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Final Rankings: NASCAR All Star Race, 2012

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Here are my final driver rankings for tonight’s All Star race at Charlotte. I compiled them by crunching the practice data from Charlotte yesterday, and then melding it with the historical data:

  1. Matt Kenseth
  2. Kyle Busch
  3. Jimmie Johnson
  4. Greg Biffle
  5. Denny Hamlin
  6. Carl Edwards
  7. Kevin Harvick
  8. Tony Stewart
  9. Kasey Kahne
  10. Mark Martin Continue reading →

Early Rankings: NASCAR All Star Race, 2012

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Here are my early driver rankings for this week’s NASCAR Sprint Cup All Star race at Charlotte. I compiled them by crunching:

  • The loop data for the past 15 Sprint Cup races (excluding Daytona and Talladega);
  • the loop data for the past four races (excluding Daytona and Talladega);
  • the loop data for the past four races at Charlotte;
  • the loop data for the past seven races at the other tracks in the Large Ovals track group (i.e., Fontana, Kansas, Atlanta, Texas, Chicago, Michigan and Kentucky);
  • the practice and qualifying data for the past four races at Charlotte; and
  • the practice and qualifying data for past seven races at the aforementioned Large Ovals.

Note: I tilted the formula toward the prelim data this week because it reflects speed, which is critical in the short run-oriented All Star race.

Also, keep in mind this early week list doesn’t include whoever gets into the All Star race via the Showdown. It does include Dale Jr. because he will likely get in via the fan vote.

The results:

  1. Jimmie Johnson
  2. Matt Kenseth
  3. Kyle Busch
  4. Greg Biffle
  5. Denny Hamlin
  6. Carl Edwards
  7. Tony Stewart
  8. Kasey Kahne
  9. Kevin Harvick
  10. Mark Martin Continue reading →

Final Rankings: Darlington, 2012

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Here are my final driver rankings for tonight’s race at Darlington. I compiled them by crunching the practice and qualifying data from Darlington on Friday, and then melding it with the historical data:

  1. Jimmie Johnson
  2. Greg Biffle
  3. Jeff Gordon
  4. Martin Truex, Jr.
  5. Kyle Busch
  6. Carl Edwards
  7. Denny Hamlin
  8. Kasey Kahne
  9. Tony Stewart
  10. Ryan Newman Continue reading →

Early Rankings: Darlington 2012

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Here are my early driver rankings for this week’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Darlington. I compiled them by crunching:

  • The loop data for the past 15 Sprint Cup races (excluding Daytona and Talladega);
  • the loop data for the past four races (excluding Daytona and Talladega);
  • the loop data for the past four races at Darlington;
  • the loop data for the past seven races at the other tracks in the Steeps track group (i.e., Bristol, Dover, Homestead, Las Vegas);
  • the practice and qualifying data for the past four races at Darlington; and
  • the practice and qualifying data for past seven races at the aforementioned Steeps.

The results:

  1. Jeff Gordon
  2. Jimmie Johnson
  3. Kyle Busch
  4. Greg Biffle
  5. Martin Truex, Jr.
  6. Denny Hamlin
  7. Kasey Kahne
  8. Tony Stewart
  9. Carl Edwards
  10. Matt Kenseth Continue reading →

Final Rankings: Talladega I, 2012

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Here are my final driver rankings for today’s race at Talladega. I compiled them by crunching the qualifying data from Talladega on Saturday, and then melding it with the historical data (the practice data ain’t worth diddly, so I discarded it):

  1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  2. Jeff Gordon
  3. Clint Bowyer
  4. Jimmie Johnson
  5. Matt Kenseth
  6. Greg Biffle
  7. Paul Menard
  8. Carl Edwards
  9. Jeff Burton
  10. Tony Stewart Continue reading →

Early Rankings: Talladega I, 2012

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Here are my early driver rankings for this week’s race at Talladega. I compiled them by crunching the loop and qualifying data for the 2011 and 2012 races at Daytona and Talladega, which reflects speed, the ability to pass and the ability (and inclination) to run a lot of laps up front:

  1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  2. Clint Bowyer
  3. Jeff Gordon
  4. Jimmie Johnson
  5. Matt Kenseth
  6. Paul Menard
  7. Greg Biffle
  8. Jeff Burton
  9. Carl Edwards
  10. Tony Stewart Continue reading →

Final Rankings: Richmond I, 2012

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Here are my final driver rankings for tonight’s race at Richmond. I compiled them by crunching the qualifying data from Richmond on Friday, and then melding it with the historical data (once again the practice data is screwy, so I discarded it):

  1. Jeff Gordon
  2. Kevin Harvick
  3. Carl Edwards
  4. Kyle Busch
  5. Denny Hamlin
  6. Ryan Newman
  7. Jimmie Johnson
  8. Kasey Kahne
  9. Mark Martin
  10. Clint Bowyer Continue reading →

Early Rankings: Richmond I, 2012

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Here are my mid-week driver rankings for this week’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond. I compiled them by crunching:

  • The loop data for the past 15 Sprint Cup races (excluding Daytona and Talladega);
  • the loop data for the past four races (excluding Daytona and Talladega);
  • the loop data for the past four races at Richmond;
  • the loop data for the past eight races at the other tracks in the Flats track group (i.e., Martinsville, Phoenix, New Hampshire, Pocono and Indy);
  • the practice and qualifying data for the past four races at Richmond; and
  • the practice and qualifying data for past eight races at the aforementioned Flats.

The results:

  1. Jeff Gordon
  2. Jimmie Johnson
  3. Kevin Harvick
  4. Carl Edwards
  5. Kyle Busch
  6. Clint Bowyer
  7. Ryan Newman
  8. Denny Hamlin
  9. Kasey Kahne
  10. Brad Keselowski Continue reading →

Final Rankings: Kansas I, 2012

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Here are my final driver rankings for today’s race at Kansas. I compiled them by crunching the qualifying data from Kansas on Saturday, and then melding it with the historical data (the practice data is screwy this weekend, so I discarded it):

  1. Jimmie Johnson
  2. Matt Kenseth
  3. Greg Biffle
  4. Denny Hamlin
  5. Kevin Harvick
  6. Tony Stewart
  7. Mark Martin
  8. Brad Keselowski
  9. Kasey Kahne
  10. Jeff Gordon Continue reading →

Mid-Week Rankings: Kansas I, 2012

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Here are my mid-week driver rankings for this week’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kansas. I compiled them by crunching:

  • The loop data for the past 15 Sprint Cup races (excluding Daytona and Talladega);
  • the loop data for the past four races (excluding Daytona and Talladega);
  • the loop data for the past four races at Kansas;
  • the loop data for the past eight races at the other tracks in the Large Ovals track group (i.e., Fontana, Charlotte, Atlanta, Texas, Chicago, Michigan and Kentucky);
  • the practice and qualifying data for the past four races at Kansas; and
  • the practice and qualifying data for past eight races at the aforementioned Large Ovals.

The results:

  1. Jimmie Johnson
  2. Matt Kenseth
  3. Greg Biffle
  4. Tony Stewart
  5. Jeff Gordon
  6. Kyle Busch
  7. Carl Edwards
  8. Denny Hamlin
  9. Brad Keselowski
  10. Kevin Harvick Continue reading →