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The States of NASCAR

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Which U.S. states or countries outside of the U.S. boast the most successful drivers in NASCAR’s three national series?
We here at Splash ‘n Go have often pondered this question. Although it occurred to us that people outside of us at Splash ‘n Go may have never contemplated this question, we were piqued to get to the bottom.
With NASCAR’s roots spread throughout the southeast it’s easy to surmise that several southern states would be near the top of the list of states with the best drivers. However, would there be any surprise states on the list? Would all states be represented? What countries make the list?
In order to find out and put this question to bed, we developed our own system that while effective may be unofficial. Since most NASCAR drivers live in and around the Charlotte, N.C., metro region, North Carolina would have an unfair advantage if we based it on where drivers live now or during their racing days. (Note: We said most live in the Charlotte metro region, not all.)
Instead, we used the hometowns of each driver (according to NASCAR) to more accurately determine where the best NASCAR drivers are born and bred. For example, Jimmie Johnson currently lives in North Carolina, but his hometown is El Cajon, Calif. Therefore, his accomplishments will go toward California and not his adopted home of North Carolina.
Next we had to develop a ranking system that accounted for wins in each of NASCAR’s three national series, as well as championships. Since championships are larger accomplishments than individual race wins, each championship is worth three points while each race win is worth a single point. Using Johnson as an example again – he has 76 race wins in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (76 points), one win in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (1 point) and six championships (6 x 3 points = 18 points) for a total of 95 points. His point total would be added to the point totals of all the other drivers hailing from a hometown in California.
Here are the top-10 states where NASCAR drivers hail from! (And their drivers!)

1 NORTH CAROLINA (1,162 points)

Sam Ard (22 NXS wins + 2 titles [x3] = 28 pts)
Buck Baker (46 NSCS wins + 2 titles [x3] = 52 pts)
Buddy Baker (19 NSCS wins = 19 pts)
Ed Berrier (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Bill Blair (3 NSCS wins = 3 pts)
Ryan Blaney (4 NXS wins + 4 NCWTS wins = 8pts)
Richard Brickhouse (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Austin Dillon (6 NXS wins + 7 NCWTS wins + 2 titles [x3] = 19 pts)
Ty Dillon (1 NXS win + 3 NCWTS wins = 4 pts)
Dale Earnhardt (76 NSCS wins + 21 NXS wins + 7 titles [x3] = 118 pts
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (26 NSCS wins + 23 NXS wins + 2 titles [x3] = 55 pts)
Harry Gant (18 NSCS wins + 21 NXS wins = 39 pts)
Ricky Hendrick (1 NCWTS win = 1 pt)
Shane Hmiel (1 NCWTS win = 1 pt)
Andy Houston (3 NCWTS wins = 3 pts)
Tommy Houston (24 NXS wins = 24 pts)
Jack Ingram (31 NXS wins + 2 titles [x3] = 37 pts)
Bobby Isaac (37 NSCS wins + 1 title [x3] = 40 pts)
Dale Jarrett (32 NSCS wins + 11 NXS wins + 1 title [x3] = 46 pts)
Ned Jarrett (50 NSCS wins + 2 titles [x3] = 56 pts)
Junior Johnson (50 NSCS wins = 50 pts)
Justin Labonte (1 NXS win = 1 pt)
Stephen Leicht (1 NXS win = 1 pt)
Billy Myers (2 NSCS wins = 2 pts)
John Hunter Nemechek (2 NCWTS wins = 2 pts)
Jimmy Pardue (2 NSCS wins = 2 pts)
Hank Parker Jr. (2 NXS wins = 2 pts)
Benny Parsons (21 NSCS wins + 1 title [x3] = 24 pts)
Phil Parsons (1 NSCS win + 2 NXS wins = 3 pts)
Jim Paschal (25 NSCS wins = 25 pts)
Timothy Peters (10 NCWTS wins = 10 pts)
Kyle Petty (8 NSCS wins = 8 pts)
Lee Petty (54 NSCS wins + 3 titles [x3] = 63 pts)
Richard Petty (200 NSCS wins + 7 titles [x3] = 221 pts)
Robert Pressley (10 NXS wins + 2 NCWTS wins = 12 pts)
Scott Riggs (4 NXS wins + 5 NCWTS wins = 9 pts)
Johnny Rumley (2 NXS wins = 2 pts)
Leon Sales (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Dennis Setzer (2 NXS wins + 18 NCWTS wins = 20 pts)
Morgan Shepherd (4 NSCS wins + 15 NXS wins = 19 pts)
Buddy Shuman (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Ronnie Silver (2 NXS wins = 2 pts)
Gwyn Staley (3 NSCS wins = 3 pts)
Donald Thomas (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Herb Thomas (48 NSCS wins + 2 titles [x3] = 54 pts)
Speedy Thompson (20 NSCS wins = 20 pts)
Brian Vickers (3 NSCS wins + 3 NXS wins + 1 title [x3] = 9 pts)
Bob Welborn (9 NSCS wins = 9 pts)
Rex White (28 NSCS wins + 1 title [x3] = 31 pts)

