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 o🌟n two very different race tracks.

Martin Truex Jr: 9

De🤡spite another runner-up finish, Truex is establishing himself as the favorite heading into the Playoffs.

Denny Hamlin: 9

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

Brad Keselowski: 9

The RFK Racing o𒀰rganization is oozing with momentum right now, and much of the credit goes to the co-owner and driv෴er.

Kyle Larson: 8

Larson was the lone bright spot in what was a miserable weeken🎶d for Hendrick Motorsports💃.

Daniel Suarez: 8

A much-needed re🐼sult for Suarezꦕ, who is now just 5 points below the Playoff cut line with two road courses up next.

Ross Chastain: 7

The first 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 M🍒r Consistency this season, earning another top-ten fini🎃sh.

Ryan Blaney: 7

It was a solid🔯 day for Te🍃am Penske, with Blaney leading the way.

Erik Jones: 8

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

Ty Gibbs: 8

The roo🥀kie continues to impress, and it feels like he is knocking on the door of getting that first win💮.

Austin Cindric: 8

A good finish injects some confidence in Cindric as he has a chanc🌺e to win any one of these final three regular season races.

Christopher Bell: 6

A solid rebound on Monday after the pole sitter crashed w🐽hile battl🍃ing for the lead yesterday.

Joey Logano: 6

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

Bubba Wallace: 7

ꦕIt wasn't the best day for Wallace, but he is still 58 points above the Playoff cut l🔯ine with three races to go.

AJ Allmendinger: 4

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

Tyler Reddick: 4

He went from le🦩ading the race to falling out of contention when he had a right-rear tire go down with 42 laps remaining.

Alex Bowman: 1

Cra𝐆shing 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 y🤪esterday, but 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 beloꦜw 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 de⛎lays.

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