2020

NASCAR DRIVERS

hey gang,  

This page represents the last of the 2020 NGFL STATistics.  I know, after all these pages you think I am long winded.   :)

Since moving here to Maryland, leaving all I knew behind after 25 years living in Florida, I have come to the conclusion you guys are the only ones I have been associating with all year!!  Moved here, and not long after the virus hit and that was that for meeting new people. 

I guess we all can say at the very least, this season was unusual.  Who knew when we started in February, that after race 4, all racing would come to a stop.  Actually all "everything" came to a stop.  The year of the Pandemic.  Covid 19.  A nightmare that continues.

But I do have to say that I am stunned that NASCAR got all 36 races in.  They may not have been to scheduled length but they were completed.  And besides that, we received the added entertainment of the IRACES to fill the void while there were no racecars on the tracks anywhere.  I say that is above and beyond and I thank the powers that be for doing that for us race fans.

I hope that I did a good job keeping up with NASCAR and have made the year interesting despite the stoppage for the virus.  I thought for awhile, that I would in no way be able to keep up!!     (And I thought the double bubble weekend at Pocono was going to be tough!)  Then throw in the IRACES!!  I even took the time to rhyme!  (still doing it apparently...lol)  It was something different and helped pass the time.  I am sure we will always remember this year.   Definitely the year that shook up the world!

So with all the notes that I kept, did you feel like an "official" racer?  Did you look for you name in the stats?  I am hoping everyone was covered somewhere.  If it was stat material, I kept it to share with you all now.

I do want to thank everyone for all the kind words through out the season.  Hopefully I will see you all in the lineup next season. 


To end the 2020 NGFL season, here are the drivers stats and how they affected us. 
Starting out with the price list....
drivers Daytona1 Phoenix1 difference
#8 Tyler Reddick $0.1 $2.8 $2.7
#95 Christopher Bell $0.1 $2.6 $2.5
#11 Denny Hamlin $4.7 $7.0 $2.3
#41 Cole Custer $0.1 $2.0 $1.9
#9 Chase Elliott $5.4 $6.7 $1.3
#3 Austin Dillon $2.5 $3.6 $1.1
#21 Matt Dibenedetto $3.0 $4.0 $1.0
#38 John H Nemechek $0.1 $1.1 $1.0
#10 Aric Almirola $4.0 $4.9 $0.9
#2 Brad Keselowski $6.1 $6.9 $0.8
#88 Alex Bowman $4.6 $5.4 $0.8
#34 Michael McDowell $1.1 $1.6 $0.5
#43 Bubba Wallace $1.2 $1.7 $0.5
#14 Clint Bowyer $4.2 $4.5 $0.3
#22 Joey Logano $6.3 $6.5 $0.2
#20 Erik Jones $3.8 $3.7 ($0.1)
#48 Jimmie Johnson $3.3 $3.2 ($0.1)
#13 Ty Dillon $1.4 $1.3 ($0.1)
#66 Timmy Hill $0.3 $0.1 ($0.2)
#1 Kurt Busch $4.9 $4.7 ($0.2)
#12 Ryan Blaney $5.9 $5.7 ($0.2)
#32 Corey Lajoie $1.0 $0.7 ($0.3)
#37 Ryan Preece $1.3 $1.0 ($0.3)
#51 Joey Gase $0.5 $0.1 ($0.4)
#15 Brennan Poole $0.9 $0.5 ($0.4)
#4 Kevin Harvick $6.7 $6.3 ($0.4)
#17 Chris Buescher $2.8 $2.2 ($0.6)
#00 Quinn Houff $0.8 $0.2 ($0.6)
#47 Ricky Stenhouse $2.3 $1.6 ($0.7)
#19 Martin Truex $6.9 $5.9 ($1.0)
#24 William Byron $5.1 $4.1 ($1.0)
#6 Ryan Newman $3.4 $1.9 ($1.5)
#18 Kyle Busch $7.0 $5.2 ($1.8)
Of course I have notes on the DRIVERS too!
 
1. Tyler Reddick is the most improved driver for 2020, running the full time schedule.
(2019 - William Byron)   (2018 - Joey Logano)    (2017 - Erik Jones)    (2016 - Chase Elliott)    (2015 - Martin Truex)    (2014 - Denny Hamlin)
(2013 - Kurt Busch)    (2012 - Martin Truex)    (2011 - Brad Keselowski)
 
2. There were 15 drivers who cost more by the end of the season. 
(2019 - 15)   (2018 - 10)   (2017 - 13)   (2016 - 8)   (2015 - 8)   (2014 - 11)   (2013 - 15)   (2012 - 18)   (2011 - 18)   (2010 - 19)   (2009 - 16)
 
3. There were NO teams whose price was the same in the finale as the opener.   They either cost us more or less, not the same.

