Braswell's Fantasy NASCAR League

All-Time League Statistics

After 2023 Season

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There are too many stats to keep this updated after every race during the active season.  I will update these pages at the end of each season.

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All-Time Stats Categories

Champions
Total Wins
Playoff Wins
Prestiege Event Wins
Short Track Wins
Road Course Wins
1 Mile Track Wins
1.5 Mile Track Wins
2 Mile Non-Plate Wins
Restrictor Plate Wins
Poles
Top 5's
Top 10's
Last Place Finishes
Points Leaders
Segment wins
Segment Lasts

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Tim Hodge - 2023 Champion

Member Since: 2016
Championship Notes:
Tim joined BFNL in 2016 and immediately found success. He finished 7th in his rookie year and scored 2 wins. Tim won at least 1 race every year between 2016 and 2020 and finished in the Top 10 in points 3 different times. 2021 and 2022 were tougher for Tim. He struggled with the explosion of new tracks and the new NextGen car. He went winless for the first time in 2021, and failed to win in 2022. His points finishes dropped as well, falling as low as 24th in 2021.

2023 opened with more of the same struggles. Tim finished 39th in The Clash at the Coliseum. However, something clicked at Daytona. Tim finished 3rd in the Daytona 500, 4th at Fontana, 7th at Vegas, 11th at Phoenix and rocketed him up to 2nd in points. He took the points lead for the first time after COTA. A couple weeks later he scored his only win of the season at the Bristol Dirt race. Tim held onto the points lead until Loudon, only relinquishing the top spot for 1 week after the Coke 600.

In Segment 6, Tim went ice cold. He finished 37th, 42nd, 26th and 42nd and dropped all the way down to 6th in points. He would spend the rest of the season clawing his way back and inching closer and closer to points leader Tucker Lovelace. Tim grabbed the points lead back at Homestead, but lost it the next week at Martinsville. He went into the championship race trailing Lovelace. It's pretty rare that we see a points change in the last week of the season, but Tim Hodge managed to overcome the odds and secure his 1st BFNL title sneaking past Tucker Lovelace at Phoenix.

Tim became the 14th different champion in the 25 year history of BFNL. His 31 point margin of victory was the 2nd narrowest in league history, and with 54 players Tim defeated the largest field in the history of the league. Tim becomes the 3rd member of the 2016 BFNL Rookie class to win a championship (joining Mike Williams and Dustin Draughon).

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Greg Camden - 2020 Champion

Member Since: 2017
Championship Notes:
Greg joined the NASCAR League in 2017, and ran mid-pack for his first couple of seasons. He had some brief flashes of excellence, like his Coca Cola 600 win in his rookie season, where he set the single race scoring record of 1,444 points, that still stands. After a 14th place finish in the Daytona 500, Greg quickly moved up to 5th in points the next week at Las Vegas. After Phoenix Greg was sitting 2nd in points. And then Covid happened. NASCAR like all the other sports had to scramble to figure out how they were going to handle things moving forward. The schedule was up in the air for most of the season. Qualifying was removed from the schedule for the remaining 32 races. For the first time in decades one track held 3 points races in a season (Darlington).

None of that seemed to bother Greg. Amazingly, after Greg took the points lead at Charlotte, which was the 7th race of the year, he would never fall lower than 2nd place. Back to back wins at Bristol and Atlanta bolstered his points lead. He re-took the points lead for good after Richmond, and looked like he was going to run off into the sunset.

However, he would not go unchallenged. During the final segment, former champion Michael Byrom would make a valiant charge, and put some real pressure on Camden. Greg scored a late season win at Talladega to help his efforts. In the end, Greg Camden held off Bryom by 60 points to claim his first BFNL Championship. Greg's 13 straight weeks leading the points was the longest streak since Roger Harris led for 23 weeks in 2016. Greg was the points leader for 26 of the 36 races in 2020, giving him the 6th most weeks as the points leader ever in a single season.

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Dustin Draughon - 2019 Champion

Member Since: 2016
Championship Notes:
Dustin had an outstanding rookie year in 2016, finishing 4th in points with 3 wins and looked like he would come back in 2017 and contend for the championship. The sophmore slump hit him hard in 2017. He didn't have a bad season per se (1 win, 4 top 5's, 10 Top 10's), but he finished 33rd in points during the one BFNL we followed the Chase rules. Dustin bounced back in 2018 with an 8th place finish and was ready to battle for a championship.

