Sunday, August 24, 2014

Week 24 Commentary

Joey Logano took the checkered flag at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday night, and as is usually the case, tempers flared throughout the night.

Denny Hamlin was not pleased with Kevin Harvick, appropriately so, and Kyle Busch and his crew chief had a fiery post race conversation.

Eagles Nest won the week, followed by Luckydog, Blue 7 Racing, Team Hot Stuff and Burke.

Luckydog, Burke and Eagles Nest all made big moves up in the standings, while OShea Racing and Mama's Boy Racing slipped down several spots.

The race at Bristol closed out our segment.  KDog was the segment winner, with Smoke's Fury second and FLYNC5 third.

Glynn took Team Taser on the high side and has assumed the lead, but Taser remains tucked right in off Glynn's rear bumper only 8 points back.  The race between these two going down the stretch will prove interesting.  Smoke's Fury is third, followed by No Ones Beatch and KDog Racing.

As we move to a new segment, THE BOXES HAVE CHANGED!

On Sunday night, we will be at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the running of the Oral-B USA 500.  Live from Hampton, GA, the aim to place the field under green at 7:46PM.

Enjoy your Labor Day weekend!

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Week 23 Commentary

Jeff Gordon and his #24 Kraft Food For Hunger Chevy SS team is on a torrid pace of late, and after sitting on the pole, passed lap leader Joey Logano with 15 laps to go to take the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway.  Kyle Bucsh had his third consecutive poor finish after a pair of second place finishes.

An uncommon pair shared the winners circle for the Conway NASCAR League as Fitz Racing and Burke got the top score. Slim Shady Racing, Team Wolf and Pup N Suds (love that name) rounded out the top five.

Very few movers upward of note this week, but Burke shot up the leaderboard.  In the garage were Luckydog, picking on road tending to some personal business, Boris Head Racing OShea Racing and Chief Racing, who has turned to operation on four cylinders.

Team Taser had a long pit spot this week but maintained the lead.  Glynn has got the pedal mashed, followed by Smoke' Fury, KDog Racing and No Ones Beatch.  There are several drivers who are attempting without success to crash the top five.

It is Saturday Night short track racing this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway for the running of the  IRWIN Tools Night Race.  Bumpin and bangin at it's finest, but stay in the car when the tempers flare due to the new rule imposed in the aftermath of the death of sprint car racer Kevin Ward, who was hit by the car driven by Tony Stewart.  It is expected Stewart will sit out again this weekend as he continues the grieving process, for which we wish him well.

In other news, Carl Edwards announced he will, as expected, join Joe Gibbs Racing in 2015

This is the last race of this box set, so let it rip.  The field will be placed under green at approximately 7:43PM.

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Week 22 Commentary

AJ Allmendinger got his first NASCAR Sprint Cup win last weekend at the road course at Watkins Glen, likely putting him in the Chase.

Some of the favorites had dismal days, and we had a nasty crash involving Michael McDowell and Ryan Newman.

JR Racing won the week, with Glynn and Ricky Racer tied for second, Team Wolf in fourth and Team Taser in fifth. Team Taser and Glynn continue to blister the score sheet each week.

Team Taser continues to show the way, followed closely by Glynn.  Smokes Fury, No Ones Beatch and KDog round out the top five.

Not a lot of shake and bake in the overall standings, with Jr Racing sliding up while Boris Head Racing was sliding down.

Tony Stewart sat out the race at Watkins Glen and will sit out again this weekend at Michigan, still dealing with the overwhelming grief of the tragic events with killed young racer Kevin Ward.  Jeff Burton will drive the #14 Chevy SS.

We will be carrying some seriously high speeds this weekend as we run the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway.  Jeff Gordon is our polesitter.

They aim to put the field under green at approximately 1:16PM.

Friday, August 8, 2014

Week 21 Commentary

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. drove his Chevy SS to victory lane last Sunday at Pocono, leading the last 14 laps to sweep both the stops at The Tricky Triangle.  Jeff Gordon, who is on fire, led the most laps.

In a shocker, MMSH won the week.  However, we did have a big crash which took out a lot of top drivers.  It also may have knocked Tony Stewart out of the Chase, although he does run well at Richmond, where we are in a couple of weeks.

Hot Blooded CosmoD came in second, with Fitz Racing, Eagles Nest and that bat out of hell Team Taser, who continues to show the way in the overall points standings.  Glynn remains second there, with KDog, Smoke's Fury and No Ones Beatch rounding out the top five.

Fitz was out big gainer, while Daily Habit slipped out of the groove.

We head up to the Finger Lakes region of New York this week to run the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International Speedway.  I don't know about you, but I have really come to enjoy these road course, particularly Bud at the Glen.

Qualifying, on Saturday morning, should be fun.  On Sunday, we aim to put the field under green at approximately 1:19PM.  Should be a lot of fun.

Good Luck!

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Week 20 Commentary

Jeff Gordon won his fifth Brickyard 400 last Sunday.  While he did not lead the most laps, it was clear that the #24 Drive For Hunger Chevy SS was the dominant car.  Gordon looks like a real serious contender for the championship, which would be his fifth.

Team Taser won the week with a strong performance, gaining ground on his overall points lead.  Luckydog finished second, KDog was third and BMF Lugnuts, Pamela's Pistons and SPC Racing tied for fourth.

There was not a lot of big moves this week in the point standings.  Lisa Las Vegas gained five spots while AFLAC Chief Racing blew an engine dropping eight spots.

Team Taser remains on point, followed by Glynn.  No Ones Beatch is third, Smoke's Fury is fourth and KDog Racing holds fifth.

As we noted over on our Facebook page, Denny Hamlin got docked a bunch of points due to post race infractions from the Brickyard.

This week we return to Pocono, and rookie Kyle Larson is our polesitter.

The GoBowling.com 400 is expected to go green a 1:19PM Sunday.  The King, Richard Petty, will be your Grand Marshal.

Good Luck