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Two races are probably not overly significant from a statistical standpoint, but numbers is numbers. After two races last season some drivers were better and some were worse in pursuit of the crown than this season. I know of no other way to measure than to compare the standings.
The big gainer is DJ, jumping up 27 positions from last season, Kyle is not much behnd with a 21 position move up.
Sterling and Bill Elliott are faring the worst, both with 29 postion plummets. Jeff Green and Ryan Newman have both fallen 25 spots.
2003 --- Driver --- 2002 --- Gain/(Loss)
1 --- Kurt Busch --- 3 --- 2
2 --- Dale Jarrett --- 29 --- 27
3 --- Jimmie Johnson --- 21 --- 18
4 --- Mark Martin --- 11 --- 7
5 --- Michael Waltrip --- 20 --- 15
6 --- Matt Kenseth --- 9 --- 3
7 --- Jeff Burton --- 5 --- (2)
8 --- Ricky Craven --- 6 --- (2)
9 --- Tony Stewart --- 22 --- 13
10 --- Rusty Wallace --- 10 --- 0
11 --- Ricky Rudd --- 30 --- 19
12 --- Kevin Harvick --- 27 --- 15
13 --- Jeff Gordon --- 4 --- (9)
14 --- Elliott Sadler --- 12 --- (2)
15 --- Dave Blaney --- 24 --- 9
16 --- Johnny Benson --- 14 --- (2)
17 --- Robby Gordon --- 17 --- 0
18 --- Jamie McMurray* --- ---
19 --- Greg Biffle* --- ---
20 --- Joe Nemechek --- 38 --- 18
21 --- Kyle Petty --- 42 --- 21
22 --- Jeremy Mayfield --- 36 --- 14
23 --- Jack Sprague* --- ---
24 --- Steve Park --- ---
25 --- Ward Burton --- 2 --- (23)
26 --- Kenny Wallace --- 18 --- (8)
27 --- Mike Skinner --- 33 --- 6
28 --- Jerry Nadeau --- 26 --- (2)
29 --- Bobby Labonte --- 13 --- (16)
30 --- Sterling Marlin --- 1 --- (29)
31 --- Casey Mears* --- ---
32 --- Ryan Newman --- 7 --- (25)
33 --- Terry Labonte --- 16 --- (17)
34 --- Todd Bodine --- 35 --- 1
35 --- Jimmy Spencer --- 40 --- 5
36 --- Mike Wallace --- 32 --- (4)
37 --- Bill Elliott --- 8 --- (29)
38 --- Ken Schrader --- 34 --- (4)
39 --- Dale Earnhardt Jr. --- 31 --- (8)
40 --- Jeff Green --- 15 --- (25)
41 --- Tony Raines* --- ---
42 --- John Andretti --- 25 --- (17)
43 --- Christian Fittipaldi --- ---
44 --- Larry Foyt* --- ---
45 --- Derrike Cope --- ---
The big gainer is DJ, jumping up 27 positions from last season, Kyle is not much behnd with a 21 position move up.
Sterling and Bill Elliott are faring the worst, both with 29 postion plummets. Jeff Green and Ryan Newman have both fallen 25 spots.
2003 --- Driver --- 2002 --- Gain/(Loss)
1 --- Kurt Busch --- 3 --- 2
2 --- Dale Jarrett --- 29 --- 27
3 --- Jimmie Johnson --- 21 --- 18
4 --- Mark Martin --- 11 --- 7
5 --- Michael Waltrip --- 20 --- 15
6 --- Matt Kenseth --- 9 --- 3
7 --- Jeff Burton --- 5 --- (2)
8 --- Ricky Craven --- 6 --- (2)
9 --- Tony Stewart --- 22 --- 13
10 --- Rusty Wallace --- 10 --- 0
11 --- Ricky Rudd --- 30 --- 19
12 --- Kevin Harvick --- 27 --- 15
13 --- Jeff Gordon --- 4 --- (9)
14 --- Elliott Sadler --- 12 --- (2)
15 --- Dave Blaney --- 24 --- 9
16 --- Johnny Benson --- 14 --- (2)
17 --- Robby Gordon --- 17 --- 0
18 --- Jamie McMurray* --- ---
19 --- Greg Biffle* --- ---
20 --- Joe Nemechek --- 38 --- 18
21 --- Kyle Petty --- 42 --- 21
22 --- Jeremy Mayfield --- 36 --- 14
23 --- Jack Sprague* --- ---
24 --- Steve Park --- ---
25 --- Ward Burton --- 2 --- (23)
26 --- Kenny Wallace --- 18 --- (8)
27 --- Mike Skinner --- 33 --- 6
28 --- Jerry Nadeau --- 26 --- (2)
29 --- Bobby Labonte --- 13 --- (16)
30 --- Sterling Marlin --- 1 --- (29)
31 --- Casey Mears* --- ---
32 --- Ryan Newman --- 7 --- (25)
33 --- Terry Labonte --- 16 --- (17)
34 --- Todd Bodine --- 35 --- 1
35 --- Jimmy Spencer --- 40 --- 5
36 --- Mike Wallace --- 32 --- (4)
37 --- Bill Elliott --- 8 --- (29)
38 --- Ken Schrader --- 34 --- (4)
39 --- Dale Earnhardt Jr. --- 31 --- (8)
40 --- Jeff Green --- 15 --- (25)
41 --- Tony Raines* --- ---
42 --- John Andretti --- 25 --- (17)
43 --- Christian Fittipaldi --- ---
44 --- Larry Foyt* --- ---
45 --- Derrike Cope --- ---