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A quick look at the numbers inside the Nextel Cup series headed to Infineon.
This looks at the numbers for the Nextel Cup series for the last 3 races at this track, the last 3 races at this type of track, and the last 3 races for Nextel Cup series overall.
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Last 3 Races At Infineon
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* 59 different drivers have appeared in at least 1 of the 3 races.
* 30 drivers have appeared in all 3 races.
* 1 drivers finished in the top 10 for all 3 races - Bill Elliott (9th, 8th, 4th).
* 4 drivers appeared in all 3 races without finishing in the top 20 - Steve Park, Jimmy Spencer, Ken Schrader, and Todd Bodine.
Best Average Finishes For Drivers Who Appeared In All 3 Races
Driver, Average
Robby Gordon, 4.67
Tony Stewart, 5.00
Ricky Rudd, 6.67
Bill Elliott, 7.00
Bobby Labonte, 9.67
Worst Average Finishes For Drivers Who Appeared In All 3 Races
Driver, Average
Ken Schrader, 36.00
Steve Park, 34.67
Jimmy Spencer, 33.00
Sterling Marlin, 29.67
Dave Blaney, 28.00
Best Average Finishes For Drivers Who Did Not Appear In All 3 Races
Driver, Races, Average
Jeff Green, 1, 5.00
Ryan Newman, 2, 7.00
Worst Average Finishes For Drivers Who Did Not Appear In All 3 Races
Driver, Races, Average
Kevin Lepage, 1, 43.00
Hideo Fukuyama, 1, 43.00
Brain Simo, 1, 42.00
Austin Cameron, 1, 42.00
Christian Fittipaldi, 1, 40.00
Wins
1, Robby Gordon
1, Tony Stewart
1, Ricky Rudd
Top 5 Finishes
2, Robby Gordon
2, Tony Stewart
2, Ricky Rudd
2, Jeff Gordon
1, 7 drivers
Top 10 Finishes
3, Bill Elliott
2, Robby Gordon
2, Tony Stewart
2, Ricky Rudd
2, Jeff Gordon
2, Rusty Wallace
2, Ryan Newman
2, Bobby Labonte
2, Mark Martin
1, 11 drivers
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Last 3 Races At This Track Type (Road Course)
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* 54 different drivers have appeared in at least 1 of the 3 races.
* 32 drivers have appeared in all 3 races.
* 1 driver finished in the top 5 for all 3 races - Robby Gordon (3rd, 1st, 1st).
* 2 drivers finished in the top 10 for all 3 races - Robby Gordon and Ryan Newman (2nd, 5th, 9th).
* 5 drivers appeared in all 3 races without finishing in the top 20 - Kyle Petty, Kenny Wallace, Ricky Craven, Johnny Benson, and Steve Park.
Best Average Finishes For Drivers Who Appeared In All 3 Races
Driver, Average
Robby Gordon, 1.67
Ryan Newman, 5.33
Kevin Harvick, 7.33
Tony Stewart, 8.00
Michael Waltrip, 11.67
Worst Average Finishes For Drivers Who Appeared In All 3 Races
Driver, Average
Steve Park, 35.33
Kenny Wallace, 33.00
Kyle Petty, 32.67
Sterling Marlin, 30.33
Joe Nemechek, 30.00
Best Average Finishes For Drivers Who Did Not Appear In All 3 Races
Driver, Races, Average
Jeff Green, 1, 12.00
PJ Jones, 2, 14.00
Worst Average Finishes For Drivers Who Did Not Appear In All 3 Races
Driver, Races, Average
Hideo Fukuyama, 1, 43.00
Joe Varde, 1, 42.00
Mike Skinner, 1, 40.00
Christian Fittipaldi, 2, 40.00
Jack Sprague, 1, 39.00
Wins
2, Robby Gordon
1, Tony Stewart
Top 5 Finishes
3, Robby Gordon
2, Ryan Newman
2, Kevin Harvick
1, 8 drivers
Top 10 Finishes
3, Robby Gordon
3, Ryan Newman
2, Kevin Harvick
2, Scott Pruett
2, Mark Martin
1, 18 drivers
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Last 3 Races In The Nextel Cup Series
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* 48 different drivers have appeared in at least 1 of the 3 races.
* 39 drivers have appeared in all 3 races.
* No drivers finished in the top 10 for all 3 races.
* 4 drivers appeared in all 3 races without finishing in the top 20 - Kirk Shelmerdine, Kevin Lepage, Morgan Shepherd, and Ken Schrader.
Best Average Finishes For Drivers Who Appeared In All 3 Races
Driver, Average
Kurt Busch, 9.33
Jeremy Mayfield, 9.67
Dale Earnhardt Jr, 10.00
Elliott Sadler, 11.67
Bobby Labonte, 12.00
Worst Average Finishes For Drivers Who Appeared In All 3 Races
Driver, Average
Kevin Lepage, 41.67
Kirk Shelmerdine, 40.67
Morgan Shepherd, 40.00
Ken Schrader, 32.67
Joe Nemechek, 30.33
Best Average Finishes For Drivers Who Did Not Appear In All 3 Races
Driver, Races, Average
None of note
Worst Average Finishes For Drivers Who Did Not Appear In All 3 Races
Driver, Races, Average
Stanton Barrett, 1, 43.00
Derrike Cope, 1, 42.00
Carl Long, 1, 41.00
Tony Raines, 1, 40.00
Todd Bodine, 2, 39.00
Wins
1, Jimmie Johnson
1, Ryan Newman
1, Mark Martin
Top 5 Finishes
2, Jimme Johnson
1, 13 drivers
Top 10 Finishes
2, Jimmie Johnson
2, Jeremy Mayfield
2, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2, Bobby Labonte
2, Terry Labonte
2, Michael Waltrip
1, 18 drivers
This looks at the numbers for the Nextel Cup series for the last 3 races at this track, the last 3 races at this type of track, and the last 3 races for Nextel Cup series overall.
