Just For Fun: 2010 Sprint Cup Standings, F1 style

[slorydn1]

Here are the current standings, using the newly approved F1 standings (and its just for fun, I'm not dogging our current points standings, except for the Chase BS)

Tie Breakers are as follows:

1) Wins
2) The real Latford drivers points standings (season long, not resetting after race 26)
3) 2nd Place Finishes
4) Top 5 Finishes
5) Top 10 Finishes

1) McMurray 25
2) Earnhardt 18 -7
3) Biffle 15 -10
4) Bowyer 12 -13
5) Reutimann 10 -15
6) Truex 8 -17
7) Harvick 6 -19
8) Kenseth 4 -21
9) KU Busch 2 -23
10) Montoya 1 -24

[damg75]

Here are the current standings, using the newly approved F1 standings (and its just for fun, I'm not dogging our current points standings, except for the Chase BS)

1) McMurray 25
2) Earnhardt 18 -7
3) Biffle 15 -10
4) Bowyer 12 -13
5) Reutimann 10 -15
6) Truex 8 -17
7) Harvick 6 -19
8) Kenseth 4 -21
9) KU Busch 2 -23
10) Montoya 1 -24

I wouldn't mind this point system for a whole season without a chase...it rewards winning, and it gives points to the top-10 finishers. :s mokin:

[slorydn1]

Well this is the year that we at MSF will see if its any different from the the real deal. It wierd how last years ended up JJ no matter WHAT points system one used

[damg75]

Well this is the year that we at MSF will see if its any different from the the real deal. It wierd how last years ended up JJ no matter WHAT points system one used
Because JJ earned it...whether we liked it or not, they got it DONE....again :dozey:

[slorydn1]

Because JJ earned it...whether we liked it or not, they got it DONE....again :dozey:

True, but at least he has dug himself a little hole this time :D
:beer:

[damg75]

True, but at least he has dug himself a little hole this time :D
:beer:

As he ALWAYS does with the exception of 2006, so don't get TOO giddy yet. :D

[slorydn1]

As he ALWAYS does with the exception of 2006, so don't get TOO giddy yet. :D

Why do you ALWAYS gotta rain on my parade? :p :

[damg75]

Why do you ALWAYS gotta rain on my parade? :p :
It's my JOB! :D

[slorydn1]

It's my JOB! :D


Yeah, Like when I usta sneak in 3 hours late back in the day :beer:

[e2mtt]

Thats a pretty nice points system.

No need to worry about Jimmie Johnson in the points... I'm sure he manage to make top 12 by the time the chase begins.

[slorydn1]

t01 Mcmurray 25
t01 Johnson 25
003 Harvick 24
004 Earnhardt 18
t05 Biffle 16
t05 Bowyer 16
007 Burton 15
008 Martin 12
t09 Kenseth 10
t09 Reutimann 10
t09 Logano 10
t12 KU Busch 8
t12 Truex 8
t14 Stewart 2
t14 Edwards 2
016 Montoya 1

[slorydn1]

001 J Johnson........50
002 K Harvick........42
003 J McMurray.......25
004 M Martin.........24
t05 C Bowyer.........20
t05 M Kenseth........20
t07 J Logano.........18
t07 D Earnhardt......18
009 G Biffle.........17
t10 J Burton.........15
t10 J Gordon.........15
012 D Reutimann......10
t13 T Stewart........08
t13 Ku Busch.........08
t13 M Truex..........08
t16 C Edwards........02
t16 K Kahne..........02
018 J Montoya........01

The rest of the field, to include SHRUB, has a big, fat ZERO :eek:

I already see some likes, dislikes with the new F1 points system. It does give you more credit for winning,but there seems to be NO penalty for a bad race.

[slorydn1]

001 J Johnson..........50
002 K Harvick..........44
003 M Kenseth..........38
004 Ku Busch...........33
005 J Mcmurray.........25
006 M Martin...........24
007 G Biffle...........21
008 C Bowyer...........20
t09 D Earnhardt........18
t09 J Logano...........18
011 J Montoya..........16
t12 J Burton...........15
t12 J Gordon...........15
014 K Kahne............14
t15 P Menard...........10
t15 D Reutimann........10
t17 T Stewart..........08
t17 A Allmendinger.....08
t17 M Truex............08
020 B Vickers..........06
021 C Edwards..........02
022 S Speed............01

[slorydn1]

001 J Johnson.........75
t02 M Kenseth.........48
t02 Ku Busch..........48
004 K Harvick.........44
005 G Biffle..........33
006 J McMurray........29
007 T Stewart.........26
t08 D Earnhardt.......24
t08 M Martin..........24
010 C Bowyer..........20
011 J Logano..........18
t12 J Montoya.........16
t12 J Burton..........16
014 J Gordon..........15
015 K Kahne...........14
t16 P Menard..........10
t16 C Edwards.........10
t16 D Reutimann.......10
t19 A Allmendinger....08
t19 M Truex...........08
021 B Vickers.........06
022 Ky Busch..........02
023 S Speed...........01

