Thursday, May 28, 2009

RPD - Charlotte

Comments to follow.

RMFN - Charlotte

Gory details are here - with plenty of shakeups.
* crazy lady needs to score points at Pocono or will be removed from the group.
* Bassman Racing is our new overall leader after a strong start to the summer season.
SINGLE ELIMINATION BRACKET
16 teams were eliminated in Round 2. Tough luck awards to BH Racing (lost by 10 to Syrup) and to Blue Angel Racing (lost by 7 to Hoosier). Several teams seeded among the top 10 were eliminated - Hang On Harvick (10), Rolling Thunder (9), 24rules (8) and Team Lester (2). Round 3 runs through race 18 at Daytona.
DOUBLE ELIMINATION BRACKET
12 teams were eliminated in Round 3. PeTeeTong-Wachs picks up the tough luck award after being eliminated by Eight is Enough by just 6 points. No. 8 Trouble in 2 and No. 6 RACING TO WIN were among the teams eliminated.
SINGLE ELIMINATION HEAT
16 teams were eliminated in Round 2. Team Lester made a huge run at Charlotte to claim the final spot by 2 points over No. 3 seed Cooter and by 22 over Eight is Enough. Lester, seeded third, entered Charlotte in 22nd place, six spots out of advancing to the third round. No. 6 whoopdewhoo and No. 4 Hoosier were also eliminated.
DOUBLE ELIMINATION HEAT
12 teams were eliminated in Round 2. KC Chief, Hoosier and Go Happy Harvick finished with 1034 points in the round to claim the final spots in the losers heat. DetroitRockCity was 10 points back. The eliminated included (seeds): Heavy Metal Heroes (3), Trouble in 2 (8), and RACING 2 WIN (6).

Monday, May 18, 2009

Mayfield

I'll keep this short -

* I think he's guilty.
* I think NASCAR is keeping the substance private because it's a major drug, and it really doesn't need the PR mess that would follow (considering they let him drive after the first positive test).
Discuss.

RPD - Darlington

Gory details are here.

OVERALL
London Pride Ford claimed our first of 12 titles for the competition by winning the spring season (first 11 races) in the Yahoo standings. jackman48 was 13 points back in second.
The standings could change significantly heading into June with the start of the summer season (some, including FC Newman, are looking forward to the fresh start) and eliminations in four competitions after Charlotte.





CHASE
37 teams are currently eligible for the Chase and that window for the nonqualifiers should start closing fast.





DARLINGTON
A really ho-hum week in terms of scores at the eggoval. Junior Nation posted a 331 to lead the league, and it was just one of three scores above 300 (only five teams were below 200).





SPRING
Average score for the first 11 races was 258 There were 96 scores above 300; 59 below 200.





SINGLE ELIM – BRACKET
Charlotte is the final race in the second round. The matchups to watch (leaders first, point difference in parentheses) – Gotta Love Jr-Anyone by Jimmie (7); Caguama Racing-Junior Nation (66); yduck-red clouds racing (26); Tar urn upside-key west flyers (56); Dale Earnhardt’s Neck-Rubbin’s Racin’ (69); BLOWINSMOKE-DaleEarnhardt3 (57); Wade Chapman-Driver/Dodge Caravan (77); Rip Em-Hoosier (19); Tony is the Man-TOOLIN (34); Cooter-Rough Riders (83).





DOUBLE ELIM – BRACKET
Charlotte is the final race in the third round.
Winners’ Bracket: Four of the eight matchups hold a difference of less than 100 points. Tony is the Man leads The Man by just 1 points, the closest race in the bracket. Another good one: BLOWINSMOKE holds a 10-point lead over Wade Chapman.
Losers’ Bracket: Six of the 12 matchups hold a difference of less than 100 points. The close ones (leader first, difference in parentheses) – Crash Test Dummy and Rip Em are TIED; Black Bear Racing-Gonzo Racing (10); and Rev-a-lusions-Ala@Ga (15).





SINGLE ELIM – HEAT
Charlotte is the final race in the second round; the top 16 teams move on. Cooter currently holds the final spot by 15 points over yduck and 16 over TOOLIN. The projected cutoff to advance is 1543.





