2016 NASCAR Pit Road Week 17: Daytona

Weekly Review and Power Rankings

Coke Zero 400

Photo: John Raoux /AP

By Richard Tix

Has the age of the NASCAR Night race passed us by? After every race Jeff Gluck (NASCAR writer for USA Today) runs a poll on twitter on "was it a good race?" The poll is taken after the race and it is always interesting to see the results.

Dover, Sonoma, and Auto Club all received 90% or better in approval, while the ASR, Coca-Cola 600 (both Charlotte), Kansas, and Texas were all 50% or below (all night races).

This weekend the Coke Zero 500 rounded out the night races so far of 2016 with only a 52% approval rate. So, what was interesting is when Jeff tweeted out the list with a far right column on if it was a day or night race. The five night races all go 52% or worse by the fans on Twitter, while the worst day race was Michigan with a 68% approval rating.

Has NASCAR lost it's touch on Saturday night racing? I for one enjoy the occasional night race, but I'll be honest many of them are hard to catch live. Summer evenings on the weekend are valuable time with friends and family. Look, I love NASCAR, but when it comes to making memories with my friends and family, they come first, always.

Photo: Chris Trotman

Sunday's are normally a much quieter time where many folks are happy to sit back and relax to watch a race (and maybe get some yard work in). In the USA we have been groomed to sit in front of a TV on Sundays (Sunday morning cartoons, NFL, NASCAR, etc). So, asking fans to take 3 hours out of a Sunday isn't as much to ask as a Saturday is. Heck, I bet people would have rated Daytona better if it was on a Wed. night (just ask Brad Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr how they feel about a schedule mix up).

Maybe it's time to start looking into reviewing a few night races and moving them to new times (Sunday afternoon? Week night?). I have been in favor for a few years now of at least trying a weeknight race. During the NFL season it gives viewers something to watch during the week, a stand alone sporting event not competing with the NFL Sunday.

Maybe it works, maybe not, but it's worth trying once at the rate Saturday night races are going.

Oh, and Brad Keselowski won on Saturday.. Right now he is one of the best plate racers driving and it was a nice site to see him enjoy a win with his daughter in VL.

Pit Road Power Rankings Week 17 (Week 16)

1. Joey Logano (LW-3)- Oh, how I hate power rankings after plate tracks. Wrecks ruin days but it's tough to count too much against a guy for getting in a wreck at Daytona. Just ask Kurt Busch... Well, JoLo pushed his teammate and Kurt to finish out the race and take a weak week 17 No. 1 spot. Finish: 4th
2. Kurt Busch (LW-2)- Just ask Kurt how he feels about the guy ahead of him in the rankings this week... If it wasn't for Joey moving him Kurt would have had a nice finish and most likely the top spot this week. Finish: 23rd
3. Kevin Harvick (LW-1)- Another guy done in by a wreck. Not a ton to say about many of these guys. They have been the best drivers all year and wrecks happen all too often at these tracks. Finish: 39th
4. Brad Keselowski (LW-7)- BK finally got the Daytona bug off of his back. Some of us (me included) have noticed how well BK normally runs at resrictor plate tracks, but it is in full focus after his Firecracker 400 win on Saturday. Finish: 1st
5. Carl Edwards (LW-4)- Add Carl to the list involved in some sort of wreck on Saturday night. Interestingly Jeff Gluck's poll of the weekly races all have night races rated the worst...Finish: 25th
6. Kyle Larson (LW-8)- Larson was actually a guy to keep it mostly clean on Saturday and it paid off with another nice finish. He is putting it together, but its looking more and more like he will still need a win to get in. Finish: 6th
7. Kyle Busch (LW-10)- Kyle was a legit challenger to BK's win on Saturday. He hung out front with him a ton and even lead a few laps. Rowdy has started to turn it back around in his last two races. Finish: 2nd
8. Chase Elliott (LW-5)- This is the first time in a few weeks that Chase actually fell outside the top 5 on the NBTW rankings. However, a road course and plate track back to back is nothing to freak out about. Lets see how he bounces back this weekend. Finish: 32nd
9. Martin Truex Jr (LW-6)- Truex spent some time up front early but ended up being a part of the biggest wreck of the night like many others. Finish: 29th
10. Austin Dillon (LW-NR)- Austin started the race in the top 10 (6th) and ended it right about where he starter. Dillon has been a pretty good plate racer so it isn't a hug surprise to see a top 10 at Daytona. Finish: 7th
11. Matt Kenseth (LW-9)- Once again, another victum of the biggest wreck of the night, Kenseth just tried to salvage the race. It's dissapointing too, because he normally ends up being a factor at the front towards the end of plate races some way or another. Finish: 28th
12. Tony Stewart (LW-12)- For old times, Smoke is keeping his last spot in the rankings. To be honest, not a lot of guys are worthy of the 12th spot after a wreck filled Daytona, so Tony gets to keep the spot dispite a poor run. However, his finish still left him in the top 30 so he is in the Chase as of this race. Finish: 26th

