Wednesday, October 04, 2006
'dega StewartFan Stats
After creating my chart as seen to your right, I’ve come up with the same stats as anyone else. Jr. wins with Tony in second. But lets look a little deeper anyway, and particularly at the chasers. This track has been owned by the Earnhardt’s, no question. Dad dominated with 10 wins and Jr. has stepped up with 5 wins in only 13 starts, a remarkable feat in itself. Along with 7 top 5’s, 8 top 10’s and an average finish of 12.2, he has a 61% top 10 finishes. He has lead 23% of the laps he’s run here; no one else comes close to that. He gets out front and stays there. Clean air and everyone wrecking behind him.
Jeff Gordon is no stranger to
Mark Martin complains about restrictor plate racing because he believes his outcome is not up to him, but to whoever wrecks everyone. If that’s the case, he’s one of the luckier ones. He’s got 2 wins, and his 51.2% Top 10’s is a high mark, with only a few drivers beating it. His average finish isn’t too bad at about 15th.
Jeff B. and Kevin are about middle of the pack. No wins, but they finish in the top 10 40% of the time and DNF 36% of the time. Kevin’s numbers are slightly better, but Jeff’s on a serious roll in the chase, and I for one hope it keeps going. Throw Matt in with about the same numbers.
Kasey, Kyle, and Denny have a combined 8 starts and 1 finish (out of Kahne’s 5 starts). Hopefully this new surface will come to a few of them, or this could be the race to separate the chasers from the cup contenders. That’s where all of the red is on my chart.
The two outside the chase worth my keystrokes are Tony Stewart and Kurt Bush. Both have a finishing average better than Jr., but neither has a win to show for it. Tony has finished the last 3 races here in second place, 10 top 10’s in 15 starts, and has a finishing average of 11.3. Kurt is right behind him with 8 top 10’s and an average finish of 11.5.
If you haven’t heard the bad news, Todd Bodine is in the race. 8 starts and 1 top 10. Move over Robby Gordon, Todd Bodine is back. This guy scares me when he drives the pace car! Of course the only one who's hit him lately is Tony as he likes to push the pace car every once in awhile. Keep a camera on the 4 car to see "The Big One".
