LOOP DATA: Career Year Continues For Starr
06-22-2009 9:11 pm

David Starr quietly entered the top five in points with another top-10 finish last Saturday, his fourth in the last five races.

Now Starr heads to Memphis, a spot where he has had strong runs in his 12-year career. Currently, he sits 112 points behind fourth-place Mike Skinner - a coveted spot.

Starr's highest career points finish was fourth, in 2006. That season, he had a win, six top fives, 12 tops 10s and an average finish of 11.0. Through 10 races this season, Starr has two top fives, five top 10s and an average finish of 11.6. With 15 races remaining this season, Starr is on pace to match his 2006 numbers.

Another strong Memphis race would help that cause. In nine Memphis races, Starr has two top fives and four top 10s. But some of his strongest runs have come recently.

Since the inception of Loop Data in 2005, Starr has a Memphis Driver Rating of 93.5, an Average Running Position of 11.7, three Fastest Laps Run, a Pass Differential (passes minus times passed) of +39 and a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 79.5%.

Starr's best Memphis performance might have come in last year's fifth-place finish. In that event, he had a Driver Rating of 104.9 (fourth-best), an Average Running Position of 7.1 (fifth) and ran all but two of the 204 laps among the top 15.