Dropped Out: Jimmie Johnson (LW-11)

2016 NASCAR Week 17 Preview: Daytona

Firecracker 400 (Coke Zero 400)

Daytona International Speedway

By Richard Tix

84 races strapping in. 84 times another driver went to victory lane. Injuries. Drama. Car changes. Rule Changes. Legal battles. Lastly, numerous bold, no holds-bar, statements to remind us Tony was still with us. Anything you can imagine happening to break a man down happened to Tony Stewart in the last few years. Last Sunday it came full circle.

Smoke never gave up through all the frustration and personal issues that could have followed him. Even on Sunday at Sonoma he wasn't going to lay down after a mistake or two. Between his hard racing and say all attitude, its what has defined his career.

This week, with Smoke only trailing a Chase spot (top 30 spot) by 9 points, NASCAR heads to Daytona International Speedway. It's a place Tony has won at four times and its a race Tony has won four times. The reality is that Smoke never won a Daytona 500, but winning four Firecracker 400's is no small task. Of current drivers only Dale Earnhardt Jr has as many DIS wins as Stewart (4).

So, last week I begged the question at the end of my intro to Sonoma is a underdog like A.J. Allmendinger could win and steal a Chase spot. I also specifically asked if Smoke could get it done at Sonoma. He did, so now the next question is can he get to 50 wins and lock himself into the Chase by being top 30 in points with one more Firecracker 400?

**This section is just a quick look at some of Cup drivers latest finishes. This is not a tool for fantasy purposes and NBTW only is looking at end results. No deep statistic's are involved, but rather it is just a quick way to get ready for the race and get caught up on who has finished well at each track**

The Good

• Denny Hamlin- 2016 Daytona 500 winner will look to continue his Daytona dominance in the 2016 Firecracker. Hamlin has a streak of five straight top 10's that includes four top 5's at Daytona heading into this weekends race.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr- Even with his wreck in the Daytona 500, Junior still has the best average finish in the last 8 Daytona races (10). That's saying something about just how consistently good he has been here in the last few years.
• Jimmie Johnson- In the last eight races only Junior and JJ have multiple wins (both have two). JJ also has five top 5's in those last eight races.

The Middle

• Regan Smith- Yes, Regan Smith is stuck in the middle. No, I wouldn't trust he will have another quality finish, but his last three finishes have been 8th, 16th, and 8th. Before that he had finished of 34th, 24th, 24th, and 7th. 

The Bad

• Brad Keselowski- BK actually tends to find himself up front a ton at Daytona, but it never seems to unfold into more in the latest stops here. In 14 races he only has three top 10's. Don't be surprised to see him in the mix at some point but possible finish worse.
• Matt Kenseth- Speaking of a guy who can get in the mix at Daytona, Kenseth has two career Daytona wins, but his last seven runs here have had many mixed results. In those seven races he has one top 10 and only three top 20's.
• Paul Menard- Menard has seven straight finishes outside the top 15. Eight races ago was his last Daytona top 15 and it was 14th. The plus side is before that he had three top 10's.

