I knew it was going to be an awesome race when I saw Kyle Busch slamming into the f*&%ing wall before I could even get the drivers posted. You gotta love Bristol... FML. Lots of good stuff happened for some and some carnage and chaos for others... Let's get to it.
TOP PICKS:
Piston and Chonk took Race Winner Edwards. Piston get their 1st win and jump up 2 spots to 2nd. Team Piston have been solid all year basically running in the top 4 all year (except for week 2) and now are just 2 points back from the top spot. Will we see a new leader soon? Chonk climbs out of the basement to 14th but more importantly get his 2nd HUGE win. He also gains 39 points on 1st and 27 points on 8th. Awesome job guys!
Kiss took Rookie Chase Elliott who finished 4th. Kiss stays in 13th, but gains 31 points on the top spot and 19 points on 8th! He's still 78 points out of 1st and 35 points away from 8th, but this shows you how things can change in a hurry in this damn League. Nicely done Kiss!
Beef took Harvick (7th) and busts his way into the Elite 8. He jumps up 4 big spots and clears 9th by just 2 points. With 0 wins you have to be in the top 8 to get to the postseason... I know we have a long way to go, but life is better when you're running in the top 8... at least I think it would be. Booya Beef!
Graz and Pursuit took Logano who brought it home in 10th. Graziano jumps up 2 spots to 4th and is steadily climbing towards the front. Pursuit actually drops to solo 15th, but gains 26 points on the leader and 14 points on 8th. Solid week fellas!
EH:
Dust took Kahne (17th). Dust actually gains 2 spots to 9th and is just 2 points out of the Elite 8. With 1 win is his pocket and knocking on the door of the Elite 8, this EH... pick is not too bad.
#Wifey and Empty took Hamlin (20th). #Wifey stays in 6th with his 2 wins and Empty gains a spot to 7th. Given the carnage and chaos that happened in Bristol, this was not a bad finish.
DOOTW:
Rusty, Shepard and Skidmarks took 36th place Kenseth. Rusty clings to the top spot by 2 points, Shepard falls 2 spots to 5th and Skidmarks drops a spot to 11th. Skidmarks takes the biggest beating in this group, but with 1 win and just 16 points out of the Elite 8... I think Skid will be just fine.
BSOTW:
Speaking of beatings... Spinning, Ideal and Penguin took the guy who had been kicking Nascar's ass for the last year Kyle Busch who mistakenly thought he was in a dirt track demolition derby exhibition. Spinning drops a spot to 3rd, Ideal drops 5 big spots to 10th and Penguin drops 2 spots to 11th. Spinning was trying to rebound a little but is just fine in 3rd and Ideal was trying to lock into the Chase this week, but still has 2 wins, but Penguin... Gaaaawwwwddddddaaammmnniiiitttttttt!
OTHER RAMBLINGS:
Richmond this week on Sunday.
Nothing like going for wins, using a top driver to go for said wins, and ending up with nothing but a nice BSOTW. It's funny about this League when you think of it... the huge favorite wins sometimes, but typically Vegas odds are usually 300 or 400 to 1 for that favorite to win in a given week. Take Harvick in Phoenix... he dominates, but last Phoenix race I think he was 250 to 1. So "going for wins" is really kind of a scary proposition if you think of it that way. Congrats to those of you who have found the magic this year... the rest of us are jealous no doubt.
Good luck this weekend.
Cheers!
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