Just for Fun, 2010 Nationwide Standings using F1 scoring

[slorydn1]

This list will be just the top 10 only, but I do have 34 drivers with points scored already. Same tie breakers apply as in my Cup standings. Doing this list really bears out one fatal flaw in the FIA system, and the reason why the Latford system came into being in the first place. Unless you can win most of the races, theres no reward for showing up every week....Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman have only raced 1 time apiece, and are p61 and p64, respectively, in real life.
In this system they would be p12 and p15 respectively. Denny Hamlin would be in the TOP 10 and has only shown up for 3 of the 11 races so far!!!!!! :eek:


001 Ky Busch................160
002 Brd Keselowski..........144
003 K Harvick...............136
004 C Edwards...............091
005 G Biffle................066
006 J Logano................065
007 J Allgaier..............057
008 R Sorenson..............055
009 J Mcmurray..............053
010 D Hamlin................043

[damg75]

That's just it...that's where you and I fundamentally disagree; there should not be a reward for showing up every week, you should have to perform on the racetrack to earn your points. I know that NASCAR agrees with you on this, but that doesn't make them right, it's their sandbox and they can do what they choose. It is true that Denny Hamlin is in the top-10 in nationwide after only showing up to 3 races, but he earned 43 points in those 3 races, it's not his fault that the depth of the nationwide series is weak...the full time nationwide teams and drivers need to step it up, period. Even so, there is NO CHANCE for Hamlin to win the championship, he is 117 points behind Kyle Busch, which under this system is equivalent to 5 races behind. Even with the weak nationwide field, it's still a good system IMO.

[slorydn1]

Point is, if NASCAR ever decided to implement this in the Cup series, it would allow teams to cherry pick the races they felt like showing up too, and maybe sittin out the Dover's and the Kansas's that they might or road courses that they're not so good at, and we'd be right back to 1971 again where every driver wouldn't be at every race, and who wants to see a race that doesn't have Gordon, Harvick, Johnson, Shrub and Junebug in it (I hear crickets chirping)

[damg75]

Point is, if NASCAR ever decided to implement this in the Cup series, it would allow teams to cherry pick the races they felt like showing up too, and maybe sittin out the Dover's and the Kansas's that they might or road courses that they're not so good at, and we'd be right back to 1971 again where every driver wouldn't be at every race, and who wants to see a race that doesn't have Gordon, Harvick, Johnson, Shrub and Junebug in it (I hear crickets chirping)

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.

[slorydn1]

001 Ky Busch................160
002 Brd Keselowski..........144
003 K Harvick...............136
004 C Edwards...............091
005 G Biffle................066
006 J Logano................065
007 J Allgaier..............057
008 R Sorenson..............055
009 J Mcmurray..............053
010 D Hamlin................043
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011 B Vickers...............028
012 T Stewart...............025
013 P Menard................024
014 J Leffler...............022
015 R Newman................018
016 B Gaughan...............015
017 K Kahne.................014
t18 S Wallace...............012
t18 J Keller................012
020 J Borneman..............010
t21 T Bayne.................008
t21 C Bowyer................008
023 S Wimmer................007
t24 K Bires.................006
t24 T Raines................006
t26 B Scott.................004
t26 D Reutimann.............004
t26 S Lagassee..............004
t26 J Buescher..............004
t30 R Stenhouse.............002
t30 M Annett................002
t32 C Braun.................001
t32 M Kenseth...............001

[slorydn1]

001 Ky Busch................185
002 Brd Keselowski..........162
003 K Harvick...............144
004 C Edwards...............093
005 J Logano................080
006 J Allgaier..............069
007 G Biffle................066
008 R Sorenson..............055
009 J Mcmurray..............053
010 D Hamlin................043
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t11 J Leffler...............028
t11 R Newman................028
t11 B Vickers...............028
014 T Stewart...............025
015 P Menard................024
016 B Gaughan...............015
017 K Kahne.................014
t18 S Wallace...............012
t18 J Keller................012
020 J Borneman..............010
021 C Bowyer................009
022 T Bayne.................008
023 S Wimmer................007
t24 K Bires.................006
t24 T Raines................006
t26 B Scott.................004
t26 D Reutimann.............004
t26 S Lagassee..............004
t26 J Buescher..............004
t30 R Stenhouse.............002
t30 M Annett................002
t32 C Braun.................001
t32 M Kenseth...............001