About the Track: Daytona

Track Stats

• Jimmie Johnson was the first driver since Bobby Allison in 1982 to win both stops at DIS in a single season
• Tony Stewart won from 42nd starting position 7/7/12, which is the farthest back anyone has won from (Firecracker 400)
• However, Matt Kenseth won from 39th in the 2009 500, which is the farthest back anyone has won the Daytona 500
• Of current drivers, Jeff Gordon has the most wins at Daytona with 6 (3 of them the 500). Stewart is second with 4 (None the 500)
• A Toyota only has two wins at DIS (Kyle Busch 2008 Firecracker and Denny Hamlin 2016 Daytona 500)
• Chevy has won 8 of the last 14. Ford has won 5 of 13. Denny Hamlin won the other.
• Trevor Bayne is still the youngest Daytona 500 win (19 years old. 2011 Daytona 500). It is still his only Cup win.

Track Info

• Surface
• Asphalt
• Length
• 2.5 miles
• Banking
• Turns: 31 degrees
• Tri-Oval: 18 degrees
• Back Straight: 2 degrees

Weekend Articles:

• Entry List
• TV Schedule
• Power Rankings
• Tony Stewart Tribute

2016 NASCAR Daytona Entry List

Firecracker 400 (Coke Zero 400)

By Richard Tix

The official entry list for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway (From: Jayski.com)

2016 Daytona NASCAR Schedule: Firecracker 400

Firecracker 400 (Coke Zero 400)

By Richard Tix

**All Times are Eastern Time Zone (ET)**

Thursday June 20, 2016

• 2-2:55 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series first practice- NBCSN
• 3-3:55 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series first practice- NBCSN
• 4-4:55 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice- NBCSN
• 5-5:55 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice- NBCSN

Friday July 1, 2016 

• 2:10 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying- NBCSN
• 4:10 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying- NBCSN
• 7:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Subway Firecracker 250 Powered by Coca-Cola (100 laps)- NBCSN

Saturday July 2, 2016

• 7:45 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola (160 laps)- NBC

2015 Pit Road Week 17: Daytona

Weekly Review and Power Rankings

Week 17: Firecracker 400

By Richard Tix

Sunday July 6th marked the return of NASCAR on NBC. It also marked the latest finish for a Cup race in 2015. After a lengthy rain delay cars finally got back on the track to get the race in on early Monday morning. Many people had to go to bed and missed the race, but those of us who could stay up got to see some decent racing.

For the most part, it was a Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr dominated morning. The Hendrick cars were once again strong all day and that proved true when Jr brought home the win. No disrespect to Jr, but the big headlines were the fans who stuck it out and the big wreck that had fans worried for Austin Dillon's safety.

Many people in the social media world were ranting and complaining over the race being held on Sunday and not Saturday. Now, I understand a Saturday night race gives you more options to run Sunday, but there was no way NASCAR wanted to compete with an American Holiday on the 4th. Plus, in a non football season, the thought of a Sunday Night Prime Time Race seemed to good of an opportunity to pass up. So, I do not blame NBC for giving it a try. When all is said and done, weather was the real issue.

As for Dillon, he was the focus of the final big one Monday morning during the closing lap. His car got flipped up into the catch fence and was ripped apart in a matter of milliseconds. Fortunately, Dillon and all the fans near escaped with mostly just scraps and bruises. It was a horrible incident, but it shows just how far NASCAR has come in terms of safety.

Remember, NASCAR (and racing in general) is a dangerous sport. We can (and should) continue to do all we can to improve safety, but at no point will the sport of racing ever be completely safe. Things happen and accidents like this are just part of life and the risks we take as drivers, fans, and humans. Let this be just another reminder in the world around you that any moment something could happen that you have no control over. Let those you love know and make sure to live life to the fullest. 

Now, onto a less serious note, the Power Rankings. Oh, and if you missed it check out some of the photos after the rankings.

