Picks/NewHampshire/SunAfternoon
#1
09-16-2012, 06:52 PM
Picks/NewHampshire/SunAfternoon
Points and Congratulatory Remarks
Congrats to zjerry for winning at Chicagoland Speedway!!! Big win for that guy, scoring 130 points!
Also, we put a close on Segment 3... which felt like it lasted a while. 03JGMonte pulled that one off by a comfortable margin. But now, we move into our last segment.
The overall lead continues to be held by Carl Martin, but this time, he holds it by the slimmest margin we've seen at this point in the season... 14 points over Brent! This makes it exciting going down that last 9 week stretch!
1) carlm54stl 2785 Leader
2) JuniorCar 2771 -14
3) Leprechaun93 2729 -56
4) 03JGMonte 2724 -61
5) SupplySgt 2723 -62
6) Cowboy6622 2671 -114
7) bblackstone 2668 -117
8) montecarlo3831 2663 -122
9) zjerry 2658 -127
10) 02 Earnhardt 2632 -153
11) butch049 2579 -206
12) lougreen03 2554 -231
13) 77GP 2499 -286
14) STUMPMI 2333 -452
15) adgm2005 1905
16) silverfish33 1804
17) RocknSS04 1142
18) Ricks 2006 SS 997
19) SuperSportSteve 928
20) 01 Monte SS 908
21) MnteCrloSS47 884
22) nichols2k 578
23) 06 Mistre SS 428
24) Teacher 306
25) yutzybrian 211
26) monte06ltz 92
27) Racebound2 83
28) Possum 77
29) 04chevyboy 76
30) Emily666 61
31) SS Means Super Sexy 60
32) mousehousemoparman 54
Since we are between segments, we don't have segment points to report.
2011 Loudon winner KidSpace
Some NASCAR Hitsory
In 1999-2000, New Hampshire was the deadliest track in NASCAR. Kenny Irwin and Adam PEtty lost their lives here with throttle hanging issues, which is scary since Jeff Gordon had a throttle hang in Kansas and was clearly scared (in my opinion) in his voice after the race car hit the wall.....
This is Kenny Irwin's crash.
Adam Petty's crash...
And as a result, NASCAR actually ran restricter plates to curve straightaway speeds. This track was boring enough as it was though. With so man ycar sslowed down, the corner entry thing was too easy to figure out, so the race turned into a freight train with Jeff Burton leading every single lap en route to a victory.
It went down in history as quite frankly teh most boring race in NASCAR History.
Another issue here during the summer is usually the rain....
I haven't done much Torino stuff in the last two weeks. So here are a couple of shots of an early night race in NASCAR history. This was at Islip Speedway in upstate New York. James Hylton and Bill Champion ran well in this race.
Before TV showed upat Bristol in the early 80's, the lighting at night races was minimal. You couldn't see lug nuts... heck you could barelly see hwere you were going. That was part of hte excitement. The techonlogy with the mirror reflectors on the wall and all that wasn't figured out yet.
This Week in New Hampshire
They said on race day that the rear end set up rule changes were just to prevent teams from taking this trick any further... my reading earlier in the week was they were stopping temas from doing the whole set up. I do'nt think it was as much of an issue on the flat tracks like New Hampshire in the first place. I think guys like Denny Hamlin, the Hendrick cars, and the such will be the strong factors this week though.
The chase race here is usually a more boring one. Guys are trying to log laps and just clock a good finish on the first chase race. Some years, it gets exciting... but not often.
The Favorites
Denny Hamlin has had bad luck for a couple of weeks, but I still think he has to be a major big time favorite this week. He had by far the fastest car and a miscommunication on the team led to a 4 tire stop at the end that set him back in traffic. I think with his recent speed he will be a big factor at New Hampshire.
When we came here in the summer, the Hendrick cars were running 2-3-4-5 behind Hamiln. AFter that 11 team, I think all the Hendrick cars have to be considered factors this weekend.
Brad Keselowski was busting up taht HEndrick set and I think with the way he will drive cars in the chase, he has to be a factor at New Hampshire.
Bowyer is good at this later New Hampshire race and that team is good right now.
The One's to Watch
Harvick is alright here, but I just look for him to click off another 10th-15th place finish and move on to Dover....
Stewart and NEwman are thought to be ogod this time of year and on this track type, but they were off at New Hampshire and just don't seem to qutie be up to where the regular Hendrick cars are right now. Keep an eye on them though, they might just come alive.
I think Kyle Busch has to be a one to watch and not a favorite. The reason I say that is that he has never won a race in the Chase. He always seems to just fall apart this time of year.
Martin Truex isn't too good on flat tracks, but with the chase on and the pressure there, Truex might come to life.
The ones to AVoid
Anyting with a blue oval on it. the Petty cars might qualify well, but the team shake ups will result in communication lapses for a while. Also, the Roush cars suck here anyway, and the Roush cars have lost some momentum since that Michigan win. They will wait for Dover to come back to life... if a blue oval won at New Hampshire, I'd be amazed.
My Picks
Lets try it this way....
1) Denny Hamlin
2) Kasey Kahne
3) Brad Keselowski
Congrats to zjerry for winning at Chicagoland Speedway!!! Big win for that guy, scoring 130 points!
Also, we put a close on Segment 3... which felt like it lasted a while. 03JGMonte pulled that one off by a comfortable margin. But now, we move into our last segment.
The overall lead continues to be held by Carl Martin, but this time, he holds it by the slimmest margin we've seen at this point in the season... 14 points over Brent! This makes it exciting going down that last 9 week stretch!
