One hundred Cup races is nearly three seasons. That’s a good way to look at how drivers and teams perform with driver contracts often lasting three years.
The numbers over the last 100 Cup races can prove interesting. Among some of the takeaways:
- Jimmie Johnson has 14 wins but only 33 top-five finishes. That means 42.4 percent of his top-five finishes are wins.
- Both Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick have 72 top-10 finishes in their last 100 races, meaning they have scored top 10s in 72 percent of these races. Harvick led the way with 52 top-five finishes, thus he’s averaging a top-five finish in more than 50 percent of his starts in the last 100 races.
- Kyle Busch’s numbers are a bit lower than some because he missed the first 11 races of the 2015 season after his injury at Daytona in the season-opening Xfinity race. Still, he ranks toward the top in wins, top-five and top-10 finishes during this stretch.
- Brad Keselowski and Logano rank in the top three in wins, top fives, top 10s and poles in the last 100 races, showing the strength of Team Penske over this period.
Here’s a look at the numbers in the last 100 Cup races among active drivers. (Only drivers who have Cup confirmed rides for the 2017 season are included).
MOST WINS IN LAST 100 RACES
14 — Jimmie Johnson
13 — Joey Logano
10 — Kevin Harvick
10 — Brad Keselowski
9 — Kyle Busch
7 — Matt Kenseth
6 — Dale Earnhardt Jr.
6 — Denny Hamlin
5 — Martin Truex Jr.
3 — Kurt Busch
1 — AJ Allmendinger
1 — Aric Almirola
1 — Chris Buescher
1 — Kasey Kahne
1 — Kyle Larson
MOST TOP 5s IN LAST 100 RACES
52 — Kevin Harvick
50 — Joey Logano
39 — Brad Keselowski
36 — Kyle Busch
33 — Jimmie Johnson
31 — Denny Hamlin
31 — Matt Kenseth
28 — Dale Earnhardt Jr.
23 — Kurt Busch
18 — Kyle Larson
17 — Martin Truex Jr.
13 — Jamie McMurray
MOST TOP 10s IN LAST 100 RACES
72 — Kevin Harvick
72 — Joey Logano
64 — Brad Keselowski
58 — Denny Hamlin
55 — Matt Kenseth
53 — Jimmie Johnson
52 — Kyle Busch
51 — Kurt Busch
44 — Martin Truex Jr.
43 — Dale Earnhardt Jr.
38 — Kyle Larson
38 — Ryan Newman
33 — Jamie McMurray
32 — Kasey Kahne
28 — Clint Bowyer
MOST POLES IN LAST 100 RACES
10 — Kevin Harvick
9 — Joey Logano
8 — Brad Keselowski
6 — Denny Hamlin
6 — Matt Kenseth
5 — Kyle Busch
5 — Kurt Busch
5 — Martin Truex Jr.
2 — AJ Allmendinger
2 — Austin Dillon
2 — Chase Elliott
2 — Jimmie Johnson
2 — Jamie McMurray
MOST DID NOT FINISHES (DNFS) IN LAST 100 RACES
14 — David Ragan
12 — Aric Almirola
12 — Landon Cassill
11 — AJ Allmendinger
11 — Kyle Busch
10 — Matt DiBenedetto
10 — Matt Kenseth
10 — Kyle Larson
10 — Danica Patrick
10 — Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
9 — Trevor Bayne
9 — Jimmie Johnson
9 — Kasey Kahne
9 — Paul Menard
