Happy Thanksgiving!

     Happy Thanksgiving to all who stumble upon this website today.  May your day be filled with fun loving family time, and a meal full of turkey and stuffing and cranberry sauce.  May you not fall asleep  from turkey chemicals while watching your favorite football team today also.

Results From Homestead

     Ok everyone, the moment you have all been waiting for.  The results are in for the final race of the year and the final standings are set.  As you know, we accumulate driver points penalties as they are given out in real life and this year was no different, points were given out.  This year, the penalties didn't affect the outcome of the standings that much. John would have finished in 6th instead of 7th if no penalties were given out, and Gary would have had a bigger lead if he wasn't hit by 62 points in penalties.  
     James wound up in third place, 113 points out of first.  Colleen snuck into second, 94 points out.   And the big winner (1st time we have had a back to back winner) is Gary, who took the lead in the second week of the season and never looked back.  After his first couple of seasons in this Nascar pool, I know at least I wondered if Gary knew what he was doing.  But after the last two seasons, I now wonder if I know what the heck I am doing.  So, congrats to Gary, Colleen and James who have shown they have skills.
     I referenced about 20 posts ago, going to a different format next year in light of Brian getting screwed this year with Stewart getting hurt.  It has happened before, Mark who had Hamlin when he got hurt, John, who picked Vickers when he wasn't getting any points and last year with Jim who had Junior with his concussion.  My solution was picking the car number and getting the owner points for that car. We can still pick five drivers and race three, but if we used this years scenario, Stewart gets hurt you could still use Martin and the points that the 14 car accumulated.  Or, you could pick the 55 car and get the points that the 55 car owner gets.  No more need to know if the driver is committed to Cup series or Nationwide.  Ponder this and let me know if you are on board.
     In the half pool, Joe Spillane who had the lead for most of the half and had a 15 point lead going into the last race, fell to second when his driver (Newman) finished 17th and John Morrisey's driver (Hamlin) won the race.  This wound up being the closest finish in half pool history.  Congratulations John on your driver picking prowess.  Mom, Bryan M.... you need to do a little research for next year. :)
     Your winnings will be coming to you as I see you.  If you are going to show up at the bowling alley, let me know in advance, so I can bring it to you.
      Congratulations to all who played this year and I do hope you will all be returning for next year.  Please check this web page throughout the off season, as I will be updating regularly as I hear who will be driving in what cars in 2014, and I will also post blank forms for next years half.   See you all soon,
Paul

Ford EcoBoost 400 Race Results

Finish	Start	#	Driver	Sponsor	Car	Status	Points
1	5	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express	Toyota	running	47
2	1	20	Matt Kenseth	Dollar General	Toyota	running	44
3	21	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	National Guard	Chevrolet	running	42
4	8	56	Martin Truex, Jr.	NAPA Auto Parts	Toyota	running	40
5	25	15	Clint Bowyer	5-hour Energy	Toyota	running	39
6	4	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite	Ford	running	39
7	11	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's	Toyota	running	37
8	3	22	Joey Logano	Shell / Pennzoil	Ford	running	36
9	7	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's	Chevrolet	running	35
10	6	29	Kevin Harvick	Budweiser	Chevrolet	running	35
11	26	24	Jeff Gordon	Axalta Coating Systems	Chevrolet	running	33
12	18	99	Carl Edwards	Fastenal	Ford	running	32
13	13	5	Kasey Kahne	Farmers Insurance	Chevrolet	running	31
14	10	55	Elliott Sadler	Aaron's Dream Machine	Toyota	running	0
15	20	51	Kyle Larson	Target	Chevrolet	running	0
16	19	43	Aric Almirola	Smithfield Foods	Ford	running	28
17	15	39	Ryan Newman	Quicken Loans	Chevrolet	running	27
18	27	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target	Chevrolet	running	26
19	22	14	Mark Martin	Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1	Chevrolet	running	25
20	24	10	Danica Patrick	GoDaddy - It's Go Time	Chevrolet	running	24
21	2	78	Kurt Busch	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress	Chevrolet	running	24
22	9	17	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	Ford EcoBoost	Ford	running	22
23	14	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar "Thank You Jeff"	Chevrolet	running	21
24	16	16	Greg Biffle	3M Fan Appreciation	Ford	running	20
25	30	30	Parker Kligerman	Lean1 Healthy Performance Shakes	Toyota	running	0
26	23	9	Marcos Ambrose	DeWalt / Stanley Tools	Ford	running	18
27	31	38	David Gilliland	Long John Silver's	Ford	running	17
28	40	13	Casey Mears	GEICO	Ford	running	16
29	29	34	David Ragan	Taco Bell	Ford	running	16
30	28	1	Jamie McMurray	McDonald's	Chevrolet	running	14
31	32	83	David Reutimann	VooDoo BBQ & Grill	Toyota	running	13
32	37	36	J.J. Yeley	United Mining Equipment / Pitt Lite	Chevrolet	running	12
33	39	33	Landon Cassill	Circle Sport	Chevrolet	running	0
34	41	32	Ken Schrader	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	running	10
35	42	87	Joe Nemechek	Royal Teak Collection	Toyota	running	0
36	36	47	A.J. Allmendinger	Scott Products - Win My Car	Toyota	running	8
37	33	93	Travis Kvapil	Dr. Pepper	Toyota	running	7
38	38	7	Dave Blaney	Florida Lottery Chocolate Covered 7's	Chevrolet	running	6
39	12	27	Paul Menard	Moen / Menards	Chevrolet	crash	5
40	17	21	Trevor Bayne	Motorcraft	Ford	engine	0
41	35	35	Josh Wise	MDS Transport	Ford	rear gear	0
42	43	40	Tony Raines	Circle Sport	Chevrolet	vibration	0
43	34	98	Michael McDowell	Phil Parsons Racing	Ford	brakes	1

