RMFM - Talladega

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RMFM - Phoenix has Candii

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BASICS

CandiiRacer's 369 was the season's best thus far and highlighted a strong week for the league. The average of 271 was the second-best of the season and there were just two scored below 200 - tying the season low.

DOUBLE ELIM, BRACKET

Second round completed at Phoenix.

Winners' Bracket: Nine matchups were decided by 100 points or less; Rolling Thunder's 19-point win over Cooter was the closest decision. Kudzu is the lowest ranked team in the bracket (Yahoo No. 37). Key matchups include Yahoo No. 5 ROADWARRIORS and Yahoo No. 8 HMS Chevy Gurl; Yahoo No. 2 testcar vs. Yahoo No. 7 Redline Outlaw; and Yahoo No. 10 Rolling Thunder vs. Yahoo No. 12 FordFucus.

Losers' Bracket: Seven of the nine matchups were decided by 89 points or less. Tough luck awards to CJ Motorsports (lost by 25); NDI (lost by 14); Blue Angel (lost by 10); and Byhalia (lost by 2 to Bassman).

DOUBLE ELIMINATION, HEAT

Second round completed at Phoenix.

Winners' Heat: The cutoff was 1094, giving NDI the final spot. Eight is Enough, AFTER((88))BURNER, SwOOp and Kudzu moved to the Losers' Heat by 20 points or less. Seven of the top 10 seeds remain in the Winners' Heat.

Losers' Heat: The elimination cutoff was 1108; BH Racing took the last spot. Blue Angel was eliminated by just 5 points; whoopdewhoo (the highest seed eliminated at No. 22) by 20.

WORLD CUP

Two weeks remain in Track Qualifying. See the "World Cup Seeds" page for the next round's matchups if Track Qualifying ended after Phoenix.

Daytona: All five teams remain in contention for first through fifth place.

Bristol: Eight is Enough will advance; the other four teams remain in contention for automatic bids.

Talladega: All five teams remain in contention for first through fifth place.

Lowe's: All five teams remain in contention for automatic bids.

Indianapolis: CandiiRacers and Team 14-5 will advance; HMS_Chevy and AFTER((88)) are vying for the final automatic spot.

Homestead: All five teams remain in contention for first through fifth place.

Darlington: RacinProwler and ROADWARRIORS will advance; the other three teams remain in contention for the other automatic bid.

Watkins Glen: W-Y-O can't secure an automatic bid; the other four teams remain in contention for the automatic bids.

Martinsville: FordFucus will advance; the other three teams are vying for the other two automatic spots.

Pocono: Rolling Thunder and need4speed will advance; testcar and FC Newman are vying for the final spot.

RPD - steady at Phoenix

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BASICS

Good week - no one under 300 and London Pride posted the No. 2 score of the season (360). The league average of 274 was the second highest of the season.

DOUBLE ELIM, BRACKET

Second round completed at Phoenix.

Winners' Bracket: Some really close decisions to finish the round - Rolling Thunder by 1 over Rubbin's Racin; London Pride by 21 over Tar urn; and Cooter by 3 over jackman. No. 1 seed Cooter is the lowest ranked team in the Yahoo standings (34th).

Losers' Bracket: Tough luck awards to Burn Rubber (lost by 12 to Crash Test Dummy) and HP1Stewartfan (lost by 13 to moonshiner). Tabasco Kings (15th seed) was the highest seed eliminated in the second round.

DOUBLE ELIM, HEAT

Second round completed at Phoenix.

Winners' Heat: The cutoff was 1092, giving Wade Chapman the last spot. red clouds and Junior Nation were 8 points short and sent to the Losers' Heat. Seven of the top 10 seeds - including Wade Chapman - remain in the Winners' Heat.

Losers' Heat: The cutoff was 1085, giving Anubis the last spot; Burn Rubber was eliminated by 8 points and moonshiner by 25. The highest seeds eliminated in the second round include JESTER (12th; left) and moonshiner (20th).

WORLD CUP

Two weeks remain in Track Qualifying. See the "World Cup Seeds" page for the next round's matchups if Track Qualifying ended after Phoenix.

DAYTONA: Dale Earnhard's Neck, Rip Em and Caguama will advance; seeds TBD.

BRISTOL: Junior Nation will advance; need4speed, BLOWINSMOKE and Rough Riders battling for the final two automatic bids.

TALLADEGA: Rock~N~Roll, Tar urn and Black Bear will advance; seeds TBD.

LOWE'S: London Pride will advance; Ala@ Ga, Rolling Thunder and Crash Test are battling for the final two automatic bids.

INDIANAPOLIS: Hoosier will advance; key west, FordFucus and red clouds are battling for the final two automatic bids.

HOMESTEAD: jackman will advance; remaining four teams are still alive.

DARLINGTON: Gotta Love Jr will advance; remaining four teams are still alive.

WATKINS GLEN: Tony is the Man and TOOLIN will advance; Driver/Dodge Caravan is likely in; Abbie Knows needs to win out and get help.

MARTINSVILLE: 24 Speed Demon will advance; BlessedWyomingMom is likely in; BURNINGRUBBER and Recession are still alive.

POCONO: Rev-a-lusions and The Man lead; all remaining teams are still alive.

RMFN - Slow down

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BASICS

* RacinProwler's fourth straight 300+ week kept it in first place.

* The league average of 253 was the lowest since Vegas; six teams scored 300 or more points.

DOUBLE ELIM, BRACKET

One race to go in the second round.
Winners' bracket - Teams with leads of 100 or more points include Syrup (seeded 49th), ROADWARRIORS, 24rules, RacinProwler, SwOOp, Sliced Bread and Redline Outlaw.
Losers' bracket - REDNECK is the only team that needs to make up a deficit of 100 or more points in this weekend's race. Everything else is relatively tight.

