Monday, July 26, 2010

Indy

WORLD CUP
The Champions Qualifying phase is complete and we have our final 16 teams, which will finish the season in a knockout format.
Five of the eight groups needed tiebreakers to determine the final group placings. Two of those determined who advanced and who didn't, and another determined the top seed (details are in the spreadsheet on the WorldCup2 page).
Who's in (current OVERALL rank) by seed: Sunday Money (5), Damn Sunday (3), ShoeStringRacing (24), BLOWINSMOKE (1), Revalusions (14), DaleEarnhardt3 (35), SNAPPY LOBSTA (6), paulmotors10 (16), CLOWN CAR (9), Turn Right Once In Awhile (2), Tony is the Man (4), Rolling Thunder (7), SMOKE (23), Al Briggs (17), No right turns (32), 09 Dodge Caravan (22).
Who's out (same) by finish: #3 Dale Earnhardt (18), LT4SS (21), Go Daddy (13), Shake and Bake (36), ALL EIGHT (27), ~~Abbie Knows~~ (29), Stone Cold (12), billys boys 9 (28), Gonzo (34), Roughriders (30), Bassman (8), 3 Virgins (11), Team Lester (44), Seattle Spunk (41), ~~Gotta Love Jr~~ (15), Rowdy Racing (48).
ROUND THREE (four races, Pocono through Bristol)
Sunday Money (5) vs. 09 Dodge Caravan (22)
paulmotors10 (16) vs. CLOWN CAR RACING (9)
DaleEarnhardt3 (35) vs. Tony is the Man (4)
BLOWINSMOKE (1) vs. SMOKE (23)
ShoeStringRacing (24) vs. Al Briggs Racing (17)
Revalusions (14) vs. Rolling Thunder (7)
SNAPPY LOBSTA (6) vs. Turn Right Once In Awhile (2)
Damn Sunday Drivers (3) vs. No right turns (32)



DOUBLE ELIM/BRACKET
In the winners' bracket, our two overall leaders (BLOWINSMOKE and Turn Right Once In Awhile) face big deficits entering the final race of the sixth round. After four eliminations in the losers' bracket next week, we'll be down to eight teams in this competition.


DOUBLE ELIM/HEAT
In the winners' heat, BLOWIN and Turn Right would drop to the losers' heat and Damn Sunday and #3 Dale would advance and earn a top-8 finish. In the losers' heat (reminder: one race to go in the round), OVERALL contenders Bassman and Rolling are on the verge of elimination.


CHASE
16 drivers would qualify for the Chase if the regular season ended today. That number should shrink over the next five weeks.


SINGLE ELIM/BRACKET
All four quarterfinal matchups are separated by less than 50 points after two of six races in the round.


SINGLE ELIM/HEAT
Similar deal with the timeframe of this round, but it's a tad more interesting. If it ended today, BLOWIN, Turn Right and 3 Virgins (also among the OVERALL contenders) would be eliminated.






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Monday, July 12, 2010

Chicago

Damn Sunday Drivers and BURNINRUBBER shared the race title with 347 each. Odd week at Chicago - 273 average with a lot of middle-runners and the best scores primarily from the bottom of the standings ...



OVERALL
Chicago marked the beginning of the second half of the season so there was some jumbling in the standings. Slow starts by the leaders - BLOWIN and Turn Right - made the top 10 look more like a top 10 instead of 2 teams and the other 8. We'll see if it stays that way ...



CHASE
Cutoff stayed at 15 teams after Chicago, due to the odd spread in scores. The leaders had put some distance between the field over the past month but that changed this week. 10 of the 15 teams in the cutoff zone have at least shared a race title (worth an additional 50 points).



SINGLE ELIM BRACKET
Elite Eight here; the biggest leads after one of six races in the round belongs to Damn Sunday and Bassman (both by 24 points). 3 Virgins is the lowest seed remaining at No. 35.



DOUBLE ELIM BRACKET
Four teams left in the winners' bracket; the sixth round covers three races, and some teams already have big leads. No. 32 Gotta Love Jr is the lowest seed alive in the winners' bracket; No. 45 Shake and Bake is the low team in the losers' bracket.



SINGLE and DOUBLE ELIM HEATS
Overall contenders are "hurting" (most other teams would settle for top-12 finishes ...) the most in these competitions. Eliminations here (single elim will run six races; double elim three) will open the Overall competition a ton.



WORLD CUP
One race to go in the Champion Qualifying and 10 teams have secured spots in the 16-team Bracket Round.
D.EARNHARDT: 1. Damn Sunday; 2. Winner of CLOWN CAR vs. Abbie Knows.
R.PETTY: 1. Sunday Money 10; 2. Turn Right Once In A While.
J.GORDON: 1. BLOWINSMOKE; 2. LT4SS, Al Briggs or Bassman.
D.PEARSON: 1. Revalusions; 2. SMOKE (won head-to-head vs. Shake and Bake 3-1)
D.WALTRIP: 1. DaleEarnhardt3; 3. Dodge Caravan, Roughriders or Stone Cold
C.YARBOROUGH: All four teams eligible for top two seeds; Gonzo has the highest average score in the round by 4 points over paulmotors, 5 over No right turns and 13 over ALL EIGHT.
B.ALLISON: 1. ShoeString; 2. Rolling Thunder
J.JOHNSON: 1. Tony is the Man; 2. SNAPPY LOBSTA or Go Daddy (split head-to-head 2-2)




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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Daytona, part II

OVERALL
BLOWINSMOKE and TurnRightOnceInAwhile are dominating.




CHASE
13 teams are currently eligible for the Chase, down from 26 just one month ago. The top seven teams have posted the top score in at least one week.




YAHOO FIRST HALF
BLOWINSMOKE takes this title by 8 points over TurnRight.





SINGLE ELIM BRACKET
Rolling Thunder (by 11 points over LT4SS) had the closest victory. Joining Rolling in the quarterfinals are TurnRight, BLOWIN, SNAPPY LOBSTA, CLOWN CAR, Damn Sunday Drivers, 3 Virgins (lowest remaining seed at No. 35). and Bassman Racing.




DOUBLE ELIM BRACKET
Down to 12 teams here; BLOWIN and TurnRight are both in the winners' bracket on opposite sides. The lowest remaining seed is No. 45 Shake and Bake.




SINGLE ELIM HEAT
Down to 8 teams here, including BLOWIN and TurnRight. paulmotors10 (at No. 50) is the lowest remaining seed. The third round covered six races, and Gotta Love Jr mised the cut by just 10 points.



DOUBLE ELIM HEAT
Down to 11 teams; BLOWIN and TurnRight are in the winners' heat. The seven teams that advanced in the losers' heat did so comfortably.



WORLD CUP
Just two races remain in the Champions group phase; knockout round is next.
EARNHARDT: Damn Sunday will advance; CLOWN CAR and Abby Knows are vying for the other spot.
PETTY: Sunday Money has won the group and TurnRight will finish second.
GORDON: Nothing is settled here, but BLOWIN leads the group.
PEARSON: Team Lester has been eliminated but the top two seeds are still available; Revalusions leads.
WALTRIP: Nothing is settled here, but DaleEarnhardt3 leads the group.
YARBOROUGH: paulmotors and No right turns lead, but nothing is settled.
ALLISON: ShoeString won the group; #3 Dale and Rolling Thunder are vying for the other spot.
JOHNSON: SNAPPY and Tony is the man lead, but nothing is settled.





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New Hampshire

Sorry this is late ....



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