Week 12 Commentary

Local favorite David Reutimann of Michael Waltrip Racing picked up his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at the Coca Cola 600 on Monday after the race was called due to rain. It rained and rained and rained. And then it rained.

No way the 00 would have won had they got going again, but this is a gamble the team took that few other rolled the dice on so they get the win. Congrats to David and MWR! In reviewing my score, I damn sure wish they would have refired those engines at some point later, but no. COSMO points out after reviewing Racescore that none of our competitors had the 00.

URBANSGATORS, no doubt warming up for another football season, has been on fire of late and showed the way here at Lowes. BigTime Racers*, Ratatack, Smoke's Fury and Speedway Princess rounded out the top five. 12 racers scored over 1000 points.

Among those who finished behind the wall were Team BC, RW (looking at his team photo they were already water logged), Club BDwag*, former champ Bazil^ and Team Annihilation*.

Not only winning the week, URBANSGATORS has taken the lead and edged out Brady Bunch* to win the second segment. In the standings, the Blue Deuce is second, and Ricky Racer, Brady Bunch* and Ratatack round out the top five.

With a rain delayed odd finish, an opportunity to jump or lose several spots was at hand. Those who gained on the day were Jimbo, BigTime Drivers, Oiler^, Fullers Fast Track, Speedway Princess, Smoke's Fury and Hot Tuff Racing*. Those caught without an umbrella were Lisa Las Vegas, NJ Motorsports, Brain Racing*, SPC Racing, Team Wolf and Lug Nuts*.

We begin the third segment, so those is the back who are likely out the running for the championship can still claim the trophy for each remaining segment, so start anew. An average of 939 a week won segment 1, while 1013 won segment 2. Twelve drivers in the cup standings are within 300 points of the leader, and that is exactly the casein the Conway NASCAR League.

At this time, we also have a change in the boxes for the next six races, so make sure to make your picks at least for this weeks race, which will be held at The Monster Mile in Dover.

Dover is a fast self cleaning concrete short track which usually has great races. Lets hope for some dry weather as all three NASCAR Series will be there this weekend.

We will stay on top of things, including a crew chief change on the 88 and have an update after qualifying for your review.