NASCAR 2012

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35 laps to go
Blech, JJ, Bowyer, Kenseth, Jr, Kes, Biff, Truex, KK, Smoke, KuBu, Harvick, Logano, Edwards, Hornish, MM, Almi
Kvapil 25
Mears 26
Menard 29
Labonte 33
Dinger 36

Note: Most drivers need to pit again. Bowyer's crew says he is good to go without pitting.
Note: How soon before colchar complains that he left Kenseth on the bench, and instead chose Edwards? ;)

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24 laps to go: CAUTION: Ambrose hits the wall!
Who goes in?
Most everyone. Most w/4 tire changes, but Kes took only TWO tires, and gains the lead. Following him are Blech and JJ.
OH MY!!

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Restart at 19 laps to go...
Kes, Blech, JJ, Kenseth, Jr, Bowyer, Smoke, Biff, KuBu, Truex
KK, JG, Almi, Harvick, Logano, Hornish
Edwards 23
Kvapil 25
Mears 26
Menard 29
Labonte 33
Dinger 36

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13 laps to go: CAUTION: KK hits wall as two tires go down... and debris he leaves behind.
Kes had blitzed to the lead, and was pulling away.
It will be Kes, JJ, Blech, Kenseth in the top 4.

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Restart at 8 laps to go:
Kes, JJ, Blech, Kenseth, Jr, Smoke, Bowyer, KuBu, Harvick, Truex, Biff
Almi 16
Edwards 23
Kvapil 25
Mears 25
Menard 28
KK 29
Labonte 33
Dinger 36

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4 laps to go: CAUTION: MM spins into the wall
With 6 laps to go, JJ and Kes were side by side, and Kes bumped JJ... JJ held on, but couldn't catch Kes. he was able to hold onto 2nd.
Green white checker restart.
WOW!!

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JJ PULLS AWAY AND WINS!!
Order of Finish:
JJ, Kes, Blech, Kenseth, Smoke, Bowyer, Jr, KuBu, Harvick, Biff
Logano 11
Truex 13
Almi 15
Edwards 16
Hornish 17
Mears 21
Kvapil 23
KK 25
Menard 27
Labonte 33
Dinger 36

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For some strange reason, I finally won a week. GO FIGURE!

Colchar's eleventy million point lead is now 246 points. With two races left, that is a freakin' awesome lead. I have expanded my second place lead over third-place Ymo, who trails me by 209 pts. But LOOK WHO is now in 4th place...
MILES!!
Miles trails Ymo by 124 pts, and trailing Miles by 2 pts is lawgrad. Lawgrad leads Tilly by 27 pts, and Tilly leads Iowa by 216 pts.

Next week... ARIZONA!!

Can JJ continue to hold off Kes?

[colchar]

For some strange reason, I finally won a week.

Colchar's eleventy million point lead is now 246 points. With two races left, that is a freakin' awesome lead.

Thanks. In my other NASCAR fantasy league my lead is sitting at 529 points after this week's race

[colchar]

This is exciting news (well for me it is), especially if they are successful in luring NASCAR up here:

http://www.thestar.com/sports/autoracin ... -fort-erie

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This is exciting news (well for me it is), especially if they are successful in luring NASCAR up here:

http://www.thestar.com/sports/autoracin ... -fort-erie

This is GREAT news!
Given the lack of turnout this last weekend, how about taking away one of the Texas races, and moving it up to Fort Erie? Jeff Gordon-designed?

[IowaDevil]

I'm sure you've never heard of Newton, Iowa .... A Rusty Wallace track also vying for a chance to host the big boys! We have had season tix since the track opened several years ago in hopes that one day....... We get Indy cars once a season, Nationwide twice, and truck series a couple times too. We are trying!

[colchar]

This is exciting news (well for me it is), especially if they are successful in luring NASCAR up here:

http://www.thestar.com/sports/autoracin ... -fort-erie

This is GREAT news!
Given the lack of turnout this last weekend, how about taking away one of the Texas races, and moving it up to Fort Erie? Jeff Gordon-designed?

I saw another report that said that NASCAR owns the Michigan track and the Watkins Glen track so they might be somewhat reluctant to put a race in Ontario out of fears that they would be competing with the two tracks that they own. I think that, if they were to space them out enough, the races wouldn't conflict with each other but might actually complement each other.

And yeah, it seems that JG is going to design the track.

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According to ESPN, sources say that Kevin Harvick is joining Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, and Danica Patrick over at Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014.

[colchar]

Is anyone else having trouble accessing the Yahoo racing site? It keeps timing out on me today.

[YmoBeThere]

Yes, having the same trouble.

[colchar]

Yes, having the same trouble.

Thanks, at least I know it isn't user error on my part!

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Yes, having the same trouble.

Thanks, at least I know it isn't user error on my part!

Yes, having MAJOR trouble accessing it... and a little trouble accessing CTN.

Summary:
Truex... OUT EARLY!!
Blech led 140 laps so far, and leading now. 2/3 done with the race.
Blech, Kes, Newman, Harvick, Bowyer, Hamlin, Menard, JJ, KK, JG, Kenseth, Logano, Burton, Almi.
Currently on lap 210 of 312.
2 laps later, Newman is down a lap.

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OMG... 78 laps to go... JJ hits the wall!!
CAUTION

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Everyone comes into the pits. Most take four tires... all should be able to make the rest of the race without pitting.
Blech had lost the lead to Kes before the caution, but he has just regained the lead, thanks to his pit stop.
Blech will get bonus for leading the most laps.
71 laps to go
Order:
Blech, Hamlin, Kes, Harvick, KK, Bowyer, Kenseth, MM, Logano, JG
Menard 12
Almi 13
Hornish 18
Newman 19
Biff 20
Labonte 22
Mears 25
Jr 27
JJ 33 (Garage)
Truex 42