RACE #16 SONOMA

 

TRUEX BREAKS THE DROUGHT

I hate road racing....especially in Northern California Wine Country. I was watching the race eating a Cheeseburger and swilling a Bud. They kept showing pictures of people eating Cheese Pate' and sipping Chardonay. Just a culture difference I suppose. It was good to see Truex get of the snide and win his first race in......FOREVER!!! Overall it was a pretty clean race with not many DNF's among the favorites. So how you finished had nothing to do with Luck.
  This week Da Gangsters got his first win of the year with 345 points, which moved him up 6 spots in the overall standings.  It was a tie for second with 329 points between Flying Dutchman Racing and monster e racing. This moved them both within striking distance of the overall top ten.
  The Segment 2 race has my team (SHINYSIDEUP) in first place. With the Flying Dutchman Racing moving up 8 positions to capture 2nd. LeeRacer continues his strong run with 3rd place in the Seg-2 standings.
   The Overall race the top 5 stayed the same with LeeRacer in the lead and Jesus Motorsports 25 points behind in second. Jack Wagon in 3rd and BIGSHOW'S MACHINES  in 4th, are the only other teams within 100 points of the overall lead.
   It's a Saturday race in Kentucky so get your lineups in on time. GL everyone.


OVERALL STANDINGS

1 LeeRacer 4,350 

2 Jesus Motorsports 4,325

3 Jack Wagon 4,277 

4 BIGSHOW'S MACHINES 4,276 

5 Kannapolis Intimidators 4,192 

6 Reader Bulldogs Motorsports 4,191 (+1) 

7 john66 4,183 (-1)

8 Dirt Rat Racing 13 4,149 (+2) 

9 SHINYSIDEUP 4,122 (+2) 

10 MulderRacing 4,121 (-1)



SEGMENT 2 STANDINGS

1 SHINYSIDEUP 853 4,122 (+1) 

2 Flying Dutchman Racing 837 4,097 (+8)

3 LeeRacer 814 4,350 

4 MulderRacing 806 4,121 (+1) 

5 Dirt Rat Racing 13 805 4,149 (+8) 

6 Da Gangsters 797 4,042 (+16) 

7 BIGSHOW'S MACHINES 796 4,276 (-1) 

8 Reader Bulldogs Motorsports 783 4,191 (+3) 

9 HOT--FOOT 782 4,003 (-5)

10 Jesus Motorsports 774 4,325 (-3)

RACE #15 MICHIGAN

 

BIFFLE WINS!!!

Pure Michigan !! Pure hell for Hendricks drivers. If you picked any 4 of the Hendricks drivers, let me say I'm sorry. I feel bad for you all . Jimmy,Junior,Kahne and Gordon all had strong cars but for various reasons they couldn't finsih well. I had a tad bad luck by starting Kurt Busch. He got up in the marbles and spun, putting him down 5 laps. After repairs and really never made up the lost ground and finished in the mid 30's.
  But on the other hand it was nice seeing the Roush Bunch running well. The Bif won the race and may be tough the rest of the season. Tony Stewart also looked racey and should be a favorite at the road couse next week.
   We had a first time winner last week when Hot--Foot scored 321 points...Welcome to the show Hot Foot. Second place was Wild Texans with 309 points ...He woke up!! LOL. 3rd was Rat Rods with 302 points and this was his 2nd top five finish. The race for the Segment 2 trophy is still bunched at the top with Kannapolis Intimidators at the top. But there a a dozen other players right on his heals.
   In the Overall race, LeeRacer moved back into first place and Jesus Motorsports lost the top spot but sits in 2nd. Jack Wagon is in 3rd with  BigShow's Machine 4th and Kannapolis Intimidators 5th.

OVERALL TOP TEN AFTER 15 RACES

1 LeeRacer 4,088 (+1) 

2 Jesus Motorsports 4,069 (-1)

3 Jack Wagon 4,011 

4 BIGSHOW'S MACHINES 4,001

5 Kannapolis Intimidators 3,990 

6 john66 3,934 (+1)

7 Reader Bulldogs Motorsports 3,914 (-1) 

8 Rat Rods 3,890 (+4)

9 MulderRacing 3,861 (+1) 

10 Dirt Rat Racing 13 3,846 (-1)


SEGMENT 2 OVERALL STANDINGS

1 Kannapolis Intimidators 559

2 SHINYSIDEUP 553  (+4) 

3 LeeRacer 552  (+6) 

4 HOT--FOOT 549  (+14)

5 MulderRacing 546  (+3)

6 BIGSHOW'S MACHINES 521  (+5) 

7 Jesus Motorsports 518  (-3) 

8 john66 513  (+6) 

