Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The People's Facts - Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500

This week the Internet's favorite fantasy racing team takes its act back to Pennsylvania for a NASCAR Sprint Cup race on Sunday. You still have time to vote on our lineup polls. Here's some information to help you guide your decision.

Track basics: Once again, Pocono Raceway is a unique triangle of a track. Those you who weren't paying attention the last time NASCAR came to this track can click here for our preview of that race or click here for Yahoo's handy fantasy NASCAR guide.

Last time we were here: For the June Pocono race, the People's Pitstop started Kyle Busch (who finished 2nd, trailing only Denny Hamlin), Jeff Burton (7th), Clint Bowyer (9th) and Paul Menard (16th). They racked up 336 points, one of our highest totals of the season.

Recent winners: Hamlin (2009 August race), Carl Edwards (2008), Kurt Busch (2007).

Who wins here a lot: Despite his recent winless streak, Jeff Gordon is tied with Hamlin for the most wins by active NASCAR drivers at Pocono (four each). Bobby Labonte, now at the center of another team-switching controversy, trails them with three.

This may get me fined, but... The other latest controversy in France-ville is the revelation of fines for drivers who disparage NASCAR. Who got fined? How much were they fined? What remarks sparked the fines? NASCAR isn't saying.

What effect does the double-secret penalty have? It makes NASCAR look moronic, paranoid or both. Next thing you know, they'll fine reporters for saying the ratings for last week's race fell from a year earlier, or they'll fine columnists for suggesting that NASCAR tweak its schedule to make it less vulnerable to the NFL.

Speaking of the NFL, we'll be back with a fantasy football update.

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