|| *Comments on the 2007 Ford 400:* View the most recent comment <#115> | Post a comment <#post> 1. Zed--3_8fan4eva posted: 11.19.2007 - 5:26 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well its tough to swallow but congrats to Jimmie Johnson on winning his second straight championchip....are we seeing this generation's Jeff Gordon?. Also for the 4th straight year a Roush car wins Homestead so congrats to Kenseth also what a career for Ricky Rudd sad to see him go but something tells me we will se him back in a Cup car Thank god this year is over for Junior is he able to catch a break???? *I just relized somthing.....anyone got ideas of what I can do on Sundays now lol??? 2. Douche Bagolow posted: 11.19.2007 - 11:30 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) WTG Matt and congrats to Jimmie on his second straight title. Disappointing run for Greg. 3. Douche Bagolow posted: 11.19.2007 - 1:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) One more thing: Thanks for the memories, Ricky. 4. DaleJrFan16 posted: 11.19.2007 - 1:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also, I fell asleep during the race for some reason and woke up after Jimmie got the trophy 5. most posted: 11.19.2007 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) I think Ricky will be back in a car at some point also It's tough for Jeff Gordon but I remember in 98 when Martin had a season that would have won the title in any oy the previous 10 seasons but lost to Gordon, what goes around..... Jr. is going to have to put up, maybe he can just shut up???? Seriously, he will run better but not be a champion, I hope I don't eat my words...... Also a side note not involving this race, could Steven Wallace be a worse driver, lol :) 6. Rusty posted: 11.19.2007 - 11:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Thank god the season is over, football time. 7. dalejr88in2008 posted: 11.20.2007 - 1:06 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's hard to believe that Dale Jr's winning season streak is over. I hope when he goes to Hendrick, he has better luck (shoot, I know he will). Also, thanks for the memories, Ricky Rudd AKA "The Rooster". 8. The Real Thomas posted: 11.20.2007 - 5:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's funny, I fell asleep after the Sauter/Vickers crash thinking that Matt would lose again because of the damn battery, but woke up pleasantly surprised to see him doing donuts on the frontstretch and Johnson hoist the trophy. 9. DaleJrFan16 posted: 11.20.2007 - 8:12 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Heres my review on this season 1st quarter: A- 2nd Quarter: B 3rd Quarter: C- 4th Quarter: F------ Notice a huge difference from the begining of the season to the end. Dont make it happen again Nascar! 10. Douche Bagolow posted: 11.20.2007 - 9:19 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Yep. Football time!!! Go Patriots!!! 11. DaleJrFan16 posted: 11.21.2007 - 5:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) woo pats! 12. Anonymous posted: 11.21.2007 - 9:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) last race for Car of yesterday 13. StewartSucks posted: 11.22.2007 - 4:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Final Nextel Cup race. The Nextel era was a disaster. About time Sprint got the series sponsorship. Also, I loathed Jimmie lifting up his championship trophy. Jimmie, you only won because NASCAR cheated on Jeff Gordon! 14. Rusty posted: 11.24.2007 - 12:20 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) GO BUCS! Go Kurt next year.....I also heard I may be getting infield passes for Daytona. 15. Douche Bagolow posted: 11.24.2007 - 1:12 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) For what it's worth, here are my 10 most tragic races in RACING ( caps added for emphasis ) history. 10. 1990 Tyson Holly Farms 400 9. 1975 Winston 500 8. 1975 Talladega 500 7. 1977 Talladega 500 6. 1977 South African Grand Prix 5. 1994 Grand Prix of Monaco 4. 1973 Talladega 500 3. 1999 Marlboro 500 (CART) 2. 1973 Dutch Grand Prix 1. 2001 Daytona 500 16. Anonymous posted: 11.24.2007 - 5:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 11. 1964 Indy 500 17. SK posted: 11.25.2007 - 12:57 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) DB, I'm guessing you meant the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix? To me, that was truly motorsports' "Black Weekend," with two fatal crashes and one near-fatal occurring over the three-day period. And why the '77 Talladega 500? 18. Douche Bagolow posted: 11.25.2007 - 2:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) $1,000,000 question: Who was the only driver in the top 25 in points that did not run a single Busch Series race in 2007? 19. Douche Bagolow posted: 11.25.2007 - 9:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yes, I actually did mean San Marino. Sorry about that. I put the '77 Talladega 500 because David Sisco's mother was struck by an RV in the infield during the race. IMHO, that hits close to home. 20. DaleJrFan16 posted: 11.26.2007 - 10:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The south African Gand Prix :( thats number 1. Tom Pryce, Jansen Van Buren. Most disturbing footage ive ever seen :'-( 21. Dodge posted: 11.27.2007 - 1:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) $1,000,000 question: Who was the only driver in the top 25 in points that did not run a single Busch Series race in 2007? Who is Jeff Gordon? Just had to do it. 22. Douche Bagolow posted: 11.27.2007 - 1:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DING DING DING!!! We have a winner! 23. Douche Bagolow posted: 11.27.2007 - 8:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Look up "Roger Williamson" on Wikipedia, DaleJrFan16. Also look him up on YouTube. It's pretty depressing. The YouTube video is set to REM's "Everybody Hurts". This happened during the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix, which I ranked second on the list. 24. Nuck Chorris posted: 12.02.2007 - 7:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DB forgot 1991 Budweiser at the Glen 25. DaleJrFan16 posted: 12.04.2007 - 4:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Seen it, that is definitley number 2 its so sad :-( 26. rip posted: 12.05.2007 - 5:10 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeah DUDE, you also forgot 1994 Speedweeks! 27. Joshua20 posted: 12.05.2007 - 6:10 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Will i hope all you Jimmie johnson fans are happy because i'm not. Jeff Gordon was the most consentant driver and yet he still loses the champioship. Thank you Brain France for making NASCAR a "boring" series. I'm sick and tired of jimmie winning. Oh, one more thing. Thank you Ricky Rudd for great carrer. I will miss you Ricky!!!! Enjoy retirement!!!!!! 28. DaleJrFan16 posted: 12.07.2007 - 8:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh yay at least junior won something: MPD again o/ 29. BurtonRuddFan posted: 12.19.2007 - 3:08 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) DARN IT, Johnson won again. He had cars handed down to him, hopefully someone different like Jeff Burton or Clint Bowyer wins next year. It was also sad to see Ricky Rudd retire. Great run for Jarrett's last race at this track. 