John Hunter Nemechek – 4th in Driver points/4th in Owner points
Category | Statistic | 2023 Rank | ÂŞRank Thru 33 Races |
 Avg. Fin.¹ | 9.52 | 2nd of 31 | 30th of 269 |
 Completed Laps%¹ | 98.67% | 1st of 31 | 24th of 269 |
Laps in Top15%Âą | 89.24% | 1st of 31 | 21st of 269 |
Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 111.21 | 1st of 31 | 11th of 269‡ |
 Wins | 7 | 1st of 105 | T5th of 858 |
 Poles | 2 | T7th of 105 | T24th of 858 |
 Top 2’s | 12 | 1st of 105 | T5th of 858 |
 Top 3’s | 15 | 1st of 105 | T5th of 858 |
 Top 5’s | 17 | 1st of 105 | T9th of 858 |
 Top 10’s | 24 | T1st of 105 | T14th of 858 |
 DNF’sÂą | 3 | T6th of 31 | T54th of 269 |
 Stage Wins | 11 | 2nd of 105 | T7th of 733* |
 Stage T10s | 50 | T2nd of 105 | T18th of 733* |
 Stage Pts | 343 | 2nd of 105 | 13th of 733* |
 Playoff Pts² | 46 | 1st of 105 | 4th of 733* |
ÂŞSince Playoffs started in 2016
ÂąRanks of drivers to start 45% of races thru 33 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
2023 stats Grade: A+
If you don’t agree with an A+ then you’re a hater. All but 2 of his 2023 Ranks are 1st or 2nd and only a few Ranks Thru 33 Races are worse than 20th. So, yeah A+.
- 2023 Playoff Statistics (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 3+ Playoff starts, 40 drivers)
- 7 Races, Avg. Finish 9.0(4th), 94.53% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 111.34(3rd), Best 1st, Worst 26th, Laps Completed 100%, Led 11.78% of laps he ran, 1 Win, 0 Poles, 4 Top 3’s, 4 Top 5’s, 5 Top 10’s, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 2 Stage Wins, 12 Stage T10’s, 5.21 Stage Pts Per Stage, 7 Playoff Pts earned in races
2023 Playoff Grade: A
His stats are similar in stature to Allgaier’s who I also gave just an A, but they are way better than Herbst who I gave an A-. So Nemechek gets an A.
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Wins (longest streak in Xfinity Series this year and tied 15th longest streak in Xfinity Series all-time)
- 3 straight Top 2 finishes (tied longest streak in Xfinity Series this year and tied 26th longest streak in Xfinity Series all-time)
- 4 straight Top 3 finishes (tied longest streak in Xfinity Series this year and tied 29th longest streak in Xfinity Series all-time)
- 7 straight Top 10 finishes
2023 Streaks Grade: A+
He was the only driver to have back-to-back wins this year and he also had a 4 race Top 3 streak and 7 straight Top 10’s.
- 2023 Short track Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Short Track start, 56 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 6.0(2nd), 92.05% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 114.9(1st), Best 1st, Worst 18th, Laps Completed 100%, Led 25.0% of laps he ran, 1 Win, 0 Poles, 3 Top 3’s, 3 Top 5’s, 3 Top 10’s, 3 Top 15’s, 0 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 2 Stage Wins, 5.5 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Short track Grade: A+
His stats are just so great he has to get an A+, the only thing that made an A even worth considering is that he had just 3 Top 15’s. But, he had 3 Top 3’s with 1 being a win so he gets an A+.
- 2023 Small track Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Small Track start, 53 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 10.0(T8th), 95.42% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 123.48(2nd), Best 1st, Worst 28th, Laps Completed 100%, Led 27.48% of laps he ran, 1 Win, 0 Poles, 1 Top 3, 2 Top 5’s, 3 Top 10’s, 3 Top 15’s, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 1 Stage Win, 3.88 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Small track Grade: A
He had just 1 Top 3, but that was a win and he did get 3 Top 10’s while leading over a quarter of the laps! Then throw in his amazing Avg. Driver Rating and you get an A.
