2017
NASCAR DRIVERS
hey gang,
You have gotten to the last of the 2017 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. Every year I seem to find more stuff to add. With the new point system now there are places where there are double stats. So I covered both of them.
Hopefully there were some new NGFL stats that had your name on it. I didn't notice any with my name on it...but there is always next season. Hopefully I can land in the "good stat" sections.
Now we all know
where we have to improve for next season. And there are plenty of players who have the stress
to keep up their "good" stats next season. :) Though a bunch of names fell off the "streaks" page, there is a bunch of names on it now for next season.
I really do hope you enjoyed the NGFL. 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 & Over 1000 Club are 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
our team! 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. Did you ever notice when your favorite does bad, no matter what, you do too? Well, I have decided to 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 2017 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 | #77 Erik Jones | $0.1 | $2.8 | $2.7 |
| 2 | #19 Daniel Suarez | $0.1 | $1.9 | $1.8 |
| 3 | #21 Ryan Blaney | $2.5 | $4.2 | $1.7 |
| 4 | #78 Martin Truex | $5.2 | $6.8 | $1.6 |
| 5 | #42 Kyle Larson | $4.7 | $5.7 | $1.0 |
| 6 | #2 Brad Keselowski | $6.0 | $6.7 | $0.7 |
| 7 | #4 Kevin Harvick | $6.4 | $7.0 | $0.6 |
| 8 | #18 Kyle Busch | $6.5 | $6.9 | $0.4 |
| 9 | #14 Clint Bowyer | $2.3 | $2.7 | $0.4 |
| 10 | #13 Ty Dillon | $0.3 | $0.7 | $0.4 |
| 11 | #24 Chase Elliott | $4.9 | $5.2 | $0.3 |
| 12 | #95 Michael McDowell | $0.4 | $0.5 | $0.1 |
| 13 | #1 Jamie McMurray | $4.4 | $4.5 | $0.1 |
| 14 | #37 Chris Buescher | $0.6 | $0.6 | $0.0 |
| 15 | #32 Matt Dibenedetto | $0.2 | $0.2 | $0.0 |
| 16 | #23 Corie Lajoie | $0.1 | $0.1 | $0.0 |
| 17 | #33 Jeffrey Earnhardt | $0.1 | $0.1 | $0.0 |
| 18 | #15 Reed Sorenson | $0.2 | $0.1 | ($0.1) |
| 19 | #38 Dav id Ragan | $0.4 | $0.3 | ($0.1) |
| 20 | #72 Cole Whitt | $0.3 | $0.1 | ($0.2) |
| 21 | #34 Landon Cassill | $0.4 | $0.2 | ($0.2) |
| 22 | #17 Ricky Stenhouse | $2.0 | $1.7 | ($0.3) |
| 23 | #43 Aric Almirola | $1.0 | $0.7 | ($0.3) |
| 24 | #11 Denny Hamlin | $5.9 | $5.5 | ($0.4) |
| 25 | #27 Paul Menard | $1.3 | $0.8 | ($0.5) |
| 26 | #20 Matt Kenseth | $5.4 | $4.9 | ($0.5) |
| 27 | #6 Trevor Bayne | $1.7 | $0.9 | ($0.8) |
| 28 | #31 Ryan Newman | $3.5 | $2.4 | ($1.1) |
| 29 | #10 Danica Patrick | $1.5 | $0.4 | ($1.1) |
| 30 | #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. | $3.4 | $1.0 | ($2.4) |
| 31 | #47 AJ Allmendinger | $2.8 | $0.4 | ($2.4) |
| 32 | #41 Kurt Busch | $5.6 | $3.0 | ($2.6) |
| 33 | #5 Kasey Kahne | $3.8 | $1.2 | ($2.6) |
| 34 | #3 Austin Dillon | $4.1 | $1.3 | ($2.8) |
| 35 | #48 Jimmie Johnson | $7.0 | $3.9 | ($3.1) |
| 36 | #22 Joey Logano | $6.7 | $3.5 | ($3.2) |
Of course notes about the DRIVERS!
1. Erik Jones is the most
improved driver for 2017, running the full time schedule.
2016 - Chase Elliott 2015 - Martin Truex 2014 - Denny Hamlin 2013 - Kurt Busch 2012 - Martin Truex 2011 - Brad
Keselowski
2. There were 13 drivers whose prices improved over the
season.
(2016 - 8) (2015 - 8) (2014 - 11) (2013 - 15) (2012 - 18) (2011 - 18) (2010 - 19) (2009 - 16)
3. There were 4 drivers whose price were the same in the finale
as the season opener. (All $0.something drivers.)