[slorydn1]

001 Brd Keselowski..........187
002 Ky Busch................185
003 K Harvick...............144
004 C Edwards...............111
005 J Allgaier..............081
006 J Logano................080
007 G Biffle................066
008 R Sorenson..............065
009 J Mcmurray..............053
010 D Hamlin................043
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[slorydn1]

001 Brd Keselowski..........187
002 Ky Busch................185
003 K Harvick...............144
004 C Edwards...............111
005 J Allgaier..............081
006 J Logano................080
007 G Biffle................066
008 R Sorenson..............065
009 J Mcmurray..............053
010 D Hamlin................043
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011 P Menard................039
t12 J Leffler...............028
t12 R Newman................028
t12 B Vickers...............028
015 T Stewart...............025
016 S Wallace...............016
017 B Gaughan...............015
t18 K Kahne.................014
t18 M Bliss.................014
020 J Keller................012
021 J Borneman..............010
022 C Bowyer................009
t23 T Bayne.................008
t23 B Coleman...............008
025 S Wimmer................007
t26 K Bires.................006
t26 T Raines................006
t28 B Scott.................004
t28 D Reutimann.............004
t28 S Lagassee..............004
t28 J Buescher..............004
t32 R Stenhouse.............002
t32 M Annett................002
t32 S Riggs.................002
t35 C Braun.................001
t35 M Kenseth...............001
t35 M DiBenedetto...........001Added some new drivers to the list this week, and corrected a mistake...I had accidentaly left Mike Bliss off the list. He had 4 points coming into this week, after scoring a P8 finish at Bristol, and added 10 this week with a P5 finish driving Harvick's 33 car....

[slorydn1]

001 Brd Keselowski..........202
002 Ky Busch................185
003 K Harvick...............144
004 C Edwards...............129
005 J Logano................105
006 J Allgaier..............085
007 R Sorenson..............075
008 G Biffle................066
009 J Mcmurray..............053
010 D Hamlin................043
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011 P Menard................039
t12 J Leffler...............028
t12 R Newman................028
t12 B Vickers...............028
015 B Gaughan...............027
016 T Stewart...............025
017 S Wallace...............024
t18 K Kahne.................014
t18 M Bliss.................014
020 S Wimmer................013
021 J Keller................012
022 J Borneman..............010
023 C Bowyer................009
t23 T Bayne.................008
t23 B Coleman...............008
t26 T Raines................006
t26 K Bires.................006
t28 B Scott.................004
t28 D Reutimann.............004
t28 S Lagassee..............004
t28 J Buescher..............004
t28 S Riggs.................004
t33 M Annett................002
t33 R Stenhouse.............002
t33 C Braun.................002
t36 M Kenseth...............001
t36 M DiBenedetto...........001

[slorydn1]

001 Brd Keselowski..........214
002 Ky Busch................185
003 C Edwards...............154
004 K Harvick...............144
005 J Logano................105
006 J Allgaier..............085
007 R Sorenson..............075
008 G Biffle................066
009 J Mcmurray..............053
010 D Hamlin................043
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011 B Gaughan...............042
012 P Menard................039
013 J Leffler...............032
t14 R Newman................028
t14 B Vickers...............028
016 S Wallace...............026
017 T Stewart...............025
018 R Fellows...............018
019 B Coleman...............016
t20 K Kahne.................014
t20 M Bliss.................014
022 S Wimmer................013
023 J Keller................012
t24 J Borneman..............010
t24 O Kelley................010
t26 T Bayne.................009
t26 C Bowyer................009
t28 T Raines................006
t28 K Bires.................006
t28 R Fitzpatrick...........006
t31 B Scott.................004
t31 D Reutimann.............004
t31 S Lagassee..............004
t31 J Buescher..............004
t31 S Riggs.................004
t36 M Annett................002
t36 R Stenhouse.............002
t36 C Braun.................002
t39 M Kenseth...............001
t39 M DiBenedetto...........001