- 2023 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate Track start, 74 drivers)
- 9 Races, Avg. Finish 3.22(3rd), 94.44% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 126.5(2nd), Best 1st, Worst 6th, Laps Completed 100%, Led 27.01% of laps he ran, 2 Wins, 2 Poles, 6 Top 3’s, 7 Top 5’s, 9 Top 10’s, 9 Top 15’s, 0 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 6 Stage Wins, 7.61 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Intermediate Grade: A+
His stats are just stupid. Seriously, a worst finish of 6th in 9 races? That’s insane and his 126.5 Avg. Driver Rating is crazy. Just all of them blow my mind. Easiest A+ ever.
- 2023 Big track Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Big Track start, 53 drivers)
- 3 Races, Avg. Finish 11.33(T11th), 78.57% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 123.2(1st), Best 1st, Worst 32nd, Laps Completed 99.18%, Led 31.32% of laps he ran, 2 Wins, 0 Poles, 2 Top 3’s, 2 Top 5’s, 2 Top 10’s, 2 Top 15’s, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 1 Stage Win, 6.17 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Big track Grade: A
If he didn’t have that one 32nd place finish this would be another A+ easily. However, this knocked him down to an A, but he did stayed at A because of his Avg. Driver Rating, 2 Wins, and Stage Pts.
- 2023 Road Course Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Road Course start, 66 drivers)
- 8 Races, Avg. Finish 14.5(15th), 80.76% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 94.06(11th), Best 2nd, Worst 34th, Laps Completed 96.33%, Led 1.06% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 1 Top 3, 1 Top 5, 4 Top 10’s, 5 Top 15’s, 2 Finishes out of Top 20, 1 DNF, 1 Stage Win, 4.75 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Road Course Grade: B-
He did get 4.75 Stage Pts Per Stage and had 4 Top 10’s, but he had 0 Wins, 1 Top 5, a mediocre Avg. Finish and Avg. Driver Rating. Plus he didn’t lead many laps so he gets a B-.
- 2023 Superspeedway Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Superspeedway start, 59 drivers)
- 5 Races, Avg. Finish 14.2(12th), 84.87% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 91.16(10th), Best 1st, Worst 32nd, Laps Completed 93.17%, Led 3.28% of laps he ran, 1 Win, 0 Poles, 2 Top 3’s, 2 Top 5’s, 3 Top 10’s, 3 Top 15’s, 2 Finishes out of Top 20, 2 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 1.8 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Superspeedway Grade: B+
He got 1 Win and had a good Laps in Top 15%, Avg. Driver Rating, and 2 Top 3’s. However, he only had 3 Top 15’s and 1.8 Stage Pts Per Stage so he gets a B+.
