I was hoping that the second big wreck would mean Edwards would pick up a few more spots, but that Biatch Mother Nature gave us the big weenie... but enough about mine and Empty's bad luck...
Top Picks:
5th Austin Dillon - Picked by Graziano. Graz continues to hold strong in 2nd and is only 7 points back from taking the top qualifying spot. With 8 weeks to go, Graziano is looking like a serious contender for the Championship this year. Well done Graz!!!! Keep it up amigo!
6th Hamlin - Picked by Asleep. Locked in Chaser Asleep jumps up to 8th and is a great position to earn a few more Bonus points for the Chase. 7 points away from that goal...
Eh...:
14th Dale Jr. - Picked by Skid, Shepard, Rowdy, A-Game. Our most popular selection this week, Jr. had a good week... in comparison. Skidmarks moves up to 3rd and continues his bounce back to the top. Shepard jumps up a spot to 9th with his 2 wins, and is now only 13 points out of a qualifying spot. A-Game was looking for a win from Jr. but it was not meant to be. A-Game will need to continue to try for 3 wins in the next 8 races or it will be a short season for him. Locked in Chaser Rowdy gets a decent points day, but just like the Honey Badger... she doesn't give a shit... she's locked in.
16th Menard - Picked by Chonk. Chonk's gap has been shortened, but if I know him... he likes a small gap. He's been in the top spot for 14 of the 18 weeks this year and the 14 weeks have been in a row. Chonk has led since Fontana... I don't even f-ing remember Fontana. He may be like the Honey Badger as well...
17th Logano - Picked by Kiss. Locked in Chaser Kiss gave himself a little breathing room and moves up into the 6th qualifying spot. 3 wins + the qualifying spot bonus will be a nice position in which to be come Chase time. Well done Kiss!
20th Kenseth - Picked by Ideal and Rasta. Ideal hangs on to the 7th place spot, but was looking for a bit more with the Kenseth pick. Rasta was looking for a win from one of the pre-race favorites and now needs 3 wins of the next 8 races or it will be a short season for our defending Champ.
22nd Ragan - Picked by Piston. Raga had a strong race and looked to be a genius pick by our 5th place team. In the end, it was not a great day for Piston, but they stay in 5th and are looking like a solid lock for the post season.
DOOTW:
29th Biffle - Picked by Beef. Beef is smelling a little musty, but they are going to be just fine... Honey Badger.
30th McMurray - Picked by Dust. A loud sound rumbles beneath the sheets that are being pulled over Dust's head... He drops from 3rd to 4th, but the Oven will not hurt him this week. He's locked in the Chase and holds onto a qualifying spot. Life is good for Dust... even in the Dutch Oven.
BSOTW:
37th Edwards - Picked by Penguin and Empty. I (Penguin) am in a shitload of trouble... 3 races ago I was in 2nd place. Larson in Kenfucky = BSOTW (-4 spots).. BAM! Edwards in Dayfucktona = BSOTW (-4 spots)... BOOM! 2nd to 10th in 2 races... Only 14 points out of 7th, but only 1 win... I don't usually like to make a big deal of my position in the league, but JC... I'm sucking it up. Empty was hoping Edwards would have delivered the goods this week and got him his 3rd win, but it wasn't meant to be. Empty will need 1 win in the next 8 races most likely to be a factor in the postseason.
40th Stewart - Picked by Pursuit. Locked in Chaser Pursuit got shitty this week, but is locked in and still only 32 points out of making it to a qualifying spot. No worries here...
Most Poo in Bed 41st Danicky - Picked by Rusty. Stenhouse looked strong, but got shuffled back in the pack and was collected in one of the big wrecks. More importantly, it puts Rusty in the: "I need 1 win in the next 8 weeks mode."
Other Ramblings:
New Hampshire this Sunday. Hopefully back to some normalcy.
Daytona seems to be a lot like the crapshoot that is Talladega... but in the past I have felt it a much more consistent race that its' restrictor plated sister. That is until this race... just look at all of us that had a shitty race. Stewart, Edwards, Kenseth, Johnson... WTF????
So here are the scenarios I have in my small brain right now for those of us not locked into the Chase:
- Graziano needs 8 solid points weeks or 2 more wins or both... can probably recover from a DOOTW or BSOTW. CHASE HEALTH
- Piston needs 8 solid points weeks or only 1 more win. CHASE HEALTH
- Ideal has been solid the last several weeks but needs to continue this run over the next 9 races or grab 2 more wins. CHASE HEALTH
- Shepard continues to climb and needs to continue or grab 1 more win (GREEN). 8 more solid weeks may also grab one of the qualifying spots... only 13 points out (YELLOW). CHASE HEALTH
- Penguin did not recover from last week's BSOTW and had another BSOTW... only 14 points away from 7th (YELLOW), but needs 8 solid points weeks or 2 more wins (RED). CHASE HEALTH
- Rusty is now 62 points away (RED) from a qualifying spot, but only 1 win away (GREEN) from making the Chase. CHASE HEALTH
- Empty is now 75 points out (RED), but 1 more win (Green) and he can sleep easy. CHASE HEALTH
- Rasta and A-Game will need to win 3 races of 9 to make the Chase. CHASE HEALTH
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