2006 RACE TO THE CHASE
After Race #15 of 26:  Michigan #1

Races Left to the Chase:  11 (42%)

 

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     2295        --            +488        +499        6/150       -2             774/E       3—2—1                   7              12            0              30-0

2/2/21-Kenseth     2221        -74           +414        +425        13/124     -28           799/+1     2—2—3                   9              10            1              60-0

3/5/20-Kahne         2051        -244         +244        +255        1/185       +33          777/+4     4—0—0                   6              10            3              40-0

4/6/17-ErnhrdtJr   2020        -275         +213        +224        3/170       +18          715/+2     1—0—2                   5              7              0              35-0

5/3/5-Martin           1989        -306         +182        +193        27/82       -70           644/-1      0—1—0                   2              8              1              40-0

6/4/6-Stewart        1928        -367         +121        +132        41/40       -112         462/-4      1—2—2                   7              8              3              65-0

7/7/16-JBurton      1888        -407         +81          +92          11/130     -22           731/+4     0—0—0                   3              9              1              25-0

8/8/10-Harvick       1849        -446         +42          +53          10/134     -18           536/-3      1—1—2                   5              7              3              30-0

9/9/36-Hamlin        1809        -486         +2            +13          12/127     -25           724/+7     1—1—0                   3              6              2              35-0

10/12/2-Biffle         1807        -488         --             +11          4/165       +13          808/+10   1—0—0                   3              8              3              85-0

                                                                                                                Gain

                                                                                                                10th

11/11/12-JGordon 1796        -499         -11           --            8/152       +14          580/-2      0—2—0                   4              6              3              55-0

12/10/18-KYBusch 1795        -500         -12           -1             14/126     -12           583/-4      0—0—1                   4              7              2              40-25

13/13/4-Edwards   1722        -573         -85           -74           2/175       +37          607/E       0—1—2                   5              7              3              30-0

14/15/25-Mears     1654        -641         -153         -142         7/146       +8            486/-4      0—1—0                   1              4              1              5-0

15/14/11-McMurry1624        -671         -183         -172         23/94       -44           562/+2     0—1—0                   2              5              4              25-0

16/17/9-KuBusch   1620        -675         -187         -176         9/138       E             580/+2     1—1—0                   2              4              3              30-0

17/18/7-Newman  1555        -740         -252         -241         15/118     -20           592/+6     0—0—1                   1              4              4              25-0

18/16/28-Bowyer   1550        -745         -257         -246         39/46       -92           463/-3      0—0—0                   1              3              2              5-0

19/19/15-Jarrett    1514        -781         -293         -282         20/103     -35           373/-7      0—0—0                   0              2              2              15-25

20/24/25-Sorenson1508       -787         -299         -288         5/160       +22          585/+6     0—0—0                   1              3              3              5-0

21/20/3-ESadler     1502        -793         -305         -294         22/97       -41           397/-7      0—0—0                   1              2              2              30-0

22/22/22-Vickers  1498        -797         -309         -298         17/117     -21           468/-3      0—0—1                   2              4              5              25-0

23/21/23-Riggs      1468        -827         -339         -328         29/76       -62           525/+1     0—0—0                   0              3              2              10-0

24/25/14-Truex      1460        -835         -347         -336         16/115     -23           524/+1     0—0—0                   0              1              3              5-0

25/23/26-BLabonte1454       -841         -353         -342         28/79       -59           544/-2      0—0—0                   1              3              2              15-0

26/26/30-Green     1380        -915         -427         -416         33/64       -74           394/-5      0—0—0                   0              0              2              15-0

27/27/26-Yeley       1354        -941         -453         -442         40/43       -95           386/-5      0—0—0                   0              1              4              25-0

28/29/39-RGordon 1328        -967         -479         -468         18/109     -29           466/+4     0—0—0                   0              1              4              10-0

29/28/19-Nemche  1316        -979         -491         -480         26/85       -53           443/E       0—0—0                   0              0              2              5-0

30/31/28-Blaney     1257        -1038       -550         -539         30/73       -65           382/-2      0—0—0                   0              0              0              15-0

31/30/27-Schrader1241        -1054       -566         -555         42/37       -101         377/E       0—0—0                   0              1              4              0-0

32/32/13-Mayfield 1236        -1059       -571         -560         36/55       -83           430/+2     0—0—0                   0              0              4              10-25

33/33/31-Petty       1234        -1061       -573         -562         35/63       -75           385/E       0—0—0                   0              1              2              10-0

34/34/24-Marlin     1228        -1067       -579         -568         24/91       -47           356/-4      0—0—0                   0              1              5              5-0

