2013 NASCAR

Thanks Tom, but when I try to join it says

There was a problem
This is not a private group. (Error #147)

But it won't let me enter without the password either.

Anyway thanks it apparently won't work out.

 

This wee was won by one point over Boondock Muskies. This weeks winner is squarewheels.

Top movers??? Everyone except the #1 and #13 spot either moved up or down by one or two places. #1 and #13 did not move. 5 people moved down by 2 spots, 4 people moved up by 2, 1 moved up by 1 and 1 moved down by 1.

Overall standings: The top 5 are within 88 points of each other. The spring segment is still up for grabs.

PL …… Pts …. Wins … Top5 … Team
01 … 1712 ….. 00 ……. 04 … Lots More Stagger
02 … 1670 ….. 01 ……. 05 … Round Rock Racers
03 … 1642 ….. 00 ……. 03 … NC Gator Racing Team
04 … 1635 ….. 00 ……. 02 … Stu's Cats
05 … 1624 ….. 01 ……. 02 … Danica's (Sugar) Daddy
06 … 1595 ….. 00 ……. 03 … friarsnh1
07 … 1573 ….. 01 ……. 03 … Boondock Muskies
08 … 1556 ….. 01 ……. 02 … ND_Fan77
09 … 1548 ….. 01 ……. 02 … squarewheels
10 … 1517 ….. 00 ……. 01 … Foxchase
11 … 1506 ….. 00 ……. 01 … This Thing of Ours
12 … 1491 ….. 01 ……. 01 … Indy Racer
13 … 1436 ….. 00 ……. 01 … PJMIII

Pts out of 1st / Behind next spot
02 … -42 ….. -42
03 … -70 ….. -28
04 … -77 ….. -7
05 … -88 ….. -11
06 … -117 ….. -29
07 … -139 ….. -22
08 … -156 ….. -17
09 … -164 ….. -8
10 … -195 ….. -39
11 … -206 ….. -11
12 … -221 ….. -15
13 … -276 ….. -55

% of 1st points
02 … 97.55%
03 … 95.91%
04 … 95.50%
05 … 94.86%
06 … 93.17%
07 … 91.88%
08 … 90.89%
09 … 90.42%
10 … 88.61%
11 … 87.97%
12 … 87.09%
13 … 83.88%

Points +/- Mean
01 … 134.7
02 … 92.7
03 … 64.7
04 … 57.7
05 … 46.7
06 … 17.7
07 … -4.3
08 … -21.3
09 … -29.3
10 … -60.3
11 … -71.3
12 … -86.3
13 … -141.3

 

Week 7 saw Boondock Muskies get pissed over his one point photo finish second place last week. He takes week 7 by 24 points.

PL …… Pts …. Wins … Top5 … Team
01 … 1948 ….. 00 ……. 04 … Lots More Stagger
02 … 1926 ….. 00 ……. 04 … NC Gator Racing Team
03 … 1916 ….. 01 ……. 05 … Round Rock Racers
04 … 1913 ….. 02 ……. 04 … Boondock Muskies
05 … 1879 ….. 00 ……. 02 … Stu's Cats
06 … 1879 ….. 00 ……. 03 … friarsnh1
07 … 1876 ….. 01 ……. 02 … Danica's (Sugar) Daddy
08 … 1844 ….. 01 ……. 03 … squarewheels
09 … 1833 ….. 00 ……. 02 … Foxchase
10 … 1827 ….. 01 ……. 02 … ND_Fan77
11 … 1812 ….. 00 ……. 02 … This Thing of Ours
12 … 1716 ….. 01 ……. 01 … Indy Racer
13 … 1671 ….. 00 ……. 01 … PJMIII

Pts out of 1st / Behind next spot
02 … -22 ….. -22
03 … -32 ….. -10
04 … -35 ….. -3
05 … -69 ….. -34
06 … -69 ….. 0
07 … -72 ….. -3
08 … -104 ….. -32
09 … -115 ….. -11
10 … -121 ….. -17
11 … -136 ….. -15
12 … -232 ….. -96
13 … -277 ….. -45

% of 1st points
02 … 98.87%
03 … 98.36%
04 … 98.20%
05 … 96.46%
06 … 96.46%
07 … 96.30%
08 … 94.66%
09 … 94.10%
10 … 93.79%
11 … 93.02%
12 … 88.09%
13 … 85.78%

Points +/- Mean
01 … 98.8
02 … 76.8
03 … 66.8
04 … 63.8
05 … 29.8
06 … 29.8
07 … 26.8
08 … -5.2
09 … -16.2
10 … -22.2
11 … -37.2
12 … -133.2
13 … -178.2

 

Watch out for them Gators.

 

Careful... the better we think we are doing, the quicker we fall!

Foxchase wins week 8.

I believe this is the closes the top 10 of the contest has been in the history of me keeping data. After 8 weeks, there is only 63 points between 1st and 10th. With a single great week, 10th place could find himself leading this thing.

