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Post by Maverick18 on Nov 1, 2018 15:32:50 GMT -5
About time I did this again.
Cup Martinsville 33/36
1. Kyle Busch 361
2. Kevin Harvick 346 (-15)
3. Martin Truex, Jr. 288 (-73)
4. Joey Logano 223 (-138)
5. Chase Elliott 208 (-153)
6. Kyle Larson 198 (-163)
7. Brad Keselowski 196 (-165)
8. Clint Bowyer 177 (-184)
9. Kurt Busch 176 (-185)
10. Denny Hamlin 175 (-186)
Xfinity Kansas 30/33
1. Justin Allgaier 302
2. Christopher Bell 295 (-7)
3. Daniel Hemric 240 (-62)
4. Elliott Sadler 239 (-63)
5. Cole Custer 225 (-77)
6. Tyler Reddick 136 (-166)
7. Matt Tifft 130 (-172)
8. Brandon Jones 98 (-204)
9. Ryan Preece 92 (-210)
10. Austin Cindric 85 (-217)
Trucks Martinsville 20/23
1. Johnny Sauter 247
2. Brett Moffitt 164 (-83)
3. Justin Haley 161 (-86)
4. Stewart Friesen 140 (-107)
5. Noah Gragson 135 (-112)
6. Ben Rhodes 126 (-121)
7. Grant Enfinger 125 (-122)
8. Matt Crafton 107 (-140)
9. Myatt Sinder 73 (-174)
10. Todd Gilliland 67 (-180)
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Post by Maverick18 on Nov 13, 2018 3:45:03 GMT -5
I missed posting after Texas, but oh well, this is the real important look at the standings.
Cup Martinsville 35/36
1. Kyle Busch 382
2. Kevin Harvick 378 (-4)
3. Martin Truex, Jr. 292 (-90)
4. Joey Logano 237 (-145)
5. Kyle Larson 222 (-160)
6. Chase Elliott 216 (-166)
7. Brad Keselowski 213 (-169)
8. Kurt Busch 182 (-200)
9. Clint Bowyer 177 (-205)
10. Denny Hamlin 175 (-207)
With all of the years I’ve gone through of doing this, this has hands down been the greatest battle I’ve ever seen between two drivers. Ever since Harvick and Busch took the top 2 spots at Martinsville in March, they’ve traded the points lead 7 times, been within 15 points of each other for 27 of the 30 races, and been within 6 points of each other for 19 of the 30. Both Harvick and KB have a mathematical shot to reach 400 points, which hasn’t been done since Gordon in 1998, and both have a shot to top the post-2000 points record which was set by Harvick in 2015 at 394. Both of them are more than 70 points ahead of Jimmie Johnson’s 2013 points total, which is one of his best seasons ever. Harvick is looking for his third title after going back to back in 2015-16, while Busch is looking for his first title to avenge his four runner-ups (2008, 2011, 2013, and 2016). It is not the first time these two have been here, as heading into the final race of 2016, KB led Harvick by 5 points, but Harvick would walk away with the championship by 2. Regardless of the outcome, neither driver has anything to be ashamed of here.
Xfinity Phoenix 32/33
1. Christopher Bell 317
2. Justin Allgaier 312 (-5)
3. Daniel Hemric 259 (-58)
4. Cole Custer 250 (-67)
5. Elliott Sadler 246 (-71)
6. Tyler Reddick 161 (-156)
7. Matt Tifft 150 (-167)
8. Brandon Jones 112 (-205)
9. Austin Cindric 111 (-206)
10. Ryan Preece 102 (-215)
Allgaier had as much as a 45 point lead 6 weeks ago, but his misfortunes plus Bell’s 3 wins in the same time span has dropped him from the top spot for the first time since Bristol in August. Bell is the reigning Truck champion in this system, but both are gunning for an Xfinity title. Who will win? With a 5 point difference, it should be a fun battle at Homestead.
Trucks Phoenix 22/23
1. Johnny Sauter 256
2. Brett Moffitt 198 (-58)
3. Justin Haley 181 (-75)
4. Noah Gragson 155 (-101)
5. Stewart Friesen 155 (-101)
6. Ben Rhodes 143 (-113)
7. Grant Enfinger 138 (-118)
8. Matt Crafton 113 (-143)
9. Todd Gilliland 80 (176)
10. Myatt Sinder 73 (-183)
Sauter had clinched the championship with three races to go, which makes this his 2nd title, and the first title for GMS Racing. In terms of points scored, this was the best season of his career, and he becomes the first person in the top 3 series to lead the points wire to wire in this system.