DOUBLE ELIM – HEAT
Charlotte is the final race in the third round.
Winners’ Heat: The top eight teams stay in the winners heat. Cooter currently holds the final spot by just 9 points over London Pride Ford. Projected cutoff to stay in the winners heat is 1000.
Losers’ Heat: The top 13 teams remain in the competition. need4speed currently holds the final spot by 20 points over Hoosier. The projected cutoff is 1000.

WORLD CUP
The first week of the 10-week round is complete. Three teams – Anyone but Jimmie, jackman48 and Junior Nation – picked up two wins at Darlington.

RMFN - Darlington

Gory details are here.





OVERALL
RacinProwler claimed our first of 12 titles for the competition by winning the spring season (first 11 races) in the Yahoo standings. testcar was 51 points back in second.
The standings could change significantly heading into June with the start of the summer season (some, including FC Newman, are looking forward to the fresh start) and eliminations in four competitions after Charlotte.





CHASE
Nineteen teams are currently eligible for the Chase and that window for the nonqualifiers is closing fast.





DARLINGTON
A rather ho-hum week in terms of scores at the eggoval. crazy lady racing, mired in the back of the pack in the Yahoo standings, posted a 347 to lead the league, and it was just one of seven scores above 300 (only five teams were below 200).





SPRING
Average score for the first 11 races was 258. There were 104 scores above 300; 62 below 200.





SINGLE ELIM – BRACKET
Charlotte is the final race in the second round. The matchups to watch (leaders first, point difference in parentheses) – TURBO-CJ Motorsports (21); Syrup-BH Racing (21); RacinProwler-Rolling Thunder (78); ROADWARRIORS-24rules (90); LT4SS-Leather & Lace (60); whoopdewhoo-Team 14-5 (85); NDI-Eight is Enough (7); Hoosier-Blue Angel Racing (49); and Cooter-Rocketman (45).





DOUBLE ELIM – BRACKET
Charlotte is the final race in the third round.
Winners’ Bracket: Six of the eight matchups hold a difference of less than 100 points. RacinProwler leads Syrup by just 23 points, the closest race in the bracket.
Losers’ Bracket: Seven of the 12 matchups hold a difference of less than 100 points. The close ones (leader first, difference in parentheses) – Slammers Racing-LT4SS (6); Trouble in 2-whoopdewhoo (29); and Eight is Enough-PeTeeTong (2).





SINGLE ELIM – HEAT
Charlotte is the final race in the second round; the top 16 teams move on. BH Racing currently holds the final spot by just 1 point over NDI and by 8 over Eight is Enough. The projected cutoff to advance is 1566.





DOUBLE ELIM – HEAT
Charlotte is the final race in the third round.
Winners’ Heat: The top eight teams stay in the winners heat. Sliced Bread currently holds the final spot by just three points over 24rules. However, the top 12 teams are separated by just 93 points. Projected cutoff to stay in the winners heat is 1100.
Losers’ Heat: The top 13 teams remain in the competition. need4speed currently holds the final spot by just 6 points over Kudzu Racing. The projected cutoff is 1000.






WORLD CUP
The first week of the 10-week round is complete. Seven teams – RacinProwler, MEMTiger, Cooter, CandiiRacers, Team Lester, Eight is Enough and testcar – picked up two wins at Darlington.

Monday, May 4, 2009

RMFN - Richmond

Details are here.


Second-best week of the season for the league – 280 average and 13 scores above 300. KC Chief (42nd in Yahoo) was the surprise winner with a 361.





WORLD CUP
We have at least six teams playing in both the RPD and the RMFN, and depending on the matchups based on the seeds to start the season, the results at the end of the first round were startling for some. Cooter finished fifth in its RPD group but second in its RMFN group; the opposite was true for Hoosier.

