2009

END OF THE SEASON REVIEW

BEST FINISHES 

Congratulations
Boogity
for finishing in the NGFL top 10 final standings 2004 - 2009!

Congratulations
Cyndy1
for finishing in the NGFL top 10 final standings 2005 - 2009!

Congratulations
Satrndan
for finishing in the NGFL top 10 final standings 2007 - 2009!

3 champions - 5 Championships!

 

1 BurnOwt 1st Daytona1
2 Chynahstarr 1st Daytona2
3 CrRoyal26 1st Talladega2
4 Ernh3 1st Phoenix2
5 Frog72153 1st Pocono1
6 Gogogreen 1st Watkins Glen
7 Gwk2007 1st Richmond2
8 Hendrick1 1st Martinsville1
9 Jcol714576 1st Atlanta1, Sonoma
10 Jerseygert 1st Martinsville1
11 Keeksl 1st Phoenix1, Richmond1
12 KM 1st Michigan1, Martinsville2
13 Lisa5fan 1st Dover1
14 Macdaddy 1st Bristol1, Texas1, Darlington, Chicago
15 Mackmom17 1st Loudon1, Michigan2
16 ModestoMS 1st Kansas
17 Myruca77 1st Brickyard
18 Nascartlb 1st Homestead
19 Prose 1st Pocono2
20 Rh64478 1st Texas2
21 Schmo37 1st Talladega1
22 Ster40JC 1st California2
23 Steve88fan 1st Las Vegas, Charlotte1
24 Terryfor16 1st Bristol2
25 Thumper 1st Chicago
26 Uarty 1st Atlanta2
27 WithOneL 1st Dover2
28 Zabranman 1st Loudon2, Charlotte2
29 Boogity 2nd Michigan2
30 Bookmdano 2nd Talladega1
31 Cobaka 2nd Phoenix2
32 Cyndy14 2nd Brickyard
33 DonE1420 2nd Charlotte1
34 Jban942 2nd Las Vegas, Texas2
35 JT424 2nd Daytona1
36 Kari469 2nd Darlington
37 Nascargary 2nd Loudon2
38 Necross48 2nd Darlington
39 Norwood48 2nd Talladega2
40 OldDog 2nd Texas1
41 Satrndan19 2nd Daytona2
42 Skoalbndt3 2nd Sonoma
43 Snowbird 2nd Talladega2
44 Still4sacks 2nd Kansas
45 Tabb46 2nd Homestead
46 Aldento 3rd Texas1
47 CA94NHL 3rd Daytona2
48 DennisDog 3rd Phoenix2
49 Fhantomn 3rd Michigan1
50 Hendrick88 3rd Loudon1
51 Mlc73208 3rd Bristol2
52 Sjared12 3rd Bristol1
53 Stockcar05 3rd Michigan2
54 Taylur48 3rd Las Vegas
55 TTS88 3rd California1, Richmond2
56 Whiskers54 3rd Homestead
57 Firemice33 4th Talladega2
58 Ginfor55n99 4th Daytona1
59 Jcwhitingjr  4th Martinsville1
60 KM3 4th Atlanta1
61 Lrayne1 4th Loudon2
62 SKIDS 4th Talladega1
63 N2redlines 5th Michigan2
64 Cyncom1 6th Daytona1
65 Mgd2lvr 6th Talladega1, Pocono2
66 88DewCrew 7th Las Vegas
67 Jbowen4 9th Bristol1
68 Nana412 20th Kansas
69 Jwwilsonpe 23rd Brickyard

Stuff I noted....

 
1.  The race that gave the most players their best finish.  Talladega1 & 2.  4 players each.   "HOW?"
2.  The only race the winner got best finish...
Atlanta2, California2, Charlotte2, Chicago, Dover1 & 2, Martinsville2, Phoenix1, Pocono1 & 2, Watkins Glen = 14
3.  The race all the podium finishers reaced their best finish.   
Daytona2, Homestead, Las Vegas, Michigan2, Phoenix2, Texas1 = 6
 
4.  All but 4 players who ran the full season received at least one top 5 this season.


Congratulations
Chynahstarr, Macdaddy, Snowbird
finishing in the top 10 in NGFL standings for the 1st time!

