Every driver in NASCAR has gotten in a crash at least once. Many drivers cause crashes. Heck, sometimes even drivers have received a new nickname because of their crashes. For example, Sam Hornish Jr.’s nickname through his NASCAR career has been “Dances With Walls.” However; Hornish did not win the “Most Wrecks” competition for 2010.
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[/media-credit]After an 18th place points finish in 2009, Marcos Ambrose was actually considered to make the Chase this season. Sorry fans, but you will have to wait another year. Ambrose is the King of Crashing for 2010. Ambrose led all Sprint Cup Series drivers with 19 spins or wrecks and an even more astounding seven in the season’s final eight races. In second place was Sam Hornish Jr. with 17 and in third was no other than Elliott Sadler with 15. Not surprisingly, all three of the top placers are in a tough position. Sadler will not be racing in the Sprint Cup in 2011, Ambrose is driving for a mediocre Richard Petty Motorsports and finally we just don’t know if Penske has the funding to let Hornish run another full year.
Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. both battled together for NASCAR Nationwide Series Championships and for Rookie of The Year honors, but today it was for the least crashes award and unfortunately it ended in a tie. Both established drivers only got in four crashes each this year. It isn’t a surprising number for Matt Kenseth, but this award removes another excuse for why Jr. didn’t run well in 2010.