1. Jimmie Johnson (LW-2)- JJ finished in the top 10 for both races at Daytona International Speedway this year. That is 5 top 5's in his last 6 races at Daytona including two wins, maybe others should be paying attention? Finish: 2nd
2. Kevin Harvick (LW-1)- That is two straight races where Harvick didn't lead a lap. He only has three races in 2015 that he did not lead a lap during and Daytona was two of them (Sonoma the other). Finish: 4th
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr (LW-4)- In his last 9 races Jr has yet to finish outside 14th, has 5 top 10's, 5 top 10's, and 2 wins. Yes, it is time to start the, "can Dale Jr win a Championship finally," hype. Finish: 1st
4. Kurt Busch (LW-3)- The top 4 drivers just keep remaining the same week after week. Right now, these guys are top of the class with a few nipping right below. Again, all four finished top 5 and all managed to stay out of trouble at Daytona. Finish: 5th
5. Jamie McMurray (LW-7)- Eh. That's kind of JMac's Firecracker 400 in a nutshell. He ran in the top 15 most of the race, but was never truly a threat to win and ended up finishing about where he ran. Finish: 15th
6. Kasey Kahne (LW-8)- Kahne gets to move up even after his wreck because he was one of the early contenders in the race. A Hendrick engine up front was a theme on the night, but Kahen got caught up and ruined his night. Finish: 32nd
7. Joey Logano (LW-5)- The second Daytona race of 2015 wasn't as kind to JoLo. He seemed to be kind of like a pinball during the race, but gutted it out for an ok finish. Finish: 22nd
8. Martin Truex Jr (LW-6)- Truex had a strong car go to waste when he got caught up in a wreck. The #78 team does have the win under there belt now, so this just takes a hit on the amount of car depth they have, and they wont worry about the points. Finish: 38th
9. Clint Bowyer (LW-10)- Anyone going to give Clint some credit for three straight top 10's? Oh, you didn't know he had three straight? Give him some love. They haven't been pretty, but he is still fighting to give himself a chance. Finish: 10th 
10. Ryan Newman (LW-NR)- After a rough patch, the consistent Newman has now posted back to back top 10's while only leading one lap in those two races. Finish: 8th
11. Matt Kenseth (LW-11)- The last two drivers on this list this week are hanging on by a thread. Really, they're just lucky no one else is getting hot at the moment. Kenseth flashed moment of having a top 5-10 car, but got caught up in a wreck. Finish: 23rd
12. Brad Keselowski (LW-9)- Meanwhile, BK had an ok car but never held track position. He seemed to find the middle of every wreck and he was left trying to find his way out. In the ned he didn't find his way out. Finish: 29th

Dropped Out: Paul Menard (LW-12)

Just Missed: Denny Hamlin

Honorable Mention: Austin Dillon (7th), Trevor Bayne (9th), Casey Mears (11th), David Ragan (12th), and Landon Cassill (13th)

Someone finally gets back on the board this weekend!

2015 Coke Zero 500: Austin Dillon

2015 Daytona Entry List: Firecracker 400

Coke Zero 400 (Firecracker 400)

Daytona International Speedway

By Richard Tix

Entry list from Jayski.com

Have a great Fourth of July weekend and stay safe! Thanks for checking out NASCAR Behind the Wall for all your race weekend needs!

2015 Week 17 Preview: Daytona

Daytona International Speedway

Firecracker 400 (Coke Zero 400)

By Richard Tix

Last time NASCAR started a Daytona preview it was to kick off the 2015 season. Kevin Harvick was just coming off his first Sprint Cup Title. Jeff Gordon had a fantastic 2014 season and announced he would be done full time racing after the 2015 season, and everyone hated Brad Keselowski...

Well, Harvick is still hanging tough, Gordon could use some bounce back but will still retire from full time Cup racing, and I think many people are still not BK fans. Some things never change in the NASCAR world.

Last year after this race Aric Almirola was all smiles as a rain shortened race gave him his first career win and also locked him into the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase. This year we head into Daytona with the same feeling, can an underdog win and make his whole season in one 400 mile race?

The Good

• Dale Earnhardt Jr- Jr has the best average finish at Daytona of any active driver (13.1), which is pretty darn good considering how easy it is to get caught up in a wreck here. In his last 7 races here he has 5 top 10's which includes 4 top 5's and the 2014 Daytona 500 win. 
• Jimmie Johnson- Kind of similar to Jr, JJ has four top 10's in his last five races at Daytona. JJ's stats include two wins in that time and all of those four were top 5's. The only thing that has got in his way lately was a crash in last years Firecracker 400.
• Casey Mears- I have to give credit where credit is due, and lately Mears has been a top 10 finisher here at Daytona. Is it luck? Sure, but it is for anyone at superspeedways. But, it also take a lot of skill, timing, and awareness to keep a car clean and make your move. Mears has four straight top 10's that proves he can do that.

