I really could have used some rain with Hornish in the lead ... instead I settled with the 295 and am still without a 300-point race this year. I blame global warming.
OVERALL
Our leaders haven't fared that great in the second half (25th and 32nd, respectively), but the lead for BLOWINSMOKE and Turn Right Once in Awhile could be too much for the contenders to covercome. They'll need some advancements in the elimination competitions and some losses by the leaders to move up and make the final weeks interesting.
CHASE
With six races remaining before the cutoff, 14 teams are currently eligible for the title in this competition. With 18 300+ scores at Pocono (a season high for the league), moving up has been a tall order of late. Over the last three races, RMFN has combined for 35 300+ scores and just five below 200. The group's average of 285 was 1 point behind the season best at Sonoma.
DOUBLE ELIM BRACKET
yduck posted a 62-point win over BLOWINSMOKE in the winners bracket to secure a top-5 finish, as did the Cinderella of the field - Gotta Love Jr. GLJ is the No. 32 seed in this competition and barely advanced out of the first round - an 11-point lead over "~" relative Abbie Knows. Since then, GLJ has mostly cruised aside from a 7-point win over Bassman in the Third Round. GLJ beat Turn Right by 60 to advance.
In the losers' bracket, Sunday Money, 3 Virgins (the lowest seed left here at No. 34), Monster, and Stone Cold round out the rest of the field.
DOUBLE ELIM HEAT
The winners' bracket is all about the 30s. No. 35 Damn Sunday and No. 37 #3 Dale Earnhardt advanced over BLOWINSMOKE and Turn Right. They are joined by Sunday Money, Tony is the Man, Rolling Thunder and Bassman in the seventh round losers bracket.
SINGLE ELIM BRACKET
Halfway through the quarterfinals. SNAPPY LOBSTA, Damn Sunday Drivers, Rolling Thunder and Bassman lead; the overall leaders are currently trailing their matchups.
SINGLE ELIM HEAT
Halfway through the quarterfinals. BLOWINSMOKE needs to make up 36 points to move into the top 4, and Turn Rich nees to make up 59 - both over the next three races.
WORLD CUP
After the first of four races in this round, just one item to note - Damn Sunday will likely advance to the quarterfinals after building a 135-point lead over No right turns. The other seven matchups are within 55 points.
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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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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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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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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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Monday, June 21, 2010
Sonoma
Big numbers for a lot of teams, and, as a result, the cutoff for the Chase moved up quite a bit. Some of the World Cup group races tightened a bit; others are being dominated by a handful of teams.
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