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Unofficial Winston Cup
2000 Raybestos
Rookie of the Year(ROTY) Page

Updated 11-29-2000

THIS IS UNOFFICIAL

2001 ROTY Candidates are listed on the 2001 Winston Cup Team Chart

How the ROTY Works:

Based upon the best 17 races finishes(by rookie points);

One point awarded for attempting to make the race;

10 points to highest finishing rookie,
9 points for the next highest, down
to one point for the tenth finishing rookie;

Any top 10 finish by a rookie is awarded specific points based on finish, 10 for first 9 for second, down to 1 for a 10th place finish.

Bonus points are awarded four times during a season. After the 10th(California), 20th(Indy), 30th(Talladega) the final race(Atlanta - based on final Cup points standings) of the season as follows: 10pts to the rookie who earned the most Winston Cup points in the current 10-race segment(third segmant was 9 races), the points incrementally decrease by one point until one bonus point is awarded the tenth highest rookie who earned the most points in the segment;

NASCAR officials also have a 50-point bonus at the end of the season in a caucus vote by four NASCAR executives and the 2000 Winston Cup Champion. The panel that grades each rookie candidate in three areas including conduct with officials in the garage and pit areas, conduct and awareness on the track, and personal appearance and relationship with the media on a 10-1 points system.(meaning each member of the panel votes with 10pts to the rookie each member felt was the best, 9 points for the next rookie, down to 1 point, if 10 rookies run)

A driver loses their rookie status for the following year after starting in eight Winston Cup Events in a single season

Rookie Notes: Beginning with the 2001 Winston Cup season, rookies will be able to compete for the rookie of the year title after running up to seven Winston Cup races the previous season. Currently NASCAR allows drivers to run up to five races the previous season and still maintain rookie status. The new rule is laid out in NASCAR's 2000 rookie candidate application(That's Racin')(1-22-2000)

Rookie Changes: in 2000 the Rookie of the Year and rookie status eligibility will change. Instead of the 15 best races counting for the Rookie of the year, it'll be the 17 best races. Also a driver loses their rookie status for the following year after starting in six Winston Cup Events in the present format, in 2000 they can start in up to seven Cup races(National Speed Sport News)(7-9-1999)

Note: this page is just a guide to show how the ROTY points are BASICALLY calculated.

2000 Raybestos ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGS

TABLE NOTE: The Column NASCAR* is from the FINAL NASCAR Posted standings, won by Matt Kenseth. Even using the formula above I ahve no idea how the bonus points were divided, so my results show the final toals without the Bonus while the NASCAR Column shows the final OFFICIAL total ROTY Points.

ALSO OF NOTE: Jeff Fuller, who started the 2000 season in the #27 Eel River Racing Pontiac, dropped out of the ROTY race when he was released from that ride after six races. Fuller will run for ROTY in 2001, driving the #98 Chip MacPherson owned Ford

Pos Prior Driver Car# Race
Attempts		 Races
Made		 Rookie
Points		 Driver
Points		 NASCAR*
1 1 Matt Kenseth 17 34 34 281 3711 316
2 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr 8 34 34 251 3516 274
3 3 Dave Blaney 93 34 33 211 2656 240
4 4 Scott Pruett 32 34 28 188 1879 111
5 5 Stacy Compton 9 33 27 184 1857 213
6 6 Mike Bliss 27 31 25 184 1748 207
7 7 Ed Berrier x 18 10 87 628 x

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR POINTS
AT ATLANTA

Driver Car# Finish Attempt
Point		 Bonus
Points		 Rookie
Points		 Total
Matt Kenseth 17 9 1 2 10 13
Dave Blaney 93 18 1 0 9 10
Dale Earnhardt Jr 8 20 1 0 8 9
Scott Pruett 32 30 1 0 7 8
Stacy Compton 9 x 1 0 0 1
Mike Bliss 27 x 1 0 0 1

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR POINTS
BONUS AFTER 10 RACES

