Drag Racing Online - DragStats - Volume IV No. 4 April 2002

How we doin' so far?

After 5 events, I thought we would look at a chart similar to what I published in my last article. Here a few highlights:

In Top Fuel, 25 different drivers have qualified in 5 events, but only 5 different drivers have won over 50% of their rounds of racing. Larry Dixon being the highest with an 88.2% winning percentage.

Also of note:

Only 9 drivers have qualified for the first 5 five races this year.
Larry Dixon has an 1.8 qualifying position average.
The both beer cars are averaging a semifinal showing at each event.

In Funny Car, 22 different drivers have qualified in 5 events and 8 drivers have won more than 50% of their rounds. John Force has the highest winning percentage (80%), but Del Worsham has a higher rounds advanced average. How does this happen? Force qualified for one more event that Del and was able to add round wins to his winning percentage.

8 drivers have qualified for all of the events and 7 drivers have yet to win a round of racing.

In Pro Stock, 22 different drivers have qualified in 5 events and 9 drivers have won more than 50% of their rounds.

Look out for Mike Edwards...when he qualifies, he has the highest winning percentage (72.7%) so far this year.
Similar to FC, 8 drivers have yet to win a round of racing and 8 racers have qualified for every event.

Here's all the stats (stats for Bikes will come in my next article):

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

# 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:5

Total Drivers: 25 Averages Eliminations Qualifying Events Type of Win %

Driver QP Rds W L Win % Tot # 1's Top Bot Wins R/U Good Abrt Hsht Rdlt

BERNSTEIN 2.8 3.2 12 4 75.0% 5 0 5 0 1 2 67% 25% 0% 8%

CLAPSHAW 14.0 1.0 0 1 0.0% 1 0 0 1 0 0 No wins Clapshaw

COWIN 9.2 1.0 0 5 0.0% 5 1 3 2 0 0 No wins Cowin

DIXON 1.8 3.4 15 2 88.2% 5 3 5 0 3 1 33% 67% 0% 0%

GRUBNIC 8.8 1.8 4 5 44.4% 5 0 2 3 0 0 50% 50% 0% 0%

HARTMAN 7.8 1.5 2 4 33.3% 4 0 3 1 0 0 50% 50% 0% 0%

HERBERT 9.2 1.2 1 5 16.7% 5 0 2 3 0 0 100% 0% 0% 0%

KALITTA, D 6.0 2.0 5 5 50.0% 5 1 4 1 0 0 60% 40% 0% 0%

KARAMESINES 11.0 1.0 0 1 0.0% 1 0 0 1 0 0 No wins for Karamesines

KING 13.0 2.0 1 1 50.0% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0% 100% 0% 0%

KINSELLA 11.0 2.0 1 1 50.0% 1 0 0 1 0 0 100% 0% 0% 0%

LAMPUS 6.5 1.5 1 2 33.3% 2 0 2 0 0 0 0% 100% 0% 0%

LITTON 14.5 1.0 0 2 0.0% 2 0 0 2 0 0 No wins Litton

MCCLENATHAN 4.8 2.8 9 5 64.3% 5 0 4 1 0 1 44% 56% 0% 0%

MILLICAN 7.7 2.3 4 3 57.1% 3 0 2 1 0 0 50% 50% 0% 0%

MULDOWNEY 9.0 2.0 1 1 50.0% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0% 100% 0% 0%

OYAMA 9.0 1.3 1 3 25.0% 3 0 1 2 0 0 0% 100% 0% 0%

RADKE 14.0 2.0 1 1 50.0% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0% 100% 0% 0%