Dustin opened the 2019 season with solid finishes, but back to back 2nd place runs at Richmond and Talladega in the spring vaulted him into the points lead for the first time. He would hold onto the points lead until after the Firecracker 400 at Daytona. The summer season saw his only stumbles of the year, with a horrible run of 44th, 35th, 31st and 36th from at Daytona, Kentucky, Loudon and Pocono. He dropped all the way back to 7th in points and was teetering on collapse. Next week at Watkins Glen he righted the ship, scoring his only win of the year and moving back up to 2nd in points. Dustin would rip off 12 Top 10's in the final 15 races, outscoring 2017 champion Michael Byrom by over 500 points during the playoffs and locking up his first title by 524 points.

Dustin's championship season is only one of 7 times that the Champion had a last place finish during the season. His 20 Top 10's is the 3rd highest total in modern BFNL, and the 2nd highest by a champion only to Kelly Feimster's incredible 25 in 2009. Dustin was the first Champion since Jason Hollingsworth in 2014 to not win a pole. His 524 margin of victory is still the 7th largest in BFNL history. His 32,238 points are still the most points ever scored in a BFNL season, as well as his 9,421 points scored during the Playoffs. 2019 was also notable for having 0 rookies for the only time in BFNL history.

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Mike Williams - 2018 Champion

Member Since: 2016
Championship Notes:
After BFNL gave the NASCAR playoff system a try in 2017, we went back to the traditional season long format in 2018. This was music to Mike Williams ears because he pulled off maybe the most dominant season in the history of the league. Mike joined BFNL in 2016 as part of a huge rookie class of people that were friends with Thomas Tolbert. Mike Williams, Tim Hodge, Dustin Draughon, Tom Kerr, Robbie Kiser and Chris Hodge all joined the league that year.

Mike won two races during the 2018 season (Sonoma and Bristol Night race). But it was the consistency that gave him the championship. You would think that with such a huge margin of victory, Mike would have been leading the points all season, but he actually didn't take the points lead until after the Southern 500 at Darlington on Labor Day. 3-time Champ Bob Francis led the points most of the summer but faded as Mike took charge. After Mike took the lead there was no giving it back.

At the time of his championship, Mike the largest field in BFNL history (53 players), only topped by 2023. His 1,280 point margin of victory remains the largest in BFNL history.

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Michael Byrom - 3-time Champhion (2022, 2021 & 2017)

Member Since: 2009
Championship Notes:
2022
Michael opened the 2022 with his traditional slow start, but slowly gained momentum during the season. He took the points lead briefly during the summer from Jeremy Steele, only to give it back the next week. Michael would trade the points lead back and forth with Alan Ross several times during the playoffs, with Michael taking the lead for good after Homestead. He sealed the deal the next week at Martinsville with his final BFNL win. Michael became only the 4th BFNL player with 3 titles, and it was the 5th time in BFNL we had a champion repeat. The 2022 was not without controversy. Michael requested that a new player be added to the league this year, and that player immediately started winning races and dominating the points. It was very clear the person on the entry was not the person picking the team. After multiple attempts to clarify who was picking the team, I ultimately decided to allow the season to play out, but after Michael and the mystery entry finished 1-2, I decided to remove the mystery entry from the league, and the official results reflect this change. Michael won the championship free and clear regardless. Unsatisfied with the changing story about who was picking the team, I ultimately decided not to invite Michael back in 2023 and going forward. Michael became the first BFNL Champion to leave the league. Michael was probably the best BFNL player in the history of the league. He won championships under different formats. All of his championships came during the leagues modern era when we had huge numbers of players. It's a shame that 2022 happened.

2021
Michael opened the year with an early win at Las Vegas and took the points lead after the 5th race of the season at Phoenix. A win the next week at Atlanta stretched that lead. Michael would hold the lead until Week 17 when Brittany Hooper would pass him. Brittany and Michael ran 1-2 the rest of the season. Michael regained the points lead after a win at Darlington in the Southern 500 and never gave it back. Michael became just the 4th BFNL multi-time champion.

2017
Michael Byrom joined BFNL in 2009, and after a few years running in the middle of the pack, he figured out what it took to be competitive in the league. In 2017 Michael continued to be extremely consistent. Not winning races, but finishing in the top 10 week after week. 2017 was the only season BFNL used the "playoff" system in the league, Michael wrapped up the regular season championship, and the #1 seed going into the playoffs. Each round Michael stayed consistent and was never far from the top of the standings. In the final round, Michael closed out the year with a his only win of the season, locking up the championship in victory lane. Michael became the 10th different BFNL Champion, and the 1st since Kelly Feimster in 2009 without multiple wins. In the final race at Homestead, Michael overcame a 200 point gap to pass leader Manish Nagpal, and hold off two previous champions, Thomas Tolbert & Bob Francis.