The Middle

• Clint Bowyer- Bowyer has been borderline "Good" lately here with 3 top 10's in the last 4 races, but over his career it has been a roller coaster. He seems to sit back some and let things happen in front of him before making a move and happens to get mixed results.

The Bad

• Kyle Larson- Can he catch a break at Daytona? This spot is ALL due to bad luck and being in the wrong spot at the wrong time, plus a short sample size. I think Larson can bounce back, but bad luck has him in the "Bad" company for now.
• Sam Hornish Jr- Zero top 10's in 8 tries for Hornish at Daytona. At this years 500 he did manage a 12th place finish after starting 38th, so there might be a bright side.
• AJ Allmendinger- Does AJ find trouble or does it find him at Daytona? The more Daytona starts he has the more I lean towards he finds it. I am a AJ fan, but his 12 starts with only 1 top 5 and 2 top 10's show he has some room to improve here.

Track Stats

• Jimmie Johnson was the first driver since Bobby Allison in 1982 to win both stops at DIS in a single season
• The last Pole win in the Daytona 500 was in 2000 by Dale Jarrett. There have been 4 Pole winners since then in the other stop at DIS (Firecracker)
• Tony Stewart won from 42nd starting position 7/7/12, which is the farthest back anyone has won from (Firecracker)
• However, Matt Kenseth won from 39th in the 2009 500, which is the farthest back anyone has won the Daytona 500
• Of current drivers, Jeff Gordon has the most wins at Daytona with 6 (3 of them the 500). Stewart is second with 4 (None the 500)
• A Toyota only has one win at DIS (Kyle Busch 2008)
• Chevy has won 7 of the last 12. For has won the other 5 of 12
• Trevor Bayne is still the youngest Daytona 500 win (19 years old. 2011 Daytona 500). It is still his only Cup win.

Track Info

• Surface
• Asphalt
• Length
• 2.5 miles
• Banking
• Turns: 31 degrees
• Tri-Oval: 18 degrees
• Back Straight: 2 degrees

