Martinsville Averages

[HardScrabble]

So how has your fav done at the Virginia paperclip?

First average listed os for the past five years, the "5-AVER" is for the past five races. Finishing postion for all the races during the past five years are shown.

Is anybody surprised to see DJ top the list over the past five races?

Driver --- 1998 I - 1998 II - 1999 I - 1999 II - 2000 I - 2000 II - 2001 I - 2001 II - 2002 I - 2002 II - AVER - 5=AVER
Dale Jarrett ------ 3 ------ 42 ------ 8 ------ 10 ------ 5 ------ 6 ------ 1 ------ 2 ------ 4 ------ 8 ------ 8.9 ------ 4.2
Bobby Labonte ------ 15 ------ 10 ------ 24 ------ 8 ------ 12 ------ 10 ------ 8 ------ 4 ------ 1 ------ 12 ------ 10.4 ------ 7.0
Jeff Burton ------ 32 ------ 5 ------ 2 ------ 9 ------ 2 ------ 3 ------ 3 ------ 5 ------ 9 ------ 17 ------ 8.7 ------ 7.4
Sterling Marlin ------ 36 ------ 18 ------ 13 ------ 11 ------ 24 ------ 9 ------ 5 ------ 10 ------ 12 ------ DNS ------ 15.3 ------ 9.0
Ricky Rudd ------ 14 ------ 1 ------ 29 ------ 18 ------ 22 ------ 4 ------ 2 ------ 39 ------ 7 ------ 3 ------ 13.9 ------ 11.0
Tony Stewart ------ DNS ------ DNS ------ 20 ------ 41 ------ 6 ------ 1 ------ 7 ------ 41 ------ 3 ------ 11 ------ 16.3 ------ 12.6
Johnny Benson ------ 38 ------ 9 ------ 35 ------ 28 ------ 16 ------ 19 ------ 20 ------ 6 ------ 19 ------ 2 ------ 19.2 ------ 13.2
Jimmy Spencer ------ 30 ------ 19 ------ 16 ------ 17 ------ 28 ------ 7 ------ 9 ------ 14 ------ 21 ------ 24 ------ 18.5 ------ 15.0
Rusty Wallace ------ 6 ------ 28 ------ 7 ------ 4 ------ 10 ------ 23 ------ 13 ------ 15 ------ 16 ------ 9 ------ 13.1 ------ 15.2
Mark Martin ------ 29 ------ 3 ------ 5 ------ 16 ------ 1 ------ 18 ------ 39 ------ 7 ------ 8 ------ 10 ------ 13.6 ------ 16.4
Dale Earnhardt, Jr ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- 26 ------ 36 ------ 11 ------ 27 ------ 5 ------ 4 ------ 18.2 ------ 16.6
Jeff Gordon ------ 8 ------ 2 ------ 3 ------ 1 ------ 4 ------ 5 ------ 12 ------ 9 ------ 23 ------ 36 ------ 10.3 ------ 17.0
Ricky Craven ------ DNS ------ DNS ------ 43 ------ 24 ------ 31 ------ 20 ------ 28 ------ 1 ------ 30 ------ 7 ------ 23.0 ------ 17.2
Ward Burton ------ 28 ------ 11 ------ 27 ------ 13 ------ 11 ------ 43 ------ 22 ------ 3 ------ 14 ------ 5 ------ 17.7 ------ 17.4
Steve Park ------ DNS ------ 24 ------ 25 ------ 12 ------ 25 ------ 11 ------ 19 ------ DNS ------ 24 ------ 16 ------ 19.5 ------ 17.5
Matt Kenseth ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ------ 21 ------ 34 ------ 6 ------ 36 ------ 2 ------ 19 ------ 19.7 ------ 19.4
Michael Waltrip ------ 21 ------ 20 ------ 39 ------ 33 ------ 3 ------ 24 ------ 24 ------ 19 ------ 13 ------ 18 ------ 21.4 ------ 19.6
Terry Labonte ------ 26 ------ 6 ------ 15 ------ 40 ------ 23 ------ 17 ------ 23 ------ 34 ------ 6 ------ 22 ------ 21.2 ------ 20.4
Jimmie Johnson ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ------ 35 ------ 6 ------ 20.5 ------ 20.5
Jerry Nadeau ------ 27 ------ 35 ------ 32 ------ 26 ------ 20 ------ 12 ------ 10 ------ 24 ------ 39 ------ DNS ------ 25.0 ------ 21.3
Ken Schrader ------ 10 ------ 13 ------ 9 ------ 21 ------ 13 ------ 16 ------ 25 ------ 11 ------ 36 ------ 26 ------ 18.0 ------ 22.8
Kurt Busch ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ------ DNS ------ 37 ------ 33 ------ 35 ------ 10 ------ 1 ------ 23.2 ------ 23.2
Joe Nemechek ---- 24 ------ 40 ------ 37 ------ 38 ------ 17 ------ 14 ------ 16 ------ 23 ---- DNS ---- 41 ------ 27.8 ------ 23.5