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Roger Harris - 2016 Champion

Member Since: 2013
Championship Notes:
Roger Harris joined BFNL in 2013, and honestly I don't know how I failed to get Roger in the league before that. Roger has actually part of a Busch Series league I started way back in 1999 or 2000. If Roger had been in BFNL from the start, he would probably be a multiple time champion with ton more wins. He was a diehard Bill Elliott fan, and a dedicated Chase Elliott fan. He's also one of the nicest people you will ever meet. His rookie year he finished 7th in points. 2014 he improved to 4th. 2015 he improved to 2nd.

2016 Roger Harris was the BFNL equivalent of 2003 Matt Kenseth. Roger so dominated the league that in 2017 I decided to change the format in hopes of making things more competitive. That was probably not fair to Roger who was killing it. Roger's 2016 was incredible.

2016 was the first BFNL season of 4 race segments. Roger opened the season with back to back wins at Atlanta and Las Vegas, and immediately grabbing the points lead. He would hold it for 11 straight weeks until reigning champion Thomas Tolbert snuck past him with a win at Dover. Roger responded, retook the lead and held it for the rest of the season...23 straight weeks of Roger Harris at the top of the points. Roger added a win at Darlington in the Southern 500 on Labor Day.

Roger racked up 6 poles that season, the most in modern BFNL and tied for the 2nd most ever in a season. Roger's 34 weeks leading the points is the all-time BFNL record. Roger's 3 Segment wins (Best Teams) is also an all-time BFNL record. His 924 point margin of victory is 2nd only to Mike William's 2018 season.

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Thomas Tolbert - 2015 Champion

Member Since: 2012
Championship Notes:
Thomas Tolbert can thank his long and succesful BFNL career to good old Family Dollar. Thomas joined BFNL in 2012 during his brief stint at The Dollar. When Thomas joined BFNL was still picking drivers in Groups. It was a different time in the league. It took Thomas a couple of years to find his footing. He struggled those first two season, finishing 27th and 24th in points. In 2014, BFNL introduced the "team budget" pick selection and Thomas immediately became a serious contender in the league. He won 3 races and finished 4th in points. He was poised to take the next step in 2015.

2015 started just like 2014 ended. Jason Hollingsworth the reigning champion won the Daytona 500 and continued to lead the points for the first 9 weeks of the season. Thomas scored a win at Martinsville in the spring, but it looked like Jason was going to have a real chance at repeating. There was another man standing in Thomas' way as well. Roger Harris. Roger had been improving every year and was ready to make the move to the top. He started the season with 2 wins at Phoenix and California, added another at Talladega, and took the points lead from Hollingsworth. Roger would hold that points lead through the summer. For 16 straight weeks, until after Darlington and the Southern 500, Roger looked like the man to beat. Then Thomas Tolbert won the next week at Richmond and took the points lead for the 1st time. He would not give it back. 2015 is notable for having the 2nd fewest lead changes in a season (only 2000 had fewer).

At the time of his Championship, the 792 point margin was the largest ever (still the 3rd largest). 2015 was the first BFNL season with 50 players. It was also the last season of 5 race segments. Thomas' 2015 Championship was also the end of an era. After 4 straight years, and 9 years out of 12, there has not been a Family Dollar alum to win a BFNL championship. It was also the beginning of a new era. In 2016, Thomas invited a group of friends that would include 3 future BFNL champions (Mike Williams, Tim Hodge and Dustin Draughon).

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Jason Hollingsworth - 2014 Champion

Member Since: 2012
Championship Notes:
Jason Hollingsworth joined BFNL in 2012 during his Family Dollar run. Jason was an old school NASCAR fan, raised on Cale Yarborough Holly Farms, Tim Richmond and Dale Earnhardt Wrangler. 2014 was an important year in BFNL history as the league transitioned from the traditional driver group selections to a team budget based process where you could more freely pick the drivers you wanted.