[slorydn1]

001 J Johnson..........77
t02 M Kenseth..........48
t02 Ku Busch...........48
004 K Harvick..........44
005 J Logano...........36
006 G Biffle...........34
007 J Gordon...........30
008 J McMurray.........29
t09 T Stewart..........26
t09 C Bowyer...........26
011 D Hamlin...........25
t12 D Earnhardt........24
t12 M Martin...........24
014 M Truex............18
t15 J Burton...........16
t15 J Montoya..........16
t17 B Vickers..........14
t17 C Edwards..........14
t17 K Kahne............14
020 R Newman...........12
t21 P Menard...........10
t21 D Reutimann........10
023 A Allmendinger.....08
024 Ky Busch...........02
025 S Speed............01

[slorydn1]

001 Johnson..........92
002 Kenseth..........56
t03 J Gordon.........48
t03 Ku Busch.........48
005 Harvick..........44
t06 Logano...........37
t06 Newman...........37
008 Martin...........36
009 Biffle...........34
010 McMurray.........29
011 Bowyer...........28
t12 Stewart..........26
t13 Montoya..........26
014 Hamlin...........25
015 Earnhardt........24
016 Edwards..........20
017 Truex............18
018 Burton...........16
t19 Vickers..........14
t19 Kahne............14
t21 Menard...........10
t21 Reutimann........10
023 Allmendinger.....08
024 Ky Busch.........06
025 Speed............01

[slorydn1]

001 J Johnson..........110
002 Ku Busch...........060
003 M Kenseth..........056
t04 K Harvick..........050
t04 D Hamlin...........050
006 J Gordon...........048
007 M Martin...........044
t08 J Logano...........037
t08 R Newman...........037
010 G Biffle...........035

[slorydn1]

001 Johnson..........110
002 Harvick..........075
003 Ku Busch.........064
004 Hamlin...........062
005 Kenseth..........056
006 Martin...........054
007 J Gordon.........048
008 McMurray.........047
009 Montoya..........041
t10 Logano...........037
t10 Newman...........037
012 Biffle...........035

[Mark in Oshawa]

Interesting....I am going to keep watching....

[slorydn1]

001 J Johnson..........111
002 K Harvick..........090
003 J Gordon...........066
004 Ku Busch...........064
005 D Hamlin...........062
006 M Kenseth..........056
007 M Martin...........054
008 J Montoya..........049
009 Ky Busch...........048
010 J McMurray.........047
___________________________________
011 R Newman...........041
012 J Logano...........037
013 G Biffle...........035
014 C Bowyer...........034
015 C Edwards..........030
t16 J Burton...........028
t16 D Earnhardt........028
t18 M Truex............026
t18 T Stewart..........026
020 K Kahne............024
021 B Vickers..........014
t22 P Menard...........010
t22 D Reutimann........010
t24 A Allmendinger.....008
t24 D Ragan............008
026 M Ambrose..........002
027 S Speed............001
028 M Bliss............001

[slorydn1]

001 J Johnson.............111
002 K Harvick.............098
003 D Hamlin..............087
004 Ku Busch..............079
005 J Gordon..............078
006 J McMurray............065
007 J Montoya.............059
008 M Kenseth.............056
t09 Ky Busch..............054
t09 M Martin..............054
__________________________________
011 R Newman..............043
012 J Logano..............037
013 G Biffle..............035
014 C Bowyer..............034
015 J Burton..............032
016 C Edwards.............030
017 D Earnhardt...........028
t18 M Truex...............026
t18 T Stewart.............026
020 K Kahne...............024
021 B Vickers.............015
t22 P Menard..............010
t22 D Reutimann...........010
t24 D Ragan...............008
t24 A Allmendinger........008
026 M Ambrose.............002
t27 S Speed...............001
t27 M Bliss...............001

[Iceman778]

great job dude am impressed

[Iceman778]

thanks for the list

[slorydn1]

001 J Johnson.........111
002 K Harvick.........104
003 D Hamlin..........099
004 Ku Busch..........079
005 J Gordon..........078
006 Ky Busch..........073
007 M Kenseth.........071
008 J McMurray........065
009 J Montoya.........059
010 M Martin..........054
____________________________
011 J Burton..........050
t12 R Newman..........043
t12 G Biffle..........043
014 J Logano..........038
t15 C Edwards.........034
t15 C Bowyer..........034
t17 D Earnhardt.......028
t17 T Stewart.........028
019 M Truex...........026
020 K Kahne...........024
021 D Reutimann.......020
022 B Vickers.........015
023 P Menard..........010
t24 D Ragan...........008
t24 A Allmendinger....008
026 M Ambrose.........002
t27 S Speed...........001
t27 M Bliss...........001

Well, we're up to the all-star break...Any thoughts so far as to how this is playing out so far using the F1 points system, at the 1/3rd point of the season?