Daytona International Speedway
Race	Date	Cars	Winner(s)	St	Make / Model
1959-02	2/20/1959	38	Bob Welborn	7	'59 Chevrolet
1959-03	2/22/1959	59	Lee Petty	15	'59 Oldsmobile
1959-26	7/4/1959	37	Fireball Roberts	1	'59 Pontiac
1960-03	2/12/1960	37	Fireball Roberts	2	'60 Pontiac
1960-04	2/12/1960	40	Jack Smith	1	'60 Pontiac
1960-05	2/14/1960	68	Junior Johnson	9	'59 Chevrolet
1960-23	7/4/1960	37	Jack Smith	1	'60 Pontiac
1961-03	2/24/1961	34	Fireball Roberts	1	'61 Pontiac
1961-04	2/24/1961	33	Joe Weatherly	1	'61 Pontiac
1961-05	2/26/1961	58	Marvin Panch	4	'60 Pontiac
1961-32	7/4/1961	30	David Pearson	2	'61 Pontiac
1962-03	2/16/1962	25	Fireball Roberts	1	'62 Pontiac
1962-04	2/16/1962	25	Joe Weatherly	3	'62 Pontiac
1962-05	2/18/1962	48	Fireball Roberts	1	'62 Pontiac
1962-29	7/4/1962	33	Fireball Roberts	4	'62 Pontiac
1963-05	2/22/1963	31	Junior Johnson	2	'63 Chevrolet
1963-06	2/22/1963	31	Johnny Rutherford	9	'63 Chevrolet
1963-07	2/24/1963	50	Tiny Lund	12	'63 Ford
1963-29	7/4/1963	35	Fireball Roberts	3	'63 Ford
1964-06	2/21/1964	23	Junior Johnson	2	'64 Dodge
1964-07	2/21/1964	23	Bobby Isaac	4	'64 Dodge
1964-08	2/23/1964	46	Richard Petty	2	'64 Plymouth
1964-35	7/4/1964	32	A.J. Foyt	19	'64 Dodge
1965-02	2/12/1965	21	Darel Dieringer	1	'64 Mercury
1965-03	2/12/1965	28	Junior Johnson	1	'65 Ford
1965-04	2/14/1965	43	Fred Lorenzen	4	'65 Ford
1965-29	7/4/1965	40	A.J. Foyt	11	'65 Ford
1966-03	2/25/1966	33	Paul Goldsmith	8	'65 Plymouth
1966-04	2/25/1966	33	Earl Balmer	6	'65 Dodge
1966-05	2/27/1966	50	Richard Petty	1	'66 Plymouth
1966-28	7/4/1966	40	Sam McQuagg	4	'66 Dodge
1967-03	2/24/1967	28	LeeRoy Yarbrough	3	'67 Dodge
1967-04	2/24/1967	28	Fred Lorenzen	6	'67 Ford
1967-05	2/26/1967	50	Mario Andretti	12	'67 Ford
1967-28	7/4/1967	39	Cale Yarborough	2	'67 Ford
1968-04	2/25/1968	50	Cale Yarborough	1	'68 Mercury
1968-25	7/4/1968	37	Cale Yarborough	4	'68 Mercury
1969-04	2/20/1969	27	David Pearson	15	'69 Ford
1969-05	2/20/1969	24	Bobby Isaac	1	'69 Dodge
1969-06	2/23/1969	50	LeeRoy Yarbrough	19	'69 Ford
1969-28	7/4/1969	40	LeeRoy Yarbrough	9	'69 Ford
1970-02	2/19/1970	30	Cale Yarborough	1	'69 Mercury
1970-03	2/19/1970	31	Charlie Glotzbach	2	'69 Dodge
1970-04	2/22/1970	40	Pete Hamilton	9	'70 Plymouth
1970-24	7/4/1970	40	Donnie Allison	15	'69 Ford
1971-02	2/11/1971	33	Pete Hamilton	2	'71 Plymouth
1971-03	2/11/1971	31	David Pearson	4	'69 Mercury
1971-04	2/14/1971	40	Richard Petty	5	'71 Plymouth
1971-27	7/4/1971	40	Bobby Isaac	21	'71 Dodge
1972-02	2/20/1972	40	A.J. Foyt	2	'71 Mercury
1972-17	7/4/1972	40	David Pearson	2	'71 Mercury
1973-02	2/18/1973	40	Richard Petty	7	'73 Dodge
1973-17	7/4/1973	40	David Pearson	6	'71 Mercury
1974-02	2/17/1974	40	Richard Petty	2	'74 Dodge
1974-16	7/4/1974	40	David Pearson	1	'73 Mercury
1975-02	2/16/1975	40	Benny Parsons	32	'75 Chevrolet
1975-16	7/4/1975	40	Richard Petty	13	'74 Dodge
1976-02	2/15/1976	42	David Pearson	7	Mercury
1976-16	7/4/1976	40	Cale Yarborough	2	Chevrolet
1977-02	2/20/1977	42	Cale Yarborough	4	Chevrolet
1977-16	7/4/1977	41	Richard Petty	5	Dodge
1978-02	2/19/1978	41	Bobby Allison	33	Ford
1978-16	7/4/1978	40	David Pearson	3	Mercury
1979-02	2/18/1979	41	Richard Petty	13	Oldsmobile
1979-17	7/4/1979	41	Neil Bonnett	2	Mercury
1980-02	2/17/1980	42	Buddy Baker	1	Oldsmobile
