Big one clears the field ... and the scores

Race 2 is typically much better than Race 1 for fantasy players, but a big wreck cleared the field and the scores at Phoenix.

Competitions are moving along - how's your team faring?



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For weeks where we have eliminations, I'll break up the pdfs by competition. Since that isn't the case this week, it's a lump-sum post.

Rough week for almost everyone at Daytona. I rolled the dice with Trevor and he saved my lost points from Burton and Newman.

A quick 'Booo!' to Nasty Habits and Winner By A Tire Length. Both dropped out of RMFN before the green flag.

Implications: the matchups in the bracket competitions and World Cup.
For the brackets, those opposing teams will advance to the next round but will be reseeded like the other second-round qualifiers for Round Two.
For the World Cup, the top two fourth-place teams will be determined by average points instead of World Cup points.

Good luck at Phoenix!!



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Turn up the heat 2 notches

Overall seeds determine heat placement; the top 14 overall seeds received first-heat byes.

Top-10 teams from 2010 that will compete in the first heat include:
No. 4 BUSTER HYMEN
No. 5 Little Deuce Coupe
No. 7 Damn Sunday Drivers
No. 8 Betty Boop Madness
No. 9 #3 Intimidator

The first heat covers the first four races of the season. The top 18 teams at that point join the top 14 seeds in the winners' heat of the second round; the rest compete in the losers heat.



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Turn up the heat 1 notch

The Single Elimination Heat competition features the same seeds as the Single Elimination Bracket.

As a result, the same overall top-10 teams that are competing in the first round of the SEB are in the first heat of the SEH:
No. 4 Cooter88
No. 5 RMO Lug Nutz
No. 7 billy's boys 10
No. 8 Swindell Motorsports
No. 9 Texas Speed Reavers

The first heat covers the first six races of the season. The top 18 teams at that point advance to the second heat and will be joined there by the top 14 seeds from 2010 who received first-heat byes.




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Double trouble for some

Unlike the Single Elimination Bracket, this competition is uses the overall rating to seed teams.

Five teams that finished in the 93rd percentile or better face first round matchups:

No. 4 (seed from 2010 rating) BUSTER HYMEN vs. Buford's Boyz
No. 5 Litle Deuce Coupe vs. Oval Friends
No. 7 Damn Sunday Drivers vs. Team Lester
No. 8 Betty Boop Madness vs. JoRo's Rockets
No. 9 #3 Intimidator vs. Arthur Racing Inc.

The first round covers the first four races of the season.




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One and done

2010 finishes determined the seeds and pairings for the Single Elimination Bracket, and with that, some teams with solid overall ratings face difficult first-round matchups.

No. 7 overall/No. 29 2010 billy's boys 10 faces your's truly - No. 15 overall/No. 36 2010 in the first round. A tenured pair from past RMFN seasons also meet in the first round No. 4 overall Cooter88 meets No. 26 overall Buford's Boyz (formerly Hoosier).

Other top-10 overall teams with first-round pairings (the others earned first-round byes): No. 5 Yduck, No. 6 RMO Lug Nutz, No. 8 Swindell Motorsports, and No. 9 Texas Speed Reavers.

The first round covers the first six races of the season.




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