Sonoma Results - No Bonus Points for Anybody This Week - Hamlin is Top Pick for Sexy Chicken!!! It's CHASE HEALTH Time!!!

Sonoma seems to always be an interesting race for our little League and last week was no different.  We also are down to 10 races to go before the Chase begins in Chicago on September 17th.  How do you feel about your chances to win it all this year???

Nobody earned Bonus points this week, but Sexy Chicken took Hamlin for the TOP PICK and grabbed 46 points.  Sexy Chicken remains in 15th and gains 22 points on 8th but is still 80 points away from the Elite 8 pack.  With only 1 win and a DQ week where he had to burn his 2nd Larson pick, Sexy will need to go on a run to get into the Chase.  I am rooting for you rookie.  Congrats on a good week!  CHASE HEALTH

OTHER TOP PICKS:

Spinning has a nice points day from Blaney who earned 39 points.  Spinning remains in 2nd and is now only 2 points away from 1st.  Spinning has 1 win, but has only been out of the Elite 8 for 1 race this season... and that was race 2.  Look out for this Sophomore... she is definitely a contender!  CHASE HEALTH

Skidmarks took Bowyer who earned 36 points and jumps Skidmarks up 4 spots to 5th.  Skid ran up front early this year, but then a tough Bristol race knocked him down to 10th where he spent 7 races.  He moved up to 9th in Michigan and bounded into the Elite 8 after the Sonoma dust cleared.  He has 2 wins and now is back up front.  We have seen this before haven't we?  CHASE HEALTH

Shepard took Dale Jr who also got him 36 points and moves up 2 spots to 4th with 2 wins.  Shepard has only been out of the Elite 8 for 3 races this season and they were the 1st 3 races of the season.  Shepard is looking strong this year!  CHASE HEALTH

Fast got 32 points from Kyle Busch.  These rookies have spent 11 of the 16 races thus far in the top spot and they are locked in!  They are the top contender in their 1st year in the League...  CHASE HEALTH

Rudd and Chonk got 30 points from Kurt Busch.
Rudd moves up a spot to 13th and is 63 points away from the Elite 8 with no wins.  Rudd has not been in the Elite 8 so far this year.  CHASE HEALTH
Chonk stays in 16th, 110 points out of the Elite 8 but has 2 wins.  Chonk has not been higher than 16th so far this year.  CHASE HEALTH

EH...:

Pursuit, Dust and Piston earned 27 points from McMurray.
Pursuit jumps up a spot to 3rd with 2 wins and is only 18 points off the lead.  Pursuit has run in the Elite 8 for 10 of the 16 races and 3rd is his highest spot so far this year.  Pursuit is looking very strong!  CHASE HEALTH
Dust jumps up a spot to 8th and also has 2 wins.  Dust has been in and out of the Elite 8 this year and has been as high as 5th.  Those 2 wins in a row have him looking like a major contender this year.  CHASE HEALTH
Piston stays in 12th and 54 points away form the Elite 8 with 1 win.  Team Piston spent the 1st 3 races in the Elite 8 but fell out in Phoenix and has run in the back ever since.  They are just a long run away from getting back into this thing, so we'll have to see how they navigate the races to come.  CHASE HEALTH

Graziano took Suarez and received 21 points.  Graziano is in last with no wins and 132 points out of the Elite 8.  Graziano has never been in the Elite 8 this year and seems to be saving his stuff for a strong run to the finish...  I'm very interested in seeing when he will kick it into high gear and make a run for the Chase.  CHASE HEALTH

DOOTW/BSOTW:

Rusty, Kiss, Penguin, Lets Go, Beef, and Ideal took the sucker pick Allmendinger who stank up the sheets with 11 points.
Rusty drops 3 spots to 6th and has 1 win.  He has spent 12 races in the Elite 8 and has been as high as 3rd.  Rusty is looking strong again this year, but so does the competition... CHASE HEALTH
Kiss also drops 3 spots and is now in 7th with 2 wins.  Another strong contender, Kiss has spent 13 of the 16 races in the Elite 8 and has been as high as 3rd.  CHASE HEALTH
Penguin drops 2 spots to 9th with 1 win.  Penguin had spent 13 of 16 races in the Elite 8 (Including 2 races in 1st place) and now has to figure out how to get back in.  Just goes to show you how things can turn in this league.   CHASE HEALTH
Lets Go drops 2 spots to 10th with 2 wins.  Spending 10 of 16 races in the Elite 8, Lets go is in a similar spot as Penguin... but those 2 wins make his Chase probability a little higher.  We'll see what this rookie has left in the tank in the upcoming push to the Chase.   CHASE HEALTH
Beef stays in 11th just 30 points away from the Elite 8 with 2 wins.  Our defending Champ has not been in the Elite 8 all year but is steadily making his way through the pack.  I have a feeling we will be seeing him in the Chase again this year.   CHASE HEALTH
Ideal drops 2 spots to 14th and is locked in.  Ideal spent the 1st 5 races in the Elite 8 but fell out and has not been back in since.  He did manage to get 3 wins though and should have some fun determining how to play the remaining races while getting ready for the Chase.  CHASE HEALTH

