Crunching numbers after Homestead
Matt Willis...even a little better for a long period of time? Call me a realist. I saw Denny Hamlin come from the back and put on yet another impressive performance in the Chase. If we...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009Crunching numbers for Texas
Matt WillisJimmie Johnson just took the points lead! No, you're not reading an old blog entry. I just noticed something interesting over at www.racing-reference...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009Crunching numbers for Talladega
Matt WillisToday, you can all call me the Talladega Truther. I'm not wearing a cape, but I'm going to come to the aid of the helpless. Defend those without a voi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009Crunching numbers after Martinsville
Matt Willis...I'm a multi-threat like that. Late in Sunday's race at Martinsville, we had Denny Hamlin leading, Jimmie Johnson second and Juan Pablo Montoya third. My question to you: If you were...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009Crunching numbers for Martinsville
Matt Willis...best track (more on one of those drivers shortly). It's also Tony Stewart's and Denny Hamlin's third-best track. Moving to the other side, this is Carl Edwards' third-worst track...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009Crunching numbers after California
Matt WillisIt's getting close to the end of the season, in both NASCAR and Major League Baseball, and you know what that means. Time to program the numbers for ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009Crunching numbers for California
Matt WillisCall me a shameless promoter, but I'm really excited about the "30 For 30" film series that debuted on ESPN this past Tuesday. But why wouldn't I be?...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009Crunching numbers for Dover
Matt Willis...the championship hat. One of those -- somebody I've labeled as one of the favorites -- is Denny Hamlin. But, Hamlin's going to have to excel at some tracks he's struggled at in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2009Crunching numbers for New Hampshire
Matt Willis...the drivers not among the top six storylines, even though Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Brian Vickers, Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman all have their own stories to tell if they win a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 17, 2009Crunching numbers after Richmond
Matt Willis...field, over the nine races heading to the Chase, it's been Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin and Red Bull Racing's Brian Vickers compiling the most points. Last season, we saw four...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009Crunching numbers for Richmond
Matt Willis...led Dale Earnhardt Jr. by a cozy 128 points. 2008: Kenseth, Jeff Gordon and hometown boy Denny Hamlin were 16 points apart in ninth, 10th and 11th entering Richmond. Hamlin trailed sixth-place Biffle...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2009Crunching numbers for Atlanta
Matt WillisJust because there was no Sprint Cup race last weekend doesn't necessarily mean that it was an off weekend. There was news aplenty, with assurance th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009Making the Chase still a nail-biter for many drivers
Matt Willis...the standings do, provided they simply start the race at Richmond. The first is fourth-place Denny Hamlin. The dark-horse championship contender doesn't even need a top-10 at Atlanta, which is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 01, 2009Crunching numbers after Bristol
Matt Willis...percentage points to spread among these guys. Already in: Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon Locks: Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch These guys all have a 190-plus point lead over 13th. They...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2009Crunching numbers after the Pennsylvania 500
Matt Willis...those new cars could be racier than I thought at Pocono. And it was great for Denny Hamlin, somebody who was getting the reputation of being able to run up front but not being...
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