NASCAR 2012

[Lavabe]

The pole at Martinsville goes to JJ. Following him are Vickers, Blech, Burton, Hamlin, Kenseth, Smoke, Bowyer, Menard, Almirola.

Also news: MM, Waltrip, and Vickers will share the 55 next year as well.

[colchar]

Is it too late for me to take truex out of my starting lineup and to throw Jr. in there?

[colchar]

I think Lavabe won today

I have to say, I really don't enjoy watching races at Martinsville all that much as the track is just too short. That being said, it can be a really fun track to run in the video game especially if you turn off the damage feature so that your car doesn't suffer any damage, no matter what you do as that allows you to go into corners and use other cars to slingshot yourself out of them. And you can put people into the wall just for shits and giggles without worrying about slowing down your car because of damage.

Come to think of it, I think I need to hook up the video game for a little while before dinner

[lawgrad91]

Martinsville is an interesting place to see a race. If you sit up about 15 or so rows, you can see everything but are really close to the action. It's a little like watching a game in Cameron as compared to a big coliseum. I took really good pictures the last time I went with a bottom of the line 35mm SLR camera. I can't say the same thing for my trips to Charlotte or Daytona. And if you have a favorite, no matter how many wrecks they are in, your fave will probably be on the track at the end of the race.

[Lavabe]

I think Lavabe won today

I have to say, I really don't enjoy watching races at Martinsville all that much as the track is just too short. That being said, it can be a really fun track to run in the video game especially if you turn off the damage feature so that your car doesn't suffer any damage, no matter what you do as that allows you to go into corners and use other cars to slingshot yourself out of them. And you can put people into the wall just for shits and giggles without worrying about slowing down your car because of damage.

Come to think of it, I think I need to hook up the video game for a little while before dinner

Thanks, but my 373 points didn't win today.

That honor goes to Miles, who scored FOUR more points than Team Lavabe.

Although I managed to gain 20 measly points on colchar, I did manage to regain emphatically second place. I picked up 150 or so points on Ymo, and I now lead him by 120 points or so. Ymo, in turn, leads lawgrad by 160 points. With his stellar performance today, Miles trails LG by a mere 20 or so points, and leads Tilly by 20 or so points. Tilly leads Iowa by 250 points, and Iowa leads knights by some 700 points.

Just three more races left, folks!

[Miles]

I think Lavabe won today

I have to say, I really don't enjoy watching races at Martinsville all that much as the track is just too short. That being said, it can be a really fun track to run in the video game especially if you turn off the damage feature so that your car doesn't suffer any damage, no matter what you do as that allows you to go into corners and use other cars to slingshot yourself out of them. And you can put people into the wall just for shits and giggles without worrying about slowing down your car because of damage.

Come to think of it, I think I need to hook up the video game for a little while before dinner

Thanks, but my 373 points didn't win today.

That honor goes to Miles, who scored FOUR more points than Team Lavabe.

Although I managed to gain 20 measly points on colchar, I did manage to regain emphatically second place. I picked up 150 or so points on Ymo, and I now lead him by 120 points or so. Ymo, in turn, leads lawgrad by 160 points. With his stellar performance today, Miles trails LG by a mere 20 or so points, and leads Tilly by 20 or so points. Tilly leads Iowa by 250 points, and Iowa leads knights by some 700 points.

Just three more races left, folks!

Thanks Lavabe. I'm glad to see that my long-term strategy is starting to pay off. Just need to string together a few more strong performances to take the Playoffs. Been a fun season.

[YmoBeThere]

A truly pathetic sports weekend all around for me with the lone bright spot being a Vandy win over UMass in football.

[Lavabe]

Oh yeah...

JJ won at Martinsville, and he now leads the Chase.

[colchar]

I was all in a rush to get my picks in this week because I thought it was a Saturday race and didn't want to screw up again like I did a couple of weeks ago

The Nationwide race is being telecast on TV Saturday night and, when I saw the listing for that, I assumed it was the big race but, as it turns out, the big one isn't until Sunday

[Lavabe]

Still early in the race... JJ running in front.

