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Twelve NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers will make the Chase for the Sprint Cup in 2011 — the top 10 in points and the two drivers not in the top 10 who have the most race victories in NASCAR’s 26-race regular season. NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France goes is expected to confirm that arrangement, along with a points system that gives 43 points to race winners and then one-point increments down to just one point for the last-place finisher. Each driver who leads a lap will get one bonus point, and regular-season race winners are expected to get two or three Chase bonus points for each victory. There will be no knockout rounds in the Chase, as NASCAR had hinted at earlier.(SPEED)(1-26-2011)

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src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cofc_raik_stew_text.jpg" alt="Champion of Champions: Kimi Rikknen vs Jackie Stewart" title="Champion of Champions: Kimi Rikknen vs Jackie Stewart" width="470" height="100" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-41611" />

Kimi Rikknen and Jackie Stewart’s F1 careers each lasted less than a decade. That’s not particularly long by the standards of today – consider that Rubens Barrichello is heading into his record-breaking 19th season.

But they both did a lot of winning in their nine-year stints in the top flight as the statistics below make clear.

An in addition to their championships both also finished as runner-up in two seasons. Stewart was second to Graham Hill in 1968 and Emerson Fittipaldi in 1972, his performance in the latter season dogged by a stomach ulcer.

Rikknen was second to Michael Schumacher in 2003 and Fernando Alonso in 2005. In the latter year he was dogged by engine problems in his McLaren.

Arguably, both retired earlier than they might have done. Stewart decided early in 1973 it would be his last season, and he spurned big-money offers to come back.

Rikknen was dropped by Ferrari at the end of 2009 and has not shown an interest in returning, happy instead to concentrate on rallying.

Which of these drivers should go through to the next round of the Champion of Champions? Vote for which you think was best below and explain who you voted for and why in the comments.

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align=center>Kimi Rikknen align=center>Jackie Stewart align=center> src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/raik_ferr_barc_2009_4.jpg" alt="Kimi Rikknen, Ferrari, 2009" title="Kimi Rikknen, Ferrari, 2009" width="208" height="117" class="size-full wp-image-41300" /> align=center> src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/stew_matr_1969.jpg" alt="Jackie Stewart, Matra, 1969" title="Jackie Stewart, Matra, 1969" width="208" height="117" class="size-full wp-image-41267" /> Titles align=center>2007 align=center>1969, 1971, 1973 Second in title year/s align=center>Lewis Hamilton align=center>Jacky Ickx, Ronnie Peterson, Emerson Fittipaldi Teams align=center>Sauber, McLaren, Ferrari align=center>BRM, Matra, Tyrrell Notable team mates align=center>David Coulthard, Juan Pablo Montoya, Felipe Massa align=center>Graham Hill, Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Francois Cevert Starts align=center>156 align=center>99 Wins align=center>18 (11.54%) align=center>27 (27.27%) Poles align=center>16 (10.26%) align=center>17 (17.17%) Modern points per start¹ align=center>9.60 align=center>11.20 % car failures² align=center>19.23 align=center>32.32 Modern points per finish³ align=center>11.89 align=center>16.55 Notes Signed by McLaren after a single season with Sauber Finished his first six races in the points and won his eighth start Championship runner-up in third season and again in 2005 Runner-up to Graham Hill in 1968 before winning three titles in five years Won title in first season for Ferrari after stunning late-season turn-around Retired on the eve of what would have been his 100th start after team mate Cevert was killed Bio align=center>Kimi Rikknen align=center>Jackie Stewart

¹ How many points they scored in their career, adjusted to the 2010 points system, divided by the number of races they started /> ² The percentage of races in which they were not classified due to a mechanical failure /> ³ How many points they scored in their career, adjusted to the 2010 points system, divided by the number of starts in which they did not suffer a race-ending mechanical failure

Round one

• Kimi Rikknen eliminated Sebastian Vettel
• Jackie Stewart eliminated Mario Andretti

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Read the F1 Fanatic Champion of Champions introduction for more information and remember to check back tomorrow for the next round.

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Kimi Rikknen vs Jackie Stewart

Juan Manuel Fangio vs Emerson Fittipaldi

Alberto Ascari vs Niki Lauda

Alain Prost vs Mika Hakkinen

Jim Clark vs Nigel Mansell

Michael Schumacher vs Fernando Alonso

Lewis Hamilton vs Jenson Button

Jack Brabham vs Phil Hill

Graham Hill vs Jochen Rindt

Ayrton Senna vs Damon Hill

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