Crunching numbers after Homestead
Matt Willis...good and will likely continue to be that good or perhaps even a little better for a long period of time? Call me a realist. I saw Denny Hamlin come from the back and put...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009Crunching numbers for Phoenix
Matt Willis...1.5, 66 fastest laps run and leading 69.3 percent of the laps. There's a long formula to explain driver rating, but I only get so many characters for this blog, and it...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009Crunching numbers after Texas
Matt Willis...predicted for Kevin Harvick earlier this season -- he had a great season, but he had gone so long without a DNF that he was just due. But I also don't want to ignore any...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009Crunching numbers after Martinsville
Matt Willis...on by leaving a comment below or sending me an e-mail at ESPNMattWillis@yahoo.com. The long and the short Some drivers mentioned after the Martinsville race that all we'd talk about is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 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...the 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...night that will be spent watching an hour-long film and then some World Series of Poker...s greatest tragedy and subsequent investigation. • Jeff Gordon: You could argue that nobody has more...
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...common sense. I mean, it wasn't too long ago that we were saying that the title...Greg Biffle -- 6.37 Jimmie Johnson -- 6.42 Jeff Gordon -- 10.1 Mark Martin -- 11.9 Matt...
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, 2009Crunching numbers for Richmond
Matt Willis...In the battle for 12th, Harvick 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2009Crunching numbers for Atlanta
Matt Willis...for. Dominating deuce The NASCAR season is a long one, I don't think there's any...0 in the win, 25 points better than Jeff Gordon. Busch's average position in the race...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009Crunching numbers after Watkins Glen
Matt Willis...record for most consecutive top-two finishes at a track? Passing of the torch For a long time, Jeff Gordon was the unquestioned King of the Road, and it wasn't close. However, now he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 11, 2009Crunching numbers after the Pennsylvania 500
Matt Willis...but the current NASCAR system allows too many freebies at the big tracks where it takes a long green-flag run to see cars being lapped. Of course, the only drawback of the double-file...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 04, 2009Crunching numbers from New Hampshire
Matt Willis...Donald Thomas: 20-129 Fireball Roberts: 21-205 Bobby Hillin Jr.: 22-52 Richard Petty: 22-241 Jeff Gordon: 22-298 While Thomas and Hillin never won another race, the rest of this list is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 30, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "jeff long" make the list?