Mike Skinner ------ DNS ------ 16 ------ 4 ------ 6 ------ 19 ------ 8 ------ 32 ------ DNS ------ 25 ------ 33 ------ 17.9 ------ 24.5
Dave Blaney ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ------ 41 ------ 30 ------ 29 ------ 29 ------ 17 ------ 20 ------ 27.7 ------ 25.0
Elliott Sadler ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- 28 ------ 25 ------ 29 ------ 32 ------ 21 ------ 17 ------ 28 ------ 34 ------ 26.8 ------ 26.4
Jeremy Mayfield ------ 7 ------ 23 ---- 41 ------ 15 ------ 7 ------ 38 ------ 30 ---- DNS ---- 11 ------ 28 ------ 22.2 ------ 26.8
Jeff Green ------ 17 ------ 31 ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ------ 22 ------ 32 ------ 25.5 ------ 27.0
John Andretti ------ 18 ------ 37 ------ 1 ------ 43 ------ 14 ------ 13 ------ 35 ------ 33 ------ 42 ------ 13 ------ 24.9 ------ 27.2
Kenny Wallace ------ 22 ------ 43 ------ 6 ------ 5 ------ 42 ------ 22 ------ 37 ------ 20 ------ 32 ------ DNS ------ 25.4 ------ 27.8
Ryan Newman ---- DNS --- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ------ DNS ------ 41 ------ 15 ------ 28.0 ------ 28.0
Todd Bodine ------ 39 ------ 12 ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ------ 43 ------ 12 ------ DNS ------ 30 ------ 27.2 ------ 28.3
Bill Elliott ------ DNS ------ 7 ------ 30 ------ 20 ------ 8 ------ 15 ------ 14 ------ 42 ------ 31 ------ 42 ------ 23.2 ------ 28.8
Kevin Harvick ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ------ 34 ------ 22 ------ DNS ------ 31 ------ 29.0 ------ 29.0
Hermie Sadler ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ------ DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ------ 28 ------ 29 ------ 35 ------ 30.7 ------ 30.7
Robby Gordon ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ---- DNS ------ 40 ---- DNS ---- DNS ------ 38 ------ 34 ------ 23 ------ 33.8 ------ 31.7
Kyle Petty ------ 34 ------ 29 ------ 10 ------ 7 ------ 38 ------ 31 ------ 42 ------ DNS ------ 20 ------ 37 ------ 27.6 ------ 32.5
Derrike Cope ---- DNS ---- 30 ---- 34 ---- DNS ---- DNS ------ DNS ------ DNS ------ DNS ------ DNS ------ DNS ------ 32.0 ------

 

[stridsberry]

Ricky had a little trouble finishing the job at Martinsville last year. If he can solve that, I look for those avg. finish numbers to drop significantly.

 

[HardScrabble]

Ricky should do alright, with a little luck. was fast in this mornings practice, though not so fast in HH. Couirse we do not know what he was working on during HH, could have been long run fuel mileage type stuff. He does know where Victory Lane is at Martinsville.

Tell ya who I am pulling for big time. Terry Labonte. Starts 16th which is good enough and was in the top 10 in both practice sessions in race trim. And I can't think of anyone who needs a win any more than Terry. Naturally the fact that I have stated this openly will no doubt spell doom for his chances, there it is>

 

[stridsberry]

The fastest laps part doesn't mean that much in Happy Hour. Ricky's fastest lap may have only been 17th, but when they're sorted by average lap speed, voila! Ricky's up to 6th. What does this mean? That the setup from testing should be good on the long runs. And you have a lot more long runs at Martinsville than you do at Bristol. "Fastest in Happy Hour award" be damned; I still think Ricky has a good shot at winning this race. And wouldn't be cool to have a single-car team be the first multi-time winner of the year.

 

[Gollum]

My man Kevin hasn't started many races there, And his average is not to good. Oh well I can still hope.