Results From Kansas

    Hey there boys and girls, exciting race there at the end of that Kansas race.  Harvick led most of the time and looked to be racking up another win, but Jeff Gordon, who took the lead on a restart, held off the last lap charge of Harvick for win number 89.   Brian wound up with an impressive high score of 130, extending his lead to 83 points.  Mark, with a great week, slides into second place and John (with McMurray's crash) falls 2 to 4th. 
   In the half pool, John picked Gordon and took that to moving up three spots to 3rd.  Jerry, who didn't have that bad of a week (18) fell three spots to 5th.  This is how close everyone is here.  Everybody in the top 10 has a legitimate chance.
   Well, enjoy the All-Star Race on Saturday night and then the Coke 600 next Sunday night (25th).
Also, for the remainder of this half, Kurt Busch is officially on the bench and Paul Menard is in.

Paully......out!

Results From Talladega

    Hello everyone, the fastest track in the world claimed many victims this past weekend.  Many wrecks and an ending under the yellow flag was the story of this race.  Dale Junior who played it safe by hanging in the back, did avoid many wrecks, but when it came down to moving to the front for the win.... he got stuck in the back and finished 26th.  The poor finishes of the big stars also hurt many of us in both pools.  Everybody had at least one driver who ended the race somewhere in the back, except for Colleen, who scored her worst finish last week and followed it up with a high score this week.  I claimed low score (again) slipping further back.
   In the half pool, Mark had the winning pick, and keeps inching forward, now to 9th.  From 10th on back at this point, need big wrecks for us top 9 while you guys pick winners.... it could happen.
   Enjoy the race tonight, Kansas, under the lights!
Paul

Results For Richmond

   Well, as they say, "better late than never".  Words to live by.  Richmond, short and sweet... great finish to another Goodyear debacle.  Beating and banging, fists thrown in the air, and a first for Nascar in a long time, some of those punches actually connected.  A tie in the big pool for high score this week (again) this time Brian and James.  Brian is running away with this thing (82 point lead)... better get some more to pad your lead for the half, buddy.  Colleen sinks lower, and a tight wad right there in the middle.
   In the half pool, halfway through and half of the contestants are right there in it.  Jerry with a big gain is now tied for first with me. And in third.... me.  My strategy picks are doing well this year, hanging with my deck of cards, random picks.  That's a first too!
   Good luck to everyone today in Talladega.  We all know how that usually works for our picks.
See you all next week,
Paul