2011 - World Cup

Gonzo did well in the knockout phase, winning four matches by at least 62 points. In the final, Gonzo beat Top of Texas by 85 points.
Gonzo finished second in the Darrell Waltrip group to advance to the knockout phase, and finished tied for first (ended up being seeded third) in the Lowe’s group to advance to the second round.
Overall winner RYAN’S FAST was eliminated in the second round. It tied with SICK PUPS for the final advancing spot from that group but lost on the tiebreaker.

2011 - Double Elimination Heat

Overall winner RYAN’S FAST dropped to the losers’ bracket after Round 4 but enough to stay alive for the rest of the season.
RYAN’S, seeded 22nd, early advanced out of Round 1 but soon struggled. It advanced by 27 in Round 2 and 14 in Round 3 before the bounce in Round 4.
In the losers’ group, RYAN did enough to maintain and advance: 19 points in R5, 25 in R7, and 10 in R8.
Once to the final, RYAN needed two wins and got them convincingly over Cooter – by 62 and 74 points.
Overall runnerup Gonzo was ousted in R4 and finished 26th.

2011 - Single Elimination Heat

Like the SE bracket competition, Gonzo was never in jeopardy of being eliminated in the Heat competition – at least in terms of teams between it and elimination.
Gonzo won the final by almost 200 over Heavy Chevy. In the semifinals, it took the final advancing spot but it was hardly close – 99 points over the No. 3 team.
In the early rounds, Gonzo advanced by 34 points in Round Three, 17 in Round Two and 27 in Round One.
Overall winner RYAN’S FAST was eliminated in the third round.

2011 - Double Elimination Bracket

Cooter’s run to the title was almost as impressive, as it took the drama out of the competition before the season ended.
Cooter entered as the No. 4 seed and had its closest matchup in the final: beating Damn Sunday by 8 points. As the championship team from the winners’ bracket, that outcome secure the title for Cooter.
Cooter also defeated RMO Lug Nutz (by 173), katie’s bootleggers (188), Loose Lugnuts (22), LT4SS – DE (152) and Hang on Harvick (86).
For what it’s worth, Overall champ RYAN’S FAST and runnerup Gonzo33 struggled here. RYAN’S FAST eliminated Gonzo in the third round before falling out of the competition in round four.

2011 - Single Elimination Bracket

Gonzo entered as the No. 35 seed for the competition and needed to compete in all six rounds to claim the title.
Ironically, the first-round victory over Swindell Motorsports proved to be the closest:
Gonzo dominated the final by 159 points over Damn Sunday Drivers.
Gonzo rolled Dirt Track OUTLAW by 178 in the semifinals.
Gonzo blew katie’s bootleggers out by 305 points in the quarterfinals.
Gonzo flew by #3 Intimidator by 150 points in the third round.
Gonzo cruised by Betty Boop Madness by 93 points in the second round.
Gonzo eked by Swindell by 58 points in the first round.
Overall winner RYAN’S FAST was eliminated in the third round.

2011 - Chase

Gonzo dominated the final 10, posting 300+ scores in six of those races. The largest Chase field in RMFN history didn’t need to be – Gonzo’s margin over the final Chase qualifier was more than 1,400 points.
To cement Gonzo’s run, it also won the most races in the postseason.
Dirt Track Outlaw took the final invite to the awards ceremony, by finishing as the top non-Chaser.
Overall winner RYAN’S FAST was second.