Week 15 Commentary

Fuel mileage was the story during a Sunday afternoon snoozer otherwise known as the Lifelock 400 at Michigan International Speedway at Brooklyn, MI. Without much action on the track, the racers in the Conway NASCAR League did not get much chance to make any significant moves in the standings. But, Mark "the Kid" Martin got another win, and most are pleased about that!

Before we get on to the winners and losers of the week, I need to make some commentary about making you race picks. The boxes lock for the race 1 HOUR before race coverage. Example: For Michigan, TNT began coverage at 1:30PM EST, with the green flag waving at @2:16PM EST. So, if you logged on at 1:45PM to make picks, you were out of luck. A good rule of thumb to adopt is to make selections early, say Friday, and then do some fine tuning after qualifying and final happy hour practice. Usually, qualifying is Friday afternoon and happy hour is usually Saturday about noon. When John Roberts, the lovely Wendy Venturini, Mr. Excitement and Kenna Walla sign off on SPEED's Raceday, you will be locked.

Danielle Hall, who ran point for several early weeks a year ago, got the high score of the week. WTF Racing, Boy Racing, Inc., Blood or Tears (nice dart throwing ASH) and Crank McTanken rounded out the high scorers. We have about five or so racers behind wall, some looking as if they are loading up the hauler, but among those still thought to be competing, Oiler^, Brian Racing*, Chevy Intimidators* and WHS Racing had some major issues.

The Blue Deuce has regained the lead over URBANSGATORS while Brady Bunch and Ratatack moved up a pair. James Hall Racing rounds out the top five. Team Taser and WTF Racing lead the league with 6 top ten finishes. BMF Lugnuts is our leader with 4 top five finishes.

This week we roll out to Sonoma for some road course action for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. Without question, this is a race to make sure you have your picks in on time as we usually have a series of ringers running and some regulars sitting out. TNT is scheduled to begin broadcast at 3:30PM with the green flag flying at @5:16 PM.

Stay out of the gravel!

BAHL