The Hollywood Casino in 400, on the newly paved Kansas Speedway, proved to be a menace for many as many drivers had issues with the outside retaining wall. Matt Kenseth took the checkered flag.
RP5 won the week in the Conway NASCAR League, followed by Team Taser, Buke, Punch and Ricky Racer. Other than Team Taser, this collection of contestants have not typically been among our top weekly finishers this year, and it is nice to see them having a good run.
Team Taser jumped six spots and is charging hard, but time may be against him. Ricky Racer, Burke and Little Circle Burner also jumped several spots. Fullers Fast Track, Man In Black Racing and Chevys Intimidators fell four or more.
With the way the boxes are configured, which as we have mentioned will be adjusted for 2013, it makes it tough to catch racers ahead of you. The Big Lebowski, who has been leading for about 20 races now, holds a 28 point lead over Big Boy and Little Boy. There is little time left for those in high speed pursuit, and it already may require some help in the form of a chosen driver having engine failure, etc.
This afternoon we run the Tums Fast Relief 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway. The green flag is scheduled for 2PM. Although Hurricane Sandy is bearing down on the northeast, it should be coll and clear at race time.
Good Luck!
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Week 31 Commentary
Our last night race of the season had us in Charlotte for the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Clint Bowyer won the race, as off sequence pit stops due to gas mileage factor in late.
The Arkansas Razorbacks may be having a tough go of it, but that did not stop Hog Smoke Racing from grabbing the checkered flag this week, edging out a slew of racers. WTF Racing and No Ones Beatch were second and third, followed by The Big Lebowski, Lucky Penny, Blue 7 Racing, Gas Man, Team Hot Stuff, Glynn, Little Circle Burner and Budah tying for fourth.
It was tight all over the track. No drive gained more than three positions, and only Burke fell hard, who may have thought he was racing the Brickyard instead of Concord.
It was announced this week that former Daytona 500 Champion Geoff Bodine has officially retired. Bodine had 18 career cup wins, but I will remember him for the violent fiery crash he had on the front stretch at Daytona in the Craftsman Truck Series race in 2000.
In honor of Bodine's retirement, let us see that wild crash one more time:
This week the good ole boys are at Kansas Speedway for the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday. Regan Smith, in the 88 Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt, Jr., was fastest at practice. The flag drops Sunday at 2:16PM. Good Luck!
The Arkansas Razorbacks may be having a tough go of it, but that did not stop Hog Smoke Racing from grabbing the checkered flag this week, edging out a slew of racers. WTF Racing and No Ones Beatch were second and third, followed by The Big Lebowski, Lucky Penny, Blue 7 Racing, Gas Man, Team Hot Stuff, Glynn, Little Circle Burner and Budah tying for fourth.
It was tight all over the track. No drive gained more than three positions, and only Burke fell hard, who may have thought he was racing the Brickyard instead of Concord.
It was announced this week that former Daytona 500 Champion Geoff Bodine has officially retired. Bodine had 18 career cup wins, but I will remember him for the violent fiery crash he had on the front stretch at Daytona in the Craftsman Truck Series race in 2000.
In honor of Bodine's retirement, let us see that wild crash one more time:
This week the good ole boys are at Kansas Speedway for the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday. Regan Smith, in the 88 Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt, Jr., was fastest at practice. The flag drops Sunday at 2:16PM. Good Luck!
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Week 30 Commentary
Out on that old burial ground in Alabama, wild things usually happen, and although we waited quite a while for the big one, an unlikely supsect triggered a hack of a mess, and took the brunt, and the blame, of it.
Tony Stewart, leading at the time, dropped to cut off Michael Waltrip and went upside down causing a calamity of crumpled sheet metal. Matt Kenseth, strong all day, got through unscathed and took the checkered flag.
We usually expect some big shakeups in the standings after Talladega, but no so much this week. Perhaps it is the scoring or too many drivers in the boxes. As we mentioned previously, we are going to five per box for 2013.
BMF Lugnuts won the week, with Team Hot Stuff, Fuller Fast Track, No Ones Beatch and K Dog Racing. No Ones Beatch and Fuller Fast Track gained five or more spots, while CosmoD, Burke, Smokes Fury and WTF Racing lost at least five.
The Big Lebowski continues on point, but the Ford racing tandem of Big Boy and Lil Boy are in high speed pursuit turning faster lap times. Lucky Penny and Pamela's Pistons round out the top five.
THE BOXES HAVE CHANGED and we enter the final segment for the race to the championship. Without question, it is time to put the hammer down.
We want to wish Punch best wishes as he had to dive on to pit road for an extended pit stop, but he is anticiapted to be back under full power shortly.
Last week, we reported that Man In Black Racing and Smokes Fury had uncovered some funny business they indicated by commenting out on the message board. I reached out to both of them, and got no response. However, Chief Racing made contact and it was learned the Commish, that would be Me, was fingered for cheating and making illegal picks after the block out. As part of the operation of the league, many times folks will email, call or text changes for whatever reason. In an effort to accomodate them, I will make these changes for them when I can, which is usually after the block out and may be after the race starts. In addition, in an effort to guard against any lack of compliance, I manually write down a few random picks and the leaders. Sometimes, I also do the write up and make my selections at the same time. So, yes, on occasion, my picks have been submitted after the lock out deadline. Every week, someone has a copy of my picks via email or text. This week, it was Chief. No competitive advantage has been sought, and no competitive advantage has been gained. In fact, to accuse me of cheating is laughable, considering in the 14 seasons in the league I started I have one top ten finish, a fourth, finished 35th last year and currently reside in 39th position. Good Grief! The league takes time to run, even after we switched to a computer based scoring system. I am busy and do the best I can. If that does meet with the approval of anyone, 'Have A Nice Day". I guess I should be happy for the wreck at Dega last week, as it looked like if Smoke did not cause a wreck, Michael Waltrip would have been pushed by Casey Mears to the win, with Stewart right there with Dale Jr. and my guy, Bobby Labonte, coming hard. I had them all, and along with Jeff Gordon, could have potentially had a 1,2,3,4,5 finish. As usual for me, it was not to be.
