2013 NASCAR Pool Tier Arrangement

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We will be starting this season's pool with the following Tier Arrangement. Tiers will be changed twice during the season.

May 26th for the Coca Cola 600 and again September 15th for the Geico 400 (In time for the chase)

Our starting tiers for the 2013 Season are:


Tier 1
11 Denny Hamlin
48 Jimmie Johnson
14 Tony Stewart
2 Brad Keselowski
16 Greg Biffle
15 Clint Bowyer
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr
20 Matt Kenseth
29 Kevin Harvick
56 Martin Truex Jr
5 Kasey Kahne
24 Jeff Gordon


Tier 2
18 Kyle Bush
99 Carl Edwards
9 Marcos Ambrose
39 Ryan Newman
27 Paul Menard
22 Joey Logano
31 Jeff Burton
1 Jamie McMurray
42 Juan Montoya
43 Aric Almirola
78 Kurt Busch
47 Bobby Labonte

Tier 3
51 Regan Smith/AJ Allmendinger
55 Mark Martin/Brian Vickers/Micheal Waltrip
13 Casey Mears
34 David Ragan
93 Travis Kvapil
83 David Reutimann
12 Sam Hornish Jr
36 JJ Yeley
10 Danica Patrick
30 David Stremme/M.Waltrip (Daytona 500 only)
37 TBA
98 Austin Dillon
32 Ken Schrader/Timmy Hill/Bobby Labonte
26 Josh Wise
33 Stephen Leicht/Cole Whitt
87 Joe Nemechek
38 David Gilliland
19 Mike Bliss
17 Ricky Steinhouse Jr
23 Robert Richardson Jr.
21 Trevor Bayne

The list (mainly Tier 3) is subject to change as we get closer to the season start.

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There is still tomorrow nights race but right now this is what the new Tier Structure will look like until the beginning of the chase.
Some interesting Tier 1 & 2 Changes. These are based on the standings as we stand as of May 10th. Again, these will be in effect for the Coca-Cola 600 on May 26th in Charlotte.




Tier 1
48 Jimmy Johnson
99 Carl Edwards
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
20 Matt Kenseth
15 Clint Bowyer
2 Brad Keselowski
5 Kasey Kahne
43 Aric Almirola
27 Paul Menard
18 Kyle Busch
16 Greg Biffle
29 Kevin Harvick

Tier 2
56 Martin Truex Jr
24 Jeff Gordon
1 Jamie McMurray
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
39 Ryan Newman
22 Joey Logano
31 Jeff Burton
78 Kurt Busch
9 Marcos Ambrose
14 Tony Stewart
55 Mark Martin/Brian Vickers
13 Casey Mears

Tier 3
42 Juan Pablo Montoya
34 David Ragan
10 Danica Patrick
47 Bobby Labonte
38 David Gilliland
30 Dave Blaney
11 Denny Hamlin
36 JJ Yeley
30 David Stremme
83 David Reutimann
35 Josh Wise
51 Regan Smith/AJ Allmendinger
33 Landon Cassill
93 Travis Kvapil
95 Scott Speed
98 Michael McDowell
19 Mike Bliss
87 Joe Nemechek
12 Sam Hornish Jr
81 Elliot Sadler
21 Trevor Bayne
32 Ken Schrader/Timmy Hill