By the numbers: Best of the Best

With half the NASCAR Winston Cup season over, here's how some drivers have fared:

Rank Driver Avg. start Avg. finish Diff.
1. Jeff Gordon 7.6 10.3 --2.7
2. Ricky Rudd 13.0 10.9 +2.1
3. Dale Jarrett 13.9 10.9 +3.0
4. Tony Stewart 16.1 12.5 +3.6
5. Sterling Marlin 15.8 13.0 +2.8
6. Rusty Wallace 13.7 13.8 --0.1
7. Johnny Benson 14.8 15.7 --0.9
8. Bobby Labonte 16.8 16.3 +0.5
9. Matt Kenseth 27.3 17.6 +9.7
10. Steve Park 18.7 17.7 +1.0
11. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 16.7 18.2 --1.5
12. Bobby Hamilton 22.5 18.2 +4.3
13. Mark Martin 14.7 19.0 --4.3
14. Jeff Burton 20.4 19.8 +0.6
15. Jimmy Spencer 19.2 19.9 --0.7
16. Bill Elliott 14.4 20.0 --5.6
17. Elliott Sadler 30.7 20.8 +9.9
18. Ward Burton 19.6 21.6 --2.0
19. Ken Schrader 23.1 21.9 +1.2
20. Jerry Nadeau 18.3 22.3 --4.0