FINAL 2008 CHASE FOR THE NEXTEL CUP RESULTS

After Race #10 Of 10:  Homestead

 

                       Season/Chase  Out of  Lst Rce  Lst 5       Overall     Chase                  Top         Top         Bottom

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

1/1-Johnson (-9)   6723/1663  +77       7/151       911          10—2—5   4—1—1                 20-6         24-8         5-0

2/2-Gordon (+9)    6646/1606  -77        4/160       766          6—5—3     2—1—2                 21-6         30-9         1-0

3/3-Bowyer (-105) 6377/1377  -346      39/46       575          1—2—1     1—2—0                 5-3           17-5         4-1

4/6-Kensth (+44)   6298/1288  -425      1/195       860          2—3—2     1—1—1                 13-5         22-6         6-3

5/4-KyBsh (-43)     6293/1283  -430      20/108     817          1—2—2     0—0—1                 11-5         20-6         5-2

6/5-Stewart (-78)  6242/1212  -481      30/73       570          3—3—2     0—0—1                 11-2         23-5         5-1

7/10-KuBsh (+24)  6231/1211  -492      2/175       669          2—1—2     0—1—0                 6-1           14-4         2-0

8/8-Burton (-9)      6231/1221  -492      8/142       717          1—1—2     0—0—0                 9-2           18-6         5-2

9/9-Edwards (+4)  6222/1202  -501      5/155       557          3—2—2     1—1—0                 11-4         15-4         4-2

10/7-Harvick (-45) 6199/1189  -524      19/106     667          1—1—0     0—0—0                 4-0           15-4         3-0

11/11-Truex (+4)   6164/1154  -559      6/155       672          1—2—2     0—0—1                 7-2           14-4         5-2

12/12-Hamlin (+19)6143/1133  -580     3/170       612          1—2—6     0—0—1                 12-2         18-3         3-1                          

 

NOTES

 

ท          SUPERJIMMIE:  We may go many years without seeing another run in The Chase like Jimmie Johnson. After adjusting for the 5 extra points per win this year, Johnson beat Kurt Busch’s 2004 Chase point total by 157 points! Johnson outpointed Jeff Gordon 911-766 over the final five-race stretch.

ท          JEFF GORDON – SECOND BEST CHASE OF ALL TIME:  Gordon’s 1606 points, after adjusting for 10 extra win points, is the second best Chase performance in its four year history, 110 points better than Busch in 2004.

ท          THE PUSH FOR THE PODIUM: Kevin Harvick fell three spots at Homestead, but still finished 35 pionts ahead of Martin Truex for 10^th place and the final spot on the stage at the Waldorf. Truex and Denny Hamlin finished out of the money in the first 12-driver Chase.

 

2007 CHASE FINISHES

                                NH     DO    KS     TA     LO     MA     AT     TX     PH     HO

1—J Johnson         6       14       3        2      14         1        1        1     1        7

2—J Gordon            2        11       5        1        1         3        7        7      10      4

3—C Bowyer            1       12       2       11        2        9        6      19      11     39

4—M Kenseth         7       35      35      26      34        5        4        2        3       1

5—Ky Busch           4          5      41      36        3        4       20       4        8      20

6—T Stewart             3         9     39        8         7       13      30     11        4     30

7—Ku Busch           25       29     11       7        26       31       8       8        12      2

8—J Burton             18        7      36      43       4        12        5       6         9       8

9—C Edwards         12         1     37       14       5        11       2      26       42       5

10—K Harvick         17       20      6        20       33     10       15     10       6     19

11—M Truex            5        13      38       42     17       19      31      3         7       6

12—D Hamlin         15       38      29        4      20        6       24      29      16      3

 

CHASE COMPARISON CHARTS

                                      Out of                                              Out of                                              Out of

2006                        Pts/1st                   2005                        Pts/1st                   2004                        Pts/1st

1-JJOHNSON          6475/+56                                 1-TSTEWART         6533/+35                                 1-KUBUSCH            6506/+8

2-MKENSETH          6419/-56                  2-GBIFFLE              6498/-35                  2-JJOHNSON          6498/-8

3-DHAMLIN            6407/-68                  3-CEDWARDS         6498/-35                  3-JGORDON            6490/-16

4-KHARVICK          6397/-78                  4-MMARTIN           6428/-105                4-MMARTIN           6399/-107

5-DALE JR              6328/-147                5-JJOHNSON          6406/-127                5-DALEJR               6368/-138

6-JGORDON            6256/-219                6-RNEWMAN          6359/-174                6-TSTEWART         6326/-180

7-JBURTON            6228/-247                7-MKENSETH          6352/-181                7-RNEWMAN          6180/-326

8-KKAHNE               6183/-292                8-RWALLACE        6140/-393                8-MKENSETH          6069/-437

9-MMARTIN           6168/-307                9-JMAYFIELDC      6073/-460                9-ESADLER             6024/-482

10-KYBUSCH          6027/-348                10-KUBUSCH          5974/-559                10-JMAYFIELD       6000/-506

 

 

PATHWAY TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP

 

2007—Jimmie Johnson      2006—Jimmie Johnson      2005-Tony Stewart              2004-Kurt Busch

6/150                                       39/46                                       2/180                                       1/190

14/126                                     13/124                                     18/109                                     5/160

3/170                                       14/131                                     2/180                                       5/160

2/175                                       24/96                                       4/165                                       6/155

14/131                                     2/175                                       25/93                                       4/165

1/190                                       1/190                                       2/180                                       5/165

1/190                                       2/175                                       9/143                                       42/37

1/190                                       2/175                                       6/155                                       10/139

1/190                                       2/175                                       4/160                                       6/155

7/151                                       9/143                                       15/118                                     5/160

 

1663                                        1430                                        1483                                        1486