2006 RACE TO THE CHASE
After Race #18 of 26:  Chicagoland

Races Left to the Chase:  8 (31%)

 

05/LW/04                Season  Out of     Out of     Out of     LastRce Gain        Last 5     Finishes                Top         Top         Bottom Bonus-

Driver                     Pts.         1^st            10^th          11^th          Fin/Pts    11^th          Pts          1—2—3                   5s            10s          10s       Penalty Pts

 

1/1/1-JJohnson     2651        --            +432        +479        6/150       +20          640/E       3—2—1                   7              14            0              35-0

2/2/16-Kenseth     2603        -48           +384        +431        21/110     -20           666/E       2—2—3                   10            11            1              75-0

3/3/13-ErnhrdtJr  2394        -257         +175        +222        5/160       +30          665/+1     1—0—2                   6              8              3              45-0

4/7/17-JBurton      2327        -324         +108        +155        2/175       +45          712/+3     0—1—0                   4              11            1              30-0

5/4/21-Kahne         2303        -348         +84          +131        23/94       -36           588/+1     4—0—0                   6              10            1              40-0

6/6/6-Martin           2291        -360         +72          +119        18/114     -16           496/-3      0—1—0                   2              8              1              40-0

7/5/3-Stewart        2274        -377         +55          +102        32/72       -58           556/-2      2—2—2                   8              9              3              85-0

8/8/20-KyBusch     2265        -386         +46          +93          3/170       +40          693/+2     0—1—2                   6              9              2              45-25

9/9/14-Harvick       2253        -398         +34          +81          4/165       +35          662/-1      1—1—2                   6              9              3              45-0

10/12/15-JGordon 2219        -432         --             +47          1/185       +55          636/-1      2—2—0                   6              8              4              75-0

                                                                                                                Gain

                                                                                                                10th

11/11/2-Biffle         2172        -479         -47           --            11/130     -41           685/+1     1—0—0                   4              9              3              90-0

12/10/36-Hamlin    2169        -482         -50           -3             14/121     -50           677/-1      1—1—0                   3              6              2              35-0

13/13/10-KuBusch 2087        -564         -132         -85           8/142       -29           780/+5     1—1—1                   4              7              3              35-0

14/14/12-Edwards 2026        -625         -193         -146         20/103     -68           572/E       0—1—2                   5              8              4              35-0

15/15/25-Mears     1991        -660         -228         -181         25/88       -83           517/-2      0—1—0                   1              5              1              5-0

16/18/29-Bowyer   1937        -714         -282         -235         9/138       -33           538/E       0—0—0                   1              5              2              5-0

17/16/8-McMurray1921        -730         -298         -251         39/46       -125         500/-2      0—1—0                   2              6              5              25-0

18/17/7-Newman   1915        -736         -304         -257         36/55       -116         613/+1     0—1—1                   2              5              5              30-0

19/19/5-ESadler     1870        -781         -349         -302         29/76       -95           568/+1     0—0—0                   1              4              2              30-0

20/20/22-Vickers  1857        -794         -362         -315         13/124     -47           641/+6     0—0—1                   2              4              5              30-0

21/24/25-Sorenson1801       -850         -418         -371         7/151       -20           508/E       0—0—0                   1              4              4              15-0

22/22/19-Truex      1774        -877         -445         -398         16/115     -56           520/+1     0—0—0                   0              1              3              10-0

23/23/26-Riggs      1771        -880         -448         -401         15/118     -53           526/+2     0—0—0                   0              4              2              10-0

24/21/11-Jarrett    1747        -904         -472         -425         31/70       -101         385/-7      0—0—0                   0              2              3              20-25

25/26/24-BLabonte1681       -970         -538         -489         12/132     -39           433/-1      0—0—0                   1              3              4              20-0

26/25/31-Green     1653        -998         -566         -519         27/82       -89           389/-4      0—0—0                   0              0              2              15-0

27/29/24-Yeley       1609        -1042       -610         -563         10/134     -37           416/E       0—0—0                   0              2              5              30-0

