Preseason NSCS Driver Ratings

These ratings are based off of the conclusion of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Mock Season.

ppr=points per race

Tier 1
Ryan Newman = 179.92 ppr
Jeff Burton = 179.47 ppr
Casey Mears = 177.92 ppr
Tony Stewart = 177.56 ppr
Kyle Busch = 176.97 ppr
Clint Bowyer = 175.08 ppr
Brian Vickers = 174.08 ppr
Jimmie Johnson = 173.89 ppr
Jeff Gordon = 173.06 ppr
Carl Edwards = 172.42 ppr
Kevin Harvick = 169.42 ppr
Travis Kvapil = 167.83 ppr

Tier 2
Kurt Busch = 109.53 ppr
Greg Biffle = 109.47 ppr
Joe Nemechek = 108.42 ppr
Jeremy Mayfield = 107.72 ppr
Mike Bliss = 106.22 ppr
Bobby Labonte = 105.61 ppr
Johnny Sauter = 104.22 ppr
Matt Kenseth = 103.67 ppr
Bobby Hamilton Jr. = 103.60 ppr
J.J. Yeley = 102.17 ppr

Tier 3
Ward Burton = 98.85 ppr ***-1 for Old Age Rule***
Jon Wood = 98.81 ppr
Elliott Sadler = 97.42 ppr
Martin Truex Jr. = 96.11 ppr
Dale Earnhardt Jr. = 90.11 ppr
Scott Riggs = 88.39 ppr
Todd Kluever = 88.11 ppr
Denny Hamlin = 86.00 ppr
Dave Blaney = 84.72 ppr
David Stremme = 84.50 ppr

Tier 4
Paul Menard = 80.22 ppr
Jason Leffler = 78.72 ppr
Jamie McMurray = 77.50 ppr
Reed Sorenson = 77.31 ppr
Ken Schrader = 77.20 ppr ***-8 for Old Age Rule***
Robby Gordon = 76.92 ppr
Kasey Kahne = 76.44 ppr
Michael Waltrip = 73.53 ppr
Scott Wimmer = 71.50 ppr
Mike Wallace = 69.00 ppr ***-4 for Old Age Rule***
Bill Elliott = 62.50 ppr ***=7 for Old Age Rule***

Rookie Ratings (55-85)
Marcos Ambrose
Stanton Barrett
Norm Benning ***-11 for Old Age Rule***
Patrick Carpentier
Landon Cassill
Ted Christopher ***-5 for Old Age Rule***
Kerry Earnhardt
Chris Fontaine
Felipe Giaffone
Sam Hornish Jr.
Shelby Howard
Bill Lester ***-2 for Old Age Rule***
Giuliano Losacco
Steadman Marlin
Chad McCumbee
Juan Montoya
David Ragan
Bryan Reffner
Boston Reid
David Reutimann
Regan Smith
David Starr
Brandon Whitt
Keven Wood

Road Course Ringers (55-85 for Non-Specific Categories; 0-0 for Oval Categories)
Ron Fellows ***-3 for Old Age Rule***
Adrian Fernandez
P.J. Jones
Andy Lally
Scott Pruett ***-3 for Old Age Rule***
Boris Said
Brian Simo ***-3 for Old Age Rule***
Alex Tagliani
Jacques Villeneuve

Former Cup Drivers Returning After Year-Plus Hiatus (60-82)
Stacy Compton
Ricky Craven
Larry Foyt
Sterling Marlin ***-6 for Old Age Rule***
Steve Park
Joe Ruttman ***-18 for Old Age Rule***
Greg Sacks ***-10 for Old Age Rule***