Not really baffling. ROTY was determined by your best 15 races. Newman had 14 top fives to Johnson’s 6.
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Well Newman had 14 top 5’s to Johnson’s 6 top 5’s, but I think Johnson should have got ROTY because he finished ahead of Newman in points. Wonder if Johnson won the championship and Newman finished 2nd, would Johnson get ROTY even though Newman had more Rookie points. That would be crazy.
@@coolfetus6733 they are pretty damn equal
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]]>All those guys who were rookies and winning were around 25 or so. The 21 year old rookies that take three years to win now are not that far off.
]]>@@ColtDaBolt85 Haley ran all but 5 races in the 2021 season, but he wasn’t in the rookie of the year race that year because he was registered for points in the Xfinity Series.
]]>Also, I’m sure there are some people that would put Ty Gibbs lower, but after his 2022 Xfinity campaign, it was exactly what he needed: clean and quiet. Was good to see that he just went out there and didn’t ruffle any feathers. He also had some good runs toward the end of the year, was in contention to win multiple times.
Great list.
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