2011 Camping World Truck Series FIA Standings

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001 M Waltrip..............025
002 E Sadler...............018
003 C Rogers...............015
004 M Paludo...............012
005 Ky Busch...............010
006 JJ Cobb................008
007 J Earnhardt............006
008 R Carmichael...........004
009 J Buescher.............002
010 M Crafton..............001

The real "simpler yet more confusing" Bri-Bri system can be found here:

http://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/2011/C

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001 Ky Busch...............035
002 M Waltrip..............025
t03 E Sadler...............018
t03 C Bowyer...............018
t05 C Rogers...............015
t05 R Hornaday.............015
t07 Jo Sauter..............012
t07 M Paludo...............012
009 A Dillon...............010
t10 J Whitt................008
t10 JJ Cobb................008
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012 M Crafton..............007
013 J Earnhardt............006
t14 R Carmichael...........004
t14 J Johnson..............004
t16 J Coulter..............002
t16 J Buescher.............002
018 J White................001

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001 Ky Busch...............035
002 R Hornaday.............033
t03 M Waltrip..............025
t03 K Kahne................025
005 E Sadler...............024
006 M Crafton..............019
007 C Bowyer...............018
t08 C Rogers...............015
t08 T Bodine...............015
010 Jo Sauter..............014
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t11 M Paludo...............012
t11 C Whitt................012
t11 J Buescher.............012
014 A Dillon...............010
t15 JJ Cobb................008
t15 T Peters...............008
017 J Earnhardt............006
t18 R Carmichael...........004
t18 J Johnson..............004
020 J Coulter..............002
t21 J White................001
t21 D Starr................001

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001 Ky Busch...............053
002 R Hornaday.............048
003 Jo Sauter..............039
t04 M Waltrip..............025
t04 K Kahne................025
006 E Sadler...............024
007 C Whitt................020
008 M Crafton..............019
009 C Bowyer...............018
010 A Dillon...............016
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t11 C Rogers...............015
t11 T Bodine...............015
t13 M Paludo...............012
t13 J Buescher.............012
t13 K Harvick..............012
t16 JJ Cobb................008
t16 T Peters...............008
t16 R Carmichael...........008
019 J Earnhardt............006
020 J Johnson..............004
t21 J Coulter..............002
t21 B Gaughan..............002
t23 J White................001
t23 D Starr................001
t23 M Papis................001

There are now 25 drivers with a top 10, and Shrub has a 5 point lead on Hornaday in this deal.

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001 Ky Busch...............128
002 R Hornaday.............072
t03 Jo Sauter..............053
t03 C Whitt................053
005 M Crafton..............042
006 J Buescher.............038
007 C Bowyer...............036
008 A Dillon...............034
t09 M Waltrip..............025
t09 K Kahne................025

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001 Ky Busch...............136
002 R Hornaday.............072
003 Jo Sauter..............071
004 C Bowyer...............061
005 C Whitt................053
006 J Buescher.............050
007 M Crafton..............042
008 A Dillon...............034
009 T Bodine...............030
t10 M Waltrip..............025
t10 K Kahne................025

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001 Ky Busch...............136
002 R Hornaday.............097
003 Jo Sauter..............071
004 C Bowyer...............061
005 C Whitt................053
006 J Buescher.............052
007 M Crafton..............042
008 A Dillon...............034
t09 T Bodine...............030
t09 J Coulter..............030

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001 Ky Busch...............161
002 R Hornaday.............097
003 Jo Sauter..............071
004 C Bowyer...............061
005 J Buescher.............054
006 C Whitt................053
t07 M Crafton..............042
t07 T Bodine...............042
009 P Kligerman............041
010 J Coulter..............036

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001 Ky Busch...............161
002 R Hornaday.............097
003 Jo Sauter..............083
004 M Crafton..............067
t05 C Bowyer...............061
t05 C Whitt................061
007 J Buescher.............060
008 A Dillon...............052
009 J Coulter..............046
010 T Bodine...............043

