NASCAR Podcast
Tony Stewart (No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet)
· Five wins, seven top fives, 10 top 10s
· Average finish of 5.4
· Series-best Average Running Position of 4.7
· Series-best Driver Rating of 129.6
· Series-high 104 Fastest Laps Run
· Series-best Average Green Flag Speed of 119.585 mph
· Series-high 525 Laps in the Top 15 (96.9%)
· Series-high 150 Quality Passes
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Where The Wild Things Are: Outside The Top 10
At first glance, making the Chase looks easier in 2011. This season, there are two ways to make it happen – land in the top 10 after race No. 26, or win and snag one of the two wild card spots.
Neither has proven as easy as it looks.
Cracking the top 10 has always been difficult and this year is no different. Just ask Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer, Greg Biffle and Jeff Burton – perennial championship candidates, all of whom are currently outside the top 10 in points.
But it just might be the Wild Card battle that’s fiercest of them all. There are now four drivers between spots 11 and 20 with wins…
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 1, 2011) – Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Pocono Raceway going into the Good Sam RV Insurance 500 on Aug. 7.
The drivers listed below rank among the best in key Loop Data categories, making them possible favorites in the event, the second in the Sprint Summer Showdown presented by HTC EVO 3D. Any driver who wins between Indianapolis and Bristol will become a finalist for the Atlanta race. If one of those eligible drivers wins at Atlanta, then the driver, the driver’s charity and one lucky race fan each collect $1,000,000. Fans can enter for their shot at $1,000,000 each week at sprint.com/speed.
Paul Menard rumbled across the yard of bricks at full speed for the final time, signaling the crunching of a few couple key numbers: 14 different winners in 20 races, most since 2003; four different first-time winners, most since 2007; and the big one – five winners residing outside the top 10 in points.
“Wild Card Fever” has overtaken the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage, adding new faces to the championship discussion. Only six races remain before NASCAR’s “playoffs” – the 12-driver Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup – meaning fewer chances for Wild Card wins, and potential Chase bonus points.
After race No. 26 at Richmond, the top-10 drivers will earn berths into the 12-driver Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field. Spots 11 and 12 will go to those drivers outside the top 10 with the most wins, provided they are in the top 20. Ties will go to the drivers with the best points position.
The Final Lap Weekly 