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Following Sunday's race in Phoenix, Paul Menard takes a commanding 164-point lead in the FLOPPER (Finishes Last in Overall Points while Participating in Every Race) standings going into the final race of the year. So he has that going for him. Some notes of interest:

1) Menard actually has fewer points than David Stremme, who has missed the last two races of the year.

2) Menard is the only driver on this list with ZERO top-10 finishes this season.

After Sunday's very early wreck at Talladega, Paul Menard (pictured above) is running away with this year's FLOPPER award. His lead now rivals Jimmie Johnson's at the top of the Sprint Cup standings.

Take heart, Paul Menard. Bobby Labonte's 31st-place finish at Charlotte inched him slightly closer to the FLOPPER lead. Not far behind Menard and Labonte, three other drivers are creeping within striking distance. And in the next group we find Sam Hornish Jr., who single-handedly spun himself out twice to bring out the first two cautions of last week’s race. Way to earn your FLOPPER status, Sam.

I thought it would be interesting this week to include the prize winnings of each driver in this grouping, and compare how they are totally unrelated to their place in the standings. FYI: the total combined winnings for these 10 drivers is nearly $36 million dollars this season.