The drivers in the Daytona 500 weren't the only ones dealing with potholes on Sunday. (And we'll leave aside for the moment the question about how the folks in NASCAR allow a structural problem to affect the biggest race of the season on the most storied track in stock car racing.)
The People's Pitstop racked up a grand total of 236 fantasy points during Sunday's running of the Great American Race. That leaves the Internet's favorite fantasy racing team tied for 129th in the From the Marbles league. Here's the breakdown of our performance.
Jimmy Johnson (A List): Started 3rd, finished 35th (23 laps behind the leaders), 22 fantasy points. Rough starts are nothing new for the four-time defending Sprint Cup champion. But there's never a good time to break an axle.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (B List): Started 2nd, finished 2nd, led 4 laps, 98 fantasy points. Earnhardt gets the 10 bonus points for leading at least one lap, and he would have won it all if he had one extra lap.
Kevin Harvick (B List): Started 5th, finished 7th, led 41 laps, 98 fantasy points. Harvick got 10 bonus points for leading a lap, plus 10 more bonus points for leading more laps than anyone else. None of it makes up for the fact that under the old "one green-white-checkered attempt only" rules, he would have won the race.
Sam Hornish Jr. (C List): Started 36th, finished 37th (48 laps behind the leaders), 18 fantasy points. Oh, well. These drivers are on the C list for a reason.
(By the way, our bench drivers, including eventual winner Jamie McMurray, scored no points for the People's Pitstop, but they're still eligible for nine starts each.)
Now it's time to turn our sights west to Fontana, California, the site of next Sunday's Auto Club 500. This week, Yahoo will start awarding bonus points for qualifying well. In a related development, Yahoo also will start forcing fantasy players to turn in their lineups before the Friday qualifying session. Therefore, the lineup polls are up now and will close Thursday night. Please vote now.
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