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    Lightbulb Latest Project: Farce Cup Standings 2001-2013

    Y'all know how I am, I just cannot leave well enough alone. Every time Bri-Bri France "tweaks" something I have to go back and see how his tweak actually measures up using actual race data instead of waiting to see how things play out.


    I chose 2001 as the starting point because that's when the Cup schedule went to 36 races, so the 26 race "regular season", 10 race Chase would be apples to apples.


    For a new system that is supposed to all about winning, consistency be damned, it has managed 2 produce not 1 but 2 winless champions in the 13 seasons that I measured, something the much maligned Latford Winston Cup points system NEVER managed to do over its entire existence from 1975-2003. It has also managed to produce a, get this, a ROOKIE Champion!


    I'm sure you have noticed the title of this thread. I cannot take credit for naming this championship. My brother damg75 coined the name "Farce Cup" the very day the elimination style, 1 race at the end decides the whole season championship system was announced.

    Ok so here is the information:

    In the 13 seasons from 2001-2013 there have been 11 different Farce Cup Champions. There have been only 2 2-time winners, and only 1 of those went back to back.

    Here is the list of champions:

    2001 Bobby Labonte
    2002 Kurt Busch
    2003 Jimmie Johnson
    2004 Jimmie Johnson
    2005 Greg Biffle
    2006 Denny Hamlin (rookie)
    2007 Jeff Gordon
    2008 Kevin Harvick (winless season)
    2009 Kurt Busch
    2010 Carl Edwards
    2011 Tony Stewart
    2012 Kyle Busch
    2013 Dale Earnhardt, Jr (winless season)

    46 drivers have made the Farce, but only one driver has made EVERY Farce:

    Farce Appearences:

    13= Jeff Gordon
    12= Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson
    11= Dale Earnhardt Jr, Kurt Busch
    9= Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch
    8= Carl Edwards
    7= Denny Hamlin
    6= Mark Martin, Kasey Kahne
    5= Clint Bowyer
    4= Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Rusty Wallace, Jeff Burton, Jamie McMurray
    3= Michael Waltrip, Elliott Sadler, Ward Burton, Juan Pablo Montoya, Martin Truex, David Ragan, Joey Logano
    2= Ricky Rudd, Sterling Marlin, Jeremy Methfield, Casey Mears, David Reutimann, Brad Keselowski, Marcos Ambrose
    1= Steve Park, Bobby Hamilton Sr, Johnny Benson, Bill Elliott, Robby Gordon, Terry Labonte, Ricky Craven, Joe Nemechek, Scott Riggs, Brian Vickers, Paul Menard, and Regan Smith.

    In order to win the Farce, one must make the Final 4. Jimmie Johnson leads all drivers with 9 Final 4 appearances, to wit:

    9= Jimmie Johnson (2003-2004, 2007-2013)
    6= Tony Stewart (2001-2002, 2004-2006, 2011)
    Dale Earnhardt Jr (2001-2004, 2006, 2013)
    Kevin Harvick (2006-2008, 2010-2011, 2013)
    3= Denny Hamlin (2006, 2008, 2010)
    Kyle Busch (2007, 2009, 2012)
    Carl Edwards (2005, 2007, 2011)
    2= Greg Biffle (2005, 2008)
    Kurt Busch (2002, 2009)
    Mark Martin (2005, 2009)
    1= Bobby Labonte (2001)
    Jeff Burton (2001)
    Dale Jarrett (2002)
    Matt Kenseth (2003)
    Jamie McMurray (2004)
    Brad Keselowski (2012)
    Kasey Kahne (2012)

    I will flesh out some other interesting tidbits in subsequent posts, this first post is getting kind of long.
    Last edited by slorydn1; 19th July 2014 at 20:40. Reason: Fixed typo
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