[slorydn1]

001 Brd Keselowski..........232
002 Ky Busch................210
003 C Edwards...............169
004 K Harvick...............150
005 J Logano................117
006 J Allgaier..............093
007 R Sorenson..............079
008 G Biffle................066
009 J Mcmurray..............053
t10 B Gaughan...............042
t10 D Hamlin................043
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012 P Menard................041
013 J Leffler...............032
t14 R Newman................028
t14 B Vickers...............028
016 S Wallace...............026
017 T Stewart...............025
018 T Bayne.................019
019 R Fellows...............018
020 B Coleman...............016
t21 K Kahne.................014
t21 M Bliss.................014
023 S Wimmer................013
024 J Keller................012
t25 J Borneman..............010
t25 O Kelley................010
027 C Bowyer................009
t28 T Raines................006
t28 K Bires.................006
t28 R Fitzpatrick...........006
t31 B Scott.................004
t31 D Reutimann.............004
t31 S Lagassee..............004
t31 J Buescher..............004
t31 S Riggs.................004
t36 M Annett................002
t36 R Stenhouse.............002
t36 C Braun.................002
t39 M DiBenedetto...........001
t39 M Kenseth...............001

[slorydn1]

6) Ky Busch
3) Brd Keselowski
2) K Harvick
1) C Edwards, J Logano, J Allgaier, D Hamlin, T Stewart

[slorydn1]

001 Brd Keselowski..........244
002 Ky Busch................216
003 C Edwards...............169
004 K Harvick...............160
005 J Logano................135
006 J Allgaier..............093
007 R Sorenson..............079
008 G Biffle................066
009 J Mcmurray..............053
t10 B Gaughan...............043
t10 D Hamlin................043
________________________________
012 P Menard................041
013 J Leffler...............032
t13 R Newman................032
015 B Vickers...............028
016 S Wallace...............026
t17 D Earnhardt.............025
t17 T Stewart...............025
019 T Bayne.................019
020 R Fellows...............018
t21 R Stenhouse.............017
t21 C Bowyer................017
023 B Coleman...............016
t24 K Kahne.................014
t24 M Bliss.................014
026 S Wimmer................013
027 J Keller................012
t28 J Borneman..............010
t28 O Kelley................010
t30 T Raines................006
t30 K Bires.................006
t30 R Fitzpatrick...........006
t33 B Scott.................004
t33 D Reutimann.............004
t33 S Lagassee..............004
t33 J Buescher..............004
t33 S Riggs.................004
t38 M Annett................002
t38 C Braun.................002
t38 B Ickler................002
t41 S Arpin.................001
t41 M DiBenedetto...........001
t41 M Kenseth...............001

[slorydn1]

6) Ky Busch
3) Brd Keselowski
2) K Harvick
1) C Edwards, J Logano, J Allgaier, D Hamlin, T Stewart, D Earnhardt

[slorydn1]

001 Brd Keselowski..........244
002 Ky Busch................241
003 C Edwards...............177
004 K Harvick...............166
005 J Logano................153
006 J Allgaier..............094
007 R Sorenson..............083
008 G Biffle................066
009 J Mcmurray..............055
t10 B Gaughan...............043
t10 D Hamlin................043
________________________________
012 J Leffler...............042
013 P Menard................041
t13 R Newman................032
015 B Vickers...............028
016 S Wallace...............026
t17 D Earnhardt.............025
t17 T Stewart...............025
t19 T Bayne.................019
t19 B Scott.................019
021 R Fellows...............018
t22 R Stenhouse.............017
t22 C Bowyer................017
t24 B Coleman...............016
t24 D Reutimann.............016
t26 K Kahne.................014
t26 M Bliss.................014
028 S Wimmer................013
029 J Keller................012
t30 J Borneman..............010
t30 O Kelley................010
t32 T Raines................006
t32 K Bires.................006
t32 R Fitzpatrick...........006
t35 S Lagassee..............004
t35 J Buescher..............004
t35 S Riggs.................004
t38 M Annett................002
t38 C Braun.................002
t38 B Ickler................002
t41 S Arpin.................001
t41 M DiBenedetto...........001
t41 M Kenseth...............001
t41 S Arpin.................001