4.  Kyle Busch, the 2019 Cup champion was the biggest dropper of the 2020 season.  Who would have guessed that?

5.   There were 6 of the Chase drivers who dropped in price from the Daytona 500.  Last year there were 8.
Can't leave out those PENALTIES the drivers got that we suffered through!
R# Race driver points players
1 7 Charlotte1 Johnson 45 positions 17
2 20 Loudon Lajoie 10 pre race 2
3 20 Loudon Wallace 10 pre race 5
4 21 Michigan1 Newman 20 pre race 11
5 21 Michigan1 Buescher 20 pre race 5
6 27 Darlington3 Blaney 10 pre race 2
7 31 Talladega2 Buescher 19 positions   6
8 31 Talladega2 Dibenedetto 19 positions   4
9 34 Texas2 Truex 20 pre race   6
Total 173 58
           Jimmie Johnson's penalty - dropped his finish and removed all stage points too.
1. DRIVER PICKED MOST ON A WINNING TEAM....
2.  #41 Cole Custer. #11 Denny Hamlin, #95 Christopher Bell - 15 winning teams.
3.  #18 Kyle Busch, #47 Ricky Stenhouse - 14 winning teams.
4.  #19 Martin Truex, #37 Chris Buescher  - 12 winning teams.
5.  ##6 Ryan Newman, #8 Tyler Reddick - 11 winning teams.
 
6.  #47 Ricky Stenhouse was 1st this season to be picked on 2 winning teams.  He was also first in 2018 & 2019.
7.  #18 Kyle Busch was the first driver to be on 5 winning teams.
8.  #8 Tyler Reddick was the first driver to be on 10 winning teams.
9.  #41 Cole Custer was the first driver to be on 15 winning teams.
 
NGFL Teams with the winner of the race on their team.......... 23
NGFL Teams without the winner on their team.....................13 
   
           
CUP TEAMS not on a winning NGFL team 7, 27, 51, 53, 66, 00
 
10.  Kevin Harvick won 9X and was on only 4 winning teams.
11.  Denny Hamlin won 7X and was on all 7 winning teams. 

Who cost us $7.0 million on the price list?
 
#18 Kyle Busch - Daytona1 - 1 race
#11 Denny Hamlin -  Atlanta - 1 race
#12 Ryan Blaney - Las Vegas1, Phoenix1 - 2 races
#4 Kevin Harvick -Darlington1 thru Talladega2 - 27 races
#11 Denny Hamlin - CharlotteR - 1 race
#4 Kevin Harvick - Kansas2, Texas2, Martinsville2 - 3 races
#9 Chase Elliott - Phoenix2 - 1 race

There were 5 drivers to lead the field this season.  

#18 Kyle Busch - 1 race         #12 Ryan Blaney - 1 race        #9 Chase Elliott - 1 race      
#11 Denny Hamlin - 2 races    
#4 Kevin Harvick - 30 races


(2019 - 4)    (2018 - 4)    (2017 - 5)    (2016 - 8)    (2015 - 6)    (2014 - 8)    (2013 - 4)    (2012 - 8)    (2011 - 6)    (2010 - 3)
 
1.  Kevin Harvick cost us $7.0 million the most.   30 of 36 races   
 
2.  We had 7 leader changes this season.  
(2019 - 15)   (2018 - 10)   (2017 - 7)   (2016 - 15)   (2015 - 6)   (2014 - 15)   (2013 - 7)   (2012 - 14)   (2011 -17)   (2010 - 7)
 
3.   Ford won 18 races.  Chevrolet won 9 races.  Toyota won 9 races.    

Ford       Kevin Harvick - 9, Brad Keselowski - 4, Joey Logano - 3, Ryan Blaney - 1, Cole Custer -1
Chevy    Chase Elliott - 5, Alex Bowman - 1, Kurt Busch - 1, William Byron - 1, Austin Dillon - 1
Toyota   Denny Hamlin - 7, Kyle Busch - 1, Martin Truex - 1 
 
4.  Drivers who won in 2019 and didn't win in 2020.  ( 3 )   #20 Erik Jones 
#42 Kyle Larson and #77 Justin Hayley won in 2019 but did not run the full season

5.  There was 1 race where driver penalties cost the winning player their win.   Loudon

6.  Two drivers won 2 consecutive races. 
                           Kevin Harvick swept Michigan in a weekend  
                           Chase Elliott - Martinsville2, Phoenix2

7.  Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex, Chris Buescher were the biggest movers the most.  ( 3 times )

8.  Kyle Busch was the biggest dropper the most.  ( 5 times )
Joey Logano was next.  ( 4 times )
Oddly enough, Clint Bowyer dropped the most on the price list in 2019 and was biggest dropper the most in a race.  Just like Kyle.

9.    Ryan Preece was the best "under $1.0" the most.  (17X)     Daniel Suarez was 2nd.  (6X) 

10.  Kyle Busch was the worst over $5.0 the most.   (6X)    Chase Elliott was next.  (5X)

11.  There were 2 races with more than one Biggest Mover.
Bristol1 - Bubba Wallace, Christopher Bell       Kansas2 - Kyle Busch, John H Nemecheck

12.  There were 2 races with more than one Biggest Droppers
           Atlanta - Aric Almirola, Clint Bowyer       Dover2 - Ty Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse     




I hope you enjoyed the stats for 2020.  And hope to see you next season for the 2021 NGFL season.
 
                                                                                                                                 Thats All Folks!