Thursday, September 4, 2014

The 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series started on February 18, 1996 and ended on November 10, 1996 with Terry Labonte pulling off a massive upset and winning his second championship. Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series.


Here are the race results:
Date Site Cars Winner(s) Speed LC Time of Race
2/18/1996 Daytona 43 Dale Jarrett 154.308 32 3:14
2/25/1996 Rockingham 41 Dale Earnhardt 113.959 22 3:30
3/3/1996 Richmond 40 Jeff Gordon 102.75 25 2:55
3/10/1996 Atlanta 41 Dale Earnhardt 161.298 30 3:05
3/24/1996 Darlington 41 Jeff Gordon 124.792 15 3:12
3/31/1996 Bristol 37 Jeff Gordon 91.308 7 1:59
4/14/1996 North Wilkesboro 37 Terry Labonte 96.37 17 2:35
4/21/1996 Martinsville 36 Rusty Wallace 81.41 18 3:13
4/28/1996 Talladega 43 Sterling Marlin 149.999 24 3:20
5/5/1996 Sonoma 44 Rusty Wallace 77.673 9 2:24
5/26/1996 Charlotte 43 Dale Jarrett 147.581 20 4:03
6/2/1996 Dover 42 Jeff Gordon 122.741 19 4:04
6/16/1996 Pocono 41 Jeff Gordon 139.104 26 3:35
6/23/1996 Michigan 40 Rusty Wallace 166.033 17 2:24
7/6/1996 Daytona 42 Sterling Marlin 161.602 9 1:48
7/14/1996 Loudon 40 Ernie Irvan 98.93 23 3:12
7/21/1996 Pocono 41 Rusty Wallace 144.892 23 3:27
7/28/1996 Talladega 42 Jeff Gordon 133.387 24 2:34
8/3/1996 Indianapolis 40 Dale Jarrett 139.508 18 2:52
8/11/1996 Watkins Glen 39 Geoffrey Bodine 92.334 8 2:23
8/18/1996 Michigan 41 Dale Jarrett 139.792 13 2:51
8/24/1996 Bristol 39 Rusty Wallace 91.267 8 2:55
9/1/1996 Darlington 42 Jeff Gordon 135.757 29 3:41
9/7/1996 Richmond 40 Ernie Irvan 105.469 16 2:50
9/15/1996 Dover 41 Jeff Gordon 105.646 28 4:43
9/22/1996 Martinsville 36 Jeff Gordon 82.223 11 3:11
9/29/1996 North Wilkesboro 37 Jeff Gordon 96.837 18 2:34
10/6/1996 Charlotte 43 Terry Labonte 143.143 21 3:30
10/20/1996 Rockingham 42 Ricky Rudd 122.32 21 3:16
10/27/1996 Phoenix 44 Bobby Hamilton 109.709 19 2:50
11/10/1996 Atlanta 42 Bobby Labonte 134.661 27 3:39