[damg75]

I like how it rewards both winning AND consistency, AS LONG AS you're doing it in the top-10...Johnson's had the 3 wins and 5 top-5's which gives him the points lead, while Harvick has stayed on his TAIL with the 9 top-10's, showing that top-10 consistency can get it done as well. Meanwhile Hamlin, while he does have 3 wins, is properly being punished for not being consistent enough. I realize that it's just for fun, but i really like this system. :up:

[Alexamateo]

I like how it rewards both winning AND consistency, AS LONG AS you're doing it in the top-10...Johnson's had the 3 wins and 5 top-5's which gives him the points lead, while Harvick has stayed on his TAIL with the 9 top-10's, showing that top-10 consistency can get it done as well. Meanwhile Hamlin, while he does have 3 wins, is properly being punished for not being consistent enough. I realize that it's just for fun, but i really like this system. :up:

I'll concur with this and also add it doesn't punish a dnf as badly as the current system does. Witness the actual standings where JJ is fourth because his 3 finishes in the 30's offset his wins.

[slorydn1]

I actually like the points system in and of itself.....But after starting a count on the Nationwide series using these points I've noted a bad side effect of this system. Its a side effect that we'll never have to worry about, BUT, if Nascar ever did go to it....well read my post on that in the Nationwide points thread.

Maybe they would have to institute a "banquet policy" that states in order to be recognized in the top 10 a driver/team must attempt all the races (I had driver/team because I could forsee a time that they'd be bringing in ringers for certain track types).

[slorydn1]

Ah...I hear this argument all the time, but that's where the SPONSORS come in...if the sponsor pays for you to be in that car for 35-36 races, you WILL be in that car for 35-36 races, period. PLUS, this system isn't SO bent towards just winning like the 1990-2002 F1 system was that you can get away with something like that for very long even if the sponsor was agreeable to you cherry picking the races...the consistent guys in the top-10 will overtake you.
(copied from nationwide thread)

Ah-haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...

Unibrow has 7 top 10 finishes this year, which means he had 5 races in which he would have failed to score a single point...

lets just pretend those were all tracks he sucked at and he said screw it, i just don't feel like racing there, and he never even showed up at all?

HE'S LEADING THE FREAKING POINTS AFTER FAILING TO SCORE A SINGLE POINT IN 41.67 % OF THE RACES......HE COULD THEORETICLY SIT OUT OF 15 RACES THIS YEAR AND STILL WIN THE CHUMPIONSHIP

[damg75]

(copied from nationwide thread)

Ah-haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...

Unibrow has 7 top 10 finishes this year, which means he had 5 races in which he would have failed to score a single point...

lets just pretend those were all tracks he sucked at and he said screw it, i just don't feel like racing there, and he never even showed up at all?

HE'S LEADING THE FREAKING POINTS AFTER FAILING TO SCORE A SINGLE POINT IN 41.67 % OF THE RACES......HE COULD THEORETICLY SIT OUT OF 15 RACES THIS YEAR AND STILL WIN THE CHUMPIONSHIP
Nice try, but you completely missed my point...the sponsors (LOWE'S in this case) wouldn't allow that in a million years #1, and #2, do you REALLY BELIEVE that the 48 team could sit out 15 races in Sprint Cup competition and STILL win the "chumpionship"??? Good luck with THAT theory, lol. You know WHAT though??? I'll bite...just to appease the "consistency-only" crowd, let almighty NASCAR mandate that you must attempt all the races to receive your EOY awards and winnings from the point fund...I'm cool with it. :s mokin:

[Alexamateo]

IMO part of the reason, the Latford system was installed to get drivers to run every race. In 1974, Pearson was third in the standings, and he missed 11 races. It was also the first time all races awarded points equally.

[slorydn1]

Nice try, but you completely missed my point...the sponsors (LOWE'S in this case) wouldn't allow that in a million years #1, and #2, do you REALLY BELIEVE that the 48 team could sit out 15 races in Sprint Cup competition and STILL win the "chumpionship"??? Good luck with THAT theory, lol. You know WHAT though??? I'll bite...just to appease the "consistency-only" crowd, let almighty NASCAR mandate that you must attempt all the races to receive your EOY awards and winnings from the point fund...I'm cool with it. :s mokin:

Eau contraire, mon frere;

Lowes, or Home Depot, or Baby's Buttwipes, Inc would be MORE than happy to work out deals with teams that they only had to sponsor the teams in races where they are actually marketing in, and only have to do 25-30 race contracts, would save them close to a half mil per race that they didn't have to fork over the cash for.....

