Statistics of thing is very entertaining, and if you look at the history of any motorsport discipline, you can dig up a lot of examples of that number of wins in the individual stages of the championship is very often poorly correlated with the number of titles in active pilots.
Someone from time to time suffer from a lack of reliability engineering, someone banal lacks the necessary sponsorship, well, just a third abnormally unlucky.
Ron Capps won by the number of Event at Funny Car class, second only to the great and terrible John Force, who during his long career sixteen just completed the championship on the first line of the standings, but Capps still have not been able to hold in the hands of the Big Wally. And in this he is not alone. Today we present to you the top 5 riders association with the most victories in the stages of the national championship, which still has not awarded the highest trophies.
As we have said, Capps was listed number two on the list of the most victorious riders of his division. He has 48 podiums in the class of Funny Car, and one win behind the wheel of Top Fuel dregster. Ron finished four times in the season in second position, and in 2012 by the title of his crown was separated just two points in his career. Indeed, more offensive alignment is difficult to imagine. But apparently, this year veteran is set very seriously, and the level of his performances in the last couple of months is a direct proof of that: three wins, the first three places in qualifying for the last five events and the lead in the standings with a certain margin of Courtney Force. It remains only to not lose the fuse and do not reduce speed after the championship will enter the stage of the playoffs, where every failure can cost the rider cherished dream.
If we are talking about situations where a long-awaited title slipped away at the last moment, one of the most illustrative cases of shake off in 2006. The fate of the championship was decided in the final race of the last stage in the calendar of the national championship. Then the most winning rider in the class Top Fuel, Tony Schumacher added to its treasury of jewels next big Wally, knocking Kalittu from first place in the standings as a result of a single arrival and the chance to rectify the situation Doug has never existed, because that fateful race was the last of the season. During his career, the best of the existing pilots Kalitta Motorsports three marked «silver» in the championship, but to his credit just as many podiums as Atronach and Brown, who, by the way, had twice tried on the championship crown. This year, Doug excelled lethal series of three victories in the beginning of the year, but then gave way to the top spot of the standings Brown, who is currently ahead of him at a hundred points. Do Kalitta be able to regain the championship — a difficult question. because Antron by Event Event to consistently demonstrates a very high level and take their positions clearly not going to..
No one in the Pro Stock class has not yet been turned on to surpass the number of trophies earned by Kurt's father. However, Warren during his career six times champion, while his son can boast only four second place podiums forty and tenth place in the list of the most victorious drivers in the division. Yes, so many victories other riders are more than enough for at least a couple of top trophies, but from year to year Johnson Jr. continually lacked the very small to the number finally turned into quality. In any case, the level of skill of Kurt hardly ever made titled dad blush for their offspring. By the way, in 2003 it was Warren was the only obstacle to Kurt on the way to the championship.
As well as two of the three heroes of our MakKlinatanu ranking four times in his career, had to settle for second place in the national championship. But the most notable was his failure in 1992, when he lost the title five times champion Joe Amato, largely just because he was forced to miss the event in Montreal, the second place which would be a guarantor of his triumph. However, history does not tolerate the subjunctive mood and the moment old resident drag racing have to settle for eighth position in the list of the best pilots in the class NHRA Top Fuel.
Connolly finished last season in tenth place in the class Top Fuel, but driving atmospheric Pro Stock cars he was lucky much more: 26 wins, four «bronze» in the championships and fifth place in our top. For statistics it is worth noting that the 2012 champion Allen Johnson just as many trophies in the asset, but agree that the first one looks much more convincing than the four third. At the beginning of the year after Bob Vandergriff disbanded his team, Dave was actually out of work, and unlike Leah Pritchett caught in a similar situation, he could not find the opportunity to continue to participate in the championship as a pilot. Now he holds the position of chief technical adviser in Gray Motorsports, and the prospects of return does not go into the cockpit dregster speech.
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Ron Capps. 49 wins
As we have said, Capps was listed number two on the list of the most victorious riders of his division. He has 48 podiums in the class of Funny Car, and one win behind the wheel of Top Fuel dregster. Ron finished four times in the season in second position, and in 2012 by the title of his crown was separated just two points in his career. Indeed, more offensive alignment is difficult to imagine. But apparently, this year veteran is set very seriously, and the level of his performances in the last couple of months is a direct proof of that: three wins, the first three places in qualifying for the last five events and the lead in the standings with a certain margin of Courtney Force. It remains only to not lose the fuse and do not reduce speed after the championship will enter the stage of the playoffs, where every failure can cost the rider cherished dream.
Doug Kalitta. 41 victory
If we are talking about situations where a long-awaited title slipped away at the last moment, one of the most illustrative cases of shake off in 2006. The fate of the championship was decided in the final race of the last stage in the calendar of the national championship. Then the most winning rider in the class Top Fuel, Tony Schumacher added to its treasury of jewels next big Wally, knocking Kalittu from first place in the standings as a result of a single arrival and the chance to rectify the situation Doug has never existed, because that fateful race was the last of the season. During his career, the best of the existing pilots Kalitta Motorsports three marked «silver» in the championship, but to his credit just as many podiums as Atronach and Brown, who, by the way, had twice tried on the championship crown. This year, Doug excelled lethal series of three victories in the beginning of the year, but then gave way to the top spot of the standings Brown, who is currently ahead of him at a hundred points. Do Kalitta be able to regain the championship — a difficult question. because Antron by Event Event to consistently demonstrates a very high level and take their positions clearly not going to..
Kurt Johnson. 40 wins
No one in the Pro Stock class has not yet been turned on to surpass the number of trophies earned by Kurt's father. However, Warren during his career six times champion, while his son can boast only four second place podiums forty and tenth place in the list of the most victorious drivers in the division. Yes, so many victories other riders are more than enough for at least a couple of top trophies, but from year to year Johnson Jr. continually lacked the very small to the number finally turned into quality. In any case, the level of skill of Kurt hardly ever made titled dad blush for their offspring. By the way, in 2003 it was Warren was the only obstacle to Kurt on the way to the championship.
Corey MakKlinatan. 34 wins
As well as two of the three heroes of our MakKlinatanu ranking four times in his career, had to settle for second place in the national championship. But the most notable was his failure in 1992, when he lost the title five times champion Joe Amato, largely just because he was forced to miss the event in Montreal, the second place which would be a guarantor of his triumph. However, history does not tolerate the subjunctive mood and the moment old resident drag racing have to settle for eighth position in the list of the best pilots in the class NHRA Top Fuel.
Dave Connolly. 26 wins
Connolly finished last season in tenth place in the class Top Fuel, but driving atmospheric Pro Stock cars he was lucky much more: 26 wins, four «bronze» in the championships and fifth place in our top. For statistics it is worth noting that the 2012 champion Allen Johnson just as many trophies in the asset, but agree that the first one looks much more convincing than the four third. At the beginning of the year after Bob Vandergriff disbanded his team, Dave was actually out of work, and unlike Leah Pritchett caught in a similar situation, he could not find the opportunity to continue to participate in the championship as a pilot. Now he holds the position of chief technical adviser in Gray Motorsports, and the prospects of return does not go into the cockpit dregster speech.
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