Picks/Las Vegas/Sun. Afternoon
#1
03-04-2012, 08:49 PM
Picks/Las Vegas/Sun. Afternoon
Points, Intro, Congratulatory Remarks
Congrats to 77GP, Jerry for winning the spring Phoenix race for the 2nd year in a row!!! A strong run is giving him a lot of momentum this year.
Also, congrats to JuniorCar, Brent, for holding the points lead for a 2nd week! Brent has won 2 races in Speedweeks and will be hoping to carry that momentum into Las Vegas, where he is, by the way:
Defending Winner: JuniorCar
Here are the points going into Las Vegas. Remember, until Race 10, these points double as the points for Segment 1. At that point, we will have two sets of points, one for overall, and another for races 10-18.
1) JuniorCar 234 Leader
2) RocknSS04 211 -23
3) montecarlo3831 210 -24
4) SupplySgt 208 -26
5) butch049 201 -33
6) 77GP 201 -33
7) carlm54stl 190 -44
8) zJerry 182 -52
9) lougreen03 181 -53
10) Cowboy6622 179 -55
11) bblackstone 164 -70
12) 02 Earnhardt 164 -70
13) 06 Mistre SS 163 -71
14) Leprechaun93 157 -77
15) 01 MonteSS 156 -78
16) silverfish 148 -86
17) Teacher 146 -88
18) SuperSportSteve 135 -99
19) 03JGMonte 130 -104
20) adgm2005 103 -131
21) Racebound2 83
22) Possum 77
23) 04chevyboy 76
24) Emily666 61
25) mousehouse 54
For full stats from this year, check the stats thread!!
https://montecarloforum.com/forum/na...tistics-33871/
^LINK^
Run Down for This Week
I personally will be holding Ford to some very high expectations this week. They had strong engines at Speedweeks, they had a strong intermediate track program last year, nad I suspect the combination of the above should cause Ford to have several strong contenders in Las Vegas
This will be a test of Stewart-Haas and Hendrick. Stewart should have won this race last year. And I don't think the Hendrick cars were strong on the 1.5's last year. This will be the litmus test for if they are championship contenders this year.
As will it be the litmus test for every team for the intermediates and what they are starting with this year.
For our NASCAR Fantasy, we now have to question our strategies. For three of five races, including the only two points paying races so far, the "All In" strategy of takign the same driver three times has won the race. I have to think it will eventually bite someone hard, but right now, that seems to be the way to win a race. What we have to wonder is how will that add up for points racing and winning segments/championships? Will an all in move win Las Vegas?
Roush Racing
Again, I'm holding strong standards. I think Ford still has the most wins of any manufacturer in the history of this track, which starts in 1997. Roush won like the first 4 races here. PErsonally, I expect them to win another one. Greg Biffles luck from last year seems to be turning around. Whether Kenseht can caryr on his Daytona success into another early win matters too, as Kenseth is generally a good early year driver for winning races. I'm also wondering if Edwards can bounce back from that near miss last year, and overcome once again that curse of the 99 changing sponsors agian.
Another thing is that we have to wonder how Roush does downsizing to a three car team this year.
Petty Motorsports
Ambrose and Almirola are quesitonable. Ambrose was running so strong at Phoenix, yet he had blown an engine last year at Homestead and again at Phoenix. So are they tinkering with the engines and experimenting? Can Ambrose car hold up for a whole race? Can Almirola not crash?
Hendrick Motorsports
Johnson seems to be getting strong again. We have to see how Gordon, Jr, and Kahne do with structure of Hendrick this year too. I'm expecting they may have another weak year.
Joe Gibbs Racing
I'm impressed with Dennis Hamster running 4th and 1st in the first two races, when he is normally crap. Grubb also has that setup that nearly won Las Vegas last year and the setup that Stewart was using to dominate those races at the end of last year.
That information is also shared with Busch, and Logano, who has the 20 now structured around him and seems to be having some inital success.
That TRD engine is looking good too. I'm excited to see how they run this year, as I suspect Dodge may be courting Gibbs to run their car next year.
Penske Racing
IT will be interesting to see how this team does both early in the year as later in the year, as Dodge will probably start pulling back their support of the team as the year goes on. For now, I have to suspect Keselowski and Allmendinger will be strong.
Richard Childress Racing
Burton still seems to be snake bit. Menard just screws stuff up. Yet Meanrd, for years, has run good at the beginning of a season and then fallen off after about Texas. So will Menard run good this weekend? Also, will Harvick keep running strong? I know several of you hope so.
MWR
At the Phoenix thread, I compared this team to Goose in Top Gun, you just know nothing good can happen to them. Bowyer and Martin may run good, but I just don't think they will seal the deal.
Also, this is a team that Dodge may court to run their Charger next year as well.
Stewart Haas
The first real test of Steve Addington and Tony Stewart is this week. Stewart was strong here last year and on the 1.5's, so what can Addington do to build on that performance?
Newman is just snake bit. And will he be after Edwards for that crap at Phoenix?
Phoenix Racing
Another snake bit team. Can Kurt Busch hold up?
My Picks
I'm looking at two teams... Roush and Gibbs. If I see what I want out of these two teams in practice and qualifying, I'm going to probably pick two from one side and one from the other, and hope it all holds up. I hate making picks early in the year... hard to figure out who has the momentum yet.
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Congrats to 77GP, Jerry for winning the spring Phoenix race for the 2nd year in a row!!! A strong run is giving him a lot of momentum this year.
Also, congrats to JuniorCar, Brent, for holding the points lead for a 2nd week! Brent has won 2 races in Speedweeks and will be hoping to carry that momentum into Las Vegas, where he is, by the way:
Defending Winner: JuniorCar
Here are the points going into Las Vegas. Remember, until Race 10, these points double as the points for Segment 1. At that point, we will have two sets of points, one for overall, and another for races 10-18.
