Re: FAQ (Paxton Points)

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""Michael McGaha"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> He would have been if he hadn't had so many awful finishes. he failed to
> finish 7 races. 11 times he finished outside the top 20. 7 of those times
he
> was outside the top 30.
>
> Tell me this. if he'd only run 10 races for the year and won 8 of the 10
> races. but failed to even run the other 26 races, would you still be
saying
> he should be higher in the points?
>
> The fact of the matter is, he finished 6th in average finishing position
for
> the year too. The top 10 drivers based on average finish are...
>
> Matt Kenseth        10.25        with 2 DNFs
> Jimmie Johnson        11.39        with 3 DNFs
> Kevin Harvick        12.33        with NO DNFs
> Dale Earnhardt, Jr.        12.72        with 4 DNFs
> Jeff Gordon        12.92        with 5 DNFs
> Ryan Newman        13.93        with 7 DNFs
> Tony Stewart        14.58        with 5 DNFs
> Bill Elliot        16.06        with 2 DNFs
> Bobby Labonte        16.14        with 5 DNFs
> Terry Labonte        16.69        with 1 DNF
>
> Now if you'll notice Ryan had more DNFs than any other person in the top
10.
> that's one of the reason he couldn't get higher in the points. Matt
Kenseth
> finished 5 more races than Ryan Newman did. Shoot, Kevin Harvick finished
> SEVEN more races than Ryan Newman did.
>
> So yes. I think Ryan Newman deserves a lot of respect and praise for
winning
> 8 races. but no, I do not think he was the champion this year. The ONLY
area
> where he was best was in the number of wins. average finish he was 6th in
> the top 10, most DNFs he was LAST in the top 10, basically Matt Kenseth
beat
> him in every area EXCEPT most wins.
>
> just my opinion.
>
> Michael
>
> "J Haag" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:54:11 +0000 (UTC), Bob Paxton wrote:
> > <snip>
> > > Say what you will about consistency, but I find it unconsionable that
> > > anyone can win a championship with just one win in 36 races while the
> > > guy with eight wins finishes SIXTH for crying out loud.
> >
> > That is what I have an issue with. Not so much that Newman didn't win
> > the championship, but that he was a distant *sixth*. When the guy that
> > wins the championship only has one win, the guy with eight wins should
> > at least be somewhat close in points.
> >
>