Jason was strong during the 2013 season. Finishing runner-up to fellow Family Dollar alum Bob Francis who was ending his dominant Championship run. The new selection format was a bit of a curveball for the old school crowd, but a group of newer players were quick to adapt. Jason started the season on fire. Winning 4 of the first 13 races. Despite all the wins Jason did not take the points lead until his 4th win of the year at Dover Downs. Jason took the points lead after the Chase cutoff race at Richmond. Jason would see Manish Nagpal, Thomas Tolbert and Michael Byrom, his closest competitors win 4 of the final 10 races. Despite the challenges Jason remained consistent and held on to win his 1st BFNL championship.

Jason's 4 wins in 2014 remain the most wins by a Champion since Justin Braswell won 5 in 2002. Jason scored 5,442 points on 1-mile tracks in 2014, which remains the BFNL all-time record (unlikely to be broken with the current schedule).

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Bob Francis - 3-time Champion - 2007, 2012, 2013


Member Since: 2006
Championship Notes:
Bob Francis was the first "outsider" to become a BFNL Champion, and he had one of the most consistent and dominating runs in BFNL history. During Bob's 3 championship seasons, he spent 71 weeks out of a possible 108 weeks as the points leader (and that doesn't include the 29 weeks he led during 2006 when he finished 2nd). It was as good a stretch as anyone has ever had during the league. He was strong when the league was smaller, and still won back to back championships as the league expanded into the more modern era (post 2009).

2013
2013 was very similar to 2012 for Bob. Early success with a win at Fontana. Consistent top 5's week after week. Another win at Watkins Glen, and a 3rd at Dover. Bob took the lead and held it for the final 23 weeks of the season. Finishing 2nd would be Jason Hollingsworth, who would play spoiler in 2014 as Bob made his own push for 3 straight championships. The 2013 crown was Bob's 3rd title, becoming the 3rd player to have 3 titles, and the 3rd player to ever repeat as champion.

2012
Bob opened 2012 with a win in the Daytona 500 (the last time, and only the 2nd time a Champion won the Daytona 500 in the same season). Bob added early season wins at Texas and Darlington to start the season strong, but he would fade into the background during the summer swing as Tim Laney and Chris Faulk battled for the top spot. As stretch run started, Bob kicked it back into high gear, and with Tim and Chris faultering a little he was able to re-take the points lead during the final segment and clinch his 2nd BFNL title. Bob became the 3rd multiple time Champion joining Brandon and Justin Braswell.

2007
Bob Francis joined BFNL in 2007 a couple years after Brandon joined Family Dollar. Bob immediately became a major player in the league. In his rookie year he finished 2nd in points and won 3 races. If not for a win by Brandon Braswell in the final race at Homestead, Bob might have become the only rookie to win the Championship. After a great battle in 2006, Bob and Brandon would continue to battle in 2007. Brandon won at Daytona and took the points lead, but Bob roared back and won the next two races, and took the points lead. Bob held the lead for 14 weeks until Brandon reeled off 3 straight wins (still the BFNL record) and took the points lead after Sonoma. But Brandon was only able to hold it for 2 weeks until Bob took the lead for good and held it for the final 19 races. The league was smaller back in 2007 (only 20 players), but Bob scored an impressive 17 Top 5's to secure his first BFNL title and became the first non-Braswell/Steele to win a BFNL Championship. Also notable because Bob ended Brandon Braswell's chance at a 3rd straight Championship. The 83 point margin of victory was the 3rd smallest ever at the time. Bob's 33 weeks as the points leader was tied for the most all-time (since broken by Roger Harris).

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Justin Braswell - 4-time Champion - 2002, 2008, 2010, 2011


Member Since: 1999
Championship Notes:
Justin was one of the charter BFNL members way back in 1999. At the time he was the youngest member of the league, and the youngest to ever play in the league (since eclipsed by the younger generation of Steele's). After limited success early in the league, he went on a run that was pretty incredible during a 4 year stretch at the peak of NASCAR popularity. He has more championships than anyone not named Brandon.

2011
2011 will probably go down as one of the great collapses in BFNL history. The tandem team of Chris Faulk & Pat King dominated almost the whole season. Danny Faulk won Daytona and held the points lead the first 6 weeks before Chris/Pat took over for the next 11 weeks. After a brief 3 week run for Bryan Hall, Chris/Pat went back to the front for the next 15 races. Only Homestead stood between them at a Championship. Homestand and Justin Braswell. Justin had been solid all season for sure. During the stretch run, he had won races at Atlanta, Chicago and Texas. He went into Homestead 80 points behind Chris/Pat. He outscored them back 130 points and stole the championship. His 4th, still the 2nd most of all time. During the final segment Justin scored 600 points more than Chris & Pat.

