2019 NASCAR Cup SUNOCO Rookie of the Year Standings

Updated 11-17-2019

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SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR SCORING SYSTEM

National Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year points system: the Sunoco Rookie of the Year point system mirrors the points structure that awards the season-long championship, including stage points and playoff points, with the eventual Sunoco Rookie of the Year earning the most points throughout the season.
As is the case with the season-long points structure, a race win earns a Sunoco Rookie 40 points and five playoff points. A second-place finish earns a Sunoco Rookie 35 points; a third-place finish nets 34 points, and so on. A Sunoco Rookie who wins a stage earns 10 points and one playoff point.
The Sunoco Rookie of the Year points system is in all three NASCAR national series – the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR World Truck Series.

ROOKIE ‘YELLOW’ STRIPES
rookies will be noted on the car they drive by a yellow stripe on the rear bumper of the car.
sometimes a driver not a Rookie of the Year Candidate may have to run a yellow stripe if they not competed on that race track before.
or if NASCAR decides the driver doesn’t have enough experience.
No idea when this first started appearing on rookie cars, but have seen it on a car as early as 1970.

FINAL 2019 SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGS
as of 11/17/2019)

Daniel Hemric wins Rookie of the Year: Daniel Hemric, driver of the No. 8 Camaro ZL1, clinched the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year honors after a 12th-place finish in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. With the title, Hemric is now the 19th different Chevrolet driver to win the award in NASCAR’s premier racing series since 1972. He joins the list of recognizable Chevy-powered names, including Chase Elliott, William Byron, and Jeff Gordon. The year-end honor was achieved following one top-five and two top-10 finishes, plus 22 laps led during the 2019 season. Hemric also earned his first-career NASCAR Cup Series pole at Kansas Speedway for the Hollywood Casino 400.(Chevy Racing), see full story and transcript here
ALSO: Richard Childress Racing recently announced that Hemric will not return to the #8 for the 2020 Cup Series season with Tyler Reddick moving into that ride. Hemric will run in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with JR Motorsports in 2020, scheduled to race in 21 races for the organization driving the #8 Chevy.(11-17-2019)

car#, driver, rookie/driver points, best finish
#8-Daniel Hemric, 530, best finish 5th at Talladega in March
#47-Ryan Preece, 507, best finish 3rd at Talladega in March
#36-Matt Tifft, 352, best finish 9th at Daytona in July (missed final 4 races with illness)
#51/#52-Cody Ware, 20, best finish of 32nd (dropped out after Martinsville in March 2019)

Announced 2020 SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES
#8-Tyler Reddick
#41-Cole Custer
#95-Christopher Bell

HIGHEST FINISHING ROOKIE BY RACE
race, driver(times rookie of race), finish, points
1) Daytona 500, Preece(1 race best rookie), 8th, 29 points
2) Atlanta, Hemric(1), 20, 17
3) Las Vegas, Hemric(2), 23, 14
4) ISM/Phoenix, Hemric(3), 18, 19
5) Auto Club, Preece(2), 23, 14
6) Martinsville, Preece(3), 16, 21
7) Texas, Preece(4), 22, 15
8) Bristol, Preece(5), 25, 22
9) Richmond, Hemric(4), 19, 18
10) Talladega, Preece(6), 3, 34
11) Dover, Hemric(5), 25, 12
12) Kansas, Hemric(6), 18, 19
13) Charlotte, Tifft(1), 20, 21
14) Pocono, Hemric(7), 18, 19
15) Michigan, Hemric(8), 12, 29
16) Sonoma, Hemric(9), 15, 22
17) Chicago, Hemric(10), 19, 18
18) Daytona(2), Tifft(2), 9, 28
19) Kentucky, Preece(7), 21, 16
20) New Hampshire, Preece(8), 21, 16
21) Pocono(2), Hemrec(11), 7, 30
22) Watkins Glen, Tifft(3), 24, 13
23) Michigan(2), Preece(9), 7, 30
24) Bristol(2), Hemric(12), 12, 27
25) Darlington, Preece(10), 22, 15
26) Indianapolis, Preece(11), 21, 16
27) Las Vegas(2), Hemric(13), 17, 20
28) Richmond(2), Tifft(4), 20, 17
29) Charlotte(ROVAL), Preece(12), 21, 16
30) Dover, Preece(13), 19, 18
31) Talladega, Tifft(5), 13, 24
32) Kansas, Preece(14), 12, 25
33) Martinsville(2), Hemric(14), 17, 20
34) Texas(2), Hemric(15), 16, 22
35) ISM/Phoenix(2), Hemric(16), 21, 16
36) Homestead, Hemric(17), 12, 25
Best Finishing Rookies, Times:
#8-Hemric, 17
#47-Preece, 14
#36-Tifft, 5
Races with no rookie, 0

2019 Sunoco Rookie of the Year Race-by-Race Results

Homestead Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (11-17-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 12th, 25 points
#47-Preece, 25th, 12
#36-Tifft, Did not race (illness)

ISM/Phoenix Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (11-10-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 21st, 16 points
#47-Preece, 26, 11
#36-Tifft, Did not race (illness)