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001 Ky Busch...............161
002 Jo Sauter..............101
003 R Hornaday.............097
004 J Buescher.............084
005 A Dillon...............079
006 M Crafton..............075
007 C Whitt................065
008 T Peters...............063
009 C Bowyer...............061
010 J Coulter..............053

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001 Ky Busch...............179
002 Jo Sauter..............113
003 R Hornaday.............109
004 J Buescher.............099
005 A Dillon...............089
006 M Crafton..............079
007 C Whitt................065
008 T Peters...............064
t09 C Bowyer...............061
t09 J Coulter..............061

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001 Ky Busch...............179
002 Jo Sauter..............131
003 J Buescher.............123
004 R Hornaday.............115
005 K Harvick..............097
006 T Peters...............092
007 A Dillon...............089
008 M Crafton..............079
009 J Coulter..............069
t10 C Whitt................066
t10 T Bodine...............066

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001 Ky Busch...............194
002 R Hornaday.............140
003 Jo Sauter..............131
004 J Buescher.............124
t05 K Harvick..............097
t05 A Dillon...............097
007 T Peters...............092
008 M Crafton..............085
009 C Bowyer...............079
010 J Coulter..............069

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001 Ky Busch...............204
002 R Hornaday.............141
003 Jo Sauter..............139
004 J Buescher.............124
005 A Dillon...............122
006 K Harvick..............115
007 T Peters...............092
008 M Crafton..............091
009 C Bowyer...............079
010 J Coulter..............069

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001 Ky Busch...............229
002 R Hornaday.............153
003 Jo Sauter..............149
004 A Dillon...............140
t05 K Harvick..............130
t05 J Buescher.............130
007 M Crafton..............099
008 T Peters...............094
009 C Bowyer...............079
010 T Bodine...............072

Shrub is basicly running away with it. Everyone from p9 (Clint Bowyer) on down is eliminated, with Crafton and Peters facing elimination the next race.

Things do get a bit more interesting if NASCAR's eligibilty rules that were instituted this year (along with the new Bri-Bri points system) are imposed in the FIA Standings:


001 R Hornaday.............153
002 Jo Sauter..............149
003 A Dillon...............140
004 J Buescher.............130
005 M Crafton..............099
006 T Peters...............094
007 T Bodine...............072
008 J Coulter..............069
009 C Whitt................068
010 P Kligerman............064

By removing Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer (who are obviously declared for the Sprint Cup Series) it makes the top 5 battle more interesting, and the top 4 are all within 1 race of the leader.

What I also find interesting is that when one looks at the real points standings is just how punitive the Bri-Bri system really is. In real life it is Austin Dillon who is the points leader (661) by 2 points over James Buescher (659). The FIA "leader" Ron Hornaday is 47 back (614) in P5 which is more than a full race since the Truck Grid is only 36 starters versus 43 in Sprint Cup and Nationwide.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series standings for 2011 - Racing-Reference.info (http://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/2011/C)

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001 Ky Busch...............229
002 R Hornaday.............178
003 A Dillon...............158
004 Jo Sauter..............149
005 J Buescher.............145
006 K Harvick..............130
007 M Crafton..............099
008 T Peters...............094
009 C Bowyer...............079
010 T Bodine...............078

Crafton and Peters are now elminated. Harvick is still technically alive, but he's basicly elminated (not running enough races to have a shot).

Now, applying this to the "declared" truck drivers only the standings look like this:


001 R Hornaday.............178
002 A Dillon...............158
003 Jo Sauter..............149
004 J Buescher.............145
005 M Crafton..............099
006 T Peters...............094
007 T Bodine...............078
008 C Whitt................072
t09 J Coulter..............069
t09 N Piquet...............069


In real life it's Dillon over Buescher by 3 (704-701) and the FIA leader (Hornaday) is P5 (662), 42 markers back. 5 races to go.

http://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/2011/C

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001 Ky Busch...............229
002 R Hornaday.............203
003 A Dillon...............161
004 Jo Sauter..............158
005 J Buescher.............145
006 K Harvick..............130
007 M Crafton..............117
008 T Peters...............109
009 T Bodine...............088
010 C Bowyer...............079

Buescher and Harvick are now facing elimination at Talladega (in fact Harv will be eliminated at 'dega as he is not entered in the race).