– Nemechek had a great season, but couldn’t close the deal ending 4th in points
– The 2023 overall stats for Nemechek were the best of anyone this year
– He ran well in the playoffs, but only got 1 Win
– He was the only driver this year to win 2 straight races
– Short tracks were one of his best tracks as he ran incredibly well and got 3 Top 3’s in 4 races
– His runs on Small tracks were incredible, but his finishes were just pretty good
– Nemechek’s best tracks were Intermediates where he dominated all the stats
– He was amazing on Big tracks picking up 2 Wins in 3 races, but his other finish was 32nd
– He ran decent on Road Courses, but this was the only style he didn’t win on and overall he didn’t finish great
– Again he was decent on Superspeedway’s, but some of his finishes were lacking
Sammy Smith – 6th in Driver points/6th in Owner points
Category | Statistic | 2023 Rank | ÂŞRank Thru 33 Races |
 Avg. Fin.¹ | 15.36 | 11th of 31 | 87th of 269 |
 Completed Laps%¹ | 91.79% | 19th of 31 | 155th of 269 |
Laps in Top15%Âą | 67.74% | 12th of 31 | 94th of 269 |
Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 87.13 | 10th of 31 | 74th of 269‡ |
 Wins | 1 | T7th of 105 | T54th of 858 |
 Poles | 2 | T7th of 105 | T24th of 858 |
 Top 2’s | 2 | T10th of 105 | T69th of 858 |
 Top 3’s | 4 | T7th of 105 | T59th of 858 |
 Top 5’s | 6 | T11th of 105 | T74th of 858 |
 Top 10’s | 15 | T10th of 105 | T71st of 858 |
 DNF’sÂą | 5 | T15th of 31 | T127th of 269 |
 Stage Wins | 2 | T10th of 105 | T61st of 733* |
 Stage T10s | 35 | 9th of 105 | T54th of 733* |
 Stage Pts | 168 | 9th of 105 | 51st of 733* |
 Playoff Pts² | 7 | T6th of 105 | T46th of 733* |
ÂŞSince Playoffs started in 2016
ÂąRanks of drivers to start 45% of races thru 33 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
2023 stats Grade: B
For a rookie getting a Win is a good accomplishment. However, his stats aren’t great, but they are respectable which is why I gave him a B.
- 2023 Playoff Statistics (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 3+ Playoff starts, 40 drivers)
- 7 Races, Avg. Finish 8.71(3rd), 88.01% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 100.73(4th), Best 3rd, Worst 17th, Laps Completed 99.86%, Led 11.1% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 2 Poles, 2 Top 3’s, 2 Top 5’s, 5 Top 10’s, 0 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 1 Stage Win, 10 Stage T10’s, 3.14 Stage Pts Per Stage, 1 Playoff Pt earned in races
2023 Playoff Grade: A-
He didn’t get a win which hurt his grade, but he had a 100.73 Avg. Driver Rating, ran 88% of his laps in the Top 15, and got 2 Top 3’s with 10 Stage T10’s. This is all very impressive for a rookie.
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Poles (active streak, longest active streak in Xfinity Series, tied longest streak in Xfinity Series this year, and tied 10th longest all-time)
- 3 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak)
- 4 straight Top 10 finishes
2023 Streaks Grade: B+
For a rookie ending the season on a 2 race Pole and 3 race Top 10 streak is pretty good. However, he did not have back-to-back Top 5’s this year so he gets a B+.
- 2023 Short track Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Short Track start, 56 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 8.25(5th), 79.92% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 108.45(4th), Best 2nd, Worst 19th, Laps Completed 100%, Led 18.28% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 1 Pole, 2 Top 3’s, 2 Top 5’s, 3 Top 10’s, 3 Top 15’s, 0 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 1 Stage Win, 4.13 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Short track Grade: A-
His Laps in Top 15% and 0 Wins are the only thing really lacking as he ran great and finished half his races in the Top 3. So, for a rookie he gets an A-.
- 2023 Small track Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Small Track start, 53 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 5.25(T2nd), 78.71% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 110.3(5th), Best 1st, Worst 9th, Laps Completed 100%, Led 14.98% of laps he ran, 1 Win, 1 Pole, 1 Top 3, 2 Top 5’s, 4 Top 10’s, 4 Top 15’s, 0 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 1 Stage Win, 4.63 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Small track Grade: A
What kept him from an A+ is his mediocre Laps in Top 15%, however he got a win, finished all 4 races in the Top 10, got 4.63 Stage Pts Per Stage, and had a great Avg. Driver Rating. So, he still gets the A.
- 2023 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate Track start, 74 drivers)
- 9 Races, Avg. Finish 17.0(27th), 77.01% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 85.11(18th), Best 3rd, Worst 35th, Laps Completed 86.11%, Led 0.14% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 1 Top 3, 1 Top 5, 3 Top 10’s, 4 Top 15’s, 2 Finishes out of Top 20, 2 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 2.44 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Intermediate Grade: C
He only had 3 Top 10’s in the 9 races and finishes most of his races out of the Top 15 even. His Avg. Driver Rating and Laps in Top 15% weren’t too bad though so he gets a C.
