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KenJennings
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That Almirola wreck was nasty. Hoping for the best there. Weird situation though.   One thing is for sure, they need to stop interviewing Danica after a wreck. She does not have the temperament to han

blueschica
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I miss the Fox announcers! The NBC guys just are never as good. And while I'm typing this they miss a large collision . . .

KenJennings
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Tony Stewart won titles in Indycar and NASCAR. That's the only full fledged champion in both open wheel and stock car racing I can think of.   Unless you want to consider sprint cars 'open wheel' (whi

KenJennings

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RacerX has Trevor Bayne this week.

 

I'm going to change my pick to Bayne too. Shame to leave Jimmie on the bench, but it guarantees I make the postseason. Only thing I sacrifice is a chance to make ground on the lead.

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I am sitting in the grandstands just shy of the start finish line right now.

 

Nice! Richmond is my favorite oval on the circuit. I bet it's probably about the best track to watch live at.

i have been coming here since the late 80's. It's a great track to watch live though I think Daytona is still my favorite.
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Regular Season Final Standings (Richmond)

 

http://imageshack.com/a/img923/2585/SmEKmo.png Trevor Bayne P1 - blueschika - 800 Points (3 wins)

Used: Brad Keselowski (24), Kevin Harvick (43), Martin Truex (60), Kyle Larson (53), Denny Hamlin (26), Kyle Busch (52), Jamie McMurray (46), Chase Elliott (35), Joey Logano (42), Dale Earnhardt Jr (15), Ryan Blaney (51), Matt Kenseth (55), Jimmie Johnson (55), Kurt Busch (40), Clint Bowyer (22), AJ Allmendinger (11), Kasey Kahne (23). Daniel Suarez (19), Erik Jones (1), Ricky Stenhouse (2), Chris Buescher (9), Paul Menard (19), Austin Dillon (30), Ryan Newman (38), Arik Almirola (17), Trevor Bayne (12)

 

http://imageshack.com/a/img923/2585/SmEKmo.png Trevor Bayne P2 - KenJennings - 773 Points

Used: Austin Dillon (18), Kevin Harvick (43), Ryan Blaney (43), Dale Earnhardt Jr (24), Matt Kenseth (1), Clint Bowyer (31), Brad Keselowski (40), Daniel Suarez (19), Ricky Stenhouse (33), Jamie McMurray (36), Kyle Busch (48), Martin Truex (60), Erik Jones (27), Kurt Busch (40), Denny Hamlin (44), AJ Allmendinger (11), Ty Dillon (24), Joey Logano (29), Kasey Kahne (14), Paul Menard (21), Michael McDowell (21), Chris Buescher (26), Chase Elliott (37), Kyle Larson (41), Ryan Newman (30), Trevor Bayne (12)

 

http://imageshack.com/a/img12/6355/43almirola.png Arik Almirola P4 - Mr. Blues - 770 Points (3 wins)

Used: Danica Patrick (11), Kevin Harvick (43), Chase Elliott (47), Dale Earnhardt Jr (24), Kyle Larson (60), Denny Hamlin (16), Ryan Blaney (45), Jimmie Johnson (54), Martin Truex (35), Brad Keselowski (40), Joey Logano (2), Kyle Busch (61), Kurt Busch (1), Bubba Wallace (11), Clint Bowyer (22), Jamie McMurray (27), Ricky Stenhouse (40), Matt Kenseth (33), Kasey Kahne (14), Ryan Newman (34), Daniel Suarez (30), AJ Allmendinger (32), Erik Jones (47), Austin Dillon (1), Paul Menard (21), Arik Almirola (20)

 

http://imageshack.com/a/img923/3307/45LnjM.png Austin Dillon P3 - thesweetscience - 767 Points (3 wins)

Used: Clint Bowyer (9), Chase Elliott (49), Martin Truex (60), Ryan Blaney (21), Erik Jones (34), Kyle Busch (52), Jimmie Johnson (49), Kasey Kahne (17), Denny Hamlin (47), Dale Earnhardt Jr (15), Joey Logano (0), Matt Kenseth (55), Daniel Suarez (27), Kyle Larson (47), Jamie McMurray (32), AJ Allmendinger (11), Ricky Stenhouse (40), Kurt Busch (11), Brad Keselowski (28), Ryan Newman (34), Trevor Bayne (20), Michael McDowell (25), Kevin Harvick (41), Chris Buescher (10), Arik Almirola (17), Austin Dillon (16)

 

http://imageshack.com/a/img923/2585/SmEKmo.png Trevor Bayne Chase Cutoff - RacerX - 760 Points (2 wins)

Used: Chase Elliott (23), Kevin Harvick (48), Brad Keselowski (48), Joey Logano (16), Kyle Larson (59), Martin Truex (31), Clint Bowyer (30), Ryan Blaney (4), Matt Kenseth (33), Ricky Stenhouse (49), Kyle Busch (48), Erik Jones (39), Daniel Suarez (32), Kurt Busch (40), Denny Hamlin (44), Jamie McMurray (27), Kasey Kahne (23), Jimmie Johnson (3), Matt DiBenedetto (7), Ryan Newman (34), Michael McDowell (21), AJ Allmendinger (32), Austin Dillon (30), Chris Buescher (10), Arik Almirola (17), Trevor Bayne (12)

 

http://imageshack.com/a/img923/3307/45LnjM.png Austin Dillon P5 - Cygnus 2112 - 745 Points (3 wins)