Ford EcoBoost 400 Line-Up

Start	Driver	#	Car	Speed
1	Matt Kenseth	20	Toyota	177.667
2	Kurt Busch	78	Chevrolet	177.445
3	Joey Logano	22	Ford	177.282
4	Brad Keselowski	2	Ford	177.061
5	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	176.846
6	Kevin Harvick	29	Chevrolet	176.655
7	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	176.598
8	Martin Truex, Jr.	56	Toyota	176.436
9	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	17	Ford	176.436
10	Elliott Sadler	55	Toyota	176.413
11	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	176.355
12	Paul Menard	27	Chevrolet	176.355
13	Kasey Kahne	5	Chevrolet	176.304
14	Jeff Burton	31	Chevrolet	175.747
15	Ryan Newman	39	Chevrolet	175.730
16	Greg Biffle	16	Ford	175.690
17	Trevor Bayne	21	Ford	175.507
18	Carl Edwards	99	Ford	175.433
19	Aric Almirola	43	Ford	175.376
20	Kyle Larson	51	Chevrolet	175.353
21	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	88	Chevrolet	175.347
22	Mark Martin	14	Chevrolet	175.273
23	Marcos Ambrose	9	Ford	175.109
24	Danica Patrick	10	Chevrolet	175.092
25	Clint Bowyer	15	Toyota	174.780
26	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	174.610
27	Juan Pablo Montoya	42	Chevrolet	174.537
28	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	174.329
29	David Ragan	34	Ford	174.317
30	Parker Kligerman	30	Toyota	173.171
31	David Gilliland	38	Ford	173.099
32	David Reutimann	83	Toyota	172.563
33	Travis Kvapil	93	Toyota	172.287
34	Michael McDowell	98	Ford	172.260
35	Josh Wise	35	Ford	172.046
36	A.J. Allmendinger	47	Toyota	171.734
37	J.J. Yeley	36	Chevrolet	171.717
38	Dave Blaney	7	Chevrolet	170.891
39	Landon Cassill	33	Chevrolet	170.481
40	Casey Mears	13	Ford	170.154
41	Ken Schrader	32	Ford	170.122
42	Joe Nemechek	87	Toyota	169.817
43	Tony Raines	40	Chevrolet	167.183

Results From Phoenix

Well, better late than never... right? Here we are, the morning of the last race of the season. Today, two champions will be crowned. Will it be Jimmie or Matt in Homestead, or will it be Gary or Colleen here in New Jersey.  Sure, it looks like Gary has an edge in getting his second in a row (a first, I might add), but anything can happen.  I don't think I have ever seen a 71 point swing before.
    It has come down to two guys in the half pool, Joe and John.  With only 15 points separating them, it comes down to Ryan Newman (Joe) and Denny Hamlin (John).  Who will do better, who will win?  Tune in to ESPN today at 3:00 to find out.
Enjoy and good luck to all.

