RACE STAT'S 'N FACT'S

BY: RACING**HELLONWHEELS

NASCAR Driver Finishes by Track Type

NASCAR Driver Finishes by Track Type

Average Superspeedway Track Finishes

Best
Driver Races Avg Start Avg Finish
Carl Edwards 20 16.7 10.7
Tony Stewart 20 12.1 12.3
Jimmie Johnson 20 7.6 12.8
Brian Vickers 20 14.0 13.8
Greg Biffle 20 16.2 13.8
Matt Kenseth 20 18.1 13.9
Kasey Kahne 20 17.1 14.9
David Ragan 20 20.8 15.0
Brad Keselowski 3 19.0 16.3
Clint Bowyer 20 23.0 16.4
Worst
Driver Races Avg Start Avg Finish
Mike Bliss 1 28.0 38.0
Brad Coleman 1 43.0 38.0
Dario Franchitti 4 30.3 37.3
Sterling Marlin 6 27.7 37.2
Mike Skinner 5 32.0 36.6
Mike Wallace 2 24.0 36.5
Jason Leffler 2 23.5 36.0
Dexter Bean 1 43.0 36.0
Kyle Petty 4 31.8 35.5
Dave Blaney 17 31.3 35.0

Average Intermediate Track Finishes

Best
Driver Races Avg Start Avg Finish
Jeff Gordon 23 10.1 9.1
Jimmie Johnson 23 10.2 11.5
Denny Hamlin 23 15.9 12.2
Kyle Busch 23 10.0 12.5
Greg Biffle 23 14.4 13.2
Tony Stewart 23 16.0 13.3
Carl Edwards 23 13.4 13.4
Mark Martin 20 12.0 13.6
Kasey Kahne 23 13.3 15.2
Kevin Harvick 23 16.6 15.2
Worst
Driver Races Avg Start Avg Finish
Mike Bliss 6 26.7 41.7
Kyle Petty 5 34.8 38.2
Chad McCumbee 4 37.8 38.0
Joe Nemechek 19 28.8 37.8
Terry Labonte 3 37.7 37.3
Todd Bodine 1 43.0 37.0
Max Papis 6 33.5 36.7
Michael McDowell 7 35.4 35.1
Mike Wallace 2 35.0 35.0
Tony Raines 8 37.6 35.0

Average Short Track Finishes

Best
Driver Races Avg Start Avg Finish
Mark Martin 14 10.6 6.5
Jimmie Johnson 18 9.1 9.2
Carl Edwards 18 16.2 10.4
Jeff Gordon 18 10.2 11.3
Clint Bowyer 18 16.4 11.9
Denny Hamlin 18 13.3 12.2
Jeff Burton 18 22.5 12.3
Greg Biffle 18 12.4 12.3
Tony Stewart 18 18.1 12.9
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 18 19.3 14.7
Worst
Driver Races Avg Start Avg Finish
Todd Bodine 2 29.5 42.5
Terry Labonte 1 22.0 40.0
Mike Bliss 5 29.6 39.6
Brad Keselowski 1 9.0 38.0
Joe Nemechek 16 36.0 37.7
Johnny Sauter 4 41.3 37.0
Dale Jarrett 1 37.0 37.0
Max Papis 1 43.0 37.0
Tony Raines 9 36.1 36.3
Sterling Marlin 5 36.8 36.0

Average Road Course Finishes

Best
Driver Races Avg Start Avg Finish
Tony Stewart 4 16.3 3.8
Juan Pablo Montoya 4 18.3 5.5
Kyle Busch 4 10.3 7.0
Carl Edwards 4 20.5 8.5
Jimmie Johnson 4 4.5 9.5
Clint Bowyer 4 23.8 11.0
Denny Hamlin 4 12.5 12.5
Marcos Ambrose 4 14.3 12.5
Matt Kenseth 4 24.5 13.0
Brian Vickers 4 16.0 14.8
Worst
Driver Races Avg Start Avg Finish
Brian Simo 1 43.0 43.0
Tony Ave 1 43.0 43.0
Brandon Ash 1 43.0 41.0
P.J. Jones 3 38.0 40.3
Scott Pruett 1 27.0 38.0
Dave Blaney 4 26.3 36.3
Sam Hornish, Jr. 4 26.3 34.3
Scott Riggs 1 35.0 34.0
Reed Sorenson 3 29.0 34.0
David Stremme 2 22.0 32.5

December 2, 2009 Posted by paul | TRACK AVERAGES | , , | No Comments Yet

HOMESTEAD AVERAGE RUNNING POSITION

Ford 400 Pre-Race
For point-paying races in current and past four years,
at this track.
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Sunday, November 22, 2009