OTHER RAMBLINGS:

Daytona Coca-Cola 400 this Saturday.

This will be Dale Jr.'s last race at Daytona and he's usually a popular pick at this track... and he has had a great career at this track.  He's a legend and the track is legendary.  Let's see if he will try to lock himself into the Chase this weekend and go out in style.

Happy 4th of July and good luck on Saturday!

Cheers!

Fat Penguin

Michigan Results - Larson Grabs the Win - Chonk, Pursuit, and Piston Do the Happy Dance!!!!

The commish has been sucking on the updates, but I live in a lake house in Sofa King Hot, Texas and this year it seems that everyone wants to come visit and go out on the boat.  #commishsux #notahotelpeople #youdonthavetogohomebutyoucantstayhere

Here's the Bonus Points update though... Larson gets the win and look at Pursuit jumping into the Elite 8 and now has 2 wins... in a row!!  Piston gets their 1st win and climbing up a little, and will you take a fng look at Chonk?  Chonk gets off the bottom and is in 16th but now has 2 wins... winning 2 of the last 3 races!!!  Awesome!

Skidmarks looked like he would lock in with his Truex pick.  He gets 2 Bonus Points for the Stage 1 & 2 wins, but that win would have been nicer.

Check out the leaderboard to see all of the movement... Spinning jumps up 4 spots to 2nd, Fast has yet another week in the lead, Pappa Rusty is not far behind, Penguin, Lets Go, and Dust drop the most spots... good times.

On to Sonoma today... how many Allmendingers are we going to have today?  Truex is looking strong and Bowyer may surprise... Larson is on the pole and looking like a contender this year.  

Good luck everyone!

Cheers!

Fat Penguin

Pocono Results - Blaney gets 3 Teams a Win!!!!

Sorry guys, I've been trying to find time to blog all week... tonight is no different so I'm going to post the Bonus Points and our Leaderboard.  Fast gets their 4th win!  Pursuit gets on the board with his 1st 3 bonus points and 1st win!  Beef gets win #2!

Everyone had a solid points day with not much movement in the standings going on.  Penguin and Piston earn a stage 1 win bonus Point!

Good luck in Michigan on Sunday!

Cheers!

Fat Penguin

Dover Results - Johnson Steals the Win from Larson - 3 Teams Picked Him - Ideal is Locked In!!!!!

Not sure if you remember but I predicted someone would lock in this week, and I was right.  I admit that I didn't have to stick my neck out far to make that prediction, but on a week where I couldn't have been more wrong with my race pick... I will take this small victory.  We are at the midway point of the regular season and this race had plenty of action.  Let's get to it.

The TOP PICK was Jimmy Johnson who stole the race from Larson who battled Truex all day for this win.  They always say champions win at Dover and guess what?  They were right.  So was Ideal who gets his 3rd win and is in the Chase!  Ideal stays in 12th and now has options on how he will play the rest of the season.  Dust also picked him and he moves up 3 spots to 6th and now has 2 wins.  Chonk picked him as well.  He stays in 17th but gets that important 1st win.  Let's see what he does the rest of the way.  55 points and 3 Potential Bonus Points and a win!  Congratulations Guys!

Truex and Larson were the other TOP PICKS.  Fast and Rudd took Truex who earned 54 race points and grabbed 2 potential Bonus Points.  Fast retakes the lead and has a 21 point lead while Rudd jumps up 2 spots to 13th.  Rudd is 68 points out of the Elite 8, but we have all seen how the points can change hands in this League.  Rusty, Skidmarks, and Beef took Larson who raced his arse off and almost got the win, but it wasn't meant to be.  50 points though is an awesome day.  Rusty jumps up 4 spots to 4th, and Skid and Beef stay in 10th and 11th respectively.  Skid is only 13 points out of the Elite 8 and Beef is only 23 points out.   Great week Boys and Girls!

