NASCAR 2014

[IowaDevil]

Another dismal performance by my selections...

And me too -- with some careful selections next week I could end up in last place at this rate!

[YmoBeThere]

Another dismal performance by my selections...

And me too -- with some careful selections next week I could end up in last place at this rate!

LOL! It's going to be tough, I'm already there!

[Lavabe]

I am fading away from first-place Miles/glen.

[YmoBeThere]

I did about as bad as you can do. I'm hoping I mustered 100 pts this week.

[Lavabe]

Yikes! I Won this week, edging out colchar by a measly 5 points. We were both in the 320s. No one else cracked 200. As a result, colchar and I moved up in the standings. I took a lead over Miles, but colchar is now up in third place.

Ymo: I wonder what they'll do with Hamlin's points. Miles chose Hamlin, but that was a late scratch (sort of like what happened to me with 'Dinger 2 years ago, when he failed the drug test shortly before the race). Do they transfer the points from Hornish to Hamlin?

That was the weirdest race around, mostly due to the tire issues that screwed up the last 6 laps of the race. JJ should have won, but his left front disintegrated on the track, with no call for a yellow.

Denny Hamlin couldn't race today, due to a sinus infection. Hornish raced in his place.

On to Martinsville!!

[YmoBeThere]

Yeah, I don't recall what has happened in similar situations in the past. Not that there were many of them.

[IowaDevil]

and I continue my downward spiral!

[Lavabe]

Martinsville started on time... no rain
Lap 1 of 500: CAUTION: Parker Kligerman crashed.
Competition yellow at lap 20.
This will be a long one... Martinsville!!

[Lavabe]

Significant fantasy league development:
During the competition caution, Kes got slammed by KuBu in the pits, tearing off Kes's front suspension. 45 laps into this race, Kes is in the garage.
4 people chose Kes.

KuBu is such an a-hole!!

[Lavabe]

Lap 80: Kes comes back on the track
Lap 87: Kes brake-jobs KuBu, causing some damage to KuBu, but not too much. He then drives along side KuBu, and steers into him a little.
Lap 89: Kes bumps KuBu in the rear.

[Lavabe]

Lap 103 of 500: Caution
Stenhouse tried to pass Kes/KuBu and slammed his right side into the wall on the turn.
Tires are being worn out quickly, just like last week.
Out of the pits, the order is now:

Kenseth, Logano, JJ, Ambrose, Hamlin, JMac, JG, Newman, Biff, Menard
13 Edwards
17 Harvick
26 Dillon
27 Stenhouse
28 Larson
35 Danica
41 Kes

Lap 113 of 500 CAUTION
Gilliland, Annett spin out: Kvapil got into Annett, who got into Gilliland. Kvapil has no damage. The others are spun around.
Logano grabbed the lead.

[Lavabe]

Lap 169 of 500: CAUTION: Mears spins out
Biffle has the lead, Dinger charging with Ambrose.

[Lavabe]

Lap 177 of 500 Restart
Ambrose, Biff, JJ, Logano, Jr, Kenseth, Dinger, JMac, Vickers, KuBu
11 Harvick
12 Newman
15 Hamlin
17 Edwards
18 Dillon
24 Larson
26 JG
29 Stenhouse (-1 lap)
33 Danica (-2 laps)
41 Kes (-31 laps)

[Lavabe]

Lap 200 of 500: CAUTION: Jr spins around JMac on the turn, and he hits the wall hard. JMac is now in the garage.
Good timing for JJ, as Ambrose, JJ, and Logano got in a minor tangle, and JJ's rear panel was rubbing against the tire.

Fantasy note: Although I didn't choose Kes, I DID select JMac, which now means only colchar has avoided the garage.

[Lavabe]

Restart Lap 207 of 500
Kenseth, JJ, Logano, Ambrose, Vickers, Harvick, Jr, Dinger, AA, KuBu
11 Hamlin
13 Edwards
15 Newman
16 Larson
20 JG
23 Dillon
27 Stenhouse
33 Danica
40 JMac
41 Kes

[Lavabe]

Lap 219 of 500: CAUTION: Bowman turned around
JJ had just taken the lead again.

[Lavabe]

Restart Lap 226 of 500
Jr, Dinger, KuBu, JJ, Ambrose, Vickers, Logano, Hamlin, Bowyer, AA
11 Larson
12 Edwards
13 Harvick
16 Newman
20 JG
21 Dillon
26 Stenhouse
32 Danica (-2 laps)
40 Kes
41 JMac

Lap 231: CAUTION: Debris

[Lavabe]

Restart Lap 239 of 500
Lap 250: CAUTION: Cole Whitt turned out and hit the wall.
JJ was in the lead. Everyone comes into the pits... except Harvick and Kenseth.
Kenseth, Smoke, JJ, Jr, Vickers, Bowyer, Hamlin, Larson, Edwards, Truex
13 Newman
18 Dillon
19 JG
22 Stenhouse
27 Harvick
33 Danica (-2 laps)
40 Kes
41 JMac
Restart 240 laps to go

[Lavabe]

220 laps to go
JJ, Bowyer, Jr, KuBu, Edwards, Larson, Vickers, Hamlin, Newman, Blech
12 JG
13 Logano
16 Dillon
18 Stenhouse
20 Harvick
32 Danica (-2 laps)
40 Kes
41 JMac

215 laps to go, Bowyer to the lead!

[Lavabe]

188 laps to go: CAUTION: Joe Nemechek spins out
177 laps to go: restart

159 laps to go: Larson spins out. No major damage