4. Joey Logano was the biggest
dropper in 2017 season. (After his win was "encumbered" his season fell apart, even here!)
Drivers receiving Points penalties
that we too suffered thru if they were on our team...
And for awhile there, we had A LOT penalties!
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1. DRIVER PICKED MOST ON A WINNING TEAM.....18 Kyle Busch ( 20 winning teams )
2. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr - 18 winning teams.
3. #4 Kevin Harvick - 15 winning
teams.
4. #41 Kurt Busch - 14 winning
teams.
5. #20 Matt Kenseth, #22 Joey Logano, #77 Erik Jones, #78 Martin Truex -13 winning teams. That
rounds out the top 5.
6. #5 Kasey Kahne was 1st this season to be picked on 2 winning teams.
7. #22 Joey Logano, then #48 Jimmie Johnson were the first two drivers to be on 5 teams.
8. #18 Kyle Busch was the first team to be on
10 & 15 winning teams. The only player on 20 teams.
NGFL Teams with the winner of the race..........
25
NGFL Teams without the
winner.....................11
CUP TEAMS not on a winning NGFL team 15, 23, 32, 33, 38 51, 55, 72, 83
9. Martin Truex was picked the most to win and DID - 6X
10. Martin Truex - Kyle Larson both won 2 times that was not on the winning NGFL team.
The races where the podium finishers (or better) were
picked...
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1. The race where most players picked the podium
drivers...Richmond1 (3)
2. Two players picked the top 4 finishers. (Lisa4ever6 - Richmond1) (Skids - Bristol2)
Who cost us $7.0 million on the price
list?
#41 Kurt Busch - Daytona1 - 1 race.
#4 Kevin Harvick - Atlanta - 1 race
#2 Brad Keselowski - Las Vegas - 1 race
#42 Kyle Larson - California thru - Kansas1 - 8 races
#78 Martin Truex - Charlotte1, Dover1, Pocono1- 3 races
#42 Kyle Larson - Michigan1, Sonoma, Daytona2 - 3 races
#78 Martin Truex - Kentucky thru Texas2 - 17 races
#4 Kevin Harvick - Phoenix2, Homestead - 2 races
1. Martin Truex cost us $7.0 million the most. 20 of 36 races
2. Only 5 drivers were a top the price list. (Kurt Busch - 1race, Brad Keselowski - 1race, Kevin Harvick - 3races, Kyle Larson - 11races)
(2016 8) (2015
- 6) (2014 - 8) (2013 - 4) (2012 - 8) (2011 - 6) (2010 -
3)
3. We had 7 leader changes this season. (2016 - 15) (2015 - 6) (2014 -
15) (2013 - 7) (2012 - 14) (2011 -17) (2010 - 7)
4. Toyota won 16 races. Chevrolet won 10 races. Ford won 10 races.
Ford Brad Keselowski (3), Kevin Harvick (2), Ricky Stenhouse (2), Ryan Blaney (1), Joey Logano (1), Kurt Busch (1)
Chevy Austin Dillon (1), Kasey Kahne (1), Ryan Newman (1), Kyle Larson (4), Jimmie Johnson (3)
Toyota Denny Hamlin (2), Kyle Busch (5), Matt Kenseth (1),
Martin Truex (8)
5. There was 1 driver who won in 2016 and not in 2017. Chris Buescher.
6. Dover1, Pocono1 & Kentucky had the same front row starters. Martin Truex, Kyle Busch.
7. There were 3 races where driver penalties cost the winning players their win.
Richmond1 - Joey Logano Darlington - Denny Hamlin Martinsville2- Clint Bowyer
8. Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano & Ryan Newman were the biggest movers the most. (3X)
Austin Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt Jr. tied for 2nd. (2X)
9. Joey Logano & Kyle Larson were the biggest droppers the most. (4X)
Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman all tied for 2nd. (3X)
10. Danica Patrick was the best "under $1.0" the most. (6X)
Paul Menard, Chris Buescher, AJ Allmendinger all tied for 2nd. (5X) (Notice their cars all end in 7?)
11. Brad Keselowski was the worst "over $5.0" driver the most. (8X) Martin Truex was 2nd. (4X)
12. 2 races had two biggest droppers. Daytona2 - Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano. Loudon2 - Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch.
I guess Kevin Harvick shares! ;)
13. Homestead only race to have two biggest movers. Joey Logano, Chase Elliott
DONE for 2017!