- 2023 Big track Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Big Track start, 53 drivers)
- 3 Races, Avg. Finish 21.0(T26th), 77.08% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 74.77(19th), Best 6th, Worst 38th, Laps Completed 68.94%, Led 5.53% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 1 Top 10, 1 Top 15, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 1 DNF, 0 Stage Wins, 3.33 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Big track Grade: C
Being a rookie definitely saved his grade as his Avg. Finish is pretty bad and his Avg. Driver Rating isn’t too great either. However, he got 1 Top 10 and was good in stages, so he gets a C.
- 2023 Road Course Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Road Course start, 66 drivers)
- 8 Races, Avg. Finish 17.13(T20th), 62.92% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 80.33(19th), Best 4th, Worst 31st, Laps Completed 97.76%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 1 Top 5, 3 Top 10’s, 4 Top 15’s, 3 Finishes out of Top 20, 1 DNF, 0 Stage Wins, 1.63 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Road Course Grade: C-
His lack of laps in the Top 15 is what bumped him from a C to C-. Other than this his stats aren’t really good either, mediocre at best even for a rookie. So that’s why he gets a C-.
- 2023 Superspeedway Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Superspeedway start, 59 drivers)
- 5 Races, Avg. Finish 20.0(28th), 56.76% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 73.48(23rd), Best 10th, Worst 33rd, Laps Completed 91.42%, Led 0.64% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 1 Top 10, 1 Top 15, 2 Finishes out of Top 20, 1 DNF, 0 Stage Wins, 0.8 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Superspeedway Grade: D
His lack of Stage Pts is what gets him the D instead of D+. He really just didn’t run well on these tracks at all and only got 1 Top 15 in the 5 races, which even for a rookie isn’t good.
– Smith had an up and down year that ended with a major up of him finishing 6th in points
– Smith’s rookie year was able to produce a Win, but overall he ran decent
– He ran really strong in the playoffs and was able to pull out a couple of great finishes
– He ended the year on a 2 race Pole and 3 race Top 10 streak
– At Short tracks he ran very well and finished half his races in the Top 3
– Small tracks were his best track, picking up a win and finishing no worse than 9th
– Smith ran decent at Intermediates, but he finished less than half his races in the Top 15
– Big tracks were like Intermediates, decent to good runs and not so good of finishes
– He didn’t run great at Road Courses and he had just 1 Top 5 in 8 races
– Superspeedway’s were his worst track as he ran poor and usually finished out of the Top 15
Kaz Grala – 17th in Driver points/19th in Owner points
Category | Statistic | 2023 Rank | ÂŞRank Thru 33 Races |
 Avg. Fin.¹ | 19.06 | 17th of 31 | 133rd of 269 |
 Completed Laps%¹ | 92.04% | 18th of 31 | 151st of 269 |
Laps in Top15%Âą | 39.28% | 16th of 31 | 128th of 269 |
Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 68.91 | 16th of 31 | 131st of 269‡ |
 Wins | 0 | T16th of 105 | T109th of 858 |
 Poles | 0 | T13th of 105 | T91st of 858 |
 Top 2’s | 0 | T22nd of 105 | T167th of 858 |
 Top 3’s | 0 | T23rd of 105 | T193rd of 858 |
 Top 5’s | 2 | T17th of 105 | T129th of 858 |
 Top 10’s | 9 | T14th of 105 | T105th of 858 |
 DNF’sÂą | 7 | T22nd of 31 | T192nd of 269 |
 Stage Wins | 0 | T17th of 105 | T128th of 733* |
 Stage T10s | 7 | T18th of 105 | T143rd of 733* |
 Stage Pts | 25 | 20th of 105 | T124th of 733* |
 Playoff Pts² | 0 | T15th of 105 | T98th of 733* |
ÂŞSince Playoffs started in 2016
ÂąRanks of drivers to start 45% of races thru 33 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
2023 stats Grade: C
He’s in a tier 2 car and in his first full-time Xfinity season so this skews his grade a bit. However, even with this his stats are still average (nothing great). So he gets a C.