Nine seeds were decided by tiebreakers, including two that decided automatic bids into the next round.
DAYTONA: 1. 24rules; 2. Cooter; 3. HangOnHarvick. Tiebreakers: 2-3 vs. Byhalia; 4-5 head to head.
BRISTOL: 1. Eight is Enough; 2. Redline Outlaw; 3. Team Lester. Tiebreakers: 2-3 vs. Eight is Enough.
TALLADEGA: 1. Bassman Racing; 2. PeTeeTong-Wachs; 3. N.D.I. 4. Heavy Metal Heroes (No. 2 fourth-place finisher, 262.5 average). Tiebreakers: 2-4 head to head; 2-3 head to head.
LOWE’S: 1. BH Racing; 2. MEMTigers; 3. Sliced Bread. Tiebreakers: 2-4 WC points average.
INDIANAPOLIS: 1. CandiiRacers; 2. Team 14-5; 3. HMS Chevy Gurl. 4. SwOOp (best fourth-place finisher, 277.1 average)
HOMESTEAD: 1. Blue Angel Racing; 2. REDNECK; 3. Leather & Lace
DARLINGTON: 1. RacinProwler; 2. ROADWARRIORS; 3. Rocketman. Tiebreaker: 4-5 head to head.
WATKINS GLEN: 1. Trouble in 2; 2. Team Fritson; 3. Go Happy Harvick. Tiebreakers: 1-2 vs. Go Happy Harvick; 4-5 vs. Team Fritson.
MARTINSVILLE: 1. FordFucusRacing; 2. Syrup; 3. Roadrunner. Tiebreaker: 2-3 WC points average.
POCONO: 1. Rolling Thunder; 2. need4speed; 3. testcar.

The final finishes for the remaining teams were decided by grouping the fifth- and fourth-place teams together and then sorting them by WC points average. BlessedWyomingMom was the last team eliminated with a 261.4 average.

Groups for the second round, Champion Qualifying (Yahoo ranks for top 15) can be found on the World Cup Rd2 page of the pdf:
Dale Earnhardt: RacinProwler (1); Team Fritson; need4speed (10); Heavy Metal Heroes (19)
Richard Petty: FordFucusRacing (12); REDNECK; MemTiger (20); SwOOp (9)
Jeff Gordon: Rolling Thunder (6); Syrup (17); Cooter88; Rocketman
David Pearson: CandiiRacers (2); Team 14-5 (13); PeTeeTong-Wachs; Leather & Lace
Darrell Waltrip: 24rules (4); Redline Outlaw (14); Team Lester; Go Happy Harvick
Cale Yarborough: Eight is Enough (11); ROADWARRIORS (3); Roadrunner; Sliced Bread (16)
Bobby Allison: Blue Angel Racing; BH Racing; testcar (5); HangOnHarvick
Junior Johnson: Bassman Racing (7); Trouble in 2; HMS Chevy Gurl (8); N.D.I. (18)





SINGLE ELIM BRACKET
Two races left in the second round. Bassman holds the largest lead (235 points). Matchups with differences of less than 50 points: Rocketman-Cooter; Eight is Enough-NDI; RacinProwler-Rolling Thunder; Syrup-BH Racing; TURBO-CJ Motorsports.





DOUBLE ELIM BRACKET
Two races left in the second round.
Winners bracket: SwOOp holds the biggest lead of 126 points; five of the seven matchups have differences of less than 100 points.
Losers bracket: KC Chief holds a 200-point lead; FC Newman leads Detroit Rock City by just 23.





SINGLE ELIM HEAT
Two races left in the second round. There’s a 2-point difference between the last team advancing to the third round and the last team eliminated in the second round. The No. 15-21 teams are separated by just 35 points.




DOUBLE ELIM HEAT
Two races left in the second round.
Winners heat: Sliced Bread currently holds the last spot to advance; 24rules is currently the last team headed to the losers’ heat.
Losers heat: BH Racing holds the last spot to advance by 15 points over Detroit Rock City and by 21 points over Kudzu Racing.




CHASE
All but two teams with a win would currently be in the Chase, given the 400-point cushion. The current cutoff would be 2564, leaving 25 teams in the Chase.




OVERALL
Some changes with the first round of the World Cup complete. BlessedWyomingMom (18th) is the highest team with at least one elimination; Heavy Metal Heroes (30th) is the highest with two eliminations. Cooter (26th) is the highest team with no eliminations.

RPD - Richmond

Details are here.

Second-best week of the season for the league – 278 average and 14 scores above 300. Burn Rubber (36th in Yahoo) was the surprise winner with a 346.





WORLD CUP
We have at least six teams playing in both the RPD and the RMFN, and depending on the matchups based on the seeds to start the season, the results at the end of the first round were startling for some. Cooter finished fifth in its RPD group but second in its RMFN group; the opposite was true for Hoosier.


