NASCAR 2010

[colchar]

So who won this week? I'm still having trouble accessing the Yahoo race page so I can't check on everyone's picks.

Bones won for the week, you weren't far behind.

Bones won, and he didn't even pick Mark Martin!!

Colchar extended his lead by 70+ points.

I can access the Yahoo site again and noticed that I made it back up to the 97th percentile overall.

[colchar]

Here are my remaining starts:

A List
Gordon – 1
JJ – 4
Stewart – 5
Hamlin – 5
Edwards – 5

Everyone else has six or more starts left.

B List
Kenseth – 0
Newman – 0
Burton – 1
Boyer – 1
Kahne – 1
Harvick – 2
Truex – 5

Everyone else has six or more starts left.

C List

Dinger – 1
Menard – 1
Hornish – 2

Everyone else has six or more starts left.


So, based on that, I will have to go outside of my comfort zone for some B List drivers but I am fine with regards to A and C List drivers.

[colchar]

Get 'em in folks!

[colchar]

And the qualifying for 'Dega is done. Not that it really means anything on this track.

[Lavabe]

And the qualifying for 'Dega is done. Not that it really means anything on this track.

But DO you feel lucky enough to start Juan Pablo Montoya over JJ? Well, do you? ;)

NOTE: Stole that from this week's race notes.

[colchar]

And the qualifying for 'Dega is done. Not that it really means anything on this track.

But DO you feel lucky enough to start Juan Pablo Montoya over JJ? Well, do you? ;)

I did and, from what I can tell, they are both sucking ass right now (I haven't watched any of the race yet, I am just going by online updates). At least my other drivers are all in the Top 20, with two in the Top 10 including Burton who is currently running in first. Too bad they're not even thirty laps into the race though!

[Lavabe]

First caution of the day some 60 laps into the race (it's a 188 lap race). Dinger got dinged by Kes. No major damage.

Bad performers so far are Smoke and Rocketman. 1-2 laps down.

Lots of lead changes. Junior has led the most.

I wouldn't worry much about being in the 20s or 30s, so long as the drivers are on the lead lap. Hamlin, JJ, and JG are racing as a group in the 20's. Earlier, Hamlin went from 34 to the lead in a matter of a few laps.

I think about 15 drivers have had the lead for at least one lap.

[Lavabe]

Just a brief note about racing in the 20's. It's better to be running there now, as the ones who have gotten to the lead have done so by bump-drafting as pairs. The big problem is that the bumper tends to overheat. Harvick tried it early, and has taken a long time to get his engine cooled down.

[Lavabe]

Lap 76... Blech and Reutimann are bump drafting. HARD TO BELIEVE!!

[Lavabe]

True to my words, JPM took the lead for like half a lap in Lap 90 or so.

97 laps to go.

[Lavabe]

Hamlin about to be lapped with 91 laps to go.

[Lavabe]

At this stage, Harvick is in the lead... err, JPM is in the lead, err...Jamie Mac is drafting with JPM.

JPM is feeling a vibration in his car... more news as things develop.

[Lavabe]

80 laps to go, and Kenseth leads, with drafting partner Jeff Burton in 2nd.

[Lavabe]

76 to go, and Junior in the lead as green flag stops are going on. Jamie Mac BARELY held on to avoid the BIG ONE crash.

[Lavabe]

So far, 19 different drivers have led, with 57 lead changes overall.

[Lavabe]

71 laps to go. I just had to say thie following for the first time it has ever been said in the English language:
Aric Almirola is in the lead, with Elliot Sadler in second place.

[lawgrad91]

71 laps to go. I just had to say thie following for the first time it has ever been said in the English language:
Aric Almirola is in the lead, with Elliot Sadler in second place.

The Apocalypse must be upon us!

Oh, yeah, it's Halloween. Maybe that explains it.

[Lavabe]

56 laps to go. 68 lead changes, with 22 different drivers in the lead.

If I had to bet on this roulette wheel of a race, Reutimann will win this, as he has helped more drivers get to the lead.

Jamie Mac in the lead.

[Lavabe]

CAUTION!!
55 laps to go. Burton CRASHED, with Hamlin in the lucky dog position, but as the crash happened, NEWMAN got lapped, and so it's ROCKETMAN who gets the lucky dog. Junior also got hit, and is now going to the garage. Burton is out. Burton lost it, sideswiped Jamie Mac, who held his own, Burton slammed right into Junior. Harvick got a little damage on the left side, but is okay.

JJ just led a lap.

[Lavabe]

CAUTION!!
48 laps to go.
Crash. Ambrose got it but good. JPM held his own through a miracle. AWESOME driving on his part.
Awesome Bill Elliot crashed, damage to Bowyer, damage to Harvick, and a few others.
This time Hamlin is the lucky dog, but since he was involved in the crash, he doesn't get the lucky dog. EVEN THOUGH on video, Hamlin isn't anywhere near it. NASCAR has just reversed itself, and Hamlin is the lucky dog. He is now on the lead lap.