30. Petty43 posted: 12.25.2007 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (4) chevy domination in 2007 no way any make ever wins that many again unless they start racing 48 times a year. Also for all you complaining about the chase just remember the last time that the winner of this race won a championship by top tenning everyone to death. most pathetic cup title seasons of all time! 1. Kenseth in 03 2. Busch in 04 3. Kulwicki in 92 4. Parsons in 73 5. Jarret in 99 31. Douche Bagolow posted: 12.27.2007 - 12:21 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) For the record, here's who I think should have won the Driver Of The Year from every year since 1979. I think the award should go to the driver who wins the most races that year. If there is a tie, whoever is higher in points gets the award. 1979: Darrell Waltrip, 7 wins 1980: Cale Yarborough, 6 wins 1981: Darrell Waltrip, 12 wins 1982: Darrell Waltrip, 12 wins 1983: Bobby Allison, 6 wins 1984: Darrell Waltrip, 7 wins 1985: Bill Elliott, 11 wins 1986: Tim Richmond, 7 wins 1987: Dale Earnhardt, 11 wins 1988: Bill Elliott, 6 wins 1989: Rusty Wallace, 6 wins 1990: Dale Earnhardt, 9 wins 1991: Davey Allison, 5 wins 1992: Bill Elliott, 5 wins 1993: Rusty Wallace, 10 wins 1994: Rusty Wallace, 8 wins 1995: Jeff Gordon, 7 wins 1996: Jeff Gordon, 10 wins 1997: Jeff Gordon, 10 wins 1998: Jeff Gordon, 13 wins 1999: Jeff Gordon, 7 wins 2000: Tony Stewart, 6 wins 2001: Jeff Gordon, 6 wins 2002: Matt Kenseth, 5 wins 2003: Ryan Newman, 8 wins 2004: Jimmie Johnson, 8 wins 2005: Greg Biffle, 6 wins 2006: Kasey Kahne, 6 wins 2007: Jimmie Johnson, 10 wins 32. Nuck Chorris posted: 01.03.2008 - 2:04 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) How is Kulwicki's 1992 season pathetic? The underdog won, there was a 3 way battle, and there was a 10 pt margin beteween champion and first loser. I say Jeff Gordon's 1998 was WAY more pathetic than that. 33. Nuck Chorris posted: 01.03.2008 - 2:06 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) Also, Busch's championship wasn't bad, with a Ford winning, a Hendrick losing, and an 8-point margin that came down to a final-lap battle. 34. RaceFanX posted: 01.04.2008 - 5:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Toyota becomes the first brand giving out factory support to not win a race over the course of the season since Pontiac in 1994. 35. adamal82 posted: 01.08.2008 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Probably the last race ever for the Monte Carlo on the cup side 36. Anonymous posted: 01.12.2008 - 11:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I bet that's what people said in 1989. 37. Douche Bagolow posted: 01.13.2008 - 2:46 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I never said it was pathetic. As a matter of fact, Kulwicki is my favorite driver of all time. 38. Steve posted: 01.16.2008 - 8:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Does the Chevy/Dodge/Ford/Toyota thing carry any meaning anymore? All of the cars are spec now; manufacturers are now merely engine suppliers. One could place Ford decals on the 24 car and that would make it a Ford. Are spec engines next? Spec cars and engines are for feeder series only, IMO. NA$CAR should let Chevy, Dodge, Ford, and Toyota have influence in the design of their entries (sounds like stock cars!), let them continue to supply distinct engines, and reintroduce a tire war! Get Hoosier, Michelin, and BFGoodrich involved! 39. Anonymous posted: 01.19.2008 - 8:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) When I posted earlier in ferfeence to most pathetic championships I was referring to the quality of the championship winning driver's season, not the actual battle for the championship. In other words a less dominating performance winning the driver a cup. Cale should have won in 73, Davey in 92 or Elliot, Jimmie in 04. Look it up Kurt had I beleive 9 top 5's in a 36 race season where he won the cup. THAT is pathetic. Gordon in 98 was probably the best season since Dale in 87 or Bill in 85. It may stand as the best since Petty's glory days pre 76. Gordon had 23 top 3 finishes in one 32 race season That is not pathetic. GO LOOK AT THAT season race for race Petty 43 40. Nuck Chorris posted: 01.21.2008 - 6:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh now I get it, but Waltrip in 1985 is more pathetic than Kulwicki's 1992 championship. Elliott won 8 more races than Waltrip in 1985, but lost the title. Allison won only 3 more than Kulwiki in '92. 41. Anonymous posted: 01.22.2008 - 10:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Darrel Waltrip in 1985 averaged 153 points per cup race start. Polisch sausage averaged 140 points. Which is the lowest points per race average for any cup champ since the institution of the current points method which began use in 1975. Therefore the argument could be made that Alan's 92 cup is statistically the worst since maybe 73 (Parsons). I love that the little guy won the cup in 92 as an owner driver but Elliot and Allison lost that cup as much as Alan won it. I know you are a fan of Alan but I think after 16 years it might be time to accept that his title WAS somewhat of a fluke, also remember that Chevy in 92 was at a large disadvantage to the Ford. Earnhardt was 12th in points after 2 cups in a row and he won the next 2 93 94. Hendrick cars had nothing to offer and DW and Irvan were also in Bowties. I do appreciate his significance in cup history but his cup seems less and less impressive the more I think about it. 42. DaleJrFan16 posted: 01.23.2008 - 6:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wow what a heated argument, but seriously, 2007 was the most pathetic year in NASCAR. EVER! No matter how bad it gets from here (Or better cause it better!) this will go down in history as the worst year in NASCAR -_- 43. Petty 43 posted: 01.23.2008 - 10:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) No actually because DW defeated a driver who had a better season (in wins) that actually adds to the quality of that particular championship. Now that you have me thinking more about it I would have to say that kulwicki's cup is the 2nd worst in modern era only to fellow cheesehead Matt Kenseth in 03. Alan "only averaged 140 points per race in 92. Waltrip in 85 averaged 153 by comparison and just for grins Gordon in 98 averaged 161 when the most you could score was 185 in a race. There have been lower averages of points per race for a champ but not many, Kenseth in 03 averaged 139, and Busch averaged about 133 in 04 as did Tony Stewart in 02. Apparently points were hard to come by in 02-04. But in 92 All the chevys were at a disadvantage as evidenced by the fact that none of the finalists for the cup were in a bowtie, and ford won the first 9 races. Earnhardt was in a rebuild year after 2 cups and finished 12 before winning the next 2. And hendrick cars won only 1 race (rudd). Also DW was an owner driver and we all know how well that worked out for him. Alan did not so much win that cup as 2 drivers lost it ( Elliot and Allison) and he made up 278 points in 6 races as a result. Dominating championships are earned with 2 or 3 races left not on the last lap. I like Alan and his storybook season And I wish he were still racing because he was the best of the owner drivers in the 90's but he likely did win the 2nd least impressive cup in history and he likely would not have won another. 