2010
In 2002 and 2008 Justin had to fight and claw to win the championship never secure in the championship until the last race. In 2010, there was no doubt who the champion would be, and there would be no pressure in the last couple races for Justin. After some early season non-sense from a strange group of people leading the points. Justin took the lead and held it for 16 weeks during spring and summer. Jeremy Steel snuck in for 1 week as the points leader, but Justin quickly shut that down, and led the points for the final 9 races. He would score wins at Dover and Phoenix during the final run to secure his 3rd BFNL Championship, and 2 in 3 years. He became the 2nd player with 3rd titles.

2008
Going into 2008 Justin had finished in the Top 5 the previous two seasons, so it was no surprise he was strong again in 2008. Justin rattled off 3 wins, but still had to battle brother Brandon for the title, along with a strong Keith Williams, having his best season ever. Brandon and Keith won 5 and 4 races respectively that year. Brandon faded down the stretch, and well timed win by Justin at Texas late in the season gave him the points lead. Brandon took the lead back at Phoenix, but at Homestead Justin outscored Brandon by almost 300 points to re-take the points lead and clinch his 2nd championship. He became the 2nd multiple time champion in BFNL history.

2002
In 2002 the league was tiny compared to what it is now. There were only 15 players that year. Despite the field being smaller the level of competition and knowledge of the sport was never higher. Almost everyone in the league back then followed the sport closely week after week. Justin had finished worst every season since the first season in 1999, 5th, 9th and 13th. He was not someone you would expect to contend for the title in 2002.

Justin opened the 2002 season with a win in the Daytona 500 and followed with a 2nd win at spring Darlington. He would lead the points for the first 10 races of the season, until a rookie (Bryan Lowder) took the points lead. Justin, Bryan Lowder and Jeremy Steele would trade the points lead back and forth 9 times during the season. The trio would combine to win 14 of the 36 races that season. Justin would score a win at the penultimate race at Phoenix to take the points lead, and hold on for this first championship the next week. Justin became the 3rd member of the Braswell family to win the BFNL title, joining his Dad Larry Braswell, and brother Brandon Braswell. 2002 was the first year a rookie seriously contended for the championship as Bryan Lowder finished 2nd. Justin became the youngest BFNL champion, turning 17 during the season, a record that still stands. Justin was the 1st to ever win the Daytona 500 and the Championship in the same season (still only accomplished 1 other time).

 

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Kelly Feimster - 2009 Champion

Member Since: 2008
Championship Notes:
Kelly Feimster joined BFNL in 2008 as part of the Family Dollar expansion during the mid to late 2000's, when the league was growing seriously for the first time. Kelly was an old school NASCAR fan, going to races back in the 80's and pulling for Handsome Harry Gant in the Skoal Bandit. Kelly had a solid rookie season, finishing 6th in points and winning 2 races.

2009 would be one of the most important seasons in BFNL history. It is the first season of the "modern era" for the league. We had 27 players in period when we normally had 18-20. Kelly Feimster was up to the task that year. He ripped out an unprecedented number of top 5's that year, scoring 18 of them. His next closest competitor only managed 13. 5 top 5 difference between 1st and 2nd is massive. That's a crazy stat, but here is a crazier one. He never won a race. Not a single race the whole season. 18 top 5's and 0 wins. That is hard to believe. Kelly traded the lead with Sheila Compton for a while, but took the lead for good a few races before the Chase started and never looked back.

18 top 5's is still the all-time modern era BFNL record. Kelly remains the only Champion to have a winless season.

After the 2023 season, Kelly Feimster decided to retire from BFNL after a great run. 1 championship, 12 wins, 15 poles, 78 top 5's.

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Brandon Braswell - 5-time Champion - 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006

Member Since: 1999
Championship Notes:
Brandon Braswell is the league founder, and commisioner. Brandon is the only 5-time BFNL Champion, including the inaugural season in 1999. He has twice won back-to-back titles, in '99-'00 and '05-'06. Brandon currently has the most all-time wins and poles in league history, and holds the record for the narrowest margin of Championship victory, when he won the title in 2003 by 5 points over archrival Jeremy Steele.

2006
2006 was actually a great battle between Brandon and Bob Francis. Bob was a rookie that year, and he and Brandon traded the points lead back and forth week after week at the end of the year. Brandon's win at Homestead sealed his 5th BFNL title, holding off Bob and probably stealing a championship that Bob should have won. 2006 closed the chapter on Brandon's championship run. He would finish runner-up the next two years but hasn't been back on the podium since.