35/35/14-Waltrip    1095        -1200       -712         -701         25/88       -50           337/E       0—0—0                   0              0              5              15-0

 

 

RACE TO THE CHASE COMPARISON CHART -  After 15 Races

 

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

 

1—JIMMIE JOHNSON            2295/+74                 1—JIMMIE JOHNSON            2173/+49                 1—JIMMIE JOHNSON            2220/+7

2—MATT KENSETH               2221/-74                  2—GREG BIFFLE                    2124/-49                 2—DALE EARNHARDT JR.    2213/-7   

3—Kasey Kahne                   2051/-244                3—Elliott Sadler                    1923/-250                3—MATT KENSETH               2040/-180

4—Dale Earnhardt Jr.          2020/-275                4—CARL EDWARDS              1914/-259                4—Bobby Labonte               1954/-266

5—MARK MARTIN                 1989/-306                5—MARK MARTIN                 1904/-269                5—TONY STEWART              1945/-275

6—TONY STEWART              1928/-367                6—TONY STEWART              1862/-311                6—JEFF GORDON                  1933/-287

7—Jeff Burton                      1888/-407                7—RYAN NEWMAN                1856/-317                7—ELLIOTT SADLER            1933/-287

8—Kevin Harvick                  1849/-446                8—RUSTY WALLACE            1848/-325                8—KURT BUSCH                    1933/-287

9—Denny Hamlin                  1809/-486                9—KURT BUSCH                    1813/-360                9—RYAN NEWMAN                1859/-361

10—GREG BIFFLE                  1807/-488                10—Kevin Harvick                1803/-370                10—Kevin Harvic                  1847/-373

                                                Pts/Outof10th                                                       Pts/Outof10th                                                       Pts/Outof10th

11—Jeff Gordon                   1796/-11                  11—Jamie McMurray          1799/-4                    11—Kasey Kahne                 1821/-26

12—Kyle Busch                    1795/-12                  12—Jeff Gordon                   1767/-36                  12—JEREMY MAYFIELD       1778/-69

13—CARL EDWARDS            1722/-85                 13—JEREMY MAYFIELD       1756/-47                  13—Jamie McMurray          1722/-125

14—Casey Mears                1654/-153                14—Michael Waltrip             1730/-73                  14—Dale Jarrett                   1694/-153

                                                                                15—Dale Jarrett                   1715/-88                                            

16—KURT BUSCH                  1620/-187                16—Jeff Burton                    1688/-115                16—MARK MARTIN               1642/-205

17—RYAN NEWMAN              1555/-252                17—Dale Earnhardt Jr.        1670/-133               

32—JEREMY MAYFIELD       1236/-571                                                                                                                  

                                                                                21—MATT KENSETH             1522/-281

 

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—Greg Biffle                       808/+10                                   1—Michael Waltrip               319/E

2—Matt Kenseth                  799/+1                                     2—Sterling Marlin                356/-4

3—Kasey Kahne                  777/+4                                     3—Dale Jarrett                     373/-7

4—Jimmie Johnson            774/E                                       4—Ken Schrader                  377/E

5—Jeff Burton                      731/+4                                     5—Dave Blaney                     382/-2

6—Denny Hamlin                  724/+7                                     6—Kyle Petty                        385/-2

7—Dale Earnhardt Jr.          715/+2                                     7—J.J. Yeley                         386/-5

8—Mark Martin                    644/-1                                      8—Jeff Green                       394/-5

9—Carl Edwards                  607/E                                       9—Elliott Sadler                    397/-7

10—Ryan Newman               592/+6                                     10—Jeremy Mayfield          430/+2

               

THE TURNAROUNDS

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

GOOD TURNS                                                                                         BAD TURNS

Rank-Driver                           05            04            Diff.                         Rank-Driver                           05            04            Diff.

1—Denny Hamlin                  9              36            +27                          1—Michael Waltrip               35            14            -21

2—Matt Kenseth                  2              21            +19                          2—Jeremy Mayfield            32            13            -19

3—Kasey Kahne                   3              20            +17                          3—Elliott Sadler                    21            3              -18

4—Dale Earnhardt Jr.          4              17            +13                          4—Ryan Newman                 17            7              -10

5—Casey Mears                  14            25            +11                          4—Martin Truex                   24            14            -10

5—Robby Gordon                28            39            +11                          4—Joe Nemechek               29            19            -10

7—Clint Bowyer                   18            28            +10                          4—Sterling Marlin                34            24            -10

                                                                                                                * compared to #15 car in 2005