Kevin Harvick has spent more time in the top 10 than any other driver during the last five years. He's logged 2,807 laps among the leaders and this has paid dividends in the form of eight top-10s in 10 starts and an average finish of 8.5.
He may not have been the strongest overall at Richmond, however. With two fewer seasons under his belt, Denny Hamlin has logged 2,162 laps with the leaders, which equates to 89.7% of the time compared to Harvick's 70.0. Kyle Busch has raced at Richmond only four seasons, and he also has been stronger than Harvick with a top-10 percentage of 73.1% and an average result of 6.75.
Driver | Laps in Top-10 | Possible Laps | % |
Kevin Harvick | 2,807 | 4,010 | 70.0% |
Tony Stewart | 2,571 | 4,010 | 64.1% |
Dale Earnhardt Jr | 2,371 | 4,010 | 59.1% |
Kyle Busch | 2,347 | 3,210 | 73.1% |
Denny Hamlin | 2,162 | 2,410 | 89.7% |
Ryan Newman | 2,157 | 4,010 | 53.8% |
Jeff Gordon | 2,014 | 4,010 | 50.2% |
Greg Biffle | 1,870 | 4,010 | 46.6% |
Kurt Busch | 1,852 | 4,010 | 46.2% |
Mark Martin | 1,787 | 4,010 | 44.6% |
Kasey Kahne | 1,732 | 4,010 | 43.2% |
Jimmie Johnson | 1,729 | 4,010 | 43.1% |
Jeff Burton | 1,687 | 4,010 | 42.1% |
Matt Kenseth | 1,574 | 4,010 | 39.3% |
Jeremy Mayfield | 1,102 | 2,000 | 55.1% |
Clint Bowyer | 1,094 | 2,410 | 45.4% |
Martin Truex Jr | 938 | 2,410 | 38.9% |
Carl Edwards | 715 | 3,610 | 19.8% |
Jamie McMurray | 577 | 4,010 | 14.4% |
Bobby Labonte | 573 | 4,010 | 14.3% |
Brian Vickers | 522 | 3,610 | 14.5% |
Dave Blaney | 518 | 3,610 | 14.3% |
Elliott Sadler | 473 | 4,010 | 11.8% |
Casey Mears | 382 | 4,010 | 9.5% |
Michael Waltrip | 319 | 2,810 | 11.4% |
Joe Nemechek | 204 | 4,010 | 5.1% |
David Ragan | 181 | 1,610 | 11.2% |
David Reutimann | 171 | 1,610 | 10.6% |
Reed Sorenson | 160 | 2,410 | 6.6% |
Scott Riggs | 123 | 4,010 | 3.1% |
Juan Montoya | 95 | 1,610 | 5.9% |
Tony Raines | 91 | 2,400 | 3.8% |
David Stremme | 23 | 2,000 | 1.2% |
David Gilliland | 17 | 2,010 | 0.8% |
Robby Gordon | 14 | 4,010 | 0.3% |
Paul Menard | 1 | 1,610 | 0.1% |
A J Allmendinger | 1 | 1,610 | 0.1% |
Sam Hornish Jr | 1 | 810 | 0.1% |
Todd Bodine | 0 | 800 | 0.0% |
John Andretti | 0 | 400 | 0.0% |