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 different race t♒racks.

Martin Truex Jr: 9

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

Denny Hamlin: 9

Hamlin is r𓆏acking up top-five finishes,🔯 which bodes well for his Playoff outlook.

Brad Keselowski: 9

The RFK Racing or🌊ganization 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 𒀰spot in what was a miserable weekend for Hendric𝓰k Motorsports.

Daniel Suarez: 8

A much-needed result fo�ꦯ�r Suarez, who is now just 5 points below the Playoff cut line with two road courses up next.

Ross Chastain: 7

The firs🃏t top-ten 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 another top-ten ꧋🐲finish.

Ryan Blaney: 7

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

Erik Jones: 8

A top-ten finish for Legacy Motor Club is exactly what they needed ꧒after the embarrassment of Noah Gragson put a cloud over the organization.

Ty Gibbs: 8

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

Austin Cindric: 8

A good fini🍰sh injects some confidence in Cindric as he has a chance to win any one of these final three regular season races.

Christopher Bell: 6

A solid rebound on Monday after the pole si꧑tter crashed while battling for the lead yesterday.

Joey Logano: 6

All of the💯 Penske cars were solid but Logano was surprisingly the lowest-finisher of the trio.

Bubba Wallace: 7

It wasn't the best day for Wallace, bu꧒t he is still 58 points above th🌟e 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 th﷽e next two races.

Tyler Reddick: 4

He went from leading the race to falling out of contention when he had a right-rear tire go down with 42 la😼ps remaining.

Alex Bowman: 1

Crไashing out of the race today puts him 44 points below the Playoff cut line, and his chances of making it are looking slim.

William Byron: 2

His day ended yesterday, but the pain was felt allꦍ throughout the Hꦅendrick garage.

Chase Elliott: 1

A blown right-rear t🉐ire now has the 2020 champion in a must-win situ🙈ation as he is 55 points below the Playoff cut line.

Kyle Busch: 1

His day ended early yesterday with a spin, but at least𓃲 he d🔜idn't have to stick around through all of the delays.

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