We still have a tight battle for the lead in the chase for the coveted Triple Lug Nut trophy. CR leads the field with 2 victories with moseby being the latest to join the winner's circle.
This week brings us two of auto racing's most hallowed events- IRL's Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's longest race of the season, the Coca Cola 600.
Let's get to the races.
1.) The NASCAR Nationwide series race from Charlotte, Saturday May 29; green flag drops at 2:46pm ET. (entry list)
2.) The F1 Turkish Grand Prix from Istanbul, Sunday May 30; green flag drops at 8:00am ET. (entry list)
4.) The NASCAR Sprint Cup Coca Cola 600 from Charlotte, May 30; green flag drops at 6:16pm ET. (entry list)
Good luck, and let's go racing!!
F1- Webber
ReplyDelete500- Helio
600- Jimmie Johnson
Pulling out the BIG GUNS this weekend!
Hey Beagle!
ReplyDeleteLong time no back scratch!
Okay, down to business...
F1 - Button (Isn't there a movie about him?)
500- Will Power (That's his real name!)
600- Kyle Busch!
Thanks!
I need another Million Dollar win under my belt in this league...
ReplyDeleteNW - Thorn Busch
500 - My dancin man Helio
600 - Mark Go Granddaddy Martin
Hi guys-
ReplyDeleteEveryone is logged in.
Kristen- I read somewhere that Kyle's fiancee has a B.S. in Psychology. Maybe when you're at Sonoma you could give her a few pointers as a professional courtesy :o).
LOL, bet she had her hands full with Kyle after the Allstar race!
ReplyDelete"... So, how does that make you feel?"
I shall wait until NW quals are done before selecting me thinks...that gets the F1 quals out of the way as well, lol
ReplyDeleteNNS....KYLE!
ReplyDeleteCup....KYLE!
Indy...Dixon!!
It's me Hanahan. I'm in NoCal at Hidden Valley Lake in Lake County. Laptop was dropped at airport security yesterday, and is now shattered.
NW - Kyle Busch
ReplyDeleteF1 - Button
CUP - Kyle Busch
NNS--Kevin Harvick
ReplyDeleteIndy--Ryan Hunter-Reay
Cup--Denny Hamlin
Hanny, hope you have LifeLock!
SB - she is getting or just got her degree in Organizational Psychology - not clinical unfortuantely....so she'll be little use to Kyle. LOL
ReplyDeleteGene - OMG! That sucks!! You are pretty much in between me and CR Racing! Hope you enjoy your "vakay"...
Gene is in NoCal? Straying a little far from the SC aren't we?
ReplyDeleteSince the Doc took my 500 pick will have to adjust on the fly here:
F1 - Vettel
Indy 500 - Briscoe
Coke 600 - I say the Biff breaks through
Happy Memorial Day everyone! Please remember all of those who have fallen.
righto, quals are pretty much done so here we go:
ReplyDeleteNW - Brad Keselowski
F1 - Lewis Hamilton
Indycar - Dario Franchitti
And the Beagle will go with:
ReplyDeleteNW- Joey
IRL- Dario
Cup- Kurt
PRELIMINARY standings after the Nationwide race. CR, dwindy, and moseby have yet to run their 1st race.
ReplyDeleteKlv 1
Hanny 1
Athens 1
Tez 2
SB 3
jon 6
That was a tense F1 race!
ReplyDeleteRed Bull and McLaren were fighting tooth and nail and it looked like the Bulls had the advantage after the stops when Vettel jumped Hamilton. Then Vettel went for a pass on Webber, Webber gave him a car and an inch on the inside, Seb tried to squeeze some track back, they touched, Vettel went out, Mark managed to finish in third. Then the 2 Maccas seemingly forgot what happened and decided to battle it out as well...luckily neither of them retired since they did touch by the look of the replays.
