Monday, November 12, 2012

Phoenix

The craziest race of the season (and perhaps ever) resulted in the worst points race of the season for RMFN - 23 teams below 200 points. Gross. Hook'n Up claimed the Short Track title; we'll crown the other champions at Miami. As we wind down 2012, I prep for 2013. If you want an invite back to RMFN, post your email address here or send me an email: fclex@yahoo.com. Click here for the Google Docs version; pdf is below. nascar12.phoe

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Martinsville

Highlight from Race 32: both finalists from the losers' bracket/heat forced a second matchup, winner-take-all with the winners' bracket/heat finalists. Check it out... Click here for the Google Docs version; pdf is below. nascar12.mville2

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Monday, September 24, 2012

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Richmond

Sorry for the delay. Old Chase and New Chase qualifiers are set. The points reset for the New Chase (based on wins) puts those Chase qualifiers in this order heading into Chicago: Stuck in Reverse 2006 Rocky Mtn Oysters' Lug Nutz 2006 #3 Intimidator 2006 Hoosier 2004.5 Rev-a-lusions 2003.9 All Eight 2003 testcar 2003 moonshine racing 2003 AMSKahne5 2000.9 Hook'n Up Racing 2000 win24win 2000 Deer Lodge Dipstick 2000 Click here for the Google Docs version; pdf is below. nascar12.richmond2

Monday, September 3, 2012

Atlanta

Will you qualify for the Chase (old or new)? Dig in and find out. Click here for the Google Docs version; the pdf is below. Good luck! Nascar12.Atlanta

Monday, August 27, 2012

Bristol

End of rounds in the singles, doubles and World Cup competitions - that means eliminations in those contests. Also: Hook'n Up claimed its second title by winning the Summer title. Click here for the Google Docs version; pdf is below. Nascar12.Bristol

Friday, August 10, 2012

Monday, July 30, 2012

Indy

Brickyard marked the end of the Champions round of the World Cup competition, reducing the field to the final 16 teams. Only one group needed to go to a tiebreaker, and that was to determine the top seed (and not a qualifier). Congrats to the teams advancing to the bracket phase. An FYI: I'll be displaced next weekend, so do not expect an update until mid-week following Pocono. Click here for the Google Docs version. PDF presentation is below. Nascar12.Indy

Sunday, July 15, 2012

New Hampshire, round one

Some notables from Loudon: *Start to new rounds in the single- and double-elim competitions. *First race of the second half. *Next-to-last week in the second round of the World Cup. Bracket qualifiers will be determined after Indy. Click here for the Google Docs link. PDF is below. nascar12.newhamp

Daytona, part II

Congrats to Hook 'Em - FIRST HALF RMFN CHAMPION! Click here for the Google Docs link. PDF is below. nascar12.daytona2

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Kentucky

Key week on the return to Daytona - the final race in rounds in several competitions, and we'll crown a First Half champion. Good luck! Click here for the Google Docs link. PDF is below. Nascar12.Ky

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Michigan

Click here for the Google Docs version. We've reached the mid-point of the second round of the World Cup, but the changes in the Overall standings are largely due to the early results from the second-third and from the end of a round in the two Double Elimination competitions. The details... Nascar12.Michigan

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Charlotte

Lots of details below (not much time here to break it down - apologies; post questions here or at Yahoo). Click here for the Google Docs version. PDF is below. Nascar12.Charlotte

Friday, May 11, 2012

Talladega

Gory details - with comments! - are below. For the Google docs version as a pdf, click here.




OVERALL
Rocky Mtn Oysters fronts RMFN with 15 first-place spots (that figure includes the competitions that haven't started in Yahoo - summer, fall and second half). Perhaps more impressive is that RMO is leading despite being eliminated in the first round of the Single-Elimination Bracket competition. Hoosier, Texas Speed Reavers, Clint Is My Homebowy and testcar round out of the top five.
Since the first two races, RMFN drivers have shied away from the 200-point line. After 31 sub-200 scores at Daytona and Phoenix, RMFN has produced just 18 sub-200s over the last eight races (nine of those at Bristol). The plus-300 side tells the same story.
Ninety-five of RMFN's 105 300-plus scores have been posted since Phoenix - including a whopping 60 at the Martinsville and Texas races (combined). RMO's 366 at Texas is the league's top mark of the season through 10 races.
Looking ahead, Charlotte is intentionally set up as a big RMFN race. It's an elimination round in many competitions and a cutoff for the spring season, where we'll crown our first champion.


