# Team 2856: Planetary Drive

Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Rookie year 2009.

## Who backs them

- School: Paul Laurence Dunbar High Sch
- Sponsors: Schneider Electric, Bates Security, Novelis, Newton's Attic, Thermal Equipment, Baines Builders Products
- Website: http://www.planetarydrive.org/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc2856

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **15.81**, rank 3027 of 3708 (18.4th percentile)
- Record: 5-7-0 over 12 matches (42% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 3.5, teleop 12.3, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 17%, RP2 5%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Smoky Mountains Regional | 2026tnkn | 3 | 21 | 5-5-0 | 20 | 7 | 15.8 |  | 20 |

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 7, over 4 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Leadership | 2 | 2014, 2013 |
| Team Spirit | 2 | 2014, 2013 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2010 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2009 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2009 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Miami Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Boilermaker Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Boilermaker Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2009 | Boilermaker Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 15.8 | 3027 / 3708 | 18.4 | 5-7-0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 16.4 | 2883 / 3687 | 21.8 | 4-6-0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8.3 | 2624 / 3475 | 24.5 | 7-6-0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 17.1 | 2504 / 3284 | 23.8 | 3-7-0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 9.5 | 2046 / 3053 | 33.0 | 3-8-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 14.4 | 2330 / 3763 | 38.1 | 4-6-0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 64.1 | 2691 / 3617 | 25.6 | 4-6-0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 64.0 | 2125 / 3331 | 36.2 | 6-5-0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 26.2 | 1413 / 3114 | 54.6 | 6-4-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 9.7 | 2379 / 2873 | 17.2 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |
| 2014 | 14.3 | 2290 / 2697 | 15.1 | 4-7-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6.2 | 2129 / 2510 | 15.2 | 2-9-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5.9 | 1084 / 2332 | 53.5 | 6-5-1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4.8 | 1479 / 2053 | 28.0 | 4-6-1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1.7 | 451 / 1801 | 75.0 | 10-6-2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 17.0 | 728 / 1675 | 56.6 | 4-6-1 | 1 |

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