Look, like I said, I actually like the FIA points system. It does seem to be a good mix of winning vs consistentcy. Nascar is just gonna hafta guard against the back room shenanigans by instituting an F1 like attendance policy....

[damg75]

IMO part of the reason, the Latford system was installed to get drivers to run every race. In 1974, Pearson was third in the standings, and he missed 11 races. It was also the first time all races awarded points equally.
You are correct, that's EXACTLY why it was installed...it just went too far the other way making average finish the only thing that mattered.

[damg75]

Eau contraire, mon frere;

Lowes, or Home Depot, or Baby's Buttwipes, Inc would be MORE than happy to work out deals with teams that they only had to sponsor the teams in races where they are actually marketing in, and only have to do 25-30 race contracts, would save them close to a half mil per race that they didn't have to fork over the cash for.....

Look, like I said, I actually like the FIA points system. It does seem to be a good mix of winning vs consistentcy. Nascar is just gonna hafta guard against the back room shenanigans by instituting an F1 like attendance policy....
Here's the only PROBLEM with that theory...the sponsors, who are paying these top teams to WIN the championship, are paying ahead of time with the assumption that they are going to run the amount of races that they have paid for...with these days of multiple sponsorships needed to run the full season, each sponsor is giving them money to be at those certain racetracks like you said that they want the most visibility...they are NOT going to be cool with the team coming to them at mid season saying that they want to skip such and such race due to having such a big points lead and not "feeling like" going out to Pocono the 2nd time...they'll be asking for their money back with a QUICKNESS; but I agree, NASCAR can mandate the full time teams to show up just like they mandate everything else.

[slorydn1]

Here's the only PROBLEM with that theory...the sponsors, who are paying these top teams to WIN the championship, are paying ahead of time with the assumption that they are going to run the amount of races that they have paid for...with these days of multiple sponsorships needed to run the full season, each sponsor is giving them money to be at those certain racetracks like you said that they want the most visibility...they are NOT going to be cool with the team coming to them at mid season saying that they want to skip such and such race due to having such a big points lead and not "feeling like" going out to Pocono the 2nd time...they'll be asking for their money back with a QUICKNESS; but I agree, NASCAR can mandate the full time teams to show up just like they mandate everything else.

I wasn't talking about a season in progress, I was talking about subsequent seasons when teams start figuring out that hey, we really don't have to make all the races to have a shot at it. You know the drill. First a Hamlin type driver will sustain and injury of some kind, an maybe instead of toughing it out and racing anyway, they may sit out a race or 2 to heal (which actually would be a good benefit). Then another driver, noticing that that drivers absence didn't hurt his team too badly, may say screw it....i'm gonna be there Sunday when my kid is born (which would also be a good thing).
Some of these may be close to, if not actually, winning a chumpionship. Then some smart team owner is gonna do the calculus that it would probably take "x" amount of points to be at or near the top. How many races at an average of 15 points or better (3rd place) would it take to get there (my guess would be right around 300 points or so) and wouldn't it be better to apply that to the tracks we are better at than risk injury at the tracks we might not be so good at. Then the owners, armed with that calculus, go to the sponsors and negotiate deals for 25-30 races, with maybe some kind of kicker for additional races if things don't go quite as planned (see JJ at Darlington). First the road courses suffer, then the "non Daytona 500" plate races. Maybe Harvick sits out both Dovers, Kansas, and Darlington. Maybe Jeffro sits out Texas, Homestead, and Phoenix, etc etc etc.....The slippery slope.....

[damg75]

I wasn't talking about a season in progress, I was talking about subsequent seasons when teams start figuring out that hey, we really don't have to make all the races to have a shot at it. You know the drill. First a Hamlin type driver will sustain and injury of some kind, an maybe instead of toughing it out and racing anyway, they may sit out a race or 2 to heal (which actually would be a good benefit). Then another driver, noticing that that drivers absence didn't hurt his team too badly, may say screw it....i'm gonna be there Sunday when my kid is born (which would also be a good thing).
Some of these may be close to, if not actually, winning a chumpionship. Then some smart team owner is gonna do the calculus that it would probably take "x" amount of points to be at or near the top. How many races at an average of 15 points or better (3rd place) would it take to get there (my guess would be right around 300 points or so) and wouldn't it be better to apply that to the tracks we are better at than risk injury at the tracks we might not be so good at. Then the owners, armed with that calculus, go to the sponsors and negotiate deals for 25-30 races, with maybe some kind of kicker for additional races if things don't go quite as planned (see JJ at Darlington). First the road courses suffer, then the "non Daytona 500" plate races. Maybe Harvick sits out both Dovers, Kansas, and Darlington. Maybe Jeffro sits out Texas, Homestead, and Phoenix, etc etc etc.....The slippery slope.....

