2007 Season: Race Summary
 

Race Results: UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

Team

TP

W

T5

T10

1

The Crew

23

1

2

3

1

TBills

23

1

2

3

1

Speedracer

23

1

2

3

1

Rocketman

23

1

2

3

1

race junky

23

1

2

3

6

4U2Envy

28

1

1

3

7

Shake N Bake Racing

31

1

2

2

8

Spanky

38

1

2

3

9

The Intimidator

39

1

1

1

10

trentonk

46

1

2

2

11

Speed Junkie

48

0

0

3

11

Smoke20

48

0

1

2

13

Texas Bitch

56

1

2

2

13

McCurdy Racing

56

1

1

2

13

Brickman

56

0

1

2

16

JTC & The Boyz

57

0

1

2

16

dirty duck

57

0

1

2

18

racinboys

58

0

1

2

19

KB GB Racing

62

0

0

2

20

Cattleman

64

1

2

2

21

MonkeyMan

65

1

1

2

22

VILME

66

1

1

2

23

The Tyler Tandem

67

0

1

2

24

Whitetrash

68

1

1

2

25

Hotrod

71

0

1

2

26

Off Constantly

85

1

1

1

26

Budman

85

0

0

0

28

Hot Rod Wildcat

94

1

1

1

29

Queen B

95

0

1

1

29

Cosmo

95

1

1

1

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

Season Standings after UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

Team

TP

CH

PB

W

T5

T10

1

dirty duck

141

--

--

2

5

8

2

4U2Envy

148

--

-7

2

5

8

3

TBills

161

--

-20

2

5

8

4

race junky

164

+1

-23

2

4

8

5

trentonk

186

-1

-45

1

5

7

6

Rocketman

205

+10

-64

1

4

6

7

Smoke20

207

+3

-66

1

2

5

8

Speedracer

209

+11

-68

2

3

6

9

Whitetrash

212

-3

-71

2

5

7

9

Texas Bitch

212

-2

-71

2

4

6

11

Shake N Bake Racing

214

+7

-73

2

3

5

12

Speed Junkie

215

-1

-74

0

2

6

13

The Crew

219

+9

-78

1

4

6

14

Spanky

220

+2

-79

2

4

6

15

The Tyler Tandem

225

-6

-84

0

2

6

16

JTC & The Boyz

230

-3

-89

2

3

6

17

racinboys

239

-3

-98

0

3

6

18

Cattleman

245

-4

-104

2

4

5

19

Cosmo

251

-12

-110

1

3

5

20

McCurdy Racing

252

+2

-111

1

3

5

21

Off Constantly

256

-9

-115

2

3

5

22

The Intimidator

257

+7

-116

1

3

3

23

MonkeyMan

259

-3

-118

1

3

5

24

Hotrod

266

-3

-125

0

1

5

25

Brickman

269

+2

-128

1

2

3

26

VILME

273

-1

-132

1

2

4

27

KB GB Racing

282

+3

-141

1

1

4

28

Hot Rod Wildcat

290

-4

-149

1

3

4

29

Queen B

308

-2

-167

0

2

3

30

Budman

310

+1

-169

1

1

2

31

skeelo

385

-5

-244

0

1

2

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

Race Summary:

The top three remained unchanged so the foul fowl remains the pointman for the league, but saw his lead shrink with 4U2Envy, TBills, & race junky looming close in the rearview mirror.  Rocketman launches into 6th place from 17th, with Speedracer drafting him and zooming from 19th to 8th.  The other big jump this week came from The Crew moving up 9 spots to 13th place.  There were some other teams making their way to the front, with Shake N Bake Racing getting close enough to catch a sniff the top 10.  But, just as any realistic driver will tell you, big gains usually come at someone else's expense and bad luck.  We had plenty of red in the position change column this week.  Nothing really dramatic with the exception of former top 10 Cosmo, who dropped 11 spots to 19th.  The repercussions of a high-point lineup hurt a lot worse when you're smack in the middle of the tightest points separations between teams.  Cosmo's 95 point roster dropped the team 11 places, but a similar roster only dropped Queen B a couple spots.  When you're on the bottom, ya ain't got far to fall... Queen B, myself (Hot Rod Wildcat), and the rest of the bottom-feeders don't have too far to fall, but certainly have a long way to the top.  Fortunately, it's also still a long way to the checkered flag for the season.  (Always the optimist!)  We also had our first DNF of the season, with skeelo dropping out.  No lineup was submitted and no league dues had been paid, so he's behind the wall permanently for the season.  That will explain why Budman gained a spot, but still remains in last place, very closely followed by the Queen B.

Team Recognition:

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

The GOLD Helmet this week it goes out to all the 23 point rosters - The Crew, TBills, Speedracer, Rocketman, & race junky.  You certainly got the most bang for your buck with your lineups, selecting the best finishing lineup salary-cap money could buy.  I'll bet you have to do all the grocery shopping for the family, too, huh?

The SILVER Steering Wheel Award goes to Hotrod and Shake N Bake Racing for selecting Denny Hamlin and getting a 3rd place finish.  I'll bet Hotrod didn't think Denny would be the best performer in his lineup when he was making driver selections!

The BRONZE Burnout Award goes to The Crew and Rocketman.  Many selected Jimmie Johnson but it was the first time these teams selected a winner on the season and both had 23 point rosters - the first place roster total for this race.  Congrats!

The GOLDEN Dipstick Award goes to Cosmo and skeelo.  Cosmo's shining star fell and landed back in the middle of the pack... let's only hope Cosmo made a wish to return to the top 10.  Skeelo gets honors for a no-show.  I highly doubt he got stuck in Radiator Springs paving Route 66.  At least Lightning McQueen made it to the track when it came race-time... with apologies to Pixar and the movie Cars. 

Season Discussion:

Things are a little closer now in the top 4 and the middle of the pack.  The bottom feeders continue to watch the rest of the field pull away, so maybe we can try a little bump-drafting teamwork to catch back up to the pack.  Wins, Top 5's, & Top 10's are all still tied up for top honors - give it a few more races and it'll get dicey, though.  I was disappointed in dirty duck and JTC & The Boyz who both ended their pick-the-winner streak.

~ Adam