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

Two straight victories for Buescher on two very dif𒅌ferent race tracks🥂.

Martin Truex Jr: 9

Despite another runner-up finish, Truex is establishing hims🍷elf as the favorite heading into t꧂he Playoffs.

Denny Hamlin: 9

Hamlin is racking up top-five finis𒉰hes, which bodes well for his Playoff outlook.

Brad Keselowski: 9

The RFK Racing organization is oozing with momentum right now, and much of the credit goes to the co-owner and 𝐆drive𓄧r.

Kyle Larson: 8

Larson🎶 was the lone bright spot in what was a miserable w🌄eekend for Hendrick Motorsports.

Daniel Suarez: 8

A much-needed result for Suarez, who is now just 5 points below the Playoff cut line w꧂ith two road courses up next.

Ross Chastain: 7

The first toꦦp-t♑en 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 Consistency this season, earning anoth💟er top-ten fi🔯nish.

Ryan Blaney: 7

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

Erik Jones: 8

A top-t🦄en fi🐲nish for Legacy Motor Club is exactly what they needed after the embarrassment of Noah Gragson put a cloud over the organization.

Ty Gibbs: 8

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

Austin Cindric: 8

A good finish injec𒀰ts some confidence in Cindric as he has a chance to wꦉin any one of these final three regular season races.

Christopher Bell: 6

A solid rebound on Monday a𒈔fter the pole 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 t🍸rio.

Bubba Wallace: 7

It wasn't the best day for Wallac𒁏e, but he is still 58 points above the Playoff cut line with three💙 races to go.

AJ Allmendinger: 4

A brutal result for Allmendinger, 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 h💟ad 🐲a right-rear tire go down with 42 laps remaining.

Alex Bowman: 1

Crashing out of the race today puts him 44 points below the P🉐layoff cut line, and his chances of making it are looking sl🍬im.

William Byron: 2

His day ended yesterꦜday, b𒈔ut the pain was felt all throughout the Hendrick 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 💝Playoff 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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