The Chase continued at New Hampshire International Speedway last Sunday, with Denny Hamlin taking the checkers.
Ratatack Racing won the week, with a freight train of racers in a tie for second, including Big Boy, Lil Boy, CF Canes, CosmoD, Mama's Boy and Mountain Boy.
Those moving up at least fove spots were Pamela's Pistons and Mountain Boy, with Burke and Smoke's Fury losing 5 or more.
The Big Lebowski continues to show the way. With his solid performances and tight scoring among the leaders, he is in a good spot. Big Boy Lil Boy, CF Canes and WTC Racing round out the top five.
We need to note a few passings, First, the dean of motor sports reporting , Chris Economaki, died Friday morning at 91. Economaki was well lover within the garage areas and by the millions of fans who follow auto racing.
And locally, we lost former league member Potentially Tolerable Racing, Pete Roether, on Saturday morning. A wonderful man and friend to all who knew him here in Conway, the Notre Dame graduate was always great for some keen wisdom and good laughs, covering the gamut talking college football, racing and the political arenas. When remembering his big smile, we can all find times to cheer cheer for old Notre Dame in his honor.
This week we are in Dover for the Monster Mile. Dover is a track that can bite you if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time, and not withstanding Kyle Petty winning from 37th in 1995 in the Coors Light Pontiac Grand Prix, track position is key.
Have a good run. The field goes green at 2:15 PM.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Week 27 Commentary
Brad K jumped out with a victory in the first Chase race at Chicagoland on Sunday, edging out Jimmie Johnson. At the end of the race, nobody had anything for the 2.
I look for the 2, 48, 14 and 88 to fight it out for the Championship. I would have thought the 24 would be among the contenders, but that was a tough blow last week.
CF Canes 7, no doubt inspired by Dan Sileo and his recent rant, took the league checkers. Smokes Fury, Team Hot Stuff, WTC racing and Ricky Racer were in the draft.
WTC Racing , CF Canes 7, Ricky Racer and Smokes Fury gained big, with only Lisa Las Vegas falling 5 or more.
The Big Lebowski runs steady on point, with his challengers is full out whipsaw behind him. WTC Racing, Lucky Penny (sharing notes?) CF Canes7 and Big Boy and Lil Boy round out the top five.
This week we are in Loudon, New Hampshire, for the running of the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. NHIS is always a good race, so we will look forward to seeing who can make adjustments as the Chase rolls on.
The green flag drops Sunday at @2:15PM.
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I look for the 2, 48, 14 and 88 to fight it out for the Championship. I would have thought the 24 would be among the contenders, but that was a tough blow last week.
CF Canes 7, no doubt inspired by Dan Sileo and his recent rant, took the league checkers. Smokes Fury, Team Hot Stuff, WTC racing and Ricky Racer were in the draft.
WTC Racing , CF Canes 7, Ricky Racer and Smokes Fury gained big, with only Lisa Las Vegas falling 5 or more.
The Big Lebowski runs steady on point, with his challengers is full out whipsaw behind him. WTC Racing, Lucky Penny (sharing notes?) CF Canes7 and Big Boy and Lil Boy round out the top five.
This week we are in Loudon, New Hampshire, for the running of the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. NHIS is always a good race, so we will look forward to seeing who can make adjustments as the Chase rolls on.
The green flag drops Sunday at @2:15PM.
Please visit our FACEBOOK page, where we sometimes post stories we don't have time to write articles about. Today is an example, as AJ Allmendinger has been reinstated in NASCAR.
Have good week!
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Week 26 Commentary
It was an exciting race at Richmond with Clint Bowyer grabbing the checkers in the Federated Auto Parts 400 and Jeff Gordon pulling off a miracle and grabbing a position in the Chase with a second place finish.
Blue 7 Racing and SPC Racing tied for the week winning honors, followed closely by Team Hot Stuff, Luckydog and Pamela's Pistons.
There were few big movers this week, just some minor shuffling. RP5 Racing fell five spots, and SPC and Luckydog gained five or more.
The Big Lebowski continues to run point, with Big Boy, Lil Boy, hard charging Blue 7 Racing and Lucky Penny rounding out the top five. Nine racers are within 100 points, but gains are tough to come by and time is running out.
