Full Throttle

If for no other reason than bordom, I spent some idle time pondering what the current Chase points race would look like under last years system.

Current Chase Points

Pos. Name Points Behind

1 Kurt Busch 5850 - 0
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr 5826 - 24
3 Jeff Gordon 5776 - 74
4 Elliott Sadler5693 - 157
5 Mark Martin 5664 - 186
6 Tony Stewart 5646 - 204
7 Matt Kenseth 5635 - 215
8 Jimmie Johnson 5623 - 227
9 Ryan Newman 5579 - 271
10 Jeremy Mayfield 5501 - 349
11 Jamie McMurray 3878 -1972
12 Dale Jarrett 3804 - 2046
13 Kevin Harvick 3662 - 2188
14 Bobby Labonte 3652 - 2198
15 Kasey Kahne 3626 - 2224

Current standings if compiled by ‘03 standards

Pos. Name Points Behind
1 Jeff Gordon 4328 - 0
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr - 4327 - 1
3 Kurt Busch 4139 - 189
4 Jimmie Johnson 4120 - 208
5 Tony Stewart 4021 - 307
6 Elliott Sadler 3984 - 344
7 Matt Kenseth 3942 - 386
8 Jamie McMurray 3878 - 450
9 Mark Martin 3862 - 466
10 Dale Jarrett 3804 - 524
11 Ryan Newman 3760 - 568
12 Jeremy Mayfield 3684 - 644
13 Kevin Harvick 3662 - 666
14 Bobby Labonte 3652 - 676
15 Kasey Kahne 3626 - 702

What does it mean? - Zero, Zip, Nada.

But it is interesting the 25 point penalty handed out to Earnhardt has a significant effect either way.