Monday, April 11, 2011

NASCAR By the Numbers: Texas edition

Under the lights in Texas, does it get any better? Roush Fenway Racing swept the weekend, with Matt Kenseth winning the Sprint Cup and Carl Edwards winning the Nationwide race.

Sprint Cup:
Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images
  1. Carl Edwards
  2. Kyle Busch -9
  3. Matt Kenseth -13
  4. Jimmie Johnson -13
  5. Kurt Busch -16
  6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. -21
  7. Ryan Newman -23
  8. Juan Pablo Montoya -24
  9. Kevin Harvick -28
  10. Tony Stewart -43
  11. Paul Menard -47
  12. Clint Bowyer -55
  13. AJ Allmendinger -63
  14. Jeff Gordon -64
  15. Mark Martin -67
Biggest Movers: Matt Kenseth +6, Clint Bowyer +4
Biggest Losses: Mark Martin -5, Kevin Harvick -4

Nationwide Series:

Carl Edwards won the race and pretty much dominated the event, but due to this year's rule change, he is ineligible for points in the series. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the standout of the NNS-only drivers: he actually did manage to take the lead from Edwards at one point and through his great run he retains his points lead.
Credit: Steve Langley
  1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  2. Jason Leffler -14
  3. Justin Allgaier -24
  4. Elliott Sadler -30
  5. Reed Sorenson -30
  6. Aric Almirola -31
  7. Trevor Bayne -37
  8. Brian Scott -45
  9. Kenny Wallace -54
  10. Mike Bliss -68
  11. Steven Wallace -75
  12. Michael Annett -84
  13. Josh Wise -89
  14. Joe Nemechek -91
  15. Jeremy Clements -91
Biggest Movers: Josh Wise +4, Elliott Sadler +3
Biggest Losses: Aric Almirola -2