Fluffer Race 1 Complete - Jr. Steals Win from Gordon/Chonk

Picks Review:

Chonk had the top pick this week; Gordon.  Gordon finished 2nd and ran well all day.  A speeding penalty put him behind the 8-ball, but he recovered and led again, but Jr. was the top dog in Martinsville.  Chonk would have loved to get this win, but he does jump from 4th to 1st and has a nice cushion from the 3rd and 4th place spots.  Good job Chonk!

Beef took Kenseth who also had his troubles, but a nice 6th place finish keeps Beef in the number 2 spot.

The DOOTW Award has to go to Piston's 16th place McMurray pick.  Piston is only 1 point clear of the bottom spot, but if this round ended today he would be in... but it doesn't.  

Skidmarks had the BSOTW pick with Johnson.  Johnson has disappointed this year when it has counted, but he ran well at Martinsville until he had to come in for a green flag pit stop... this put him way behind and he ended up crashing into Mears to end his day.  Skid drop 3 spots from 1st to 4th and would be the odd man out if the round ended today... but it doesn't.

Other Ramblings:

Texas this Sunday.  Yee Haw!!!

This week's Texas race will end the Fluffer Round.  The top 3 teams will move on to the Nut Buster Round, will have their points reset, and will battle each other for the "chips" over the last two races.  Sounds simple, but you have to be in it to win it... and one of these teams will not be in it.  

So what will these guys do?  Do you feel safe enough to save your best drivers for Phoenix and Homestead? Or do you treat this race like it's your last?  With only 14 points separating these teams... no one is safe.  A win and you're in, but have you saved the right drivers to navigate to the end of this thing?  

Get to the next round and you will definitely be munching on chips amigos!  Good luck to all!

Cheers!   

Martinsville Drivers

Sorry about the late post... Haven't watched the race yet... good luck in the Fluffer Round fellas!  2 races... points or wins or both???  

Teaser Round Complete - Skidmarks Takes the Lead - Goodbye to Shepard

It was basically Skidmarks vs. Shepard and Kahne vs. Dale Jr. to end the Teaser Round.  We knew it would be interesting and unpredictable, but the dust has settled and we lose another contender.  Skidmarks jumps to the top of the standings while Shepard falls out of the running.

Congrats to Skidmarks, Beef, Piston and Chonk!  You guys are now on through to the Fluffer Round!

Fluffer Round Rules Review:

    Third round (races 33 & 34) - “The Fluffer”

The top three teams based on points accumulated during races 27-34 will advance to the final round

Wins automatically advance teams; same format for balance of filling in the teams and tiebreakers applies

Other Ramblings:

Martinsville on Sunday.  This is Race 1 of 2 of the Fluffer Round.  
One more team will drop after the next 2 races are complete.  The final 3 teams will battle it out for the "chip" distribution.
Skidmarks has a nice 15 point lead thanks to the Kahne pick vs. Jr. BSOTW pick.  Remember: Points are still accumulating, so no one is safe.  Go for wins or stay conservative?  
Which team has saved the right drivers to move on?
Will they start those drivers at the right time?
Stay tuned...
Cheers! 

 

Talladega drivers... jr. fest - skid takes kahne

All Jr. Except for Skidmarks who chose Kahne.

Good luck!

Charlotte Results - Teaser Round Race #2 of 3 Complete - Shepard falls back from the main pack

Picks Summary:

2nd Place finisher, Gordon was the top pick this week by Skidmarks.  Skid jumps into 4th (only 4 points out of 1st) and has a slim 8 point cushion from Shepard.  

Chonk took Kyle Busch (5th) and moves to within 3 points of the top spot.

Piston took Edwards (8th) and moves to within 1 point of the top spot.

Beef took 10th place finisher Kahne and holds onto the lead, but has that sweet win in the Teaser Round and is basically locked in for the Fluffer Round.

Shepard drops to 5th with his 11th place Kurt Busch pick.  He is still 12 points back from 1st, but you can see he has dropped back off of the pace being set by the 4 other teams.  Hard to call this a BSOTW or DOOTW, but we'll have to say both for this week.

Other Ramblings:

Did I mention Talladega this week on Sunday???

Did I mention that it is the final race of the Teaser Round???

With Charlotte in our rear view mirror and one Teaser Race left to go (Dega), we still have 3 spots up for grabs.  Talladega will be very interesting and uncomfortable for all the remaining teams as they battle for points heading into the Fluffer Round... if they make it.  What we do know is Beef is in... unless the other 4 teams pick the same driver and that driver happens to win... meanwhile Beef's pick shits the bed and falls to 5th.  I can tell you this: Beef is moving on and preparing to be fluffed.  

