR Winston Cup78.82
14Jeff BurtonNASCAR Winston Cup78.33
15Clint BowyerNASCAR Winston Cup77.08
16Greg BiffleNASCAR Winston Cup76.29
17Juan MontoyaNASCAR Winston Cup75.40
18Jarno TrulliFormula 174.50
19Matt KensethNASCAR Winston Cup74.47
20Brian VickersNASCAR Winston Cup74.43
21Dale Earnhardt JrNASCAR Winston Cup73.64
22David ReutimannNASCAR Winston Cup73.50
23Mark WebberFormula 173.25
24Sebastian VettelFormula 173.00
25Matt CraftonNASCAR Trucks71.80
26Kasey KahneNASCAR Winston Cup71.40
27Kevin HarvickNASCAR Winston Cup71.22
28Brad KeselowskiNASCAR Busch70.69
29Mark MartinNASCAR Winston Cup70.55
30Fernando AlonsoFormula 170.25
31Jason KellerNASCAR Busch69.89
32David RaganNASCAR Winston Cup69.61
33Marcos AmbroseNASCAR Winston Cup69.60
34Joey LoganoNASCAR Winston Cup68.11
35Casey MearsNASCAR Winston Cup67.90
36Mike SkinnerNASCAR Trucks67.33
37Johnny Benson JrNASCAR Trucks67.00
38Scott Lagasse JrNASCAR Busch65.11
39Lewis HamiltonFormula 165.00
40Nico RosbergFormula 163.50
41Reed SorensonNASCAR Winston Cup63.50
42Regan SmithNASCAR Winston Cup63.40
43Steve WallaceNASCAR Busch62.89
44Jamie McMurrayNASCAR Winston Cup61.80
45Martin Truex JrNASCAR Winston Cup61.40
46Brendan GaughanNASCAR Busch61.22
47Chad McCumbeeNASCAR Busch61.20
48Michael McDowellNASCAR Busch60.50
49David StremmeNASCAR Winston Cup59.90
50A J AllmendingerNASCAR Winston Cup59.80


The combined Power Rankings are based on a formula called percentage points. In a 50-car field (based on entries attempting to qualify) in the Nationwide Series, a driver earns 100 points for a victory, 98 points for a second-place and so on until the 50-th best car (slowest qualifier) is assigned two points. Because the competition level for the NASCAR Cup, Indy Racing League and Formula 1 series is greater, the starting point is 110 points. The Craftsman Truck Series starts with 90 points for a victory. Some marquee races, such as the Daytona 500, Indy 500, World 600 and the Monaco Grand Prix command a starting point of 125 points.

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