Fantasy NASCAR: Driver risk assessment

by KFFL Staff on February 11, 2010 @ 00:00:00 PDT

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KFFL.com has broken down notable NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers' did not finish history over the past five years by their number of starts, total DNFs and the percentage of DNFs per races started.

Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2009	A.J. Allmendinger	36	1	2.8%	2009	Kevin Harvick	36	2	5.6%
2008	A.J. Allmendinger	27	5	18.5%	2008	Kevin Harvick	36	0	0.0%
2007	A.J. Allmendinger	17	2	11.8%	2007	Kevin Harvick	36	0	0.0%
--	Total	80	8	10.0%	2006	Kevin Harvick	36	1	2.8%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2005	Kevin Harvick	36	1	2.8%
2009	Aric Almirola	8	2	25.0%	--	Total	180	4	2.2%
2008	Aric Almirola	12	1	8.3%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2007	Aric Almirola	6	3	50.0%	2007	Kevin Lepage	2	1	50.0%
--	Total	26	6	23.1%	2006	Kevin Lepage	22	7	31.8%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2005	Kevin Lepage	21	3	14.3%
2009	Bill Elliott	12	2	16.7%	--	Total	45	11	24.4%
2008	Bill Elliott	20	0	0.0%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2007	Bill Elliott	20	2	10.0%	2009	Kirk Shelmerdine	0	0	--
2006	Bill Elliott	10	1	10.0%	2006	Kirk Shelmerdine	3	2	66.7%
2005	Bill Elliott	9	3	33.3%	2005	Kirk Shelmerdine	1	1	100.0%
--	Total	71	8	11.3%	--	Total	4	3	75.0%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2009	Bobby Labonte	36	7	19.4%	2009	Kurt Busch	36	3	8.3%
2008	Bobby Labonte	36	2	5.6%	2008	Kurt Busch	36	5	13.9%
2007	Bobby Labonte	36	3	8.3%	2007	Kurt Busch	36	3	8.3%
2006	Bobby Labonte	36	8	22.2%	2006	Kurt Busch	36	3	8.3%
2005	Bobby Labonte	36	10	27.8%	2005	Kurt Busch	34	3	8.8%
--	Total	180	30	16.7%	--	Total	178	17	9.6%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2009	Boris Said	2	1	50.0%	2009	Kyle Busch	36	2	5.6%
2008	Boris Said	3	2	66.7%	2008	Kyle Busch	36	2	5.6%
2007	Boris Said	5	0	0.0%	2007	Kyle Busch	36	2	5.6%
2006	Boris Said	4	1	25.0%	2006	Kyle Busch	36	2	5.6%
2005	Boris Said	9	1	11.1%	2005	Kyle Busch	36	8	22.2%
--	Total	23	5	21.7%	--	Total	180	16	8.9%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2009	Brad Keselowski	15	1	6.7%	2009	Marcos Ambrose	36	2	5.6%
2008	Brad Keselowski	2	0	0.0%	2008	Marcos Ambrose	11	2	18.2%
--	Total	17	1	5.9%	--	Total	47	4	8.5%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2009	Brandon Ash	1	1	100.0%	2009	Mark Martin	36	4	11.1%
2006	Brandon Ash	2	1	50.0%	2008	Mark Martin	24	1	4.2%
2005	Brandon Ash	1	1	100.0%	2007	Mark Martin	24	2	8.3%
--	Total	4	3	75.0%	2006	Mark Martin	36	2	5.6%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2005	Mark Martin	36	2	5.6%
2009	Brian Simo	0	0	--	--	Total	156	11	7.1%
2008	Brian Simo	1	1	100.0%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2006	Brian Simo	1	1	100.0%	2009	Martin Truex Jr.	36	5	13.9%
2005	Brian Simo	1	0	0.0%	2008	Martin Truex Jr.	36	5	13.9%
--	Total	3	2	66.7%	2007	Martin Truex Jr.	36	4	11.1%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2006	Martin Truex Jr.	36	5	13.9%
2009	Brian Vickers	36	5	13.9%	2005	Martin Truex Jr.	7	5	71.4%
2008	Brian Vickers	36	5	13.9%	--	Total	151	24	15.9%
2007	Brian Vickers	23	5	21.7%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2006	Brian Vickers	36	2	5.6%	2009	Matt Kenseth	36	2	5.6%
2005	Brian Vickers	36	4	11.1%	2008	Matt Kenseth	36	3	8.3%