I so want to hear the postrace conference, lol
On further analysis, it appears that Vettel was *nearly* a car ahead when he zipped a little towards the racing line, hitting Webber. Mark is well known for being mighty hard to pass but I figure Seb thought he would cut him a tiny bit of slack since they're teammates....probably a 50/50 call since Mark could have let him go and Seb could have not jinked, but either way, it cost them the lead in the Constructors' title.
ReplyDeleteWith everyone having finished one race, the standings are:
ReplyDeleteKlv 1
Hanny 1
Athens 1
dwindy1 2
Tez 2
CR 3
SB 3
jon 6
moseby 22
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ReplyDeleteWoot! Let's go Tango with Indy Helio!!
ReplyDeleteFront runners... Geez!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a day this is shaping up to be. Let's hope the 600 is just as exciting.
ReplyDeleteHere are the points standings with all players having completed two races:
Athens 3
Tez 3
SB 4
Hanny 5
dwindy1 10
Klv 10
CR 12
jon 23
moseby 46
Now comes the fun part. Tez's race day is finished(he picked Dario in the 500). He now has to sit back and hope that Kyle Busch doesn't pull off the double. A Kyle win gives Athens her 2nd victory of the season.
The Beagle and Hanny are lurking, but Hanny will have to jump off the Kyle bandwagon for any hope of winning.
dwindy, Kristen and CR are longshots, but like Hanny, dwindy will have to switch Cup drivers for any hope of winning.
How will it all turn out? We'll know in another 600 miles.
righto, my three races are done...I just hope the 600 is just as tense as Indy and Turkey were :)
ReplyDeleteI presume that Athens would get the nod as she picked earlier than me since our picks are not the same, SB?
ReplyDeleteRight. The tie goes to the person who posted first.
ReplyDeleteYou have to hope that Kyle does something stupid :o).
not that it counts for me, but I'd have taken Kasey Kahne for the 600, lol
ReplyDeleteOk, my brain's not in math mode. We are down to a two person race between Athens and Tez.
ReplyDeleteTez's race day is over with a 2nd, a 1st, and a 1st for a total of 4 points. He is hoping for a Kyle meltdown, since a Kyle win would give Athens the Trifecta victory by virtue of the tie breaker.
(BTW, Tez, Katie DOES have a stuffed M&M. She's just never been allowed to chew on it.)
Tez, better hope SB gives Katie permission to chew on that stuffed M&M!
ReplyDeleteActually, it's more like who makes the better offer- Tez to let her chew on it or Hanny to keep it locked up :o)
ReplyDeletewhat if I say I'll only ever go to Office Depot or Burger King instead of their rivals when I need to from today on, lol
ReplyDeleteWow, what a day. Everyone join me in a rousing chorus of "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi, oi, oi!" as Tez comes home with his first win of the season and another near perfect Trifecta.
ReplyDeleteThe final standings:
Tez 4
SB 5
Athens 6
Hanny 8
dwindy1 13
Klv 14
jon 41
CR 49
moseby 78
Way to go TEZ!
ReplyDeleteLucky I did wait ultimately since my first thoughts were Kyle over Brad and Vettel over Hamilton...that wouldn't have turned out as good in the end, lol
ReplyDeleteI must say that all the racing this weekend has been pretty good...hope the GrandAm one tomorrow is as all. Obviously I can't watch that since it's not a public holiday up here, but happy MD for everyone else (or should that be ML given Kurt's drive tonight?).
oh, and lucky I didn't take KK for the 600, that wasn't quite the inspired drive I would have been hoping for :o
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Tez!
ReplyDeleteLooks as if I may have to jump off the Kylefecta bandwagon... too many hangers on...LOL
TEZ!!! Congratulations!!!
ReplyDeleteMose...You always pick Mr. Ashley Judd! What changed?lol
Everyone have a fun and safe Memorial Day! Happy B-Day to Gene's Mom!
tez won? Wy land to goshen!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!
Also, WTG Speedbeagle!
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