The driver picks for all returning teams from last season have been calculated. Based on 36 team picks, the most popular driver picked all of last season was Tony Stewart. Stewart was picked 656 times and had a clear advantage over the 2nd most picked driver which was Dale Earnhardt Jr. who was picked 494 times. Jeff Gordon came in 3rd place with 454 picks followed by his teammate and the 2006 champion, Jimmie Johnson with 434 picks. Carl Edwards came in 5th place with 306 points. The teams that picked the top 5 drivers the most times during the season are as follows: Tony Stewart was picked 34 times by Quebecois Fan... nearly the whole season except for 2 races. NASCAR Fan Racing, Inc. picked Dale Earnhardt Jr all 36 races. Jeff Gordon was picked 28 times by Big Country Motorsports. Jimmie Johnson was picked 25 times by Quebecois Fan. Pappy's drivers picked Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle, who came in 6th place, 24 times each.
The team that picked the most different drivers during the season was Jeff Burton Racing with 38. The team who picked the fewest drivers, that ran all the races last year, was NASCAR Fan Racing, Inc. with 24 drivers.
Teams could use this data to help them during the 2007 season. To view your picks for all the races, you will find the driver pick stats on your team page. To view the overall league picks for the season, you may click here: leaguedriverpicks06.htm