Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The Trifecta- Jon Hasn't Had Time To Enjoy His Win Edition

Greetings, race fans. Yep, it's Tuesday, but it's time for another Trifecta. This week is the second (and thankfully last) five race super weekend. The NASCAR gang is off to Bristol; F1 is off to Belgium; and the IndyCar drivers are extremely late showing up for the Lug Nuts get together in Sonoma (did someone forget to send them a memo?).

With 12 races to go (including this weekend), the overall standings look like this:

PLAYER WINS PERFECT 1ST 2ND 3RD
dwindy 8 0 21 8 10
Hanny 3 0 17 11 5
cr 3 0 13 12 4
SB 2 0 10 12 9
jon 2 0 6 6 8
kristen 1 1 9 9 4
Tez 1 0 11 7 2
moseby 1 0 7 9 4

This week's starting line up:

jon CR Dwindy Hanny tez kristen SB moseby

And now to the races:

1.) The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race from Bristol, Wednesday August 24; green flag drops at 8:16pm ET(entry list)

2.) The NASCAR Nationwide Series race from Bristol, Friday August 26; green flag drops at 7:43pm ET

3.) The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race from Bristol, Saturday August 27; green flag drops at 7:43pm ET

4.) The F1 Belgian Grand Prix, Sunday August 28; green flag drops at 8:00am ET

5.) The IndyCar Grand Prix of Sonoma, Sunday August 28; green flag drops at 4:45pm ET

There you have it. Let's go racing!
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50 comments:

  1. SpeedBeagleAugust 23, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    jon (via Facebook)

    CWTS- Coulter

    NNS- ESad

    Cup- Bad Brad

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  2. Dwindy1August 23, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    So many choices... So little time...

    How about:

    CWTS - Austin "I've gotta get back in this thing" Dillon

    NWS - Kyle "Gotta get past Martin" Busch

    F1 - Young Mr. Vettel!

    Thanks You SB!

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  3. AnonymousAugust 23, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    CR here,

    Gonna try this again... My first post went into a black hole.

    NWS- Clint Bowyer
    F1- Fernando Alonso
    IndyCar- Helio Castroneves

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  4. jon_464August 23, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    --DRIVER CHANGES--

    Trucks--Happy (who else?)

    NNS--Bad Brad

    Cup--Kurt Busch

    Yeah, you're right--not much time to enjoy the win!!

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  5. tezgm99August 23, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    I could get used to having racing on Wednesday night, lol

    Trucks - Kyle "still got my license" Busch

    will probably pick Indycar and F1 but those can wait a couple more days until at least we get some practice times :)

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  6. klvalusAugust 23, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    Hmmm, I said I would just pick whatever Dwindy picked but to be honest CR's picks are more to my liking! I'll stand on my own with these more or less...

    Trucks - Kyle!
    F1 - Lewis!
    IRL - Dario! Dario!

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  7. SpeedBeagleAugust 23, 2011 at 9:01 PM

    jon-

    According to FoxSports, Parker Kliegerman will be subbing for Brad in the Nationwide race.

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  8. SpeedBeagleAugust 23, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    tez-

    Kyle lost his license for 45 days.

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  9. SpeedBeagleAugust 23, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    jon (via Facebook) is changing to Bowyer in the NNS race

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  10. SpeedBeagleAugust 23, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    The Beagle picks:

    Cup- Kyle "time to sweep the house again" Busch

    F1- Sebastian "the only logical choice" Vettel

    Indy- Will "more" Power

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  11. CR_RacingAugust 23, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    Kristen, guess what I found in the rocking chair in our family room today? Mail from over a week ago... and in it, a free reserved seat pass to the Grand Prix of Sonoma! lol ....now, question is, do I want to run away for the weekend? hmmmm....

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  12. CR_RacingAugust 23, 2011 at 11:27 PM

    ...thinking about the snail's pace exit after the race, makes me think I may want to just stay home and take a nap! lol

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  13. Dwindy1August 24, 2011 at 4:32 AM

    Heck CR, just go to the race and take your nap while the parking area clears out after the race!

