Hotlanta Results - JJ gets Ideal a Huge Win!!! Truex gets penalized*

The Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 in Atlanta was a solid race for many teams... 67% of our teams finished in the top 8.  One Team however did better than the rest.  Four teams could get hosed because their driver and his racing team cheated*... and they were part of the 67% that finished in the top 8.  ...Which really means 40% of the league may have finished in the top 8.  ...which really means we may have a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in the standings... but  what it actually means absolutely nada because why????  That's right... It's SOOOFAAAA KIIIING Early!!!

* Team Truex could win or lose the appeal and we'll adjust the points from there as necessary.  Right now we're scoring it like NASCAR.com has scored it... 35 points for Truex.. this can go to 20 if the penalty holds and is deemed an infraction of:

Rule 4c of the Nascar FantASSy Cup League states:

c)      If NASCAR penalizes a team or driver and takes away points due to an infraction that affected the car's performance, than any team who started that driver will have the same points deducted from their total for that race

i)       If NASCAR takes away points from a driver due to an infraction that did not affect the car's performance (e.g., bumping another driver in the pit, fighting, cursing during an interview, etc.), any team who started that driver will not have points deducted

Top Picks:

 Ideal took race winner Johnson.  Ideal is off to a great start and was a late contender last season.  Looking like it could be a breakthrough year for Ideal Racing.  Great job Ideal!

Beef, Rusty, and Shepard took the 4th Place car of Kurt Busch.  A great time to get one of those Kurt Busch pics out of the way.  A pole sitter finishes strong... and gives you boys a strong week as well.  Bam!

Graz took Carl Edwards (5th).  Another season has begun and Graz is running in the top pack once again.  Boom!

Wheels, Skid, Chonk and Penguin took Truex who finished 7th*.  If the penalty holds it will drop these teams down, but for now it's a nice finish.

*See also DOOTW

Dust took 8th place finisher Chase Elliott.  A ballsy pick from Dust and it pays off.  The new #24 driver looks like he is going to have a great career... I think we will be seeing more Chase Elliott picks in races to come.  Well done Dust!

Eh...:

Empty took Biffle who came in 13th.  Biffle hasn't been very consistent for the last couple of seasons, so a 13th place finish with a Biffle pick is pretty good.

DOOTW:

The Dutch Oven of the Week Award may end up being shared this week between the 7th place car who may have got caught cheating and Jamie McMurray (21st).  Wheels, Skid, Chonk and Penguin took Truex who may be penalized 15 points.  Piston, Kiss and #Wifey took McMurray.

BSOTW:

Pursuit took Newman who gets the Bed Shitter of the Week award with his 24th place finish.  You can't be too pissed about a BSOTW and still finishing in the 20's, but it does drop Pursuit to DFL.  

Other Ramblings:

Vegas next week Baby!

I should start posting my pick early to you guys so you don't pick the same driver as me... that'll save you a little heartache this season.  

Let's see how it all shakes out and we'll get a ruling from the rules committee.

Cheers!