[slorydn1]

7) Ky Busch
3) Brd Keselowski
2) K Harvick
1) C Edwards, J Logano, J Allgaier, D Hamlin, T Stewart, D Earnhardt

[slorydn1]

001 Brd Keselowski..........244
002 Ky Busch................241
003 C Edwards...............202
004 K Harvick...............166
005 J Logano................153
006 R Sorenson..............101
007 J Allgaier..............094
008 G Biffle................066
009 J Mcmurray..............055
010 P Menard................053

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t11 B Gaughan...............043
t11 D Hamlin................043
013 J Leffler...............042
014 S Wallace...............036
015 T Bayne.................034
016 R Newman................032
017 B Vickers...............028
018 B Scott.................027
t19 D Earnhardt.............025
t19 T Stewart...............025
021 R Stenhouse.............019
022 R Fellows...............018
023 C Bowyer................017
t24 B Coleman...............016
t24 D Reutimann.............016
t26 M Bliss.................014
t26 K Kahne.................014
028 S Wimmer................013
029 J Keller................012
t30 J Borneman..............010
t30 O Kelley................010
032 C Braun.................008
033 T Raines................007
t34 K Bires.................006
t34 R Fitzpatrick...........006
t36 S Lagassee..............004
t36 J Wise..................004
t36 J Buescher..............004
t36 S Riggs.................004
t40 M Annett................002
t40 B Ickler................002
t42 S Arpin.................001
t42 M DiBenedetto...........001
t42 M Kenseth...............001

[slorydn1]

7) Ky Busch
3) Brd Keselowski
2) K Harvick, C Edwards,
1) J Logano, J Allgaier, D Hamlin, T Stewart, D Earnhardt

[slorydn1]

001 Ky Busch................266
002 Brd Keselowski..........248
003 C Edwards...............220
004 K Harvick...............166
005 J Logano................153
006 R Sorenson..............111
007 J Allgaier..............100
008 G Biffle................066
009 P Menard................055
010 J McMurray..............055
________________________________
011 B Gaughan...............051
012 T Bayne.................046
013 D Hamlin................043
014 J Leffler...............042
015 S Wallace...............037
016 R Newman................032
017 B Vickers...............028
018 B Scott.................027
t19 D Earnhardt.............025
t19 T Stewart...............025
021 R Stenhouse.............019
022 R Fellows...............018
023 C Bowyer................017
t24 B Coleman...............016
t24 D Reutimann.............016
026 A Almirola..............015
t27 M Bliss.................014
t27 K Kahne.................014
029 S Wimmer................013
029 J Keller................012
t31 J Borneman..............010
t31 O Kelley................010
033 C Braun.................008
034 T Raines................007
t35 K Bires.................006
t35 R Fitzpatrick...........006
t37 S Lagassee..............004
t37 J Wise..................004
t37 J Buescher..............004
t37 S Riggs.................004
t41 M Annett................002
t41 B Ickler................002
t43 S Arpin.................001
t43 M DiBenedetto...........001
t43 M Kenseth...............001

Its taken 20 races, but Shrub, a "non regular" (hasn't run all the races) assumes the points lead.