Average Running Position
Sum of driver position on each lap - divided by the laps run
in the race.
Number of Races: 4
Rank	Car No.	Driver	Avg Finish	Avg Place
1	99	Carl Edwards	4.5	7.333
2	17	Matt Kenseth	8.8	7.844
3	1	Martin Truex Jr.	6.0	9.022
4	6	David Ragan	17.0	9.745
5	29	Kevin Harvick	8.5	11.610
6	16	Greg Biffle	8.3	12.292
7	01	Mark Martin	9.7	12.549
8	9	Kasey Kahne	12.5	12.827
9	5	Casey Mears	15.3	13.371
10	20	Tony Stewart	17.3	13.440
11	24	Jeff Gordon	10.3	13.631
12	07	Clint Bowyer	18.0	14.526
13	48	Jimmie Johnson	17.8	15.685
14	12	Ryan Newman	17.3	15.719
15	11	Denny Hamlin	13.0	15.742
16	44	David Reutimann	22.5	15.925
17	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	22.0	16.544
18	83	Scott Speed	16.0	17.483
19	22	Dave Blaney	16.5	18.035
20	38	David Gilliland	30.7	18.855
21	26	Jamie McMurray	17.5	18.900
22	31	Jeff Burton	21.8	19.377
23	4	Todd Bodine	20.0	20.824
24	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	28.8	22.322
25	10	AJ Allmendinger	11.0	22.715
26	18	Kyle Busch	29.5	22.993
27	49	Mike Bliss	25.5	23.227
28	41	Reed Sorenson	24.3	23.502
29	78	Joe Nemechek	24.3	24.020
30	40	David Stremme	21.3	24.888
31	19	Elliott Sadler	31.3	25.651
32	21	Bill Elliott	21.7	27.829
33	7	Robby Gordon	26.8	27.985
34	28	Travis Kvapil	22.0	28.229
35	09	Sterling Marlin	31.3	28.702
36	2	Kurt Busch	29.3	29.006
37	15	Paul Menard	27.3	29.877
38	84	Brian Vickers	34.5	33.361
39	25	Brad Keselowski	23.0	33.876
40	70	Tony Raines	28.7	34.141
41	43	Bobby Labonte	32.8	34.529
42	01	Regan Smith	34.0	34.963
43	06	Sam Hornish Jr.	37.0	35.524
44	55	Michael Waltrip	33.5	35.919
45	37	Mike Skinner	39.0	36.037
46	8	Aric Almirola	35.0	37.262
47	10	Patrick Carpentier	40.0	39.461
48	47	Marcos Ambrose	42.0	40.730

November 18, 2009 Posted by paul | Special | , , , , , | No Comments Yet

DRIVER RATING HOMESTEAD

Ford 400 Pre-Race
For point-paying races in current and past four years,
at this track.
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Sunday, November 22, 2009

Driver Rating
Formula combining the following categories: Wins, Finishes
 Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap,
Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum:150 points per race.
Number of Races: 4
Rank	Car No.	Driver	Avg Finish	High Points	Driver Rating
1	99	Carl Edwards	4.5	147.1	117.2
2	17	Matt Kenseth	8.8	149.8	113.7
3	1	Martin Truex Jr.	6.0	117.6	105.7
4	16	Greg Biffle	8.3	133.5	103.0
5	6	David Ragan	17.0	102.4	95.4
6	29	Kevin Harvick	8.5	113.6	94.7
7	24	Jeff Gordon	10.3	116.0	92.6
8	01	Mark Martin	9.7	113.9	91.6
9	9	Kasey Kahne	12.5	129.7	91.3
10	20	Tony Stewart	17.3	109.3	88.1
11	11	Denny Hamlin	13.0	116.9	87.6
12	5	Casey Mears	15.3	125.8	87.2
13	48	Jimmie Johnson	17.8	104.1	87.2
14	07	Clint Bowyer	18.0	91.6	83.8
15	31	Jeff Burton	21.8	97.8	80.5
16	12	Ryan Newman	17.3	114.4	80.3
17	18	Kyle Busch	29.5	90.4	79.6
18	44	David Reutimann	22.5	95.0	77.6
19	22	Dave Blaney	16.5	100.3	77.6
20	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	22.0	88.3	76.2
21	26	Jamie McMurray	17.5	104.5	74.6
22	83	Scott Speed	16.0	71.2	71.2
23	49	Mike Bliss	25.5	92.7	70.8
24	4	Todd Bodine	20.0	67.9	67.9
25	38	David Gilliland	30.7	73.8	67.7
26	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	28.8	96.7	67.7
27	10	AJ Allmendinger	11.0	66.8	66.8
28	40	David Stremme	21.3	81.8	65.2
29	2	Kurt Busch	29.3	125.1	63.4
30	78	Joe Nemechek	24.3	79.3	61.5
31	19	Elliott Sadler	31.3	78.4	59.9
32	41	Reed Sorenson	24.3	70.1	58.5
33	28	Travis Kvapil	22.0	73.7	57.5
34	7	Robby Gordon	26.8	71.8	54.1
35	15	Paul Menard	27.3	74.7	52.4
36	21	Bill Elliott	21.7	66.1	50.5
37	09	Sterling Marlin	31.3	56.4	49.5
38	84	Brian Vickers	34.5	67.4	46.0
39	25	Brad Keselowski	23.0	44.0	44.0
40	01	Regan Smith	34.0	41.8	41.8
41	8	Aric Almirola	35.0	41.0	41.0
42	43	Bobby Labonte	32.8	50.7	40.6
43	70	Tony Raines	28.7	47.1	38.9
44	06	Sam Hornish Jr.	37.0	35.3	35.3
45	55	Michael Waltrip	33.5	44.4	35.2
46	37	Mike Skinner	39.0	33.5	33.5
47	10	Patrick Carpentier	40.0	27.6	27.6
48	47	Marcos Ambrose	42.0	26.9	26.9

