Crunching numbers after Homestead
Matt Willis...had ever won four consecutive championships until Mr. Johnson came along. Not Petty, not Earnhardt, not Waltrip, Gordon or Yarborough. And since I'm an all-sports researcher out at ESPN, let's put it...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009Crunching numbers for Homestead
Matt Willis...Stewart in fifth. I had Johnson and Martin flip-flopped, and was one position off on Jeff Gordon, Greg Biffle and Brian Vickers. Close ain't good enough here, though. However, my past success...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009Crunching numbers for Phoenix
Matt WillisWhat's up! I'm feeling high-energy right now. And no, it's not just because of the newfound points race, nor the fact that I'm writing this column wh...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009Crunching numbers after Texas
Matt WillisYou're going to read a lot of articles this week about how the points race is back on, although it's still a decent lead for Jimmie Johnson. And when ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009Crunching numbers after Talladega
Matt Willis...I noticed that the points were suddenly getting a little more competitive with Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon racing for the win while Jimmie Johnson was in danger of losing the draft. Then Johnson...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009Crunching numbers for Talladega
Matt Willis...That's including Keselowski's grand total of one Cup win. Winners in that time include Jeff Gordon (twice), Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch. If that's not an impressive group of drivers, then...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009Crunching numbers after Martinsville
Matt WillisToday, I'm going to hit you up with a little philosophy. That's right, I'm a multi-threat like that. Late in Sunday's race at Martinsville, we had D...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009Crunching numbers for Martinsville
Matt Willis...the numbers? Among the good -- in terms of driver rating, this is Jimmie Johnson's and Jeff Gordon's best track (more on one of those drivers shortly). It's also Tony Stewart's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009Crunching numbers after Charlotte
Matt Willis...history. Most points in first five Chase races Season -- Driver -- Points 2009 -- Jimmie Johnson -- 893 2007 -- Jeff Gordon -- 840 2008 -- Jimmie Johnson -- 838 2004 -- Kurt Busch -- 830 2004 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. -- 811 Of course...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009Mark Martin's most memorable moments
Matt Willis, ESPN.comFrom making 1,000 -- and counting -- starts to winning 95 races across three NASCAR series, it's been an amazing career for Mark Martin. Here are 10 defining moments for the 50-year-old.
Story | Conversation | October 16, 2009Crunching numbers after California
Matt Willis...race, it was Jimmie Johnson lowering the hammer and outdueling his teammate (and four-time champion) Jeff Gordon on a pair of late restarts. The double-file restart rule seems to play into Johnson...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009Crunching numbers for California
Matt Willis...NASCAR history, while the second shows the race's greatest tragedy and subsequent investigation. • Jeff Gordon: You could argue that nobody has more to do with the current NASCAR scene than Gordon...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009Crunching numbers after Kansas
Matt WillisYou know what I like about the current setup of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup? It's not gimmicky. Just like my column. Except for my random com...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009Crunching numbers for Kansas
Matt Willis...past four years at Kansas Driver -- average position Greg Biffle -- 6.37 Jimmie Johnson -- 6.42 Jeff Gordon -- 10.1 Mark Martin -- 11.9 Matt Kenseth -- 12.0 Everybody loves the Biff More Biffle...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 2009Crunching numbers after Dover
Matt WillisWhat's up, dedicated readers? And for you casual readers, it's time to hop on the bandwagon -- there's still plenty of room. I swear my bandwagon will...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "jeff gordon" make the list?
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