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With seven races to go, Earnhardt is eighth in the standings, 190 points behind leader and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson. Perhaps some expected more from Earnhardt, who is in his first year with NASCAR’s premier team, but the ultimate statistic says he’s doing just fine. Earnhardt has a driver rating of 100.6, fourth-best. He trails Carl Edwards (107.0), Johnson (106.7) and Kyle Busch (106.3). Edwards is second and Busch 12th in the overall standings.