2 CALIFORNIA (539 points)

AJ Allmendinger (1 NSCS win + 2 NXS wins = 3 pts)
Dick Brooks (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Marvin Burke (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Jim Cook (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Matt Crafton (11 NCWTS wins + 2 titles [x3] = 17 pts)
Cole Custer (2 NCWTS wins = 2 pts)
Ray Elder (2 NSCS wins = 2 pts)
Lou Figaro (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
David Gilliland (1 NXS win = 1 pt)
Jeff Gordon (94 NSCS wins + 5 NXS wins + 4 titles [x3] = 110 pts)
Robby Gordon (3 NSCS wins + 1 NXS win = 4 pts)
Danny Graves (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Eddie Gray (4 NSCS wins = 4 pts)
Dan Gurney (5 NSCS wins = 5 pts)
Kevin Harvick (31 NSCS wins + 46 NXS wins + 14 NCWTS wins + 2 titles [x3] = 97 pts)
Ron Hornaday Jr. (4 NXS wins + 51 NCWTS wins + 4 titles [x3] = 67 pts)
Ernie Irvan (15 NSCS wins + 3 NXS wins = 18 pts)
Jimmie Johnson (76 NSCS wins + 1 NXS win + 6 title [x3] = 95 pts)
Parnelli Jones (4 NSCS wins = 4 pts)
Kyle Larson (3 NXS wins + 1 NCWTS win = 4 pts)
Jason Leffler (2 NXS wins + 1 NCWTS win = 3 pts)
Danny Letner (2 NSCS wins = 2 pts)
Justin Lofton (1 NCWTS win = 1 pt)
Johnny Mantz (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Casey Mears (1 NSCS win + 1 NXS win = 2 pts)
Bill Norton (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Eddie Pagan (4 NSCS wins = 4 pts)
Marvin Panch (17 NSCS wins = 17 pts)
Marvin Porter (2 NSCS wins = 2 pts)
Dick Rathmann (13 NSCS wins = 13 pts)
Tyler Reddick (2 NCWTS wins = 2 pts)
Ryan Reed (1 NXS win = 1 pt)
Joe Ruttman (1 NXS win + 13 NCWTS wins = 14 pts)
Boris Said (1 NXS win + 1 NCWTS win = 2 pts)
Mike Skinner (1 NXS win + 28 NCWTS wins + 1 title [x3] = 32 pts)
John Soares (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Scott Speed (1 NCWTS win = 1 pt)
Danny Weinberg (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Brandon Whitt (1 NCWTS win = 1 pt)

3 SOUTH CAROLINA (262 points)

Johnny Allen (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Joe Eubanks (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
James Hylton (2 NSCS wins = 2 pts)
Jason Keller (10 NXS wins = 10 pts)
Butch Lindley (6 NXS wins = 6 pts)
Tiny Lund (5 NSCS wins = 5 pts)
Cotton Owens (9 NSCS wins = 9 pts)
David Pearson (105 NSCS wins + 1 NXS win + 3 titles [x3] = 115 pts)
Larry Pearson (15 NXS wins + 2 titles [x3] = 21 pts)
Cale Yarborough (83 NSCS wins + 3 titles [x3] = 92 pts)

