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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Driver Ratings at New Hampshire

by Bruce Simmons on September 24, 2011

I don’t know if you heard, but as NASCAR qualifying was charging along, Brian Vickers had the pole, and then, with five cars left to qualify, the rain came. That’s in this second race of the 10-event final rounds pursuit , the Chase for the Sprint Cup or just called, The Chase!

Juan Montoya had declined to take to the track at that point, with a light drizzle, and Montoya was noted in saying that

“Send out the No. 48, if he’s so brave.”

Talk about nerves being frazzled by weather! I was worried for Vickers, after all their hard work, it might go by the wayside, but then they got qualifying back under way and Ryan Newman ended up snagging the pole.

Here’s where the Chase drivers sit in the field after qualifying:

Ryan Newman (1st),
Kurt Busch (5th),
Kevin Harvick (6th),
Jeff Gordon (7th),
Kyle Busch (8th),
Jimmie Johnson (10th),
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (12th),
Brad Keselowski (16th),
Tony Stewart (20th),
Carl Edwards (23rd),
Matt Kenseth (27th) and
Denny Hamlin (28th).

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Upcoming NASCAR Race at Watkins Glen International (For the Fantasy Leaguer))

by Bruce Simmons on August 11, 2011

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The upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen, is the next upcoming race this weekend at Watkins Glen International. So if you had to pick one driver, who would be the best bet headed into ‘The Glen?’

If you look at pure stats, it looks like Tony Stewart is the man to put your money on. Out of the last 6 races he’s contended in, Tony has the 2nd best avg race starts (7th), he has the best avg finish (2.3), the most fastest laps (104), the most laps led, giving him the best driver rating of the group, with a 129.5 score.

Behind Tony, we have a close one between Juan Montoya (113.5) and Marcos Ambrose (113.2). Montoya has the better average starting position (14th) but Ambrose has the better average finish of 2.7. Montoya has a huge number of laps led (76 over 17). It seems like Juan Montoya has the edge over Ambrose, but Ambrose seems to be able to finish a race stronger.

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