Bonus after California
Driver Car# Race 1-10 segment Pts bonus
Matt Kenseth 17 1096 10
Dale Earnhardt Jr 8 976 9
Dave Blaney 93 684 8
Stacy Compton 9 675 7
Scott Pruett 32 501 6
Mike Bliss 14/27 271 5
Ed Berrier 90 244 4


ROOKIE OF THE YEAR POINTS
BONUS AFTER 20 RACES

Bonus after Indy
Driver Car# Race Segment 11-20 Pts bonus
Matt Kenseth 17 1217 10
Dale Earnhardt Jr 8 1216 9
Dave Blaney 93 784 8
Mike Bliss 27 685 7
Scott Pruett 32 653 6
Stacy Compton 9 630 5
Ed Berrier x 384 4

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR POINTS
BONUS AFTER 30 RACES

Bonus after Talladega
Driver Car# Race Segment 21-30 Pts bonus
Matt Kenseth 17 1035 10
Dale Earnhardt Jr 8 954 9
Dave Blaney 93 762 8
Mike Bliss 27 600 7
Stacy Compton 9 503 6
Scott Pruett 32 490 5
Ed Berrier x 0 x

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR POINTS
RACE-By-RACE

NOTE: since there have been over 17 races run, the chart now shows the BEST 17 races for any rookie who has ran in 17 races of more
See rules above on the procedure. The races not counted are highlighted in BLUE, the driver still gets the point for making the race attempt