1980-17	7/4/1980	40	Bobby Allison	14	Mercury
1981-02	2/15/1981	42	Richard Petty	8	Buick
1981-17	7/4/1981	42	Cale Yarborough	1	Buick
1982-01	2/14/1982	42	Bobby Allison	7	Buick
1982-16	7/4/1982	40	Bobby Allison	9	Buick
1983-01	2/20/1983	42	Cale Yarborough	8	Pontiac
1983-16	7/4/1983	40	Buddy Baker	8	Ford
1984-01	2/19/1984	42	Cale Yarborough	1	Chevrolet
1984-16	7/4/1984	42	Richard Petty	6	Pontiac
1985-01	2/17/1985	40	Bill Elliott	1	Ford
1985-15	7/4/1985	41	Greg Sacks	9	Chevrolet
1986-01	2/16/1986	42	Geoffrey Bodine	2	Chevrolet
1986-15	7/4/1986	42	Tim Richmond	9	Chevrolet
1987-01	2/15/1987	42	Bill Elliott	1	Ford
1987-15	7/4/1987	41	Bobby Allison	11	Buick
1988-01	2/14/1988	42	Bobby Allison	3	Buick
1988-15	7/2/1988	42	Bill Elliott	38	Ford
1989-01	2/19/1989	42	Darrell Waltrip	2	Chevrolet
1989-15	7/1/1989	40	Davey Allison	8	Ford
1990-01	2/18/1990	42	Derrike Cope	12	Chevrolet
1990-15	7/7/1990	40	Dale Earnhardt	3	Chevrolet
1991-01	2/17/1991	42	Ernie Irvan	2	Chevrolet
1991-15	7/6/1991	41	Bill Elliott	10	Ford
1992-01	2/16/1992	42	Davey Allison	6	Ford
1992-15	7/4/1992	40	Ernie Irvan	6	Chevrolet
1993-01	2/14/1993	41	Dale Jarrett	2	Chevrolet
1993-15	7/3/1993	41	Dale Earnhardt	5	Chevrolet
1994-01	2/20/1994	42	Sterling Marlin	4	Chevrolet
1994-15	7/2/1994	43	Jimmy Spencer	3	Ford
1995-01	2/19/1995	42	Sterling Marlin	3	Chevrolet
1995-15	7/1/1995	43	Jeff Gordon	3	Chevrolet
1996-01	2/18/1996	43	Dale Jarrett	7	Ford
1996-15	7/6/1996	42	Sterling Marlin	2	Chevrolet
1997-01	2/16/1997	42	Jeff Gordon	6	Chevrolet
1997-16	7/5/1997	42	John Andretti	3	Ford
1998-01	2/15/1998	43	Dale Earnhardt	4	Chevrolet
1998-30	10/17/1998	43	Jeff Gordon	8	Chevrolet
1999-01	2/14/1999	43	Jeff Gordon	1	Chevrolet
1999-17	7/3/1999	43	Dale Jarrett	12	Ford
2000-01	2/20/2000	43	Dale Jarrett	1	Ford
2000-17	7/1/2000	43	Jeff Burton	9	Ford
2001-01	2/18/2001	43	Michael Waltrip	19	Chevrolet
2001-17	7/7/2001	43	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	13	Chevrolet
2002-01	2/17/2002	43	Ward Burton	19	Dodge
2002-17	7/6/2002	43	Michael Waltrip	7	Chevrolet
2003-01	2/16/2003	43	Michael Waltrip	4	Chevrolet
2003-17	7/5/2003	43	Greg Biffle	30	Ford
2004-01	2/15/2004	43	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	Chevrolet
2004-17	7/3/2004	43	Jeff Gordon	1	Chevrolet
2005-01	2/20/2005	43	Jeff Gordon	15	Chevrolet
2005-17	7/2/2005	43	Tony Stewart	1	Chevrolet
2006-01	2/19/2006	43	Jimmie Johnson	9	Chevrolet
2006-17	7/1/2006	43	Tony Stewart	2	Chevrolet
2007-01	2/18/2007	43	Kevin Harvick	34	Chevrolet
2007-18	7/7/2007	43	Jamie McMurray	15	Ford
2008-01	2/17/2008	43	Ryan Newman	7	Dodge
2008-18	7/5/2008	43	Kyle Busch	9	Toyota
2009-01	2/15/2009	43	Matt Kenseth	39	Ford
2009-18	7/4/2009	43	Tony Stewart	1	Chevrolet
2010-01	2/14/2010	43	Jamie McMurray	13	Chevrolet
2010-18	7/3/2010	43	Kevin Harvick	1	Chevrolet
2011-01	2/20/2011	43	Trevor Bayne	32	Ford
2011-17	7/2/2011	43	David Ragan	5	Ford
2012-01	2/27/2012	43	Matt Kenseth	4	Ford
2012-18	7/7/2012	43	Tony Stewart	42	Chevrolet
2013-01	2/24/2013	43	Jimmie Johnson	9	Chevrolet
2013-18	7/6/2013	43	Jimmie Johnson	8	Chevrolet
2014-01	2/23/2014	43	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	9	Chevrolet
2014-18	7/6/2014	43	Aric Almirola	15	Ford
2015-01	2/22/2015	43	Joey Logano	5	Ford