EH...:

Kenseth earned a solid 39 points for Lets Go and Piston.  Lets Go jumps up 3 spots to 2nd (Nice job rookie!) and Piston stays in 14th.

Suarez brought home 32 points for Spinning and Sexy.  Spinning moves up 1 to 5th and Sexy moves up 1 to 15th.

Kiss was expecting big things from Kyle Busch but some early pit/missing tire issues set him back.  He still rallied back but had nothing for the top 3 guys when it was all said and done.  30 points was enough to move Kiss up a spot to 3rd... just 27 points away from the leaders.

Pursuit got 27 points from Erik Jones.  Pursuit drops a spot to 8th, but it could be worse...

DOOTW/BSOTW:

Penguin and Shepard free fall out of 1st and 2nd... 6 spots to 7th and 8th respectively.  They picked a strong pre-race driver in Kurt Busch, but tire issues gave them the stinky sheets.

Graziano took Stenhouse Jr. who took a risk staying out during a caution and needless to say, it didn't pay off.

Both drivers earn us poor bastards 1 measly point.  FML.

OTHER RAMBLINGS:

Pocono this week on Sunday.

I thought I would hear more from some of you fools on the message board

Good luck everyone!

Cheers!

Fat Penguin

Charlotte Results - Dillon Gets His 1st Win, but Nobody Picked Him - Beef and Pursuit Have a Huge Points Day Nonetheless!

As we near the midway point of the non-Chase races, we do not have many questions answered.  Okay... Fast Wheels is in and there are a couple of other teams that are just a win away.  There are a couple of teams that will need to have a huge turnaround or a winning streak to factor into this thing.  A few teams off to a nice start... a few teams struggling... some with some nice potential Bonus Points accumulating... others with very little.  But when I see a 59 point differential between the TOP PICK and the BSOTW, the feeling I get is that anything can happen this year.  I'm sure we will be singing a different tune next week, but for now not much has been decided.

Beef took TOP PICK Truex who earned him 60 huge points and a Bonus Point for winning stage 2.  Beef jumps up a spot to 11th, but that is only part of the story.  Before Charlotte, he had just jumped up 3 spots to 12th with his win in Kansas.  He was still 51 points out of the Elite 8 and 126 points away from 1st.  After Charlotte he is 41 points away from the Elite 8 and now 85 points out of 1st!  41 points gained on the leader is not too shabby and News Flash!  Our 2016 Champ is on the move!

Pursuit earned 55 points with his Kenseth pick he moves up a spot to 7th and is now 39 points away from the leader.  Kiss and Graziano took Hamlin who got them 43 points and a nice Bonus Point for his Stage 3 win.  Kiss moves up 1 to 4th just 21 points off the lead and Graz jumps up 2 to 13th.

Great week guys!

EH...:

Harvick was solid but still finished 19 points behind Truex with 41 and no stage wins, so we'll give him an Eh+ this week.... thank you.  Spinning stays put in 6th, Dust drops a spot to 9th, and Piston moves up 2 spots to 14th.

Shepard had a nice day from Erik Jones!  He loses 21 points to Truex, but Shepard still moves up a spot to 2nd.

Penguin, Rusty, and Skidmarks took Johnson who gambled and ran out of fuel on the final lap.  They get 36 points but Penguin jumps back into 1st for the 2nd time this year, Rusty falls 1 to 8th, and Skid remains in 10th just 31 points out of the Elite 8.

Lets Go got 31 points out of McMurray and drops 1 spot to 5th and still in really good shape.

DOOTW:

Ideal (-1 to 12th) took Blaney who looked very strong early but in a freaky accident he breaks an axle on a pit stop... really bad luck, but he showed some pretty good determination and came in 25th.  He still loses 43 points to our top pick this week.

Larson started from the back and moved quickly to the front finishing in the top 10 in stage 1 & 2.  He crashed out of the race during stage 3... Retired Rudd (-3 to 15th) and Chonk (17th) get held under the covers this week.

BSOTW:

I think Kahne and Elliott went out during that fluid on the track incident.  Elliott caught on fire and Kahne hits the wall... ending their day and giving Sexy Chicken and Fast Wheels the stinky sheets.  They each fall 2 spots... Fast to 3rd and Sexy to 16th.  Tough week, but this thing is far from over.

OTHER RAMBLINGS:

Dover this week on Sunday.

I think we will see a team or 2 lock in this week.

Cheers!