NASCAR: Driver Ratings for FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan

Crash NASCAR journalist Chad Smith goes through the field to hand out driver ratings for the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan.
Chris Buescher, Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing at Michigan
Chris Buescher, Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing at Michigan

Chris Buescher: 10

T𒊎wo straight victories for Buescher on two very dif🌠ferent race tracks.

Martin Truex Jr: 9

Despite another runner-up finish, Truex is establishing himself as the fꦯavorite heading into the Playoffs.

Denny Hamlin: 9

Hamlin is racking up top-five finishes, which bodes well for his Pl𓆉ayoff outlook.

Brad Keselowski: 9

Th🦩e RFK Racing organization is oozing with momentum right now, and much of the credit goes to the co-owner and driver.

Kyle Larson: 8

Larson was the lone bright spot in what was a miserable weekend for Hendrick 🐈Motorsports.

Daniel Suarez: 8

A much-needed result for Suarez, who is now just 5 points below the Playoff cut lin🌌e with two road co🃏urses up next.

Ross Chastain: 7

The first top-ten൩ for Chastain in a long time, but ✃a fantastic day for Trackhouse Racing overall.

Daniel Suarez, Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing
Daniel Suarez, Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing

Kevin Harvick: 7

The veteran has established himself as Mr Consiꦯstency this season, earning another top-ten finish.

Ryan Blaney: 7

It was a solid day for Team Penske, with Blaney leading the 𒈔way.

Erik Jones: 8

A top-ten fiꦗnish for Legacy Motor Club is exactly what they needed after the embarrassment of Noah Gragson p𒈔ut a cloud over the organization.

Ty Gibbs: 8

The rookie continues to impress, and it fee🦹ls like he is knocking on tℱhe door of getting that first win.

Austin Cindric: 8

A good finish injects 𝓡some confidence in Cindric as he has a chance to win any one of these final three regular season racesꦬ.

Christopher Bell: 6

A solid rebound on Monday after the pol𒁃e sitter crashed while battling for the lead yesterday.

Joey Logano: 6

All of the Pen🧸ske🐼 cars were solid but Logano was surprisingly the lowest-finisher of the trio.

Bubba Wallace: 7

It w🐓asn't the best day for Wallace, but he is still 58 points above the Playoff c𒆙ut line with three races to go.

AJ Allmendinger: 4

A brutal result for Allmendinger,𓆏 who is 24 points below the cut line but has a chance to win the next two races.

Tyler Reddick: 4

He went from leading the race to falling out of contention when he had a righ🌃t-rear tire go down with 42 laps remaining.

Alex Bowman: 1

Crashing outও of the race today puts him 44 points bജelow the Playoff cut line, and his chances of making it are looking slim.

William Byron: 2

Hi♎s day ended yesterday, but the pain was felt all throughout the H💃endrick garage.

Chase Elliott: 1

A blown right-rear tire now has the 2020 champion in a must-win situation as he is 55 points below the Pl🌜ayoff cut line.

Kyle Busch: 1

His day ended 🅘early yesterday with a spin, but at least he didn't have to stick around through all of the delays.

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