ROMINE 13.0 2.0 2 2 50.0% 2 0 0 2 0 0 50% 50% 0% 0%

RUSSELL 11.8 1.2 1 5 16.7% 5 0 1 4 0 0 0% 0% 0% 100%

SCHUMACHER 4.2 2.8 10 4 71.4% 5 0 5 0 1 1 40% 60% 0% 0%

SMITH, J 14.3 1.5 2 4 33.3% 4 0 0 4 0 0 0% 100% 0% 0%

TROXEL 9.5 1.5 1 2 33.3% 2 0 1 1 0 0 0% 100% 0% 0%

WEIS 12.0 1.0 0 4 0.0% 4 0 0 4 0 0 No wins for Weis

ZEAL 14.0 1.3 1 3 25.0% 3 0 0 3 0 0 0% 100% 0% 0%

Unique Events:5

Total Drivers: 22 Averages Eliminations Qualifying Events Type of Win

Driver QP Rds W L Win % Tot # 1's Top Bot Wins R/U Good Abrt Hsht Rdlt

BAZEMORE 4.8 1.6 3 5 37.5% 5 1 4 1 0 0 0% 67% 0% 33%

BODE 13.5 1.0 0 2 0.0% 2 0 0 2 0 0 No wins for Bode

BURKART 5.0 1.0 0 1 0.0% 1 0 1 0 0 0 No wins for Burkart

CANNON 6.8 1.8 4 5 44.4% 5 0 3 2 0 0 25% 75% 0% 0%

CAPPS 7.2 2.2 6 5 54.5% 5 0 4 1 0 0 33% 67% 0% 0%

CREASY 14.0 1.0 0 2 0.0% 2 0 0 2 0 0 No wins for Creasy

DENSHAM 2.6 2.2 7 4 63.6% 5 1 5 0 1 0 29% 57% 14% 0%

FORCE 2.6 3.0 12 3 80.0% 5 3 5 0 2 1 58% 42% 0% 0%

GILBERTSON 11.0 1.0 0 4 0.0% 4 0 2 2 0 0 No wins for Gilbertson

GRAY 12.5 2.3 5 4 55.6% 4 0 0 4 0 0 40% 40% 20% 0%

HOFMANN 11.0 1.3 1 3 25.0% 3 0 0 3 0 0 100% 0% 0% 0%

JOHNSON 10.8 2.6 8 5 61.5% 5 0 1 4 0 2 38% 63% 0% 0%

LAWSON 12.3 1.5 2 4 33.3% 4 0 0 4 0 0 0% 100% 0% 0%

PATON 13.0 1.0 0 2 0.0% 2 0 0 2 0 0 No wins for Paton

PEDREGON, C 9.8 1.3 1 4 20.0% 4 0 2 2 0 0 0% 100% 0% 0%

PEDREGON, F 14.5 1.0 0 2 0.0% 2 0 0 2 0 0 No wins Pedregon, F

PEDREGON, T 5.4 2.2 7 4 63.6% 5 0 5 0 1 0 57% 43% 0% 0%

SCELZI 9.6 2.2 6 5 54.5% 5 0 2 3 0 1 33% 50% 0% 17%

SKUZA 10.3 1.3 1 4 20.0% 4 0 2 2 0 0 100% 0% 0% 0%

TOLIVER 8.5 1.0 0 2 0.0% 2 0 1 1 0 0 No wins for Toliver

WILKERSON 3.0 2.0 2 2 50.0% 2 0 2 0 0 0 50% 50% 0% 0%

WORSHAM 9.3 3.3 10 3 76.9% 4 0 1 3 1 1 30% 50% 20% 0%

Unique Events:5

Total Drivers: 22 Averages Eliminations Qualifying Events Type of Win

Driver QP Rds W L Win % Tot # 1's Top Bot Wins R/U Good Abrt Hsht Rdlt

ALDERMAN 11.0 2.4 8 4 66.7% 5 0 0 5 1 1 50% 13% 37% 0%

ALLEN 9.0 2.0 6 4 60.0% 5 0 2 3 1 0 50% 17% 33% 0%

ANDERSON 10.0 1.3 1 4 20.0% 4 0 1 3 0 0 100% 0% 0% 0%

CARR 10.5 1.0 0 4 0.0% 4 0 2 2 0 0 No wins for Carr

COUGHLIN, J 10.8 2.0 4 4 50.0% 4 0 1 3 0 1 75% 0% 25% 0%

COUGHLIN, T 11.7 1.0 0 3 0.0% 3 0 1 2 0 0 No wins for Coughlin, T

EDWARDS 7.3 2.8 8 3 72.7% 4 0 3 1 1 0 50% 0% 50% 0%

GAINES 10.0 1.4 2 5 28.6% 5 0 2 3 0 0 50% 50% 0% 0%

GEYER 15.5 1.0 0 2 0.0% 2 0 0 2 0 0 No wins for Geyer

HAMMONDS 4.4 2.0 5 5 50.0% 5 0 5 0 0 0 100% 0% 0% 0%

JOHNSON, A 13.0 1.0 0 1 0.0% 1 0 0 1 0 0 No wins for Johnson,

JOHNSON, K 8.3 2.8 7 4 63.6% 4 0 2 2 0 1 57% 0% 29% 14%

JOHNSON, W 6.4 2.8 9 5 64.3% 5 0 4 1 0 1 100% 0% 0% 0%

KRISHER 1.6 1.8 5 4 55.6% 5 4 5 0 1 0 100% 0% 0% 0%

MARNELL 6.8 2.4 8 4 66.7% 5 0 4 1 1 0 25% 13% 62% 0%

MARTINO 9.7 1.0 0 3 0.0% 3 0 1 2 0 0 No wins for Martino

MORGAN 11.5 1.5 1 2 33.3% 2 0 0 2 0 0 100% 0% 0% 0%

OSBORNE 6.5 1.0 0 2 0.0% 2 0 1 1 0 0 No wins for Osborne

PAWUK 13.3 1.0 0 4 0.0% 4 0 0 4 0 0 No wins for Pawuk

SCHMIDT 9.5 1.0 0 2 0.0% 2 0 1 1 0 0 No wins Schmidt

WHISNANT 16.0 3.0 2 1 66.7% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0% 0% 50% 50%

YATES, JIM 3.0 2.8 9 5 64.3% 5 1 5 0 0 1 100% 0% 0% 0%

Stat Trivia and Other Notable Stats:

Pro Stock continues to astound with great stats.

After 150 elimination runs, 146 have been non-aborted runs!
The average qualifying elapsed time is 6.888. The averages came down a little after the Las Vegas event with its touch of altitude. This caused the overall average MPH to dip below 200 (199.39).
18 holeshot wins so far this year.

Top Fuel - How about the Hartman-Smith family...John and Rhonda have made 6 elimination runs each. They own 4 of the 10 quickest reaction times for the season. Here are the 10 quickest reaction times in TF:

PHX HARTMAN .412
HOUST SMITH, J .417
HOUST SMITH, J .435
VEGAS DIXON .436
POMNA DIXON .449
GAINVL RUSSELL .464
VEGAS DIXON .465
VEGAS BERNSTEIN .467
POMNA BERNSTEIN .467
POMNA SMITH, J .468

Here's your trivia question...Larry Dixon is maintaining a 1.8 average qualifying position, in TF/FC/Pro Stock, who are the leaders for this stat since 1990?

Top Fuel - Gary Scelzi - 3.6 (5 years of stats)

Funny Car - John Force - 2.8 (13 years of stats)

Pro Stock - W.J. - 2.9 (13 years of stats)

Review more stats, including stats for all NHRA qualifying drivers, Top 12, and National Events at Jim's DragStats web site:
http://home.att.net/~jhawkins/dragstats.htm

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