2005
2005 stands as the closest BFNL finish of all-time. Brandon Braswell held off Jeremy Steele by 5 points at the final tally. Honestly 5 points is well within the statistical margin of error. Brandon only won 2 races that year, but had 20 Top 5's, which was the 2nd most of all-time. Jeremy had 3 wins, and 16 Top 5's, and took the points lead with 4 races left, but couldn't hold on. It would be the 2nd time that Brandon and Jeremy ran 1-2, with Jeremy getting the short end both times. 2005 was the first year BFNL expanded to Family Dollar folks.

2003
2003 was the first season BFNL expanded over 20 people. Brandon recruited a lot of new friends from WCU, but most of them were not really NASCAR fans. So it was a very watered down league. Daniel Klutz won 3 of the first 5 races of the year, and a lot of interesting names were at the front. As the season went along those names filtered to the back and usual suspects took over. Brandon had a solid and consistent season, and hold on to deny Jeremy Steele the championship in his first runner-up season. Brandon became the first 3 time champion.

2000
2000 is the first season I still have all the stats and results for. Brandon won 6 races that year, and held of his dad Larry Braswell to win the 2nd BFNL championship, and became the first repeat champion and first multiple time champion. There were only 12 players back then. The league page moved to the Western Carolina server, and wasn't updated as often. 2000 was probably the most boring season in BFNL history. Kurtis Beshers won the Daytona 500, and Brandon and Kurtis alternated wins week after week. Brandon took the points lead after the 2nd race and never gave it away. 33 straight weeks out front. This is the season with the fewest points lead changes, and leaders. 2000 was the last year there were only 34 races.

1999
The very first season of BFNL started in 1999 way back at Sun Valley high school. Brandon Braswell and Chris Summerville were hanging around in Mr. Lohn's classroom when he asked us which NASCAR drivers he should take in his "NASCAR pool" that Mr. Jacumin has running for the teachers. Brandon decided to put together a fantasy NASCAR league for his friends and family. His brother Justin Braswell, dad Larry Braswell, friends from Sun Valley, Chris Summerville, Gary Bolen, Joey Cochran, Keith Williams, Chris Faulk, Brandon Smith, John Varda, Kurtis Beshers, and best friend Jeremy Steele. That first season started with 3 driver teams, which quickly changed to 5 drivers. Segments were 5 races. Most team selections were done through e-mail. The website was basic HTML at best. Brandon won that first championship, and in one of the great regrets of my younger days the results were saved to a 3.5 inch floppy disk and lost.

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Kevin Steele - 2004 Champion

Member Since: 2003
Championship Notes:
Kevin Steele, aka "Penrod" is Jeremy's youngest brother. He joined a few years after the start of BFNL when he was still living at home. He finished 10th in his rookie season and snagged 1 win.

The 2004 season started out dominated by a bunch of people that you wouldn't normally see up front. Kevin found victory lane at Texas in the spring, but didn't take the points lead until the halfway point in the season. The 2001 champ, Larry Braswell briefly made a run, taking the points lead for 1 week, but Kevin reassumed the lead and held on for the rest of the season. Larry actually had 3 more Top 5's than Kevin that year, but he also had a last place finish, while Kevin was more consistent.

2004 was a transitional year for NASCAR. It saw the last race at Rockingham (still a shame), the first season of The Chase, all-time great Bill Elliott retired from full-time driving. The next generation of stars was starting to take over. Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman were replacing names like Bill Elliott, Rusty Wallace, and Dale Jarrett on the leaderboards.

Kevin was the first non-Braswell BFNL Champion, and remains the only "Steele" champion, much to his brother Jeremy's never ending annoyance (another runner-up finish for Jeremy this year).

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Larry Braswell - 2001 Champion

Championship Season(s): 2001
Member Since: 1999
Championship Notes:
In 2001, Larry Braswell became the 2nd BFNL Champion, in the league's 3rd year. In 2000, Larry had finished 2nd in points and was ready to move to the top. His 2001 season was one of the most dominant seasons in the history of the league. Larry set the record for most wins in a season (7), most poles in a season (8), most Top 5's (22). He also set the record for most consecutive wins (3), and consecutive poles (3), during his championship run. These are records that still stand over 20 years later!

His 583 point lead was the largest margin of victory in league history, until it was broken by Justin Braswell in 2010. 2001 was the year Dale Earnhardt died, which cast a dark light on that season. It is still hard to believe how much that changed the sport going forward.

 

 

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