We begin the Chase in Chicagoland, running the GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Jimmie Johnson is our polesitter. Dale Earnhardt Jr. switched engines and will start in the back.
The green flag drops at 2:16 PM. Stand on it!
Blue 7 Racing and SPC Racing tied for the week winning honors, followed closely by Team Hot Stuff, Luckydog and Pamela's Pistons.
There were few big movers this week, just some minor shuffling. RP5 Racing fell five spots, and SPC and Luckydog gained five or more.
The Big Lebowski continues to run point, with Big Boy, Lil Boy, hard charging Blue 7 Racing and Lucky Penny rounding out the top five. Nine racers are within 100 points, but gains are tough to come by and time is running out.
We begin the Chase in Chicagoland, running the GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Jimmie Johnson is our polesitter. Dale Earnhardt Jr. switched engines and will start in the back.
The green flag drops at 2:16 PM. Stand on it!
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Week 25 Commentary
Atlanta Motor Speedway is a very fast track, but the racing there is not as good as it used to be. In addition, Jeff Gordon says he has gone soft.
Gordon did not punt Denny Hamlin, and Hamlin went on to win the AdvoCare 500 at AMS, with Gordon in second. Many leaders crashed out, including Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman while Carl Edwards blew up.
Blue 7 Racing won the week, followed closely by Burke. Maybe these guys found some notes from a Hooters 500 in the old days. O Racing finished third, followed by Lucky Penny and Team Taser.
Team Taser shot up the leader board 11 spots, and leads a drafting freight train of racers, including Big Boy, Lil Boy, Lisa Las Vegas, Burke and Lucky Penny, who are all within 96 points of The Big Lebowski, who continues on point. The time to go is now, and I should remember to alert myself to this point, at some point.
Team Taser, Burke and Blue 7 gained major ground, while Chief, Cane Racing and CosmoD each fell back with blown engines.
The Democrats are meeting in Charlotte this weekend, and although most if not all of the drivers favor the Republicans, the NASCAR Hall of Fame has been host to many television networks, special events and interviews, gaining quite a bit of great publicity for the sport.
After Matt Kenseth announced he will be in the #20 Gibbs Racing Chevrolet, Joey Logano immediately announced he will be in the #22 Penske Ford next season. Silly Season is in full swing.
We race on Saturday night again this week, not good for college football fans, but ideal for the opening Sunday of NFL football. Richmond International Raceway is where we will be, which is good for Smoke, as this is his favorite track and he has been slumping some kind of bad awful.
The rag will drop at Richmond for the Federated Auto Parts 400 at 7:43 PM, at which time they will turn em loose.
Gordon did not punt Denny Hamlin, and Hamlin went on to win the AdvoCare 500 at AMS, with Gordon in second. Many leaders crashed out, including Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman while Carl Edwards blew up.
Blue 7 Racing won the week, followed closely by Burke. Maybe these guys found some notes from a Hooters 500 in the old days. O Racing finished third, followed by Lucky Penny and Team Taser.
Team Taser shot up the leader board 11 spots, and leads a drafting freight train of racers, including Big Boy, Lil Boy, Lisa Las Vegas, Burke and Lucky Penny, who are all within 96 points of The Big Lebowski, who continues on point. The time to go is now, and I should remember to alert myself to this point, at some point.
Team Taser, Burke and Blue 7 gained major ground, while Chief, Cane Racing and CosmoD each fell back with blown engines.
The Democrats are meeting in Charlotte this weekend, and although most if not all of the drivers favor the Republicans, the NASCAR Hall of Fame has been host to many television networks, special events and interviews, gaining quite a bit of great publicity for the sport.
After Matt Kenseth announced he will be in the #20 Gibbs Racing Chevrolet, Joey Logano immediately announced he will be in the #22 Penske Ford next season. Silly Season is in full swing.
We race on Saturday night again this week, not good for college football fans, but ideal for the opening Sunday of NFL football. Richmond International Raceway is where we will be, which is good for Smoke, as this is his favorite track and he has been slumping some kind of bad awful.
The rag will drop at Richmond for the Federated Auto Parts 400 at 7:43 PM, at which time they will turn em loose.
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