2025

END OF THE SEASON REVIEW


WORST FINISHES 
 "NEW Crew Chief NEEDED!!"
Jwwilsonpe, Retiree

for having 4 Dead Last finishes this season!


The "Start & Park" Teams
Chevy Fan, HHoy24, Ideal Racing, Slow Poke
for having 3 Dead Last finishes this season!


Dead Last 6 consecutive seasons
Retiree, Still4sacks
2020 - 2025


Dead Last 5 consecutive seasons
Jwwilsonpe
2021 - 2025


Dead Last 3 consecutive seasons
GogoGreen
2023 - 2025

"Multiple DLs" for 5 consecutive seasons
Jwwilsonpe
2021 - 2025
 
"Multiple DLs" for 4 consecutive seasons
Mgd2lvr
2022 - 2025


The Ongoing Saga for Team Mgd2lvr continues...

"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 - 2025
10 Consecutive seasons!    16 of 17 seasons!

New Crew Chief?  Maybe throw out old notes?

  Player       Place    Race
1 Boogity DL Dover
2 Chevy Fan DL Atlanta2, Las Vegas2, Talladega2
3 Gogogreen DL Las Vegas1
4 Herdman90 DL Bristol1, Daytona2
5 HHoy24 DL Phoenix1, ChicagoS, Darlington2
6 HoyMan DL WWTR
7 IdealRacing DL Talladega1, Nashville, Indianapolis
8 Jban942 DL Kansas2
9 Jwwilsonpe DL Michigan1, Pocono1, Martinsville2, Phoenix2
10 Mgd2lvr DL Mexico City, Loudon
11 N2redlines DL Texas1
12 Retiree DL COTA, Iowa, Watkins Glen, Bristol2
13 Skids24 DL Atlanta1
14 Slow Poke DL Martinsville1, Darlington1, Charlotte1
15 Snowbird DL Kansas1, CharlotteRC
16 SpotterPeej DL Richmond
17 Still4sacks DL Daytona1, Sonoma
18 Thundering DL Homestead

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 Cyncom1 30 Loudon
20 GrayKids 30 Dover
21 Keeksl 30 Daytona2
22 Sjared12 30 Richmond
23 Gertie 29 Nashville, Daytona2
24 Lisa4ever6 29 Martinsville1
25 Rodancher 29 Daytona1
26 Slowski33 29 Michigan1
27 TNT Racing 29 Charlotte1, Kansas2
28 ARA Racing 28 Phoenix1
29 Cobaka 27 Las Vegas1, Loudon
30 Copnter 27 COTA
31 Fhantomn 27 Texas1, Nashville
32 GG4AustinD 20 Daytona1   didn't run the full season.  :(

 The "Not So Tough Luck" Award

Cobaka, Copnter, Fhantomn
the "best" worst finish of the season!
27th
Yes, more stuff I thought was worth sharing....
 
1. This season, the average score for Dead Last was 110    (656 - old point system) 
 
(2024 - 108/665)    (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....23 of 36 races!
                                                 Iowa, Mexico City, Sonoma, Watkins Glen, WWTR - 2025
                       Atlanta2, Bristol1, Darlington2, Indianapolis, Las Vegas2, Talladega1 & 2 - 2024, 2025
                           ChicagoSC, Darlington1, Kansas1, CharlotteRC, Homestead, Pocono - 2022 - 2025
Martinsville2 - 2021 - 2025
                                                                  Atlanta1, Bristol2 - 2020 - 2025
                                                                        Phoenix2 - 2016 - 2025

3.  Not to be DL, 2 players suffered worst finish twice!   Gertie & TNT Racing - 29th  
 
4. There was 1 track where most players suffered worst finish.   6 players - Daytona 

(2024 - 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 3 winners who did not make the chase this season.  Snowbird, Still4sacks, Ideal Racing

(2024 - 1)     (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)

More facts that you might not have known...

1. Boogity was defending champ of COTA.  He didn't defend but finished 16th with a score of 165.
    Copnter was defending champ of Phoenix1.  He didn't defend either but finished 24th.  his score, 165!
Consecutive races, consecutive scores!

2.  Herdman90 won 2024 Bristol2.  Trying for consecutive race stat, he fell short in 2025 Bristol1
REALLY SHORT!  DEAD LAST short!!   Top to bottom.

3.  Chevy Fan won Talladega1 but he finished DL in Talladega2 going for the sweep.  Top to bottom.

4.  Jwwilsonpe finished DL in 2024 Michigan2 and 2025 Michigan1.  Defended the bottom position?

5.  Herdman90, Mgd2lvr, Snowbird, Still4sacks finished DL twice this season.

6.  There was 4 players who finished DL consecutively!   

                               Slow Poke - Martinsville1, Darlington1          Retiree - Iowa, Watkins Glen         
                         Chevy Fan - Las Vegas2, Talladega2               Jwwilsonpe - Martinsville2, Phoenix2


7.  After the final checkered flag waved on the 2025 season, there were 29 players on the lead lap in the NGFL.

8.  HHoy24, the 2024 rookie of the year, finished last on the lead lap.  29th position




On the other side of the coin...

Dead Last 7 consecutive seasons
Cyncom1
2018 - 2024
The DL Streak is OVER!

Dead Last 5 consecutive seasons
GrayKids
2020 - 2024
The DL Streak is OVER!

Dead Last 3 consecutive seasons
Keeksl
2022 - 2024
The DL Streak is OVER!

Dead Last 2 consecutive seasons
Lisa4ever6
2023, 2024
The DL Streak is OVER!