NationwidePicks/Phoenix/SaturdayEvening
I'm getting this up a little earlier this week. Butch is hard to beat at this point. I've lost track of how many in a row he's won.
Anyway, here are my picks Kyle Busch Brad K Regan Smith |
I'll take my usual set!
1) Brad Keselowski 2) Trevor Bayne 3) Chris Buescher Go team Mustang! |
Bowman is in the #5 again. I think he did well last time, but I'm still not pickin' him
1. Chase Elliott 2. Brad K 3. Pyle Buschit |
My Picks
#1 Kyle Busch
#2 Keselowski #3 Larson |
#3 Ty Dillon
#7 Regan Smith #9 Chase Elliot |
I won't be able to watch live this week. We're having a birthday party for my 6 year old daughter, so I'll be checking in later after its all over and I've had a chance to watch the PVR'd raced
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Chase Elliott
Kyle Busch Alex Bowman |
Not much activity this thread!
*rolls into Victory Lane* I'm pretty sure my 3 top 5's add up to my first Nationwide win! And I am even more excited for Chase to win the Championship! I've become a big fan and I can't think of a way this young man has disappointed me yet. This time last year, Chase Elliott did not even have a NASCAR ride in any series having only run a handful of truck series races (and won in Bowmanville where we made a baby). The whole #9 team was thrown together "last minute" and produced amazing results. Big things for crew chief Greg Ives next year as Dale Jr's crew chief and I have enjoyed watching him make terrific calls for Chase this year. |
=race at phoenix =
Sorry `Brent & Member's,
I know that MCF Sgt Major Drew has not been feeling to good & I hope he checks in & lets us know.. Below is a update on the Race. BRAD KESELOWSKI WINS NATIONWIDE RACE AT PHOENIX November 08, 2014, Seth Livingstone, NASCAR Wire Service Late caution allows veteran to pass Kyle Busch for victory RELATED: Race results | Series standings <Click AVONDALE, Ariz. - Brad Keselowski took advantage of a late-race caution to edge Kyle Buschfor a Nationwide Series victory at Phoenix International Raceway, but Chase Elliott was the day's big winner at Saturday's DAV 200 - Honoring America's Veterans. http://static.nascar.com/content/dam...onwidelogo.jpg FULL SERIES COVERAGE
Elliott, the 18-year-old son of 1988 Sprint Cup championBill Elliott, finished fifth to clinch the NASCAR Nationwide Series title, becoming the first rookie to accomplish the feat. The Elliott family joined the Pettys, Pearsons, Jarretts and Earnhardts in becoming families with father-son national touring series champions. Elliott, who won races at Texas, Darlington and Chicagoland this season, did what he needed to, finishing ahead of JR Motorsports teammate Regan Smith, who entered the race 48 points behind Elliott in the series standings and ran 10th. Elliott said he wasn't sure how to celebrate his series triumph. "I wasn't sure if it was OK to do a burnout lap or not," he said. "But I did one anyway because I was too excited not to. "I never would have even believed this was in my future. At the beginning of this season I had only run a couple of truck races. I feel lot of this is just due to the group of guys I was able to work with. Those guys were bringing me super-fast cars every week." Elliott's NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet did what Busch's Toyota could not do -- survive a green-white-checkered finish after Alex Bowman was slow on the track, bringing out a race-changing caution flag with slightly more than a lap to go. To that point, Busch had been dominant, seemingly on his way to his eighth win in 25 starts this season by leading 187 of the race's 206 laps. But Keselowski had other ideas, swooping to the inside and driving past Busch in Turn 1 of the final lap to prevent Busch from winning his fourth consecutive Nationwide start at Phoenix. "We didn't give up," Keselowski said. "Kyle was really fast – probably a 10th (of a second) or two faster than everybody. Then, that yellow came out and I really don't know what happened. I think we grabbed a gear and he slipped. "It was a little bit surreal. I really didn't even know the race was over. We were low on gas in that whole (end-of-race) situation." Busch was similarly at a loss for words. "The Monster Energy Camry was faster than everyone else – just not at the right time," said Busch, who said he knew he was in trouble when Keselowski's car "cut better than mine in Turns 3 and 4. "I tried to let him go into (Turn) 1 and cut back underneath, but my (car) wouldn't turn," Busch said. "(Right there) his stuff doesn't turn but it still turned better than ours 'cuz he still got me." Neither Keselowski nor Busch are eligible for the series title because they are full-time Sprint Cup Series drivers. For much of the race, Smith appeared primed to put his teammate's title hopes on hold. But Smith struggled after leaving the pits with 29 laps to go after taking left side tires on a yellow-flag pit stop. Elliott leaped from ninth to sixth in the running order and held serve the rest of the way. Busch took fresh tires during that same caution and restarted fifth. The strategy seemed to pay off as he easily got around Keselowski, Elliott Sadler and Bowman, each of whom elected to forego the pits on that final stop. But Keselowski made it happen in the final two laps of his Nationwide Series campaign. "We have a great team," said Keselowski, who did not finish worse than fourth in any of his 10 Nationwide starts this season. "I'm proud to be a part of it. It's been a phenomenal year and I'm going to remember this one for a long time." |
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Heres a suggestion...
