Jayski's® Silly Season Site - 2006 Nextel Cup Chase Stats

2006 CHASE FOR THE NASCAR NEXTEL CUP

After Race #9 of 10: Phoenix #2

Races Left in The Chase: 1 (10%)

Homestead/Miami

S-C S-C S-C

Season-Chase Out Lst Rce Gain Lst 5 Season Chase Top Top Bottom

Pos./LW-Driver Pts 1^st Fin/Pts 1st Pts Gain W—2—3 W—2—3 5s 10s 10s

1/1—Jimmie Johnson 6332/1287 +63 2/175 +46 890 +7 5—6—1 1—4—1 13-5 23-5 1-1

2/2—Matt Kenseth 6269/1219 -63 13/129 -46 677 E 4—3—3 0—0—0 15-2 20-4 1-0

3/5—Kevin Harvick 6242/1202 -90 1/190 +15 677 +1 5—1—4 2—0—1 14-3 19-5 0-0

4/4—Denny Hamlin 6242/1212 -90 3/165 -10 695 +1 2—2—1 0—1—1 7-3 19-6 2-0

5/3—Earnhardt Jr. 6217/1192 -115 9/138 -37 725 +1 1—1—4 0—0—1 10-2 17-5 5-0

6/6—Jeff Gordon 6165/1155 -167 4/165 -10 714 +1 2—3—3 0—0—2 14-4 18-6 6-2

7/7—Jeff Burton 6107/1092 -225 10/134 -41 509 -6 1—1—1 1—0—1 7-3 20-5 4-2

8/9—Mark Martin 6059/1039 -273 6/155 -20 471 -5 0—1—1 0—0—1 7-1 15-3 2-1

9/10—Kasey Kahne 6013/1009 -319 7/146 -29 600 E 6—1—1 1—1—0 11-2 18-4 4-2

10/8—Kyle Busch 5973/938 -359 38/49 -126 560 E 1—3—2 0—0—0 10-1 18-2 6-3

THE RACE FOR NEXT BEST

Out of Lst Rce Season Top Top Bottom

Pos./LW—Driver Pts 11^th Fin/Pts Gain Pts./Gain W—2—3 5s 10s 10s Bonus

11/11 Tony Stewart 4609 +323 14/121 -34 659/E 5—4—3 15 19 4 125-0

Jimmie Johnson’s current 63-point lead is the largest going into Race #10 of the three Chases. 2204: Kurt Busch had an 18-point lead over Johnson; 2005: Tony Stewart had a 52-point lead over Johnson.
Five drivers are in mathematical contention for the title, matching the number in contention in 2004. In 2005, four drivers started the Homestead race with a chance at the title.

2006 CHASE—After 9 Races 2005 CHASE—After 9 Races 2004 CHASE—After 9 Races

Out of Out of Outof

Pos.-Driver Pts. 1^st Pos.-Driver-05 Finish Pts. 1^st Pos.-Driver-04 Finish Pts. 1^st

1—Jimmie Johnson 6332 +63 1—Tony Stewart (1) 6415 +52 1—Kurt Busch (1) 6346 +18

2—Matt Kenseth 6269 -63 2—Jimmie Johnson (5) 6363 -52 2—Jimmie Johnson (2) 6328 -18

3—Kevin Harvick 6242 -90 3—Carl Edwards (3) 6328 -87 3—Jeff Gordon (3) 6325 -21

4—Denny Hamlin 6242 -90 4—Greg Biffle (2) 6313 -102 4—Earnhardt Jr. (5) 6274 -72

5—Dale Earnhardt Jr. 6217 -115 5—Mark Martin (4) 6264 -82

5—Mark Martin (4) 6253 -162

6—Jeff Gordon 6165 -167 6—Ryan Newman (6) 6208 -207 6—Tony Stewart (6) 6161 -185

7—Jeff Burton 6107 -225 7—Matt Kenseth (7) 6187 -298 7—Ryan Newman (7) 6102 -244

8—Mark Martin 6059 -273 8—Rusty Wallace (8) 6016 -399 8—Matt Kenseth (8) 5963 -383

9—Kasey Kahne 6013 -319 9—Kurt Busch (10) 5974 -441 9—Elliott Sadler (9) 5963 -383

10—Kyle Busch 5973 -359 10—J. Mayfield (9) 5939 -476 10—J. Mayfield (10) 5942 -404

THE 2006CHASE FOR THE NEXTEL CUP

Pos.-Driver 1^st Last 4 Homestead Finishes

1—Jimmie Johnson +63 8—3—2—40

2—Matt Kenseth -63 40—43—19—3

3—Kevin Harvick -90 20—2—10—8

4—Denny Hamlin -90 33

5—Dale Earnhardt Jr. -115 21—24—23—19

6—Jeff Gordon -167 5—5—3—9

7—Jeff Burton -225 3—14—36—25

8—Mark Martin -273 4—33—11—2

9—Kasey Kahne -319 38—16

10—Kyle Busch -359 41

2006 CHASE CHART

NH Dov Kan Tall Lowe Mrtn Atl Tex Phx Hstead

1—Jimmie Johnson 39 13 14 24 2 1 2 2 2

2—Matt Kenseth 10 10 23 4 14 11 4 12 13

3—Kevin Harvick 1 32 15 6 18 9 31 3 1

4—Denny Hamlin 4 9 18 21 28 2 8 10 3

5—Dale Earnhardt Jr. 13 21 10 23 4 22 3 6 9

6—Jeff Gordon 3 3 39 36 24 5 6 9 4

7—Jeff Burton 7 1 5 27 3 42 13 38 10

8—Mark Martin 11 14 3 8 30 24 36 22 6

9—Kasey Kahne 16 38 33 2 1 7 38 33 7

10—Kyle Busch 38 40 7 11 6 18 27 4 38

POINTS SCORED IN THE CHASE

Pos.-Driver Pts. (Bonus)

1—Jimmie Johnson 1287 (35)

2—Matt Kenseth 1219 (35)

3—Denny Hamlin 1212 (15)

4—Kevin Harvick 1202 (25)

5—Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1192 (30)

6—Jeff Gordon 1155 (30)

7—Jeff Burton 1092 (20)

8—Mark Martin 1039 (15)

9—Kasey Kahne 1008 (25)

10—Kyle Busch 938 (20)

THE CHASE FOR THE NEXTEL CUPSTATS after Phoenix, 11/12/2006 CHASE RACE 9 of 10

THE CHASE FOR THE NEXTEL CUP
STATS after Phoenix, 11/12/2006

CHASE RACE 9 of 10