2013 NASCAR League Final Results: Rasta Racing is Champion!!!

Congratulations to 2013 NASCAR League Champion Rasta Racing!  Fat Penguin takes 2nd and Skidmarks is 3rd.  The Chase goes to Asleep at the Wheel!

I must apologize once more for my late post, but I have an excuse that is not work/travel related this time.... I have been on an alcohol induced bender since Sunday after watching Greg f***ing Biffle (who I normally like) fall to 24th while Clint f****ing Bowyer (who I also normally like) steadily gain spots to finish 5th at Homestead.  

I wish that were true... I am actually happy I held on to 2nd for the second year in a row.  

The League:

What a great comeback and season by Rasta.  Remember the Tony Stewart pick in week 1?  Rasta has been as low as 12th place this year and as many as 60 points out of 1st place.  Starting after the second Daytona race, Rasta flexed his muscles as a top contender steadily climbing up the leaderboard.  All in all, he spent 19 of the 36 races in the top three spots including 14 of the last 15 races.  He also spent 4 weeks at number 1.  Of the top 3 teams this was the least number of weeks at number 1 (Penguin 12 and Skidmarks 11), but he was there for the most important one... by one point.  Well done Rasta!  You are now 1600 Chips richer!

Penguin's season has been well documented as I have most likely bored you guys with my random thoughts and rants throughout the season.  As I said earlier, I am proud to have finished 2nd two years in a row.  I have had an awesome year as commissioner and have been happy to have been a top contender this year...  17 of 36 races in one of the top 3 spots, and 12 weeks at number 1 (including 9 of the last 11 races).  I was able to come back from dropping to 10th place and as much as 75 points back... so that was pretty cool.  12 weeks at number 1 and missing the trophy by one point is a little disappointing, but as my wife told me when I was trying to gain "special condolence favors" from her after losing my grip on the title, "All you are doing is picking a driver and hoping for luck, so get over it..."  Gotta love those Jersey girls.  I am now 800 chips richer.  

Skidmarks had an incredible season.  Our most consistent team by far spending 30 of 36 races in one of the top 3 spots!  He had an amazing 11 weeks at number one, he was never lower than 5th place, and he was never more than 46 points out of 1st place all year.  Although his reign at the top was during the middle of the season, he was always within striking distance of the lead and finished just 8 points out of 1st.  Great job Skidmarks and congratulations for an awesome season!  You are now 350 chips richer.      

The Chase:

Our Chase winner, Asleep at the Wheel, dominated the Chase.  The nearest contender was Piston Pumpin' Racing by 27 points.  Other than the second week of the Chase (Kiss the Wall and Fat Penguin led him by 6 points), he led every week of the Chase.  1st, 17th, 1st, 1st, 5th, 2nd, 4th, 4th, 9th, 4th were his finishes.   That was an impressive finish for sure... he actually jumped up from 15th place to 9th in the overall standings as well.  Congratulations Asleep!  You are now 250 chips richer.

Honorable Mentions:

Could Have Been a Contender Award(s): for those spent a little time at number one, but ultimately finished out of the chips:

• 4th place team, Dr. Beef Motorsports, just missed finishing in the chips by 18 points and was only 26 points from finishing 1st.  Beef spent 8 weeks in one of the top 2 spots (he was never in 3rd); including 3 consecutive weeks at number 1.  The Chase was not his friend however.  He fell out of the top spots starting in Chicago and never came back.
• 6th Place team, Graziano Motorsports, had a strong year as well.  10 weeks in one of the top spots including the 3rd Place Spot for two consecutive weeks of the Chase with 3 races to go.  His two weeks at number one were prior to the Chase and were 10 weeks apart.  Although finishing 6th, he was a top 5 team for 29 of the last 30 races.
• 11th place team, Rusty Truck, started strong.  He spent the first 11 weeks in the top 3; including an impressive 7 weeks at number 1.  A series of BSOTWs and Paul Menard took the ex-commissioner down.

The Dos Equis Most Interesting Team Owner in the World Award:

• Shepard Racing - Although he finished in 16th, Shepard submitted pics from Races and Vacation Spots it seemed almost every week.  

Best Pick Submission Award:

• Chonk Motorsports - Although there were many contenders for this award, Chonk wins running away.   Email subjects like: Chonkianapolis, Chonktins Glen, Chonkstol, Chonklanta, Chonkagoland, New Chonkshire, Chonker, Chonksas, Chonklotte, Chonkinsville, Chonknix, Chonkstead... were always amusing.  He guaranteed a BSOTW with his Kurt Busch submission in the 1st Texas race... 37th BTW.  I could go on, but the award winning submission came last week with his Homestead pick.  I never replied, but I definitely changed my mind regarding the BSOTW in Phoenix:  (George, I hope I have permission to post this...)

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Chonkstead

Martin Truex, #56

I have to disagree with the BSOTW last race.  Clearly, if your chosen driver won the spring race and is leading with two laps to go in the fall race and then runs out of gas, he is the instant poster child for bed sh*tting.

So, with all due respect to Denny who started on the front row and slowly leaked feces onto the mattress the entire race which culminated in his 28th place finish, that has been his year since his accident.  When I think of bed sh*tting, I think of an all out instant and unexpected exiting of bowels which both shocks and disgusts.  Carl Edwards accomplished that feat and to not acknowledge those efforts is both a travesty and an insult to all of the BSers that xame before him.

By the way, I'm really impressed with your level of Nascar acumen.  You're a true redneck...you finding this sport is like an eskimo discovering skiing.

Thanks for running the league...loved all the comments, pictures, insights, and you were really funny (no offense Goodman).

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Until Next Year, CHEERS!!!!!

Home Sweet Homestead

Here we go!!!!

