Who Will Go the Distance in 2002?
The Eagles wanted to know the answer to this question in
"The Long Run" and I am sure all of us drag racing fans are wondering
what driver will come out #1 this year. So, just like mutual fund
companies do, we will look at past performance to try and predict this
year's winners. Of course, make sure you cover your bets with
the same statement that mutual funds do: "Past performance isn't always
an indicator of current and future performance."
I took the top drivers who have qualified at the first
two events. The stats listed are from 1990 and are comparable
from year to year. (Elapsed times and MPH would not be comparable from
year to year.) (For PSB, since there have been no events yet,
I just put together the most common qualifiers in the table. PSB
stats are from 1999.) Here is the key to the headings:
| AVERAGES: |
ELIMINATIONS: |
EVENTS: |
| QP=Average
Qualifying Position, |
W=Total Wins
|
Wins=Total
Number of Event Wins |
| Rds=Average
Rounds Advanced per Event |
L=Total Losses |
R/U=Total Number
of Event Runner Ups |
|
Win %=Overall
Winning Percentage |
|
| QUALIFYING: |
| Tot=Total
Number of Event Qualified=Total Number 1 Qualifying Positions |
| Yr=Unique
Number of Years Driver Qualified for at Least One Event |
| #
1's=Total Number 1 Qualifying Positions, |
| Top=Total
Number of Times in Top Half of Qualifying Field |
| Bot=Total
Number of Times in Bottom Half of Qualifying Field |
| TYPE
OF WIN: |
| Good=%
of Wins Driver Won Because They Outran Opponent but neither aborted |
| Abrt=%
of Wins Driver Won Because both Drivers or one Driver Aborted a
Run |
| Hsht=%
of Wins Driver Won on a Holeshot |
| Rdlt=%
of Wins Driver Won Because Opponent Redlighted |
| Unique
Events: 30 |
| Total
Drivers: 12 |
Averages |
Eliminations |
Qualifying |
Events |
Type
of Win
|
| Driver |
QP |
Rds |
W |
L |
Win
% |
Tot |
Yr |
#
1's |
Top |
Bot |
Wins |
R/U |
Good |
Abrt |
Hsht |
Rdlt |
| BERNSTEIN |
6.1 |
2.4 |
355 |
207 |
63.2% |
238 |
12 |
23 |
178 |
60 |
31 |
26 |
43% |
47% |
6% |
4% |
| COWIN |
9.5 |
1.6 |
15 |
27 |
35.7% |
27 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
2 |
40% |
47% |
7% |
7% |
| DIXON |
6.2 |
2.4 |
219 |
132 |
62.4% |
148 |
7 |
12 |
104 |
44 |
16 |
17 |
44% |
48% |
3% |
5% |
| GRUBNIC |
9.9 |
1.4 |
32 |
73 |
30.5% |
73 |
5 |
1 |
23 |
50 |
0 |
2 |
41% |
47% |
3% |
9% |
| HARTMAN |
12.0 |
1.3 |
15 |
56 |
21.1% |
56 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
27% |
60% |
7% |
7% |
| HERBERT |
9.6 |
1.7 |
106 |
138 |
43.4% |
145 |
10 |
0 |
63 |
82 |
6 |
6 |
25% |
62% |
8% |
5% |
| KALITTA,
D |
6.2 |
2.3 |
120 |
81 |
59.7% |
89 |
4 |
4 |
67 |
22 |
8 |
12 |
38% |
53% |
5% |
4% |
| LAMPUS |
10.4 |
1.4 |
12 |
28 |
30.0% |
28 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
75% |
0% |
0% |
| MCCLENATHAN |
5.4 |
2.4 |
283 |
161 |
63.7% |
188 |
10 |
26 |
151 |
37 |
26 |
12 |
45% |
45% |
5% |
5% |
| RUSSELL |
6.5 |
2.4 |
36 |
22 |
62.1% |
24 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
53% |
42% |
0% |
6% |
| SCHUMACHER |
8.2 |
2.2 |
122 |
94 |
56.5% |
99 |
6 |
3 |
54 |
45 |
5 |
15 |
34% |
61% |
2% |
2% |
| SMITH,
J |
13.7 |
1.2 |
2 |
12 |
14.3% |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
