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2009 Official Driver Standings: After Race 16 of 36

RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 WINNINGS
1 -- Tony Stewart 2364 Leader 16 0 1 8 12 3,780,140
2 -- Jeff Gordon 2280 -84 16 0 1 8 11 3,258,640
3 -- Jimmie Johnson 2207 -157 16 0 2 7 10 3,337,160
4 -- Kurt Busch 2084 -280 16 0 1 4 8 2,267,530
5 +1 Carl Edwards 2051 -313 16 0 0 4 8 2,736,430
6 -1 Ryan Newman 2046 -318 16 1 0 5 8 2,554,800
7 +3 Denny Hamlin 2009 -355 16 0 0 4 6 2,176,190
8 -1 Greg Biffle 1992 -372 16 0 0 5 8 2,338,130
9 -- Kyle Busch 1962 -402 16 1 3 4 5 3,164,170
10 +1 Matt Kenseth 1957 -407 16 1 2 4 6 4,110,910
11 -3 Mark Martin 1926 -438 16 3 3 4 8 2,345,280
12 +2 Juan Montoya 1917 -447 16 1 0 0 7 2,305,410
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13 +2 Kasey Kahne 1914 -450 16 0 1 2 5 2,628,780
14 -1 David Reutimann 1877 -487 16 2 1 3 4 2,491,010
15 -3 Jeff Burton 1871 -493 16 0 0 2 6 2,571,990
16 -- Clint Bowyer 1852 -512 16 0 0 3 6 2,266,760
17 -- Brian Vickers 1794 -570 16 4 0 2 6 2,200,730
18 +2 Marcos Ambrose 1704 -660 16 0 0 2 4 1,963,700
19 -- Jamie McMurray 1669 -695 16 0 0 0 3 1,947,190
20 -2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1640 -724 16 0 0 1 3 2,040,360
21 -- Casey Mears 1617 -747 16 0 0 0 2 1,872,310
22 -- Martin Truex Jr. 1590 -774 16 1 0 0 3 2,226,910
23 +4 Elliott Sadler 1570 -794 16 0 0 1 2 1,949,960
24 +1 Joey Logano* 1551 -813 16 0 0 0 3 2,462,750
25 -2 Kevin Harvick 1537 -827 16 0 0 2 2 3,241,910
26 -2 Sam Hornish Jr. 1496 -868 16 0 0 0 3 2,028,300
27 -1 Reed Sorenson 1487 -877 16 0 0 0 1 2,220,160
28 +1 Bobby Labonte 1474 -890 16 0 0 1 1 2,144,560
29 +2 A.J. Allmendinger 1467 -897 16 0 0 1 3 2,104,300
30 -2 David Ragan 1447 -917 16 0 0 0 1 1,812,460
31 +1 David Stremme 1362 -1002 16 0 0 0 0 2,124,270
32 -2 Michael Waltrip 1338 -1026 15 0 0 0 1 1,693,760
33 -- Paul Menard 1337 -1027 16 0 0 0 0 2,081,810
34 -- Robby Gordon 1273 -1091 16 0 0 1 1 1,924,960
35 -- Scott Speed* 1093 -1271 15 0 0 1 1 1,617,280
36 -- John Andretti 999 -1365 14 0 0 0 0 1,418,270
37 -- David Gilliland 941 -1423 15 0 0 0 0 1,208,430
38 -- Regan Smith 734 -1630 8 0 0 0 0 865,496
39 -- Joe Nemechek 592 -1772 12 0 0 0 0 969,293
40 -- Dave Blaney 551 -1813 13 0 0 0 0 1,004,010
41 +4 Max Papis* 502 -1862 7 0 0 0 0 609,800
42 -1 Brad Keselowski 479 -1885 4 0 1 1 2 711,334
43 -1 Bill Elliott 461 -1903 5 0 0 0 0 671,940
44 -1 Aric Almirola 451 -1913 7 0 0 0 0 826,313
45 -1 Scott Riggs 448 -1916 8 0 0 0 0 830,523
46 -- Travis Kvapil 292 -2072 4 0 0 0 0 520,708
47 -- Jeremy Mayfield 288 -2076 5 0 0 0 0 568,888
48 -- Tony Raines 239 -2125 6 0 0 0 0 515,825
49 -- Sterling Marlin 209 -2155 5 0 0 0 0 359,270
50 -- Mike Bliss 200 -2164 5 0 0 0 0 387,948
51 +4 Patrick Carpentier 164 -2200 2 0 0 0 0 161,752
52 -1 Todd Bodine 123 -2241 3 0 0 0 0 264,354
53 +17 Boris Said 91 -2273 1 0 0 0 0 97,213
54 -2 Terry Labonte 91 -2273 1 0 0 0 0 273,963
55 -- Ron Fellows 82 -2282 1 0 0 0 0 77,700
56 -3 Dexter Bean* 55 -2309 1 0 0 0 0 93,425
57 -3 Mike Skinner 40 -2324 1 0 0 0 0 98,858
58 +8 Brandon Ash 40 -2324 1 0 0 0 0 72,225
59 -- P.J. Jones 0 -2364 1 0 0 0 0 72,490
60 -4 Derrike Cope 0 -2364 0 0 0 0 0 48,763
61 -4 Michael McDowell 0 -2364 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 -4 J.J. Yeley 0 -2364 0 0 0 0 0 28,075
63 -4 Mike Garvey 0 -2364 0 0 0 0 0 48,538
64 -4 Mike Wallace 0 -2364 0 0 0 0 0 49,238
65 -4 Trevor Boys 0 -2364 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 -4 Eric McClure 0 -2364 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 -- Tom Hubert 0 -2364 0 0 0 0 0 0
68 -5 David Starr 0 -2364 0 0 0 0 0 27,275
69 -5 Dennis Setzer 0 -2364 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 -- Chris Cook 0 -2364 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 -6 Geoffrey Bodine 0 -2364 0 0 0 0 0 21,138
72 -1 Carl Long -200 -2564 0 0 0 0 0 26,463
73 -- Brian Simo 0 -2364 0 0 0 0 0 0
74 -7 Kirk Shelmerdine 0 -2364 0 0 0 0 0 48,438
75 -7 Kelly Bires 0 -2364 0 0 0 0 0 21,363
76 -7 Norm Benning 0 -2364 0 0 0 0 0 48,413