[slorydn1]

8) Ky Busch
3) Brd Keselowski
2) K Harvick, C Edwards,
1) J Logano, J Allgaier, D Hamlin, T Stewart, D Earnhardt

[slorydn1]

001 Ky Busch................301
002 Brd Keselowski..........272
003 C Edwards...............221
004 K Harvick...............199
005 J Logano................171
006 R Sorenson..............111
007 J Allgaier..............104
008 G Biffle................066
009 J Leffler...............057
010 T Bayne.................056
________________________________
t11 P Menard................055
t11 J McMurray..............055
013 B Gaughan...............051
014 S Wallace...............047
015 D Hamlin................043
016 R Newman................032
017 B Vickers...............028
018 B Scott.................027
019 R Fellows...............026
t20 D Earnhardt.............025
t20 T Stewart...............025
t20 M Ambrose...............025
023 R Stenhouse.............019
024 C Bowyer................017
t25 B Coleman...............016
t25 D Reutimann.............016
027 A Almirola..............015
t28 M Bliss.................014
t28 K Kahne.................014
030 S Wimmer................013
031 J Keller................012
t32 J Borneman..............010
t32 O Kelley................010
t34 C Braun.................008
t34 M Annett................008
036 T Raines................007
t37 K Bires.................006
t37 R Fitzpatrick...........006
t37 N Piquet................006
t40 S Lagassee..............004
t40 J Wise..................004
t40 J Buescher..............004
t40 S Riggs.................004
t40 J Villneuve.............004
045 M DiBenedetto...........003
046 B Ickler................002
t47 S Arpin.................001
t47 M Kenseth...............001
t47 M Mcdowell..............001

[slorydn1]

9) Ky Busch
3) Brd Keselowski
2) K Harvick, C Edwards,
1) J Logano, J Allgaier, D Hamlin, T Stewart, D Earnhardt, M Ambrose

[slorydn1]

001 Ky Busch................316
002 Brd Keselowski..........297
003 C Edwards...............239
004 K Harvick...............200
005 J Logano................179
006 J Allgaier..............116
007 R Sorenson..............115
008 G Biffle................066
009 P Menard................065
010 J Leffler...............057
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[slorydn1]

001 Ky Busch................341
002 Brd Keselowski..........297
003 C Edwards...............249
004 K Harvick...............200
005 J Logano................180
006 J Allgaier..............116
007 R Sorenson..............119
008 J Leffler...............075
009 G Biffle................066
010 P Menard................065

[slorydn1]

001 Ky Busch................359
002 Brd Keselowski..........309
003 C Edwards...............264
004 K Harvick...............212
005 J Logano................196
006 R Sorenson..............119
007 J Allgaier..............118
008 J Leffler...............081
009 J McMurray..............080
010 P Menard................077

[slorydn1]

001 Ky Busch................361
002 Brd Keselowski..........327
003 C Edwards...............265
004 K Harvick...............237
005 J Logano................196
006 R Sorenson..............129
007 J Allgaier..............118
008 J Leffler...............081
009 P Menard................081
t10 T Bayne.................080
t10 J McMurray..............080

[slorydn1]

001 Ky Busch................386
002 Brd Keselowski..........327
003 C Edwards...............280
004 K Harvick...............247
005 J Logano................214
006 R Sorenson..............141
007 J Allgaier..............120
008 T Bayne.................088
009 P Menard................087
010 J Leffler...............085

[slorydn1]

001 Ky Busch................401
002 Brd Keselowski..........345
003 C Edwards...............280
004 K Harvick...............259
005 J Logano................239
006 R Sorenson..............141
007 J Allgaier..............126
008 P Menard................091
009 T Bayne.................088
010 J Leffler...............086

With just 6 races to go, everyone from Logano on down is eliminated, and Harvick is facing elimination at California. Could we really see a part-timer win the Nationwide-F1 (GP2?) Championship?!?!?!?!?

Just as an aside, we are now up to 54 drivers who have at least one point, and I will post the full standings again at the end of the season.

[slorydn1]

001 Ky Busch................426
002 Brd Keselowski..........363
003 C Edwards...............292
004 K Harvick...............274
005 J Logano................249
006 R Sorenson..............142
007 J Allgaier..............130
008 P Menard................091
009 T Bayne.................088
010 J Leffler...............086

Shrub's win now gives him a 63 point lead over Kez, and everyone else is eliminated.