44. mk17ce99 posted: 01.27.2008 - 6:01 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I dont really see how you can say that Kenseth and Kulwicki's championships are pathetic. They earned the championships, just like the rest of the drivers who have ever won championships. They also did it by being consistent, I guess consistency shouldn't even be part of the sport because you think it's pathetic? Kenseth had plenty of chances to win races but played it conservatively and won the championship that way. Also, Kulwciki won his championship in sub par equipment. Wins don't make championships interesting, it's how the drivers run the race is what is interesting. So what, Newman won 7 races that year but he didn't hoist the trophy in the end. All the times he busted his ass to try to win other races and wrecked out and finished 30th cost him a shot at winning the championship. I think it's pretty impressive when you can take a car that runs mid 20's all day and finish top 10 at the end of the day. 45. petty43 posted: 02.04.2008 - 7:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) not all championships are created equal And racing hard can cost you a cup or to as with junior johnson(when he drove) and cale in 80 but racing to score points can cost you one as well just ask mark martin about that!When you win you score max points and that means no one gains a point. Dale Earnhardt Raced his butt off and it won him seven cups. Rusty Wallace raced his butt off and dale beat By slim margins a couple times but had rusty played the conservative approach he would never have had a chance with 3 races to go it would have been over. So I hope this finally proves to all that there IS such a thing as a pathetic championship. Its still a cup but Kenseth in 03 or kulwicki in 92 does hold up in comparison to Gordon 98, Dale 87, Jimmie 07, Petty 75, Cale 76-78, and so on and you will never convince me otherwise because that is the beauty of Nascar the stats make arguments like this one one-sided and obvious. Top tenning everyone to death is great only if you can get away with it but if you dominate races AND aviod DNF's you cannot be beat by a kenseth or kulwiki type driver. Also kulwicki may have been in subpar cars but they still were the fords which had the advantage if you are old enough to remember 92. Ford won the first 9 races and the last 5 or so Clearly his cars were not that sub par. 46. Douche Bagolow posted: 02.04.2008 - 11:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Worst Super Bowl in history! It was obviously rigged. But anyway, I'm going to the Bud Shootout this year, and these are the drivers who will be in it, in numerical order. Martin Truex Jr. # 1 Chevy Kurt Busch # 2 Dodge Casey Mears # 5 Chevy Kasey Kahne # 9 Dodge Denny Hamlin #11 Toyota Ryan Newman #12 Dodge Greg Biffle #16 Ford Tony Stewart #20 Toyota Ken Schrader #21 Ford Dave Blaney #22 Toyota Jeff Gordon #24 Chevy Jamie McMurray #26 Ford David Gilliland #38 Ford Reed Sorenson #41 Dodge Dale Jarrett #44 Toyota Jimmie Johnson #48 Chevy Michael Waltrip #55 Toyota Dale Earnhardt Jr.#88 Chevy JJ Yeley #96 Toyota Carl Edwards #99 Ford Mark Martin #01 Chevy Clint Bowyer #07 Chevy 47. Mike posted: 02.14.2008 - 6:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Todd Bodine's DNQ makes 2007 the first season since 1991 in which he didn't start a Cup race. 48. Brian posted: 03.02.2008 - 6:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wow.....Jeff Gordon has 30 top 10's our of 36 races and finishes 2nd??? OK, I am STILL not sold on this chase for the championship. And I hate Gordon but he shouldve won the title hands down. Oh well 49. Adam posted: 03.10.2008 - 12:40 am Rate this comment: (0) (2) I agree that Kenseth and Kulwicki's championships were among the weakest of all-time, especially Matt's. In 2003, Kenseth had more finishes of 6th-10th than in the top five, the only champion other than Busch to "accomplish" such a dubious feat. Also, he was only 11th in laps led that year, and led the most laps just once (in a rain-shortened race no less). He was terrible in qualifying, using 7 provisionals. I wish we had the new Driver Ratings back then, because they'd prove Kenseth's futility. 50. WillG_46 posted: 03.10.2008 - 7:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Surprised that nobody has mentioned this, but this was the last race that Bobby Ginn had anything to do with. I hope he and JD Stacy have fun together in the NASCAR Failures Hall of Fame. 51. JPM42ROTY2007 posted: 04.05.2008 - 6:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon had a great year, but the Chase ruined him. Other than an exciting battle in 04, the Chase has been meaningless since then. 2005 Stewart had it barring a failure. 2006 and 07 ditto for Johnson. The Chase does nothing other than reset points and give drivers a hope for a few more weeks. If you look at it, Gordon did what he needed to do. In fact he has the 2nd best avg. over the Chase for Chase Drivers of all time. Yet still lost because we keep giving more and more and more points to the winner. 52. RLB posted: 06.19.2008 - 9:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The measure of a Champion shall always be for an entire season and not 10 races,the gap between Gordon and Johnson was 353 points and the gap between Johnson and Stewart in 3rd was also 353 points which is a sign that Gordon ran away with a title for an entire year maybe greater than anyone before him including himself and the fact that Johnson had 10 wins, 17 podiums and 4 straight wins and still finished that far behind Gordon in season long points is evident enough to say Jeff Gordon truly did deserve the title. 53. kbf2 posted: 08.02.2008 - 1:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) 10 most tragic races in RACING for me are always the 10 most recent hillbillycar races 54. Anonymous posted: 08.06.2008 - 9:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "10 most tragic races in RACING for me are always the 10 most recent hillbillycar races" kbf2, why the hell are you looking at NASCAR results if you hate the sport? 55. #20 (soon to be #14) fan But #48 hater posted: 08.13.2008 - 9:31 am Rate this comment: (0) (2) the reason gordon lost the title is because johnson got handed four wins in a row near the end of the season 56. petty43 posted: 10.16.2008 - 4:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ok so no one is really going to respond to that last post from what ever your name is? all right you are wrong in 2 ways. the first one is that jimmie was only handed 2 races in the green white checker rule the first 2. martinsville and atlanta, at worst he would finished second at martinsville to his teamate who had the only car better than his trust me i was there. that would have cost him 10 points. secondly there was a controversial finish at Atlanta where jimmie got his second consectutive win under the green white checker. in this race only edwards was better than jimmie at the end, but he did not get his chance in fact he did not even lead a lap in fact jimmie was the only driver in the top 7 who lead a lap, what do you think reed sorenson was really going to pass jimmie under green. that could have cost jimmie another 10 or maybe 15 points if they race to the finish. which leads me to the second fallacy in your poorly thought out post. even if jimmie finishes 2nd and 3rd in those 2 races that would have cost him only 25 points and jimmie won the championship by about 75 points so he still would have won the title by about 50 points. the other 2 races that you mention are texas and phoenix which jimmie won under green. in both races he passed the leader on the track under green and never looked back. how were those handed to him, i dont know maybe what you mean is that nobody could beat jimmie because he was so much better during those 2 races. He won that chase because he dominated it. I dont like the chase system all that much but if a guy is going to win it, THAT is how it should be done. It was the best chase performance to date, by any driver. the second best was jimmies first title in 06, and the 3rd best was actually jeff gordon from last year and jimmie still beat him by 75 points. i know you hate him but you have to admit he has been by far the best driver under the pressure of the chase since it was started. 