Window World 450 Driver Grades: How Every Driver Scored at North Wilkesboro Speedway

July 21, 2026

Every driver from the Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, graded on what the scoring loops actually recorded: where they started, where they finished, how many laps they led, and whether they were still running at the end. Joey Logano grades out best with a A+.

How the grades are calculated

The grade is a formula, not an opinion. Each driver starts from their finishing position, gains credit for passing cars and for leading laps, and loses credit for not finishing:

Finish: the single biggest factor, scaled from the win down through the field.
Positions gained: starting position minus finishing position, capped so a deep starting spot cannot buy a top grade on its own.
Laps led: share of the race led, worth up to a full letter grade.
Did not finish: a fixed penalty if they were not running at the checkered flag.

Driver grades

Grade	Driver	Car	Start	Finish	Laps led	Points
A+	Joey Logano	22	11	1	323	73
A+	Denny Hamlin	11	7	2	9	51
A+	Chase Briscoe	19	30	3	5	45
A+	Bubba Wallace	23	26	6	8	38
A+	Brad Keselowski	6	23	7	7	34
A	Shane Van Gisbergen	97	8	5	49	47
A	Todd Gilliland	34	18	8		31
A	Ty Gibbs	54	2	4	47	43
A	Ryan Preece	60	21	10		27
A	Daniel Suárez	7	17	9	1	29
B+	Kyle Larson	5	27	15		22
B+	William Byron	24	15	12		26
B+	Riley Herbst	35	34	18		19
B	Ty Dillon	10	22	16		21
B	Austin Cindric	2	14	14		25
B	Ryan Blaney	12	1	11	1	29
B-	Carson Hocevar	77	4	13		35
C+	Zane Smith	38	29	22		15
C+	Chase Elliott	9	10	17		24
C	Noah Gragson	4	31	25		12
C	Chris Buescher	17	9	20		17
C	Christopher Bell	20	3	19		23
C-	Cody Ware	51	36	29		8
C-	Alex Bowman	48	25	26		11
C-	Erik Jones	43	6	21		16
C-	Michael McDowell	71	16	24		13
C-	Austin Dillon	3	12	23		14
D	Cole Custer	41	20	28		9
D	Connor Zilisch	88	32	32		5
D	Ross Chastain	1	13	27		11
D	Austin Hill	33	33	33		0
D	John H. Nemechek	42	19	31		6
D	Tyler Reddick	45	5	30		7
F	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	47	24	34		3
F	Chad Finchum (Rear Gear)	66	37	35		0
F	AJ Allmendinger (Suspension)	16	35	37		1
F	Josh Berry (Accident)	21	28	36		1