2007 Season: Race Summary
 

Race Results: Auto Club 500

Team

TP

W

T5

T10

1

Whitetrash

11

1

4

4

2

TBills

14

1

3

4

2

dirty duck

14

1

3

4

4

4U2Envy

18

1

3

4

5

trentonk

20

0

3

4

6

race junky

22

1

2

4

7

Cattleman

26

1

2

3

8

Speed Junkie

30

0

2

3

9

Cosmo

32

0

2

3

10

Smoke20

33

1

1

3

11

The Tyler Tandem

34

0

1

3

12

Spanky

41

1

2

3

13

Texas Bitch

44

1

2

3

14

Off Constantly

51

1

2

3

15

racinboys

55

0

2

3

16

Rocketman

58

0

2

2

17

Shake N Bake Racing

62

1

1

2

18

skeelo

69

0

1

2

18

Hotrod

69

0

0

2

20

VILME

70

0

1

2

20

Queen B

70

0

1

2

22

The Crew

72

0

2

2

22

MonkeyMan

72

0

2

2

22

McCurdy Racing

72

0

2

2

22

Hot Rod Wildcat

72

0

2

2

26

Speedracer

77

1

1

2

26

KB GB Racing

77

1

1

2

28

The Intimidator

83

0

2

2

28

Brickman

83

1

1

1

30

Budman

85

1

1

2

31

JTC & The Boyz

87

1

1

2

TP-Total Points   W - Wins   T5 - Top 5's   T10 - Top 10's

Season Standings after Auto Club 500

Team

TP

CH

PB

W

T5

T10

1

dirty duck

84

--

--

2

4

6

2

4U2Envy

120

+1

-36

1

4

5

3

TBills

138

+8

-54

1

3

5

4

trentonk

140

+3

-56

0

3

5

5

race junky

141

+1

-57

1

2

5

6

Whitetrash

144

+16

-60

1

4

5

7

Texas Bitch

156

-2

-72

1

2

4

7

Cosmo

156

+4

-72

0

2

4

9

The Tyler Tandem

158

+2

-74

0

1

4

10

Smoke20

159

+8

-75

1

1

3

11

Speed Junkie

167

+13

-83

0

2

3

12

Off Constantly

171

-5

-87

1

2

4

13

JTC & The Boyz

173

-11

-89

2

2

4

14

Cattleman

181

+17

-97

1

2

3

14

racinboys

181

+5

-97

0

2

4

16

Spanky

182

+12

-98

1

2

3

16

Rocketman

182

-5

-98

0

2

3

18

Shake N Bake Racing

183

-9

-99

1

1

3

19

Speedracer

186

-15

-102

1

1

3

20

MonkeyMan

194

-10

-110

0

2

3

21

Hotrod

195

-3

-111

0

0

3

22

The Crew

196

-11

-112

0

2

3

22

McCurdy Racing

196

-11

-112

0

2

3

24

Hot Rod Wildcat

196

-13

-112

0

2

3

25

VILME

207

-1

-123

0

1

2

26

skeelo

209

--

-125

0

1

2

27

Queen B

213

+2

-129

0

1

2

27

Brickman

213

-6

-129

1

1

1

29

The Intimidator

218

-6

-134

0

2

2

30

KB GB Racing

220

-1

-136

1

1

2

31

Budman

225

-5

-141

1

1

2

TP - Total Points   CH - Position Change   PB - Points Behind
W - Wins       T5 - Top 5's      T10 - Top 10's

Race Summary:

What a difference a week makes... we go from record highs to record lows.  The only thing more extreme from week to week is the Kansas weather!  There were some good lineups in the 20's, and some excellent lineups in the teens, but with Earnhardt Jr, Edwards, and Kahne having less than spectacular finishes - we also had a large amount of lineups that were 70+.  That made for some big jumps in the season standings!  Congratulations to Cattleman - one week after receiving the Golden Dipstick award, he jumps 17 spots!  Whitetrash also cleaned house, took out the trash from last week, and jumped 16 spots with a 1st place lineup and new race record of 11 pts!.  The biggest losers include Speedracer - down 15 thanks to a Kahne/Edwards tandem in the lineup and myself, Hot Rod Wildcat - down 12 for the same misguided lineup tandem.  One team with an excellent 14 point lineup didn't move up at all... that's because the dirty duck was already in the #1 position!!! Dirty duck may very well be flying off from the rest of the flock if the rest of us don't get our act together soon.  At least 4U2Envy has stayed close enough to be a threat through a couple races, but the rest of the league is over 50 points back from the leader.  TBills super-jumps into the league's top 5, along with a small step up into the top 5 by race junky.  JTC & the Boyz dropped out of the top 5 like a rock thanks to Earnhardt Jr. and Kahne.  Interesting note: last week JTC had an 86 point lineup that earned them 2nd in the league for that race.  This week they added a point with an 87 point lineup and got dead last!  My condolences go out to Cosmo, Queen B, The Tyler Tandem, skeelo, & VILME who had the misfortunate flat tire on Harvick's car with 3 laps to go.

Team Recognition:

Sorry, these awards aren't worth anything but bragging rights!

The GOLD Helmet this week it goes out to all the Gordon fans.  Okay, maybe you're not a fan, but you know when the 24 is going to be good and even if you don't like him, you still put him in your lineup!

The SILVER Steering Wheel Award goes to Budman and Spanky for being the only ones to select Clint Bowyer who qualified 6th and finished 6th, one week after sliding across the finish line upside-down and on fire... literally.  Honorable mention goes out to race junky for selecting Jeff Burton.

The BRONZE Burnout Award once again goes to both dirty duck and JTC & The Boys who are two-for-two on selecting the winner in their lineup.  Honorable mention goes out to all the other teams that selected Kenseth for this race.

The GOLDEN Dipstick Award is a toss-up between JTC & the Boys, Budman, & Speedracer:  JTC & the Boys for their last place lineup, Budman for the new season point last place honors, and Speedracer for the biggest drop in the season standings.  You have my sympathy.

Season Discussion:

Most of us seem to be jumping around quite a bit, which is expected this early in the season.  If you're not doing well, don't get discouraged just yet though... you can see how fast things can change with a little luck (bad and good)!  With the majority of the league within about 60 points of each other, things should stay pretty competitive.  And with a little bad luck at the top and a little good luck at the bottom, things could get really interesting!

We've got a week off to regroup, then it's off to Vegas!

~ Adam