Daytona Results

     Well, we waited 3 long months to hear those engines roar.  And they roared. But one engine roared louder than any other and wound up in victory lane on Sunday night.  Dale Earnhardt Jr. beat the rain and 42 other drivers to win his second Daytona 500 race.   After a six hour rain delay after lap 46, racing resumed at about 8:45 PM and it was on.  A couple of wrecks to thin the field, a few parts failures that took out major contenders such as Truex, Stewart and Bowyer, and then the final laps saw Junior move high and low, blocking both lines to run to his 20th victory in the Cup series.
     Brian had top score in the big pool by a slim margin sits atop the leaderboard after one race by one point.  John, not present to make his picks, sits in third, with a pretty decent team.  Colleen finds herself last, with her powerhouse team of Bowyer, Newman and Stenhouse.
     In the half pool, poor Debbie picks one of the favorites Truex, and winds up last so far.  Watching speedweeks, I saw that both Junior and Dillon had fast rides.  That paid off as I pulled a first and a 9th with those two.  Colleen sits 2nd with her Keselowski pick.  Janice, coming off of a terrible 1st season, looks to have a stellar sophomore season, starts off well with a 5th place finish to place 3rd. Newcomers John and Rich 4th and 5th respectively.
     Good luck to all for the rest of the season, and remember to try to recruit more friends or family for the half pool.  I want a record amount for the second half.  Put your feelers out now for later in June/July.
   Thanks, Paul