--	Total	167	21	12.6%	2007	Matt Kenseth	36	4	11.1%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2006	Matt Kenseth	36	1	2.8%
2009	Carl Edwards	36	3	8.3%	2005	Matt Kenseth	36	4	11.1%
2008	Carl Edwards	36	2	5.6%	--	Total	180	14	7.8%
2007	Carl Edwards	36	4	11.1%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2006	Carl Edwards	36	3	8.3%	2009	Max Papis	15	2	13.3%
2005	Carl Edwards	36	1	2.8%	2008	Max Papis	2	1	50.0%
--	Total	180	13	7.2%	--	Total	17	3	17.6%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2009	Carl Long	0	0	--	2009	Michael McDowell	8	8	100.0%
2006	Carl Long	1	1	100.0%	2008	Michael McDowell	20	2	10.0%
2005	Carl Long	9	7	77.8%	--	Total	28	10	35.7%
--	Total	10	8	80.0%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2009	Michael Waltrip	34	6	17.6%
2009	Casey Mears	36	0	0.0%	2008	Michael Waltrip	36	2	5.6%
2008	Casey Mears	36	5	13.9%	2007	Michael Waltrip	14	3	21.4%
2007	Casey Mears	36	2	5.6%	2006	Michael Waltrip	33	7	21.2%
2006	Casey Mears	36	2	5.6%	2005	Michael Waltrip	36	10	27.8%
2005	Casey Mears	36	3	8.3%	--	Total	153	28	18.3%
--	Total	180	12	6.7%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2009	Mike Bliss	13	11	84.6%
2009	Clint Bowyer	36	1	2.8%	2008	Mike Bliss	1	1	100.0%
2008	Clint Bowyer	36	0	0.0%	2007	Mike Bliss	4	1	25.0%
2007	Clint Bowyer	36	0	0.0%	2006	Mike Bliss	6	4	66.7%
2006	Clint Bowyer	36	4	11.1%	2005	Mike Bliss	36	8	22.2%
2005	Clint Bowyer	1	0	0.0%	--	Total	60	25	41.7%
--	Total	145	5	3.4%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2009	Mike Garvey	0	0	--
2009	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	36	5	13.9%	2006	Mike Garvey	4	3	75.0%
2008	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	36	2	5.6%	2005	Mike Garvey	9	3	33.3%
2007	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	36	9	25.0%	--	Total	13	6	46.2%
2006	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	36	3	8.3%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2005	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	36	6	16.7%	2009	Mike Skinner	5	5	100.0%
--	Total	180	25	13.9%	2008	Mike Skinner	11	0	0.0%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2007	Mike Skinner	1	0	0.0%
2009	Dave Blaney	30	29	96.7%	2006	Mike Skinner	4	2	50.0%
2008	Dave Blaney	35	7	20.0%	2005	Mike Skinner	10	8	80.0%
2007	Dave Blaney	33	8	24.2%	--	Total	31	15	48.4%
2006	Dave Blaney	36	2	5.6%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2005	Dave Blaney	36	2	5.6%	2009	Mike Wallace	2	2	100.0%
--	Total	170	48	28.2%	2008	Mike Wallace	2	0	0.0%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2007	Mike Wallace	2	0	0.0%
2009	David Gilliland	31	14	45.2%	2006	Mike Wallace	4	0	0.0%
2008	David Gilliland	36	8	22.2%	2005	Mike Wallace	28	5	17.9%
2007	David Gilliland	36	5	13.9%	--	Total	38	7	18.4%
2006	David Gilliland	15	1	6.7%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
--	Total	118	28	23.7%	2009	P.J. Jones	2	2	100.0%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2008	P.J. Jones	1	0	0.0%
2009	David Ragan	36	4	11.1%	2007	P.J. Jones	3	0	0.0%
2008	David Ragan	36	2	5.6%	2006	P.J. Jones	1	1	100.0%
2007	David Ragan	36	4	11.1%	2005	P.J. Jones	4	3	75.0%
2006	David Ragan	2	1	50.0%	--	Total	11	6	54.5%
--	Total	110	11	10.0%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2009	Patrick Carpentier	6	4	66.7%
2009	David Reutimann	36	0	0.0%	2008	Patrick Carpentier	24	5	20.8%