PL …… Pts …. Wins … Top5 … Team
01 … 2152 ….. 00 ……. 04 … Lots More Stagger
02 … 2141 ….. 01 ……. 05 … Round Rock Racers
03 … 2139 ….. 00 ……. 04 … friarsnh1
04 … 2120 ….. 01 ……. 03 … Foxchase
05 … 2114 ….. 01 ……. 02 … Danica's (Sugar) Daddy
06 … 2114 ….. 00 ……. 04 … NC Gator Racing Team
07 … 2107 ….. 00 ……. 02 … Stu's Cats
08 … 2098 ….. 02 ……. 04 … Boondock Muskies
09 … 2095 ….. 01 ……. 03 … ND_Fan77
10 … 2089 ….. 01 ……. 04 … squarewheels
11 … 1992 ….. 01 ……. 02 … Indy Racer
12 … 1986 ….. 00 ……. 02 … This Thing of Ours
13 … 1912 ….. 00 ……. 01 … PJMIII

Pts out of 1st / Behind next spot
02 … -11 ….. -11
03 … -13 ….. -2
04 … -32 ….. -19
05 … -38 ….. -6
06 … -38 ….. 0
07 … -45 ….. -7
08 … -54 ….. -9
09 … -57 ….. -3
10 … -63 ….. -9
11 … -160 ….. -97
12 … -166 ….. -6
13 … -240 ….. -74

% of 1st points
02 … 99.49%
03 … 99.40%
04 … 98.51%
05 … 98.23%
06 … 98.23%
07 … 97.91%
08 … 97.49%
09 … 97.35%
10 … 97.07%
11 … 92.57%
12 … 92.29%
13 … 88.85%

Points +/- Mean
01 … 70.5
02 … 59.5
03 … 57.5
04 … 38.5
05 … 32.5
06 … 32.5
07 … 25.5
08 … 16.5
09 … 13.5
10 … 7.5
11 … -89.5
12 … -95.5
13 … -169.5

 

Lots More Stagger wins week 9. He is separating himself from the pack. Everyone else must fall in line and draft back up to the front. That 63 points separating 1st and 10th last week only takes us back to 3rd this week. 10 teams were above the mean last week where only 6 are this week.

PL …… Pts …. Wins … Top5 … Team
01 … 2432 ….. 01 ……. 05 … Lots More Stagger
02 … 2380 ….. 01 ……. 04 … Foxchase
03 … 2372 ….. 01 ……. 05 … Round Rock Racers
04 … 2354 ….. 01 ……. 03 … Danica's (Sugar) Daddy
05 … 2344 ….. 00 ……. 02 … Stu's Cats
06 … 2326 ….. 01 ……. 04 … squarewheels
07 … 2290 ….. 01 ……. 03 … ND_Fan77
08 … 2273 ….. 00 ……. 04 … friarsnh1
09 … 2272 ….. 00 ……. 04 … NC Gator Racing Team
10 … 2270 ….. 01 ……. 03 … Indy Racer
11 … 2252 ….. 02 ……. 04 … Boondock Muskies
12 … 2167 ….. 00 ……. 02 … This Thing of Ours
13 … 2162 ….. 00 ……. 02 … PJMIII

Pts out of 1st / Behind next spot
02 … -52 ….. -52
03 … -60 ….. -8
04 … -78 ….. -18
05 … -88 ….. -10
06 … -106 ….. -18
07 … -142 ….. -36
08 … -159 ….. -17
09 … -160 ….. -1
10 … -162 ….. -3
11 … -180 ….. -18
12 … -265 ….. -85
13 … -270 ….. -5

% of 1st points
02 … 97.86%
03 … 97.53%
04 … 96.79%
05 … 96.38%
06 … 95.64%
07 … 94.16%
08 … 93.46%
09 … 93.42%
10 … 93.34%
11 … 92.60%
12 … 89.10%
13 … 88.90%

Points +/- Mean
01 … 132.5
02 … 80.5
03 … 72.5
04 … 54.5
05 … 44.5
06 … 26.5
07 … -9.5
08 … -26.5
09 … -27.5
10 … -29.5
11 … -47.5
12 … -132.5
13 … -137.5

 

Here come the Gators with a fast start.

Oh oh, there go the Gators crashing and falling.

You know the old saying, watch out what you say to people on the way up, you will see them again on your way down. :roll:

 

Be careful. Yahoo has the starting positions for Talledaga all screwed up, I think. Read the preview or look up the starting positions on nascar.com.

