2016
NASCAR DRIVERS
Team budget was only $24 million all season.
hey gang,
You have gotten to the last of the 2016 NGFL STATS. Lots of stuff to read isn't
it? I tried to think of everything that I could that was "stat worthy". I Hope
you all enjoyed the information and that it was interesting to see how you and your fellow competitors did this season.
Hopefully there were some new NGFL stats that had your name on it. I noticed a few with my name on it...but they
were mostly the "not so good" stat. Maybe yours were better. Maybe we know
where we have to improve. While there are plenty of players who have the stress
to keep up their "good" stats next season. :)
I really do hope you enjoyed the NGFL season. I try to keep it interesting
while remaining fair for everyone. I also attempt to keep things going for those who don't
make the Chase. The season is not over. You have everything that the Chase
runners have except a shot at the championship. Wins, top 5's, top 10's,
streaks and Over 1000 Club is still available so you can improve on your own
stat history.
So of course, I realized one year that the drivers are who make or break
us!! They can help us win or finish us off and land us at the back of the pack. If they crash, we have just crashed. If they go behind the wall, so do
we. So why wasn't I do a stat on them!! They affect us 100%!!
Enjoy the stat finale and hope to see you next season.
This is the end of the 2016 NGFL season, here are the drivers stats and how
they affected us.
We will start out with the price list....
| drivers | Daytona1 | Homestead | difference | |
| 1 | #24 Chase Elliott | $0.1 | $4.1 | $4.0 |
| 2 | #20 Matt Kenseth | $4.5 | $6.9 | $2.4 |
| 3 | #21 Ryan Blaney | $0.1 | $2.1 | $2.0 |
| 4 | #3 Austin Dillon | $1.7 | $3.6 | $1.9 |
| 5 | #11 Denny Hamlin | $5.0 | $6.8 | $1.8 |
| 6 | #48 Jimmie Johnson | $5.4 | $7.0 | $1.6 |
| 7 | #19 Carl Edwards | $4.7 | $6.1 | $1.4 |
| 8 | #47 AJ Allmendinger | $1.3 | $2.4 | $1.1 |
| 9 | #6 Trevor Bayne | $0.6 | $1.3 | $0.7 |
| 10 | #17 Ricky Stenhouse | $1.0 | $1.6 | $0.6 |
| 11 | #22 Joey Logano | $6.4 | $7.0 | $0.6 |
| 12 | #42 Kyle Larson | $2.7 | $3.2 | $0.5 |
| 13 | #5 Kasey Kahne | $3.0 | $3.4 | $0.4 |
| 14 | #44 Brian Scott | $0.1 | $0.3 | $0.2 |
| 15 | #10 Danica Patrick | $1.0 | $1.2 | $0.2 |
| 16 | #38 Landon Cassill | $0.3 | $0.4 | $0.1 |
| 17 | #83 Matt Debendetto | $0.1 | $0.2 | $0.1 |
| 18 | #18 Kyle Busch | $7.0 | $7.0 | $0.0 |
| 19 | #41 Kurt Busch | $5.8 | $5.8 | $0.0 |
| 20 | #46 Michael Annett | $0.2 | $0.1 | ($0.1) |
| 21 | #40 Reed Sorenson | $0.3 | $0.1 | ($0.2) |
| 22 | #7 Regan Smith | $0.5 | $0.3 | ($0.2) |
| 23 | #23 David Ragan | $0.8 | $0.3 | ($0.5) |
| 24 | #13 Casey Mears | $1.1 | $0.5 | ($0.6) |
| 25 | #4 Kevin Harvick | $6.9 | $6.3 | ($0.6) |
| 26 | #31 Ryan Newman | $4.0 | $3.1 | ($0.9) |
| 27 | #1 Jamie McMurray | $3.9 | $2.9 | ($1.0) |
| 28 | #16 Greg Biffle | $2.1 | $1.1 | ($1.0) |
| 29 | #2 Brad Keselowski | $6.2 | $4.9 | ($1.3) |
| 30 | #15 Clint Bowyer | $2.4 | $0.7 | ($1.7) |
| 31 | #78 Martin Truex | $6.5 | $4.5 | ($2.0) |
| 32 | #43 Aric Almirola | $3.1 | $0.8 | ($2.3) |
| 33 | #27 Paul Menard | $3.5 | $0.9 | ($2.6) |
Of course notes about the DRIVERS!
1. Chase Elliott is the most
improved driver for 2016, running the full time schedule.
In 2015 - Martin Truex In 2014 - Denny Hamlin In
2013 - Kurt Busch In 2012 - Martin Truex In 2011 - Brad
Keselowski
2. There were 8 drivers whose prices improved over the
season.
(2015 - 8) (2014 - 11) (2013 - 15)
(2012 - 18) (2011 - 18) (2010 - 19) (2009 - 16)
3. There were 2 drivers whose price was the same in the finale
as the season opener.
Coincidentally, it was the Brothers Busch, Kyle and Kurt.
4. Paul Menard was the biggest
dropper in 2016 season.
Drivers receiving Points penalties
that we too suffered thru if they were on our team...
