If you feel like it’s been quieter on Twitter lately for NASCAR fans, you may not be wrong.
November NASCAR Twitter Rankings: Where Have All The New Followers Gone?
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After skipping last month’s Twitter rankings because the numbers of new followers for NASCAR-related tweeters were too low, we’re back with totals from the last two months.
But we noticed something funny while looking closely at the stats: Many of the people on this list had totals over a two-month period that they normally would have only achieved in one month’s time.
Throughout the NASCAR industry, drivers and others in the garage are being followed at a slower rate than earlier in the year.
To wit: In August, there were 58 NASCAR tweeters who had at least 200 new followers; over the last two months, only 40 averaged that number.
It’s affected the top names, too.
Look at Kevin Harvick, for example: Harvick, the top American NASCAR-only driver in overall followers (50,218), added 2,568 followers in July alone, then picked up another 2,511 in August.
But over the last two months combined, he added just 2,299 – this despite being in the thick of the championship chase.
What gives? Has Twitter as a whole gotten quieter, or is this a NASCAR-related trend? It’s tough to say. But we hope fans and followers get re-engaged again next year.
As a reminder, here's the criteria 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 November NASCAR Twitter Rankings Top 35:
1 (1st last month). Juan Pablo Montoya (@jpmontoya): 24,680
2 (2). Danica Patrick (@danicapatrick): 23,862
3 (3). Narain Karthikeyan (@narainracing): 4,300
4 (8). Ricky Carmichael (@rickycarmichael): 3,218
5 (6). Kasey Kahne (@kaseykahne): 2,979
6 (5). Kyle Busch (@kylebusch): 2,424
7 (7). Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin): 2,381
8 (4). Kevin Harvick (@kevinharvick): 2,299
9 (9). Jamie McMurray (@jamiemcmurray): 1,533
10 (10). DeLana Harvick (@delanaharvick): 1,515
11 (11). Elliott Sadler (@elliott_sadler): 1,488
12 (12). Connie Montoya (@conniemontoya): 1,427
13 (13). Martin Truex Jr. (@martintruexjr56): 1,415
14 (14). Michael Waltrip (@mw55): 1,403
15 (27). AJ Allmendinger (@ajdinger): 1,297
16 (19). Greg Biffle (@gbiffle): 1,237
17 (16). Scott Speed (@scottspeed): 1,237
18 (18). Brian Vickers (@brianlvickers): 1,123
19 (17). Brad Keselowski (@keselowski): 1,071
20 (23). Bobby Labonte (@bobby_labonte): 1,008
21 (24). Aric Almirola (@aric_almirola): 982
22 (15). Max Papis (@maxpapis): 966
T23 (20). Krissie Newman (@krissienewman): 802
T23 (26). Robby Gordon (@robbygordon): 801
25 (21). Samantha Sarcinella (@samsarcinella): 757
26 (31). Justin Allgaier (@j_allgaier12): 751
27 (33). Ron Hornaday (@ronhornaday): 652
28 (NR). David Reutimann (@davidreutimann): 642
29 (NR). Hermie Sadler (@hermiesadler): 636
30 (30). Trevor Bayne (@tbayne99): 616
31 (34). David Ragan (@david_ragan): 588
32 (NR). Shane Wilson (@cupcrewchief): 574
33 (NR). Brian Scott (@bscottracing): 542
34 (NR). Ryan Truex (@rtruex00): 526
35 (32). Amanda Speed (@amanda_speed): 502
Honorable mention (others with at least 400 new followers): Kenny Wallace 496, Max Siegel 477, Brendan Gaughan 466, JJ Yeley 425, Brett Griffin 424.
Dropped out of top 35: Kenny Wallace (22), Brett Griffin (25), Nelson Piquet Jr. (28), JJ Yeley (29), Sherry Pollex (35).
Top 10 Overall NASCAR tweeters:
- Danica Patrick (240,040)
- Juan Pablo Montoya (224,128)
- Nelson Piquet Jr. (126,159)
- Kevin Harvick (50,218)
- Kasey Kahne (45,072)
- Michael Waltrip (45,034)
- Denny Hamlin (38,897)
- Narain Karthikeyan (35,014)
- Elliott Sadler (34,275)
- Kyle Busch (33,980)
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