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Post by Canadianfan on Nov 14, 2018 13:52:34 GMT -5
Looks like Matte Black for the last run. First time in over a year they have run that colour.
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Post by JSPorts on Nov 14, 2018 15:56:37 GMT -5
Here is what the full-season standings would look like without stage points:
1st: Kyle Busch, 1032 points
2nd: Kevin Harvick, -83
3rd: Martin Truex, Jr., -100
4th: Joey Logano, -107
5th: Kurt Busch, -158
6th (+5): Denny Hamlin, -175
7th (+5): Aric Almirola, -183
8th (-2): Brad Keselowski, -199
9th (-1): Kyle Larson, -201
10th (-3): Chase Elliott, -204
11th (+2): Erik Jones, -223
12th (-2): Clint Bowyer, -236
13th (-4): Ryan Blaney, -265
14th (+1): Alex Bowman, -317
15th (-1): Jimmie Johnson, -318
16th: Ryan Newman -342
17th: Austin Dillon, -347
18th (+3): Jamie McMurray, -399
19th (+1): Daniel Suarez, -402
20th (-1): Paul Menard, -412
21st (-3): Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., -416
22nd (+2): Chris Buescher, -469
23rd (-1): A.J. Allmendinger, -477
24th (-1): William Byron, -499
25th: David Ragan, -534
26th (+1): Ty Dillon, -577
27th (-1): Michael McDowell, -584
28th: Bubba Wallace, -590
29th (+1): Matt DiBenedetto, -675
30th (-1): Kasey Kahne, -688
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Post by Chad's Hair Plugs on Nov 14, 2018 16:07:03 GMT -5
Sorry guys. Apparently there will be a tribute decal on all cars though. I would say that's a bad omen for Menard, but is there anything worse that could happen on Sunday than this? |
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Post by Canadianfan on Nov 14, 2018 16:17:58 GMT -5
Sorry guys. Apparently there will be a tribute decal on all cars though. I would say that's a bad omen for Menard, but is there anything worse that could happen on Sunday than this? I remember that probably the second most noteworthy thing to happen to him in his Cup career the first being his Indy fuel mileage win. |
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Post by JSPorts on Nov 18, 2018 14:21:09 GMT -5
Here's my prediction: Truex & Logano run from 5th-15th all day and never truly factor into the championship picture. Harvick dominates the race, and Busch starts out slow. Harvick wins stage 1, while Busch finishes in the top 10. Harvick wins stage 2, while Busch & Adam Stevens improve on their car and finish in the top 5. The 18 team continues to improve on their car throughout the race, and a caution comes out to set up a late restart. Harvick has a slow stop, and Busch beats him out of pit road. Busch then holds him off for the title.
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Post by JSPorts on Nov 18, 2018 14:55:27 GMT -5
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Post by chevyfan98 on Nov 18, 2018 18:43:52 GMT -5
What a joke. Three guys with a combined 20 wins are racing for the title and the guy who was AT BEST the sixth best driver of the year wins it. That's all I'm going to say.
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Post by AndersonWhitt on Nov 18, 2018 18:47:31 GMT -5
Of the four championship contenders, one drives for Joe Gibbs (Kyle Busch), one will drive for Gibbs next year (Truex), one used to drive for Gibbs (Logano), and one was rumored to drive for Gibbs several years ago (Harvick, in mid-2005).
Also, they each would be driving a different number for Gibbs (Busch in the #18, Truex in the #19, Logano in the #20, and Harvick in the #11).
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Post by JSPorts on Nov 18, 2018 19:22:21 GMT -5
Kyle Busch scored the most points this season. He probably would've been the most deserving champion. He ends up 4th in points. However, this makes up for 2015, in my opinion. As Sean has said recently, which I agree with, I'm more concerned about how many titles a driver should've won than the specific years they win those titles. Busch = 1, Truex = 1, Logano = 0, Harvick = 3. But Harvick's still sitting at 1 and so is Logano. What a joke.
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Post by JSPorts on Nov 18, 2018 19:26:36 GMT -5
Also:
2014:
Full-season standings: Jeff Gordon 1st, Kevin Harvick 5th
Playoff standings: Kevin Harvick 1st, Jeff Gordon 6th
2015:
Full-season standings: Kevin Harvick 1st, Kyle Busch 20th
Playoff standings: Kyle Busch 1st, Kevin Harvick 2nd
2016:
Full-season standings: Kevin Harvick 1st, Jimmie Johnson 8th
Playoff standings: Jimmie Johnson 1st, Kevin Harvick 8th
2017:
Full-season standings/playoff standings: Martin Truex, Jr. 1st
2018:
Full-season standings: Kyle Busch 1st, Joey Logano 4th
Playoff standings: Joey Logano 1st, Kyle Busch 4th
As you can see, the only year in which the playoff champion was also the full-season champion was in 2017. That's why Truex is thus far the most legitimate champion under this system. However, Logano's 4th-place finish in full-season points is the 2nd-highest of any playoff champion since this format began. Kyle Busch's 4th-place finish was the 3rd-highest for a full-season champion in the playoffs under this format. This is the worst championship in all of racing and the worst playoff in sports.
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Post by Mile501 on Nov 18, 2018 19:34:30 GMT -5
Some interesting numerology surrounding Matt Kenseth's 15-race season:
He started 17th 5 times, matching his longtime car number during his first stint with Roush. Two of those 17th-place starts were in his final two races.
He crashed out in his first start of the season, but finished 17th in his second race, the Coca-Cola 600, where he earned his first career victory in the #17 car 18 years before.
He finished 7th in his penultimate race at Phoenix, the site of his final career win a year before, and matching the car number of fellow Wisconsin driver Alan Kulwicki.
He finished 6th in his last-ever start, matching his current car number and the car number of his mentor Mark Martin.
His last two races were by far his best finishes of the season, showing that perhaps he has accomplished his goal of helping Roush improve, even if that improvement came more slowly than he had hoped.
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Post by JSPorts on Nov 18, 2018 19:37:10 GMT -5
It's very ironic that Kenseth's final race is the race in which Logano wins his first "championship."
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Post by JSPorts on Nov 18, 2018 19:40:52 GMT -5
Truck champion Brett Moffitt finished 110 points (1.8 full races) behind Johnny Sauter in points, in 5th place.
Xfinity champion Tyler Reddick finished 197 points (3.3 full races) behind Daniel Hemric in points, in 6th place.
Cup champion Joey Logano finished 189 points (3.2 full races) behind Kyle Busch in points, in 4th place.
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Post by Canadianfan on Nov 18, 2018 22:16:55 GMT -5
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Post by JSPorts on Nov 18, 2018 22:35:48 GMT -5
Well, that officially does it. A season dominated by 2 drivers, with a third who occasionally looked on-par with them, produces a champion who is none of the three.
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