AdvoCare 500 Race Results

Finish	Start	#	Driver	Sponsor	Car	Status	Points
1	9	29	Kevin Harvick	Budweiser	Chevrolet	running	48
2	7	5	Kasey Kahne	Farmers Insurance	Chevrolet	running	43
3	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe`s / Kobalt Tools	Chevrolet	running	42
4	11	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	National Guard	Chevrolet	running	41
5	8	78	Kurt Busch	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress	Chevrolet	running	39
6	19	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target	Chevrolet	running	38
7	4	18	Kyle Busch	M&M`s	Toyota	running	37
8	10	56	Martin Truex, Jr.	NAPA Auto Parts	Toyota	running	36
9	3	22	Joey Logano	Shell / Pennzoil	Ford	running	36
10	17	39	Ryan Newman	Quicken Loans / Salute To Veterans Day	Chevrolet	running	35
11	12	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite	Ford	running	34
12	27	17	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	RFR Driven	Ford	running	32
13	18	16	Greg Biffle	Scotch	Ford	running	32
14	5	24	Jeff Gordon	Axalta Coating Systems	Chevrolet	running	31
15	16	14	Mark Martin	Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops	Chevrolet	running	29
16	13	27	Paul Menard	Rheem / Menards	Chevrolet	running	28
17	15	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar	Chevrolet	running	27
18	36	1	Jamie McMurray	Lexar	Chevrolet	running	27
19	21	43	Aric Almirola	Smithfield	Ford	running	25
20	6	15	Clint Bowyer	5-hour Energy	Toyota	running	24
21	23	99	Carl Edwards	Fastenal	Ford	running	24
22	26	47	Bobby Labonte	Wounded Warrior Project / Clorox	Toyota	running	22
23	14	20	Matt Kenseth	Dollar General	Toyota	running	21
24	33	38	David Gilliland	Long John Silver`s	Ford	running	21
25	22	55	Elliott Sadler	Aaron`s Dream Machine	Toyota	running	0
26	20	9	Marcos Ambrose	DeWalt / Stanley Tools	Ford	running	18
27	30	13	Casey Mears	GEICO	Ford	running	17
28	2	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground	Toyota	running	17
29	35	36	J.J. Yeley	Accell Construction	Chevrolet	running	15
30	42	7	Dave Blaney	Ultra Wheel	Chevrolet	running	14
31	25	51	Justin Allgaier	Brandt	Chevrolet	running	0
32	39	98	Michael McDowell	GunBroker.com	Ford	running	12
33	32	10	Danica Patrick	GoDaddy - It's Go Time	Chevrolet	running	11
34	38	32	Timmy Hill	U.S. Chrome	Ford	running	10
35	34	34	David Ragan	Taco Bell	Ford	running	9
36	28	35	Josh Wise	MDS Transport	Ford	brakes	0
37	24	95	Reed Sorenson	Surrender the Sponsor	Ford	engine	0
38	43	87	Joe Nemechek	Royal Teak Collection	Toyota	engine	0
39	37	83	David Reutimann	Horizon	Toyota	crash	5
40	29	30	Cole Whitt	Lean 1	Toyota	crash	0
41	31	93	Travis Kvapil	Dr. Pepper	Toyota	engine	3
42	40	40	Landon Cassill	Circle Sport	Chevrolet	brakes	0
43	41	33	Tony Raines	Circle Sport	Chevrolet	brakes	0

AdvoCare 500 Line-Up

Start	Driver	#	Make	Sponsor	Speed
1	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools	139.222
2	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	FedEx Ground	139.023
3	Joey Logano	22	Ford	Shell Pennzoil	138.942
4	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	M&M's	138.851
5	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	Axalta	138.627
6	Clint Bowyer	15	Toyota	5-Hour Energy	138.595
7	Kasey Kahne	5	Chevrolet	Farmers Insurance	138.52
8	Kurt Busch	78	Chevrolet	Furniture Row/Denver Mattress	138.446
9	Kevin Harvick	29	Chevrolet	Budweiser	138.297
10	Martin Truex Jr	56	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts	138.069
11	Dale Earnhardt Jr	88	Chevrolet	National Guard	138.053
12	Brad Keselowski	2	Ford	Miller Lite	137.968
13	Paul Menard	27	Chevrolet	Rheem / Menards	137.736
14	Matt Kenseth	20	Toyota	Dollar General	137.704
15	Jeff Burton	31	Chevrolet	Caterpillar	137.652
16	Mark Martin	14	Chevrolet	Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops	137.41
17	Ryan Newman	39	Chevrolet	Quicken Loans- Salute to Veterans Day	137.237
18	Greg Biffle	16	Ford	Scotch	137.195
19	Juan Pablo Montoya	42	Chevrolet	Target	137.153
20	Marcos Ambrose	9	Ford	DeWalt	136.971
21	Aric Almirola	43	Ford	Smithfield	136.945
22	Elliott Sadler	55	Toyota	Aaron's Dream Machine	136.69
23	Carl Edwards	99	Ford	Fastenal	136.679
24	Reed Sorenson	95	Ford	Jetset Getset	136.096
25	Justin Allgaier	51	Chevrolet	Brandt	136.008
26	Bobby Labonte	47	Toyota	Wounded Warrior Project-Clorox	135.962
27	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	17	Ford	RFR Driven	135.947
28	Josh Wise	35	Ford	MDS Transport	135.793
29	Cole Whitt	30	Toyota	Lean 1	135.716
30	Casey Mears	13	Ford	No. 13 GEICO Ford Fusion	135.578
31	Travis Kvapil	93	Toyota	Dr. Pepper	135.399
32	Danica Patrick	10	Chevrolet	GoDaddy- It's Go Time	135.379
33	David Gilliland	38	Ford	Long John Silver's	135.323
34	David Ragan	34	Ford	Taco Bell	135.277
35	J.J. Yeley	36	Chevrolet	Accell Construction	135.11
36	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	Lexar	134.862
37	David Reutimann	83	Toyota	Horizon	134.645
38	Timmy Hill	32	Ford	U.S. Chrome	134.529
39	Michael McDowell	98	Ford	Gunbroker.com	134.368
40	Landon Cassill	40	Chevrolet	Hillman Racing	133.919
41	Tony Raines	33	Chevrolet	Little Joe's Autos	132.057
42	Dave Blaney	7	Chevrolet	Ultra Wheel	131.579
43	Joe Nemechek	87	Toyota	NEMCO-JRR, LLC	130.676