DOUBLE ELIM, HEAT

One race remaining in the round.
Winners' heat - Projected cutoff (based on the league's average score for the season) is 1120. That puts a lot of pressure on the teams from 19th on down.
Losers' heat - Projected cutoff for elimination is around 1050. Pressure's on teams in 14th and lower.

WORLD CUP

REMINDER: Top three teams from each group advance along with the top two fourth-place teams (based on PFA). We have completed seven of the 10 races in this round.

* Daytona - A mess. Cooter, 24rules, HangOn and Byhalia are tied for first; Detroit is one game back.

* Bristol - Eight is Enough has secured a spot in the next round; Lester is close; Redline and whoopde are battling for the final automatic bid; LT4SS has been eliminated.

* Talladega - A mess, part 2. Heavy Metal, NDI, Bassman and CJ are tied for first; PeTeeTong is one game back.

* Lowe's - Sliced Bread and BH are tied for the lead and close to securing a spot; followed by KC Chief, MEM and Slammers (which needs to win out and get some help to advance).

* Indianapolis - Team 14-5 will advance and will likely be joined by Candii. HMS and AFTER are battling for the final automatic spot; SwOOp needs to win out and get some help.

* Homestead - Blue Angel leads and is close to securing a spot; REDNECK and Leather are tied for second; RACING and Blessed round out the close-to-messy group.

* Darlington - ROADWARRIORS is in; RacinProwler is close. TURBO and Rocketman hold a one-game lead over Kudzu (needs to win out and get help to challenge).

* Watkins Glen - Trouble in 2 needs one point to secure a spot in the next round; Hoosier, Go Happy and Fritson are tied for second, one game back. W-Y-O needs to cowboy up and win out to make a run at the other teams.

* Martinsville - A mess, part 3. FordFucus, RoadRunner and Syrup are tied for first and each needs one point to secure a spot in the next round; Couch Potato is two games back.

* Pocono - Rolling Thunder is in; need4speed needs one more point. testcar and FC Newman hold a one-game lead over crazy lady.

SINGLE ELIM, BRACKET
SwOOp and BlessedMom built big leads after the first of six races in the second round.

SINGLE ELIM, HEAT

SwOOp, Syrup, FordFucus and RacinProwler opened the second round with 300+ scores; four teams are below 200 and are in trouble (including the No. 2 and No. 4 seeds).

CHASE
* If you've won a race (top score), you're likely in right now. Just two teams who won or shared a race tropy are outside the top 12.
* Chase cutoff is currently 1698, which would include the top 41 teams.

OVERALL

The top 10 looks a lot like the Yahoo standings - that will change soon with the first eliminations in the double elimination formats and the end of the spring season after Darlington.

RPD - Texas tones down

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BASICS

* Gotta Love Jr's top score resulted in a jump to first place. The 323 was its fifth straight 300-plus week.

* The average of 245 was the lowest since Vegas (243) and just six teams scored 300 or better.

DOUBLE ELIM, BRACKET
Winners' bracket - 100-plus point leads heading into the final race of the second round: The Man, key west, BlessedMom, FordFucus, Gotta Love.
Losers' bracket - 100-plus point deficits heading into the final race of the second round: martski, Recession, BURNINRUBBER.

DOUBLE ELIM, HEAT
Winners' heat - One race to go in the round and the last of the 16 to advance have a good cushion. Tony is the Man (in 16th) has 854, jackman (in 17th) has 812. Based on the league's average score, the cutoff will be just above 1100.
Losers' heat - One race to go in the round, and the projected cutoff will be just above 1075.

WORLD CUP
REMINDER: Top three teams from each group advance along with the top two fourth-place teams (based on PFA).

* Daytona: Caguama and Dale's Neck likely advance; Rip Em's close.

* Bristol: Junior's will advance; need4speed is close to securing a spot.

* Talladega: Rock~N~Roll will advance; Tar urn, Black Bear and martski are fighting for the last two automatic spots.

* Lowe's: London Pride will advance; Rolling Thunder, Crash Test and Ala are fighting for the last two automatic spots; yduck has been eliminated.

* Indianapolis: Hoosier holds a narrow lead; FordFucus, red clouds and key west are in contention.

* Homestead: A mess - Anyone but Jimmie and jackman lead; FC Newman, Tabasco and HP1Stewart are tied for third.

* Darlington: Gotta Love Jr will advance; #3, miz, Rubbin's and Anubis are still alive.

* Watkins Glen: Tony and TOOLIN' will advance; Dodge Caravan will likely join them; Abbie needs to win out and get lots of help; Nascar has been eliminated.

* Martinsville: Speed Demon will advance; Blessed will likely advance; Recession and BURNINRUBBER are battling for the final automatic spot.

* Pocono: A mess, part 2 - Wade, Rev, Dale and TheMan share the lead; Gonzo is just one game back.

SINGLE ELIM, BRACKET

London Pride, Gotta Love Jr and Rip Em built big leads after the first of six races in the second round.

SINGLE ELIM, HEAT

Gotta Love, Caguama, FordFucus, BLOWINSMOKE and London Pride scored 300+ to open the second round; anyone near the 200-point line is in trouble.

CHASE

* If you've won a race (top score), you're likely in right now. Just three teams who won or shared a race tropy are outside the top 12.

* Chase cutoff is currently 1783, which would include the top 32 teams.

OVERALL

The top 10 looks a lot like the Yahoo standings - that will change soon with the first eliminations in the double elimination formats and the end of the spring season after Darlington.