No busch wakers(CUP) picks for the 2015 season and only pick only Nationwide drivers.. What do ya think? Should make for a very interesting season. :thumbsup: |
Hmmm.... I don't know, might make things a little too complicated. Plus, some guys don't know much about regular Nationwide drivers, or as it will be next year, Xfinity series drivers. So it might take some fun out of it for some pickers. Ultimately, this series is Drew's baby, not mine though, so we'll see what he thinks.
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Ok guys. Congrats to JuniorCar as he won at Phoenix.
JuniorCar 39 47 43 129 SupplySgt 43 47 35 125 butch049 43 47 31 121 Cowboy6622 47 35 32 114 STUMPMI 40 35 39 114 Gen6 35 43 27 105 |
I'll have to think about the suggestions. I'm kinda surprised NASCAR hasn't told the Cup guys to stay out to be honest. Maybe they think it draws more people. I have no clue.
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The Sprint Cup drivers in Nationwide/ Xfinity is an ages old debate.
I heard it best defended by Mike Helton this year when he said they won't restrict the Sprint Cup driver because they want the races to be "open", not "invitational". Nascar racing is open to the public and anyone who shows up with regulation car (and a NASCAR license) can attempt to qualify. I'm okay with that. What NASCAR could do is allow infractions in one series to affect the driver points standing in whatever series they are running. This year Kyle Busch was busted for something in the truck series and essentially received no penalties because he doesn't collect points in that series. I think that may also give a driver a competitive edge when they "go nothin' to lose" versus the drivers who are racing for a championship (in series' free of Chase ridiculon) and can't afford to take the risks associated with getting busted. If anything that happened in the Nationwide/ Xfinity / CampingWorld Series penalties affected the drivers point standing in Sprint Cup, drivers might be a little less inclined to run those races. In fact, sponsors and owners may not even allow it. Is this such a crazy idea? |
Ryan Blaney tops opening Nationwide practice at Homestead
Chris Estrada Nov 14, 2014, 12:45 PM EST http://motorsportstalk.files.wordpre...ms14.jpg?w=320Getty Images Ryan Blaney‘s busy Friday continued with him leading this morning’s first NASCAR Nationwide Series practice at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Blaney, who will try to pull an upset over Matt Crafton for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title later tonight, logged a lap of 167.942 mph in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford to pace the opening NNS session. He is making his 14th and final NNS start for Penske (his third in the No. 12 car specifically) this season. “I can’t believe we ran a lap that fast in race trim,” Blaney told Fox Sports. “We’ve made a couple changes and maybe it’ll be better. I’m just really excited to run this 12 again.” Elliott Sadler, who is making his final start for Joe Gibbs Racing before he jumps to Roush Fenway Racing for 2015, was second-fastest at 166.991 mph. Matt Kenseth followed him in third (166.662), with recently crowned NNS driver’s champion Chase Elliott (166.318) and his JR Motorsports teammate Regan Smith (166.231) completing the Top 5. Blaney’s teammate for Saturday’s NNS season finale, Brad Keselowski, was eighth-fastest in the practice with a lap of 165.568 mph. Keselowski is seeking to bring home a second NNS owner’s championship for Penske in the No. 22 this weekend, and can do it with a 24th-place finish in the Ford Ecoboost 300; Kyle Busch, who’s driving the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing machine that’s also in contention for the owner’s crown, was seventh-fastest (165.710). Another NNS practice is on tap for later today at 4 p.m. ET. NASCAR Nationwide Series at Homestead – First Practice Times |
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Homesdtead
No picks? mine are
#1 Kyle Busch #2 Keselowski #3 Larson |
You're not picking without me!
There is no Homestead thread so it looks like we're doing this in the old Phoenix thread... 1) Ryan Blaney 2) Brad KEselowski 3) Trevor Bayne |
Keselowski
Kenseth Regan Smith |
Picks from this thread were re-posted in the new thread, but I figured I should post the results of the Homestead race here too as butch never actually posted in the other thread at all
Congrats butch! By my math, butch wins again! butch049 43 37 43 123 STUMPMI 37 47 38 122 JuniorCar 29 41 47 117 cowboy 41 37 35 113 Gen 6 29 37 43 109 |
Originally Posted by JuniorCar
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Picks from this thread were re-posted in the new thread, but I figured I should post the results of the Homestead race here too as butch never actually posted in the other thread at all
Congrats butch! By my math, butch wins again! butch049 43 37 43 123 STUMPMI 37 47 38 122 JuniorCar 29 41 47 117 cowboy 41 37 35 113 Gen 6 29 37 43 109 Along with all my picks finishing in the top 8? 1st, 6th and 8th? end up in 2nd place? Just curious... Butch cheated....lol |
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