2024

END OF THE SEASON REVIEW


WORST FINISHES 
 "SPONSOR NEEDED!!"
GG4AustinD

for having 5 Dead Last finishes this season!


The "New Mechanic Needed" Notification
Mgd2lvr
for having 4 Dead Last finishes this season!

 
The "Start & Park" Notification
GogoGreen, Snowbird
for having 3 Dead Last finishes this season!


Dead Last 7 consecutive seasons
Cyncom1
2018 - 2024

Dead Last 6 consecutive seasons
ModestoMS
2019 - 2024

Dead Last 5 consecutive seasons
GG4AustinD, GrayKids, Retiree, Still4sacks
2020 - 2024

"Multiple DLs" for 4 consecutive seasons
GG4AustinD, Jwwilsonpe, Still4sacks
2020 - 2024
 

The Ongoing Saga for Team Mgd2lvr...

"STILL 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 - 2024
9 Consecutive seasons!    15 of 16 seasons!

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


   Player          Place          Race
1 CanadaBob DL Richmond2
2 Cyncom1 DL Pocono1
3 Fhantomn DL Texas1, Las Vegas2
4 Gertie DL Las Vegas1
5 GG4AustinD DL Phoenix1, Bristol1, Rich1, Martin1, Iowa
6 Gogogreen DL Atlanta1, COTA, Indianapolis
7 GrayKids DL Martinsville2
8 HHoy24 DL Darlington2, CharlotteRC
9 Jban942 DL Charlotte1
10 Jwwilsonpe DL Michigan, Homestead
11 Keeksl DL Dover
12 Lisa4ever6 DL Darlington1, WWTR
13 Mgd2lvr DL Kansas1, Sonoma, Watkins Glen, Bristol2
14 ModestoMS DL Kansas2
15 Retiree DL ChicagoS, Daytona2
16 Skids24 DL Loudon, Atlanta2
17 Snowbird DL Daytona1, Talladega1, Nashville
18 Still4sacks DL Talladega2

6 Champions suffered a DL finish this season.

The "Repaired under the 7 minute Clock" Award
Herdman90, N2redlines
the worst finish of the season, NOT TO BE Dead Last!

   Player       Place            Race
19 Herdman90 27 Michigan
20 N2redlines 27 Iowa
21 Copnter 26 Michigan
22 Sjared12 26 Kansas2
23 SpotterPeej 26 Sonoma
24 ARA Racing 24 Watkins Glen
25 Cobaka 24 Michigan, Talladega2
26 Satrndan19 23 WWTR
27 Thundering 23 Daytona1
28 Boogity 20 Talladega1

 The "Not So Tough Luck" Award

Boogity
the "best" worst finish of the season!
20th
Yes, more stuff I thought was worth updating....
 
1. This season, the average score for Dead Last was 108.   (665 - old point system)  
(2023 - 106/663)     (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....29 of 36 races!
Atlanta2, Bristol1, Darlington2, Daytona2, Indianapolis, Las Vegas2, Talladega1 & 2, Texas - 2024

                           Charlotte1, ChicagoSC, Darlington1, Kansas1, Las Vegas1,
                                        Martinsville1, Nashville, Phoenix1, Richmond2 - 2023 & 2024
CharlotteRC, Dover1, Homestead, Pocono - 2022 - 2024
   COTA, Loudon, Martinsville2 - 2021 - 2024
                                                        Atlanta1, Bristol2, Richmond1 - 2020 - 2024
                                                                    Phoenix2 - 2016 - 2024

3.  Not to be DL, 1 player suffered worst finish twice!   Cobaka - 24th  (Cobaka was this player in 2023 (26th)
 
4. There was 1 race where most players suffered worst finish.   7 players - Talladega2 

(2023 - 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 1 winner who did not make the chase this season.  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.  Fhantomn, HHoy24, Jwwilsonpe, Lisa4ever6, Retiree, Skids24 finished DL twice this season.

2.  There was 2 players who finished DL consecutively!   
         GG4AustinD - Phoenix1, Bristol1          GG4AustinD - Richmond1, Martinsville1          Mgd2lvr - Watkins Glen, Bristol2

                                                                                     Bad Break Notice
                                                                  GG4AustinD
                                                                      TWICE
                                                               DL consecutively!

3.  After the final checkered flag waved on the 2024 season, there were 21 players on the lead lap in the NGFL.

4.  Cyncom1 finished last on the lead lap.  21st position




On the other side of the coin...

Congratulations
N2redlines
ENDED your DL streak!
2020 - 2023  (4 years)

Congratulations
Herdman90
ENDED your DL streak!
2021 - 2023  (3 years)