Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Let’s check the silly stats.
Again, we’ll go with active drivers w/ more than 10 starts (with two exceptions, my site=my rules). Stats we’re looking at are % of races finished on the lead lap and % of laps lead, and anything else my fingers type. And again I’d like to mention that the base numbers for this math came from www.racing-reference.info.
Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, and Bobby Labonte have finished the Fontana race 75% of the time on the lead lap. This is the best average for those with more than 10 starts. These 3 all have 12 starts.
Jeff Gordon sticks out of this crowd with 3 wins, and he’s lead 14% of the laps he’s turned. Doesn’t seem like huge numbers, but no one else w/ 10 or more starts even comes close. Only Greg Biffle has a higher laps lead figure (15%), but not enough starts to really get a good picture.
Jeff also sticks out with an average finish of 12.3. Most numbers were considerably higher than this. Seems like everyone’s had there share of troubled finishes at this track. If this pick was based on all stats, Jeff would be your favorite to win. But this is the Stewartfan page.
Honorable mentions go to Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth. Jimmie’s finished all 7 of the races he’s started here on the lead lap. That’s 100% people. Even without 10 starts I thought this was a good stat. Matt has 77% LLF (Lead Lap Finishes) with 9 starts.
Tony Stewart has finished 60% of his 10 starts here on the lead lap. He’s lead 8% of his circuits around the sunny tri-oval. No wins here yet for Tony. Hopefully they get a car under him this weekend. Bristol was hard to watch.
Robby Gordon; well he sucks here too. 25% LLF, and he’s lead 0.5% of the laps he’s turned here. I’m almost tired of reporting how bad he is, but if you Google Robby+Gordon+Sucks, I’m the second link from the top. It’s my current claim to fame, so I’ll keep it up a little while longer.
Others comfortable with the track here? Greg Biffle and Kyle Bush won here last year. Carl Edwards has finished all 4 of his races here on the lead lap, with an average finish of 4.5. Mark Martin leads in top 10 finishes w/ 6.
My pick? Tony gets his first win at the California Speedway this weekend. To pick anyone else, well it’s just not done here. We NASCAR fans are nothing if not loyal.
Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, and Bobby Labonte have finished the Fontana race 75% of the time on the lead lap. This is the best average for those with more than 10 starts. These 3 all have 12 starts.
Jeff Gordon sticks out of this crowd with 3 wins, and he’s lead 14% of the laps he’s turned. Doesn’t seem like huge numbers, but no one else w/ 10 or more starts even comes close. Only Greg Biffle has a higher laps lead figure (15%), but not enough starts to really get a good picture.
Jeff also sticks out with an average finish of 12.3. Most numbers were considerably higher than this. Seems like everyone’s had there share of troubled finishes at this track. If this pick was based on all stats, Jeff would be your favorite to win. But this is the Stewartfan page.
Honorable mentions go to Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth. Jimmie’s finished all 7 of the races he’s started here on the lead lap. That’s 100% people. Even without 10 starts I thought this was a good stat. Matt has 77% LLF (Lead Lap Finishes) with 9 starts.
Tony Stewart has finished 60% of his 10 starts here on the lead lap. He’s lead 8% of his circuits around the sunny tri-oval. No wins here yet for Tony. Hopefully they get a car under him this weekend. Bristol was hard to watch.
Robby Gordon; well he sucks here too. 25% LLF, and he’s lead 0.5% of the laps he’s turned here. I’m almost tired of reporting how bad he is, but if you Google Robby+Gordon+Sucks, I’m the second link from the top. It’s my current claim to fame, so I’ll keep it up a little while longer.
Others comfortable with the track here? Greg Biffle and Kyle Bush won here last year. Carl Edwards has finished all 4 of his races here on the lead lap, with an average finish of 4.5. Mark Martin leads in top 10 finishes w/ 6.
My pick? Tony gets his first win at the California Speedway this weekend. To pick anyone else, well it’s just not done here. We NASCAR fans are nothing if not loyal.