[slorydn1]

001 Ky Busch................434
002 Brd Keselowski..........388
003 C Edwards...............292
004 K Harvick...............275
005 J Logano................261
006 R Sorenson..............148
007 J Allgaier..............145
008 P Menard................091
009 T Bayne.................088
010 J Leffler...............086

Kes's win cuts the lead to 46 points....only a max of 100 pts left, can he catch Shrub?

[slorydn1]

001 Ky Busch................434
002 Brd Keselowski..........413
003 C Edwards...............302
004 K Harvick...............275
005 J Logano................261
006 J Allgaier..............160
007 R Sorenson..............156
008 J Leffler...............098
009 P Menard................093
010 T Bayne.................088

If I'm not wrong, this weekend was the last Nationwide race Shrub will miss, so Kes did EXACTLY what he needed to do in this deal; Win the race while Shrub wasn't there. The lead is now cut to 21 points with 3 races to go.....

Now, how's this for a scenario: Kes wins the last 3 races, and Shrub finishes p2 in all 3. It's a 7 point swing from p1 to p2. That would have them TYING at 488 a piece, and Shrub would win on the tie-breaker, race wins (it would be 12-9)....We don't need no stinkin chase.

[slorydn1]

001 Ky Busch................452
002 Brd Keselowski..........428
003 C Edwards...............327
004 K Harvick...............279
005 J Logano................273
006 R Sorenson..............162
007 J Allgaier..............160
008 J Leffler...............106
009 P Menard................095
010 T Bayne.................088

Shrub leads Kez by just 24 points with 2 races to go.....

[slorydn1]

001 Ky Busch................452
002 Brd Keselowski..........440
003 C Edwards...............352
004 K Harvick...............297
005 J Logano................288
006 R Sorenson..............172
007 J Allgaier..............164
008 J Leffler...............106
009 P Menard................095
010 T Bayne.................088

Kyle Busch's issue has allowed Kez to close within 12 points going into Homestead...

[slorydn1]

The real Final Standings can be found here:
http://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/2010/B



001 Ky Busch................477
002 Brd Keselowski..........455
003 C Edwards...............360
004 K Harvick...............315
005 J Logano................294
006 R Sorenson..............172
007 J Allgaier..............164
008 J Leffler...............105
009 T Bayne.................098
010 P Menard................097
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011 J McMurray..............080
012 G Biffle................066
013 B Gaughan...............057
014 R Stenhouse.............054
015 D Hamlin................051
016 S Wallace...............049
017 R Newman................045
018 C Bowyer................039
019 D Earnhardt.............037
020 A Almirola..............035
021 M Bliss.................034
t22 B Vickers...............028
t22 M Truex.................028
024 B Scott.................027
025 R Fellows...............026
t26 T Stewart...............025
t26 M Ambrose...............025
t26 B Said..................025
029 E Sadler................021
030 B Coleman...............016
031 J Villenueve............019
032 M Papis.................018
t33 C Braun.................016
t33 D Reutimann.............016
035 K Kahne.................014
036 S Wimmer................013
t37 J Keller................012
t37 R Fitzpatrick...........012
039 M Kenseth...............011
t40 J Wise..................010
t40 J Borneman..............010
t40 O Kelley................010
043 M Anett.................008
044 T Raines................007
t45 K Bires.................006
t45 N Piquet................006
t47 S Lagassee..............004
t47 J Buescher..............004
t47 S Riggs.................004
050 M Dibenedetto...........003
t51 B Ickler................002
t51 P Kleigerman............002
t53 S Arpin.................001
t53 M Mcdowell..............001
t53 J Clements..............001

55 drivers have scored at least 1 top 10 finish this year. Kyle Busch beats Brad Keselowski by 22 points in this deal.

Oh, and for the record....I fail to find the Series Most Covered Driver ANYWHERE on this list!!!!

Congrats to Brad Keselowski, 2010 Nationwide Series Champion :beer:
Congrats to Kyle Busch, 2010 FIA Natwide Series Champion :beer: