These days, change is everywhere. In order to keep things from getting stale, change is necessary and even encouraged.
SB Nation’s July NASCAR Twitter Rankings
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That’s why we’re changing things up for the NASCAR Twitter Rankings this month.
Previously, we ranked drivers and other NASCAR personalities according to their total number of followers. This list is now ordered based on how many followers gained in the last month alone (or at least since we last checked).
Below are their totals from early June to early July. As you’ll see, the top three remained the same – but there are significant shakeups as you scroll down the rankings.
One of the most notable aspects of this month’s rankings is that DeLana Harvick gained more followers than her husband Kevin after the “She wears the firesuit in the family” fallout from Pocono.
Also worth noting: Three of the top four drivers have international appeal (ex-Formula One drivers), and Kyle Busch’s fiancee Samantha Sarcinella gained more followers than Kenny Wallace last month despite having a big deficit overall.
As a reminder, here is the criteria for who is eligible for this list: Any current driver or team owner, their wives or significant others, crew chiefs, spotters, engineers and other family members. At this time, media and public relations accounts (including tracks, sponsors, teams and drivers who don’t tweet for themselves) are not eligible.
1 (1 in overall followers). Danica Patrick (@danicapatrick): 17,969
2 (2). Juan Pablo Montoya (@jpmontoya): 15,314
3 (3). Nelson Piquet Jr. (@nelsonpiquet): 4,958
4 (12). Narain Karthikeyan (@narainracing): 3,886
5 (11). DeLana Harvick (@delanaharvick): 2,790
6 (4). Kevin Harvick (@kevinharvick): 2,568
7 (6). Kasey Kahne (@kaseykahne): 2,354
8 (10). Kyle Busch (@kylebusch): 1,997
9 (7). Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin): 1,951
10 (14). Ricky Carmichael (@rickycarmichael): 1,444
11 (17). Martin Truex Jr. (@martintruexjr56): 1,268
12 (9). Elliott Sadler (@elliott_sadler): 1,244
13 (5). Michael Waltrip (@mw55): 1,114
14 (13). Jamie McMurray (@jamiemcmurray): 1,105
15 (16). Scott Speed (@scottspeed): 931
16 (19). Max Papis (@maxpapis): 891
17 (70). David Reutimann (@davidreutimann): 881
18 (25). Samantha Sarcinella (@samsarcinella): 838
19 (8). Kenny Wallace (@kenny_wallace): 782
20 (18). Brian Vickers (@brianlvickers): 749
21 (15). Bobby Labonte (@bobby_labonte): 687
22 (21). Greg Biffle (@gbiffle): 674
23 (23). Krissie Newman (@krissienewman): 657
24 (24). AJ Allmendinger (@ajdinger): 633
25 (22). Colin Braun (@colinbraun): 536
26 (27). Brad Keselowski (@keselowski): 497
27 (20). Robby Gordon (@robbygordon): 476
28 (51). Ron Hornaday (@ronhornaday): 433
29 (28). Amanda Speed (@amanda_speed): 367
30 (32). Justin Allgaier (@j_allgaier12): 329
31 (35). Aric Almirola (@aric_almirola): 326
32 (29). David Ragan (@david_ragan): 304
33 (26). Steve Wallace (@stevewallace66): 288
34 (62). Brett Griffin (@19spotter): 285
35 (48). Brendan Gaughan (@brendan62): 284
Honorable mention (others who gained more than 200 followers this month):
- Sherry Pollex (@sherrypollex): 264
- Trevor Bayne (@tbayne99): 257
- T.J. Majors (@tjmajors): 251
- Jennifer Jo Cobb (@jenjocobb): 248
- Brad Coleman (@bradccoleman): 238
- Jason White (@jasonwhite23): 235
- Jordan Fish (@jordan_fish): 233
- Ryan Truex (@rtruex00): 227
- Regan Smith (@regan_smith_): 213
- JJ Yeley (@jjyeley1): 210
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