Top Picks:
No one picked the Aaron's 499 winner Hamlin this week. But Asleep had a nice finish taking 2nd place Greg Biffle. Biffle led the most laps and was right there at the end, but a wreck at the start finish line on the last lap caused the race to end in a caution. Could he have caught Hamlin??? We will never know... Asleep jumps up 5 huge spots and is now only 11 points out of the 7th place Chase spot.
Pursuit chose Vickers who came in 4th. Vickers #55 was one of many cars that looked very strong late in the race, but in the end it was Hamlin's day. Pursuit jumps 3 spots and is only 4 points out of the 7th place Chase spot.
A sweet 6th place Menard pick by Piston and Shepard! Piston logs his 4th top 10 in a row and moves up to 6th place in the League. While Shepard rebounds from last week's DOOTW and moves up 3 spots to 12th.
Graz took 7th place Harvick and moves into 2nd place. Graz gets back to back 7th place finishes and looks to be settling in at the front of the pack... a familiar position for Graziano. He spent a lot of time in the lead pack last year before falling out of contention late in the season. Let's see what strategy he employs this year.
Penguin chose 9th place Kyle Larson... the rookie has been real impressive this year, and I'll take a 9th place finish by him all f-ing daaayyy! He's been chosen twice this year (Graziano in Texas), and has resulted in 1 Top 5 and 2 Top 10's. Let's see how he does when others pick him... Penguin moves up to 4th. Larry hates talking about his team in the third person, but it is for the blog and the League.
Chonk and A-Game chose Stenhouse Jr. (10th). A-game stays in the basement, but he needs more finishes like this to crawl out of the hole... or wins. As for red hottt Chonk... I'm looking for theme songs to alert me when he submits his pick each week. This is the front runner thus far: Enjoy.
DOOTW:
Dale Jr. and Carl Edwards get this week's Dutch Oven Award. Beef, Dust and Empty chose 26th place Jr, who looked to be the back of the pack car that would rise up and take over the race at the end. Jr. led early and dropped back, but it was a case of too little too late and he never made his charge towards the front at the end. Dust clings to the 7th place spot, while Beef and Empty drop to 10th.
Edwards was also a strong car, but spun out while making his run towards to the front... I think it was a blown tire. Rasta is having a tough year so far, but I do not think we have seen the last the reigning Champ.
BSOTW's:
Johnson spun out setting off a chain reaction that took 33rd place Kurt Busch (Kiss and Ideal) and 35th place David Ragan (Skid and Rusty) out of the race. Kiss remains in the Chase running (5th), while Ideal will need to start thinking about a strategy to get back towards the front. Skid drops out of 2nd to 3rd, and Rusty and his 2 wins continue to free fall towards the back of the pack.
Kenseth (37th) gives Rowdy the dirtiest bed. He was wrecked by Keselowski who was trying to get back one of his laps the old fashioned way... but she has 3 wins and is locked in the Chase as I have said before. She'll be just fine.
Other Ramblings:
Kansas next Saturday... Don't forget your picks!
It has only been 10 races, but it seems like so much has happened this year. It would be nice to be in the lead with multiple wins and a 41 point lead, but don't forget the new rules this year.
If the Chase began this week: Chonk would have 1014+12 = 1026 Points.. the rest of the contenders would have between 1000 and 1019 points. In years past we would have to erase all point deficits to overtake the leader... meaning come back from 41 points for example. But it will be different this year and if the Chase is anywhere near as exciting as the foreplay leading up to it, I cannot wait to see how it will all unfold.
Cheers!
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