28/28/39-RGordon 1603        -1048       -616         -569         19/106     -65           442/E       0—0—0                   0              1              5              15-0

29/27/18-Nemchek1574       -1077       -645         -598         33/64       -107         419/E       0—0—0                   0              0              2              5-0

30/33/29-Blaney     1497        -1154       -722         -675         17/112     -59           395/+2     0—0—0                   0              0              1              15-0

31/30/30-Petty       1492        -1159       -727         -680         28/79       -92           364/E       0—0—0                   0              1              2              10-0

32/32/9-Mayfield   1479        -1172       -740         -693         24/91       -80           392/+2     0—0—0                   0              0              5              10-25

33/31/28-Schrader1445        -1206       -774         -727         42/37       -134         314/-3      0—0—0                   0              1              6              0-0

34/34/23-Marlin     1441        -1210       -778         -731         26/85       -86           341/-1      0—0—0                   0              1              6              5-0

35/35/19-Waltrip    1311        -1340       -908         -861         30/73       -98           383/E       0—0—0                   0              0              6              15-0

 

RACE TO THE CHASE COMPARISON CHART -  After 18 Races

 

2006                                        Pts/Outof1st         2005                                        Pts/Outof1st         2004                                        Pts/Outof1st

 

1—JIMMIE JOHNSON            2651/+48                 1—JIMMIE JOHNSON            2548/+108               1—JIMMIE JOHNSON            2720/+105

2—MATT KENSETH               2603/-48                  2—GREG BIFFLE                    2440/-108                2—DALE EARNHARDT JR.    2615/-105   

3—Dale Earnhardt Jr.          2394/-257                3—TONY STEWART              2397/-151                3—JEFF GORDON                  2478/-242

4—Jeff Burton                      2327/-324                4—RUSTY WALLACE            2300/-248                4—TONY STEWART              2393/-327

5—Kasey Kahne                   2303/-348                5—Elliott Sadler                    2230/-318                5—MATT KENSETH               2321/-399

6—MARK MARTIN                 2291/-360                6—MARK MARTIN                 2202/-346                6—Bobby  Labonte              2278/-442

7—TONY STEWART              2274/-377                7—RYAN NEWMAN                2196/-352                7—ELLIOTT SADLER            2252/-468

8—Kyle Busch                      2265/-386                8—Jamie McMurray            2190/-358                8—Kevin Harvick                 2229/-491

9—Kevin Harvick                  2253/-398                9—JEREMY MAYFIELD         2179/-369                9—KURT BUSCH                    2211/-509

10—Jeff Gordon                   2219/-432                10—KURT BUSCH                  2172/-376                10—RYAN NEWMAN              2173/-547

                                                Pts/Outof10th                                                       Pts/Outof10th                                                       Pts/Outof10th

11—GREG BIFFLE                 2172/-47                  11—Dale Jarrett                   2139/-33                  11—JEREMY MAYFIELD       2108/-65

12—Denny Hamlin                2169/-50                  12—CARL EDWARDS            2073/-99                  12—Dale Jarrett                  2083/-90

13—KURT BUSCH                  2087/-132                13—Dale Earnhardt Jr.        2057/-115                13—Jamie McMurray          2068/-105

                                                                                14—Kevin Harvick                2052/-120                14—Kasey Kahne                 2044/-129

14—CARL EDWARDS            2026/-193                15—Jeff Gordon                   2046/-126                15—MARK MARTIN               2035/-138

15—Casey Mears                1991/-228                                                                                                                                                                               

16—Clint Bowyer                 1937/-282                16—MATT KENSETH             1970/-202                16—Casey Mears                1998/-175

17—Jamie McMurray          1921/-298                17—Jeff Burton                    1964/-208                17—Rusty Wallac                  1965/-208

18—RYAN NEWMAN              1915/-304                18—Joe Nemechek             1958/-214                18—Michael Waltrip             1960/-213