2008	David Reutimann	36	4	11.1%	2007	Patrick Carpentier	3	0	0.0%
2007	David Reutimann	26	9	34.6%	--	Total	33	9	27.3%
2005	David Reutimann	1	0	0.0%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
--	Total	99	13	13.1%	2009	Paul Menard	36	4	11.1%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2008	Paul Menard	36	2	5.6%
2009	David Stremme	33	6	18.2%	2007	Paul Menard	30	2	6.7%
2008	David Stremme	1	1	100.0%	2006	Paul Menard	7	2	28.6%
2007	David Stremme	36	7	19.4%	2005	Paul Menard	1	0	0.0%
2006	David Stremme	34	4	11.8%	--	Total	110	10	9.1%
2005	David Stremme	4	3	75.0%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
--	Total	108	21	19.4%	2009	Reed Sorenson	36	2	5.6%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2008	Reed Sorenson	35	2	5.7%
2009	Denny Hamlin	36	4	11.1%	2007	Reed Sorenson	36	7	19.4%
2008	Denny Hamlin	36	3	8.3%	2006	Reed Sorenson	36	4	11.1%
2007	Denny Hamlin	36	1	2.8%	2005	Reed Sorenson	2	1	50.0%
2006	Denny Hamlin	36	1	2.8%	--	Total	145	16	11.0%
2005	Denny Hamlin	7	0	0.0%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
--	Total	151	9	6.0%	2009	Regan Smith	18	3	16.7%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2008	Regan Smith	34	0	0.0%
2009	Derrike Cope	1	1	100.0%	2007	Regan Smith	7	0	0.0%
2006	Derrike Cope	9	7	77.8%	--	Total	59	3	5.1%
2005	Derrike Cope	1	0	0.0%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
--	Total	11	8	72.7%	2009	Robby Gordon	35	9	25.7%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2008	Robby Gordon	36	4	11.1%
2009	Dexter Bean	1	0	0.0%	2007	Robby Gordon	35	2	5.7%
--	Total	1	0	0.0%	2006	Robby Gordon	36	9	25.0%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2005	Robby Gordon	29	13	44.8%
2009	Elliott Sadler	36	2	5.6%	--	Total	171	37	21.6%
2008	Elliott Sadler	36	4	11.1%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2007	Elliott Sadler	36	1	2.8%	2009	Robert Richardson Jr.	1	0	0.0%
2006	Elliott Sadler	36	7	19.4%	--	Total	1	0	0.0%
2005	Elliott Sadler	36	2	5.6%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
--	Total	180	16	8.9%	2009	Ron Fellows	2	0	0.0%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2008	Ron Fellows	2	0	0.0%
2009	Eric McClure	0	0	--	2007	Ron Fellows	2	0	0.0%
2006	Eric McClure	1	0	0.0%	2006	Ron Fellows	2	0	0.0%
2005	Eric McClure	1	1	100.0%	2005	Ron Fellows	2	0	0.0%
--	Total	2	1	50.0%	--	Total	10	0	0.0%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2009	Erik Darnell	7	0	0.0%	2009	Ryan Newman	36	1	2.8%
--	Total	7	0	0.0%	2008	Ryan Newman	36	4	11.1%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2007	Ryan Newman	36	9	25.0%
2009	Greg Biffle	36	2	5.6%	2006	Ryan Newman	36	3	8.3%
2008	Greg Biffle	36	3	8.3%	2005	Ryan Newman	36	3	8.3%
2007	Greg Biffle	36	5	13.9%	--	Total	180	20	11.1%
2006	Greg Biffle	36	6	16.7%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2005	Greg Biffle	36	1	2.8%	2009	Sam Hornish Jr.	36	8	22.2%
--	Total	180	17	9.4%	2008	Sam Hornish Jr.	34	4	11.8%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2007	Sam Hornish Jr.	2	0	0.0%
2009	J.J. Yeley	0	0	--	--	Total	72	12	16.7%
2008	J.J. Yeley	17	3	17.6%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2007	J.J. Yeley	36	5	13.9%	2009	Scott Riggs	8	3	37.5%
2006	J.J. Yeley	36	7	19.4%	2008	Scott Riggs	34	1	2.9%
2005	J.J. Yeley	4	0	0.0%	2007	Scott Riggs	27	5	18.5%
--	Total	93	15	16.1%	2006	Scott Riggs	35	2	5.7%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2005	Scott Riggs	36	7	19.4%
