Welcome, this is a summary of the Xfinity statistical driver review grades from the 9 posts over the last couple weeks. Here you can see all the Xfinity Series drivers (with 15+ starts this year) rankings according to their grade and number rating through the weighted formula I used. I provide their grade and number rating below and below that will be the Xfinity Series owner rankings (based off their drivers in this article only) with their grade and average number rating. Then for all of you who are nerds like me and want to know what/how I came up with the rating system formula, I detail how that works below the owner rankings. To end the article I have links to each Xfinity review I have done in case you missed them and the links counterparts pages so you can check out theirs as well. So, have fun and I hope your favorite driver/owner ranking meets your approval, and if you read how I came up with my formula I hope it makes sense.
| Rank | Driver | Grade | Rating |
| 1 | Justin Allgaier | A | 92.30 |
| 2 | John Hunter Nemechek | A | 91.14 |
| 3 | Cole Custer | A | 89.90 |
| 4 | Austin Hill | A | 89.58 |
| 5 | Sam Mayer | B+ | 79.28 |
| 6 | Parker Kligerman | B | 72.18 |
| 7 | Sheldon Creed | B | 71.44 |
| 8 | Sammy Smith | B | 68.18 |
| 9 | Chandler Smith | B | 67.62 |
| 10 | Riley Herbst | B- | 64.16 |
| 11 | Josh Berry | B- | 63.74 |
| 12 | Daniel Hemric | B- | 62.86 |
| 13 | Jeb Burton | C+ | 55.58 |
| 14 | Brett Moffitt | C | 53.08 |
| 15 | Kaz Grala | C | 48.50 |
| 16 | Parker Retzlaff | C | 47.64 |
| 17 | Brandon Jones | C- | 46.66 |
| 18 | Ryan Sieg | C- | 43.30 |
| 19 | Jeremy Clements | D+ | 35.70 |
| 20 | Anthony Alfredo | D | 34.76 |
| 21 | Josh Williams | D | 31.36 |
| 22 | Kyle Sieg | D- | 26.12 |
| 23 | Kyle Weatherman | D- | 24.82 |
| 24 | Connor Mosack | D- | 24.62 |
| 25 | Brennan Poole | D- | 23.14 |
| 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | D- | 21.58 |
| 27 | Ryan Ellis | F+ | 19.54 |
| 28 | Joe Graf Jr. | F+ | 19.24 |
| 29 | Blaine Perkins | F | 14.52 |
| 30 | Stefan Parsons | F | 12.90 |
| 31 | Patrick Emerling | F- | 9.96 |
| Rank | Driver | Grade | Rating |
| 1 | Richard Childress Racing |
A- | 80.51 |
| 2 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
B+ | 79.66 |
| 3 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
B+ | 77.03 |
| 4 | Big Machine Racing |
B | 72.18 |
| 5 | JR Motorsports |
B | 70.50 |
| 6 | Kaulig Racing |
B- | 65.24 |
| 7 | AM Racing |
C | 53.08 |
| 8 | Jordan Anderson Racing |
C | 51.61 |
| 9 | Sam Hunt Racing |
D+ | 36.56 |
| 10 | Jeremy Clements Racing |
D+ | 35.70 |
| 11 | BJ McLeod Motorsports |
D | 34.76 |
| 12 | DGM Racing |
D | 31.36 |
| 13 | RSS Racing |
D | 29.55 |
| 14 | JD Motorsports |
D- | 23.98 |
| 15 | Alpha Prime Racing |
D- | 20.56 |
| 16 | Our Motorsports |
F | 14.52 |
| 17 | SS GreenLight Racing |
F | 12.90 |
| 18 | Emerling Gase Motorsports |
F- | 9.96 |
For those of you who are still reading here is how I determined the rating and grades for each driver. If you like this rating system let me know, or if you have a better way let me know as well.
First I put the stats for each driver and then compared them to the others the best I could for their grade (to avoid different day bias). I broke up the teams into 3 tiers and tried to compare each driver to similar team/experience the best I could.
– Tier 1: Stewart-Haas Racing, JR Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, Richard Childress Racing, Kaulig Racing
– Tier 2: AM Racing, Sam Hunt Racing, Big Machine Racing, Jordan Anderson Racing, RSS Racing
– Tier 3: Jeremy Clements Racing, BJ McLeod Motorsports, Our Motorsports, DGM Racing, SS GreenLight Racing, Alpha Prime Racing, JD Motorsports, Emerling Gase Motorsports
After this each grade was given a number:
A+=20. A=18. A-=17.
B+=15. B=14. B-=13.
C+=11. C=10. C-=9.
D+=7. D=6. D-=5.
F+=3. F=2. F-=1.
Next up is the numbers for the weighted formula that I used to get the rating and overall grade. Each category that was graded was given a certain number out of 25 based on how important/how many races their were on that track style. Those are below:
Points Finish (if driver and owner weren’t same, average was taken) = 5.0
2023 Stats = 6.4
Playoff Stats = 2.1
Streak = 1.0
Short Track = 1.3
Small Track = 1.3
Intermediate = 2.8
Big Track = 1.0
Road Course = 2.5
Superspeedway = 1.6
Then for the part you have all been waiting for…. the weighted formula.
((Grade * 5.0) + (Grade * 6.4) + (Grade * 2.1) + (Grade * 1.0) + (Grade * 1.3) + (Grade * 1.3) + (Grade * 2.8) + (Grade * 1.0) + (Grade * 2.5) + (Grade * 1.6))/5
So someone who got all A+ would get
((20*5.0) + (20*6.4) + (20*2.1) + (20*1.0) + (20*1.3) + (20*1.3) + (20*2.8) + (20*1.0) + (20*2.5) + (20*1.6))/5=500/5=100
And someone who got all F- would get 25/5=5 (do the math if you want or just trust me)
Now that they have their rating here is how they got their final grade based on that rating
100.0-95.0 = A+
94.99-87.5 = A
87.49-80.0 = A-
79.99-75.0 = B+
74.99-67.5 = B
67.49-60.0 = B-
59.99-55.0 = C+
54.99-47.5 = C
47.49-40.0 = C-
39.99-35.0 = D+
34.99-27.5 = D
27.49-20.0 = D-
19.99-15.0 = F+
14.99-10.0 = F
9.99-5.0 = F-
So, there you have it that’s how all the drivers got their grade and rating. For all of you who were interested enough to read all the way down to here, thank you and I hoped you enjoy a bit of peak into my nerd brain.
Here is the links to my counterparts Robert Cwik and Griffin Fuller so you can view their reviews on the teams. Then below are the links to my reviews in case you missed them.
2023 Xfinity Series Statistical Driver Review: Stewart-Haas/AM Racing
2023 Xfinity Series Statistical Driver Review: JR Motorsports
2023 Xfinity Series Statistical Driver Review: Joe Gibbs/Sam Hunt
2023 Xfinity Series Statistical Driver Review: RCR/Kaulig
2023 Xfinity Series Statistical Driver Review: Big Machine/Jeremy Clements/BJ McLeod/Our
2023 Xfinity Series Statistical Driver Review: Jordan Anderson/DGM
2023 Xfinity Series Statistical Driver Review: RSS Racing
2023 Xfinity Series Statistical Driver Review: JD/SS GreenLight
2023 Xfinity Series Statistical Driver Review: Alpha Prime/Emerling Gase
