Martinsville update

MARTINSVILLE
Harvick and the rain did few favors. We combined for a season-low average of 231, with just two teams at 300 or better (Damn Sunday Drivers and Golden Boy 48 both at the cutoff for the mark).





SINGLE ELIMINATION BRACKET
Some blowouts, some tight races and one tiebreaker highlighted the end of the first round. At the checkers, we eliminated 18 drivers from contention.

In the 26-39 matchup, Team Lester won a round-best tiebreaker over Gonzo Racing - a first in the three-year history of RMFN. Both teams finished the six races with 1,509 points, but Lester had the best individual race with 308 points to Gonzo's 278.

Eight other first-round matchups were decided by fewer than 100 points - including Swqorls over Oysters by 8 and GoSlowTurnRight over djs by 9.

The first-round winners were reseeded to set matchups in the second round, which includes 14 teams that received byes. Highlighted matchups include (based on current Yahoo standings): No. 3 Stone Cold vs. No. 6 Revalusions; No. 11 3 Virgins vs. No. 18 Sunday Money; No. 18 Anyone But Jimmie vs. No. 13 LT4SS; No. 2 Damn Sunday Drivers vs. No. 7 billy boys 9; and No. 11 SNAPPY LOBSTA vs. No. 14 Tony is the Man.





SINGLE ELIMINATION HEAT
GoSlowTurnRight took the final advancing spot by 9 points over djs and 10 over ALL EIGHT RACING.

The top 18 teams from the first round join the top 14 seeds in the second round.

paulmotors10 entered the competition as the bottom seed but advanced by finishing 17th, eight points ahead of GoSlowTurnRight.

Two teams won't advance that were seeded among the top 20: No. 18 ALL EIGHT RACING and No. 15 #3 Dale Earnhardt Sr.





OVERALL
As a result of eliminations in the two single competitions, the overall standings are taking shape. As noted last week, if you were eliminated in the first round of either of the single competitions, RMFN history is not on your side for winning the overall title.

The bottom 11 teams in the overall standings were ousted in both single events at Martinsville.

Seattle Spunk, currently in 38th, is the potential Cinderella in the single elim bracket.

SMOKE, in 18th and 09 Dodge Caravan Driver, in 21st, are the highest ranked teams in the overall standings with at least one elimination.





CHASE
CLOWN CAR RACING holds a four-point lead over Damn Sunday Drivers.

We'll advance the top 12 and any other teams within 400 points to the Chase. All but two teams currently meet that mark.





WORLD CUP
Just two teams remain unbeaten after six races - billy boys 9 and CLOWN CAR RACING are each 4-0-0.

RMFN history suggests 13 points will automatically qualify a team for the next round, while a minimum of 9 will be required to challenge for an at-large spot among the best fourth-place finishers.

Some teams have 12 points available; others as few as 9.





DOUBLE ELIMINATION BRACKET
Halfway through the second round and eight winners' bracket matchups have a difference of less than 50 points. The matchup between 3 Virgins and SNAPPY LOBSTA is the closest at 2 points. The second round has two more races and ends at Texas.

Of the nine losers' bracket matchups, only two have differences of fewer than 50 points. After Texas, we'll get rid of nine teams from contention.




DOUBLE ELIMINATION HEAT
Yours truly, FC Newman, currently holds the final spot in the winners' heat - by 2 points over ALL EIGHT RACING and by 5 over JR Nation 88.

In the losers' heat, Shake and Bake's resurgence is noted by its 597 - tops for the winners and losers in this round. RING OF FIRE currently holds the final advancing spot - by 1 point over DaleEarnhardt3 and by 7 over Roughriders.

Like the double bracket, this competition has two races before the end of the round.




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