WORLD CUP
Talladega marked the end of Track Qualifying (the first group stage) of the competition.
Some big names and top seeds failed to earn automatic spots by finishing among the top three in their group: BLOWINSMOKE (2010 champ), Cooter88, Rocky Mtn Oysters, Bassman (2009 champ) and Sunday Money 12. Rocky Mtn Oysters did take one of the two fourth-place bids to advance.
Of note: Clint Is My Homebowy posted a perfect 8-0-0 record in Track Qualifying.
Groups for the Champion Qualifying (quadruple round-robin through race 20 at the Brickyard):
EARNHARDT: Clint Is My Homebowy, cobalt, Thumper Greis X, Betty Boop Madness
PETTY: Ring of Fire, Ted Boyer, #3 Intimidator, Rocky Mtn Oysters
GORDON: LT4SS, Hook'n Up, katie88ty, Stuck in Reverse
PEARSON: Hoosier, Deer Lodge Dipstick, Pace Car, Motorhead
WALTRIP: testcar, Logann's Daddy, AMSKahne5, disco
YARBOROUGH: FordFucus, Aimather Sphincter, Gonzo15, Top of TEXAS
ALLISON: Texas Speed Reavers, lowski, Rolling Thunder, FC Newman
JOHNSON: Smell My Smoke, Maverick, All Eight, win24win
Based on preseason rankings and current standings in both the RMFN Overall and Yahoo standings, the Petty and Pearson groups appear to be the toughest to win.




SINGLE ELMINATIONS
There are two races left in the second round of both competitions.
In the bracket, nine of the matchups carry margins of fewer than 50 points heading into Darlington.
At the extreme end of the other side, it appears goldenboy48, Rolling Thunder, Dale Earnhardt's Neck, racy macy and moonshine will exit after round two.
In the heat, just two of the top 10 seeds are above the cutoff - the top 16 finishers in round two advance.
Thumper Greis X holds the final spot by 15 points over Clint Is My Homebowy.


DOUBLE ELIMINATIONS
There are two races left in the third round of both competitions.
In the bracket, seven of the eight winners' bracket matchups hold margins of fewer than 100. onthehunt and katie88ty are trailing big and need salty scores to advance.
In the losers' bracket, all but one matchup is within the 100-point bubble - 4HORSEMAN is facing elimination.
In the heat, the top seeds are faring a little better. Four of the top 10 are above the cutoff in the winners' heat; Logann's Daddy holds the final advancing spot (the top eight out of 16 stay in the winners' section) by eight points over Hoosier.
In the losers' heat, top-10 seeds Sunday Money 12 and FordFucus are currently in the elimination zone. Pace Car holds the final advancing spot by two points over Rolling Thunder.




LADDER
This is quickly becoming one of my favorite competitions. I'll be interested to see where teams finish in relation to their seeds after Miami.
TL Racing has made the biggest move up since the start of the season - 12 spots, up to 16th from 28th. Blessed Wyoming Mom holds the opposite distinction, falling 16 spots since Daytona.
Twenty-two teams have moved up; 19 have moved down; nine are where they started the season.




IMMUNITY
One team, Blessed Wyoming Mom, has been eliminated.
Teams with two strikes: Bassman, Dale Earnhardt's Neck, GordonLixBalls, lowski, Grease Nuts, billys boys 11, and disco.
Teams with one strike: Motorhead, Cooter88, Sunday Money 12, cobolt, LT4SS, racy macy, Ted Boyer, TL Racing, 4HORSEMAN, Betty Boop Madness, Maverick, onthehunt, and WYCKED SLICK.
The other 29 teams remain tied for first.




YROC
This is another competition I'm growing fond of.
RMFN has nine qualifiers for the final run at Miami - Rocky Mtn Oysters' two wins has taken an extra spot there.
The other qualifiers so far: Hoosier, Clint Is My Homebowy, Dale Earnhardt's Neck, GordonLixBalls, onthehunt, Rev-a-lusions, TL Racing, and cobalt.




