2011
NASCAR DRIVERS
Hey gang,
This stat is just for fun. Now that we have seen how we fared over the season, lets see how the drivers measured up....NGFL style!
Lets start out with the price list...
| drivers | Day1 | Home | diff |
| 1 | #2 Brad Keselowski | $1.4 | $6.1 | $4.7 |
| 2 | #88 Earnhardt Jr | $2.4 | $5.4 | $3.0 |
| 3 | #9 Marcu Ambrose | $1.2 | $3.3 | $2.1 |
| 4 | #4 Kasey Kahne | $2.5 | $4.3 | $1.8 |
| 5 | #14 Tony Stewart | $5.7 | $6.9 | $1.2 |
| 6 | #39 Ryan Newman | $4.1 | $5.3 | $1.2 |
| 7 | #27 Paul Menard | $2.0 | $3.0 | $1.0 |
| 8 | #43 Allmendinger | $2.7 | $3.7 | $1.0 |
| 9 | #6 David Ragan | $1.6 | $2.2 | $0.6 |
| 10 | #21 Trevor Bayne | $0.1 | $0.7 | $0.6 |
| 11 | #99 Carl Edwards | $6.4 | $7.0 | $0.6 |
| 12 | #13 Casey Mears | $0.2 | $0.5 | $0.3 |
| 13 | #22 Kurt Busch | $5.1 | $5.3 | $0.2 |
| 14 | #47 BobbyLabonte | $0.6 | $0.8 | $0.2 |
| 15 | #36 Dave Blaney | $0.2 | $0.4 | $0.2 |
| 16 | #34 David Gilliland | $0.4 | $0.6 | $0.2 |
| 17 | #56 Martin Truex | $2.2 | $2.4 | $0.2 |
| 18 | #78 Regan Smith | $0.9 | $1.0 | $0.1 |
| 19 | #66 M McDowell | $0.1 | $0.1 | $0.0 |
| 20 | #87 JoeNemechek | $0.2 | $0.1 | ($0.1) |
| 21 | #17 Matt Kenseth | $6.1 | $5.9 | ($0.2) |
| 22 | #38 Travis Kvapil | $0.4 | $0.2 | ($0.2) |
| 23 | #29 Kevin Harvick | $6.7 | $6.4 | ($0.3) |
| 24 | #83 Brian Vickers | $1.8 | $1.5 | ($0.3) |
| 25 | #24 Jeff Gordon | $5.4 | $5.1 | ($0.3) |
| 26 | #42 Juan Montoya | $3.3 | $2.9 | ($0.4) |
| 27 | #18 Kyle Busch | $5.5 | $5.0 | ($0.5) |
| 28 | #33 Clint Bowyer | $5.2 | $4.4 | ($0.8) |
| 29 | #48JimmeJohnson | $7.0 | $6.0 | ($1.0) |
| 30 | #11 Denny Hamlin | $6.8 | $5.2 | ($1.6) |
| 31 | #20 Joey Logano | $3.6 | $1.9 | ($1.7) |
| 32 | #5 Mark Martin | $4.5 | $2.6 | ($1.9) |
| 33 | #00 DavidReutimann | $3.0 | $0.9 | ($2.1) |
| 34 | #16 Greg Biffle | $5.9 | $3.8 | ($2.1) |
| 35 | #31 Jeff Burton | $4.8 | $2.2 | ($2.6) |
| 36 | #1 Jamie McMurray | $4.3 | $0.9 | ($3.4) |
Of course there are notes!
1. Brad Keselowski is the most improved driver for 2011 running the full time schedule both seasons.
2. There were 18 drivers whose prices improved over the season. In 2010 - 19. In 2009 - 16.
3. Michael McDowell in the 66 car is the only driver whose price was the same at the finale as it was in the season opener.
4. Jamie McMurray is the biggest dropper over the 2011 season.
Drivers receiving Points penalties that we too suffered thru if they were on our team...
Kyle Busch 6 point penalty Pocono1 he was on 8 teams.
David Reutimann 25 point penalty Talladega2 he was on 16 teams.
Bobby Labonte 25 point penalty Talladega2 he was on 4 teams.
Martin Truex 25 point penalty Talladega2 he was on 8 teams.
total - 81 points in driver penalties.
DRIVER PICKED MOST ON A WINNING TEAM.....Denny Hamlin!
1. Denny Hamlin 16
2. Regan Smith 15
3. Greg Biffle 14
4. Brad Keselowski 13
Marcus Ambrose "
Regan Smith has made the top 5 two consecutive seasons.
NGFL Teams with the winner of the race.............22. (Brad Keselowski was on both teams in photo finish win)
NGFL Teams without the winner...................... 15.
CUP TEAMS not on a winning NGFL team........7, 32, 37, 46, 66, 71, 87
Denny Hamlin was the first driver to be on 10 winning teams. Followed by Regan Smith, then Brad Keselowski.
The most drivers who were picked to win and did........Brad Keselowski. Tony Stewart - 3X
The most drivers who weren't picked to win and did.....Kevin Harvick - 3X
The races where the podium finishers (or better) were picked on the winning team:
| Richmond | Skids | 18, 11, 4, 6 | ||
| Loudon1 | KM | 39, 14, 11, 20 | ||
| Homestead | Ster40JC | 14, 99, 56 |
Who cost us $7.0 million on the price list?
#48 Jimmie Johnson: Daytona1 = 1
#99 Carl Edwards Phoenix1 = 1
#18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas = 1
#22 Kurt Busch Bristol1, California = 2
#99 Carl Edwards Martinsville1 = 1
#18 Kyle Busch Texas1 = 1
#99 Carl Edwards Talladega1, Richmond1, Darlington, Dover1, Charlotte1, Kansas1, Pocono1, Michigan1, Sonoma,
Daytona2 = 10
#29 Kevin Harvick Kentucky = 1
#18 Kyle Busch Loudon1 = 1
#99 Carl Edwards Indianpolis, Pocono2, Watkins Glen, Michigan2 = 4
#18 Kyle Busch Bristol2, Atlanta = 2
#48 Jimmie Johnson Richmond2 = 1
#18 Kyle Busch Chicago = 1
#29 Kevin Harvick Loudon2 = 1
#14 Tony Stewart Dover2 = 1
#29 Kevin Harvick Kansas2 = 1
#99 Carl Edwards Charlotte2, Talladega2, Martinsville2, Texas2, Phoenix2, Homestead = 6
1. We had 17 Point leader changes compared to last season where we only had 7.
2. Carl Edwards cost us $7.0 million for the most races. 22 races
3. There were only 6 drivers who led the points this season. Last season there were only 3.
4. Tony Stewart, the 2011 Cup champion only led the points once this year. (Dover2)
5. Ol "5 time" Jimmie Johnson led the points just twice for a total of two races all season. (He led 7 races last year, including the last one!)
6. All Manufacturers led the points this season. (Toyota did not lead last season)
DONE!