Used: Chase Elliott (18), Brad Keselowski (53), Martin Truex (60), Kyle Larson (53), Erik Jones (34), Ryan Newman (29), Kyle Busch (23), Jimmie Johnson (54), Ricky Stenhouse (33), Dale Earnhardt Jr (15), Ryan Blaney (51), Kevin Harvick (36), Kurt Busch (1), Matt Kenseth (31), Clint Bowyer (17), Denny Hamlin (46), Joey Logano (8), Jamie McMurray (41), AJ Allmendinger (16), Danica Patrick (26), Aric Almirola (1), Daniel Suarez (39), Chris Buescher (31), Matt DiBenedetto (11), Trevor Bayne (2), Austin Dillon (16)

 

http://imageshack.com/a/img593/4212/27menard.png Paul Menard P6 - Pressure/Hopenoses - 710 Points (1 win)

Used: Kevin Harvick (34), Brad Keselowski (53), Joey Logano (39), Ryan Blaney (21), Denny Hamlin (26), Kyle Busch (52), Chase Elliott (34), Clint Bowyer (35), Matt Kenseth (33), Dale Earnhardt Jr (15), Jimmie Johnson (18), Martin Truex (60), Kyle Larson (50), Ryan Newman (40), Kasey Kahne (16), Kurt Busch (30), Austin Dillon (1), Jamie McMurray (41), Erik Jones (1), Ricky Stenhouse (2), Daniel Suarez (30), AJ Allmendinger (32), Ty Dillon (16), Chris Buescher (10), Arik Almirola (12), Paul Menard (9)

 

http://imageshack.com/a/img923/2585/SmEKmo.png Trevor Bayne P7 - pjbear05 - 655 Points

Used: Jamie McMurray (13), Martin Truex (43), Kurt Busch (7), Chase Elliott (42), Dale Earnhardt Jr (21), Jimmie Johnson (32), Matt Kenseth (21), Kyle Busch (3), Clint Bowyer (27), Daniel Suarez (18), Brad Keselowski (41), Ryan Blaney (17), Paul Menard (4), Kevin Harvick (51), Ryan Newman (22), Joey Logano (36), Kasey Kahne (23), Erik Jones (40), AJ Allmendinger (16), Danica Patrick (26), Denny Hamlin (37), Chris Buescher (26), Ricky Stenhouse (19), Kyle Larson (31), Arik Almirola (17), Trevor Bayne (12)

 

http://imageshack.com/a/img12/6355/43almirola.png Arik Almirola P8 - Fordgalaxy - 634 Points (2 wins)

Used: Brad Keselowski (24), Ricky Stenhouse (28), Martin Truex (60), Dale Earnhardt Jr (24), Kyle Larson (59), Clint Bowyer (31), Joey Logano (36), Ryan Blaney (4), Kevin Harvick (47), Denny Hamlin (36), Kyle Busch (48), Chase Elliott (1), Kurt Busch (1), Jamie McMurray (3), Matt Kenseth (39), Danica Patrick (20), Kasey Kahne (23), Jimmie Johnson (3), Erik Jones (0), Daniel Suarez (30), Matt DiBenedetto (1), Ryan Newman (12), Austin Dillon (30), Trevor Bayne (30), Ty Dillon (24), Arik Almirola (20)

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laughedatbytime

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Danica OUT after 2017. Rumors have Kenseth or Almirola going to the 10.

It won't be the same without her. :boohoo: :boohoo: :boohoo:

 

I don't get why anyone would take Almirola over Kenseth but apparently he can bring Smithfield with him.

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So I went to log my votes for Most Popular Driver today, and it was fairly easy to get through the Truck and Xfinity series votes... but when I got to Cup, I stopped and looked at the list for a good long while, and I realized...

 

...I don't really have a favorite driver anymore. I grew up a huge fan of Dale Earnhardt, and then over the years; Steve Park, Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick.

 

So in past years, it easily would've been Tony Stewart or Kevin Harvick. But with Tony retired, I went to Harvick, and saw that damned blue oval on his uniform. Without carrying the banner for GM, Harvick kinda blends back into the mix... so I kept scrolling...

 

I stopped at Larson for a while... but I just... I dunno. I like Larson, and I think very highly of him as a racer, but I haven't seen the engaging energy out of him yet that would get me rooting for him.

 

So I scrolled further, and stopped at Dale Jr... Now, I've always liked Jr. He's about as classy as they come, and he's a wonderful representative of the sport. But I've just honestly never felt he was the talent that I want him to be. Like him as much I do, and as much as I feel that he's a fine racer, and a great guy, I couldn't pull the trigger.

 

So I went on and stopped just for a minute at MTJ, world class guy, huge talent, likable, everything going for him. Toyota. No. Nooooo.

 

Along the way a couple names jumped out at me... I love Suarez, but hate Gibbs. I really dig Blaney, but want to see how he develops for a while. Chase Elliott is alright, but he bores me...

 

And then I got to Brad Keselowski. I don't know why I just didn't go there from the beginning. Probably cause he drives a Ford... Hell, if he was in a Chevrolet, he'd have been my favorite driver for years. Harvick's been my favorite for a few years... but if they're both gonna be driving for Ford, why not? I love his passion, I love his honesty, I think the world of his talent and commitment to excellence. I think his unique approach and intelligence are second to none. So I ended up voting Brad. And on top of it all, he's the only driver I've ever encountered that listens Rush!

 

I didn't expect to vote Keselowski as my favorite... but I guess he is. There's just no way I'm going to start drinking Miller.

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