2023

END OF THE SEASON REVIEW


WORST FINISHES 
 "SPONSOR NEEDED!!"
Mgd2lvr

for having 4 Dead Last finishes this season!


The "New Mechanic Needed" Notification
GG4AustinD, Jwwilsonpe, Lisa4ever6, Thundering
for having 3 Dead Last finishes this season!

 
The "Start & Park" Notification
Cyncom1, GogoGreen, Herdman90, N2redlines, Still4sacks
for having 2 Dead Last finishes this season!


Dead Last 6 consecutive seasons
Cyncom1
2018 - 2023

Dead Last 5 consecutive seasons
ModestoMS
2019 - 2023

"Multiple DLs" for 3 consecutive seasons
GG4AustinD, Jwwilsonpe, Still4sacks
2020 - 2023
 

The Ongoing Saga for Team Mgd2lvr...

"AGAIN in the Garage A LOT"
Mgd2lvr
had Dead Last finishes in 2009 -  2014
Broke that streak in 2015!
DEAD LAST streak began again in 2016 - 2023
8 Consecutive seasons!    14 of 15 seasons!

New Crew Chief?  New team?
She did have two wins this season!!   :)


   Player          Place          Race
1 ARA Racing DL Watkins Glen
2 Boogity DL California
3 CanadaBob DL Atlanta1
4 Cyncom1 DL Dover, Loudon
5 GG4AustinD DL Phoenix1, WWTR, RIchmond2
6 Gogogreen DL Charlotte1, Bristol2
7 GrayKids DL Michigan
8 Herdman90 DL Texas, Las Vegas2
9 Jwwilsonpe DL Kansas1, Darlington1, CharlotteRC
10 Keeksl DL Darlington2
11 Lisa4ever6 DL Daytona1, Nashville, Martinsville2
12 Mgd2lvr DL COTA, Sonoma, IndianapolisRC, Homestead
13 ModestoMS DL Talladega1
14 N2redlines DL ChicagoSC, Daytona2
15 Retiree DL Bristol Dirt
16 Satrndan19 DL Kansas2
17 Sjared12 DL Las Vegas1
18 Still4sacks DL Pocono
19 Thundering DL Martinsville1, Atlanta2, Talladega2
20 Zabranman DL Richmond1

7 Champions suffered a DL finish this season.

The "Repaired under the 7 minute Clock" Award
Bhruuski
the worst finish of the season, NOT TO BE Dead Last!

   Player       Place            Race
21 Bhruuski 28 Darlington2
22 Gammy 27 Talladega1
23 Cobaka 26 Talladega1, Daytona2, Las Vegas2
24 Jban942 26 Sonoma
25 Snowbird 26 WWTR, Atlanta2
26 Copnter 25 Sonoma, Michigan
27 Fhantomn 24 Michigan, Daytona2
28 SpotterPeej 24 Sonoma

 The "Not So Tough Luck" Award

Fhantomn
the "best" worst finishes of the season!
24th 2X!!
Yes, more stuff I thought was worth updating....
 
1. This season, the average score for Dead Last was 106.   (663 - old point system)  
(2022 - 102/657)    (2021 - 110/664)    (2020 - 109/647)    (2019 - 126/701)     (2018 - 142/697)     (2017 - 120/677)
(2016 - 118/641)     (2015 - 138/640)     (2014 - 136/636)     (2013 - 136/634)


2. The races were only DEAD LAST finisher suffered worst finish....28 of 36 races!

               California, Charlotte1, ChicagoSC, Darlington1, Daytona1, Kansas1,  
                       Las Vegas1, Martinsville1, Nashville, Phoenix1, Richmond2, Talladega2 - 2023
Bristol Dirt, CharlotteRC, Dover1, Homestead, Pocono, Watkins Glen - 2022 & 2023
   COTA, IndianapolisRC, Loudon, Martinsville2 - 2021 - 2023
                                                        Atlanta1, Bristol2, Kansas2, Richmond1 - 2020 - 2023
                                                                    Texas2 - 2019 - 2023
                                                                           Phoenix2 - 2016 - 2023

3.  Not to be DL, 1 player suffered worst finish 3 times!   Cobaka - 26th
 
4. There was 2 races where most players suffered worst finish.   3 players - Talladega1, Sonoma 

(2022 - Daytona1- 5)   (2021 - Dover)     (2020 - Charlotte2, Phoenix1, Talladega1, Texas1)     (2019 - Las Vegas1)      
(2018 - Bristol1)     (2017 - Daytona1)     (2016 - Atlanta, California, Martinsville1)
(2015 - Atlanta, Daytona1)     (2014 - Texas1)     (2013 - Martinsville1)
 
5. There were just 2 winners who did not make the chase this season.  Jwwilsonpe, SpotterPeej

(2023 - 2)   (2022 - 0)     (2021 - 5)     (2020 - 3)     (2019 - 4)     (2018 - 10)     (2017 - 11)     (2016 - 9)
(2015 - 8)     (2014 - 8)     (2013 - 11)     ( 2012 - 8)     (2011 - 7)     (2010 - 12)

Other odd facts...

1.  Cyncom1, GogoGreen, Herdman90, N2redlines finished DL twice this season.

2.  There was 1 player who finished DL consecutively!   Jwwilsonpe -  Kansas1, Darlington1   


3.  After the final checkered flag waved on the 2023 season, there were 25 players on the lead lap in the NGFL.

4.  GG4AustinD ran every race and finished last on the lead lap.  25th position




On the other side of the coin...
Congratulations
Snowbird
ENDED your DL streak!
2020 - 2022  (3 years)

Congratulations
Gammy
ENDED your DL streak!
2021 - 2022  (2 years)