1) carlm54stl 2785 Leader
2) JuniorCar 2771 -14
3) Leprechaun93 2729 -56
4) 03JGMonte 2724 -61
5) SupplySgt 2723 -62
6) Cowboy6622 2671 -114
7) bblackstone 2668 -117
8) montecarlo3831 2663 -122
9) zjerry 2658 -127
10) 02 Earnhardt 2632 -153
11) butch049 2579 -206
12) lougreen03 2554 -231
13) 77GP 2499 -286
14) STUMPMI 2333 -452
15) adgm2005 1905
16) silverfish33 1804
17) RocknSS04 1142
18) Ricks 2006 SS 997
19) SuperSportSteve 928
20) 01 Monte SS 908
21) MnteCrloSS47 884
22) nichols2k 578
23) 06 Mistre SS 428
24) Teacher 306
25) yutzybrian 211
26) monte06ltz 92
27) Racebound2 83
28) Possum 77
29) 04chevyboy 76
30) Emily666 61
31) SS Means Super Sexy 60
32) mousehousemoparman 54
Since we are between segments, we don't have segment points to report.
2011 Loudon winner KidSpace
Some NASCAR Hitsory
In 1999-2000, New Hampshire was the deadliest track in NASCAR. Kenny Irwin and Adam PEtty lost their lives here with throttle hanging issues, which is scary since Jeff Gordon had a throttle hang in Kansas and was clearly scared (in my opinion) in his voice after the race car hit the wall.....
This is Kenny Irwin's crash.
Adam Petty's crash...
And as a result, NASCAR actually ran restricter plates to curve straightaway speeds. This track was boring enough as it was though. With so man ycar sslowed down, the corner entry thing was too easy to figure out, so the race turned into a freight train with Jeff Burton leading every single lap en route to a victory.
It went down in history as quite frankly teh most boring race in NASCAR History.
Another issue here during the summer is usually the rain....
I haven't done much Torino stuff in the last two weeks. So here are a couple of shots of an early night race in NASCAR history. This was at Islip Speedway in upstate New York. James Hylton and Bill Champion ran well in this race.
Before TV showed upat Bristol in the early 80's, the lighting at night races was minimal. You couldn't see lug nuts... heck you could barelly see hwere you were going. That was part of hte excitement. The techonlogy with the mirror reflectors on the wall and all that wasn't figured out yet.
This Week in New Hampshire
They said on race day that the rear end set up rule changes were just to prevent teams from taking this trick any further... my reading earlier in the week was they were stopping temas from doing the whole set up. I do'nt think it was as much of an issue on the flat tracks like New Hampshire in the first place. I think guys like Denny Hamlin, the Hendrick cars, and the such will be the strong factors this week though.
The chase race here is usually a more boring one. Guys are trying to log laps and just clock a good finish on the first chase race. Some years, it gets exciting... but not often.
The Favorites
Denny Hamlin has had bad luck for a couple of weeks, but I still think he has to be a major big time favorite this week. He had by far the fastest car and a miscommunication on the team led to a 4 tire stop at the end that set him back in traffic. I think with his recent speed he will be a big factor at New Hampshire.
When we came here in the summer, the Hendrick cars were running 2-3-4-5 behind Hamiln. AFter that 11 team, I think all the Hendrick cars have to be considered factors this weekend.
Brad Keselowski was busting up taht HEndrick set and I think with the way he will drive cars in the chase, he has to be a factor at New Hampshire.
Bowyer is good at this later New Hampshire race and that team is good right now.
The One's to Watch
Harvick is alright here, but I just look for him to click off another 10th-15th place finish and move on to Dover....
Stewart and NEwman are thought to be ogod this time of year and on this track type, but they were off at New Hampshire and just don't seem to qutie be up to where the regular Hendrick cars are right now. Keep an eye on them though, they might just come alive.
I think Kyle Busch has to be a one to watch and not a favorite. The reason I say that is that he has never won a race in the Chase. He always seems to just fall apart this time of year.
Martin Truex isn't too good on flat tracks, but with the chase on and the pressure there, Truex might come to life.
The ones to AVoid
Anyting with a blue oval on it. the Petty cars might qualify well, but the team shake ups will result in communication lapses for a while. Also, the Roush cars suck here anyway, and the Roush cars have lost some momentum since that Michigan win. They will wait for Dover to come back to life... if a blue oval won at New Hampshire, I'd be amazed.
My Picks
Lets try it this way....
1) Denny Hamlin
2) Kasey Kahne
3) Brad Keselowski
Last edited by Cowboy6622; 09-16-2012 at 06:54 PM.
#4
09-16-2012, 08:45 PM
1) #48 Jimmie Johnson
2) #5 Kasey Kahne
3) #14 Tony Stewart
2) #5 Kasey Kahne
3) #14 Tony Stewart
Last edited by carlm54stl; 09-23-2012 at 08:27 AM.
#8
09-17-2012, 07:27 PM
Well it worked two weeks in a row. Pick cars I want to do badly and TONY STEWART does well. I used caps for all of you who forgot to propperly spell the champs name.
1)--2
2)-48
3)-11
I thought Denny was going to screw it up for me. Then bam. No gas! Cool.
1)--2
2)-48
3)-11
I thought Denny was going to screw it up for me. Then bam. No gas! Cool.
#10
09-17-2012, 11:22 PM
I wonder what would happen if some of us or any of us started calling Dale Jr. names or started mis-spelling his name on purpose. Of course we cant. His name sake is legend. Only because of his father will I not. Otherwise I would join in the childish games.