theStewartFan: May 2007

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Who's hot at LMS

The numbers have been crunched in my spreadsheet, and here are the results. As always, I credit Racing-Reference.info for the baseline figures, plus I figure in a few of my own. I usually don't include drivers with less that 10 starts, with a few exceptions. The young guns are so impressive these days that I can't just ignore there averages, even if they don't have a lot of results to average.

If you think Jimmie Johnson owns all the numbers here, well, your almost right. In 11 starts he's got 10 top 10s and 5 wins. An average finish of 5.8 beats all the rest. He also has an average start here of 8.2, lowest of all active drivers. The one race he didn't finish in the top 10, he did not finish (DNF).

The only driver with multiple starts without a DNF is Carl Edwards. He's only started 4 races here, but he's finished every one on the lead lap with an average finish of 6th. No win to show for it, but been in position to win with two 3rd place finishes.

Other winners here include Martin (4 in 44 starts), Gordon (4 in 28 starts), and Jarret (3 in 40 starts (pre-Toyota)). Labonte, Burton, Kahne all have 2, but Kahne has done it with only 6 starts. Expect to see him riding the wall all night. Stewart, Kenseth, and McMurray all have one.

The lowest DNF average goes to Tony Stewart. He's only not finished 6% of his starts here. Jimmie's in second on this one with 9%. Robbie Gordon's best finish is 16th twice in 13 starts with DNFs in almost half of his races here. Somebody find this fine car owner a driver.

My pick? Tony Stewart of course. If you want a second opinion, you could use a hair cut. But if I had to pick another, I'd go with Mark Martin and that Chevy Mr. "Deep Pockets" Ginn puts underneath him every week. You can't count out the HMS guys any week (can you Race Chick), and this won't be any exception. My other prediction is the Bush Brothers will tangle again, and both loose.

# posted by theStewartFan @ 7:23 PM

6 Comments:

Anonymous adds:
Welcome back Mr. Kotter!
Thanks Anonymous for your comment.

Racefan57 adds:
Yes!! Another non-victory for Hendrick would be cool
Thanks Racefan57 for your comment.

Charlie Turner adds:
I found your blog at Vroom. Very nice.

I think you nailed it with Tony at Lowes. He's more than due and has the perfect track record here. I sense the HMS ship listing a bit.

Check us out when you have the time.
Thanks Charlie Turner for your comment.

Mike adds:
Welcome back indeed. I'm with you on the All-Star race. A million dollar prize to a millionaire is like a free buffet for obese people. The charity angle is very interesting, how about having the Victory Junction All-Star race?

(PS, I moved: troubleinturn2.mikemaruska.com)
Thanks Mike for your comment.

Anonymous adds:
Where did you go?
Thanks Anonymous for your comment.

Anonymous adds:
to racefan57,
you say dat one more time ill come thru da computer and den ill choke and pull your heart out. you say that to hendrick your a$$ will be kicked all da way to africa. i hate tony stewart and excpecially his fans. who likes him anyways? all he does is wine,cheat and argue. and he's fat and he craps his pants all the time. I HATE YOU RACEFAN57
Thanks Anonymous for your comment.

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Monday, May 21, 2007

Alright! I feel I can start blogging again.

I didn't stop blogging in protest to the All Star Race, but I've never liked the event, and now that it's over I think I've got some writing to do. Really, I've hated the event as long as I've been a fan (1999). The idea of a race that doesn't get you any closer to a championship is worthless. I get things back like "It's just a fun race", and "It's for the million dollars", but I just ain't buyin' in. If every dime went to a charity, I'd probably start to watch. But making the rich richer for no apparent reason doesn't appeal to me, and the fact that it's an All Star galla event won't change that. Now the Coke 600? different story altogether! A test of endurance for every car, part, driver, and team member. NASCAR's version of a marathon. That's all I've got to say for now.......Film at eleven.

# posted by theStewartFan @ 4:08 PM