#24-Jeff Gordon has eight second-place finishes in 2009, tied for the most since 1980, plus Gordon has five more races to have the most:
Year — Driver — Second-place finishes
1983 — Darrell Waltrip — eight
2009 — Jeff Gordon — eight
1996 — Dale Jarrett — seven
1996 — Terry Labonte — seven [1996 champ]
1994 — Dale Earnhardt — seven [1994 champ]
1981 — Bobby Allison — seven
1981 — Harry Gant — seven
(from ESPN and updated since)(10-25-2009)