Congratulations
Kari469, TTS88
finishing in the top 10 in NGFL standings 2008 & 2009!

FYI.... 

5.  Martinsville for teh 3rd time had a photo finish for the win!
6.  Martinsville1 co winners finished 2nd & 3rd in the attempt to sweep the track.  Closest finish for cowinners together!
7.  Ernh3 raced his way into the Chase with his finish of 18th at Richmond2
8.  WAS DOWN, NOW UP....Mackmom17 won Michigan2 after taking a provisional the previous race, Watkins Glen.

 

Closest Finishes/Furthest Finishes
Year players points   Last 2 races of the season champion outcome
1998 Jbowen4       Jbowen4 held the championship
  Sjared12 -159   Rockingham2 - Atlanta2   held on to 2nd.
1999 Poston600         dropped to 2nd.
  Sgarettson -72   Homestead  - Atlanta2 Sgarettson TOOK the championship
2000 Jeremym77       Jeremym77 held the championship
  Lisa6fan -270   Homestead - Atlanta2   held on to 2nd.
2001 Satrndan         dropped to 5th position
  Rsburr -43   Atlanta2 - Loudon2 Rsburr 4 players on lead lap!
2002 Satrndan       Satrndan held the championship
  Still4sacks -127   Phoenix - Homestead   held 2nd position
2003 Anascarfan       Anascarfan held the championship
  Ernh3 -247   Rockingham2 - Homestead   dropped to 3rd position
2004 Satrndan       Satrndan held the championship
  Anascarfan -61   Darlington - Homestead   held 2nd position
2005 Cyndy20       Cyndy20 held the championship
  Lrayne1 -313   Phoenix2 - Homestead   held 2nd position
2006 Cyndy20       Cyndy20 held the championship
  Tabb46 -52   Phoenix2 - Homestead   held 2nd position
2007 Whiskers54       Whiskers54 held the championship
  Norwood48 -221   Phoenix2 - Homestead   held 2nd position
2008 Jban942         dropped to 2nd position
  Boogity -21   Phoenix2 - Homestead Boogity TOOK the championship
2009 Macdaddy       Macdaddy held the championship
  Jerseygert -302   Phoenix2 - Homestead   held 2nd position

 

1.  Closest finish in NGFL history was in 2008.  Boogity beat out Jban942 by 21 points.
2.  Largest margin won by a champion....2005.  Cyndy14 beat Lrayne1 by 313 points.
3.  Four  times has the Point Leader going into the last race LOST the Championship.  1999, 2001, 2003, 2008
4.  Only once has 2nd place lost that position.  Ernh3 in 2003.
5.  Only once has the point leader dropped further than 2nd.  Satrndan in 2001.
         2001***  The point leader DNQ'ed the last race.  There was no provisional that year.
 
Championship Leaders.
BurnOwt       Daytona1 = 1 race.
Prose           California1, Las Vegas, Texas1 = 3 races
Jbowen4       Bristol1, Martinsville1, Texas1 = 3 races
Aldento         Phoenix1, Talladega1, Richmond1 = 3 races
WithOneL     Darlington, Charlotte1 = 2 races
Kari469         Dover1, Pocono1 = 2 races
Jerseygert    Michigan1, Sonoma = 2 races
KM                Loudon1  = 1 race
Jerseygert     Daytona2 = 1 race
Cyndy14        Chicago, Indianapolis, Watkins Glen, Pocono2, Michigan2, Bristol2 = 6 races
Macdaddy      Atlanta2, Richmond2, Loudon2, Dover2, Kansas, California2
                    Charlotte2, Martinsville2, Talladega2, Texas2, Phoenix2, Homestead = 12 races
10 Leaders = 11 Lead Changes
 
Only Jerseygert lead the pack twice.
Macdaddy took the lead and never lost it.  Lead the NGFL for the final 12 races.  The most of any player.
 
Whiskers54 lost his bid for 4 consecutive seasons finishing in the NGFL top 10 in the standings.  (a 4th Champion)