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1. Kevin Harvick: Has three top 10s in 18 starts; Last top 10 came in the 2003 fall race; Last lap led came in the 2003 Coca-Cola 600; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 301) that finished seventh at Texas in April.
2. Kyle Busch: Second-best average finish (5.2) in the four races with the COT; Has led the most laps (248) with the COT; Has finished eighth or better in six of the last seven races; Won the pole for this event in 2008.
3. Matt Kenseth: Winner of the 2000 Coca-Cola 600; Coming off 10th top 10 in 21 starts; Has finished in the top 10 in last two Coca-Cola 600s; 15.0 average finish and 47 laps led in the four races with the COT; Will be back in the same car (chassis No. 672) that finished second at Atlanta in March.
4. Jimmie Johnson: Coming off sixth win in 17th starts; Three-time Coca-Cola 600 winner; Leads all full-time drivers with 1,334 laps led; 15.0 average finish in the four races with the COT; Will debut a new chassis (No. 592) in the Coca-Cola 600.
5. Denny Hamlin: 23.2 average finish in the four races with the COT; Last of three top 10s in nine starts came in this event in 2007; Led 54 laps last fall before the engine expired; Will debut a new car (chassis No. 270) in the Coca-Cola 600.
6. Jeff Gordon: Five-time winner; Last win came in the 2007 fall race; 7.5 average finish in the four races with the COT.
7. Greg Biffle: Last of five top 10s came in the 2008 fall race; Best finish in 14 starts came in the 2008 Coca-Cola 600 in second; Fifth-best finishing average (11.2) in the four races with the COT; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 585) that finished 10th at Auto Club Speedway in February.
8. Jeff Burton: Two-time Coca-Cola 600 winner; Only victory in 11 starts with Richard Childress Racing came in the 2008 fall race; 11.5 average finish and 59 laps led in the four races with the COT; Will debut a new car (chassis No. 307) in the Coca-Cola 600.
9. Kurt Busch: Coming off first win at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the All-Star race; Finishes in the last two fall races are only top 10s in eight starts with Penske Racing; Best finish came in the 2005 fall race with Roush Racing in second; 15.8 average finish in the four races with the COT.
10. Carl Edwards: Finished fourth in this event last year; Finish was one of seven top 10s in 10 starts; Overall average finish dropped to 12.9 after engine problems relegated him to a 39th-place finish last fall; Has not led a lap in his last five starts; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 639) that finished 39th at Atlanta in March after an accident.
11. Mark Martin: Finished 17th in both races last season in first track starts with Hendrick Motorsports in May; Four-time winner with Roush Racing; Last top 10 came in the 2008 fall race with Dale Earnhardt, Inc.; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 600) that finished 15th at Dover two weeks ago.
12. Martin Truex Jr.: Coming off second top 10 in nine starts; Best finish came in the 2005 Coca-Cola 600 in seventh; 20.0 average finish in the four races with the COT; Will make first points-paying track start with Michael Waltrip Racing.
13. Ryan Newman: Won the pole and finished second in this event last year in first track start with Stewart-Haas Racing; Eight poles leads all active drivers; Posted five top 10s in previous 16 starts with Penske Racing; 13.8 average finish in the four races with the COT.
14. Tony Stewart: Finished 19th and 13th, respectively, in first track starts with Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009; Won the 2003 fall race with Joe Gibbs Racing; Win was one of 11 top 10s with JGR; Will debut a new car (chassis No. 591) in the Coca-Cola 600.
15. Clint Bowyer: Coming off second top 10 in eight starts; Best finish in the Coca-Cola 600 is 19th in 2006; 19.8 average finish in the four races with the COT; Will debut a new car (chassis No. 303) in the Coca-Cola 600.
16. Dale Earnhardt Jr.: 29.8 average finish in four starts with Hendrick Motorsports; Recorded eight top 10s in previous 17 starts with Dale Earnhardt, Inc.; Led 76 laps and finished fifth in 2008 Coca-Cola 600; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 599) that finished eighth at Texas in April.
17. Jamie McMurray: Won the 2002 fall Charlotte race with Chip Ganassi in track debut; Has posted five top-10 finishes since; Piloting chassis No. 905, which was last run to a 32nd-place mechanical failure finish at Dover.
18. Joey Logano: 7.0 average finish and 13.0 average finish in two starts at track; Taking brand-new chassis No. 272 to track this weekend.
19. Juan Pablo Montoya: Only top 10 in six starts came in this event last year; Has yet to lead a lap; 26.8 average finish in the four races with the COT; Will debut a new car (chassis No. 1003) in the Coca-Cola 600.
20. David Reutimann: 14.5 average finish with the COT on the strength of his victory in last year's rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 and a 10th-place finish in his only other 600-mile start; 18.2 average finish overall with six starts.
21. Kasey Kahne: Three-time winner; Last win came in 2008 May race; Leads all drivers with a 3.2 average finish in the four races with the COT.
22. David Ragan: Only top 10 in six starts came in fall race in 2008; 23.8 average finish; Driving chassis RK-617 which finished 23rd in last start at Auto Club Speedway.
23. Paul Menard: Best finish of 14th came in track debut in 2006 Coca-Cola 600 with Dale Earnhardt, Inc.; 26.5 average finish in six starts; Piloting chassis No. 683 which he drove to fourth-place finish in last weekend's Sprint Showdown.
24. Brad Keselowski: Finished 12th in first track start in the fall; Bringing brand-new chassis PRS-729 to 600-mile race.
25. AJ Allmendinger: Best finish of 15th came in fall 2007 race with Red Bull Racing; 27.3 average finish in six starts.
26. Scott Speed: 23.0 average finish in two starts; Finished 18th in track debut in last year's Coca-Cola 600.
27. Brian Vickers: No longer competing in 2010 Cup season; Casey Mears is racing No. 83 this weekend.
28. Marcos Ambrose: 24.0 average finish in two starts; Finished fifth in Sprint Showdown last weekend.
29. Elliott Sadler: Last of three top-10 finishes came in this event in 2008; 25.6 average finish in 23 starts; Bringing chassis No. 280, which finished 19th at Atlanta.
30. Sam Hornish Jr.: 22.8 average finish in four starts; Has finished 13th and 16th in two 600-mile starts.
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