Bizarro Moment: SkyDiver with a flag landed right near where Harvick was parked during the pre-race. The flag was weighted down with a heavy weight bag. The bag SLAMMED INTO HARVICK'S DRIVER SIDE DOOR. Harvick had to have his car repaired before the start of the race. He's mired in 23rd right now.

Lap 27 of 334
JJ (led every lap), Blech, Biff, Truex, Bowyer, Kes, Edwards, MM, Logano, KK
Almi 14
Jr 15
Hornish 18
Dinger 23
Mears 26
Labonte 28
Kvapil 31
Menard 32

[Lavabe]

Green flag pits at laps 44-49
During the pitting, Newman wound up leading for two laps.
Blech was forced to overshoot his pit stall, thanks to Kenseth.
Otherwise, JJ has led all but two laps.
AT lap Lap 67 of 334
JJ (led all but two laps), Biff, Bowyer, Kes, Truex, MM, Blech, Log, JG, KK, Edwards
Almi 12
Jr 15
Dinger 23
Hornish 24
Mears 27
Labonte 29
Kvapil 30
Menard 32

[Lavabe]

Lap 105 of 334 Restart after a debris caution
Newman didn't pit, had the lead for a couple of laps, now Kes has the lead. While everyone else came in and had 4 tire changes, Kes had a 2 lap change.
CAUTION Lap 109 of 334
Dinger hit the wall, and is crashed but good.

[Lavabe]

Lap 119 Restart
CAUTION Lap 119 of 334
Labonte smoking, JPM front end damaged big time, Bayne bumped with Hornish... Edwards started all of it by being slow on the restart, just in front of Labonte.

[Lavabe]

Lap 128 of 334 restart
JJ (led all but 20 laps), Kes, Bowyer, Blech, Truex, JG, KK, Newman, Logano, Biff
Almi 14
Edwards 15
Jr 17
Hornish 20
Mears 26
Kvapil 27
Menard 31
Labonte 34
Dinger 36

[Lavabe]

Laps 164-174 Green Flag Pitting
Lap 180 of 334
JJ, Kes, Bowyer, JG, Blech, KK, Truex, Biff, Ambrose, Logano
Almi 17
Hornish 18
Edwards 20
Jr 21
Mears 25
Kvapil 27
Menard 31
Labonte 34
Dinger 36

[Lavabe]

Lap 186 of 334 CAUTION: Debris
All come in to the pits.
4-tire changes.
JJ maintains lead out of the pits, followed by Blech, Kes, Truex, and JG.

[Lavabe]

Blech leads the last 35 laps or so, but Kes takes the lead.
85 laps to go
Kes, Blech, JG, JJ (clinched leading the most laps), Bowyer, Truex, Biff, Kenseth, KK, KuBu, Jr, Logano
Edwards 16
Almi 17
Hornish 19
Jr 21
Mears 27
Kvapil 24
Menard 29
Labonte 34
Dinger 36

[Lavabe]

70 laps to go Race hard, but save fuel mode is on... JJ is conserving fuel
Kes, JG, JJ, Bowyer, Blech, Truex, Biff, Kenseth, KK, KuBu, Jr, Logano
Edwards 16
Almi 17
Hornish 19
Jr 21
Kvapil 24
Mears 27
Menard 29
Labonte 34
Dinger 36

[Lavabe]

59 laps to go CAUTION Debris
5 laps earlier, JG had to come in to pit, as tires were wearing out. He'll take the wavearound.
EVERYONE ELSE comes in for four tires.
Kes slid past his pit stall, and lost 8 spots!!
Restart at 54 laps to go
Blech, JJ, Bowyer, Kenseth, Jr, Biff, Smoke, Truex, Kes, Ambrose, KuBu, Logano
Edwards 16
Hornish 18
Almi 19
Kvapil 24
Mears 26
Menard 29
Labonte 34
Dinger 36

[YmoBeThere]

Ouch, missed his pit box? That sort of mistake is why 5 time champions become 6 time champions.