You know what, I don't think it would happen like that, but even if it DID, I say LET THEM....and I will be laughing my A$$ off when it comes to the last race of the season and the championship is decided by the fact that the team that lost the championship skipped too many races! But AGAIN, like I said BEFORE, if you are SO worried about them skipping races, mandate that you have to show up to all the races to win the title. I truly don't believe its an issue though....these teams and drivers are RACERS, they wanna RACE, not sit home. I really think your concerns are unfounded, but mandate if need be.

[slorydn1]

001 J Johnson.........111
t02 Ku Busch..........104
t02 K Harvick.........104
004 D Hamlin..........099
005 Ky Busch..........088
006 J Gordon..........086
007 J McMurray........083
008 M Kenseth.........072
009 M Martin..........066
010 J Montoya.........059
____________________________
011 J Burton..........050
012 R Newman..........045
013 G Biffle..........043
014 C Bowyer..........040
015 J Logano..........038
016 C Edwards.........034
017 D Reutimann.......030
t18 T Stewart.........028
t18 D Earnhardt.......028
020 M Truex...........026
021 K Kahne...........024
022 B Vickers.........015
023 P Menard..........014
t24 A Allmendinger....008
t24 D Ragan...........008
026 M Ambrose.........002
t27 S Speed...........001
t27 M Bliss...........001

[slorydn1]

001 D Hamlin..........124
002 J Johnson.........121
003 K Harvick.........116
004 Ku Busch..........112
005 Ky Busch..........106
006 J Gordon..........086
007 J McMurray........083
008 M Kenseth.........072
009 M Martin..........066
010 J Montoya.........063
____________________________
011 J Burton..........056
012 R Newman..........045
t13 G Biffle..........043
t13 T Stewart.........043
015 C Bowyer..........042
016 J Logano..........038
017 C Edwards.........034
018 D Reutimann.......030
019 D Earnhardt.......028
020 M Truex...........026
021 K Kahne...........024
022 B Vickers.........015
023 P Menard..........014
024 A Allmendinger....009
025 D Ragan...........008
026 M Ambrose.........002
t27 S Speed...........001
t27 M Bliss...........001

[slorydn1]

001 D Hamlin..........149
002 J Johnson.........129
003 Ku Busch..........127
004 K Harvick.........116
005 Ky Busch..........106
006 J Gordon..........098
007 J McMurray........083
008 M Kenseth.........072
009 M Martin..........066
010 J Montoya.........063
____________________________
011 J Burton..........060
012 T Stewart.........053
t13 R Newman..........045
t13 G Biffle..........045
t15 C Bowyer..........042
t15 K Kahne...........042
017 J Logano..........039
t18 C Edwards.........034
t19 D Earnhardt.......034
020 D Reutimann.......030
021 M Truex...........026
022 B Vickers.........015
023 P Menard..........014
024 A Allmendinger....009
025 D Ragan...........008
026 M Ambrose.........002
t27 S Speed...........001
t27 M Bliss...........001

Hamlin's 5th win pushes him up to an almost 1 race lead over JJ

[slorydn1]

001 J Johnson.........154
002 D Hamlin..........149
003 K Harvick.........131
004 Ku Busch..........127
005 J Gordon..........108
006 Ky Busch..........106
007 J McMurray........083
008 M Kenseth.........072
009 M Martin..........066
010 J Montoya.........064
____________________________
011 J Burton..........060
012 T Stewart.........055
013 K Kahne...........054
t14 R Newman..........045
t14 G Biffle..........045
016 C Bowyer..........042
017 J Logano..........039
t18 C Edwards.........034
t19 D Earnhardt.......034
020 D Reutimann.......030
021 M Truex...........026
022 R Gordon..........018
023 B Vickers.........015
024 P Menard..........014
025 M Ambrose.........010
026 A Allmendinger....009
027 D Ragan...........008
028 B Said............004
t29 S Speed...........001
t29 M Bliss...........001

Unibrow re-assumes the lead with his win at Infineon

[slorydn1]

5) D Hamlin
4) J Johnson
2) Ku Busch, Ky Busch
1) K Harvick, J McMurray, R Newman

[slorydn1]

001 J Johnson.........179
002 D Hamlin..........149
003 Ku Busch..........142
004 K Harvick.........141
005 J Gordon..........120
006 Ky Busch..........106
007 J McMurray........083
008 T Stewart.........073
009 M Kenseth.........072
010 M Martin..........066
____________________________
011 J Montoya.........064
012 J Burton..........060
013 K Kahne...........054
014 R Newman..........053
015 C Bowyer..........048
016 G Biffle..........045
017 J Logano..........041
018 D Earnhardt.......038
019 C Edwards.........034
020 D Reutimann.......030
021 M Truex...........026
022 R Gordon..........018
023 B Vickers.........015
024 P Menard..........014
t25 A Allmendinger....010
t25 M Ambrose.........010
027 D Ragan...........008
028 B Said............004
t29 S Speed...........001
t29 M Bliss...........001

