Thursday, May 6, 2010

The Trifecta- Duck Wars Edition

Greetings, race fans! Time once again for what is fast becoming racings most exciting fantasy game, The Trifecta. Over the last few weeks, we've had one race end in a tie, and several have come down to the last race. Last week's winner, Athens, edged out runner up Tez by one point, despite Tez picking two winners.

In addition to our usual slate of races, we also have a special side race to keep an eye on. Our own Gunny has enlisted his own "voodoo duck" in an effort to protect Cousin Carl from the effects of Katie's Aflac Voodoo Duck (read all about it here). Katie is more than ready to meet this challenge and is confident that her duck will reign supreme.

Now on to the races:

1.) The NASCAR Nationwide race from Darlington, Friday May 7; green flag drops at 7:45pm ET. (entry list)

2.) The NASCAR Sprint Cup race from Darlington, Saturday May 8; green flag drops at 7:45pm ET. (entry list)

3.) The F1 Spanish Grand Prix from Barcelona, Sunday May 9; green flag drops at 8:00am ET. (entry list- near the bottom of the page)


Good luck, and let's go racing.

28 comments:

  1. I'm back - but gotta run so here are my quick picks!

    NW - Keslowski
    Cup - Biffle
    F1 - Alonso

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  2. NW--Harvick

    Cup--Harvick

    F1--Harvick (Just kidding! Wanted to see if you were paying attention!) Seriously, it's Lewis Hamilton.

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  3. NNS....KYLE!

    Cup....KYLE!

    F1.....MASSA!

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  4. kristen- missed you last week. You're all logged in.

    jon- hanny did that last year on our Superfecta(picked Kyle in all 5 races). I do wonder about Hamilton, though, seeing how another man is putting the moves on his girl :o).

    (For the uninformed, Hamilton's girlfriend is Dancing With the Stars contestant Nicole Scherzinger.)


    Hanny- noted!

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  5. given that it's sort of working...
    NW - Justin 'JJ' Algaier
    Cup - I'll take the gamble...Jimmie Johnson
    F1 - Sebastian 'Jimmie' Vettel

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  6. ...and I thought Lewis had a Pussycat Doll, what happened to her, SB?

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  7. Tez- it's the same girl. Nicole is the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls.

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  8. Going to go ahead and post my picks now. May not be home later to do so before the NW race begins.

    The Beagle picks-

    NW- Joey

    Cup- Jeffie G.

    F1- Button

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  9. KATIE,

    YOUR A CUTIE, HATS AND BOOTIES WELL UNDERWAY.

    PHIDEAUX, IS READY FOR THE WARS, HAS BEEN COOKING UP ALL KINDS OF MISCHIEF IN THE KITCHEN ALL WEEK LONG

    GUNAQUAT

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  10. Ok... trying this again...

    NW- Crazed Cuz'n Carl

    Cup- Ryan Newman

    F1- Vettel

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  11. NW - Harvick

    Cup - Shrub

    F1 - Dammit, Massa, you better win or I'm going to call some of my Italian cousins in Spain.

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  12. Wait! Gene is not picking KYLE for the Spanish Grand Prix?

    ....I think he can make the trip in time....

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  13. SB - Joey ain't in the #20 for the NW this week, it's the Hamster.

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  14. Thanks Tez. I'll take Denny then.

    CR and moseby, you're all logged in.

    Gunny- good to hear on the hats and booties. Looks like Phideaux is going to have to work a little harder. Carl qualified 41st for tomorrow night's race- a full 6mph SLOWER than pole sitter Jamie McMurray. Paul Menard was faster than Carl; Dave Blaney was faster than Carl; even Todd "2 laps and I'm done" Bodine was faster than Carl :o).

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  15. DID I MAKE IT?

    CUP - MARK MARTIN

    NW - JAMIE MCMURRAY

    F1 - BUTTON

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  16. After the Nationwide race

    SB 1
    Hanny 2
    Athens 3
    CR 6
    Klv 7
    jon 8
    moseby 8
    Tez 17

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  17. SB... Great pick on Joey Hamlin! lol

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  18. Justin was looking good for me for a while...if only he was using Michelins :P

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  19. A note to Hanny... Kyle qualified for the race with a speed of 175.698, compaired to Dave Blaney's 177.166, and Robbie Gordon's 177.326! Now I know it'll be a great race when we see Kyle move up thru the field to finish in the top 10! LOL, I'm just yankin' on your chain. I'm on your side bro!

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  20. Red Bull continued their stranglehold on pole position in F1 as they swept to their third 1-2 starting slots for the race tomorrow. But don't worry, the other teams are nipping at their heels....if you ignore the 0.7 seconds a lap difference, that is.

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  21. CR...haha. He likes a challenge. Couldn't believe how wild the NNS race was. They raced Darlington like it was a Friday night short track 35 lapper!

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  22. After a very unpredictable Cup race, the standings with one to go are:

    SB 5
    Hanny 9
    jon 14
    CR 15
    moseby 15
    Athens 19
    Klv 29
    Tez 53

    Will the Beagle get her first win of the season; will Hanny or jon tie CR for the lead in the chase for the coveted Triple Lug Nut Trophy; or will CR extend his lead? Tune in tomorrow.

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  23. Looks like the Beagle wins one... Congrats, and happy Mother's Day!

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  24. Good job, SB! Happy Mothers' Day! What was Mark Martin's problem?!

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  25. Final standings:

    SB 10
    Hanny 15
    CR 18
    moseby 21
    Athens 24
    jon 28
    Klv 31
    Tez 56

    In the chase for the coveted Triple Lug Nut trophy, CR continues to lead the standings with 2 victories. Athens,Jon, Kristen, Hanny, and the Beagle each have one victory.

    Next week finds all three NASCAR series on the track at Dover, while F1 breaks with tradition and heads to the hallowed streets of Monte Carlo. See you then.

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  26. Congrats SB! =)

    I'll be ready for Dover!

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