We're Going Streaking

A few weeks ago in Phoenix we witnessed Carl Edwards finally break his win less streak. After a few season's where it became normal to see Edwards do a back flip after finishing first, he went 70 races without thinking about acrobatics. The US Girls Gymnastics's team had achieved Gold in the meantime. At Phoenix International Speedway we got a glimpse of classic Carl and after that win he continued the hot streak with a 5th place finish. Carl had to be the most notable of divers to have a win less streak, but lets take a look at the drivers left and who could snap the streak this year. Boys we are streaking...

Martin Truex Jr

Truex's last win came in 2007 at Dover, it also happens to be his only win in his Sprint Cup Career. Truex has one top 10 on the season and that was last week at Las Vegas. He couldn't seem to stay out of trouble at Phoenix and finished up 36th. His Michael Waltrip teammate Clint Bowyer notched 3 wins last year while Truex had one of his finest seasons with 7 top 5's and 19 top 10's. It is only a matter of time before he gets his second win in the books. Look out at Dover this year, where he has his only win and also has two career poles.

**Update 6/25/13: Well it looks like at least one guy will get off this streaking list. Martin Truex Jr found a comfort in turning right and broke his streak at 218 races at Sonoma. Now the question is, is he done winning this year? He has been having another strong year and may get another one before one of these other guys get out of there slump.**

 

Mark Martin

 

Another Michael Waltrip driver and Truex's teammate, Mark Martin has been on a win less streak since 2009 at New Hampshire. That is 108 races, and 12 skipped races for Martin without winning.  Martin has 40 career victories and I don't know a Nascar fan that wouldn't mind seeing him get back to victory lane at least one more time. Mark Martin is 6th in the points standing so far with a 3rd place finish at Daytona and also had the pole at Phoenix. He has been a dream in the Aarons dream machine notching 10 top 5 finishes last year. Hope he has one last chance to celebrate in victory lane.

 

Jeff Burton

 

Jeff Burton has 21 career victories but hasn't celebrated one since 2008 at Charlotte. Burton use to be Mr. Consistent when it came to Nascar, qualifying for 3 straight years, (06, 07, and 08) he has only been back once in 2010. Burton has the longest active streak on this list as a driver who last won with the same team he is on currently, Richard Childress Racing. Burton is in the same boat as Martin, aging and looking for one last shot at glory. Both may go down as 1 and 2 of the greatest drivers never to win a Nascar Cup title.

 

Jamie McMurray

 

McMurray hasn't notched a win since 2010 at Charlotte, same as Burton. In 2010 McMurray also had 2 other wins giving him 3 on the season which doubled his total of his career. Last season McMurray was a non factor, only finishing in the top 10 three times. This season hasn't started much better with a 32nd, 22nd, and 13th, it could be another long season for McMurray.

 

Juan Pablo Montoya

 

Another teammate tandem on this list. Earnhardt Ganassi teammates McMurray and Juan Pablo are both in slumps but Montoya may have an easier out this season. 39th, 12th, and 13th so far on the season, Montoya hasn't started much better than McMurray, 2 top 10's last year, and only 2 career wins. All of these stats from the past are worse than McMurray, but Montoya has Road courses to fall back on. Montoyas last win was in 2010 at Watkins Glen (A road course). He has yet to win at an oval track, but look for a strong finish at Watkins Glen or Sonoma.

 

• Other notables: Bobby Labante, David Reutimann, Casey Mears, and Terry Labante

 

So who is going to be the next Carl Edwards and break the win less streak and who is going to be Frank Ricard?



 

"We're..We're Going streaking!! We're going up the quad to the gymnasium."