HEAD-TO-HEAD
Everyone should have 22 games played at this point, but there are still some scheduling quirks that I'll have to fix in coming seasons. I've noted the oddities by week at the bottom of the standings. Either way, everyone should finish with 98 games after Miami.
Texas Speed Readers currently leads with a 20-2-0 record, followed by Rocky Mtn Oysters (19-3-0) and TL Racing (18-4-0).




TRACKS
Three races so far on the Intermediates. Maverick holds the top spot with three consecutive 300-plus scores, the only team to do that.
We've also completed three races at the Superspeedways. Scores in the 300s have been harder to come by here - just 11 total. Cooter88 leads with scores of 282, 271 and 338, respectively, at Daytona, California and Talladega.
That leaves four races at the short tracks. Aimather Sphincter leads with a 299 average and two straight 300-plus scores. LT4SS, Gonzo15 and TL Racing are also riding 300-plus streaks of two races on the shorties.
There are just two road races - the first at Sonoma in late June.




OLD CHASE
Rocky Mtn Oysters leads but all that matters at this point in the season is the cutoff.
Currently, 34 are eligible for the Old Chase, with goldenboy48 holding the final spot.
The top 12 teams and any other teams within 400 points advance after the next Richmond race.




NEW CHASE
Rocky Mtn Oysers also leads here. The new twist is a fun one for Yahoo players - finish in the top 10 after Richmond or win the most races.
Other current qualifiers would include: Hoosier, Texas Speed Reavers, Clint Is My Homebowy, TL Racing, LT4SS, Hook'n Up, testcar, Rev-a-lusions and Logann's Daddy.
How close is it? Another 10 teams are within 100 points of Logann's Daddy.
For the final two wildcard spots (determined by wins), cobolt (currently 22nd in points) and onthehunt (currently in 30th) would make the New Chase.
nascar12.dega

Friday, May 4, 2012

Richmond

HUGE race ahead for a lot of folks at Taladega in the World Cup competition. If you aren't in the top three and don't have a four-point cushion, beware. Link to the details on Google docs is here. Otherwise, enjoy the pdf version below. Good luck! Nascar12.Richmond

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Kansas

Eliminations in both of the Double Elimination competitions - did you advance to the third round? Also, check out the World Cup competition. We have just two races left in the opening group round. Click here for the Google Docs version. The PDF presentation is below. Nascar12.Kansas

Texas

Apologies for the tardiness. Google Docs link is here. PDF presentation below. Nascar12.Texas

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Martinsville

Eliminations in the Single competitions, including some folks near the top of the Overall standings. BUT ... it's a long season so don't count those guys out just yet. Click here for the Google Docs version if you're having trouble viewing the pages below. Good luck at Texas! nascar12.mville.xls

Friday, March 30, 2012

California ... zzzz

TERRIBLE race. Unfortunately for some, the points still count. The World Cup competition is halfway through the first round. Most of the groups are tight, and a couple of teams remain undefeated. For the Google Docs link, click here. Good luck at the paperclip! nascar12.cali

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Bristol

Bristol update is much like the race, unfortunately - some parts are neat; others are, well, parts. If the Flash window isn't kind to you, click here for a full-screen version. nascar12.bristol

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Vegas

Update from Las Vegas below or by clicking here for Google docs. Nascar12.Vegas

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Phoenix

Great run by Homebowy - tied for second among ALL Yahoo players at Phoenix. No flash this time, just a link - so click here. Good luck at Vegas!

Friday, March 2, 2012

Daytona

Our first race of 2012 was a rough one, but I am certain scores will improve in Phoenix. Gobs of gory details below. For the newcomers: the document below can be viewed in widescreen or downloaded as a pdf. Good luck! nascar12.daytona

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Preseason - Gory Details

Click here for the complete spreadsheet is here.

World Cup



Group pairings and matchups for the first round of the World Cup competition.

Head to Head - Daytona



Daytona matchups for the Head to Head competition.

Double Elimination Heat



Double Elimination Heat - first-round run.

Double Elimination Bracket



Matchups for the Double Elimination Bracket competition.

Single Elimination Heat



Single Elimination Heat - first-round run.

Single Elimination Bracket



First-round matchups in the Single Elimination Bracket competition.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

2012 Seeds



The breakdown of seeds we'll use for this season. Some of the competitions will use the 2011 seeds, most will use the Overall seeds.

Questions are welcome.