Jimmie Johnson now has more than a 1 race lead over Denny Hamlin and our real points leader is now p4

[slorydn1]

5) D Hamlin, J Johnson
2) Ku Busch, Ky Busch
1) K Harvick, J McMurray, R Newman

[slorydn1]

001 J Johnson.........179
002 K Harvick.........166
003 D Hamlin..........149
004 Ku Busch..........148
005 J Gordon..........136
006 Ky Busch..........106
007 J McMurray........083
008 T Stewart.........073
t09 M Kenseth.........072
t09 K Kahne...........072
____________________________
011 J Burton..........070
012 M Martin..........066
013 J Montoya.........064
014 R Newman..........053
015 D Earnhardt.......050
016 C Bowyer..........048
017 G Biffle..........045
018 C Edwards.........042
019 J Logano..........041
020 D Reutimann.......030
021 M Truex...........026
022 R Gordon..........018
023 B Vickers.........015
024 P Menard..........014
t25 A Allmendinger....010
t25 M Ambrose.........010
027 D Ragan...........008
t28 B Said............004
t28 R Sorenson........004
030 M Bliss...........003
031 S Speed...........002

[slorydn1]

5) D Hamlin, J Johnson
2) K Harvick, Ku Busch, Ky Busch
1) J McMurray, R Newman

[slorydn1]

001 J Johnson.........179
002 K Harvick.........166
003 D Hamlin..........153
004 J Gordon..........150
005 Ku Busch..........148
006 Ky Busch..........106
007 J McMurray........093
008 K Kahne...........080
009 J Burton..........076
010 T Stewart.........075
____________________________
011 M Kenseth.........072
012 M Martin..........066
013 J Montoya.........064
t14 C Edwards.........060
t14 C Bowyer..........060
016 D Reutimann.......055
017 R Newman..........053
018 D Earnhardt.......050
019 G Biffle..........045
019 J Logano..........041
021 M Truex...........026
022 R Gordon..........018
t23 P Menard..........015
t23 B Vickers.........015
t25 A Allmendinger....010
t25 M Ambrose.........010
027 D Ragan...........008
t28 B Said............004
t28 R Sorenson........004
030 M Bliss...........003
031 S Speed...........002

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5) D Hamlin, J Johnson
2) K Harvick, Ku Busch, Ky Busch
1) J McMurray, R Newman, D Reutimann

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001 K Harvick.........184
002 J Johnson.........179
003 D Hamlin..........153
004 J Gordon..........150
005 Ku Busch..........148
006 J McMurray........118
007 Ky Busch..........110
008 T Stewart.........085
009 J Burton..........084
010 K Kahne...........080
____________________________
t11 M Kenseth.........072
t11 C Bowyer..........072
t14 C Edwards.........066
t14 G Biffle..........066
014 M Martin..........066
016 J Montoya.........064
017 D Reutimann.......055
018 R Newman..........053
019 D Earnhardt.......050
020 J Logano..........043
021 M Truex...........026
022 R Gordon..........018
t23 P Menard..........015
t23 B Vickers.........015
t25 A Allmendinger....010
t25 M Ambrose.........010
027 D Ragan...........008
t28 B Said............004
t28 R Sorenson........004
030 M Bliss...........003
031 S Speed...........002

Harvick really is having a great season as he takes over the points lead in these standings as well

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5) D Hamlin, J Johnson
2) K Harvick, Ku Busch, Ky Busch, J McMurray,
1) R Newman, D Reutimann

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001 K Harvick.........196
002 J Johnson.........180
003 Ku Busch..........167
004 D Hamlin..........163
005 J Gordon..........159
006 J McMurray........126
007 Ky Busch..........114
008 T Stewart.........109
009 C Edwards.........092
010 G Biffle..........091
____________________________
011 J Burton..........090
012 J Montoya.........089
013 K Kahne...........080
t14 M Kenseth.........072
t14 C Bowyer..........072
t14 M Martin..........072
017 D Reutimann.......055
018 R Newman..........053
019 D Earnhardt.......050
020 J Logano..........043
021 M Truex...........028
022 M Ambrose.........025
023 A Allmendinger....010
024 R Gordon..........018
t25 P Menard..........015
t25 B Vickers.........015
027 D Ragan...........008
t28 B Said............004
t28 R Sorenson........004
030 M Bliss...........003
031 S Speed...........002

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5) D Hamlin, J Johnson
2) K Harvick, Ku Busch, Ky Busch, J McMurray,
1) R Newman, D Reutimann, G Biffle, JP Montoya