Here are the final point standings:
  Driver Races Win Points Diff
1
  Terry Labonte
31 2 4657  
2
  Jeff Gordon
31 10 4620 -37
3
  Dale Jarrett
31 4 4568 -89
4
  Dale Earnhardt
31 2 4327 -330
5
  Mark Martin
31 0 4278 -379
6
  Ricky Rudd
31 1 3845 -812
7
  Rusty Wallace
31 5 3717 -940
8
  Sterling Marlin
31 2 3682 -975
9
  Bobby Hamilton
31 1 3639 -1,018
10
  Ernie Irvan
31 2 3632 -1,025
11
  Bobby Labonte
31 1 3590 -1,067
12
  Ken Schrader
31 0 3540 -1,117
13
  Jeff Burton
30 0 3538 -1,119
14
  Michael Waltrip
31 0 3535 -1,122
15
  Jimmy Spencer
31 0 3476 -1,181
16
  Ted Musgrave
31 0 3466 -1,191
17
  Geoffrey Bodine
31 1 3218 -1,439
18
  Rick Mast
31 0 3190 -1,467
19
  Morgan Shepherd
31 0 3133 -1,524
20
  Ricky Craven
31 0 3078 -1,579
21
  Johnny Benson, Jr.
30 0 3004 -1,653
22
  Hut Stricklin
31 0 2854 -1,803
23
  Lake Speed
31 0 2834 -1,823
24
  Brett Bodine
30 0 2814 -1,843
25
  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
30 0 2786 -1,871
26
  Jeremy Mayfield
30 0 2721 -1,936
27
  Kyle Petty
28 0 2696 -1,961
28
  Kenny Wallace
30 0 2694 -1,963
29
  Darrell Waltrip
31 0 2657 -2,000
30
  Bill Elliott
24 0 2627 -2,030
31
  John Andretti
30 0 2621 -2,036
32
  Robert Pressley
30 0 2485 -2,172
33
  Ward Burton
27 0 2411 -2,246
34
  Joe Nemechek
29 0 2391 -2,266
35
  Derrike Cope
29 0 2374 -2,283
36
  Dick Trickle
26 0 2131 -2,526
37
  Bobby Hillin, Jr.
26 0 2128 -2,529
38
  Dave Marcis
27 0 2047 -2,610

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

The 2007–08 NBA season was the 62nd season of the National Basketball Association. The 1,230-game regular season (82 games for each of the 30 teams) began on Tuesday, October 30, 2007, and ended on Wednesday, April 16, 2008. The 2008 NBA Playoffs started on Saturday, April 19, 2008 and ran until Tuesday, June 17 when the Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 131–92 to win the 2008 NBA Finals, four games to two. The 2007 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2007 and Greg Oden was selected first overall by the Portland Trail Blazers. However, he missed the entire season due to knee surgery.[1]
This season was notable for being one of the most competitive Western Conference playoff races in NBA history. Up until April 4, 2008, not a single Western Conference team had secured a playoff spot, and the 8th-seeded team was a mere 6.5 games behind the 1st seed. Additionally, the quality of the teams ensured that the Golden State Warriors finished with the highest winning percentage of any non-playoff team in NBA history since the switch to the eight-team playoff format, beating out the 2000–2001 Houston Rockets. The all-time record is held by the 1971–1972 Phoenix Suns (49–33), which was during the four-team playoff era. Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season.


Eastern Conference W L W/L% Western Conference W L W/L%
Atlantic Division       Northwest Division      
Boston Celtics* (1) 66 16 0.805 Utah Jazz* (4) 54 28 0.659
Toronto Raptors* (6) 41 41 0.5 Denver Nuggets* (8) 50 32 0.61
Philadelphia 76ers* (7) 40 42 0.488 Portland Trail Blazers (10) 41 41 0.5
New Jersey Nets (10) 34 48 0.415 Minnesota Timberwolves (14) 22 60 0.268
New York Knicks (14) 23 59 0.28 Seattle SuperSonics (15) 20 62 0.244
Central Division       Pacific Division      
Detroit Pistons* (2) 59 23 0.72 Los Angeles Lakers* (1) 57 25 0.695
Cleveland Cavaliers* (4) 45 37 0.549 Phoenix Suns* (6) 55 27 0.671
Indiana Pacers (9) 36 46 0.439 Golden State Warriors (9) 48 34 0.585
Chicago Bulls (11) 33 49 0.402 Sacramento Kings (11) 38 44 0.463
Milwaukee Bucks (13) 26 56 0.317 Los Angeles Clippers (12) 23 59 0.28
Southeast Division       Southwest Division      
Orlando Magic* (3) 52 30 0.634 New Orleans Hornets* (2) 56 26 0.683
Washington Wizards* (5) 43 39 0.524 San Antonio Spurs* (3) 56 26 0.683
Atlanta Hawks* (8) 37 45 0.451 Houston Rockets* (5) 55 27 0.671
Charlotte Bobcats (12) 32 50 0.39 Dallas Mavericks* (7) 51 31 0.622
Miami Heat (15) 15 67 0.183 Memphis Grizzlies (13) 22 60 0.268