2009	Jamie McMurray	36	2	5.6%	--	Total	140	18	12.9%
2008	Jamie McMurray	36	2	5.6%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2007	Jamie McMurray	36	5	13.9%	2009	Scott Speed	35	8	22.9%
2006	Jamie McMurray	36	7	19.4%	2008	Scott Speed	5	1	20.0%
2005	Jamie McMurray	36	4	11.1%	--	Total	40	9	22.5%
--	Total	180	20	11.1%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2009	Scott Wimmer	1	0	0.0%
2009	Jeff Burton	36	3	8.3%	2007	Scott Wimmer	1	0	0.0%
2008	Jeff Burton	36	2	5.6%	2006	Scott Wimmer	24	3	12.5%
2007	Jeff Burton	36	3	8.3%	2005	Scott Wimmer	36	7	19.4%
2006	Jeff Burton	36	2	5.6%	--	Total	62	10	16.1%
2005	Jeff Burton	36	4	11.1%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
--	Total	180	14	7.8%	2009	Sterling Marlin	7	7	100.0%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2008	Sterling Marlin	9	3	33.3%
2009	Jeff Gordon	36	1	2.8%	2007	Sterling Marlin	21	4	19.0%
2008	Jeff Gordon	36	6	16.7%	2006	Sterling Marlin	36	8	22.2%
2007	Jeff Gordon	36	1	2.8%	2005	Sterling Marlin	35	7	20.0%
2006	Jeff Gordon	36	7	19.4%	--	Total	108	29	26.9%
2005	Jeff Gordon	36	9	25.0%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
--	Total	180	24	13.3%	2009	Terry Labonte	6	3	50.0%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2008	Terry Labonte	10	0	0.0%
2009	Jimmie Johnson	36	1	2.8%	2007	Terry Labonte	3	1	33.3%
2008	Jimmie Johnson	36	1	2.8%	2006	Terry Labonte	17	3	17.6%
2007	Jimmie Johnson	36	4	11.1%	2005	Terry Labonte	14	6	42.9%
2006	Jimmie Johnson	36	1	2.8%	--	Total	50	13	26.0%
2005	Jimmie Johnson	36	5	13.9%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
--	Total	180	12	6.7%	2009	Todd Bodine	3	3	100.0%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2006	Todd Bodine	2	1	50.0%
2009	Joe Nemechek	30	27	90.0%	2005	Todd Bodine	1	0	0.0%
2008	Joe Nemechek	32	6	18.8%	--	Total	6	4	66.7%
2007	Joe Nemechek	28	9	32.1%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2006	Joe Nemechek	36	3	8.3%	2009	Tony Ave	1	1	100.0%
2005	Joe Nemechek	36	2	5.6%	--	Total	1	1	100.0%
--	Total	162	47	29.0%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2009	Tony Raines	13	10	76.9%
2009	Joey Logano	36	3	8.3%	2008	Tony Raines	11	3	27.3%
2008	Joey Logano	3	0	0.0%	2007	Tony Raines	34	3	8.8%
--	Total	39	3	7.7%	2006	Tony Raines	29	1	3.4%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2005	Tony Raines	6	1	16.7%
2009	John Andretti	34	2	5.9%	--	Total	93	18	19.4%
2008	John Andretti	3	1	33.3%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2007	John Andretti	15	8	53.3%	2009	Tony Stewart	36	1	2.8%
2005	John Andretti	4	1	25.0%	2008	Tony Stewart	36	3	8.3%
--	Total	56	12	21.4%	2007	Tony Stewart	36	4	11.1%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2006	Tony Stewart	36	4	11.1%
2009	Juan Pablo Montoya	36	0	0.0%	2005	Tony Stewart	36	1	2.8%
2008	Juan Pablo Montoya	36	9	25.0%	--	Total	180	13	7.2%
2007	Juan Pablo Montoya	36	4	11.1%	Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start
2006	Juan Pablo Montoya	1	1	100.0%	2009	Travis Kvapil	6	2	33.3%
--	Total	109	14	12.8%	2008	Travis Kvapil	36	2	5.6%
Year	Driver	Starts	DNF	%DNF/Start	2006	Travis Kvapil	31	5	16.1%
2009	Kasey Kahne	36	2	5.6%	2005	Travis Kvapil	36	7	19.4%
2008	Kasey Kahne	36	4	11.1%	--	Total	109	16	14.7%
2007	Kasey Kahne	36	6	16.7%
2006	Kasey Kahne	36	6	16.7%
2005	Kasey Kahne	36	9	25.0%
--	Total	180	27	15.0%