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001 K Harvick.........221
002 D Hamlin..........181
003 J Johnson.........180
004 Ku Busch..........167
005 J Gordon..........159
006 J McMurray........126
007 T Stewart.........117
008 Ky Busch..........114
009 C Edwards.........106
010 G Biffle..........103
____________________________
011 J Montoya.........095
012 J Burton..........090
013 M Kenseth.........082
014 K Kahne...........080
t15 C Bowyer..........072
t15 M Martin..........072

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001 K Harvick.........221
002 D Hamlin..........181
003 J Johnson.........180
004 Ku Busch..........169
005 J Gordon..........159
006 J McMurray........141
007 Ky Busch..........139
008 T Stewart.........117
009 G Biffle..........107
010 C Edwards.........106
__________________________
011 J Montoya.........101
t12 J Burton..........090
t12 K Kahne...........090
014 C Bowyer..........084
015 M Kenseth.........083

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001 K Harvick.........221
002 J Johnson.........195
003 D Hamlin..........181
004 Ku Busch..........177
005 J Gordon..........159
006 Ky Busch..........149
007 T Stewart.........142
008 J McMurray........141
009 C Edwards.........124
009 G Biffle..........107
__________________________
011 J Montoya.........103
012 J Burton..........102
t13 C Bowyer..........090
t13 K Kahne...........090
015 M Kenseth.........083

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001 K Harvick.........223
002 J Johnson.........210
003 D Hamlin..........206
004 Ku Busch..........177
005 Ky Busch..........167
006 J Gordon..........159
007 T Stewart.........142
008 J McMurray........141
009 C Edwards.........125
010 J Montoya.........109
__________________________
011 G Biffle..........107
012 J Burton..........102
t13 C Bowyer..........098
014 K Kahne...........090
015 M Kenseth.........083

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001 K Harvick.........233
002 D Hamlin..........224
003 J Johnson.........210
004 Ku Busch..........177
005 Ky Busch..........175
006 J Gordon..........167
007 J McMurray........156
008 T Stewart.........142
009 C Edwards.........125
010 C Bowyer..........123
__________________________
011 J Montoya.........109
012 G Biffle..........107
013 J Burton..........102
014 K Kahne...........090
015 M Kenseth.........083

It's getting tight again at the top!

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001 J Johnson.........235
002 K Harvick.........233
003 D Hamlin..........226
004 Ku Busch..........189
005 Ky Busch..........183
006 J Gordon..........167
007 J McMurray........156
008 T Stewart.........142
009 C Edwards.........135
010 C Bowyer..........123
__________________________
013 J Burton..........120
011 J Montoya.........109
012 G Biffle..........107
014 K Kahne...........090
015 M Kenseth.........083

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001 J Johnson.........253
002 K Harvick.........248
003 D Hamlin..........226
004 Ku Busch..........189
005 Ky Busch..........183
006 J Gordon..........177
007 J McMurray........156
008 T Stewart.........154
009 C Edwards.........143
010 G Biffle..........132
________________________
011 C Bowyer..........123
012 J Burton..........120
013 J Montoya.........109
014 K Kahne...........090
015 M Kenseth.........089

Well, Harvick and Johnson are locked in a titanic struggle for supremacy, with JJ now holding a 5 point lead at the top of the standings. At least in this deal, unlike the chase, I can't be pissed that Unibrow is in the lead, as this is a full season worth of points. The difference here is that the bad finishes aren't punished as badly- in the full season Latford standings the 48 is only P5 and 296 points out of the lead. Now can people understand why I detest the chase so much?. I am really liking the FIA points system, though, where both winning (Johnson) and consistency (Harvick) are rewarded, and maybe the bad days aren't so bad anymore.

In any event. 33 drivers have scored at least 1 point, thus at least 1 top 10 finish thru Kansas, and 16 drivers are still mathematically alive for the cup (Reutimann is p16 with 79 points). Kahne, Kenseth and Reutimann are facing elimination at California with 7 races to go.

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001 J Johnson.........268
002 K Harvick.........254
003 D Hamlin..........230
004 Ku Busch..........189
005 Ky Busch..........183
t06 T Stewart.........179
t06 J Gordon..........179
008 J McMurray........156
009 C Edwards.........143
010 C Bowyer..........141
________________________
011 G Biffle..........132
012 J Burton..........120
013 J Montoya.........109
014 K Kahne...........102
015 M Kenseth.........089

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001 J Johnson.........283
002 K Harvick.........258
003 D Hamlin..........242
004 Ky Busch..........201
005 Ku Busch..........189
006 J McMurray........181
t07 T Stewart.........179
t07 J Gordon..........179
009 C Edwards.........143
010 G Biffle..........142
________________________
011 C Bowyer..........141
012 J Burton..........120
013 J Montoya.........109
014 K Kahne...........102
015 M Kenseth.........097

Well, Unibrow's 3rd place finish in the race gives him a full 25 point (or 1 race lead) over Harvick in the standings.

