The September NASCAR Twitter Rankings turned into a family affair for the Montoyas.
SB Nation’s September NASCAR Twitter Rankings
Juan Pablo Montoya gained more followers than Danica Patrick this month, putting him atop the Twitter Rankings (he and Patrick also became the first drivers to top 200,000 followers overall).
And Montoya’s wife Connie, who recently gave birth to the couple’s third child, was the biggest mover inside the rankings with a leap from 31st to 12th.
How did she do it? Our theory is this tweet from her husband provided a boost in followers.
Meanwhile, the news wasn’t as good for another ex-Formula One driver. Nelson Piquet Jr., despite being No. 3 overall in the total follower rankings (he has made several starts in the Truck Series this season), plummeted 20 spots on the monthly list to 28th.
A surprising JJ Yeley rocketed from being unranked to 29th, and Martin Truex Jr.‘s girlfriend Sherry Pollex made the top 35 for the first time this month, landing at 35th.
Other big gainers included Max Papis and Elliott Sadler’s spotter Brett Griffin, who picked up seven spots apiece.
David Reutimann (previously 27th) and Colin Braun (28th) dropped out of the rankings.
A refresher on the rules: Any current driver or team owner, their wives or significant others, crew chiefs, spotters, engineers and other family members are eligible. 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 previous rankings). Danica Patrick (@danicapatrick): 310,832
2 (2). Juan Pablo Montoya (@jpmontoya): 278,299
3 (3). Nelson Piquet Jr. (@nelsonpiquet): 133,913
4 (4). Kevin Harvick (@kevinharvick): 67,656
5 (5). Kasey Kahne (@kaseykahne): 57,504
6 (6). Michael Waltrip (@mw55): 56,507
7 (7). Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin): 53,365
8 (10). Kyle Busch (@kylebusch): 48,118
9 (39). Trevor Bayne (@tbayne21): 43,309
10 (9). Elliott Sadler (@elliott_sadler): 41,450
11 (New). Jeff Gordon (@jeffgordonweb): 41,113
12 (11). Kenny Wallace (@kenny_wallace): 40,830
13 (12). DeLana Harvick (@delanaharvick): 40,345
14 (14). Ricky Carmichael (@rickycarmichael): 37,290
15 (15). Bobby Labonte (@bobby_labonte): 26,679
16 (17). Martin Truex Jr. (@martintruexjr56): 25,634
17 (16). Scott Speed (@scottspeed): 23,440
18 (18). Brian Vickers (@brianlvickers): 23,312
19 (19). Max Papis (@maxpapis): 18,938
20 (21). Robby Gordon (@robbygordon): 18,880
21 (22). Greg Biffle (@gbiffle): 18,770
22 (26). Brad Keselowski (@keselowski): 17,993
23 (24). AJ Allmendinger (@ajdinger): 16,303
24 (25). Samantha Busch (@samanthabusch): 15,746
25 (23). Krissie Newman (@krissienewman): 14,389
26 (New). Jimmie Johnson (@doublej48): 13,259
27 (31). David Ragan (@david_ragan): 11,051
28 (New). Joey Logano (@jlogano): 10,070
29 (32). Justin Allgaier (@j_allgaier): 10,016
30 (29). Amanda Speed (@amanda_speed): 9,448
31 (30). Steve Wallace (@stevewallace66): 9,357
32 (34). Aric Almirola (@aric_almirola): 9,246
33 (36). Michael McDowell (@mc_driver): 7,688
34 (35). T.J. Majors (@tjmajors): 7,045
35 (43). Regan Smith (@regan_smith_): 6,967
Dropped out (either because of inactivity or not currently driving in NASCAR): Narain Karthikeyan, Jamie McMurray, Colin Braun.
Honorable mention (other accounts with more than 4,000 followers):
Connie Montoya (6,801), Kelly Bires (6,764), Landon Cassill (6,374), Joe Nemechek (6,311), Ron Hornaday (6,310), Ryan Truex (6,244), Kurt Busch (5,652), Brendan Gaughan (5,389), David Reutimann (5,284), Travis Kvapil (5,222), Max Siegel (4,901), Brian Scott (4,815), Jennifer Jo Cobb (4,740), Sherry Pollex (4,709), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (4,476), JJ Yeley (4,150), Brett Griffin (4,131), David Gilliland (4,122), Ashley Allgaier (4,011).
Honorable mention (others who gained more than 200 followers this month):
- David Reutimann (@davidreutimann): 379
- Ryan Truex (@rtruex00): 379
- Brendan Gaughan (@brendan62): 356
- Michael McDowell (@mc_driver): 350
- Jennifer Jo Cobb (@jenjocobb): 339
- Max Siegel (@max_siegel): 320
- Regan Smith (@regan_smith_): 296
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