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Last 3 Races At Infineon
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* 59 different drivers have appeared in at least 1 of the 3 races.
* 30 drivers have appeared in all 3 races.
* 1 drivers finished in the top 10 for all 3 races - Bill Elliott (9th, 8th, 4th).
* 4 drivers appeared in all 3 races without finishing in the top 20 - Steve Park, Jimmy Spencer, Ken Schrader, and Todd Bodine.
Best Average Finishes For Drivers Who Appeared In All 3 Races
Driver, Average
Robby Gordon, 4.67
Tony Stewart, 5.00
Ricky Rudd, 6.67
Bill Elliott, 7.00
Bobby Labonte, 9.67
Worst Average Finishes For Drivers Who Appeared In All 3 Races
Driver, Average
Ken Schrader, 36.00
Steve Park, 34.67
Jimmy Spencer, 33.00
Sterling Marlin, 29.67
Dave Blaney, 28.00
Best Average Finishes For Drivers Who Did Not Appear In All 3 Races
Driver, Races, Average
Jeff Green, 1, 5.00
Ryan Newman, 2, 7.00
Worst Average Finishes For Drivers Who Did Not Appear In All 3 Races
Driver, Races, Average
Kevin Lepage, 1, 43.00
Hideo Fukuyama, 1, 43.00
Brain Simo, 1, 42.00
Austin Cameron, 1, 42.00
Christian Fittipaldi, 1, 40.00
Wins
1, Robby Gordon
1, Tony Stewart
1, Ricky Rudd
Top 5 Finishes
2, Robby Gordon
2, Tony Stewart
2, Ricky Rudd
2, Jeff Gordon
1, 7 drivers
Top 10 Finishes
3, Bill Elliott
2, Robby Gordon
2, Tony Stewart
2, Ricky Rudd
2, Jeff Gordon
2, Rusty Wallace
2, Ryan Newman
2, Bobby Labonte
2, Mark Martin
1, 11 drivers
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Last 3 Races At This Track Type (Road Course)
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* 54 different drivers have appeared in at least 1 of the 3 races.
* 32 drivers have appeared in all 3 races.
* 1 driver finished in the top 5 for all 3 races - Robby Gordon (3rd, 1st, 1st).
* 2 drivers finished in the top 10 for all 3 races - Robby Gordon and Ryan Newman (2nd, 5th, 9th).
* 5 drivers appeared in all 3 races without finishing in the top 20 - Kyle Petty, Kenny Wallace, Ricky Craven, Johnny Benson, and Steve Park.
Best Average Finishes For Drivers Who Appeared In All 3 Races
Driver, Average
Robby Gordon, 1.67
Ryan Newman, 5.33
Kevin Harvick, 7.33
Tony Stewart, 8.00
Michael Waltrip, 11.67
Worst Average Finishes For Drivers Who Appeared In All 3 Races
Driver, Average
Steve Park, 35.33
Kenny Wallace, 33.00
Kyle Petty, 32.67
Sterling Marlin, 30.33
Joe Nemechek, 30.00
Best Average Finishes For Drivers Who Did Not Appear In All 3 Races
Driver, Races, Average
Jeff Green, 1, 12.00
PJ Jones, 2, 14.00
Worst Average Finishes For Drivers Who Did Not Appear In All 3 Races
Driver, Races, Average
Hideo Fukuyama, 1, 43.00
Joe Varde, 1, 42.00
Mike Skinner, 1, 40.00
Christian Fittipaldi, 2, 40.00
Jack Sprague, 1, 39.00
Wins
2, Robby Gordon
1, Tony Stewart
Top 5 Finishes
3, Robby Gordon
2, Ryan Newman
2, Kevin Harvick
1, 8 drivers
Top 10 Finishes
3, Robby Gordon
3, Ryan Newman
2, Kevin Harvick
2, Scott Pruett
2, Mark Martin
1, 18 drivers
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Last 3 Races In The Nextel Cup Series
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* 48 different drivers have appeared in at least 1 of the 3 races.
* 39 drivers have appeared in all 3 races.
* No drivers finished in the top 10 for all 3 races.
* 4 drivers appeared in all 3 races without finishing in the top 20 - Kirk Shelmerdine, Kevin Lepage, Morgan Shepherd, and Ken Schrader.
Best Average Finishes For Drivers Who Appeared In All 3 Races
Driver, Average
Kurt Busch, 9.33
Jeremy Mayfield, 9.67
Dale Earnhardt Jr, 10.00
Elliott Sadler, 11.67
Bobby Labonte, 12.00
Worst Average Finishes For Drivers Who Appeared In All 3 Races
Driver, Average
Kevin Lepage, 41.67
Kirk Shelmerdine, 40.67
Morgan Shepherd, 40.00
Ken Schrader, 32.67
Joe Nemechek, 30.33
Best Average Finishes For Drivers Who Did Not Appear In All 3 Races
Driver, Races, Average
None of note
Worst Average Finishes For Drivers Who Did Not Appear In All 3 Races
Driver, Races, Average
Stanton Barrett, 1, 43.00
Derrike Cope, 1, 42.00
Carl Long, 1, 41.00
Tony Raines, 1, 40.00
Todd Bodine, 2, 39.00
Wins
1, Jimmie Johnson
1, Ryan Newman
1, Mark Martin
Top 5 Finishes
2, Jimme Johnson
1, 13 drivers
Top 10 Finishes
2, Jimmie Johnson
2, Jeremy Mayfield
2, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2, Bobby Labonte
2, Terry Labonte
2, Michael Waltrip
1, 18 drivers