Charlotte Results - Edwards gives Asleep and Rasta a huge win!!!!

Last week's race in Charlotte marked the end of the Spring segment of the 2015 season, and it was another eventful race.  We had 2 teams pick up wins, we have a new leader, 9 teams changed positions... we have identified some comers and goers, and some comebackers as we ended the 1st half of the regular season.  NASCAR had the All-Star race a couple of Sundays ago, so I'll try to call out some of our league's All-Stars as we recap last week's race.  

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Congrats to Asleep and Rasta who chose race winner Carl Edwards!

• Asleep grabs his 2nd win and moves into the 8th spot.  He gets back in Club Ocho Primo (COP) for the 1st time since week 1.  He has been as low as 14th, but has bounced back nicely.  8th place with 2 wins, 3 top 5s, and 7 top 10s = All-Star
• Rasta grabs a much needed 1st win giving him some hope to grab a Chase spot if he can pick 2 more winners.  Only 61 points out of a qualifying spot, he now has multiple paths to the postseason.  Still trying to recover from the Phoenix DQ, Rasta has been hanging out near the bottom for most of the season = All-Star but 1 win, 4 top 5s, and 6 top 10s has kept him within striking distance if he can have a strong 2nd half.  

Empty, Skidmarks, Rusty and Penguin chose the 4th place car of Matt Kenseth.  

• Empty takes back the top spot and completes a very strong 1st half never dropping out of the top 4 and spending 4 weeks at #1.  4 of the last 7 weeks to be precise and he has 1 win, 6 top 5s and 8 top 10s = All-Star
• Skidmarks stays in 3rd where he has been for 6 out of the 12 races thus far.  He has been as high as 2nd and has never been below 6th so far this year and has 1 win, 5 top 5s, and 8 top 10s = All-Star
• Rusty jumps up 2 spots to 4th.  He has led our league in 5 of the 12 races thus far and has bounced back twice now after falling 4 spots in the standings the previous week... wow!  2 wins in the bank, 7 top 5s and 8 top 10s and has not been below 6th all year = All-Star 
• Penguin jumps up a spot to 9th and is only 7 points out of COP.  Pretty much hanging out in the middle of the pack, but 2 wins, 7 top 5s and 7 top 10s = All-Star (only because of the 2 wins)

Ideal took 5th place finisher Truex Jr.

• Ideal holds on to 7th place for the 3rd week in a row.  He has been a COP member all season; never dropping below 8th.  2 wins, 7 top 5s, and 8 top 10s = All-Star

Chonk chose the 9th place car of Harvick.

• Chonk stays in 13th and is 54 points away from COP.  Chonk has had strong finishes for the last 7 of 8 races and that has kept him from needing to go into desperation mode, but 0 wins, 3 top 5s, and 6 top 10s = All-Star

Kiss and Beef took 10th place car Kurt Busch.

• Kiss holds position in 5th for the 2nd week in a row.  He has led for 2 weeks and has been a member of COP all season... the lowest has been 8th.  He is our only locked in team at the moment.  3 wins, 4 top 5s and 9 top 10s = All-Star
• Beef actually falls 2 spots to 10th, but is only 10 points out of COP.  He has been as high as 8th, but has bounced up from the bottom of the league nicely.  1 win, 3 top 5s, and 7 top 10s has kept him close to the league elite, but not quite = All-Star

Eh...: 

Pursuit took Kahne who finished 12th.

• Pursuit remains in the basement and has not been above 14th all season long.  He has an important win, but only 3 top 5s and 4 top 10s.  Pursuit will need to put the pedal to the metal if he wants to factor into this thing = All-Star

Graziano, Dust and Shepard took 13th place car Logano.

• Graz has gained momentum and has been a member of COP for the last 7 races; recovering from a relatively slow start.  He has been 12th and 1st and currently sits in 2nd place.  2 wins, 7 top 5s and 7 top 10s = All-Star
• Dust drops a spot to 5th but he is another driver who has been in COP all season.  He has been as high as 2nd and as low as 7th.  Dust has 0 wins, 5 top 5s and 8 top 10s... the lack of wins is probably a concern, but Dust has been a solid team so far = All-Star
• Shepard jumps up a spot to 11th and is only 26 points away from COP.  Shepard has been as high a 7th but has stayed close to COP all season.  11th place, 1 win, 3 top 5s and 6 top 10s = All-Star

DOOTW/BSOTW: 

Team Piston took Larson (25th).  Piston drops a spot to 12th.  25th is not a bad BSOTW, but Piston has been hanging out in the lower pack for most of the season.  They have a win, 3 top 5s and 5 top 10s and are only 38 points out of COP.  = All-Star

Other Ramblings:

Dover this week on Sunday.

Sorry for the strikethrough All-Star for those who din't make the team... For the most part no one's Chase health would be RED at the moment... everyone has options to get into the Chase.  

Good luck on the 2nd half of the regular season fellas!

Cheers!