| Unique
Events: 30 |
| Total
Drivers: 15 |
Averages |
Eliminations |
Qualifying |
Events |
Type
of Win |
| Driver |
QP |
Rds |
W |
L |
Win
% |
Tot |
Yr |
#
1's |
Top |
Bot |
Wins |
R/U |
Good |
Abrt |
Hsht |
Rdlt |
| BAZEMORE |
7.9 |
1.9 |
201 |
193 |
51.0% |
207 |
12 |
18 |
110 |
97 |
10 |
15 |
36% |
53% |
4% |
6% |
| CANNON |
9.0 |
1.7 |
41 |
60 |
40.6% |
60 |
3 |
0 |
28 |
32 |
0 |
1 |
24% |
71% |
2% |
2% |
| CAPPS |
6.5 |
2.3 |
147 |
96 |
60.5% |
107 |
5 |
6 |
77 |
30 |
11 |
12 |
37% |
52% |
5% |
6% |
| CREASY |
13.5 |
1.1 |
5 |
36 |
12.2% |
36 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
60% |
0% |
0% |
| DENSHAM |
10.7 |
1.4 |
85 |
183 |
31.7% |
188 |
12 |
1 |
51 |
137 |
2 |
6 |
19% |
71% |
5% |
6% |
| FORCE |
2.8 |
3.2 |
625 |
149 |
80.7% |
242 |
12 |
97 |
235 |
7 |
93 |
41 |
41% |
53% |
2% |
4% |
| GILBERTSON |
12.9 |
1.5 |
27 |
48 |
36.0% |
49 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
47 |
1 |
2 |
19% |
52% |
22% |
7% |
| GRAY |
11.6 |
1.6 |
12 |
21 |
36.4% |
21 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
67% |
8% |
0% |
| HOFMANN |
8.0 |
2.0 |
230 |
202 |
53.2% |
217 |
12 |
8 |
127 |
90 |
15 |
17 |
42% |
51% |
3% |
4% |
| JOHNSON |
6.6 |
1.9 |
41 |
39 |
51.2% |
42 |
3 |
4 |
32 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
41% |
51% |
2% |
5% |
| PEDREGON,
C |
4.7 |
2.5 |
245 |
125 |
66.2% |
147 |
9 |
29 |
123 |
24 |
22 |
20 |
43% |
50% |
4% |
3% |
| PEDREGON,
T |
5.8 |
2.4 |
207 |
127 |
62.0% |
141 |
7 |
10 |
112 |
29 |
14 |
18 |
40% |
52% |
6% |
3% |
| SKUZA |
8.3 |
1.7 |
121 |
163 |
42.6% |
165 |
9 |
3 |
91 |
74 |
2 |
10 |
36% |
55% |
3% |
6% |
| TOLIVER |
8.6 |
1.8 |
54 |
64 |
45.8% |
67 |
4 |
2 |
33 |
34 |
3 |
5 |
48% |
50% |
2% |
0% |
| WORSHAM |
9.4 |
1.8 |
164 |
176 |
48.2% |
184 |
12 |
2 |
76 |
108 |
7 |
6 |
33% |
57% |
7% |
3% |
| Unique
Events: 30 |
| Total
Drivers: 18 |
Averages |
Eliminations |
Qualifying |
Events |
Type
of Win |
| Driver |
QP |
Rds |
W |
L |
Win
% |
Tot |
Yr |
#
1's |
Top |
Bot |
Wins |
R/U |
Good |
Abrt |
Hsht |
Rdlt |
| ALDERMAN |
6.5 |
2.6 |
210 |
95 |
68.9% |
119 |
9 |
22 |
76 |
43 |
24 |
17 |
64% |
21% |
7% |
8% |
| ALLEN |
8.1 |
1.7 |
134 |
171 |
43.9% |
175 |
12 |
8 |
95 |
80 |
4 |
7 |
55% |
17% |
19% |
9% |
| ANDERSON |
10.3 |
1.9 |
37 |
36 |
50.7% |
38 |
4 |
1 |
11 |
27 |
2 |
4 |
51% |
14% |
30% |
5% |
| COUGHLIN, J |
7.9 |
2.5 |
189 |
88 |
68.2% |
111 |
8 |
6 |
63 |
48 |
23 |
9 |
53% |
19% |
21% |
7% |
| COUGHLIN, T |
9.0 |
1.8 |
67 |
79 |
45.9% |
80 |
5 |
1 |
41 |
39 |
1 |
8 |
45% |
27% |
21% |
7% |
| EDWARDS |
8.4 |
2.1 |
108 |
83 |
56.5% |
92 |
6 |
5 |
45 |
47 |
9 |
10 |
56% |
13% |
23% |
8% |
| GAINES |
11.2 |
1.6 |
29 |
42 |
40.8% |
44 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
35 |
2 |
2 |
38% |
34% |
17% |
10% |
| JOHNSON, A |
10.2 |
1.6 |
31 |
47 |
39.7% |
48 |
6 |
0 |
18 |
30 |
1 |
2 |
39% |
23% |
35% |
3% |
| JOHNSON, K |
5.3 |
2.4 |
273 |
158 |
63.3% |
180 |
9 |
20 |
147 |
33 |
22 |
16 |
64% |
15% |
12% |
8% |
| JOHNSON, W |
2.9 |
2.8 |
505 |
174 |
74.4% |
241 |
12 |
103 |
228 |
13 |
67 |
31 |
73% |
15% |
3% |
9% |
| KRISHER |
7.4 |
1.6 |
53 |
74 |
41.7% |
77 |
5 |
5 |
48 |
29 |
3 |
3 |
74% |
11% |
11% |
4% |
| MARNELL |