What I can't tell you is who will go with him.  11 points separate the 4 other teams and Talladega has always been a crapshoot.  Will one of our teams not named Beef have a BSOTW???  What if Shepard grabs a win??? 3 points separate Piston, Chonk and Skid... 

Remember: Points are still important as they will still accumulate for the next 3 races, so you have to keep this in mind as you make your selections this week.  

All I can say is good luck to you guys and I am excited to see how it plays out!

Cheers!

Teaser Round 2 in Charlotte - Drivers

                             

                              Piston            - Carl Edwards

                              Skidmarks    - Jeff Gordon

                              Beef                - Kasey Kahne

                              Shepard        - Kurt Busch

                              Chonk            - Kyle Busch

Kansas Teaser Race 1 Results - Logano Continues to be a Top Contender - Beef not so bad either...

THE BEST:

With so many of our top teams eliminated in the last round, the championship is truly up for grabs.  However, Beef has made it very hard to leave his name out of the conversation of favorites to take the title with the Logano pick and win to start Round 2 - The Teaser of our postseason.

For the Teaser Round, we have Kansas, Charlotte, and the Talladega crapshoot... so Beef's win in Kansas is huge for more than a couple of reasons.  Since our rules this year state that we do not reset points at the start of each Chase round (Except for Round 1 - The Flirter and not again until Round 4 - The Finisher), the win also propels Beef up 3 spots and into the top spot.

So, Beef is locked in to Round 3 - The Fluffer... unless the remaining other 4 teams get wins AND he drops to 5th in points or a tie for 4th and loses the biggest penis tiebreaker*.

*not sure if he would lose.

Shepard took 5th place Carl Edwards and moves from 6th place (technically) up 2 spots and into the 4th place spot.  Short of getting a win... staying in the top 4 is key to surviving the Teaser round.


THE REST:

Piston drops 1 spot and is our BSOTW with his 15th place Biffle pick.  However, he only moves to the 2nd spot and is only 4 points away from 1st.

Chonk also drops a spot and is our EH... pick this week.  Harvick was the pole sitter and one of the favorites to take this race, but Logano was king.  Chonk was 10 points out to begin the round, and remains 10 out after race 1.

Skidmarks' 14th place Gordon pick qualifies him as our DOOTW Award this week.  Skid drops 2 spots to 5th and is our 1st team in trouble in Round 2.  What am I saying?  No one is resting easy except for Beef at the moment... we all know how things can change from week to week in this league.... especially with Dega looming.

Other Ramblings:

Charlotte this weekend on Saturday.

Talladega next week.

Good luck teams as you fight to get that win and/or top finish to stay ahead of 5th place

Cheers!

Teaser Race #1 in Kansass!! Drivers...

Final Flirter Race #3 - Gordon wins... 5 teams move on...

  Okay boys and girls... we have made it to a huge round of eliminations and I am shocked as to how it has played out...

The Teaser Round Finalists:

Piston Pumpin' Racing - Off to a rocky start this year early on... a furious charge over the final 18 races before the Chase has given this team the momentum to take the top spot and a 10 point lead into Round 2.  Piston had 22 bonus points to start the Chase if you add regular season wins and qualifying spot points.  However, a big win New Hampshire has kept this team at the top.  Showing that you have to be a top performer during the regular season and in each round of the playoffs to contend for the Championship under the new rules format.

Chonk Motorsports - Chonk has basically dominated the regular season and was never out of a Teaser Round spot during the Flirter Round.  However, I do not think any winless team could rest easy during round 1.  Think about it... a win by Kevin Harvick, 2 teams below him picking Gordon, or a Jimmie Johnson BSOTW would have doomed the Chonkster.  That did not happen, so it is meaningless to think about that now...

Skidmarks - What can I say about this team?  Skid was dominate early on and hung around the top for most of the regular season... then he dropped out of the top 7 and was in danger of entering the Chase without any bonus points.  But a nice rally at the end of the regular season and a strong 3 race stretch in the Flirter Round of the Chase has Skidmarks in a nice position to contend for this title.

Dr. Beef Motorsports - Beef started the season at the top with 2 early wins, but fell towards the back of the pack as the regular season continued.  A win in the 1st Dover race locked Beef into the postseason and a Flirter Round win in New Hampshire makes Beef the only non-Top 7 qualifying team to move on to the next round of our new Chase format.

Shepard Racing -  Shepard hung out towards the bottom all year and was actually in 17th place at one point.  He made an incredible run to actually qualify on points and collect the valuable bonus points.  A Keselowski win in Chicago (Flirter Race #1) was the difference in sending Ideal home in the 1st Round.

On to the Teaser round!  The next three races will be interesting.  The last 5 teams will just need to beat out one team to move on... Do you go for wins or try to accumulate the most points??? Both?

Good luck to the final 5!

Cheers!