                                                                                19—Michael Waltrip             1925/-247                19—Sterling Marlin              1941/-232

32—JEREMY MAYFIELD       1479/-740                20—Kyle Busch                    1886/-286                20—Brian Vickers                1913/-260

                                                                                21—Terry Labonte              1894/-279

ALL CAPS made 05 Chase                                 ALL CAPS made 05 Chase                                 ALL CAPS made 04 Chase

 

 

WHAT IT TOOK TO MAKE THE FIRST TWO CHASES

 

2005                                        Pts          Out of 11th            2004                                                        Out of 11th

1—TONY STEWART              3716        +727                        1—JEFF GORDON                  3602        +431       

2—GREG BIFFLE                    3531        +542                        2—JIMMIE JOHNSON            3542        +371

3—RUSTY WALLACE            3412        +423                        3—DALE EARNHARDT JR.    3541        +370

4—JIMMIE JOHNSON            3400        +411                        4—TONY STEWART              3410        +239

5—KURT BUSCH                    3304        +315                        5—MATT KENSETH               3337        +166

6—MARK MARTIN                 3273        +284                        6—ELLIOTT SADLER            3316        +145

7—JEREMY MAYFIELD         3228        +239                        7—KURT BUSCH                    3309        +138

8—CARL EDWARDS              3114        +125                        8—MARK MARTIN                 3213        +42

9—MATT KENSETH               3114        +125                        9—JEREMY MAYFIELD         3193        +22

10—RYAN NEWMAN              3055        +66                          10—RYAN NEWMAN              3186        +15

                                                                Out of 10^th                                                                              Out of 10th

11—Elliott Sadler                  2989        -66                           11—Jamie McMurray          3171        -15

12—Jeff Gordon                   2972        -83           -               12—Kasey Kahne                 3158        -28

13—Jamie McMurray          2972        -83                           13—Bobby Labonte             3137        -49

14—Kevin Harvick                2937        -118                         14—Kevin Harvick                3129        -57

15—Dale Jarrett                   3100        -86

THE HEAT INDEX

(Last 5 races, only drivers in top 35)

RED HOT                                                                                 ICE COLD

1—Kurt Busch                      780/+5                                     1—Ken Schrader                  314/-3

2—Jeff Burton                      712/+3                                     2—Sterling Marlin                341/-1

3—Kyle Busch                      693/+2                                     3—Kyle Petty                        364/E

4—Greg Biffle                       685/+1                                     4—Michael Waltrip               383/E

5—Denny Hamlin                  677/-1                                      5—Dale Jarrett                     385/-7

6—Matt Kenseth                  666/E                                       6—Jeremy Mayfield            392/+2

7—Dale Earnhardt Jr.          665/+1                                     7—Dave Blaney                     395/+2

8—Kevin Harvick                  662/-1                                      8—J.J. Yeley                         416/E

9—Brian Vickers                  641/+6                                     9—Joe Nemechek               419/E

10—Jimmie Johnson          640/E                                       10—Bobby Labonte             433/-1

               

THE TURNAROUNDS

(Position in Race to the Chase Versus Last Year at this time)

GOOD TURNS                                                                                         BAD TURNS

Rank-Driver                           06            05            Diff.                         Rank-Driver                           06            05            Diff.

1—Denny Hamlin*                12            36            +24                          1—Jeremy Mayfield            32            9              -23

2—Kasey Kahne                   5              21            +16                          2—Michael Waltrip*             35            19            -16

3—Matt Kenseth                  2              16            +14                          3—Elliott Sadler                    19            5              -14

4—Jeff Burton                      4              17            +13                          4—Dale Jarrett                     24            11            -13

4—Clint Bowyer^                 16            29            +13                          5—Ryan Newman                 18            7              -11

6—Robby Gordon                28            39            +11                          5—Joe Nemechek               29            18            -11

* compared to #11 car in 2005                                                           5—Sterling Marlin                34            23            -11

^compared to #07ar in 2005                                                               * compared to #15 car in 2005