4 VIRGINIA (246 pts)

Jeb Burton (1 NCWTS win = 1 pt)
Jeff Burton (21 NSCS wins + 27 NXS wins = 48 pts)
Ward Burton (5 NSCS wins + 4 NXS wins = 9 pts)
Stacy Compton (2 NCWTS wins = 2 pts)
Tommy Ellis (22 NXS wins + 1 title [x3] = 25 pts)
Denny Hamlin (27 NSCS wins + 14 NXS wins + 2 NCWTS wins = 43 pts)
Jimmy Hensley (9 NXS wins = 9 pts)
Rick Mast (9 NXS wins = 9 pts)
Lennie Pond (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Ricky Rudd (23 NSCS wins + 1 NXS win = 24 pts)
Elliott Sadler (3 NSCS wins + 10 NXS wins + 1 NCWTS win = 14 pts)
Hermie Sadler (2 NXS wins = 2 pts)
Elton Sawyer (2 NXS wins = 2 pts)
Wendell Scott (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Curtis Turner (17 NSCS wins = 17 pts)
Joe Weatherly (25 NSCS wins + 2 titles [x3] = 31 pts)
Glen Wood (4 NSCS wins = 4 pts)
Jon Wood (2 NCWTS wins = 2 pts)
Emanuel Zervakis (2 NSCS wins = 2 pts)

5 ALABAMA (212 points)

Bobby Allison (84 NSCS wins + 2 NXS wins + 1 title [x3] = 89 pts)
Davey Allison (19 NSCS wins = 19 pts)
Donnie Allison (10 NSCS wins = 10 pts)
Neil Bonnett (18 NSCS wins + 1 NXS win = 19 wins)
Red Byron (2 NSCS wins + 1 title [x3] = 5 pts)
Rick Crawford (5 NCWTS wins = 5 pts)
Tim Flock (39 NSCS wins + 2 titles [x3] = 45 pts)
Cale Gale (1 NCWTS win = 1 pt)
Steve Grissom (11 NXS wins + 1 title [x3] = 14 pts)
Darrell Wallace Jr. (5 NCWTS wins = 5 pts)

6 NEVADA (210 points)
Kurt Busch (27 NSCS wins + 5 NXS wins + 4 NCWTS wins + 1 title [x3] = 39 pts)
Kyle Busch (34 NSCS wins + 77 NXS wins + 44 NCWTS wins + 2 titles [x3] = 161 pts)
Brendan Gaughan (2 NXS wins + 8 NCWTS wins = 10 pts)

7 MISSOURI (175 points)
Lloyd Dane (4 NSCS wins = 4 pts)
Carl Edwards (25 NSCS wins + 38 NXS wins + 6 NCWTS wins + 1 title [x3] = 72 pts)
Jamie McMurray (7 NSCS wins + 8 NXS wins + 1 NCWTS win = 16 pts)
Ken Schrader (4 NSCS wins + 2 NXS wins + 1 NCWTS win = 7 pts)
Kenny Wallace (9 NXS wins = 9 pts)
Mike Wallace (4 NXS wins + 5 NCWTS wins = 9 pts)
Rusty Wallace (55 NSCS wins + 1 title [x3] = 58 pts)

