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NASCAR Driver Rankings
2008 Driver Rankings: Dodge Challenger 500 Pre-Race
For point-paying races in current and past three years, at Darlington Raceway.
Formula combining the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race. NASCAR Driver Rankings provided by NASCAR Media Information.
| Rk | Car # | Driver | Avg Fin | High Rating | Avg Driver Rating |
| 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 5.7 | 144.4 | 126.1 |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 4.7 | 125.5 | 122.0 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 6.0 | 137.6 | 119.2 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | 5.0 | 118.2 | 116.4 |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 1.7 | 119.2 | 114.7 |
| 6 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 7.0 | 107.1 | 99.6 |
| 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | 17.7 | 117.0 | 98.8 |
| 8 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | 14.7 | 122.7 | 97.8 |
| 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | 12.0 | 119.1 | 91.6 |
| 10 | 01 | Mark Martin | 8.7 | 102.6 | 90.8 |
| 10 | 20 | Tony Stewart | 9.3 | 101.3 | 90.8 |
| 12 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | 16.0 | 102.8 | 87.5 |
| 13 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 22.3 | 93.1 | 85.7 |
| 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | 13.3 | 91.7 | 83.6 |
| 15 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 12.5 | 87.6 | 81.9 |
| 16 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | 22.7 | 89.5 | 75.5 |
| 17 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | 21.3 | 95.7 | 74.8 |
| 18 | 2 | Kurt Busch | 22.7 | 99.4 | 73.3 |
| 19 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | 19.3 | 72.4 | 69.9 |
| 20 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | 25.5 | 82.2 | 69.1 |
| 21 | 21 | Ken Schrader | 24.7 | 74.2 | 66.5 |
| 22 | 13 | Joe Nemechek | 18.3 | 84.8 | 64.1 |
| 23 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | 35.5 | 73.0 | 64.0 |
| 24 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | 23.3 | 74.6 | 63.6 |
| 25 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | 27.3 | 82.6 | 63.1 |
| 26 | 25 | Casey Mears | 30.3 | 80.3 | 63.0 |
| 27 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | 19.5 | 74.5 | 61.3 |
| 28 | 7 | Robby Gordon | 25.5 | 93.5 | 60.9 |
| 29 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | 22.0 | 66.1 | 60.5 |
| 30 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | 29.0 | 55.4 | 55.4 |
| 31 | 40 | David Stremme | 29.5 | 70.5 | 55.1 |
| 32 | 6 | David Ragan | 27.0 | 53.8 | 53.8 |
| 33 | 83 | Brian Vickers | 33.3 | 68.9 | 53.1 |
| 34 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | 25.5 | 59.1 | 53.0 |
| 35 | 96 | Tony Raines | 29.5 | 58.5 | 51.3 |
| 36 | 45 | Kyle Petty | 23.7 | 58.0 | 51.2 |
| 37 | 22 | Dave Blaney | 29.3 | 53.2 | 49.9 |
| 38 | 10 | Scott Riggs | 33.5 | 53.0 | 49.5 |
| 39 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | 32.5 | 47.3 | 44.3 |
| 40 | 84 | AJ Allmendinger | 36.0 | 43.7 | 43.7 |
| 40 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 23.0 | 43.7 | 43.7 |
| 42 | 15 | Paul Menard | 31.0 | 43.6 | 43.6 |
| 43 | 00 | David Reutimann | 33.0 | 41.9 | 41.9 |
| 44 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | 29.0 | 48.1 | 41.6 |
| 45 | 38 | David Gilliland | 30.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 |
| 46 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | 34.5 | 37.8 | 37.6 |
| 47 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | 35.5 | 35.5 | 31.5 |
| 48 | 80 | Carl Long | 42.0 | 30.4 | 30.4 |
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