And for awhile there, we had A LOT penalties!
| # | Race | driver | points | = | players | |
| 2 | Atlanta | Truex | 15 | 7 | ||
| 2 | Atlanta | Dillon | 10 | 16 | ||
| 2 | Atlanta | Menard | 10 | 5 | ||
| 2 | Atlanta | Newman | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2 | Atlanta | Allmendinger | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2 | Atlanta | McDowell | 10 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Dover | Kahne | 15 | 15 | ||
| 13 | Charlotte1 | Biffle | 15 | 29 | ||
| 15 | Michigan1 | Larson | 15 | 32 | ||
| 19 | Loudon1 | Kenseth | 15 | 24 | ||
| 24 | Michigan2 | Keselowki | 10 | 8 | ||
| 25 | Darlington | Larson | 15 | 38 | ||
| 25 | Darlington | Newman | 15 | 12 | ||
| 26 | Richmond2 | Truex | 10 | 18 | ||
| Total | 175 | 220 |
1. DRIVER PICKED MOST ON A WINNING TEAM.....42
team ( 19 winning teams ) 2nd consecutive season!
2. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr, Alex
Bowman, Jeff Gordon - 17 winning teams.
3. #14 Tony Stewart, Brian Vickers - 16 winning
teams.
4. #21 Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano - 14 winning
teams.
5. #5 Kasey Kahne, Chase Elliott -13 winning teams. That
rounds out the top 5.
6. #24 Chase Elliott was 1st this season to be picked on 5
winning teams. followed by Matt Kenseth, then Brian Vickers.
7. #14 Brian Vickers/Tony Stewart was the first team to be on
10 & 15 winning teams.
No driver this season was picked on 20 winning teams.
NGFL Teams with the winner of the race..........
24
NGFL Teams without the
winner.....................12
CUP TEAMS not on a winning NGFL team 23, 30, 32, 38 44, 46, 98
8. Kyle Busch was picked the most to win and DID ....Kyle
Busch- 5X Same stat last year!
9. Jimmie Johnson won 5 times. He was NOT on the winning NGFL team for the last 3 races he won.
The races where the podium finishers (or better) were
picked...
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1. The race where most players picked the podium
drivers...Richmond2 (4)
2. Two players picked the top 4 finishers. (Gammy - Dover1) (MHRSCoach - Sonoma)
Who cost us $7.0 million on the price
list?
#11 Denny Hamlin Daytona1, Atlanta - 2 races.
#18 Kyle Busch, Las Vegas, Phoenix1 2 races
#2 Brad Keselowski - Phoenix1 - 1 race
#4 Kevin Harvick - California, Martinsville1, Texas1 - 4
races
#18 Kyle Busch - Bristol1 - 1 race
#19 Carl Edwards - Richmond1, Talladega1 - 2 races
#4 Kevin Harvick - Kansas1, Dover1, Charlotte1, Pocono1, Michigan1, Sonoma,
Daytona2, Kentucky, Loudon1, Indianapolis,
Pocono2 - 11 races
#2 Brad Keselowski - Watkins Glen - 1 race
#4 Kevin Harvick - Bristol2, Michigan2, Darlington, Richmond2 - 4
races
#2 Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch - Chicago - 2 drivers - 1 race
#78 Martin Truex - Loudon2
#2 Brad Keselowski - Dover2
#78 Martin Truex - Charlotte2 - 1 race
#48 Jimmie Johnson - Kansas2, Talladega2, Martinville2, Texas2 - 5
races
#22 Joey Logano -Phoenix2 - 1 race
#24 Jeff Gordon - Martinsville2, Texas2, 2 races
#4 Kevin Harvick - Phoenix2, 1 race for total of 26 races.
#18 Kyle Busch, #19 Carl Edwards, #22 Joey Logano, #48 Jimmie Johnson-
Homestead - 4 drivers - 1 race.
1. Kevin Harvick cost us $7.0 million the most. 19
of 36 races
2nd consecutive season that he was the most
expensive for the most races.
He did not lead again after Pocono2, race
21
2. There were 8 drivers who led the points this season. (2015
- 6) (2014 - 8) (2013 - 4) (2012 - 8) (2011 - 6) (2010 -
3)
3. We had 15 lead changes this season. (2015 - 6) (2014 -
15) (2013 - 7) (2012 - 14) (2011 -17) (2010 - 7)
4. Toyota won 16 races. Chevrolet won 12
races. Ford won 8 races.
Ford Brad Keselowski ( 4 ), Joey Logano ( 3 ), Chris Buescher ( 1 )
Chevy Kevin Harvick ( 4 ), Jimmie Johnson ( 5 ), Kurt Busch ( 1 ), Tony
Stewart ( 1 ), Kyle Larson ( 1 )
Toyota Denny Hamlin ( 3 ), Kyle Busch ( 4 ), Carl Edwards ( 3 ), Matt Kenseth ( 2 ),
Martin Truex ( 4 )
5. There were 2 drivers who won in 2015
and not in 2016. Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr (Neither driver ran the full
season).
DONE for 2016!