Results From Talladega - Geico 500

   Wow!  What a race! A wreck fest indeed.  Chris Buescher barrel rolls, Matt Kenseth gets airborne and Danica hard into the wall.  Junior and Amelia maybe parting ways (we can only hope).  Gary will get $10 this season (just barely).  James' back-up driver scores as many points as his whole team did... wow!   New leader (for now).... ME!  If you don't love plate racing, there is something wrong with you.  3 to 4 wide racing for much of the race at those speeds has me on the edge of the couch.  Just announced, next year Talladega will be in the Chase.  How well is that going to work out for some of these guys?
    Now, the half pool.  Putting the numbers in, I kept laughing.  We all sucked, except for Woody, who must have had a magic eight ball or something.  He was the only one remotely good, and that could be a game changer for him.  He jumped up 6 spots and is now in 6th.  So I calculated for us losers, the average finish for all 17 picks this race was a whopping 30.  Ouch!
   Saturday night race this weekend, Kansas 7:30 on FS1.

Also, just an idea of the banking at Talladega:

Wild!

Results From Richmond - Toyota Owners 400

   Ah, teammates.  Sometimes you can't win a race without one, sometimes you can't win a race with one either.  Kyle Busch was not so pleased with Carl Edwards at Richmond, but he really couldn't hold him off much longer anyway.  The old bump and run led Carl to the win for the second time in a row as Joe Gibbs Racing looks to be as dominant in the Cup series as much as the Xfinity series.  James had another big week as he adds to his lead on me and Brian.
   George and Rich keep doing very well in the half pool.  Starting to pull away from the pack some.  Could we see the rookie win it all this half?  Tune in to the wild card race tomorrow at Talladega to find out if they pick correctly.

Results From Bristol - Food City 500

   Sorry for the delay everyone.  Once again, a bug has got me and sidelined me for a few days.  Feeling well enough to sit in front of the computer to give you all the standings from last weeks exciting race at Bristol.  Although not the Bristol of old, when it was paved and the preferred line was the bottom, still a fun race to watch.  Concrete Carl did it again, surviving tire issues that plagued team Gibbs.  Junior made one heck of a comeback after starting the race multiple laps down, to finish 2nd.  New leader in the big pool, James, with Brian hot on my rear for 2nd.
   Half pool news, Debbie D. picked Edwards for the win, and with that moved up five spots to 9th.  New leader in this pool is new-comer George F.  Getting interesting as we head to the halfway point this weekend in Richmond.
   As always, good luck to all, and enjoy the race!

Results From Texas - Duck Commander 500

   Another race in the books, and another Kyle Busch Win.  He may not have had the dominant car, but he was strong when it mattered most.  Martin Truex, however, had the dominant car, but his decision to stay out on old tires cost him the checkered.  James and Kasey Kahne took high score this week, and could do it next week too, if Kahne preforms.  Brian looked tough this week also.  My lead shrinks again.  

   In the half pool, lots of movement (again), and if you took Biffle or Bowyer, boy were you screwed, and your movement was downward.  New leader, Rich S., with Colleen and George F. hanging in strong.  

   Remember, Bristol, Sunday on Fox!

Results From Martinsville - STP 500

   Well, favorite to win Denny Hamlin made a mistake that maybe he would have made as a rookie, but as a veteran and several Martinsville race wins, wheel hopped and wrecked.  This of course did not bring good news to the half pool players as many had Hamlin to win.  Mark slipped again, falling to 5th. A little early to think about halfway picking, my friend.
   Some winners and mainly losers in the half pool as Woody falls 7 places and Jericho 6.  Speed Inc, up 5 to 8th.  Time for some night racing boys and girls.  Saturday night in Texas!  Good luck to all.