# Race Berrier Blaney #93 Bliss #27 Compton #9 Earnhardt #8 Fuller Kenseth #17 Pruett #32 Races Deducted
s=starting position; f=finish; rp=rookie points
s f rp s f rp s f rp s f rp s f rp s f rp s f rp s f rp Car#, Points
1 Daytona 26 37 5 31 27 1 35 33 1 33 26 8 8 13 10 dnq x 1 24 10 12 15 19 9 #93-7,#27-6
2 Rockingham 43 36 9 dnq x 1 dnq x 1 21 34 10 7 19 11 30 42 7 6 37 1 dnq x 1 #17-8
3 Las Vegas dnq x 1 36 22 9 dnq x 1 32 32 8 3 10 12 22 36 7 21 14 1 2 42 1 #32-6,#17-10
4 Atlanta dnq x 1 9 20 11 dnq x 1 17 35 1 2 29 1 15 22 10 4 40 1 20 41 1 #17-7, #8-9, #32-6,#9-8
5 Darlington dnq x 1 15 26 10 dnr x x 42 29 9 10 40 1 14 36 8 16 6 16 dnq x 1 #8-7
6 Bristol dnq x 1 26 35 1 dnr x x 29 28 10 12 38 1 43 37 8 22 12 11 dnq x 1 #8-7,#93-9
7 Texas 18 35 7 24 22 10 dnr x x 15 36 1 4 1 21 7 38 5 13 31 1 3 27 9 #17-8, #9-6
8 Martinsville dnq x 1 20 41 1 33 35 8 15 39 1 22 26 1 dnr x x 31 21 11 35 32 9 #93-6, #8-10, #9-7
9 Talladega 23 28 8 16 30 1 18 24 9 22 33 1 6 42 1 dnr x x 42 18 11 15 20 10 #8-5, #93-7,#9-6
10 California dnq x 1 17 38 1 43 35 1 8 28 9 20 12 10 dnr x x 23 3 19 6 34 8 #93-6,#27-7
Bonus 4 8 5 7 9 x 10 6
11 Richmond dnq x 1 32 34 1 43 41 1 19 22 9 5 1 21 dnr x x 37 15 1 35 27 8 #27-6,#17-10
12 Lowes dnq x 1 30 40 1 43 32 9 40 33 8 1 4 17 dnr x x 21 1 21 26 41 1 #32-6
13 Dover 42 41 5 27 25 9 43 35 1 21 30 8 6 10 11 dnr x x 26 2 20 29 38 1 #27-7
14 Michigan 43 33 7 17 25 1 27 37 1 33 42 1 6 13 11 dnr x x 23 17 1 16 19 9 #9-5,#17-10,#93-8,#27-6
15 Pocono 42 28 9 35 30 1 36 33 1 39 37 1 15 19 10 dnr x x 29 14 11 41 31 1 #9-4,#93-8,#27-6,#32-7
16 Sears Point dnr x x 43 29 9 27 22 11 36 31 8 31 24 1 dnr x x 38 32 1 9 39 1 #17-7,#8-10,#32-6
17 Daytona 11 26 9 4 24 10 24 28 8 13 39 1 31 35 1 dnr x x 22 20 11 36 40 1 #9-6
18 NHIS 43 37 5 29 34 1 25 32 7 42 29 9 26 21 1 dnr x x 22 19 11 35 30 8 #93-6,#8-10
19 Pocono 42 33 7 18 18 9 40 24 8 39 35 1 15 13 10 dnr x x 24 5 17 33 36 1 #9-6
20 Indy dnr x x 42 23 9 32 31 7 43 37 1 6 13 10 dnr x x 37 26 1 11 10 12 #9-6
Bonus 4 8 7 5 9 x 10 6
21 Watkins dnr x x 33 35 1 37 39 8 41 29 10 14 40 1 dnr x x 12 10 12 dnq x 1 #8-7,#93-9
22 Michigan dnr x x 22 24 9 31 28 8 dnq x 1 1 31 1 dnr x x 28 8 14 11 17 10 #8-7
23 Bristol dnr x x 30 43 1 dnq x 1 dnr x x 12 21 11 dnr x x 22 39 1 33 38 10 #93-8
24 Darlington dnr x x 22 20 10 20 28 8 dnq x 1 13 11 11 dnr x x 24 33 1 7 24 9 #17-7
25 Richmond dnr x x 23 18 9 dnq x 1 28 24 8 31 13 11 dnr x x 20 32 1 43 16 10 #17-7
26 NHIS dnr x x 40 26 1 10 19 9 24 16 11 20 31 1 dnr x x 38 17 1 33 41 1 #32-6,#17-10,#8-7,#93-8
27 Dover dnr x x 16 39 1 20 43 1 43 29 9 13 16 10 dnr x x 31 12 11 34 42 7 #93-8,#27-6
28 Martinsville dnr x x 21 30 10 26 28 11 30 39 1 32 36 1 dnr x x 37 34 1 dnq x 1 #17-9,#8=8,#9-7
29 Lowes dnr x x 29 28 9 30 43 8 dnq x 1 13 19 1 27 41 x 26 9 13 dnq x 1 #8-10
30 Talladega dnr x x 33 28 1 43 9 13 13 23 8 3 14 1 dnr x x 36 10 1 35 39 1 #93-7,#8-9,#32-6,#17-11
Bonus x 8 7 6 9 x 10 5
31 Rockingham dnr x x 22 42 1 36 21 11 dnq x 1 37 34 1 dnr x x 28 25 1 40 30 9 #93-7,#8-8,#17-10
32 Phoenix dnr x x 13 8 14 15 38 8 dnq x 1 18 27 1 dnr x x 12 42 1 21 34 9 #8-10,#17-7
33 Homestead dnr x x 19 9 13 35 40 1 20 38 8 12 13 10 dnr x x 38 21 1 34 43 1 #17-9,#32-6,#27-7
34 Atlanta dnr x x 4 18 10 dnq x 1 dnq x 1 40 28 1 dnr x x 23 9 13 30 32 8 #8-9
Totals 33.3 33.4 87 24.2 27.6 211 30.9 31.1 184 28.1 31.6 184 14.6 21.1 251 22.6 36.0 46 25.2 18.9 281 24.6 31.5 188


GREEN stands for a race a rookie driver has WON

RED stands for the rookie driver that had the highest finish of the race by a rookie

BLUE signifies one of the races that do not count in the rookie points(only 17 best count - see rules at top, plus the one(1) for the attempt for the other races besides the 17)


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