2007 RACE TO THE CHASE

After Race #26 of 26:  Richmond #2

 

                                                Out of     LstRace                Lst 5       Finishes                Top         Top         Bottom

07/LW/06              Pts          13^th         Fin/Pts   Gain        Pts          1—2—3                 5s           10s         10s-MR

1/1/9-JGordon      3849       +895       4/170      +97         513/E      4—4—2                 15           21           1

2/2/11-TStewart  3537       +583       2/175      +102       763/+4   3—3—1                 9              18           4

3/3/5-DHamlin      3490       +536       6/155      +82         620/-1    1—2—5                 10           15           2

4/6/2-JJohnson   3439       +485       1/190      +117       715/+3   6—1—4                 14           16           5

5/5/1-MKenseth   3430       +476       14/121   +48         605/-2    1—2—1                 8              16           3

6/4/13-Edwards   3372       +418       42/42      -31          690/E      2—1—2                 7              11           2

7/7/8-JBurton       3328       +374       18/109   +36         565/-3    1—1—2                 7              12           3

8/8/4-KyBusch     3302       +348       20/103   +30         691/E      1—2—1                 6              14           3

9/9/16-Bowyer     3179       +225       12/132   +59         627/+1   0—0—1                 2              12           3

10/11/14-KuBsh  3160       +206       9/138      +65         661/+2   2—0—2                 5              10           2

11/10/23-Truex    3160       +206       15/118   +45         723/E      1—2—1                 5              10           3

12/12/3-Harvick   3155       +201       7/146      +73         555/-3    1—1—0                 4              11           3

                                                Out of

                                                12^th

13/13/6-Dale Jr    2954       -201        30/73      -73          562/E      0—1—0                 6              10           5

 

NOTES

 

·          HOTTEST CHASERS (Last 5 Races):  1—Tony Stewart 763; 2—Martin Truex 723; 3—Jimmie Johnson 715; 4—Kyle Busch 691; 5—Carl Edwards 690.

·          COLDEST CHASERS (Last 5 Races):  1—Jeff Gordon 513; 2—Kevin Harvick 555; 3—Jeff Burton 565;  4—Matt Kenseth 605; 5—Denny Hamlin 620.

·          SURPRISE CHASERS:  Give a call to Clint Bowyer and Martin Truex, each making their first Chase in their sophomore seasons. Bowyer improved 7 positions over 2006 and Truex improved 12 spots.

·          LOUDON MATTERS, BUT NOT CRUCIAL:  Getting off to a good start is important in The Chase, but only once in three years has the eventual champ left Loudon with the early lead: 2005 as Tony Stewart led by 10.

 

OWNERSHIP BREAKDOWN OF CHASE FIELD

 

Childress              3 of 3      100%

Hendrick               3 of 4      75%

Gibbs                     2 of 3      66%

Roush                    2 of 5      40%

DEI                          1 of 2      50%

Penske                  1 of 2      50%

 

MANUFACTURER BREAKDOWN OF CHASE

 

Chevrolet              9

Ford                        2

Dodge                    1

 

CHASE STARTING POINTS                                Out of 1st

1—Jimmie Johnson          5060                              --

2-Jeff Gordon                      5040                             -20

3-Tony Stewart                   5030                             -30

4-Carl Edwards                   5020                             -40

5-Kurt Busch                       5020                             -40

6-Denny Hamlin                   5010                             -50

7-Matt Kenseth                   5010                             -50

8-Kyle Busch                       5010                             -50

9-Jeff Burton                       5010                             -50

10-Martin Truex                  5010                             -50

11-Kevin Harvick                5010                             -50

12-Clint Bowyer                  5000                             -60

 

 

RACE TO THE CHASE POINTS SCORED BY HALF

 

Points Scored Races 1-13                               Points Scored Races 14-26

 

1.  Jeff Gordon                     2059                       1.  Tony Stewart                  1964

2.  Jimmie Johnson           1907                       2.  Kyle Busch                      1831

3.  Matt Kenseth                  1869                       3.  Kurt Busch                      1821

4.  Denny Hamlin                 1842                       4.  Jeff Gordon                     1790

5.  Jeff Burton                      1704                       5.  Carl Edwards                 1788

6.  Carl Edwards                 1584                       6.  Martin Truex                   1733

7.  Tony Stewart                  1573                       7.  Clint Bowyer                   1654

8.  Clint Bowyer                   1525                       8.  Denny Hamlin                 1648

9.  Kevin Harvick                 1518                       9.  Kevin Harvick                 1637

10. Kyle Busch                    1471                       10. Jeff Burton                    1624

11. Mark Martin                *1435                        11. Matt Kenseth                1561

12. Martin Truex                 1427                       12. Casey Mears                 1554

13. Jamie McMurray          1411                       13. Dale Jr.                           1550

14. Dale Jr.                           1404                       14. Jimmie Johnson          1532

15. Ryan Newman              1389                       15. Ryan Newman              1501

16. Bobby Labonte             1340                       16. Greg Biffle                      1381

17. Kurt Busch                    1339                       17. Bobby Labonte             1316

18. Greg Biffle                      1339                       18. Kasey Kahne                 1287

19. J.J. Yeley                        1313                       19. David Ragan                  1281

20. Elliott Sadler                  1267                       20. Juan Montoya               1250

 

* 10 Races

 

PENALTIES

 

100 Points --  Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch.

50 Points  --  Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth

25 Points  --  Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Elliott Sadler

 

 

RACE TO THE CHASE COMPARISON CHARTS

                                      Out of                                              Out of                                              Out of

2006                       Pts/11^th                 2005                       Pts/11^th                 2004                       Pts/11th

1-MKENSETH       3785/+482            1-TSTEWART       3716/+727            1-JGORDON         3602/+431

2-JJOHNSON       3728/+425            2-GBIFFLE             3531/+542            2-JJOHNSON       3542/+371

3-KHARVICK         3481/+178            3-RWALLACE       3412/+423            3-DALE JR            3541/+370

4-KYBUSCH          3424/+121            4-JJOHNSON       3400/+411            4-TSTEWART       3410/+239

5-DHAMLIN           3348/+45               5-KUBUSCH          3304/+315            5-MKENSETH       3337/+166

6-DALE JR            3338/+35               6-MMARTIN          3273/+284            6-ESADLER           3316+145

7-MMARTIN          3336/+33               7-JMAYFIELD       3228/+239            7-KUBUSCH          3309/+138

8-JBURTON          3322/+19               8-CEDWARDS      3114/+125            8-MMARTIN          3213/+42

9-JGORDON         3321/+18               9-MKENSETH       3114/+125            9-JMAYFIELD       3193/+22

10-KKAHNE          3319/+16               10-RNEWMAN      3055/+66               10-RNEWMAN      3186/+15

 

                                     Out of                                              Out of                                                Out of

                                        10^th                                                       10^th                                                  10th       

11-TStewart         3303/-16                11-ESadler           2989/-66                11-JMcMurray     3171/-15

                                                                12-JGordon          2972/-83                12-KKahne           3158-28

                                                                13-JMcMurray     2972/-83                13-BLabonte        3137/-49

                                                                14-KHarvick         2937/-118             14-KHarvick         3129/-57

                                                                15-JNemechek   2879/-176             15-DJarrett          3100/-86

 

Names in ALL CAPS made the Chase in that year