1) JuniorCar 234 Leader
2) RocknSS04 211 -23
3) montecarlo3831 210 -24
4) SupplySgt 208 -26
5) butch049 201 -33
6) 77GP 201 -33
7) carlm54stl 190 -44
8) zJerry 182 -52
9) lougreen03 181 -53
10) Cowboy6622 179 -55
11) bblackstone 164 -70
12) 02 Earnhardt 164 -70
13) 06 Mistre SS 163 -71
14) Leprechaun93 157 -77
15) 01 MonteSS 156 -78
16) silverfish 148 -86
17) Teacher 146 -88
18) SuperSportSteve 135 -99
19) 03JGMonte 130 -104
20) adgm2005 103 -131
21) Racebound2 83
22) Possum 77
23) 04chevyboy 76
24) Emily666 61
25) mousehouse 54
For full stats from this year, check the stats thread!!
https://montecarloforum.com/forum/na...tistics-33871/
^LINK^
Run Down for This Week
I personally will be holding Ford to some very high expectations this week. They had strong engines at Speedweeks, they had a strong intermediate track program last year, nad I suspect the combination of the above should cause Ford to have several strong contenders in Las Vegas
This will be a test of Stewart-Haas and Hendrick. Stewart should have won this race last year. And I don't think the Hendrick cars were strong on the 1.5's last year. This will be the litmus test for if they are championship contenders this year.
As will it be the litmus test for every team for the intermediates and what they are starting with this year.
For our NASCAR Fantasy, we now have to question our strategies. For three of five races, including the only two points paying races so far, the "All In" strategy of takign the same driver three times has won the race. I have to think it will eventually bite someone hard, but right now, that seems to be the way to win a race. What we have to wonder is how will that add up for points racing and winning segments/championships? Will an all in move win Las Vegas?
Roush Racing
Again, I'm holding strong standards. I think Ford still has the most wins of any manufacturer in the history of this track, which starts in 1997. Roush won like the first 4 races here. PErsonally, I expect them to win another one. Greg Biffles luck from last year seems to be turning around. Whether Kenseht can caryr on his Daytona success into another early win matters too, as Kenseth is generally a good early year driver for winning races. I'm also wondering if Edwards can bounce back from that near miss last year, and overcome once again that curse of the 99 changing sponsors agian.
Another thing is that we have to wonder how Roush does downsizing to a three car team this year.
Petty Motorsports
Ambrose and Almirola are quesitonable. Ambrose was running so strong at Phoenix, yet he had blown an engine last year at Homestead and again at Phoenix. So are they tinkering with the engines and experimenting? Can Ambrose car hold up for a whole race? Can Almirola not crash?
Hendrick Motorsports
Johnson seems to be getting strong again. We have to see how Gordon, Jr, and Kahne do with structure of Hendrick this year too. I'm expecting they may have another weak year.
Joe Gibbs Racing
I'm impressed with Dennis Hamster running 4th and 1st in the first two races, when he is normally crap. Grubb also has that setup that nearly won Las Vegas last year and the setup that Stewart was using to dominate those races at the end of last year.
That information is also shared with Busch, and Logano, who has the 20 now structured around him and seems to be having some inital success.
That TRD engine is looking good too. I'm excited to see how they run this year, as I suspect Dodge may be courting Gibbs to run their car next year.
Penske Racing
IT will be interesting to see how this team does both early in the year as later in the year, as Dodge will probably start pulling back their support of the team as the year goes on. For now, I have to suspect Keselowski and Allmendinger will be strong.
Richard Childress Racing
Burton still seems to be snake bit. Menard just screws stuff up. Yet Meanrd, for years, has run good at the beginning of a season and then fallen off after about Texas. So will Menard run good this weekend? Also, will Harvick keep running strong? I know several of you hope so.
MWR
At the Phoenix thread, I compared this team to Goose in Top Gun, you just know nothing good can happen to them. Bowyer and Martin may run good, but I just don't think they will seal the deal.
Also, this is a team that Dodge may court to run their Charger next year as well.
Stewart Haas
The first real test of Steve Addington and Tony Stewart is this week. Stewart was strong here last year and on the 1.5's, so what can Addington do to build on that performance?
Newman is just snake bit. And will he be after Edwards for that crap at Phoenix?
Phoenix Racing
Another snake bit team. Can Kurt Busch hold up?
My Picks
I'm looking at two teams... Roush and Gibbs. If I see what I want out of these two teams in practice and qualifying, I'm going to probably pick two from one side and one from the other, and hope it all holds up. I hate making picks early in the year... hard to figure out who has the momentum yet.
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Last edited by Cowboy6622; 03-04-2012 at 08:53 PM.
#3
03-04-2012, 08:59 PM
Good rundown Duane as usual, gonna do a little research first on this one since you say I have momentum, Can't afford to backslide.
1. Kevin Harvick
2. Kevin Harvick
3. Kevin Harvick
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1. Kevin Harvick
2. Kevin Harvick
3. Kevin Harvick
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Last edited by 77gp; 03-10-2012 at 08:18 PM.
#4
03-04-2012, 09:01 PM
I swear there is a group of you guys who stalk this section every Sunday night waiting for this thread.
#5
03-04-2012, 09:03 PM
Just keep scanning the forum for chatter
#8
03-06-2012, 12:35 PM
Jimmie Johnson
Kyle Busch
Carl Edwards
I gotta gain some ground on those leaders. Maybe i'll go all in soon.
Kyle Busch
Carl Edwards
I gotta gain some ground on those leaders. Maybe i'll go all in soon.