Nine seeds were decided by tiebreakers, including three that decided automatic bids into the next round.
DAYTONA: 1. Dale Earnhardt’s Neck; 2. Cguama; 3. Rip Em.
BRISTOL: 1. Junior Nation; 2. need4speed; 3. BLOWINSMOKE; 4. The Rough Riders (top fourth-place finisher, 271.6 avg)
TALLADEGA: 1. ~Rock~N~Roll; 2. Tar urn upside; 3. Black Bear. Tiebreakers: 1-2 head to head.
LOWE’S: 1. London Pride; 2. Ala @ Ga; 3. Rolling Thunder.
INDIANAPOLIS: 1. FordFucus; 2. Hoosier; 3. key west; 4. red clouds (No. 2 fourth-place finisher, 268.4 avg). Tiebreakers: 1-3 vs. red clouds racing, head to head.
HOMESTEAD: 1. jackman; 2. Anyone but Jimmie; 3. HP1Stewartfan. Tiebreakers: 2-3 vs. FC Newman.
DARLINGTON: 1. ~~Gotta Love Jr~~; 2. Rubbin’s Racin’; 3. #3 WILL NEVER. Tiebreakers: 2-4 head to head.
WATKINS GLEN: 1. Tony is the Man; 2. TOOLIN; 3. ~~Abbie Knows. Tiebreakers: 3-4 WC points average.
MARTINSVILLE: 1. 24 Speed Demon; 2. BlessedWyo; 3. Recession Aggression. Tiebreakers: 3-4 vs. 24 Speed Demon.
POCONO: 1. Rev-a-luions; 2. The Man; 3. Wade Chapman. Tiebreakers: 1-2 vs. Wade Chapman; 4-5 head to head.


The final finishes for the remaining teams were decided by grouping the fifth- and fourth-place teams together and then sorting them by WC points average. Driver of the Dodge Caravan was the last team eliminated with a 263.2 average.


Groups for the second round, Champion Qualifying (Yahoo ranks for top 15) can be found on the World Cup Rd2 page of the pdf:
Dale Earnhardt: Tony is the Man (7); The Man (14); Ala @ Ga (20); red clouds (13)
Richard Petty: London Pride Ford (1); BlessedWyomingMom (16); Caguama Racing (18); The Rough Riders
Jeff Gordon: 24 Speed Demon; Hoosier; Rubbin’s Racin; Abbie KNOWS Girls Rule (12)
David Pearson: Gotta Love Jr (2); need4speed (10); Anyone but Jimmie; Recession Aggression
Darrell Waltrip: jackman48 (3); Tar urn upside yo hed (4); key west flyers (8); HP1Stewartfan
Cale Yarborough: Dale Earnhardt’s Neck (9); TOOLIN’ (5); #3 WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN (15); Wade Chapman
Bobby Allison: ~Rock~N~Roll~ (18); FordFucusRacing (11); Rolling Thunder (5); Rip Em
Junior Johnson: Junior Nation; Rev-a-lusions; BLOWINSMOKE; Black Bear Racing





SINGLE ELIM BRACKET
Two races left in the second round. London Pride and Rolling Thunder have leads around 250 points. Matchups with differences of less than 50 points: Rough Riders-Cooter; Wade Chapman-Driver/Dodge; key west-Tar urn; and Anyone but Jimmie-Gotta Love.





DOUBLE ELIM BRACKET
Two races left in the second round.
Winners bracket: Dale’s Neck and Rolling Thunder have big leads; the difference between The Man and Tony is the Man is a mere 3 points.
Losers bracket: DaleEarnhardt3 and Anyone but Jimmie have more than 130 points to make up; the other matchups are within 100 points.





SINGLE ELIM HEAT
Two races left in the second round. There’s a 63-point difference between the last team advancing to the third round and the last team eliminated in the second round.




DOUBLE ELIM HEAT
Two races left in the second round.
Winners heat: FordFucus currently holds the last spot to advance; BLOWINSMOKE is currently the last team headed to the losers’ heat.
Losers heat: Rev-a-lusions holds the last spot to advance by just 4 points over Gonzo and Junior Nation and by 9 points over Anyone but Jimmie.




CHASE
Every team with a win would currently be in the Chase, given the 400-point cushion. The current cutoff would be 2539, leaving 34 teams in the Chase.




OVERALL
Some changes with the first round of the World Cup complete. The Man (21st) is the highest team with at least one elimination; Abbie Knows (27th) is the highest with two eliminations. Black Bear (26th) is the highest team with no eliminations.