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Jimmie Johnson and Drivers with the Most NASCAR All-Star Race Wins
Jimmie Johnson Wins His Fourth NASCAR All-Star Race. Sweet Ride, the Red and White Lowe’s 48.
Jimmie Johnson won his fourth NASCAR All-Star Race last night, most of any driver. “The Intimidator,” Dale Earnhardt, won three. Jeff Gordon – “Wonder Boy” as nicknamed by Earnhardt – also has three All-Star victories to his credit.
The All-Star Race was first run in 1985 and has its home at the Charlotte Motor Speedway (except for 1986 when it ran at Atlanta Motor Speedway).
Six drivers have won the race more than once, listed below. Terry Labonte is the only one to win it for two different teams.
Johnson and the late Davey Allison are the only to win it back-to-back.
Who knows how many more the very promising Allison, son of NASCAR great Bobby, would have won? He died in a helicopter crash in 1993 at the age of 32. In just nine years of racing he already had accumulated 19 wins, 14 poles, 66 Top 5s, and 92 Top 10s.
Follow @VinGetz| DRIVER | WINS | YEAR | TEAM | CAR | |
| 1. | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 2003 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2006 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | |||
| 2012 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | |||
| 2013 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | |||
| 2. | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 1987 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 1990 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | |||
| 1993 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | |||
| 2. | Jeff Gordon | 3 | 1995 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 1997 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | |||
| 2001 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | |||
| 4. | Davey Allison | 2 | 1991 | Robert Yates Racing | Ford |
| 1992 | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | |||
| 4. | Terry Labonte | 2 | 1988 | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet |
| 1999 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | |||
| 4. | Mark Martin | 2 | 1998 | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 2005 | Roush Racing | Ford |
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Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur and Most Wins (Goalie) in NHL Playoff History
Patrick Roy Has the Most Playoff Wins…and Four Cups, Too
Will Martin Brodeur add to his 113 postseason wins? Not this year, of course. The New Jersey Devils, last season’s Stanley Cup runner-ups, didn’t make the playoffs.
Though the 40-year old (41 this May) missed about a month of the lockout-shortened 2013 season with a back injury, it looks like he wants to come back for at least one more season.
Whether it’s one additional year or more, it is unlikely Brodeur will catch the NHL’s all-time postseason wins leader, Patrick Roy.
Roy and Brodeur are the only goaltenders with 100 postseason wins.
Grant Fuhr, the great Edmonton Oiler goalie of the 1980s, rounds out the top three.
These are the top 20 goalies with the most playoff wins in history. Hey, check out the Pittsburgh Penguins‘ Marc-Andre Fleury in 20th. The 28-year old will not only pad his stats this postseason, but surely for years to come.
He’s the only other active on the list.
Follow @VinGetz| GOALIE | W | (FOR) PLAYOFF TEAMS | |
| 1. | Patrick Roy | 151 | Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche |
| 2. | Martin Brodeur | 113 | New Jersey Devils |
| 3. | Grant Fuhr | 92 | Edmonton Oilers, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues |
| 4. | Ed Belfour | 88 | Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 4. | Billy Smith | 88 | New York Islanders |
| 6. | Ken Dryden | 80 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 7. | Mike Vernon | 77 | Calgary Flames, Detroit Red Wings, San Jose Sharks |
| 8. | Chris Osgood | 74 | Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders, St. Louis Blues |
| 9. | Jacques Plante | 71 | Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues |
| 10. | Andy Moog | 68 | Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens |
| 11. | Dominik Hasek | 65 | Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings |
| 12. | Curtis Joseph | 63 | St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Calgary Flames |
| 13. | Tom Barrasso | 61 | Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators |
| 14. | Turk Broda | 60 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 15. | Terry Sawchuk | 54 | Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings |
| 16. | Gerry Cheevers | 53 | Boston Bruins |
| 17. | Glenn Hall | 49 | Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, St. Louis Blues |
| 18. | Ron Hextall | 47 | Philadelphia Flyers, Quebec Nordiques |
| 19. | Tony Esposito | 45 | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 20. | Marc-Andre Fleury | 43 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
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NBA: Best Regular-Season Records for Each Team
Michael Jordan’s 1995-96 Chicago Bulls Had the Best Record of All Time
In 2012-13, four NBA teams are either going for or already have achieved the best regular-season record in their franchise’s history.
The Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies will finish 2012-13 with their best records ever. The Denver Nuggets just tied their all-time win record and still have four games to go.
What about the other 26 franchises? Below, check out every one’s best all-time regular-season record by wins/percentage, and in only the case of the Sacramento Kings, both. The Kings won 61 games in 2001-02, but had two seasons (as the Rochester Royals) with higher percentages in the game’s first years.
The Kings, Brooklyn Nets, Oklahoma City Thunder and Washington Wizards made their marks as “other teams.” The Kings, as noted above, were the Rochester Royals. Then, respectively, the New Jersey Nets, Seattle SuperSonics and Washington Bullets.
(As an aside – you can see the history of all the NBA’s team name changes over the years here.)
Included below are how each team finished up in the playoffs, on the heels of their best records. Only six went on to win it all. Very interesting. There is apparently not much of a connection (20%) between having your most dominant season and winning the NBA Finals (or as much as one might think). There’s an 80% chance your team will get knocked off before getting a chance to hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy.
Which beings us to Michael Jordan. What? Yes.
Jordan is the best-season killer. His Chicago Bulls knocked off five of these franchise-bests on the way to (or in) the NBA Finals.
And how about the Los Angeles/Minneapolis Lakers? They knocked off six of the greatest teams below (four times with Kobe Bryant).
Bonus: A second list below sorts all teams by wins so you can see where your team ranks. Remember, this is not the all-time best records list (you can see that here). This is each team’s best record (primarily, most wins), sorted. So, we’re ranking each franchise by its best performance, not the best teams overall. Some franchises obviously have non-best seasons that are nonetheless better than other teams’ (ex: Toronto Raptors) best seasons.
On either list, you can click on the season to see the team’s roster and statistics.
Enough chatter! Here are today’s lists.
Follow @VinGetzBEST REGULAR-SEASON RECORDS OF EVERY TEAM
| TEAM/FRANCHISE | W | L | W-L % | SEASON | POSTSEASON RESULT |
| Atlanta Hawks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 1986-87 | Lost Eastern Semifinals to Detroit Pistons (4-1) |
| 57 | 25 | .695 | 1993-94 | Lost Eastern Semifinals to Indiana Pacers (4-2) | |
| Boston Celtics | 68 | 14 | .829 | 1972-73 | Lost Eastern Finals to New York Knicks (4-3) |
| Brooklyn Nets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 2001-02 | LOST NBA FINALS to L.A. Lakers (4-0) |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 44 | 38 | .537 | 2009-10 | Lost Eastern First Round to Orlando Magic (4-0) |
| Chicago Bulls | 72 | 10 | .878 | 1995-96 | WON NBA FINALS over Seattle SuperSonics (4-2) |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 66 | 16 | .805 | 2008-09 | Lost Eastern Finals to Orlando Magic (4-2) |
| Dallas Mavericks | 67 | 15 | .817 | 2006-07 | Lost Western First Round to Golden State Warriors (4-2) |
| Denver Nuggets* | 54 | 28 | .659 | 1987-88 | Lost Western Semifinals to Dallas Mavericks (4-2) |
| 54 | 28 | .659 | 2008-09 | Lost Western Finals to L.A. Lakers (4-2) | |
| 54 | 24 | .692 | 2012-13 | TBD | |
| Detroit Pistons | 64 | 18 | .780 | 2005-06 | Lost Eastern Finals to Miami Heat (4-2) |
