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Fontana was either really rough on some folks or the RMFN players decided to play it like the fans in California and not go all together. RMFN average of 262 was the lowest since Atlanta and seven folks were below 200 (most since Michigan). We did maintain our streak of double-digit 300+ teams to five races with 11 at the SoCal track.

REMINDER: Drop me a line if you want an invite for 2011.



OVERALL
BLOWINSMOKE and Turn Right Once In Awhile are separated by just 0.3 points in the standings. BLOWIN's lead is due in large part to a ninth-place standing in the fall season, compared to TROIA's 23rd. BLOWIN is alive in three competitions and TROIA in five.



CHASE
Rolling Thunder took the lead among the Chasers, and seven teams are within 100 points of RT. In the Leftovers, 09 Dodge Caravan Driver leads with 10 teams within 100 points.



SINGLE ELIM - BRACKET
Damn Sunday Drivers and Bassman Racing advanced to the final. TROIA and RT will race for third. Both semifinal matchups were decided by 35 or fewer points.



DOUBLE ELIM - BRACKET
BLOWIN beat TROIA by 21 points in the final loser-out contest and advance to the championship vs. yduck. How this matchup with end up impacting the OVERALL race is yet to be seen.
If yduck beats BLOWIN over the next three races, the competition is complete. If BLOWIN is ahead, they'll go another round (maybe call it the green/white round) to determine the winner.



SINGLE ELIM - HEAT
RT and paulmotors10 advanced to the final with big runs in the final two races (RT scored 330 at Fontana to jump from fourth to first in the semifinals). Tony is the Man and TROIA will battle for third - both matchups will cover the final six races of the season.
Similar to the "DOUBLE ELIM - BRACKET", how much TROIA's loss in the semifinals will impact the OVERALL race is to be seen.



DOUBLE ELIM - HEAT
TROIA beat Bassman by a comfortable 43 points to advance to the championship against #3 Dale Earnhardt Sr. That matchup will cover the next three races, and if TROIA wins, the same two will matchup again to determine a winner.



WORLD CUP
Through two of four races in the semifinals, and BLOWIN and TROIA lead paulmotors and Al Briggs Racing, respectively.



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Kansas

Good week for most, REALLY bad for a couple. Eliminations in some competitions next week.



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Dover

Golden Boy 48 came out of no where to claim the top score of 370 at Dover. Only BLOWINSMOKE had a better score this season (380 at Sonoma in June). All told, 18 RMFN drivers were above 300 and the average was a solid 283.4.

We're also finding some consistency. Seven teams have posted back-to-back 300 scores and four have reached that mark for four straight races.


WORLD CUP
The only eliminations at Dover resulted in our semifinalists, and the top two seeds in the final bracket - Sunday Money 10 and Damn Sunday Drivers - didn't make it.
paulmotors10 takes on BLOWINSMOKE and Al Briggs Racing plays Turn Right Once In Awhile in the semifinals. Al Briggs is the lowest seed remaining (entered the bracket as No. 14; entered the second round as No. 30; entered the season as No. 36).
The semifinals run from Kansas to Martinsville (four races).


CHASE
Fun race provided a tight pack at the top. 11 of the 13 teams are within 133 points of each other with 10 races to go. SNAPPY LOBSTA moved to the front, as one of two teams with consecutive 300+ races.
09 Dodge Caravan Driver is dominating the Leftovers group.


OVERALL
Turn Right continues to hold the top spot, and any shift in that will likely have to come in the Yahoo Fall standings. Right now, Turn Right stands ahead of the challengers.


SINGLE ELIMINATION BRACKET
Turn Right and Bassman Racing lead their semifinal matchups. Dover marked the third of five races in the semifinals.


DOUBLE ELIMINATION BRACKET
After one race (of three) in the consolation final (loser finishes third), Turn Right has a hefty 71-point lead over BLOWINSMOKE. This one could clinch the title for Turn Right.
yduck advanced to the championship already and is awaiting the winner.


SINGLE ELIMINATION HEAT
Tony is the Man and paulmotors10 lead the semifinals; Turn Right and Rolling Thunder have lots to make up in the final two of five races in this round.


DOUBLE ELIMINATION HEAT
Turn Right built a 70-point lead over Bassman Racing in the first of three races of the consolation final (loser finishes third).
#3 Dale Earnhardt Sr advance to the championship already and is awaiting the winner.





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Loudon - Chase

First race of our Chase, and the points tightened a bit. Eliminations in the two double elim competitions are this week's highlights. Good race overall for RMFN - 17 300+ scores. Next week, we have eliminations in the World Cup competition.

NOTE: If you want me to put you on a list for invites to the 2011 RMFN, drop me an email or comment below.



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Richmond - Our Chase field is set

OVERALL
Turn Right Once in Awhile regained the overall lead from BLOWINSMOKE, but the real news from Richmond was who qualified for our Chase and who didn't.
A quick note about our seasonal Yahoo champs and Yahoo's spring, summer and fall champs - we broke each season up equally (12 races apiece), while Yahoo has a shorter fall season (just the Chase races). Why not just call it the Chase, Yahoo?
Damn Sunday Drivers and, less so, Bassman Racing appear to have jumped back into the Overall title contention.


CHASE
On the spreadsheet below, you'll find two Chase pages. One is the standings after the Richmond race, and the second is adjusted for the Chase. Again, Chase qualifiers start at 2,000 points plus stagger and win bonus points; all non-qualifiers start at 0 points with the same additions.
We had 13 teams qualify for the Chase (top 12 plus any others within 400 points of the leader, Bassman Racing).
yduck made the cut by 11 points; Revalusions missed by 32 points.
Once the points were reset (in the second Chase sheet), wins shuffled some teams. Turn Right went from the No. 2 seed to No. 7, for example. The upside is that all 13 drivers are separated by just 160 points.
Again, 50 additional points will be awarded for race victories.


RICHMOND
We had a nice bounce back from the Atlanta flat tires, with a 264 average and 10 teams above 300 (again FC Newman was not among that group). And big congrats to #3 Dale Earnhardt Sr for its 362 - the top RMFN score of the season.


WORLD CUP
Through two of four races in the quarterfinals
Tight races in the four matchups, no team is leading by more than 68 points. Current leaders are: paulmotors10, BLOWINSMOKE, Al Briggs Racing, and Damn Sunday.


DOUBLE ELIM - BRACKET
yduck is awating the winner from the losers' bracket and will sit out rounds eight and nine.
Turn Right leads ~~Gotta Love Jr~~ by 59 points with one race to go in the seventh round; BLOWINSMOKE leads Monster by just 3 points.


DOUBLE ELIM - HEAT
#3 Dale Earnhardt Sr is awaiting the emerging team from the losers' heat and will sit out rounds eight and nine.
Bassman Racing has a 112-point lead over second-place Damn Sunday; the top two advance to round nine. Turn Right and Rolling Thunder have points to make up.


SINGLE ELIM - BRACKET
Through two of six races in the semifinals
Damn Sunday leads Turn Right by just 19 points; BLOWINSMOKE has built a 168-point edge over Rolling Thunder.


SINGLE ELIM - HEAT
Through two of six races in the semifinals
Tony is the Man has a big lead - 75 points over second place paulmotors10. Top two advance to the final; Turn Right and Rolling Thunder have points to make up.



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Atlanta - and a big change

3 Virgins turned everything around that I posted after Bristol by one simple move - leaving RMFN.

As a result, BLOWINSMOKE is right back in the overall mix as well as two more competitions.

And sorry for the delay in posting - fall is the busy time of year at the work place.



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