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Post by Maverick18 on Nov 18, 2018 2:52:57 GMT -5
2018 CART Truck Points Standings
1. Johnny Sauter 257
2. Brett Moffitt 219 (-38)
3. Justin Haley 186 (-71)
4. Noah Gragson 169 (-88)
5. Stewart Friesen 167 (-90)
6. Grant Enfinger 155 (-102)
7. Ben Rhodes 146 (-111)
8. Matt Crafton 121 (-136)
9. Todd Gilliland 80 (-177)
10. Myatt Sinder 73 (-184)
Sauter finishes 12th at Homestead and ends the best season of his career to the tune of his 2nd Truck championship, while GMS Racing clinches their first, with 6 wins and 14 top 5’s. Runner-up Brett Moffitt wouldn’t go down without a fight however, as he would cut a 78 point deficit with 4 races to go to just 38.
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Post by Maverick18 on Nov 18, 2018 2:54:14 GMT -5
2018 CART Xfinity Points Standings
1. Christopher Bell 319
2. Justin Allgaier 318 (-1)
3. Daniel Hemric 271 (-48)
4. Cole Custer 268 (-51)
5. Elliott Sadler 246 (-73)
6. Tyler Reddick 181 (-138)
7. Matt Tifft 153 (-166)
8. Austin Cindric 122 (-198)
9. Brandon Jones 117 (-202)
10. Ryan Preece 110 (-209)
In one of the most thrilling battles in series history, Bell takes his first Xfinity crown over Allgaier by just 1 point. He also follows William Byron in winning Truck and Xfinity titles back to back. Bell entered with a 5 point lead over Allgaier and had a comfortable lead most of the race, as Bell ran top 5 while Allgaier was mired in the back half of the top 10. However, Bell’s flat tire turned the race for the title upside down with 15 to go. Before, Bell was 4th and Allgaier was 7th, but after almost crashing the car Bell came out 12th one lap down. With the way they were running in the final 10 laps, they were tied on points, with the tiebreaker going to Bell. Allgaier gaining one position would end Bell’s title hopes, as he was too far back to capture anyone in the top 10. But in the last 5 laps, Allgaier would be stuck in 7th, while Bell would make one extra pass to finish 11th and win the title by 1 point. It is tied for the 2nd-closest margin of victory in series history along with 2015, as 2010 ended in a tie.
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Post by Maverick18 on Nov 18, 2018 23:35:18 GMT -5
2018 CART Cup Points Standings
1. Kyle Busch 394
2. Kevin Harvick 392 (-2)
3. Martin Truex, Jr. 308 (-86)
4. Joey Logano 258 (-136)
5. Brad Keselowski 223 (-171)
6. Chase Elliott 222 (-172)
7. Kyle Larson 222 (-172)
8. Kurt Busch 185 (-209)
9. Clint Bowyer 182 (-212)
10. Denny Hamlin 177 (-217)
In a battle that somehow topped yesterday’s race, Kyle Busch wins his first CART Points Cup Series championship in an absolute thriller, beating Kevin Harvick by 2 points. It is Kyle’s first after finishing runner-up 4 times, and this time he turns the tables on Harvick from two years ago to win it all. For much of the race it looked like Harvick was going to win his third title in 4 years, as he had a faster car that could run up front, while KB was mired back in 5th place throughout the race. However, a gutsy pit call by the 18 team to stay out ended up putting Kyle right back into the hunt, as the caution came out while he was in the lead, and he maintained the lead out of the pits. However, he would soon fall to 4th place on the ensuing restart, and Harvick would pass him to run 3rd. However, as Harvick was now in 3rd instead of the lead, he then had to make up a ton of ground in a chance to win it. If he had moved up to 2nd, he would’ve tied Kyle in points, but he would’ve lost the tiebreaker as Kyle had 4 3rd place finishes to Harvick’s 1. (Yes, in that scenario, both Harvick and Busch had 8 wins and 5 2nd place finishes). So in order to win the title, he would either need Kyle to drop back one spot and for him to gain one spot, or he would need to race his way to the lead to win the race and the championship. However, neither of them made up or lost any ground, and Kyle would cruise across the line 4th to win the title. With 51 wins, he was no longer the winningest driver to not win a title, and would revenge his 2016 loss to Harvick. On the flip-side of the coin, Harvick had one of the best seasons in modern NASCAR history, but would come up just short. His 392 points were the most scored by a non-champion since 1972 (however, there was less races back then). This also makes Harvick and Busch the only two drivers to win championship battles against each other in Cup for this system. And it will conclude a season that was dominated by the Big 3, and may be one of the last seasons of racing as we now know it with the new rules package for next year. But now it’s time for the offseason.
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