8.7 |
1.6 |
64 |
109 |
37.0% |
110 |
8 |
2 |
55 |
55 |
1 |
0 |
36% |
27% |
28% |
9% |
| MARTINO |
9.8 |
1.7 |
79 |
97 |
44.9% |
101 |
6 |
1 |
36 |
65 |
4 |
7 |
44% |
18% |
25% |
13% |
| MORGAN |
8.6 |
1.9 |
160 |
157 |
50.5% |
164 |
12 |
2 |
87 |
77 |
7 |
12 |
50% |
18% |
17% |
15% |
| OSBORNE |
9.6 |
1.7 |
80 |
108 |
42.6% |
111 |
9 |
8 |
40 |
71 |
3 |
8 |
39% |
20% |
25% |
16% |
| PAWUK |
8.1 |
1.8 |
178 |
203 |
46.7% |
209 |
12 |
4 |
124 |
85 |
6 |
14 |
57% |
22% |
13% |
7% |
| STEVENS |
8.3 |
2.0 |
67 |
62 |
51.9% |
66 |
4 |
1 |
32 |
34 |
4 |
3 |
52% |
28% |
13% |
6% |
| YATES, JIM |
6.3 |
2.3 |
313 |
192 |
62.0% |
215 |
12 |
21 |
155 |
60 |
23 |
29 |
64% |
19% |
10% |
8% |
| Unique
Events:30 |
| Total
Drivers: 22 |
Averages |
Eliminations |
Qualifying |
Events |
Type
of Win |
| Driver |
QP |
Rds |
W |
L |
Win
% |
Tot |
Yr |
#
1's |
Top |
Bot |
Wins |
R/U |
Good |
Abrt |
Hsht |
Rdlt |
| AYERS, B |
12.8 |
1.1 |
1 |
19 |
5.0% |
19 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
100% |
| AYERS, R |
12.5 |
1.1 |
3 |
35 |
7.9% |
35 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
67% |
0% |
33% |
0% |
| BERRY |
10.6 |
1.2 |
3 |
19 |
13.6% |
19 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
33% |
0% |
67% |
| BROWN |
3.3 |
2.7 |
82 |
33 |
71.3% |
42 |
3 |
6 |
42 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
63% |
9% |
5% |
23% |
| CAMARENA |
13.2 |
1.2 |
2 |
13 |
13.3% |
13 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
| COOK |
9.8 |
1.3 |
4 |
14 |
22.2% |
14 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
| DELONG |
14.0 |
1.0 |
0 |
16 |
0.0% |
16 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| DESANTIS |
11.9 |
1.3 |
7 |
27 |
20.6% |
27 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
43% |
43% |
14% |
0% |
| GANN |
7.5 |
2.1 |
29 |
25 |
53.7% |
26 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
59% |
17% |
3% |
21% |
| HALE |
12.2 |
1.2 |
3 |
20 |
13.0% |
20 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| HINES |
2.3 |
2.9 |
87 |
34 |
71.9% |
42 |
3 |
17 |
42 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
78% |
13% |
2% |
7% |
| JOHNSON |
9.7 |
1.6 |
22 |
40 |
35.5% |
40 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
28 |
0 |
2 |
50% |
23% |
14% |
14% |
| MARKHAM |
14.6 |
1.2 |
2 |
11 |
15.4% |
11 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| MULLEN |
5.5 |
2.6 |
47 |
26 |
64.4% |
28 |
2 |
2 |
25 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
55% |
6% |
13% |
26% |
| REUTER |
13.9 |
1.1 |
1 |
14 |
6.7% |
14 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
100% |
0% |
| SAVOIE |
2.2 |
3.2 |
111 |
25 |
81.6% |
42 |
3 |
17 |
42 |
0 |
17 |
6 |
68% |
9% |
2% |
22% |
| SCALI |
7.1 |
1.9 |
28 |
32 |
46.7% |
32 |
3 |
0 |
23 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
61% |
21% |
7% |
11% |
| SHOWERS |
10.2 |
1.5 |
14 |
26 |
35.0% |
26 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
64% |
7% |
7% |
21% |
| SMITH, J |
5.9 |
2.2 |
20 |
17 |
54.1% |
17 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
50% |
35% |
5% |
10% |
| TONGLET, GT |
6.4 |
2.4 |
21 |
13 |
61.8% |
14 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
57% |
|