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The Physics of NASCAR

by Chris DiCicco

Even though NASCAR started as a backwoods illegal race to run moonshine, it has today evolved into a sport that is not only entertaining but depends on physics too. The obvious element in the physics of NASCAR is the aerodynamic design required by these cars in order to achieve top speeds of near 200 mph with the minimum drag coefficient. But there are other forces involved too such as Newton's Law of Motion and centripetal force.

Newton's Law of Motion states that a body will remain in motion unless it is acted upon by some external force. In outer space for example, in the absence of gravity, an object will go on forever. So there are forces that resist the movement of a NASCAR vehicle such as wind drag and another known as centripetal force.

Centripetal force should not be confused with centrifugal force. However without getting too technical, you can think of centripetal force as a real force acting perpendicular to the motion of the moving body. Centrifugal force on the other hand is actually a fictitious force and what we feel as we are thrown outward from a moving vehicle is the reaction force.

Centripetal force in the physics of NASCAR is crucial to keeping a car on the track. The tires of the vehicle provide the friction which is part of the centripetal force. The centripetal force needed to keep the car on the track cannot exceed the square of the speed of the car. To put it in simple terms, if the car takes a turn too fast, the wheels leave the ground and an accident occurs. The physics of NASCAR dictates that turns on the racetrack must be banked in order to increase the friction (part of the centripetal force) to hold the car.

Another component of physics of NASCAR that serves to keep the vehicle with all four wheels on the track during the race is center of gravity. Center of gravity is basically the point where you could balance the car on the top of a flag pole (theoretically). Racing vehicles need low centers of gravity in order to keep the weight close to the track. If a vehicle has a high center of gravity then it can lose control when it hits a turn much faster. Think of an ambulance with a high profile patient area. If the ambulance took a turn too fast, it would topple over. But if its profile was not too high, it could take the turn faster because the center of gravity is lower.

An ambulance needs the high profile in order to get patients in and treat them but the physics of NASCAR dictate the low center of gravity in order to apply more centripetal force and keep it attached to the track on a turn.

Then there is the machining of engine components in the physics of NASCAR that are important for building horsepower with the minimum of friction. You want friction when it comes to centripetal force but you don't want it inside of an engine. This is why internal engine parts are machined to within very accurate tolerances--much more accurately than automobiles for family and everyday use. Why? It is because you want to minimize friction inside the engine. When engines torque at these speeds, friction is a very dangerous enemy.

About the Author

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