NASCAR: Driver Rankings for Monster Mile Wurth 400 at Dover Motor Speedway

Crash NASCAR journalist Chad Smith goes through the field to hand out driver ratings for the Wurth 400 at Dover Motor Speedway.
Martin Truex Jr, Joe Gibbs Racing at Dover Monster Mile
Martin Truex Jr, Joe Gibbs Racing at Dover Monster Mile

Martin Truex Jr: 10

Anytime you c🐓an snap a 54-race winless streak, it is a good day. It was even better considering his brother won the Xfinity race on Saturday.

Ross Chastain: 7

Another race, another incident that he must take responsibility for. The apologies mean nothing to the drivers, and most of them consider them hollow at this point. A runner-up finish wasﷺ nice, but he is digging himself an even bigger hole to climb out of.

Ryan Blaney: 9

The opportunity was t♒here for Blaney, who was clearly the top Penske driver again today. This is his 18th top-five finish since his last race win.

William Byron: 9

He led the most laps in the race and collected 1🐻9 out of a maximum 20 bonus points in theꩵ two stages.

Denny Hamlin: 7

It was another top-five for Hamlin, but another race ruined by mistakes on pit road. That ℱhas been plaguing this team far too long, and needs to be addressed at some po🎶int.

Denny Hamlin
Denny Hamlin

Christopher Bell: 7

A solid afternoon for Bell, who conti♍nues to fly under the rad𝐆ar.

Tyler Reddick: 7

Another race-winning Toyotaꦍ driver that is quietly putting together a fantastic season.

Brad Keselowski: 8

RFK Racing has c꧙learly improved from last season, and are on the verge of getting back to victory lane.

Chris Buescher: 8

See above.

Josh Berry: 9

It doesn't matter which Hendrick Motorsports car that Berry is driving, he certainly is showc♈asing his ability to rattle off top-ten finishes as a super substitute.

Josh Berry, Chase Elliott
Josh Berry, Chase Elliott

Chase Elliott: 8

A decent run for Chase, who continues to 🃏work back fro🐭m missing six races due to injury.

Bubba Wallace: 7

It was a s👍olid afternoon for Wallace, who heads 𒈔to Kansas next weekend as the defending race winner.

Ty Gibbs: 7

The rookie﷽ stayed out of trouble and ran a good race, in what was a banner day for the JGR organization.

Corey LaJoie: 8

LaJoie continues to punch ෴above his weight, scoringℱ another top 15 finish for Spire Motorsports.

Erik Jones: 6

A 🌜good run for Jones and the struggling Legacy Motor Club team, as tea🉐mmate Noah Gragson crashed out of the race early.

Kevin Harvick: 6

The day started out okay, but some handling issues with the car ultimatel🎀y saw the veteran slide back in the final stage of the race.

Kyle Busch: 4

It was another pit road speeding penalty for Busch, who started the꧑ race on pole. That sent him to the back of the field, where he was caught up in a crash just a few laps later.

Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch

Chase Briscoe: 4

Consistency has been the biggest issue for Briscoe in his young career. Some days he will run up front and contend for wi♏ns, and then there are days like today where he is nowhere to be found.

Joey Logano: 3

It was a messy weekend for Logano, who battled handling issues allꦰ through🔜out the race, only to crash 14 laps from the finish.

Kyle Larson: 2

For the second week in a row, Larson was taken out in a crash. This time he was the one trying to avoid the car sliding up the track. ꦏA disappointing day for the driver of the N꧃o. 5 car.

Daniel Suarez: 2

He crashed early in the race, all by🌊 himself. The sour season did not get any better today for the Trackhouse driver, who watched his teammate score another runner-up finish.

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