| Golden State Warriors | 59 | 23 | .720 | 1975-76 | Lost Western Finals to Phoenix Suns (4-3) |
| Houston Rockets | 58 | 24 | .707 | 1993-94 | WON NBA FINALS over New York Knicks (4-3) |
| Indiana Pacers | 61 | 21 | .744 | 2003-04 | Lost Eastern Finals to Detroit Pistons (4-2) |
| Los Angeles Clippers* | 52 | 26 | .667 | 2012-13 | TBD |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 69 | 13 | .841 | 1971-72 | WON NBA FINALS over New York Knicks (4-1) |
| Memphis Grizzlies* | 53 | 25 | .679 | 2012-13 | TBD |
| Miami Heat* | 62 | 16 | .795 | 2012-13 | TBD |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 66 | 16 | .805 | 1970-71 | WON NBA FINALS over Baltimore Bullets (4-0) |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 58 | 24 | .707 | 2003-04 | Lost Western Finals to L.A. Lakers (4-2) |
| New Orleans Hornets | 56 | 26 | .683 | 2007-08 | Lost Western Semifinals to San Antonio Spurs (4-3) |
| New York Knicks | 60 | 22 | .732 | 1969-70 | WON NBA FINALS over L.A. Lakers (4-3) |
| 60 | 22 | .732 | 1992-93 | Lost Eastern Finals to Chicago Bulls (4-2) | |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 64 | 18 | .780 | 1995-96 | LOST NBA FINALS to Chicago Bulls (4-2) |
| Orlando Magic | 60 | 22 | .732 | 1995-96 | Lost Eastern Finals to Chicago Bulls (4-0) |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 68 | 13 | .840 | 1966-67 | WON NBA FINALS over San Francisco Warriors (4-2) |
| Phoenix Suns | 62 | 20 | .756 | 1992-93 | LOST NBA FINALS to Chicago Bulls (4-2) |
| 62 | 20 | .756 | 2004-05 | Lost Western Finals to San Antonio Spurs (4-1) | |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 63 | 19 | .768 | 1990-91 | Lost Western Finals to L.A. Lakers (4-2) |
| Sacramento Kings** | 61 | 21 | .744 | 2001-02 | Lost Western Finals to L.A. Lakers (4-3) |
| 45 | 15 | .750 | 1948-49 | Lost Western Finals to Minneapolis Lakers (2-0) | |
| 51 | 17 | .759 | 1949-50 | Lost Central Semifinals to Fort Wayne Pistons (2-0) | |
| San Antonio Spurs | 63 | 19 | .768 | 2005-06 | Lost Western Semifinals to Dallas Mavericks (4-3) |
| Toronto Raptors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2000-01 | Lost Eastern Semifinals to Philadelphia 76ers (4-3) |
| 47 | 35 | .573 | 2006-07 | Lost Eastern First Round to New Jersey Nets (4-2) | |
| Utah Jazz | 64 | 18 | .780 | 1996-97 | LOST NBA FINALS to Chicago Bulls (4-2) |
| Washington Wizards | 60 | 22 | .732 | 1974-75 | LOST NBA FINALS to Golden State Warriors (4-0) |
RANKING FRANCHISES BY THEIR BEST RECORDS (MOST WINS)
| TEAM/FRANCHISE | W | L | W-L % | SEASON | POSTSEASON RESULT | |
| 1. | Chicago Bulls | 72 | 10 | .878 | 1995-96 | WON NBA FINALS over Seattle SuperSonics (4-2) |
| 2. | Los Angeles Lakers | 69 | 13 | .841 | 1971-72 | WON NBA FINALS over New York Knicks (4-1) |
| 3. | Boston Celtics | 68 | 14 | .829 | 1972-73 | Lost Eastern Finals to New York Knicks (4-3) |
| 3. | Philadelphia 76ers | 68 | 13 | .840 | 1966-67 | WON NBA FINALS over San Francisco Warriors (4-2) |
| 5. | Dallas Mavericks | 67 | 15 | .817 | 2006-07 | Lost Western First Round to Golden State Warriors (4-2) |
| 6. | Cleveland Cavaliers | 66 | 16 | .805 | 2008-09 | Lost Eastern Finals to Orlando Magic (4-2) |
| 6. | Milwaukee Bucks | 66 | 16 | .805 | 1970-71 | WON NBA FINALS over Baltimore Bullets (4-0) |
| 8. | Detroit Pistons | 64 | 18 | .780 | 2005-06 | Lost Eastern Finals to Miami Heat (4-2) |
| 8. | Oklahoma City Thunder | 64 | 18 | .780 | 1995-96 | LOST NBA FINALS to Chicago Bulls (4-2) |
