New Record....

57 cup races in a row without a DNF...

Kevin Harvick

Al <something@comcast.net> wrote in
news:87m3f0t1k42teitvlhj58kpeoqo98ij1ui@4ax.com:

> On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 1720 -0700, "La Vonna"
> <nascarlovingirl@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>
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>>new record for him, or anyone?
>>
>
>
> New all time NASCAR Cup record.. 57 races without a DNF in a row..

Um, no. New modern era record. The all time record is
80-something races, set back in the 60s.

John

John McCoy wrote:
> Al <something@comcast.net> wrote in
> news:87m3f0t1k42teitvlhj58kpeoqo98ij1ui@4ax.com:
>
>
>>On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 1720 -0700, "La Vonna"
>><nascarlovingirl@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>new record for him, or anyone?
>>>
>>
>>
>>New all time NASCAR Cup record.. 57 races without a DNF in a row..
>
>
> Um, no. New modern era record. The all time record is
> 80-something races, set back in the 60s.
>
> John
>
Do you knoww who set that record ??

Dave

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 21:20:27 -0400, Barry Posner <bup100@psu.edu>
wrote:

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>
>Al wrote:
>>
>> 57 cup races in a row without a DNF...
>
>Except "DNF" is a meaningless stat in NASCAR.
>
>If I park the car after lap 1, and then pull back onto the track with 1
>to go, I'm not considered a DNF.
>
>bp

Except that is not the fact in Harvick's case. I understand what you
are talking about but you will find that Harvick finished on the lead
lap in most of the races and no more than a lap or two down in the
few that he didn't....

It also says quite a bit about RCR engines...

Harvick has not had a lot of great finishes lately. But he is always
in the 10-25 spot, which is why he currently 8th in points.

Al

Al wrote:

> Except that is not the fact in Harvick's case. I understand what you
> are talking about but you will find that Harvick finished on the lead
> lap in most of the races and no more than a lap or two down in the
> few that he didn't....

That's true. I checked the records, and he has finished at least 95% of
the race distance in every race in that span.

> It also says quite a bit about RCR engines...

Yep, the reliability is sensational.

bp

In article <49a4f0tn3an8hep2kpkgn3raevbbu34fev@4ax.com>,
Al <something@comcast.net> wrote:

>>Except "DNF" is a meaningless stat in NASCAR.
>>bp

>Except that is not the fact in Harvick's case. I understand what you
>are talking about but you will find that Harvick finished on the lead
>lap in most of the races and no more than a lap or two down in the
>few that he didn't....

Actually he was not on the lead lap in nearly half those races,
half of those were more than two laps down..

Jimmie Johnson failed to finish on the lead lap only 11 times
in the same time frame.
I'd rather have that stat...





Dan
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I got into it when sex was safe,
and racing was dangerous....

Mickey wrote:
>
> John McCoy wrote:
> > Al <something@comcast.net> wrote in
> > news:87m3f0t1k42teitvlhj58kpeoqo98ij1ui@4ax.com:
> >
> >
> >>On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 1720 -0700, "La Vonna"
> >><nascarlovingirl@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>>new record for him, or anyone?
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>New all time NASCAR Cup record.. 57 races without a DNF in a row..
> >
> >
> > Um, no. New modern era record. The all time record is
> > 80-something races, set back in the 60s.
> >
> > John
> >
> Do you knoww who set that record ??

Herman Beam