Biffle slides back into the top 10, and in this season's travesty department, McMurray's third win moves him up to P6 in the standings. With the chase he is locked out of any opportunity to be recognized at the banquet in Vegas...

Kenseth in p15 is just an eighth place finish away from hitting 100 points, which is historically significant as you will see whenever I get done posting the the previous years standings....

5 races and 125 points left up for grabs...

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001 J Johnson.........293
002 K Harvick.........273
003 D Hamlin..........267
004 Ky Busch..........213
005 Ku Busch..........189
006 J McMurray........181
t07 T Stewart.........179
t07 J Gordon..........179
009 C Edwards.........143
010 G Biffle..........142
________________________
011 C Bowyer..........141
012 J Burton..........122
013 J Montoya.........109
014 K Kahne...........102
015 M Martin..........098

Everyone from Kurt Busch on back is eliminated from the Championship, and Kyle Busch is facing elmination at Talladega. 4 races to go, 100 points to get, and it's the same top 3 here as in the chase-and only 26 points seperate the top 3 here, with Harv just 20 back from Unibrow. Kenseth falls out of the top 15.....

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001 J Johnson.........299
002 K Harvick.........291
003 D Hamlin..........269
004 Ky Busch..........213
005 Ku Busch..........189
006 J Gordon..........183
007 J McMurray........181
008 T Stewart.........179
009 C Bowyer..........166
010 C Edwards.........147
________________________
011 G Biffle..........142
012 J Montoya.........124
013 J Burton..........122
014 K Kahne...........102
015 M Martin..........098

Harvicks p2 finish moves him to just 8 points out of the lead with 3 races to go.

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001 J Johnson.........301
002 K Harvick.........299
003 D Hamlin..........294
004 Ky Busch..........213
005 Ku Busch..........189
006 J Gordon..........183
007 J McMurray........181
008 T Stewart.........179
009 C Bowyer..........172
010 G Biffle..........152
________________________
011 C Edwards.........147
012 J Montoya.........124
013 J Burton..........122
014 M Kenseth.........115
015 M Martin..........113

Man it has gotten extremley tight at the top. Harv is just 2 back from Jimmie and Hamlin is just 5 behind Harvick with 2 races to go..

Interesting side note: all the top 15 drivers have scored over 100 points, in fact adding Logano with 107, and Kahne with 102, that means 17 are now over 100 points, which is a record for the modern era (you'll see that if I ever get around to posting 1983-2009)!

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001 J Johnson.........311
002 K Harvick.........305
003 D Hamlin..........294
004 Ky Busch..........213
005 Ku Busch..........191
006 J Gordon..........183
007 J McMurray........182
008 T Stewart.........179
009 C Bowyer..........172
011 C Edwards.........172
________________________
010 G Biffle..........164
012 J Montoya.........124
013 J Burton..........122
014 M Kenseth.........121
015 M Martin..........117


Johnson has a 6 point lead over Harvick, and 17 points over Hamlin, going into the final race at Homestead...

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The real Final Standings can be found here:

http://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/2010/W


001 J Johnson.........329
002 K Harvick.........320
003 D Hamlin..........294
004 Ky Busch..........213
005 C Edwards.........197
006 Ku Busch..........191
t07 T Stewart.........183
t07 J Gordon..........183
009 J McMurray........182
010 C Bowyer..........172
_______________________
011 G Biffle..........165
012 J Montoya.........124
013 M Kenseth.........123
t14 J Burton..........122
t14 J Logano..........122
016 M Martin..........117
017 K Kahne...........110
018 R Newman..........109
019 D Reutimann.......094
020 D Earnhardt.......068
021 M Truex...........040
022 A Allmendinger....038
023 M Ambrose.........036
024 P Menard..........026
025 R Gordon..........018
026 B Vickers.........015
027 D Ragan...........013
028 A Almirola........012
t29 R Sorenson........004
t29 B Said............004
031 M Bliss...........003
t32 B Keselowski......002
t32 E Sadler..........002
t32 S Speed...........002
035 S Hornish.........001

35 drivers scored at least 1 top 10 this year, and a RECORD 18 drivers scored at least 100 points!!! JJ won this deal also, by just 9 points over Harvick....

Congrats to Jimmie Johnson the 2010 Sprint Cup, and FIA Cup Champion
:beer: :beer:

[NaBUru38]

If FIA gives points to 10 out of 24 drives, Nascar should give points to 18 drivers. How about 100-70-60-50-40-30-25-20-15-12-10-8-6-5...? Just for fun! :)

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If FIA gives points to 10 out of 24 drives, Nascar should give points to 18 drivers. How about 100-70-60-50-40-30-25-20-15-12-10-8-6-5...? Just for fun! :)


Ok, u keep up with that and report back to us on your findings....

Race by race results are at http://www.racing-reference.info