| 8. | Utah Jazz | 64 | 18 | .780 | 1996-97 | LOST NBA FINALS to Chicago Bulls (4-2) |
| 11. | Portland Trail Blazers | 63 | 19 | .768 | 1990-91 | Lost Western Finals to L.A. Lakers (4-2) |
| 11. | San Antonio Spurs | 63 | 19 | .768 | 2005-06 | Lost Western Semifinals to Dallas Mavericks (4-3) |
| 13. | Miami Heat* | 62 | 16 | .795 | 2012-13 | TBD |
| 13. | Phoenix Suns | 62 | 20 | .756 | 1992-93 | LOST NBA FINALS to Chicago Bulls (4-2) |
| 13. | Phoenix Suns | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2004-05 | Lost Western Finals to San Antonio Spurs (4-1) |
| 16. | Indiana Pacers | 61 | 21 | .744 | 2003-04 | Lost Eastern Finals to Detroit Pistons (4-2) |
| 16. | Sacramento Kings | 61 | 21 | .744 | 2001-02 | Lost Western Finals to L.A. Lakers (4-3) |
| 18. | New York Knicks | 60 | 22 | .732 | 1969-70 | WON NBA FINALS over L.A. Lakers (4-3) |
| 18. | New York Knicks | 60 | 22 | .732 | 1992-93 | Lost Eastern Finals to Chicago Bulls (4-2) |
| 18. | Orlando Magic | 60 | 22 | .732 | 1995-96 | Lost Eastern Finals to Chicago Bulls (4-0) |
| 18. | Washington Wizards | 60 | 22 | .732 | 1974-75 | LOST NBA FINALS to Golden State Warriors (4-0) |
| 22. | Golden State Warriors | 59 | 23 | .720 | 1975-76 | Lost Western Finals to Phoenix Suns (4-3) |
| 23. | Houston Rockets | 58 | 24 | .707 | 1993-94 | WON NBA FINALS over New York Knicks (4-3) |
| 23. | Minnesota Timberwolves | 58 | 24 | .707 | 2003-04 | Lost Western Finals to L.A. Lakers (4-2) |
| 25. | Atlanta Hawks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 1986-87 | Lost Eastern Semifinals to Detroit Pistons (4-1) |
| 25. | Atlanta Hawks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 1993-94 | Lost Eastern Semifinals to Indiana Pacers (4-2) |
| 27. | New Orleans Hornets | 56 | 26 | .683 | 2007-08 | Lost Western Semifinals to San Antonio Spurs (4-3) |
| 28. | Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 1987-88 | Lost Western Semifinals to Dallas Mavericks (4-2) |
| 28. | Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 2008-09 | Lost Western Finals to L.A. Lakers (4-2) |
| 28. | Denver Nuggets* | 54 | 24 | .692 | 2012-13 | TBD |
| 31. | Memphis Grizzlies* | 53 | 25 | .679 | 2012-13 | TBD |
| 32. | Brooklyn Nets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 2001-02 | LOST NBA FINALS to L.A. Lakers (4-0) |
| 32. | Los Angeles Clippers* | 52 | 26 | .667 | 2012-13 | TBD |
| 34. | Toronto Raptors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2000-01 | Lost Eastern Semifinals to Philadelphia 76ers (4-3) |
| 34. | Toronto Raptors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2006-07 | Lost Eastern First Round to New Jersey Nets (4-2) |
| 36. | Charlotte Bobcats | 44 | 38 | .537 | 2009-10 | Lost Eastern First Round to Orlando Magic (4-0) |
* Team’s best record is this season (2012-13)
** Franchise best-record under different team name. For the Kings, see the technicality noted above. This is the Brooklyn Nets’ first season, so whatever their record winds up being will be their best. The Oklahoma City Thunder have already won 58 this year, which will be that team’s (in its five seasons) best record. And, finally, the Washington Wizards’ best record of all time was 45-37 in 2004-05. Maybe they should change their name again,
These records do not include the ABA. They include the NBA (1949-50 to present) and also the BAA (1946-47 through 1948-49), which was the precursor to the NBA.
Thanks to basketball-reference.com where I sifted through the data.