Texas Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (11-3-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 16th, 22 points
#47-Preece, 23, 17
#36-Tifft, Did not race (illness)

Martinsville Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (10-27-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 17th, 20 points
#47-Preece, 19, 18
#36-Tifft, Did not race (illness)

Kansas Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (10-20-2019):
#47-Preece, finished 12th, 25 points
#36-Tifft, 25, 12
#8-Hemric, 31, 6

Talladega Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (10-14-2019):
#36-Tifft, finished 13th, 24 points
#47-Preece, 18, 19
#8-Hemric, 21, 16

Dover Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (10-6-2019):
#47-Preece, finished 19th, 18 points
#8-Hemric, 21, 16
#36-Tifft, 25, 12

Charlotte(ROVAL) Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (9-29-2019):
#47-Preece, finished 21st, 16 points
#36-Tifft, 25, 12
#8-Hemric, 33, 4

Richmond(2) Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (9-21-2019):
#36-Tifft, finished 20th, 17 points
#8-Hemric, 25, 12
#47-Preece, 30, 7

Las Vegas(2) Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (9-15-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 17th, 20 points
#47-Preece, 27, 10
#36-Tifft, 30, 7

Indianapolis Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (9-8-2019):
#47-Preece, finished 21st, 16 points
#36-Tifft, 32, 5
#8-Hemric, 34, 2

Darlington Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (9-1-2019):
#47-Preece, finished 22nd, 15 points
#36-Tifft, 27, 10
#8-Hemric, 37, 1

Bristol(2) Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (8-17-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 12th, 27 points
#47-Preece, 18, 19
#36-Tifft, 27, 10

Michigan(2) Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (8-9-2019):
#47-Preece, finished 7th, 30 points
#36-Tifft, 25, 12
#8-Hemric, 26, 11

Watkins Glen Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (8-4-2019):
#36-Tifft, finished 24th, 13 points
#8-Hemric, 35, 2
#47-Preece, 36, 1

Pocono(2) Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (7-28-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 7th, 30 points
#36-Tifft, 23, 14
#47-Preece, 37, 1

New Hampshire Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (7-21-2019):
#47-Preece, finished 21st, 16 points
#36-Tifft, 24, 13
#8-Hemric, 37, 1

Kentucky Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (7-13-2019):
#47-Preece, finished 21st, 16 points
#8-Hemric, 24, 13
#36-Tifft, 27, 10

Daytona(2) Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (7-7-2019):
#36-Tifft, finished 9th, 28 points
#8-Hemric, 18, 19
#47-Preece, 32, 5

Chicago Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (6-30-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 19th, 18 points
#47-Preece, 28, 9
#36-Tifft, 29, 8

Sonoma Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (6-23-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 15th, 22 points
#36-Tifft, 28, 9
#47-Preece, 29, 8

Michigan Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (6-10-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 12th, 29 points
#36-Tifft, 24, 13
#47-Preece, 25, 12

Pocono Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (6-2-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 13th, 26 points
#47-Preece, 23, 14
#36-Tifft, 33, 4

Charlotte Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (5-26-2019):
#36-Tifft, finished 20th, 17 points
#8-Hemric, 21, 16
#47-Preece, 31, 6

Kansas Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (5-11-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 18th, 19 points
#36-Tifft, 21, 16
#47-Preece, 25, 12

Dover Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (5-5-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 25th, 12 points
#47-Preece, 28, 9
#36-Tifft, 32, 5

Talladega Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (4-28-2019):
#47-Preece, finished 3rd, 34 points
#8-Hemric, 5, 35
#36-Tifft, 37, 1

Richmond Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (4-13-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 19th, 18 points
#47-Preece, 20, 17
#36-Tifft, 29, 8

Bristol Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (4-7-2019):
#47-Preece, finished 25th, 12 points
#36-Tifft, 27, 10
#8-Hemric, 30, 7

Texas Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (3-31-2019):
#47-Preece, finished 22nd, 15 points
#36-Tifft, 24, 13
#8-Hemric, 33, 4
After Martinsville, Ware changed to XFINITY points, dropped out as a Cup ROTY Candidate

Martinsville Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (3-24-2019):
#47-Preece, finished 16th, 21 points
#8-Hemric, 27, 10
#36-Tifft, 29, 8
#51-Ware, 36, 1

Auto Club Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (3-17-2019):
#47-Preece, finished 23rd, 14 points
#36-Tifft, 26, 11
#51-Ware, 32, 5
#8-Hemric, 33, 5

ISM/Phoenix Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (3-10-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 18th, 19 points
#36-Tifft, 20, 17
#51-Ware, 32, 5
#47-Preece, 34, 3

Las Vegas Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (3-3-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 23rd, 14 points
#47-Preece, 25, 12
#36-Tifft, 34, 3
#51-Ware, 35, 2

Atlanta Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (2-24-2019):
#8-Hemric, finished 20th, 17 points
#36-Tifft, 28, 9
#51-Ware, 33, 4
#47-Preece, 35, 2

Daytona 500 Rookie of the Year Race Results & Points (2-17-2019):
#47-Preece, finished 8th, 29 points
#8-Hemric, 34th, 3
#36-Tifft, 36th, 1
#52-Ware, 39th, 1

DNR = Did Not Race/Not Entered
DNQ = Did not qualify/Make the race

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