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  14. mosebyAugust 24, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Cup - Kyle
    F1 - Vettel
    IRL - Dixon

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  15. AnonymousAugust 24, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    Tez here: he only lost his drivers license, not his racing license, SB.

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  16. SpeedBeagleAugust 24, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Hanny (via Facebook)

    CWTS- Kyle

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  17. klvalusAugust 24, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    Go CR! I'd go Sat to see them practice and skip the race...its all single file no passing anyway...but cool to see those cars on that track. They fly!

    I didnt buy tickets so no passes for me =(

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  18. tezgm99August 24, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    I believe I might need to take the penalty for changing races after this one...

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  19. tezgm99August 24, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    and yeah, go for it, CR!

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  20. Dwindy1August 24, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Trouble in River City! The Harvick / Kyle Busch fued takes off again!

    Dillon runs out of fuel? :(

    SB... Give me the penalty and I'll take Will Power in the Indycar race...

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  21. SpeedBeagleAugust 24, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    For those who had a stake in the truck race- jon picks up where he left off last week, dwindy will be taking advantage of the dump a race penalty, and I expect to be hearing from Hanny, Kristen, and Tez.

    jon 1
    Hanny 30
    tez 30
    kristen 30

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  22. klvalusAugust 24, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    Gimme the penalty and give me:

    NW - Cousin Carl...

    That way I can still use Cup race if need be! LOL

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  23. AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    Tez here...I concur with K's staement about using the Cup race if I go 2 for 2 with dud picks, lol

    NW - Kasey Kahne

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  24. CR_RacingAugust 25, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    Hey Tez... Now I'm really tempted to drive down to Sonoma. They have a Historic Formula 1 race on Sunday, before the IndyCar race. "up to 20 Formula 1 cars from the past. Still, I must be getting old, because the drive has me fretting; 5 1/2 hrs down, and about 8 hrs back home with all the post race traffic!

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  25. Gene HaddockAugust 25, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    NW... KYLE!

    Cup... KYLE!

    CWTS... Dropping KYLE!

    Indy... Dario

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  26. AnonymousAugust 26, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    Tez again: CR, remember that I drove 5 hours each way to see a freaking Canadian Tire Series race...surely Indycar and historic F1 ranks slightly higher on the 'awesomeness' scale?

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  27. SpeedBeagleAugust 26, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    Ok, after the Nationwide race, the standings look like this

    jon 1
    CR 3
    Dwindy 6
    Hanny 6
    kristen 10
    tez 24

    moseby and the Beagle will run their first race tomorrow night.

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  28. tezgm99August 26, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    you know, in my current form, I pity whoever I pick, LOL

    I shall likely dump KK and the NW race, SB *sigh*

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  29. Dwindy1August 26, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    Tez it's that post championship slump!

    You partied too much after last season's Lug Nuts win! Gotta put that Fosters down! LOL

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  30. CR_RacingAugust 26, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    I guess Jon wants more time to enjoy his win? 3rd pick in the NNS race was a wiser pick than the first two.

    Tez, I'm picking the opposite of your picks next week! If you pick the 14 car in a race, I'm picking the 41 car. If you pick the the 33, I'm picking the ....what the? LOL

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  31. tezgm99August 27, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    righto, who can I pick in NASCAR that won't impact you guys....
    Cup - Matt Kenseth
    F1 - still going with Vettel
    Indycar - Scott Dixon

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  32. Dwindy1August 27, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    TEZ! Why Vettel??? Hmmmm.... Should I switch? Don't think it much matters with Jon going for the gusto again...

    Guess I'll hang in...

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  33. CR_RacingAugust 27, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    Due to a dismal qualifying, I'm dropping Alonso in F1, and I'll take Lewis Hamilton instead.

    Thank you!

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  34. CR_RacingAugust 27, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Well I'm getting a late start, but I'm off to sunny Sonoma! ...."this is crazy, this is crazy" ...ala Clark Griswold in "Vacation" lol

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  35. tezgm99August 27, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    have fun, CR!