- 2023 Playoff Statistics (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 3+ Playoff starts, 40 drivers)
- 7 Races, Avg. Finish 21.0(21st), 44.74% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 73.23(16th), Best 5th, Worst 35th, Laps Completed 87.1%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 1 Top 5, 3 Top 10’s, 4 Finishes out of Top 20, 3 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 2 Stage T10’s, 0.57 Stage Pts Per Stage, 0 Playoff Pts earned in races
2023 Playoff Grade: C+
He ran close to half his playoff laps in the Top 15 and had 3 Top 10’s in the 7 races! However, he also finished every other race out of the Top 20 and barely got any Stage Pts. So, he gets a C+.
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 10 finishes
2023 Streaks Grade: C+
Having back-to-back Top 10’s for a 2nd tier team as a rookie is not bad at all. So, he gets a C+.
- 2023 Short track Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Short Track start, 56 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 14.25(16th), 51.39% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 80.75(17th), Best 4th, Worst 28th, Laps Completed 98.77%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 1 Top 5, 2 Top 10’s, 3 Top 15’s, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 1 DNF, 0 Stage Wins, 1.38 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Short track Grade: B-
Based on the way I graded others he either gets a C+ or B-. I ended up going with B- since a rookie on a 2nd tier team running over 50% of laps in the Top 15 and getting 2 Top 10’s is quite impressive.
- 2023 Small track Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Small Track start, 53 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 17.25(20th), 34.49% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 70.45(19th), Best 10th, Worst 34th, Laps Completed 99.75%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 1 Top 10, 3 Top 15’s, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 0.25 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Small track Grade: C
He did get 1 Top 10 and 3 Top 15’s, but his Stage Pts are poor, his Laps in Top 15% isn’t anything special and his Avg. Driver Rating is on the low side. So, he gets a C.
- 2023 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate Track start, 74 drivers)
- 9 Races, Avg. Finish 21.78(40th), 47.89% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 65.57(35th), Best 9th, Worst 35th, Laps Completed 89.72%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 2 Top 10’s, 2 Top 15’s, 5 Finishes out of Top 20, 2 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 0.11 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Intermediate Grade: C-
He had just 2 Top 15’s in the 9 races and had a meh Avg. Driver Rating. So, overall he just didn’t cut it on Intermediates, but he’s a rookie and with Sam Hunt so he gets a C-.
- 2023 Big track Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Big Track start, 53 drivers)
- 3 Races, Avg. Finish 19.67(T24th), 30.14% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 65.0(24th), Best 13th, Worst 25th, Laps Completed 99.46%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 0 Top 10’s, 1 Top 15, 2 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 0.00 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Big track Grade: D+
What saved him from a lower grade was the fact he got 1 Top 15 as his in-race stats and other finishes weren’t all that great.
- 2023 Road Course Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Road Course start, 66 drivers)
- 8 Races, Avg. Finish 15.38(16th), 55.69% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 78.26(20th), Best 5th, Worst 28th, Laps Completed 98.37%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 1 Top 5, 4 Top 10’s, 4 Top 15’s, 2 Finishes out of Top 20, 1 DNF, 0 Stage Wins, 0.63 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Road Course Grade: C+
He ran a good amount of laps in the Top 15 and had a decent Avg. Driver Rating. Add to this that he got 1 Top 5 and 4 Top 10’s and you get a C+ for a rookie with this team.