Now, limiting it to the "declared" truck series drivers:


001 R Hornaday.............203
002 Jo Sauter..............161
003 A Dillon...............158
004 J Buescher.............145
005 M Crafton..............117
006 T Peters...............109
007 T Bodine...............088
008 N Piquet...............077
009 C Whitt................076
010 J Coulter..............069


Everyone from Bodine on down is eliminated, and Crafton is facing elimination at Talladega.

The real bri-bri standings have been shaken up a bit with all the issues that occured at Las Vegas. Austin Dillon is still the leader, by 5 over Sauter (731-726). Hornaday has closed up to just 21 back (710) in p4.

http://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/2011/C

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001 Ky Busch...............229
002 R Hornaday.............221
003 A Dillon...............164
004 Jo Sauter..............161
005 J Buescher.............160
006 K Harvick..............130
007 M Crafton..............117
008 T Peters...............109
009 T Bodine...............096
010 C Bowyer...............079

Hornaday's recent run has made things rather interesting, hasn't it? In fact, had Hornaday had somehow made a run around Wallace at the end of the race Shrubs lead would have been just 1 point!!!!

In any event, it's shaping up to be a 2 horse race. Harvick is with just 3 races to go, Harvick is eliminated; Dillon, Sauter and Buescher are facing elimination in the next race.



Now, keeping the FIA standings to just the declared truck drivers, the standings look like this:


001 R Hornaday.............221
002 A Dillon...............164
003 Jo Sauter..............161
004 J Buescher.............160
005 M Crafton..............117
006 T Peters...............109
007 T Bodine...............096
008 N Piquet...............077
009 C Whitt................076
010 J Coulter..............069


Not nearly as close here. In fact Hornaday can clinch next race.

In the real life Bri-Bri standings it's Dillon by 3 over Buescher (769-766). Hornaday, in p4 only 16 points back was penalised 25 points early in the season for a faulty part (rear end gear). Had he been penalised the same 6 points everyone else seems to get he would have 772 points, or 3 more than Dillon.
http://www.racing-reference.info/raceyear/2011/C

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001 R Hornaday.............239
002 Ky Busch...............231
003 Jo Sauter..............204
004 A Dillon...............198
005 K Harvick..............178
006 J Buescher.............161
007 M Crafton..............127
008 T Peters...............117
009 N Piquet...............101
010 J Coulter..............097
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011 T Bodine...............096
012 C Bowyer...............079
013 C Whitt................076
014 P Kligermann...........065
015 M Paludo...............050
016 R Carmichael...........044
017 D Hamlin...............043
018 E Sadler...............042
t19 D Starr................041
t19 B Gaughan..............041
021 D Mayhew...............036
022 J White................031
t23 M Waltrip..............025
t23 K Kahne................025
t23 M Wallace..............025
026 T Dillon...............024
027 B Ickler...............022
028 C Rogers...............015
029 B Feese................012
030 R Newman...............010
t31 JJ Cobb................008
t31 J Loftin...............008
t33 J Earnhardt............006
t33 R Sieg.................006
t33 M Martin...............006
t33 C Gale.................006
037 Ju Johnson.............004
t38 J Marks................004
t38 B Sweet................003
t40 C Goess................002
t40 T Kvapil...............002
t40 C Braun................002
t40 T Armstrong............002
t40 M Papis................002
045 R Chastain.............001


Well,, we ended up with a split championship this year. Also a very high number (for the truck series) of drivers scored at least 1 point this year (45).

Congrats to Ron Hornaday, the 2011 FIA Truck Series Champion :beer:
Congrats to Austin Dillon, the 2011 Camping World Truck Series Champion :beer: