Rick Crawford finds himself in a precarious position.  He sits in the top 10, but barely. Only one point separates him and 11th-place driver Stacy Compton (No. 60 Safe Auto Insurance/Wyler.Com Toyota). In other words, one false move and Crawford could easily be bounced from the top 10.

But there's good news for Crawford. The next track on the schedule, Kansas, suits him well statistically. Also, Compton has struggled at the 1.5-mile track recently.

Since the inception of Loop Data in 2005, Crawford ranks fifth in Average Running Position (8.7), fifth in Driver Rating (102.1), sixth in Fastest Laps Run (eight) and fourth in Laps in the Top 15 percentage (84.4%).

Crawford has finished in the top 10 in his last five Kansas races, and in the top three in three of those races (including runner-up finishes in 2006 and 2007).

On the other hand, the chaser - Compton - hasn't enjoyed much success. Though he has two top-10 finishes there (in 2003 and 2004), his last two Kansas races have resulted in finishes outside the top 25.

In those two races, Compton has a Driver Rating of 61.4, an Average Running Position of 20.6, four Fastest Laps Run and a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 27.5%.