For the League:

Biffle vs. Kurt Busch vs. Bowyer vs. Kahne... possibly Kenseth if those guys hit the wall early.

For the Chase:

Truex vs. Kenseth

Good luck to all today!

Phoenix Results... Harvick Rules Hamlin Fools...

Well, well, well... while the NASCAR Chase and our Chase may be a foregone conclusion... the League is still very much up in the air.  Skidmarks, with his 1st place Harvick pick is back in hunt for the top spot!  Skid moves from 3rd to 2nd and more importantly only 11 points back; Skid has been at or near the top all season long and still a strong favorite to take this thing.  Kurt Busch, Newman, Burton, ??? Who will be the right pick for this Sunday?  

Asleep continues an impressive Chase run with the 9th place Logano pick.  Asleep has only one pick outside the top 10 for the entire Chase thus far... Piston took 20th place Bowyer giving Asleep a 31 point lead in the Chase.  Piston has an outside chance for the Chase but it is slim.  Skidmarks and Penguin are still alive but only in theory.

Rusty had a nice top 5 pick of Kurt Busch taking over the 13th spot from neighbor Chonk by 4 points... which leads me to question if there might be a little side action going on at this point.  Can I get in on that one fellas???   Anyone else have side action??? 

BSOTW honors go to Penguin, Rasta, Graziano, and Empty with the 28th Hamlin pick.  This has definitely made things more interesting at the top.  Dropping Rasta from 2nd to 3rd and bringing Skidmarks 11 points closer as previously mentioned... and possibly taking Graziano out of the money barring a huge points swing at Homestead.  Piston is still not eliminated from the overall competition, but the chance is slim at this point.  

So, Homestead this week... I tried to get my wife to head down to Miami to watch the race and sun the ta tas down on South Beach, but she gave me the GFY look... even though I mentioned we could hit Doral for a nice 18 holes and possibly Scarlette's, Cheetah's, Tootsie's, etc. which is really entertainment for the whole family.  This would actually be a nice League Road Trip next year if someone wants to pull that together.  Why wouldn't we do that?????? 

Sooooo... how will our league play out???

I'm pretty much limited to Newman or Biffle ... maybe Martin, McMurray, Menard... WhoTF knows at this point???

Skidmarks has Kurt Busch, Newman, Burton, ??? 

Rasta has Bowyer or Newman... maybe McMurray or Menard... He's still very much in this thing as well. 

I'm thinking we should all take Newman which would give Beef a chance to take Kahne and sneak back in the money...  

Anyway... whatever the scenario; good luck to all!

Cheers!

Phoenix Drivers

Here we go... 

Texas Results: Johnson Dominates; Jr., Kenseth, and Kahne not too bad either...

Sorry for the late post again... and my apologies to Gordon for hoping he would take the Chase this year.  Penguin took 1st place Johnson to take an 18 point lead with two races left and no drivers left to pick.  Rasta falls out of the tie for the top spot with his 14th place Truex Jr. pick.  However, Skidmarks moves into the 3rd money spot with his Truex Jr. pick.  Beef passes Graziano with his 13th place Kyle Busch pick and Graziano falls out of the money spot with the BSOTW Gordon pick (38th).

Asleep continues his solid Chase run with 4th place Kenseth pick, while Piston keeps slowly gaining ground.  This week they took 2nd place Dale Jr. to move within 19.

So two races left... Phoenix tomorrow and Homestead next week.  Penguin (yes I am speaking in the third person) has Newman, Biffle, and maybe Hamlin who is showing some signs of being the driver he once was. Asleep has a few more options: Logano, Edwards, Truex Jr. to protect the Chase lead.  

I know everyone is in the same boat, but the decisions made for the next two races will be critical as still nothing has been determined.  

I still have the question on how far back can one come to take one of the top spots.  Can Empty still take 3rd?  If Piston made a run for the 3rd spot, could they also take the Chase?  Who knows if any of the possible scenarios in my mind will play out.  All I know is I do not feel comfortable with my 18 point lead and still feel that there is a lot of work left to do... and possibly a little praying. 

Cheers!

Texas Baby, TEXAS!!!!

Martinsville Results... NASCAR Chase is tied and so is the League

For me personally, this NASCAR season could not be any better.  Not just because I am tied for the lead in the League with 3 races to go... we'll get to that.  I got married to a girl who enjoys NASCAR.  I think her brother will be joining the league next year... which makes it totally worth it.  The competition in NASCAR has been awesome.  Johnson and Kenseth tied for the lead with Gordon, Harvick, and Kyle Busch within a double BSOTW from the lead.  I find myself pulling for Gordon to pull it out and get a little retro as I was not watching NASCAR when he was winning championships back in the day.  So what if he got in the Chase with a little controversy... it's all about which team is stepping up at the end of the year, and Gordon's team definitely is.  Should they expand the teams allowed in the Chase like they have in every other sport?  I think this year poses that argument... plus we wouldn't have to worry about the BS that went on in Richmond.  16 teams in the Chase?  Someone please tell me why not...

Anyhoo... Sorry for the late post, but here goes.

Chonk and Dust took race winner Gordon.  Empty took 2nd place Kenseth.  Penguin, now tied for the top spot, took 3rd place Bowyer.  Beef and Chase leader Asleep took 4th place Keselowski.  Rowdy and co-league leader Rasta took 5th place Johnson.... Rasta only 25pts back of the Chase as well.  Now 3rd place team Graziano, Pursuit, and Piston (Only 20pts out of the Chase) took 7th place Hamlin and Rusty took 10th place McMurray to round out the top 10 for the race.  BSOTW honors go to Shepard with the Newman pick.  

3 to go!  Good luck in Texas tomorrow teams!  Yee Haw!