Sonoma seems to always be an interesting race for our little League and last week was no different. We also are down to 10 races to go before the Chase begins in Chicago on September 17th. How do you feel about your chances to win it all this year???
Nobody earned Bonus points this week, but Sexy Chicken took Hamlin for the TOP PICK and grabbed 46 points. Sexy Chicken remains in 15th and gains 22 points on 8th but is still 80 points away from the Elite 8 pack. With only 1 win and a DQ week where he had to burn his 2nd Larson pick, Sexy will need to go on a run to get into the Chase. I am rooting for you rookie. Congrats on a good week! CHASE HEALTH
OTHER TOP PICKS:
Spinning has a nice points day from Blaney who earned 39 points. Spinning remains in 2nd and is now only 2 points away from 1st. Spinning has 1 win, but has only been out of the Elite 8 for 1 race this season... and that was race 2. Look out for this Sophomore... she is definitely a contender! CHASE HEALTH
Skidmarks took Bowyer who earned 36 points and jumps Skidmarks up 4 spots to 5th. Skid ran up front early this year, but then a tough Bristol race knocked him down to 10th where he spent 7 races. He moved up to 9th in Michigan and bounded into the Elite 8 after the Sonoma dust cleared. He has 2 wins and now is back up front. We have seen this before haven't we? CHASE HEALTH
Shepard took Dale Jr who also got him 36 points and moves up 2 spots to 4th with 2 wins. Shepard has only been out of the Elite 8 for 3 races this season and they were the 1st 3 races of the season. Shepard is looking strong this year! CHASE HEALTH
Fast got 32 points from Kyle Busch. These rookies have spent 11 of the 16 races thus far in the top spot and they are locked in! They are the top contender in their 1st year in the League... CHASE HEALTH
Rudd and Chonk got 30 points from Kurt Busch.
Rudd moves up a spot to 13th and is 63 points away from the Elite 8 with no wins. Rudd has not been in the Elite 8 so far this year. CHASE HEALTH
Chonk stays in 16th, 110 points out of the Elite 8 but has 2 wins. Chonk has not been higher than 16th so far this year. CHASE HEALTH
EH...:
Pursuit, Dust and Piston earned 27 points from McMurray.
Pursuit jumps up a spot to 3rd with 2 wins and is only 18 points off the lead. Pursuit has run in the Elite 8 for 10 of the 16 races and 3rd is his highest spot so far this year. Pursuit is looking very strong! CHASE HEALTH
Dust jumps up a spot to 8th and also has 2 wins. Dust has been in and out of the Elite 8 this year and has been as high as 5th. Those 2 wins in a row have him looking like a major contender this year. CHASE HEALTH
Piston stays in 12th and 54 points away form the Elite 8 with 1 win. Team Piston spent the 1st 3 races in the Elite 8 but fell out in Phoenix and has run in the back ever since. They are just a long run away from getting back into this thing, so we'll have to see how they navigate the races to come. CHASE HEALTH
Graziano took Suarez and received 21 points. Graziano is in last with no wins and 132 points out of the Elite 8. Graziano has never been in the Elite 8 this year and seems to be saving his stuff for a strong run to the finish... I'm very interested in seeing when he will kick it into high gear and make a run for the Chase. CHASE HEALTH
DOOTW/BSOTW:
Rusty, Kiss, Penguin, Lets Go, Beef, and Ideal took the sucker pick Allmendinger who stank up the sheets with 11 points.
Rusty drops 3 spots to 6th and has 1 win. He has spent 12 races in the Elite 8 and has been as high as 3rd. Rusty is looking strong again this year, but so does the competition... CHASE HEALTH
Kiss also drops 3 spots and is now in 7th with 2 wins. Another strong contender, Kiss has spent 13 of the 16 races in the Elite 8 and has been as high as 3rd. CHASE HEALTH
Penguin drops 2 spots to 9th with 1 win. Penguin had spent 13 of 16 races in the Elite 8 (Including 2 races in 1st place) and now has to figure out how to get back in. Just goes to show you how things can turn in this league. CHASE HEALTH
Lets Go drops 2 spots to 10th with 2 wins. Spending 10 of 16 races in the Elite 8, Lets go is in a similar spot as Penguin... but those 2 wins make his Chase probability a little higher. We'll see what this rookie has left in the tank in the upcoming push to the Chase. CHASE HEALTH
Beef stays in 11th just 30 points away from the Elite 8 with 2 wins. Our defending Champ has not been in the Elite 8 all year but is steadily making his way through the pack. I have a feeling we will be seeing him in the Chase again this year. CHASE HEALTH
Ideal drops 2 spots to 14th and is locked in. Ideal spent the 1st 5 races in the Elite 8 but fell out and has not been back in since. He did manage to get 3 wins though and should have some fun determining how to play the remaining races while getting ready for the Chase. CHASE HEALTH
OTHER RAMBLINGS:
Daytona Coca-Cola 400 this Saturday.
This will be Dale Jr.'s last race at Daytona and he's usually a popular pick at this track... and he has had a great career at this track. He's a legend and the track is legendary. Let's see if he will try to lock himself into the Chase this weekend and go out in style.
Happy 4th of July and good luck on Saturday!
Cheers!
Fat Penguin
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