8 TENNESSEE (162 points)
Mike Alexander (2 NXS wins = 2 pts)
Casey Atwood (2 NXS wins = 2 pts)
Trevor Bayne (1 NSCS win + 2 NXS wins = 3 pts)
Chad Chaffin (2 NCWTS wins = 2 pts)
Bobby Hamilton (4 NSCS wins + 1 NXS win + 10 NCWTS wins + 1 title [x3] = 18 pts)
Bobby Hamilton Jr. (5 NXS wins = 5 pts)
Jo Lee Johnson (2 NSCS wins = 2 pts)
John King (1 NCWTS win = 1 pt)
Paul Lewis (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Sterling Marlin (10 NSCS wins + 2 NXS wins = 12 pts)
L.D. Ottinger (3 NXS wins = 3 pts)
Jeff Purvis (4 NXS wins = 4 pts)
Brad Teague (1 NXS win = 1 pt)
Darrell Waltrip (84 NSCS wins + 35 NXS wins + 13 NCWTS wins + 3 titles [x3] = 106 pts)

9 MICHIGAN (150 points)
Johnny Benson (1 NSCS win + 3 NXS wins + 14 NCWTS wins + 2 titles [x3] = 24 pts)
Tim Fedewa (4 NXS wins = 4 pts)
Paul Goldsmith (9 NSCS wins = 9 pts)
Erik Jones (2 NXS wins + 7 NCWTS wins + 1 title [x3] = 12 pts)
Bob Keselowski (1 NCWTS win = 1 pt)
Brad Keselowski (17 NSCS wins + 34 NXS wins + 1 NCWTS win + 2 titles [x3] = 58 pts)
Tracy Leslie (1 NXS win = 1 pt)
Butch Miller (2 NXS wins + 1 NCWTS win = 3 pts)
Jack Sprague (1 NXS win + 28 NCWTS wins + 3 titles [x3] = 38 pts)

10 WISCONSIN (148 points)
Rich Bickle (3 NCWTS wins = 3 pts)
Matt Kenseth (36 NSCS wins + 29 NXS wins + 1 title [x3] = 68 pts)
Alan Kulwicki (5 NSCS wins + 1 title [x3] = 8 pts)
Travis Kvapil (9 NCWTS wins + 1 title [x3] = 12 pts)
Dave Marcis (5 NSCS wins = 5 pts)
Paul Menard (1 NSCS win + 3 NXS wins = 4 pts)
Ted Musgrave (17 NCWTS wins + 1 title [x3] = 20 pts)
Norm Nelson (1 NSCS win = 1 pt)
Bryan Reffner (1 NCWTS win = 1 pt)
Jay Sauter (4 NCWTS wins = 4 pts)
Johnny Sauter (3 NXS wins + 11 NCWTS wins = 14 pts)
Dick Trickle (2 NXS wins = 2 pts)
Scott Wimmer (6 NXS = 6 pts)

OTHERS RECEIVING POINTS
Georgia (121 pts); Indiana (115 pts); Texas (114 pts); New York (108 pts); Washington (100 pts); Arkansas (96 pts); Florida (91 pts); Connecticut (72 pts); Kentucky (53 pts); Oregon (40 pts); Illinois (34 pts); Ohio (30 pts); New Jersey (24 pts); Kansas (20 pts); Pennsylvania (19 pts); Iowa (16 pts); Massachusetts (16 pts); Mississippi (15 pts); Maine (10 pts); Canada (8 points); Australia (7 pts); Colorado (5 pts); Idaho (4 pts); Brazil (3 pts); Colombia (3 pts); Maryland (2 pts); Vermont (2 pts); Croatia (1 pt); Montana (1 pt); Nebraska (1 pt); New Hampshire (1 pt); Oklahoma (1 pt); Unknown (1 pt)

STATES NOT RECEIVING ANY POINTS
Alaska; Arizona; Delaware; Hawaii; Louisiana; Minnesota; New Mexico; North Dakota; Rhode Island; South Dakota; Utah; West Virginia; Wyoming

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willmcd13
Did not think Washington State had 100 points but I guess they do:

Kahne with 30 wins= 30 pts
Biffle with 55 wins +1 Truck title +1 Busch title= 61 pts
Derrike Cope 3 wins= 3 pts
Chad Little 6 wins= 6 pts

30+61+3+6=100.

Although I'm not sure truck wins should be weighted the same as NXS or Cup wins.
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selby92
My homestate of South Carolina getting some love.
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