This month’s NASCAR Twitter Rankings were like Indianapolis for Juan Pablo Montoya: He was oh-so-close, but came up short.
SB Nation’s August NASCAR Twitter Rankings
Danica rules, but Denny Hamlin makes big gain after being fined for tweets.
Montoya nearly knocked off Danica Patrick for the No. 1 spot in the monthly Twitter rankings, which we calculate based on who gained the most followers from the previous month (July 8-August 12).
It’s kind of like a Twitter buzz index for NASCAR.
Other big gainers this month included Denny Hamlin, who made headlines after he said NASCAR fined him for his tweets.
Kasey Kahne’s search for a new team and Elliott Sadler’s terrifying wreck at Pocono also helped those drivers attract followers this month.
Among the surprises: Brad Keselowski went from 26th last month to 15th; Trevor Bayne rose from 37th to 26th.
Falling out of the top 35 this month were Brendan Gaughan and Steve Wallace, replaced by Bayne and Juan Pablo Montoya’s wife Connie Freydell.
Here's the criteria to be 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.
The August NASCAR Twitter Rankings Top 35:
1 (1 last month). Danica Patrick (@danicapatrick): 20,874
2 (2). Juan Pablo Montoya (@jpmontoya): 20,832
3 (4). Narain Karthikeyan (@narainracing): 3,314
4 (9). Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin): 3,222
5 (7). Kasey Kahne (@kaseykahne): 3,043
6 (12). Elliott Sadler (@elliott_sadler): 2,943
7 (8). Kyle Busch (@kylebusch): 2,776
8 (3). Nelson Piquet Jr. (@nelsonpiquet): 2,705
9 (6). Kevin Harvick (@kevinharvick): 2,511
10 (10). Ricky Carmichael (@rickycarmichael): 2,486
11 (14). Jamie McMurray (@jamiemcmurray): 2476
12 (13). Michael Waltrip (@mw55): 1,725
13 (5). DeLana Harvick (@delanaharvick): 1,720
14 (11). Martin Truex Jr. (@martintruexjr56): 1,676
15 (26). Brad Keselowski (@keselowski): 1,536
16 (22). Greg Biffle (@gbiffle): 1,438
17 (19). Kenny Wallace (@kenny_wallace): 1,216
18 (15). Scott Speed (@scottspeed): 1,213
19 (18). Samantha Sarcinella (@samsarcinella): 1,181
20 (20). Brian Vickers (@brianlvickers): 1,095
21 (21). Bobby Labonte (@bobby_labonte): 1,030
22 (16). Max Papis (@maxpapis): 964
23 (23). Krissie Newman (@krissienewman): 956
24 (24). AJ Allmendinger (@ajdinger): 856
25 (28). Ron Hornaday (@ronhornaday): 835
26 (37). Trevor Bayne (@tbayne99): 739
27 (17). David Reutimann (@davidreutimann): 711
28 (25). Colin Braun (@colinbraun): 694
29 (31). Aric Almirola (@aric_almirola): 665
30 (30). Justin Allgaier (@j_allgaier12): 654
31 (57). Connie Freydell (@cfreydell): 601
32 (34). Brett Griffin (@19spotter): 589
33 (29). Amanda Speed (@amanda_speed): 583
34 (27). Robby Gordon (@robbygordon): 565
35 (32). David Ragan (@david_ragan): 528
Honorable mention (others who gained more than 200 followers this month):
- Ryan Truex (@rtruex00): 476
- Andy Graves (@andyjgraves): 446
- Brendan Gaughan (@brendan62): 385
- Steve Wallace (@stevewallace66): 358
- Regan Smith (@regan_smith_): 339
- Brian Ickler (@brianickler): 336
- Sherry Pollex (@sherrypollex): 333
- Landon Cassill (@landoncassill): 324
- Michael McDowell (@mc_driver): 310
- Josh Wise (@josh_wise): 290
- Steve Arpin (@stevearpin): 272
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (@stenhousejr): 264
- Joe Nemechek (@frontrowjoe87): 256
- Kelly Bires (@kellybires): 255
- Jennifer Jo Cobb (@jenjocobb): 254
- Brian Scott (@bscottracing): 252
- Matt DiBenedetto (@mattdracing): 242
- T.J. Majors (@tjmajors): 232
- JJ Yeley (@jjyeley1): 226
- Lynne Allmendinger (@drlynnechiro): 223
- Jordan Fish (@jordan_fish): 202
- Travis Kvapil (@traviskvapil): 201
- Ashley Allgaier (@ashleyallgaier): 201
Overall NASCAR Twitter Ranking Top 10 (Most Followers)
- Danica Patrick: 199,918
- Juan Pablo Montoya: 183,994
- Nelson Piquet Jr.: 125,719
- Kevin Harvick: 45,554
- Michael Waltrip: 42,516
- Kasey Kahne: 39,828
- Denny Hamlin: 34,285
- Kenny Wallace: 31,976
- Elliott Sadler: 31,421
- Kyle Busch: 29,171
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