9 Flying Dutchman Racing 508  (+7)

10 RED 2-1    507  (+5)

RACE #14 POCONO

 

JJ dominates

Ah the slates are clean for the start of segment 2, and the Race at Pocono was fairly clean with long Green Flag runs. Jimmy Johnson was the car to beat and he won the race in dominating fashion. His team mate Kasey Khane was not as lucky and went behind the wall for 20 laps early on. This was bad for some of you, luckily not for me.I thought Cuzzin Carl Edwards would have a better race but bad pit strategy doomed his finish.
  This weeks 4 Wide winner was Reader Bulldogs Motorsports with 302 points, making it 2 wins in a row. 2nd was Kannapolis Intimidators with 298 points and SICK PUPS finished 3rd with 292 points.
  Overall, Jesus Motorsports are still atop the standings after a 4th place finish this week. LeeRacer and Jack Wagon round out the top three overall. Next week we are off to Michigan ,Good Luck.

TOP TEN OVERALL AFTER 14 RACES


1 Jesus Motorsports 3,839 

2 LeeRacer 3,808 

3 Jack Wagon 3,784 

4 BIGSHOW'S MACHINES 3,736 

5 Kannapolis Intimidators 3,729

6 Reader Bulldogs Motorsports 3,710 (+1) 

7 john66 3,661 (-1) 

8 SICK PUPS 3,615 (+3) 

9 Dirt Rat Racing 13 3,598 (+1) 

10 monster e racing 3,588 (-1)

RACE #13 DOVER

  

I thought my luck had turned after 2 drivers, who were not my picks, (Kenseth,Truex) Blew engines. Then the bad luck hit me ....Jamie McMurray Popped a radiator and Denny Hamlin hit the wall after blowing a right front tire. NNNooooooooo!! This has been a painfull first segment, and I for one, am glad it's over. But Congrats to Tony "Smoked Sausage" Stewart for his victory at Dover.
   From the look at last weeks scores many of you suffered at the hands of the racing gods. With only one driver finishing above 300 and 11 of us under 200, it's easy to say the Monster Mile lived up to it's name. Last weeks winner was Reader Bulldogs Motorsports with 329 points and it moved him into the top ten in points.The wild texans woke up with 298 points, good for 2nd place. Bigshow's Machine finished 3rd with 291 points and finished segment 1 in the top five.
   Overall, Jesus Motorsports had a bad day but LeeRacer had a worse one. Must have been some devine intervention because Jesus Motorsports had a improbable late season charge to win Segment 1. That trophy will look nice in his case! LeeRacer finished second overall, Jack wagon 3rd, Bigshows's Machine 4th and Kannapolis Intimidators finished 5th.
   O K people we wipe the slates clean and move onto Segment 2 next week with a Party at the Poconos. I, for one, am glad to start over but I still have alot of ground to make up for the overall lead. But Pocono with it's 3 different turns and a long straightway can be ideal to make up ground. The Gen-6 car has been good at most of the tracks but the hardest thing about picking the drivers is: The new qualifying format this season. Now it's a random draw where in the past it was who was fastest in practice. Also there have been several races when we set our line-ups before any practice sessions are run. So it's been a shot in the dark when making picks this year and alot of luck. You will need some good fortune when going 4 Wide In The Corner!!


FINAL STANDINGS SEGMENT 1


1 Jesus Motorsports 3,551  (+1) 

2 LeeRacer 3,536  (-1) 

3 Jack Wagon 3,528 

4 BIGSHOW'S MACHINES 3,480  (+3) 

5 Kannapolis Intimidators 3,431  (-1) 

6 john66 3,421  (+2) 

7 Reader Bulldogs Motorsports 3,408  (+4) 

8 Rat Rods 3,402  (-2) 

9 monster e racing 3,368  (-4) 

10 Dirt Rat Racing 13 3,344  (-1) 

11 SICK PUPS 3,323  (+1) 

12 MulderRacing 3,315  (-2) 

13 SKULL & BONES 3,303  (+3) 

14 Semper Pirates 3,280 (+1)

15 SHINYSIDEUP 3,269  (-2) 

16 Lew's Junk Yard Dogs 3,266  (+2) 

17 Flying Dutchman Racing 3,260  (-3) 

18 Da Gangsters 3,245  (-1) 

19 HOT--FOOT 3,221  (+1)

20 Exit 67 3,216  (-1) 

21 RED 2-1   3,130 

22 wild texans 3,093  (+3) 

23 Speed Racer 3,081  (+1) 

24 BUMPIN UGLIES 3,074  (-1)

25 DirtPrincess00 3,043  (-3) 

26 Colt Lightning 2,944  (+1)

27 Alabama Titans 2,892  (-1)