57. Ryan posted: 11.11.2008 - 3:41 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Get over it people, AK7 WON that 1992 Championship. I have been alive since 1982, and the 1992 Hooters 500 is by far the best racing event of my lifetime (I know the '76 Daytona and '79 Daytona 500s are above it). So much was involved. You had six drivers that mathematically had a chance to win it going into the last race that year. You had Richard Petty in his last race and Jeff Gordon in his first. I don't understand how it could be "fluke" that AK won it with that many drivers in the hunt. There was a lot of parity that year. No driver "dominated" that year. The most races any driver won that year was five, and that was both by Elliott and Allison. Everyone seems to forget there was only 29 races that year and there was 12 different winners. If anything the 1992 championship was the best title "chase" of all time. It was the chase before the chase. When you make up 278 points with six races left to win the title then you earned it. I will never forget that last race. Both Kulwicki and Elliott went after the prize like it was the last race of their life. I have so much respect for them for that race. They raced each other hard and at the same time raced each other clean. I'm the biggest Dale Earnhardt fan you will ever meet, but the 1992 title chase and race was the best ever. The race is above any race that Earnhardt has ever won in my book. Only thing that comes close is the 2000 Talladega 500 or 1987 All-Star race, and maybe 1993 Coca-Cola 600 where he made up a lap two different time and a penalty. 58. DaleSrFanForever posted: 11.19.2008 - 12:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well now the "weakest championship" award has been settled once and for all: Clint Bowyer's 2008 Nationwide Series championship. To be a Cup Series driver driving for a Cup Series organization and only get one win (in a rain shortened race which he would have lost had the race gone the distance) in a severly watered down season, even by Nationwide/Busch Series standards is unbelievably pathetic. He should be ashamed of that trophy. I know that, number wise, Alan Kulwicki's 1992 season wasn't spectacular by any means. And I also know it was more a case of Davey getting hurt really bad many times during that season and Bill's team choking it away down the stretch. But you have to consider what Alan had and what he was racing against. Robert Yates Racing and Junior Johnson's teams were the top two organizations that year, which Ford dominated. They had big sponsor deals and big time manufacturer support. Alan's team was very small and had way less funding than those two. He also had to run the team in addition to driving it and did a lot of the work himself on his cars. He turned down Junior Johnson and a $1 million salary because he wanted to do it himself. To win a championship going against that is pretty damn impressive in my opinion. You have to look beyond the numbers. I would also to talk about Kenseth's championship. Remember, that was a bad year for Ford, especially in the second half of the year. Chevrolet teams had a new Monte Carlo, and once they figured it out were almost unstoppable, along with Ryan Newman winning eight mostly fuel milage races, it was a tough year. Ford only won 7 of 36 races that year, with only two coming in the last TWENTY ONE races. Biffle's fuel milage win at Daytona dominated by Chevy's and Kurt's short track win. So although it was a weak season, it is way better than Clint's. For one, he was racing IN the Cup Series against all Cup competitors. And although Toyota dominated the Nationwide Series in '08, Brad Kesolowski, a Nationwide only guy with no Cup experience won twice in a Chevy. So your debate is settled (unless it is limited to Cup only, in which case I suggest looking at either of Terry Labonte's championships). 59. Ryan posted: 11.21.2008 - 12:38 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Yep, Alan served up a huge face melter for Junior Johnson. I'm glad he chose to do it his way. I have so much respect for him for that. He beat Junior in the sweetest possible way too. He defied all kinds of odds that year, and what made it even sweeter was that the last race was the only time he led the points standings the WHOLE year! 60. Reno posted: 11.22.2008 - 12:35 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm glad DSSF brought up Terry Labonte's championships. He's a classy guy and a great driver, but my god, he may be the most blatant points racer in Nascar history. Look at his 1996 numbers compared to Gordon's: Both had 21 top-fives, and 24 top-tens, so that's a draw. However... Wins Gordon: 10 (!) Labonte: 2 Avg Start Gordon: 6.3 (5 poles) Labonte: 10.6 (4 poles) Laps Led Gordon: 2314 (!) Labonte: 973 While Gordon was trying to lead every lap and win every race, Terry just rode around and avoided DNF's, and stole a title from someone who deserved it more. That's how he always raced. He only won 2 races during his 1984 championship season as well. In my opinion, Terry Labonte is the most undeserving champion of all-time. 61. Reno posted: 11.22.2008 - 12:54 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't think Nationwide and Cup titles are really comparable, due to the difference in the level of competition, but Clint Bowyer definitely just won the weakest Nationwide title of all-time. Also, Bowyer may have just completed the two weakest top-5 points finishes in Cup history the last two seasons (3rd in `07, 5th in `08). During these 72 races, Clint has only 2 wins and 12 top-5's. The majority of those top-5's were because of fuel mileage or strategy, not speed. He's also been a very poor qualifier and ranked 11th and 12th in laps led during the last two years. The entire RCR organization is guilty of points racing rather than racing for wins, but Clint has been especially bad in this regard. 62. DaleSrFanForever posted: 11.22.2008 - 11:45 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) "The entire RCR organization is guilty of points racing rather than racing for wins, but Clint has been especially bad in this regard." Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I've been saying this for a while. Look, I am a Richard Childress fan, I'm from the Winston-Salem/Lexington area. From the age of 4 to 14 I lived on the same street that Richard once lived on. But I have been disgusted by the way they have raced for the last two years. They only win when a race falls in their lap. Since the beginning of 2007, the only impressive win they have had was Clint's Grade A Ass Whipping at Loudon. His Richmond win came as a result of Denny blowing a tire and the Junior/Kyle s***storm. Jeff's Bristol win was a result of Denny's fuel line trouble and Harvick tangling with Stewart. And if they threw the caution when they should have in the '07 Daytona 500, Kevin wouldn't have won that. But they still finished 4th, 5th, and 6th in points this year. They are so undeserving. This is just proof that they need to reward wins more than they do, and give a bigger reward for leading the most laps. Combined the RCR cars led just 520 laps this year. That is pathetic. 63. Reno posted: 11.22.2008 - 8:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I like Richard Childress, and I especially like Jeff Burton, but I really don't understand why RCR has adopted such an ultra-conservative strategy in recent years. Why even bother spending millions of dollars and countless hours in the shop if you aren't trying to win?! It sounds harsh, but in watching the team, I honestly don't believe they're going out and trying to win every week. As a fan of racing, that is extremely disappointing to witness. Would Earnhardt have stood for this? Hell no. When you look at other 2nd tier teams, like Evernham, Penske, Red Bull, and DEI (now EGR), they may have a lot of finishes in the 30's and 40's, but you get the impression they're at least taking the necessary steps towards improvement and ultimately victory lane. RCR, on the other hand, seems content to stagnate between 5th and 10th, both during the races themselves and in the points standings. Sorry to keep ranting about this, but it just goes against the spirit of racing, and I hate that. DSFF, as someone who knows a lot about RCR, why do you think this is happening? 64. DaleSrFanForever posted: 11.24.2008 - 10:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I really don't know. I don't get it either. I think it has something to do with Kevin and Jeff running really well in 2006 but both blowing engines in the Chase. Since then they have been absolutely terrified of DNFs. They are so proud of Kevin's long no-DNF streak, but his winless streak is almost as long. You are right, it looks like they are not worried about winning nearly as much as not getting a bad finish. That will get you into the Chase, but not much further. I commented on this on Kevin's driver page. Dale once had a year like that, in 1997. He had no DNFs, but he was also winless. And most importantly, he wasn't happy. He finished 5th in points, and could have cared less about that. He wanted to win. The next year they won the Daytona 500, but had several failures afterwards. I think it was Dale saying "forget the points, lets win". They need to re-adopt that attitude. Nobody cares about the no-DNF streak. 65. Bronco posted: 02.03.2009 - 9:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ricky Rudd's last Cup race. I was pretty mad about his retirement recieved no coverage while Dale Jarrett went out with such fanfare, despite having a miserable season. Also the last race to be run with the old car, shame that the racing has gone downhill since then. Final race for Tony Raines in the 96 and Johnny Sauter in the 70. Sadly both haven't found a full time Cup ride since. Dale Jr's final race driving that famous Budweiser #8, and sadly he got wrecked on a restart by Burton. Wasn't really Burton's fault because of the sun in his eyes, but it was sucked to see Dale Jr's race end that way. I still miss that car.... Finally, this could also be Johnny Benson's last Cup race, unless he pulls substitute duty sometime soon. 66. reffy posted: 03.08.2009 - 6:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson - 22 Gordon - 17 Stewart - 9 Edwards - 8 Kenseth - 7 Kurt Busch - 5 Kyle Busch - 4 Hamlin - 4 Truex - 4 Bowyer - 4 Biffle - 4 67. Ben posted: 04.11.2009 - 7:54 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Petty43, how was Jarretts championship pathetic!? He won 4 races, had 24 top 5s and 29 top 10s! Total domination. 68. Ben posted: 04.11.2009 - 8:06 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm a huge Terry Labonte fan, so obviously I have to disagree with you Reno. Terry Labontes 1996 was very impressive, yes he only had 2 wins but he finished second 7 times! He was up front just as much as Gordon. He earned that championship just as much as anyone. 69. Elliott Braman posted: 08.26.2009 - 2:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'll agree with you on that Ben, the only reason terry didn't win more was just the fact that Gordon usually had the best car. As for the case for this season, someone before compared it to the 98 season where Martin had a championship caliber season no doubt but lost to Gordon. The 07 season is nothing like that. yeah sure Martin had a great 98 and would have won a title with that kind of season, but Gordon was just plain better. Johnson was not better than Gordon, sure he had 10 wins to Gordon's 6 but a couple of those he lucked out on and the fact he was almost 400 out under the oold points system when the season was over tells me he just was not as consistent. In 03 Newman had 8 wins but was horribly inconsistent, same with Stewart in 2000 or Gordon in 1999 70. SoxFan24 posted: 10.04.2009 - 3:38 am Rate this comment: (2) (1) BULLS*IT!! Jeff had 30 Top 10's. 30!!!!!! The chase is a joke 71. SoxFan24 posted: 10.25.2009 - 1:52 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well I already posted how I felt about the champion haha so onto the milestones Last race without the COT Last race for Kyle Busch driving for Hendrick Motorsports. He would go to Gibbs in 2008 Last race for Casey Mears drving for the National Guard sponsorship. They would go on to sponsor Jr while he would replace Busch in the 5 car Last race for Ricky Rudd as of 10/25/09 Last race for the sponsor 360 OTC Last race of course for Dale Earnhardt Jr driving for DEI 72. 18fan posted: 04.01.2010 - 9:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think 1997 was an overlooked great point chase, as Gordon kept trying to hand the championship to Martin or Jarrett but held on. Dale Earnhardt's 1993 was also impressive in the same way Darrell Waltrip's 1985 was impressive. Dale was outperformed greatly by Rusty Wallace who led 29.6% of the laps he completed and 28.5% of the total laps. Rusty also chopped Earnhardt's lead from 341 to 72 in about 7 races, but then Earnhardt shadowed Rusty and held on to win the championship. 73. Tom posted: 08.12.2010 - 1:12 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) First off, Rusty's laps lead in 93 was decieving, considering he lead a number of laps at the short tracks. 500 laps at bristol will help your total alot compared to 90 at Watkins Glen. The second time Jeff was robbed. So Jeff has 6 full time chapionships and Jimmie has 4 "Last 10 races" championships. It's not the same. 74. Cooper posted: 05.06.2011 - 11:16 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 2007 Final Standings by Driver Rating --Driver rating essentially takes all luck out of the equation and depicts who were the best drivers in each race. I sorted every race of the chase by driver rating and assigned the points accordingly to where they finished in driver rating. 