This week we have our final Saturday night race as we run the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Qualifying will be on Thursday night, covered on SPEED TV at 7PM. They aim to put em under green at 7:46PM.
Good Luck!
Tony Stewart, leading at the time, dropped to cut off Michael Waltrip and went upside down causing a calamity of crumpled sheet metal. Matt Kenseth, strong all day, got through unscathed and took the checkered flag.
We usually expect some big shakeups in the standings after Talladega, but no so much this week. Perhaps it is the scoring or too many drivers in the boxes. As we mentioned previously, we are going to five per box for 2013.
BMF Lugnuts won the week, with Team Hot Stuff, Fuller Fast Track, No Ones Beatch and K Dog Racing. No Ones Beatch and Fuller Fast Track gained five or more spots, while CosmoD, Burke, Smokes Fury and WTF Racing lost at least five.
The Big Lebowski continues on point, but the Ford racing tandem of Big Boy and Lil Boy are in high speed pursuit turning faster lap times. Lucky Penny and Pamela's Pistons round out the top five.
THE BOXES HAVE CHANGED and we enter the final segment for the race to the championship. Without question, it is time to put the hammer down.
We want to wish Punch best wishes as he had to dive on to pit road for an extended pit stop, but he is anticiapted to be back under full power shortly.
Last week, we reported that Man In Black Racing and Smokes Fury had uncovered some funny business they indicated by commenting out on the message board. I reached out to both of them, and got no response. However, Chief Racing made contact and it was learned the Commish, that would be Me, was fingered for cheating and making illegal picks after the block out. As part of the operation of the league, many times folks will email, call or text changes for whatever reason. In an effort to accomodate them, I will make these changes for them when I can, which is usually after the block out and may be after the race starts. In addition, in an effort to guard against any lack of compliance, I manually write down a few random picks and the leaders. Sometimes, I also do the write up and make my selections at the same time. So, yes, on occasion, my picks have been submitted after the lock out deadline. Every week, someone has a copy of my picks via email or text. This week, it was Chief. No competitive advantage has been sought, and no competitive advantage has been gained. In fact, to accuse me of cheating is laughable, considering in the 14 seasons in the league I started I have one top ten finish, a fourth, finished 35th last year and currently reside in 39th position. Good Grief! The league takes time to run, even after we switched to a computer based scoring system. I am busy and do the best I can. If that does meet with the approval of anyone, 'Have A Nice Day". I guess I should be happy for the wreck at Dega last week, as it looked like if Smoke did not cause a wreck, Michael Waltrip would have been pushed by Casey Mears to the win, with Stewart right there with Dale Jr. and my guy, Bobby Labonte, coming hard. I had them all, and along with Jeff Gordon, could have potentially had a 1,2,3,4,5 finish. As usual for me, it was not to be.
This week we have our final Saturday night race as we run the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Qualifying will be on Thursday night, covered on SPEED TV at 7PM. They aim to put em under green at 7:46PM.
Good Luck!
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Week 29 Commentary
Brad K took the checkers at Dover last week, and is off to a great start in the Chase. While Keselowski is out front, several drivers, including Matt Kenesth, had bad weeks and are in danger of already being eliminated.
Pamela's Pistons won the week with a strong performance, followed by BAHL, Smoke's Fury, Chevys Intimidators and Fuller Fast Track. Many racers scored strong on the week.
The Big Lebowski continues to lead, and time is indeed running out for those in positions to overtake him to get it done. Big Boy, Lil Boy, CF Canes and WTC Racing round out the top five.
Chevys Intimidators was the only racer to have a significant move up or down in the standings, gaining five positions.
Man In Black Racing and Smoke's Fury have hit the message board with some concerns, and these will be investigated when we learn of the particulars. We will provide an overview when appropriate.
Today, it is another hair raiser as we run the white knuckle highway at Talladega. Opportunities present themselves here, as it is a crapshoot to think who may be involved in the big one.
Kasey Kahne is on the pole, with the green flag dropping at 2:20PM.
Good Luck
Pamela's Pistons won the week with a strong performance, followed by BAHL, Smoke's Fury, Chevys Intimidators and Fuller Fast Track. Many racers scored strong on the week.
The Big Lebowski continues to lead, and time is indeed running out for those in positions to overtake him to get it done. Big Boy, Lil Boy, CF Canes and WTC Racing round out the top five.
Chevys Intimidators was the only racer to have a significant move up or down in the standings, gaining five positions.
Man In Black Racing and Smoke's Fury have hit the message board with some concerns, and these will be investigated when we learn of the particulars. We will provide an overview when appropriate.
Today, it is another hair raiser as we run the white knuckle highway at Talladega. Opportunities present themselves here, as it is a crapshoot to think who may be involved in the big one.
Kasey Kahne is on the pole, with the green flag dropping at 2:20PM.
Good Luck
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