It's going to be a busy weekend for this Website. NASCAR has a Saturday night special at Richmond International Raceway, and most of the National Football League will kick off the 2011 season on Sunday. Before those things, though, we have predictions for the Sprint Cup drivers who will finish in the top 10 tonight. Last week's forecasts went 3-1, lifting our season record to 32-60.
One from the front: Insert the Gomer Pyle "Surprise, surprise, surprise" sound effect here. Jimmie Johnson leads the pack in driver points as the Chase approaches. He finished second last week and starts fifth at Richmond, where he has won three times and finished in the top 10 in the last two races.
One from the back: The usual gang of idiots occupy the bottom 10 spots in this race, and our pick last week (Dave Blaney) developed kidney stones Monday and became the first driver to return to the garage on Tuesday. This week, we'll go with Robby Gordon, who starts 37th and at least has a top five finish at this track on his resume.
Two from the middle: Right now, how can you pick against Jeff Gordon? Last week, he not only won the race at Atlanta, earning sole possession of third place on NASCAR's all-time win list, but he also met Justin Bieber! This week, he starts 17th, but he's not a good bet to finish there.
OK, Tony Stewart. It's time to put up or shut up. True, you're starting 22nd, but you had a strong finish at Atlanta, and you have three wins on this track. You also have a tenuous hold on the 10th and final automatic berth in the Chase, and you can wrap up that playoff spot by working your way toward the front. As Robin Williams said in "Good Will Hunting," it's your move, chief.
Don't forget to get those votes in for the People's Pigskin lineup. Those polls will close Saturday night. We'll be back with predictions for the first week of the fantasy football season.
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Saturday, September 10, 2011
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
The People's Facts - Lenox Industrial Tools 301
Sorry this post didn't get posted sooner. I was waiting for the U.S. to score.
Anyway, you still have time to vote on the People's Pitstop lineup for this week's NASCAR Sprint Cup race. Please note that Boris Said is not eligible for your votes this week. (Neither is Danica.) The polls will close Thursday night to allow us to set up a lineup in time for Friday's qualifying session.
In the meantime, here are a few things you need to know about where they're racing this week.
Track basics: New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon is just over a mile in length. (The "301" refers to laps, not miles or darts.) It's also one of the flattest tracks in NASCAR; the sharpest banking is 7 degrees. By comparison, next week's track banks as much as 31 degrees.
Recent winners: Joey Logano (2009), Kurt Busch (2008), Denny Hamlin (2007).
Who wins here a lot: Jeff Burton leads active NASCAR drivers with four wins on this track. Just behind him with three apiece: Kurt Busch and Jeff Gordon. Yes, that Jeff Gordon.
Why you should vote carefully: A lot can happen between the time you post some fantasy NASCAR polls and the time they actually run the race in question. First, Robby Gordon announced that he would not be driving this week, and that his car, which does not have a sponsor, would start and park at New Hampshire. Then, Bobby Labonte, another driver whose car was in search of a sponsor, announced that he would be leaving TRG Motorsports and would drive Robby's No. 7 car this week.
(Next thing you know, an ESPN analyst will admit to smoking marijuana...)
As always, you can click here to download a handy-dandy guide from the folks at Yahoo Sports. We'll be back.
Anyway, you still have time to vote on the People's Pitstop lineup for this week's NASCAR Sprint Cup race. Please note that Boris Said is not eligible for your votes this week. (Neither is Danica.) The polls will close Thursday night to allow us to set up a lineup in time for Friday's qualifying session.
In the meantime, here are a few things you need to know about where they're racing this week.
Track basics: New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon is just over a mile in length. (The "301" refers to laps, not miles or darts.) It's also one of the flattest tracks in NASCAR; the sharpest banking is 7 degrees. By comparison, next week's track banks as much as 31 degrees.
Recent winners: Joey Logano (2009), Kurt Busch (2008), Denny Hamlin (2007).
Who wins here a lot: Jeff Burton leads active NASCAR drivers with four wins on this track. Just behind him with three apiece: Kurt Busch and Jeff Gordon. Yes, that Jeff Gordon.
Why you should vote carefully: A lot can happen between the time you post some fantasy NASCAR polls and the time they actually run the race in question. First, Robby Gordon announced that he would not be driving this week, and that his car, which does not have a sponsor, would start and park at New Hampshire. Then, Bobby Labonte, another driver whose car was in search of a sponsor, announced that he would be leaving TRG Motorsports and would drive Robby's No. 7 car this week.
(Next thing you know, an ESPN analyst will admit to smoking marijuana...)
As always, you can click here to download a handy-dandy guide from the folks at Yahoo Sports. We'll be back.
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