Introduction, Points, Congratulatory Remarks

Congrats to KidSpace for another impressive win at New Hampshire!! That is the 2nd time he has opened a segment with a win (opening segment 2 with a win at Darlington). That gives him the points lead going into Segment 4, plus he is 3rd in the overall points!!

Segment 4

1) KidSpace 116 Leader
2) nichols2k 107 -9
3) RocknSS04 103 -13
4) zJerry 102 -14
5) 03JGMonte 102 -14
6) 77GP 102 -14
7) Teacher 95 -21
8) montecarlo3831 90 -26
9) JuniorCar 90 -26
10) lougreen03 82 -34
11) Cowboy6622 70 -46

Overall Standings

1) Cowboy6622 2712 Leader
2) 77GP 2702 -10
3) KidSpace 2701 -11
4) zJerry 2686 -26
5) montecarlo3831 2677 -35
6) JuniorCar 2658 -54
7) lougreen03 2571 -141
8) RocknSS04 2567 -145
9) 03JGMonte 1323
10) nichols2k 1148
11) bocareject 1009
12) Teacher 966
13)silverfish 873
14) carlm54stl 374
15) LnLSS06 190
16) bblackstone 92
17) Nocturnx 85
18) jcoeracing 84
19) odessadude 73
20) dustybird 34


As for myself... I have been last for 2 races in a row, and going to a track I finished last in this past spring... how do you like those apples???


This Weekend

Ford teams tend to be good choices at this track. This also tends to be a track where Jimmie gets his championship run going every year. This spring, who made the two tire call at the end (Matt Kenseth) decided the race.


Roush Fenway Racing

Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards are a pair of great picks!! New Hampshire was lucky for them as they kept the fuel load going, but Dover is probably the best Ford track in the chase, and if a Ford driver is going to win the championship, they all but have to win Dover.

Biffle ran good at New Hampshire.. he's good at going on a tear. His luck this year makes me hesitate for picking him anywhere. Ragan surprised me at New Hampshire too.

Hendrick Motorsports

Not a bad pick from this group!! Actually, the bad choice might even be Jimmie Johnson. He has gone to two strong races, and he hasn't had very good luck. He had a fair run going at Hampshire, and Busch screwed him after he almost wrecks Busch... he rusn out of gas at Chicagoland, and Dover was a track where the 4 tire call messed him up in the spring. Jeff Gordon is good here, but hasn't won this place in years (he hadn't won Atlanta or Pocono in a while either though), and he's running great right now!!! Mark MArtin and Dale Jr. keep slipping into some good runs. Martin was good until he had that tire go down at Hampshire... .just more of his luck this year.

Childress RAcing


So maybe not all the money is going into Harvick? Still wonder if Childress is trying to hold on to Bowyer. I still think Harvick is the main man from this camp right now. Whether I like it or not, the man is running consistently well, and he is a great pick right now.

Stewart Haas Racing

Tony Stewart is 2 for two in the chase, but I do'nt know about Dover for him. He hasn't been great here in recent years. Ever since he crashed in '08, he just hasn't had the solid consistent runs at this track. I'd look for him to do good, but not great. Of cours,e he could slide into a 3rd win in a row too. Personally, I think the streak ends here. Newman... ehhh.

PEnske Racing

Brad Keseloski is cutting his average finishes in half everywhere he goes... the man is just lucky and on fire right now. Hard to deny that combination. If you take this spring finish of 13th, and add to that how lucky and how good he has been lately, that means a top 10 is coming his way. Kurt Busch just needs to have the car legla when he goes through inspection and he might be alright. This isn't a track I think of hwen I think Kurt Busch though.

Joe Gibbs Racing

On good years, this is a bad Dennis Hamster track. With his luck and the way he has run this year, I'm not looking for a lot out of him. Kyle Busch seems to always fall apart when the chase comes around. Dover is a good track for him in the spring. Joey has run good here every year except that time he rolled down teh corner.

Petty Racing

I had Allmendinger in the spring, nad that screwed me up. He ran top 5 until the engine expired, along with Paul Menard. Something about this track just suits Allmendinger. I might just roll my dice with him again this week!!!

Random @$$hats

Kasey Kahne and Martin Truex run well at Dover... this is Truex's only win track here, nad that team needs to do something to impress Clint Boywer.



My Picks

1) Carl Edwards
2) Matt Kenseth
3) A.J. Almendinger

Let's see this one flop over like a fart in the breeze!!

DISCLAIMER: With my running last in 2 of hte last 3 races, and running last in the last Dover race, these are the guys to RUN LIKE HELL FROM!!!

 

Here's my Pick's
1) Jeff Gordon
2) Carl Edwards
3) Kevin Harvick

 

zJErry, if you would like, here is a Segment 3 champion picture



Here are the prizes for Segment 4 and the Champion ship

 

Jeff Gordon
Tony Stewart
Kyle Busch

 

So there is a lot of talk that Jimmie is in trouble if he wants to run for #6... 29 points out after 2 races. Personally, I think he is trying to give us all a false sense of hope.


And thus we go to Dover... practice/qualifying tomorrow!!

 

I dont see Johnson getting a 6th this year

 

I didn't see him getting his 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th either. Okay, well, I kind of figured he might get the 5th... I've lost hope in humanity at this point.

 

Ive lost hope i nascar changing the points total is not the way to do it it needs to be 10 diff races each season

 

I will go with
1. Kenseth
2 Jeff Gordon
3. Harvick
Good Luck and hope for a great race.

 

Ha]s a week ever pa]s]sed by that 77GP didn't take Harvick?