1. Jimmie Johnson 6706 2. Jeff Gordon -140 3. Kurt Busch -212 4. Kyle Busch -219 5. Matt Kenseth -249 6. Martin Truex Jr. -288 7. Denny Hamlin -311 8. Tony Stewart -315 9. Clint Bowyer -329 10. Carl Edwards -386 11. Kevin Harvick -495 12. Jeff Burton -538 Jimmie and the #48 were head and shoulders above the rest of the competition in the chase. Martin Truex had a lot have good races that he failed to finish and driver rating shows this. Richard Childress was out to lunch with his cars running 9th,11th, and 12th respectively. 75. RLB posted: 05.31.2011 - 2:13 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The beginning of Jeff Gordon's "curse" maybe it'll end this season. 76. Brian posted: 05.31.2011 - 10:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon really should've won. Can't do anything about the points system but THIRTY top 10's??? That is amazing. Unheard of in this day. Sure enough check the old points....Gordon wins in landslide. 77. Brad24 posted: 07.07.2011 - 10:26 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) This was also the last race for the Joe Gibbs cars driving Chevrolet. The next season they would switch to Toyota. Interesting fact: In 2007, Hendrick Motorsports won exactly half (18 of 36) of the Cup races that season. Johnson: 10 Gordon: 6 Ky. Busch: 1 Mears: 1 78. RLB posted: 07.31.2011 - 6:20 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Let's hope the curse ends for good today:) 79. Rob posted: 11.25.2011 - 7:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) the last race with the old car.... i really still hate the new car. even though its safer it looks like a damn brick 80. Evan posted: 12.02.2011 - 11:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) * This would be the final race of the body styles that were divvied up in the 2006 season and the last time they ran body styles that actually looked like stock cars. The boxy COT w/ rear wing ran until 2010 when it switched out for a spoiler and the splitter was shortened and tucked underneath the car. * It'd be the final race for the Budweiser/Dale Jr. combination which started in 1999 . Heavyweight sponsor Budweiser takes Kasey Kahne as its new man which looks just as bad as a kid trying to give you cigars. Kasey won 4 races with Budweiser. * It'd be the final time Kelloggs and Kyle Busch would be together even though Kyle Busch would be leaving after the year was out. Hendrick got tired of Kyle Busch wrecking racecars and his anger and finally had to let go. Plus he did not help his situation announcing he was leaving and Kenny Wallace said so on Raceday after Busch had announced it a day or so earlier. * Sam Hornish's first foray in the Cup Series, in the 06 car, he'd drive the number 77 the next year which was acquired from Doug Bawel in 2004. * Last full season for Kyle Petty. Kyle Petty drove his son's car the 45 and out of respect did not put his name above the window. Kyle Petty would drive some races in 2008 but would find himself as the odd man out of the organization as they merged with Evernham Motorsports in late 2008-09. Kyle really felt sore and rightfully so. * Last time Tony Stewart would drive a Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Joe Gibbs Racing, the whole organization would switch to Toyota next year and it was the last race for Tony Stewart's all orange Home Depot car as he would opt for a more orange in black scheme to commemorate his 10th year. * Final time for Interstate Batteries as a primary sponsor(until 2011, anyway) and the final time they drove an all green car, with the lightning bolts and the sordid tenure of JJ Yeley came to an end on a decent note in 20th place. Yeley was not a pathetic driver, but he had a lot of lapses but he only seemed like a midpacker at best. * Last race for Carl Edwards and Office Depot as a fulltime sponsor, they did sponsor him in 2008 as a primary but AFLAC, Dish Network, and others would also sponsor the car. * It would be the last race for Ricky Rudd and the Robert Yates combo which got back together for one more go after being unceremoniously traded for Elliott Sadler by the Woods in 2003. * Bill Elliott's first run or so in the 21, a ride he has been in to this day. Jon Wood proved he was not ready for Cup competition and was found to have a medical disorder or somethin' and Elliott shared the ride with Trevor Bayne and Landon Cassill this past year. No word on Elliott's 2012 plans. * Last race for Bobby Ginn's teams as they would become members of Earnhardt Inc. and later Chip Ganassi. * Final season rival company sponsors were permitted to compete in NASCAR, AT&T was forced to go away from Burton's team the next year as Sprint would come in and set the tone for what the series has become a dominant sponsor series as rival phone companies could not be in the series. Verizon which sponsored Penske could not as well as Boost Mobile. 81. Daniel posted: 05.23.2012 - 12:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) In using fastest 43: #49 John Andretti, #55 Michael Waltrip, #78 Joe Nemechek, #84 A.J. Allmendinger Out using fastest 43: #7 Robby Gordon, #21 Bill Elliott, #45 Kyle Petty, #96 Tony Raines 82. kup posted: 05.24.2012 - 1:06 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) UPS - Universal Points System - after all races of 2007 Cup Points for a driver = His Distance /devided/ His Average Finish Dis/AvFn = Driver = KM-Miles / AV-FN 1872 Jeff Gordon 13668 / 7,3 1264 Jimmie Johnson 13650 / 10,8 1058 Matt Kenseth 13750 / 13,0 1054 Tony Stewart 13806 / 13,1 1008 Clint Bowyer 13915 / 13,8 83. Robert Nelson posted: 10.18.2012 - 9:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Points standings using Formula One points system. 1 Jimmie Johnson 164 c 2 Jeff Gordon 157 c 3 Tony Stewart 101 c 4 Matt Kenseth 88 c 5 Denny Hamlin 84 c 6 Carl Edwards 83 c 7 Kyle Busch 77 c 8 Jeff Burton 68 c 9 Martin Truex Jnr. 62 c 10 Kurt Busch 56 c 11 Clint Bowyer 51 12 Ryan Newman 50 13 Kevin Harvick 48 c 14 Greg Biffle 45 15 Dale Earnhardt Jnr. 41 c 16 Casey Mears 36 17 Mark Martin 34 18 Juan Pablo Montoya 24 19 Jamie McMurray 20 20 Reed Sorenson 17 21 Kasey Kahne 12 22 Dave Blaney 12 23 David Ragan 10 24 Jeff Green 9 25 J.J. Yeley 8 26 David Gilliland 6 27 Kyle Petty 6 28 Brian Vickers 6 29 Mike Wallace 5 30 Ron Fellows 5 31 Robby Gordon 4 32 Johnny Sauter 4 33 Elliott Sadler 4 34 Bobby Labonte 2 35 Ricky Rudd 2 36 Scott Riggs 1 37 David Stemme 1 Chase standings 1 Jimmie Johnson 81 2 Jeff Gordon 59 3 Matt Kenseth 38 4 Carl Edwards 29 5 Kyle Busch 29 6 Tony Stewart 23 7 Jeff Burton 18 8 Martin Truex Jnr. 18 9 Denny Hamlin 17 10 Kurt Busch 16 11 Kevin Harvick 9 12 Dale Earnhardt Jnr. 6 84. CBASS posted: 01.24.2013 - 6:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates #41 Target/ Fujifilm #10 Valvoline #9/19 Dodge Dealers/ Lifetime Powertrain Warranty #31 AT&T #96 DLP HDTV/ Sears #6 AAA- Show Your Card & Save! #66 Best Buy- "WOW Guranteed" #21 Ford-Motorcraft #88 Snickers "One Sweet Career" #00 Burger King Flame-Broiled #08 Rhino's Energy Drink #36 360 OTC Hangover Relief #31 AT&T http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/photos/main-gallery/?s=5&y=2007&r=2494 85. Anthony posted: 12.30.2014 - 1:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon would've won the title had Gordon finished where he was and Johnson finished 30th or worst. 