Results for Texas

     For everyone who does not want to see Jimmie Johnson win another title, this race is not what we wanted to see.  Not only did he win, but he led 255 laps of 334.  Yikes! Kenseth did manage to finish in 4th place, but Jimmie has a seven point lead.  Let's not forget last year when Jimmie had a seven point lead over Brad K after winning the Texas race then going into Phoenix.  But, if you remember, Jimmie blew a tire and finished so far back that Brad just had to do ok in Homestead to win the title.
     In our pool here, Gary looks to be stout and looks to pull out the win.  But the question remains, can Mark, who is only 104 points out of third, make the comeback of a lifetime??? Is Colleen nervous? Who knows. But we will get closer to the big picture after tomorrows race.
     In the half pool, things just got a little closer as Joe's lead has shrunk to five points over John.  The rest of us are going to be battling it out for 3rd on back.
Good luck to all tomorrow,
ME

AAA Texas 500 Race Results

Finish	Start	#	Driver	Sponsor	Car	Status	Points
1	3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's	Chevrolet	running	48
2	7	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy Gold / 7-Eleven	Chevrolet	running	42
3	12	22	Joey Logano	AAA	Ford	running	42
4	6	20	Matt Kenseth	Home Depot "Let's Do This"	Toyota	running	41
5	11	5	Kasey Kahne	Time Warner Cable	Chevrolet	running	39
6	2	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite	Ford	running	39
7	14	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Office	Toyota	running	37
8	19	29	Kevin Harvick	Budweiser	Chevrolet	running	36
9	13	39	Ryan Newman	Outback Steakhouse	Chevrolet	running	36
10	26	15	Clint Bowyer	Sour Apple Extra Strength 5-hour	Toyota	running	34
11	33	14	Mark Martin	Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1	Chevrolet	running	33
12	18	16	Greg Biffle	3M Hire Our Heroes	Ford	running	33
13	5	18	Kyle Busch	Snickers	Toyota	running	32
14	15	56	Martin Truex, Jr.	NAPA Auto Parts	Toyota	running	30
15	4	27	Paul Menard	Quaker State / Menards	Chevrolet	running	29
16	9	17	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	Ford EcoBoost	Ford	running	28
17	31	78	Kurt Busch	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress	Chevrolet	running	27
18	23	30	Parker Kligerman	Swan Energy / Lean1	Toyota	running	0
19	25	55	Elliott Sadler	Aaron's Dream Machine	Toyota	running	0
20	16	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target	Chevrolet	running	24
21	10	9	Marcos Ambrose	MAC Tools	Ford	running	23
22	21	33	Austin Dillon	Boot Barn	Chevrolet	running	0
23	36	51	Kyle Larson	Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau	Chevrolet	running	0
24	20	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar	Chevrolet	running	20
25	30	10	Danica Patrick	GoDaddy.com	Chevrolet	running	19
26	28	38	David Gilliland	Long John Silver's	Ford	running	18
27	17	43	Aric Almirola	Farmland	Ford	running	17
28	39	83	David Reutimann	Burger King / Dr. Pepper	Toyota	running	16
29	32	21	Trevor Bayne	Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire &	Ford	running	0
30	43	36	J.J. Yeley	Accell Construction	Chevrolet	running	14
31	24	1	Jamie McMurray	McDonald's	Chevrolet	running	13
32	38	93	Travis Kvapil	Dr. Pepper / Burger King	Toyota	running	12
33	27	13	Casey Mears	GEICO	Ford	running	11
34	37	40	Landon Cassill	Pirate Oilfield Services	Chevrolet	running	0
35	42	7	Dave Blaney	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Chevrolet	running	9
36	41	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Toyota	rear gear	0
37	1	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac	Ford	engine	8
38	8	24	Jeff Gordon	Drive to End Hunger / AARP	Chevrolet	running	6
39	34	35	Josh Wise	MDS Transport	Ford	vibration	0
40	22	47	Bobby Labonte	Clorox	Toyota	engine	4
41	40	32	Timmy Hill	U.S. Chrome	Ford	engine	3
42	29	34	David Ragan	SaferCar.gov	Ford	engine	3
43	35	98	Michael McDowell	Phil Parsons Racing	Ford	vibration	2

AAA Texas 500 Line-Up

Start	#	Driver	Car	Speed
1	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	196.114
2	2	Brad Keselowski	Ford	196.100
3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	195.943
4	27	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	195.837
5	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	195.780
6	20	Matt Kenseth	Toyota	195.518
7	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	195.312
8	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	195.171
9	17	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	Ford	195.129
10	9	Marcos Ambrose	Ford	195.030
11	5	Kasey Kahne	Chevrolet	194.665
12	22	Joey Logano	Ford	194.517
13	39	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	194.384
14	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	194.377
15	56	Martin Truex, Jr.	Toyota	194.161
16	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chevrolet	193.805
17	43	Aric Almirola	Ford	193.659
18	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	193.618
19	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	193.604
20	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	193.403
21	33	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	193.334
22	47	Bobby Labonte	Toyota	193.126
23	30	Parker Kligerman	Toyota	193.043
24	1	Jamie McMurray	Chevrolet	192.933
25	55	Elliott Sadler	Toyota	192.905
26	15	Clint Bowyer	Toyota	192.802
27	13	Casey Mears	Ford	192.651
28	38	David Gilliland	Ford	192.048
29	34	David Ragan	Ford	191.891
30	10	Danica Patrick	Chevrolet	191.829
31	78	Kurt Busch	Chevrolet	191.421
32	21	Trevor Bayne	Ford	191.347
33	14	Mark Martin	Chevrolet	190.530
34	35	Josh Wise	Ford	189.880
35	98	Michael McDowell	Ford	189.321
36	51	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	189.235
37	40	Landon Cassill	Chevrolet	188.561
38	93	Travis Kvapil	Toyota	188.344
39	83	David Reutimann	Toyota	188.285
40	32	Timmy Hill	Ford	188.029
41	87	Joe Nemechek	Toyota	187.246
42	7	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	186.258
43	36	J.J. Yeley	Chevrolet	146.560

Results for Martinsville

Hey there Nascar buds,
   What a great race at Martinsville last weekend and even better that poor Jimmie couldn't win after leading so many laps.  Tight points race atop the Nascar scoreboard with Jimmie and Matt Kenseth tied, but Matt kas more wins than Jimmie.  Not that I am a fan of Kenseth, but I would rather see him win the championship.  Heck, I'd rather see Harvick sneak in there and steal one in his last season for RCR.
   In our little pool, Gary still sits atop our standings, but the lead got a little smaller.  Now only 43 points ahead of James and 63 in front of third place Brian.  Colleen still has a fighting chance, 85 out in 4th.
   In the half pool, Bryan V and Brian, picked Jeff Gordon to win.  Joe S still sits in first with a big 37 point lead over John (2).  Brian and Colleen are 3rd and 4th, 70 and 92 points out.  Ted moved up two to 5th place.
Good luck to all in Texas on Sunday!

Goody's 500 Race Results

Finish	Start	#	Driver	Sponsor	Car	Status	Points
1	9	24	Jeff Gordon	Drive to End Hunger / AARP	Chevrolet	running	47
2	4	20	Matt Kenseth	Dollar General	Toyota	running	44
3	5	15	Clint Bowyer	5-hour Energy	Toyota	running	42
4	11	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite	Ford	running	40
5	2	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe`s	Chevrolet	running	40
6	10	29	Kevin Harvick	Rheem	Chevrolet	running	38
7	1	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx One Rate	Toyota	running	38
8	12	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	National Guard	Chevrolet	running	36
9	33	16	Greg Biffle	3M	Ford	running	35
10	7	1	Jamie McMurray	McDonald`s	Chevrolet	running	34
11	22	31	Jeff Burton	Sleep Innovations / Dow	Chevrolet	running	34
12	14	99	Carl Edwards	Geek Squad	Ford	running	32
13	13	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target	Chevrolet	running	31
14	6	22	Joey Logano	Shell / Pennzoil	Ford	running	30
15	3	18	Kyle Busch	M&M`s Halloween	Toyota	running	30
16	15	56	Martin Truex, Jr.	NAPA Auto Parts	Toyota	running	28
17	41	10	Danica Patrick	GoDaddy Breast Cancer Awareness	Chevrolet	running	27
18	19	78	Kurt Busch	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress	Chevrolet	running	26
19	16	9	Marcos Ambrose	DeWalt	Ford	running	25
20	18	41	Aric Almirola	Maurice Petty Hall of Fame Inductee	Ford	running	24
21	28	13	Casey Mears	GEICO	Ford	running	23
22	23	27	Paul Menard	Menards / Turtle Wax	Chevrolet	running	22
23	27	38	David Gilliland	Long John Silver`s	Ford	running	21
24	32	93	Travis Kvapil	Burger King / Dr. Pepper	Toyota	running	20
25	35	55	Elliott Sadler	RK Motors Collector Car Auctions	Toyota	running	0
26	36	98	Michael McDowell	Energize Ministries	Ford	running	18
27	25	5	Kasey Kahne	Farmers Insurance	Chevrolet	running	17
28	38	32	Ken Schrader	U.S. Chrome	Ford	running	16
29	24	40	Landon Cassill	Moon Shine Attitude Attire	Chevrolet	running	0
30	37	36	J.J. Yeley	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Chevrolet	running	14
31	20	17	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	Driven for a Cause	Ford	running	13
32	34	47	Bobby Labonte	Clorox	Toyota	running	12
33	40	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Toyota	running	0
34	31	35	Josh Wise	MDS Transport	Ford	running	0
35	30	30	Cole Whitt	Widow Wax	Toyota	running	0
36	21	14	Mark Martin	Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1	Chevrolet	running	8
37	43	83	David Reutimann	Burger King / Dr. Pepper	Toyota	rear gear	7
38	17	39	Ryan Newman	State Water Heaters	Chevrolet	running	6
39	29	7	Dave Blaney	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Chevrolet	crash	5
40	42	95	Reed Sorenson	Leavine Family Racing	Ford	rear gear	0
41	39	33	Tony Raines	Circle Sport	Chevrolet	brakes	0
42	26	51	Kyle Larson	Target	Chevrolet	engine	0
43	8	34	David Ragan	Taco Bell	Ford	engine	1