November 17, 2009 Posted by paul | CHASE RACES DRIVER RATING | , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

PHOENIX AVERAGE RUNNING POSITION

Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Pre-Race
For point-paying races in current and past four years,
 at this track.
Phoenix International Raceway
Sunday, November 15, 2009

Average Running Position
Sum of driver position on each lap - divided by the laps run
 in the race.
Number of Races: 9
Rank	Car No.	Driver	Avg Finish	Avg Place
1	48	Jimmie Johnson	4.7	5.479
2	2	Kurt Busch	11.4	8.664
3	14	Tony Stewart	10.8	9.876
4	24	Jeff Gordon	13.2	10.152
5	29	Kevin Harvick	12.9	10.441
6	5	Mark Martin	9.9	11.413
7	11	Denny Hamlin	10.4	12.140
8	18	Kyle Busch	14.8	12.792
9	99	Carl Edwards	10.3	12.854
10	16	Greg Biffle	15.1	13.899
11	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	20.2	14.591
12	31	Jeff Burton	9.9	14.751
13	1	Martin Truex Jr.	17.0	15.197
14	33	Clint Bowyer	16.6	16.493
15	39	Ryan Newman	24.0	16.559
16	26	Jamie McMurray	19.3	17.889
17	47	Marcos Ambrose	16.0	17.995
18	83	Brian Vickers	20.3	18.531
19	17	Matt Kenseth	19.8	19.191
20	96	Bobby Labonte	14.7	19.352
21	9	Kasey Kahne	21.1	19.547
22	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	21.4	19.654
23	00	David Reutimann	20.8	21.118
24	44	AJ Allmendinger	25.5	22.946
25	07	Casey Mears	24.9	23.533
26	01	Aric Almirola	26.0	24.865
27	6	David Ragan	26.4	25.617
28	98	Paul Menard	23.4	25.746
29	66	Dave Blaney	29.0	26.380
30	43	Reed Sorenson	26.9	26.904
31	19	Elliott Sadler	26.7	27.399
32	78	Regan Smith	28.7	27.420
33	20	Joey Logano	21.0	27.452
34	12	David Stremme	25.6	27.627
35	87	Joe Nemechek	27.0	27.931
36	71	David Gilliland	27.0	28.226
37	49	Mike Bliss	30.7	28.394
38	28	Travis Kvapil	24.0	28.963
39	55	Michael Waltrip	29.1	29.076
40	7	Robby Gordon	29.1	29.910
41	09	Sterling Marlin	29.0	30.016
42	73	Tony Raines	26.4	30.116
43	77	Sam Hornish Jr.	23.0	30.395
44	4	Mike Wallace	27.0	32.830
45	84	Mike Skinner	32.5	33.412
46	00	Michael McDowell	34.0	33.744
47	82	Scott Speed	37.0	34.415
48	21	Bill Elliott	31.3	35.502
49	10	Patrick Carpentier	33.0	35.873
50	34	John Andretti	38.0	38.221
51	02	Brandon Ash	43.0	42.151
52	00	Carl Long	43.0	42.798

November 10, 2009 Posted by paul | CHASE RACES/AVERAGE RUN POS. | , , | No Comments Yet