 

Stu is right:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Starting Lineup - Aaron's 499
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Alabama
Friday, May 03, 2013

1. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 2013 Owner Points 2nd.
2. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 2013 Owner Points 18th.
3. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 2013 Owner Points 25th.
4. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 2013 Owner Points 20th.
5. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 19th.
6. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 2013 Owner Points 14th.
7. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 2013 Owner Points 16th.
8. (48 ) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 1st.
9. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 17th.
10. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 3rd.
11. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 2013 Owner Points 6th.
12. (88 ) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 4th.
13. (18 ) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 2013 Owner Points 7th.
14. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 2013 Owner Points 13th.
15. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 2013 Owner Attempts 3.
16. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 10th.
17. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 2013 Owner Points 8th.
18. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 2013 Owner Points 11th.
19. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 2013 Owner Points 31st.
20. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 2013 Owner Points 5th.
21. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #, Ford, 2013 Owner Points 21st.
22. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 2013 Owner Points 27th.
23. (10) Danica Patrick #, Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 28th.
24. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 9th.
25. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 24th.
26. (35) Josh Wise(i), Ford, 2013 Owner Attempts 9.
27. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, 2013 Owner Points 33rd.
28. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 12th.
29. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 22nd.
30. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 26th.
31. (38 ) David Gilliland, Ford, 2013 Owner Points 35th.
32. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 2013 Owner Attempts 9.
33. (78 ) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 23rd.
34. (51) Regan Smith(i), Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 15th.
35. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, 2013 Owner Points 32nd.
36. (95) Scott Speed, Ford, 2013 Owner Attempts 6.
37. (32) Terry Labonte, Ford, Series Champion.
38. (98 ) Michael McDowell, Ford, 2013 Owner Attempts 8.
39. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 2013 Owner Points 29th.
40. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 30th.
41. (87) Joe Nemechek(i), Toyota, 2013 Owner Attempts 9.
42. (33) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 36th.
43. (36) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, 2013 Owner Points 34th.

 

I think they have it fixed now...at least my team is.

 

I really do try and when I do I take out Jimmie Johnson for Gordon. Every time I make a last-minute switch it backfires.

 

This race ended about 15 laps too late. That last wreck where Ryan Newman called out NASCAR for making a dumb ass decision to race in the darkness was what will send me to the rear this week.

 

Talledega = crap shoot.

 

Indyracer wins week 10 (second win this segment) and jumps up six spots in the standings to 4th overall.

Who knows who Lots More Stagger is? I remember opening this to friends of members so probably legit but I do not recognize the e-mail address.

All positions are pretty close to each other except for the lead that Lots More Stagger holds on second place.

PL …… Pts …. Wins … Top5 … Team
01 … 2762 ….. 01 ……. 06 … Lots More Stagger
02 … 2640 ….. 01 ……. 05 … Round Rock Racers
03 … 2630 ….. 00 ……. 03 … Stu's Cats
04 … 2626 ….. 02 ……. 04 … Indy Racer
05 … 2610 ….. 01 ……. 05 … squarewheels
06 … 2579 ….. 00 ……. 05 … friarsnh1
07 … 2544 ….. 01 ……. 04 … Foxchase
08 … 2540 ….. 01 ……. 03 … Danica's (Sugar) Daddy
09 … 2522 ….. 01 ……. 03 … ND_Fan77
10 … 2498 ….. 02 ……. 04 … Boondock Muskies
11 … 2468 ….. 00 ……. 04 … NC Gator Racing Team
12 … 2435 ….. 00 ……. 02 … This Thing of Ours
13 … 2290 ….. 00 ……. 02 … PJMIII

Pts out of 1st / Behind next spot
02 … -122 ….. -122
03 … -132 ….. -10
04 … -136 ….. -4
05 … -152 ….. -16
06 … -183 ….. -31
07 … -218 ….. -35
08 … -222 ….. -4
09 … -240 ….. -18
10 … -264 ….. -42
11 … -294 ….. -30
12 … -327 ….. -33
13 … -472 ….. -145

% of 1st points
02 … 95.58%
03 … 95.22%
04 … 95.08%
05 … 94.50%
06 … 93.37%
07 … 92.11%
08 … 91.96%
09 … 91.31%
10 … 90.44%
11 … 89.36%
12 … 88.16%
13 … 82.91%

Points +/- Mean
01 … 212.5
02 … 90.5
03 … 80.5
04 … 76.5
05 … 60.5
06 … 29.5
07 … -5.5
08 … -9.5
09 … -27.5
10 … -51.5
11 … -81.5
12 … -114.5
13 … -259.5

 

I saw where a number of drivers were really pissed at NASCAR. Kyle Busch said something to the effect that his family doesn't comet o either Talledega or Daytona. Those are the restrictor plate tracks right? Is that the main issue in general?

 

Lots More Stagger is Doug Campbell who is my long time friend and the service manager of my company since 1985.

He knows the racing biz.... he was on Ray Evernham's pit crew locally at Wall Stadium down the street from where I sit and he has worked with Martin Truex as well.

 

He's relatively speaking a pro among rank amateurs. I protest!
(Not really) :lol:

 

Not a problem George... just couldn't remember if he was invited or not. Gives me something to shoot for! :wink:

 

Walk a mile in my shoes... I have to work with the insufferable bastard! In any case, he thanks you for letting him play and asks that I remind you that second place is always the best of the rest. 8)

 

It's also known as first loser. Glass half full/empty situation. :wink: