2. Jimmie Johnson: Winner of four of the last six races; 4.9 average finish leads all drivers; Finished third in April for 10th consecutive top 10; Leads all drivers with a 2.1 average finish and 744 laps led in the seven races with the COT; Will be back in the same car (chassis No. 540) that he finished fifth with at Martinsville last month. The car also won at Phoenix last year and New Hampshire this year.
3. Kevin Harvick: Won both Cup races in 2006; 15.6 average finish and 54 laps led in the seven races with the COT; Best finish since season sweep came in this event in 2007 in sixth; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 322) that he led 97 laps with en route to a third-place finish at Martinsville last month.
4. Carl Edwards: 13.4 average finish and 87 laps led in the seven races with the COT; Third-best average finish (10.9) in the last 10 races; Led 87 laps in the 2007 fall race from the pole before an engine failure; Will pilot the same car (chassis No. 695) that he most recently finished sixth with at Kansas.
5. Matt Kenseth: Winner of the 2002 race; 16.0 average finish in the seven races with the COT; Finished sixth in April for seventh top 10 in 16 starts; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 698) that he led 26 laps and finished seventh with at Kansas.
6. Jeff Gordon: Coming off 17th top 10 in 23 starts; Third-place finish in April was second consecutive top 10; Won the 2007 spring race from the pole; 14.4 average finish and 56 laps led in the seven races with the COT.
7. Kyle Busch: 11.0 average finish in five starts with Joe Gibbs Racing; Led 113 laps en route to an eighth-place finish in the spring; Fourth-best average finish (10.0) in the seven races with the COT; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 286) that he led 217 laps and finished second with at Charlotte last month.
8. Tony Stewart: 16.7 average finish in three starts with Stewart-Haas; Best finish with the team came in the 2009 spring race in third; 23rd-place finish in the spring raised his average finish to 11.7 in 17 starts; Posted one win and six top fives in previous 14 starts with Joe Gibbs Racing; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 535) that he finished second and 23rd with, respectively, in the last two spring races at Phoenix.
9. Greg Biffle: 11.4 average finish in the seven races with the COT; Last of four top 10s in 13 starts came in the 2009 spring race in fifth; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 706) that he took to victory lane at Kansas.
10. Clint Bowyer: Coming off fourth top 10 (ninth) in 10 starts; 12.7 average finish in the seven races with the COT; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 327) that he finished 37th with at Martinsville after being involved in an accident on lap 194.
11. Kurt Busch: 35th-place finish in April ended three consecutive top six top-six finishes; Fourth-best driver rating in the last 11 races; Third in laps led (192) in the seven races with the COT; 14.6 average finish in nine starts with Penske Racing; Won the 2005 spring race with Roush Racing; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 715) that he led 129 laps with en route to the win at Atlanta in the spring.
12. Jeff Burton: 10.6 average finish in 12 starts with Richard Childress Racing; Finished 25th in April after a penalty on pit road; Finish was first outside the top 15 with RCR; Won the 2000 and 2001 events with Roush Racing; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 319) that he finished 15th with at New Hampshire.
13. Mark Martin: 6.7 average finish in six races with the COT; Second in laps led (225) with the COT; Won the 2009 spring races from the pole in first track start with Hendrick Motorsports; Finished fourth in April for third consecutive top five; 8.7 average finish in 27 starts; Also won the 1993 race with Roush Racing.
14. Jamie McMurray: Only top 10 (third) in 14 starts came in the 2008 fall race; Finished 24th in first start start with Earnhardt-Ganassi in April; 17.1 average finish in the seven races with the COT; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 1008) that he most recently finished third with at New Hampshire in September.
15. Ryan Newman: Won the spring race for fourth top 10 in 16 starts; Win was also first top 10 in three starts with Stewart-Haas; 22.4 average finish and 50 laps led in the seven races with the COT.
16. Joey Logano: Coming off first top 10 in third; 17.3 average finish in three starts; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 284) that he finished 11th with at Auto Club last month.
17. Juan Pablo Montoya: Led 104 laps in April en route to a fifth-place finish; Finish was second consecutive top 10; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 907) that he posted respective finishes of 34th and 16th at New Hampshire this season.
18. David Reutimann: Posted two top-10 finishes in 2009; 18.8 average finish in six starts; Started 39th and finished 20th in April.
19. Dale Earnhardt Jr: 18.2 average finish in five starts with Hendrick Motorsports; Has led a combined 150 laps with the team in 2008 and 2009 spring races; Won the events in 2003 and 2004 with Dale Earnhardt, Inc.; Will be back in the same car (chassis No. 589) that he finished fourth with at New Hampshire in September.
20. AJ Allmendinger: Won the pole and finished 15th in April; Finish was second consecutive top 15 driving a Ford; 19.8 average finish in four starts.
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