86. NASCARLover22 posted: 09.15.2015 - 6:44 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates: #00 Burger King Flame Broiled #36 360 OTC Hangover Relief #9/19 Dodge Dealers/Lifetime Powertrain Warranty #88 Snickers "One Sweet Career" #96 DLP HDTV/Sears #66 Best Buy "WOW Guaranteed" #6 AAA-Show Your Card and Save! #09 Miccosukee Indian Gaming #7 Camping World/RV's.com #66 Best Buy/Samsung HDTV/Comcast #41 Target/Fujifilm #40 Target/Energizer 87. 88&4Fan posted: 09.26.2015 - 5:35 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Top 75 in points from 2000-2007 (no chase points) * = Competed in every race so far ^ = Retired + = Deceased (RIP) 1. Jeff Gordon* (38328) 2. Tony Stewart* (38212) 3. Matt Kenseth* (35667) 4. Jeff Burton (34254) 5. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.* (34209) 6. Mark Martin (33570) 7. Bobby Labonte* (32464) 8. Dale Jarrett (30184) 9. Jimmie Johnson (30065) 10. Kevin Harvick (29989) 11. Kurt Busch (29629) 12. Elliott Sadler (27523) 13. Ricky Rudd^ (26730) 14. Sterling Marlin (26617) 15. Ryan Newman (26304) 16. Rusty Wallace^ (25858) 17. Joe Nemechek (25161) 18. Michael Waltrip (24234) 19. Jeremy Mayfield (23879) 20. Dave Blaney (22686) 21. Robby Gordon (21724) 22. Ken Schrader (21667) 23. Greg Biffle (20950) 24. Jamie McMurray (20193) 25. Terry Labonte (19861) 26. Kyle Petty (19535) 27. Bill Elliott (18776) 28. Ward Burton^ (18708) 29. Jeff Green (18642) 30. Casey Mears (17406) 31. Kasey Kahne (15794) 32. Jimmy Spencer^ (15536) 33. Carl Edwards (15076) 34. Johnny Benson^ (14796) 35. Ricky Craven^ (13472) 36. Brian Vickers (13404) 37. John Andretti (13200) 38. Kyle Busch (13070) 39. Kenny Wallace (12255) 40. Steve Park (12177) 41. Scott Riggs (11526) 42. Mike Skinner (11234) 43. Denny Hamlin (10071) 44. Jerry Nadeau^ (9890) 45. Kevin LePage^ (9749) 46. Todd Bodine (9271) 47. Tony Raines (9198) 48. Bobby Hamilton+ (9044) 49. Mike Wallace (8754) 50. Scott Wimmer (8742) 51. Martin Truex, Jr. (8538) 52. Clint Bowyer (8286) 53. Brett Bodine^ (7303) 54. JJ Yeley (6818) 55. Reed Sorenson (6652) 56. Mike Bliss (6130) 57. Robert Pressley^ (6118) 58. David Stremme (6049) 59. Casey Atwood^ (5974) 60. Stacy Compton (5901) 61. Travis Kvapil (5388) 62. Johnny Sauter (5341) 63. Dale Earnhardt+ (5077) 64. Jason Leffler (4675) 65. Bobby Hamilton, Jr.^ (4348) 66. David Gilliland (3958) 67. Rick Mast^ (3956) 68. Hut Stricklin^ (3843) 69. Juan Pablo Montoya (3471) 70. David Ragan (3280) 71. Paul Menard (3190) 72. Scott Pruett (3172) 73. Brendan Gaughan (3067) 74. Hermie Sadler (3028) 75. Derrike Cope (2775) 88. Big Mac Fan posted: 09.26.2015 - 5:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Good list. But shouldn't Jeff Burton be retired? 89. 88&4Fan posted: 09.26.2015 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is all as of the 2007 season finale. Also notice guys like Marlin, Elliott, and Terry Labonte aren't listed as retired, and Leffler hadn't died yet. 90. 88&4Fan posted: 09.26.2015 - 5:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Or did you mean Burton should've been down as being in every race to that point, yeah I just realized I messed up there. 91. Big Mac Fan posted: 09.26.2015 - 5:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh. I thought you meant as of now. Never mind. 92. Premium Doesn't Suck 62 66 94 98 posted: 10.09.2015 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 2007 Nextel Cup DNQ count: 1. Kevin Lepage, 25 2. Ward Burton, A.J. Allmendinger, Michael Waltrip, 19 3. Jeremy Mayfield, 18 4. Brian Vickers, 13 5. Mike Bliss, Kenny Wallace, Dale Jarrett, 12 6. John Andretti, 9 7. David Reutimann, 8 8. Paul Menard, Scott Riggs, Sam Hornish Jr., 6 9. Joe Nemechek, 5 10. Scott Wimmer, 4 11. Brandon Whitt, Kirk Shelmerdine, Ken Schrader, Dave Blaney, Boris Said, Burney Lamar, 3 12. Stanton Barrett, Eric McClure, Mike Skinner, Brandon Ash, Mike Wallace, Brian Simo, Klaus Graf, Sterling Marlin, 2 13. Derrike Cope, Regan Smith, Bill Elliott, Frank Kimmel, James Hylton, Johnny Sauter, Larry Foyt, Marcos Ambrose, Jon Wood, Carl Long, Todd Bodine, 1 41 drivers with at least one DNQ 30 with at least two 22 with at least three 16 with at least four 93. Big Mac Fan posted: 11.04.2015 - 10:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This was also the final cup race for Johnny Benson, Jr. 94. 88&4Fan posted: 01.15.2016 - 12:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This was the last race ever that included a driver who raced with a driver from the very first NASCAR race. Ricky Rudd raced in Buck Baker's last race and this was his last career start. Out of the drivers in this race, there are still 17 active full-time cup drivers: Matt Kenseth Kurt Busch Denny Hamlin Carl Edwards Martin Truex, Jr. Jimmie Johnson Greg Biffle Jamie McMurray Casey Mears Ryan Newman Kevin Harvick Kyle Busch Kasey Kahne Tony Stewart Paul Menard Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Clint Bowyer Other drivers from this race that are still active but are part time, in a different series, or don't have rides yet for this year: David Ragan David Stremme Reed Sorenson Bobby Labonte David Reutimann Tony Raines JJ Yeley David Gilliland Sam Hornish, Jr. Elliott Sadler Johnny Sauter Brian Vickers I think Kyle Busch will probably be the driver who stays active the longest out of all of the remaining ones. 95. Gordon7timechamp posted: 01.29.2016 - 6:59 am Rate this comment: (2) (1) Last race for the proper looking race cars 96. Windows Millennium Edition posted: 03.20.2016 - 1:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates: #99 Office Depot/Ativa #17 DeWalt NANO Technology/USG #12 Alltel/Mobil 1 #41 Target/Fujifilm #00 Burger King Flame-Broiled #96 DLP HDTV/Sears #9/19 Dodge Dealers Lifetime Powertrain Warranty #70 Yellow Transportation/FleetPride #66 Best Buy Wow Guaranteed/Comcast/Garmin #21 Ford/Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force #09 Miccoukee Resort & Casino #36 360 OTC Hangover Relief #88 Snickers/"Thanks Ricky for All the Great Years!" 97. RaceFanX posted: 07.24.2016 - 7:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dale Jarrett closes out 2007 with his best finish of the year, 17th. 98. Windows Millennium Edition posted: 07.29.2016 - 10:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Here was NASCAR Illustrated's 2007 prediction rankings: #1-Tony Stewart #2-Matt Kenseth #3-Jimmie Johnson #4-Kevin Harvick #5-Jeff Gordon #6-Kasey Kahne #7-Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8-Jeff Burton #9-Kyle Busch #10-Carl Edwards #11-Denny Hamlin #12-Greg Biffle #13-Kurt Busch #14-Clint Bowyer #15-Ryan Newman #16-Casey Mears #17-Elliott Sadler #18-Jamie McMurray #19-Martin Truex Jr. #20-Scott Riggs #21-Juan Pablo Montoya #22-Reed Sorenson #23-Robby Gordon #24-Bobby Labonte #25-Dave Blaney Tier Two (below 25th): A.J. Allmendinger David Gilliland Jeff Green Dale Jarrett Sterling Marlin Jeremy Mayfield Paul Menard Joe Nemechek Kyle Petty David Ragan Tony Raines David Reutimann David Stremme Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip J.J. Yeley Here's some of the funnier predictions out of this I read: "Kasey Kahne will make the Chase" "Greg Biffle will finish top five in points" "Clint Bowyer will just miss the Chase in 2007' "Casey Mears will win multiple races in 2007" "ELLIOTT SADLER will finish between 5th and 10th in the standings" "Jamie McMurray will make the Chase in 2007" "Martin Truex Jr. will have a hard time cracking the top 15 in points" "Scott Riggs will be a Chase bubble driver" "Juan Pablo Montoya won't make the top 20 in points" "Bobby Labonte will finish top 15 in points" "David Gilliland is a special driver. He just needs the time to develop." "Expect good things out of Kyle Petty in 2007" "J.J. Yeley has the ability to be competitive in Cup, just not the experience" 99. Braindead Zombie posted: 07.30.2016 - 7:49 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) lol, those things are always way off. I have the 2011 preseason edition and they predicted Keselowski to finish around 20th in points (of course not many people would've picked him to break out and finish fifth). Though one guy actually did pick Jimmie Johnson to finish sixth. 