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  36. SpeedBeagleAugust 27, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    Ok, the standings with ALL players having completed one race:

    jon 1
    CR 3
    Dwindy 6
    Hanny 6
    kristen 10
    SB 14
    moseby 14
    tez 16


    Ok, with jon and hanny having completed TWO races:

    CR 3
    jon 4
    Dwindy 6
    kristen 10
    SB 14
    moseby 14
    tez 16
    Hanny 20

    and the final list showing jon's race card complete(maybe)

    CR 3
    Dwindy 6
    kristen 10
    SB 14
    moseby 14
    tez 16
    Hanny 20 (has finished TWO races)
    jon 21 (has finished THREE races)

    So, the question becomes will jon and/or hanny drop the dismal performances of the Busch brothers?

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  37. jon_464August 27, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    I'm dropping Kurt Busch's sucky performance and going with (drumroll please):

    ORIOL SERVIA for the IndyCar race.

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  38. SpeedBeagleAugust 28, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    The Beagle is dropping Will Power in the IndyCar race and going with Ryan Briscoe.

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  39. SpeedBeagleAugust 28, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    So with everyone having completed TWO races:

    Dwindy 7
    jon 9
    SB 15
    moseby 15
    tez 17
    Hanny 20
    CR 25
    kristen 32

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  40. tezgm99August 28, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    CR really should have stuck with Fred instead of switching to Hamster :o

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  41. SpeedBeagleAugust 28, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    Well, this has been an interesting week to say the least. CR dumps Alonso's dismal qualifying performance in favor of Hamilton's dismal race performance. Jon dumped Kurt's 17th place finish in the Cup race for Servia's 17th place finish in the Indy race(and picked up a 5 point penalty for his troubles). And our winner is

    Dwindy 8
    moseby 17
    SB 18
    tez 19
    jon 26
    Hanny 28
    CR 38
    kristen 40

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  42. klvalusAugust 28, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    Oy! Congrats Dwindy yet again!! Seems like several of us beat ourselves this week with wheeling and dealing....

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  43. CR_RacingAugust 28, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    I'm back home. That was worth the trip. Thanks for twisting my arm into going! I'll post some pics on FB tomorrow.

    BTW... How did I end up with 38 points when I had a 3rd in NNS, and a 2nd in IndyCar? I don't think there are 33 cars in F1, and I didn't change races, I changed to Hamilton before the race.

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  44. CR_RacingAugust 28, 2011 at 11:21 PM

    By my calculation, I should have 27 points. Which is enough to put me in front of Hanny on next week's grid! I'm filing a protest! lol

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  45. CR_RacingAugust 28, 2011 at 11:31 PM

    Oh, and congratulations to Dwindy! I can almost hear Dandy Don, singing "Turn Out the Lights, the Party's over"

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  46. Dwindy1August 29, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    How's that saying go? Even an old blind squirrel can find an acorn every once in a while! LOL!

    You guys all know more about NASCAR and F1 and IndyCar than I do... It's just a question of luck at work here.

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  47. AnonymousAugust 29, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    Tez here: I can't believe that I wound up 4th having taken 2 penalties, LOL

    congrats to Dwindy again...you're doing what Vettel is doing in F1 this year :P

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  48. SpeedBeagleAugust 29, 2011 at 10:02 AM

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  49. SpeedBeagleAugust 29, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    Ok, evidently IndyCar.com had the wires crossed on their results page yesterday. So here are the final scores with the correct results for the Indy race figured in:


    Dwindy 8 (Power- finished 1st)
    SB 18 (Briscoe- finished 3rd)
    jon 20 (Servia- finished 11th)
    moseby 20 (Dixon- finished 5th)
    tez 22 (Dixon-finished 5th)
    Hanny 24 (picked Dario- finished 4th)
    CR 27 (picked Helio- finished 2nd)
    kristen 36 (picked Dario- finished 4th)

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  50. jon_464August 30, 2011 at 12:34 AM

    Congrats to Dwindy again!!

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