- 2023 Superspeedway Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Superspeedway start, 59 drivers)
- 5 Races, Avg. Finish 25.0(T39th), 17.46% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 51.6(39th), Best 14th, Worst 35th, Laps Completed 69.91%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 0 Top 10’s, 1 Top 15, 3 Finishes out of Top 20, 3 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 0.00 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Superspeedway Grade: F+
This was a toss up between F and F+ because of his very poor Avg. Driver Rating and Laps in Top 15%, but he had 1 Top 15 and another Top 20 finish so he barely gets an F+.
– The 2023 season wasn’t too bad for Grala as he ended up 17th in driver points
– Grala was able to pull together 9 Top 10’s this year
– He ran better in the playoffs than he did overall this year and got 33% of his Top 10’s
– The only streak he had was a 2 race Top 10 streak
– On Short tracks he ran over half his laps in the Top 15 and finished half the races in the Top 10
– He didn’t run too great at Small tracks, but he did get 3 Top 15 finishes in the 4 races
– Grala didn’t run particularly well at Intermediate tracks and didn’t finish well in most of them either
– His in-race stats on Big tracks were pretty bad, but he managed 1 Top 15 finish
– Road Courses were one of his better tracks as he ran good and finished half the races in the Top 10
– He was pretty awful on Superspeedway’s, neither finishing or running well
Connor Mosack – 28th in Driver points/25th in Owner points
Category | Statistic | 2023 Rank | ÂŞRank Thru 33 Races |
 Avg. Fin.¹ | 26.13 | 28th of 31 | 209th of 269 |
 Completed Laps%¹ | 86.05% | 28th of 31 | 215th of 269 |
Laps in Top15%Âą | 15.43% | 20th of 31 | 156th of 269 |
Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 56.27 | 21st of 31 | 172nd of 269‡ |
 Wins | 0 | T16th of 105 | T109th of 858 |
 Poles | 0 | T13th of 105 | T91st of 858 |
 Top 2’s | 0 | T22nd of 105 | T167th of 858 |
 Top 3’s | 0 | T23rd of 105 | T193rd of 858 |
 Top 5’s | 1 | T19th of 105 | T164th of 858 |
 Top 10’s | 2 | T27th of 105 | T208th of 858 |
 DNF’sÂą | 9 | T30th of 31 | T232nd of 269 |
 Stage Wins | 0 | T17th of 105 | T128th of 733* |
 Stage T10s | 2 | T33rd of 105 | T226th of 733* |
 Stage Pts | 8 | 27th of 105 | T183rd of 733* |
 Playoff Pts² | 0 | T15th of 105 | T98th of 733* |
ÂŞSince Playoffs started in 2016
ÂąRanks of drivers to start 45% of races thru 33 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
2023 stats Grade: D-
I spared him of an F because his Laps in Top 15% and Avg. Driver Rating rank 20th and 21st, but 9 DNF’s in just 24 races is really, really bad. So, he gets a really bad grade in a D-.
- 2023 Playoff Statistics (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 3+ Playoff starts, 40 drivers)
- 6 Races, Avg. Finish 25.5(31st), 12.97% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 57.63(24th), Best 14th, Worst 34th, Laps Completed 95.27%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 0 Top 10’s, 4 Finishes out of Top 20, 3 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 0 Stage T10’s, 0.00 Stage Pts Per Stage, 0 Playoff Pts earned in races
2023 Playoff Grade: D
His Avg. Driver Rating was 24th best and he had a best finish of 14th, but he DNF’d half of his playoff races and got 0 Stage Pts in 12 stages. So, I was generous with this D grade.
- Notable Streaks this year
- none (best was 1 straight)
2023 Streaks Grade: F+
Having no streaks is essentially an automatic F, however a rookie with a 2nd tier team did have two 1 race Top 10 “streaks” so he avoids an F or F-.
