Wrapping Up The Cup Points/BadGroove Cup Standings
Posted by in GeneralOk- so I slacked slightly in posting the points after the Phoenix race (as in I didn’t post em at all) and now poof the season is over.
So first I am going to give you my analysis of the three different points systems then I will give you the numbers if you are interested (after the jump).
I kept track of the NASCAR traditional points system, a Hybrid system that was basically the same NASCAR points structure with NO SEEDING (all 12 chase drivers start at 0), and what I call the BadGroove Cup- a completely stand alone system that had the drivers starting at 0 and had a completely separate points structure.
In all three systems, Jimmie Johnson is your winner. So that didn’t really make a difference- I guess if you are good you are good. The Hybrid system made a difference in the top three in that Harvick would have overtook Hamlin for second. Last place in all three systems was Jeff Burton- so again no difference was made. Really the only difference was in the in-between drivers that were not in the top three but not last. For instance in the end Stewart finishes as high as 7th in the standings and as low as 11th (Hybrid-no seeding). Greg Biffle finished as high as 5th (BadGroove cup) and as low as 7th (Hybrid-no seeding). Jeff Gordon finished as high as 8th (Hybrid-no seeding) and as low as 10th (BadGroove Cup). So the big winner would have remained Jimmie Johnson on all three systems and the big loser would have remained Jeff Burton in all three systems. Overall the Hybrid system and the BadGroove Cup system rewarded overall consistency in the last 10 races.
I now present to you the results for the last two races (Phoenix and Homestead) in just the raw numbers:
NASCAR Standings After Phoenix:
- Denny Hamlin- 6462
- Jimmie Johnson- 6447
- Kevin Harvick- 6416
- Carl Edwards- 6198
- Matt Kenseth- 6151
- Jeff Gordon- 6124
- Kyle Busch- 6115
- Greg Biffle- 6113
- Tony Stewart- 6074
- Kurt Busch- 6033
- Clint Bowyer- 6028
- Jeff Burton- 5958
Hybrid (Same NASCAR points, no seeding) after Phoenix
- Denny Hamlin- 6275
- Jimmie Johnson- 6227
- Kevin Harvick- 6216
- Carl Edwards- 6043
- Matt Kenseth- 6000
- Kyle Busch- 5985
- Jeff Gordon- 5985
- Greg Biffle- 5905
- Kurt Busch- 5890
- Clint Bowyer- 5852
- Jeff Burton- 5844
- Tony Stewart- 5812
BadGroove Cup (Stand alone system) After Phoenix
- Denny Hamlin- 88
- Jimmie Johnson- 86
- Kevin Harvick- 82
- Carl Edwards- 68
- Greg Biffle- 64
- Matt Kenseth- 58
- Kyle Busch- 52
- Jeff Gordon- 52
- Clint Bowyer- 47
- Tony Stewart- 47
- Kurt Busch- 46
- Jeff Burton- 39
Final NASCAR Standings (after Homestead)
- Jimmie Johnson- 6622
- Denny Hamlin- 6583
- Kevin Harvick- 6581
- Carl Edwards- 6393
- Matt Kenseth- 6294
- Greg Biffle- 6247
- Tony Stewart- 6221
- Kyle Busch- 6182
- Jeff Gordon- 6176
- Clint Bowyer- 6155
- Kurt Busch- 6142
- Jeff Burton- 6033
Final Hybrid Standings (no seeding)
- Jimmie Johnson- 6450
- Kevin Harvick- 6381
- Denny Hamlin- 6348
- Carl Edwards- 6238
- Matt Kenseth- 6143
- Kyle Busch- 6052
- Greg Biffle- 6039
- Jeff Gordon-6005
- Kurt Busch- 5999
- Clint Bowyer- 5979
- Tony Stewart- 5959
- Jeff Gordon- 5919
Final BadGroove Standings
- Jimmie Johnson- 97
- Denny Hamlin- 93
- Kevin Harvick- 92
- Carl Edwards- 85
- Greg Biffle- 71
- Matt Kenseth- 66
- Tony Stewart- 56
- Kyle Busch- 54
- Clint Bowyer- 53
- Jeff Gordon- 53
- Kurt Busch- 50
- Jeff Burton- 42
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I really think Harvick should have spun Jimmie and the restart Jimmie was in front of him. That would have being great! 29 would have become a huge fan favorite also.
I also think I like the classic points system better, Harvick would have won by 284 or something. Of course the down side to that system is 6 time Champ Jeff Gordon.