Potholes for many at Daytona

The RMFN average of 245 was pretty terrible but consistent with other restrictor plate tracks.


Shake/Bake was on the short end and missed the bus to the track ... Revalusions got off to another fast start (290 to start the 2009 season) ... just four drivers above 300 points ... just five below 200.


More comments later this week. Post your questions if you have them about the other competitions.




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First-round pairings

Based on the seeds, the pairings for the first round of the various competitions are in the excel document below.

I'm going to chip away at the baseball/head-to-head format throughout the season in hopes we can add another team to the list of RMFN winners. Right now, I've tucked those documents at the end of the other items - which we will certainly complete this year.

Update from Daytona no later than before the next race.




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About the players

50 Players in the 2010 Rocky Mountain Fantasy NASCAR league.


211 Seasons of fantasy NASCAR played the 2010 RMFN players heading into 2010.


4.3 Average number of fantasy NASCAR seasons played by 2010 RMFN players.


1 Rookie in the 2010 RMFN field - paulmotors10.


90 90th-percentile finishes by the 2010 RMFN players in past seasons - 43 percent of the time.


6 90th-percentile finishes by BLOWINSMOKE and Cooter88 in their Yahoo fanstay NASCAR histories, most in 2010 RMFN. Neither did it in 2009.


13 2010 RMFN players finished in the 90th-percentile in 2009, led by Bassman Racing and Monster at 99.


25 Players back from the 2009 season.


10 Players (at least) back from from the 2008 and 2007 seasons.


8 Players with ALL CAPS in their team names.


11 Teams with numbers in their team names.


11 Teams (at least) with references to drivers in their team names.


5 Games/titles won by Bassman Racing (including the overall Yahoo crown) in 2009; that team finished second in the overall standings.

We have 50 players, 50 seeds

The lists below outline the seeds for the competitions. I'll post an updated spreadsheet just before or during Sunday's race (maybe today, but doubtful) for matchups in the different competitions.

Ties for the 2009-seeded competitions were broken by when the player registered for the league; ties for the overall seeds were broken by 2009 finish, 2008 finish and so on.

Again, we'll use the 2009 seeds for the single-elimination competitions and the overall seeds for the other games.

Good luck!

2009

1	Bassman Racing	99
2	Monster	99
3	~~Gotta Love Jr~~	98
4	~~Abbie Knows~~	96
5	Rolling Thunder	94
6	yduck	94
7	CLOWN CAR RACING	94
8	Black Train	92
9	No right turns	91
10	Al Briggs Racing	91
11	SNAPPY LOBSTA	91
12	Anyone but Jimmie	90
13	Sunday Money '10	90
14	Golden Boy 48	89
15	#3 Dale Earnhardt Sr	88
16	Revalusions	87
17	LT4SS	86
18	ALL EIGHT RACING	86
19	Oysters Lug Nutz	86
20	Mr Sunday	86
21	Stone Cold	84
22	Tony is the Man	83
23	BLOWINSMOKE	82
24	Go Daddy	82
25	Turn Right Once in Awhile	80
26	Team Lester	79
27	djs	78
28	Hoosier	77
29	Seattle Spunk	77
30	FC Newman	73
31	09 Dodge Caravan Driver	73
32	Cooter88	73
33	Rowdy Racing 18	73
34	billys boys 9	71
35	3 Virgins	71
36	DaleEarnhardt3	69
37	Roughriders	68
38	GoSlowTurnRight	66
39	Gonzo Racing	56
40	RING OF FIRE	55
41	Dale Earnhardt's Neck	54
42	FordFucusRacing	52
43	BURNINRUBBER	51
44	Blessed	51
45	SMOKE	46
46	Sqworls Racing	41
47	JR. Nation 88	30
48	Shake and Bake	5
49	ShoeString Racing	0
50	paulmotors10	0

Overall

1	BLOWINSMOKE	490.9
2	Cooter88	485
3	Monster	477.3
4	No right turns	474.8
5	yduck	445.4
6	billys boys 9	443.3
7	CLOWN CAR RACING	436.4
8	Oysters Lug Nutz	434.2
9	Stone Cold	393.8
10	Sunday Money '10	375.5
11	Turn Right Once in Awhile	367.6
12	FC Newman	367.6
13	FordFucusRacing	358.8
14	Tony is the Man	342.5
15	GoSlowTurnRight	320.9
16	ALL EIGHT RACING	317.1
17	Revalusions	314.8
18	LT4SS	314
19	Seattle Spunk	310.5
20	Bassman Racing	305.2
21	Blessed	299.6
22	SMOKE	295.9
23	09 Dodge Caravan Driver	289.1
24	djs	287.6
25	RING OF FIRE	275.1
26	Rolling Thunder	257.9
27	Hoosier	244.1
28	SNAPPY LOBSTA	242.1
29	Black Train	239.7
30	Anyone but Jimmie	226.5
31	Go Daddy	211
32	~~Gotta Love Jr~~	207.5
33	~~Abbie Knows~~	205.4
34	3 Virgins	199.7
35	Mr Sunday	174.2
36	Al Briggs Racing	171.1
37	#3 Dale Earnhardt Sr	170.8
38	DaleEarnhardt3	168.4
39	Team Lester	167.2
40	Gonzo Racing	158.1
41	BURNINRUBBER	147.7
42	Roughriders	124.7
43	Sqworls Racing	116.6
44	Dale Earnhardt's Neck	97.2
45	Shake and Bake	96.2
46	Golden Boy 48	89
47	Rowdy Racing 18	73
48	ShoeString Racing	40.2
49	JR. Nation 88	30
50	paulmotors10	0

Seeds/Update

No dice on the baseball competition again this season. Ran out of time, and I don't want to start it without knowing how much time I'll need to devote to it. Maybe in 2011 ...

A breakdown of how the seeding works can be found by clicking here. The only changes will be the ratings multipliers (e.g. 100 percent for 2009, 90 percent for 2008, and so on). Here's an update on the seeding for the other competitions (as of 7 p.m., MST, 2/4):

OVERALL
BLOWINSMOKE 491
Cooter88 485
No right turns 479
yduck 445
FC Newman 367
FordFucusRacing 359
Tony is the Man 343
Revalusions 315
LT4SS 314
Dodge Caravan Driver 305
Bassman Racing 305
Rolling Thunder 257
Hoosier 244
Black Train 240
Anyone but Jimmie 227
Gotta Love Jr 208
Abbie Knows 205
#3 Dale Earnhardt St 171
DaleEarnhardt3 168
Gonzo Racing 158
BURNINRUBBER 148
Roughriders 125
Dale Earnhardt's Neck 97
Shake and Bake 96

2009 (ties are broke by signup)
Bassman Racing 99
Gotta Love Jr 98
Abbie Knows 96
Rolling Thunder 94
yduck 94
Black Train 92
No right turns 91
Anyone but Jimmie 90
#3 Dale Earnhardt St 88
Revalusions 87
LT4SS 86
Tony is the Man 83
BLOWINSMOKE 82
Hoosier 77
FC Newman 73
Dodge Caravan Driver 73
Cooter88 73
DaleEarnhardt3 69
Roughridrs 68
Gonzo Racing 56
Dale Earnhardt's Neck 54
FordFucusRacing 52
BURNINRUBBER 51
Shake and Bake 5