- 2023 Short track Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Short Track start, 56 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 26.5(37th), 5.69% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 52.7(31st), Best 14th, Worst 33rd, Laps Completed 93.28%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 0 Top 10’s, 1 Top 15, 3 Finishes out of Top 20, 1 DNF, 0 Stage Wins, 0.00 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Short track Grade: D-
He gets a D- instead of F+ because he had 1 Top 15 finish. However, his Laps in Top 15%, Avg. Finish, and Avg. Driver Rating are pretty bad which is why he’s in the D range.
- 2023 Small track Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Small Track start, 53 drivers)
- 3 Races, Avg. Finish 28.0(T35th), 14.75% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 51.83(30th), Best 24th, Worst 34th, Laps Completed 95.89%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 0 Top 10’s, 0 Top 15’s, 3 Finishes out of Top 20, 1 DNF, 0 Stage Wins, 0.00 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Small track Grade: F+
Even running with Sam Hunt and being a rookie, a best finish of 24th in 3 races is pretty bad. What saved him from a lower grade is that he ran almost 15% of his laps in the Top 15.
- 2023 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate Track start, 74 drivers)
- 5 Races, Avg. Finish 24.4(46th), 15.47% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 54.7(43rd), Best 14th, Worst 35th, Laps Completed 84.95%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 0 Top 10’s, 1 Top 15, 3 Finishes out of Top 20, 2 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 0.00 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Intermediate Grade: D-
He gets a D- because his Laps in Top 15% wasn’t awful awful and he got 1 Top 15 with only 3 finishes out of the Top 20.
- 2023 Big track Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Big Track start, 53 drivers)
- 2 Races, Avg. Finish 35.0(T46th), 36.29% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 49.6(33rd), Best 34th, Worst 36th, Laps Completed 57.14%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 0 Top 10’s, 0 Top 15’s, 2 Finishes out of Top 20, 2 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 0.5 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Big track Grade: F
He ran one of these races with Joe GIbbs, so that makes these stats even worse. What saved him was his Laps in Top 15% and the fact he got Stage Pts. Otherwise it’d be an F-.
- 2023 Road Course Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Road Course start, 66 drivers)
- 8 Races, Avg. Finish 22.25(34th), 42.27% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 66.11(27th), Best 5th, Worst 35th, Laps Completed 98.78%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 1 Top 5, 2 Top 10’s, 2 Top 15’s, 5 Finishes out of Top 20, 1 DNF, 0 Stage Wins, 0.38 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Road Course Grade: D+
He almost ran half his laps in the Top 15, had 1 Top 5 and 2 Top 10’s. With that said, his stats are still lacking (5 finishes out of the Top 20) so he gets a D+.
- 2023 Superspeedway Stats (Avg. Fin. rank among drivers with 1+ Superspeedway start, 59 drivers)
- 2 Races, Avg. Finish 33.5(54th), 35.45% of Laps ran in Top15, Avg. Driver Rating 41.25(49th), Best 30th, Worst 37th, Laps Completed 40.29%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 0 Top 10’s, 0 Top 15’s, 2 Finishes out of Top 20, 2 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 0.00 Stage Pts Per Stage
2023 Superspeedway Grade: F-
Superspeedway’s are suppose to be an equalizer, so getting 2 DNF’s in 2 races and running so few laps in the Top 15 and having an awful Avg. Driver Rating. F- it is.
– Mosack didn’t run every race this year, but finished 28th in driver points
– Mosack didn’t run particularly good this year and had too many DNF’s
– Half of his playoff races were DNF’s and he only ran 13% of his laps in the Top 15
– He had 2 one race Top 10 “streaks” this year, but that’s it
– He pulled out 1 Top 15 at Short tracks, but other than that he ran awful
– His best finish in his 3 Small track races was only 24th
– Intermediates weren’t great for Mosack as he didn’t run or finish great mostly
– In the 2 Big track races he ran he DNF’d in both, but his runs weren’t awful
– Road Courses were his best tracks as he got 1 Top 5 and 2 Top 10’s in 8 races
– He was awful at Superspeedway’s picking up 2 DNF’s in 2 races