100. chevyfan98 posted: 09.30.2016 - 7:34 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) One way of looking at the 2007 season is that Johnson and Gordon combined to win 16 of the 36 races. Another way of looking at it is that there were 16 different winners in 36 races. 101. A posted: 10.17.2016 - 11:35 am Rate this comment: (4) (0) Matt Kenseth's winning car from this race is currently on display at the Wisconsin Auto Museum in Hartford, WI, which I visited over the weekend. It has some damage on the right rear wheel well, made me wonder how that happened. Still covered in confetti. 102. JSPorts posted: 10.17.2016 - 12:30 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) This was one of the first Cup races I watched. I thought it was a great battle. For some reason I remember Ryan Newman running much better than he did during this race, but Kenseth sure put on a show. Those Roush cars were so dominant at 1.5 mile tracks back in the day. 103. Ak47 posted: 04.10.2017 - 9:07 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Sometimes i forget how crazy 2007 was. I remember Jayski stating there were to be 49 full-time cars that season, which turned out to be true as every race up to the Brickyard had 49 or more entries. Due to the DEI-Ginn merger, the standard entry list following the Brickyard (Race 20) became 47 cars, still ranging as high as 53 in the second half of the year. Only one race had fewer than 47 entries - there were 46 at the Fall California race. The Daytona 500 had 61 attemptees, and several other races had as many as 53. Only one race had fewer than 4 DNQs. 104. The Great Dave posted: 04.10.2017 - 10:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) yeah up until about 09 NASCAR was still booming, then the bubble burst. Economic factors being the primary driving force IMO. Now we are barely making 40 cars. I really wish NASCAR would strip down the cars a bit. There's no need for stuff like a digital dash or any of the shiny techno garbage. 105. Anonymous posted: 07.05.2017 - 7:41 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Using the non chase format, Jeff Gordon would have clinched the championship at Texas. TWO weeks early. 106. Anthony posted: 07.05.2017 - 8:36 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 30 Top 10's wasn't good enough to be champion 107. kup posted: 11.16.2017 - 2:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) UPS: universal points system. Driver's UPoints = Miles / Aver.Finish 2007 UPS _ Driver = Miles / AF 1872 _ Jeff Gordon 13668 / 7.3 1264 _ Jimmie Johnson 13650 / 10.8 & TOTAL: UPS! 59 years 1949-2007: Dale Earnhardt 8 in: '80, '86, '87, '89, '91, '93, '94, '95. Richard Petty 7 in: '63, '64, '67, '71, '72, '75, '79. Lee Petty 5 in: '50, '52, '54, '58, '59. David Pearson 4 in: '66, '68, '69, '76. Jeff Gordon 4 in: '98, '01, '04, '07. - every 3rd year Cale Yarborough 3 in: '74, '77, '78. Bobby Allison 3 in: '81, '82, '83. Mark Martin 3 in: '90, '97, '02. Buck Baker 2 in: '56, '57. Rex White 2 in: '60, '61. Terry Labonte 2 in: '84, '96. Bill Blair 1 in: '49. Fonty Flock 1 in: '51. Herb Thomas 1 in: '53. Tim Flock 1 in: '55. Joe Weatherly 1 in: '62. Ned Jarrett 1 in: '65. Bobby Isaac 1 in: '70. Benny Parsons 1 in: '73. Darrell Waltrip 1 in: '85. Bill Elliott 1 in: '88. Alan Kulwicki 1 in: '92. Dale Jarrett 1 in: '99. Bobby Labonte 1 in: '00. Matt Kenseth 1 in: '03. Tony Stewart 1 in: '05. Jimmie Johnson 1 in: '06. 108. TeamDCR fan posted: 11.19.2017 - 1:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Only 13 drivers from this race are still driving Cup full time. And that's going to drop to 11 now that Jr. Is retiring and Kenseths future is unknown. 109. Altracing posted: 01.05.2018 - 3:31 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Last race for the combination of Matt Kenseth and Robbie Reiser who would become general manager for Roush Fenway Racing after 2007 110. Stephen posted: 04.26.2018 - 11:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If the Sonoma penalty hadn't happened, Jeff Gordon would've ended the season with 5555 points. 111. Gabriel posted: 04.28.2018 - 12:38 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Jeff Gordon was robbed of a championship in the 2007 Chase and none of you will ever convince me otherwise. I don't care if Jimmie had the most wins that year. Jimmie Johnson had a lower average finish than Jeff Gordon and led more laps that season. Also, Jimmie had one less Top 5 than Jeff that season, and 6 less Top 10's than Jeff that season. Also, the Chase format screwed Jeff after Richmond by HANDING the huge points lead he had at that point to Jimmie Johnson just because he had more wins at that point of the season than Jeff... If I could go back in time to any race in 2007, I would go to one of the Final 5 Chase races that year, place a small device inside one of Jimmie's tires that had the ability to puncture it, and cause Jimmie to wreck. 112. Minnowfur posted: 05.11.2018 - 9:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) My favourite races in 2007 1.Talladega chase race 2.Texas first one 3.Auto Club first one 4.Walkings glen 5.Pocano second one 6.Brickyard 400 7.Michagan second one 8.Texas second one 9.Chicgo 10.Darlington 113. TheDewCrew posted: 06.05.2020 - 11:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Everyone be commenting lasts and yet only one even mentions Johnny Benson. This was in fact, his last Cup race. He would attempt one more race, at the Spring Atlanta race in 2008, for Bill Davis Racing in the #27, but was 46th fastest, missing the 43 car field 114. JSPorts posted: 08.29.2020 - 2:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series winners (2004-2007): 1st: Jimmie Johnson, 27 2nd: Jeff Gordon, 17 3rd: Tony Stewart, 15 4th: Greg Biffle, 11 5th: Kurt Busch & Matt Kenseth, 9 7th: Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 8 8th: Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick & Kasey Kahne, 7 115. JSPorts posted: 01.22.2021 - 11:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wins in the Gen-4 car (1992-2007): 1st: Jeff Gordon, 78 2nd: Rusty Wallace, 35 3rd: Dale Jarrett & Tony Stewart, 31 5th: Mark Martin, 30 6th: Jimmie Johnson, 28 7th: Dale Earnhardt, 24 8th: Bobby Labonte, 21 9th: Jeff Burton, 19 10th: Kurt Busch & Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: