It's Sunday morning again. And if you're reading this blog, chances are your morning routine includes setting your fantasy football lineup. The People's Pigskin is able to set its roster thanks to you, the Internet. You overcame the many questions that arise during bye weeks and picked this lineup for this week's People's League matchup against the Arcadia Roses.
Quarterback: Tony Romo's much-needed week off helped make this selection easy. You chose to start Eli Manning instead of taking a chance on the waiver wire. Manning hosts the Seattle Seahawks this Sunday.
Running back: There were two clear-cut winners of this poll. Fortunately, there are two clear-cut spots for running backs in the starting lineup. They go to Joseph Addai (who takes on the Kansas City Chiefs) and DeAngelo Williams (who faces the New Orleans Saints).
Wide receiver: As should be expected by now, the winner of this poll was Larry Fitzgerald, who visits the Minnesota Vikings this week. In second place, we have a tie between Wes Welker and Percy Harvin. Turning to the points projections as a tiebreaker, Welker (19) easily beats out Harvin (13) for the starting spot. He'll play in a late afternoon game against the New York Jets.
Flex: This battle between the third-place running back (Michael Bush) and the third-place wide receiver (Percy Harvin) goes to Harvin by virtue of the points projections (13-9). He gets the Arizona Cardinals today.
Tight end: It's always fun to have a fantasy player take the field in prime time to help you cement a win or erase an afternoon deficit. This week, thanks to Jason Witten's bye week, that role falls to Brandon Pettigrew, who will entertain the Chicago Bears on Monday night.
There were no changes at defense/special teams (the Pittsburgh Steelers, who face the Tennessee Titans) or at kicker (John Kasay, who visits the Carolina Panthers).
Thanks again for your votes. We'll be back later this morning with the People's League predictions.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Fearless Predictions - Kansas
As we approach Columbus Day, it's time for the NASCAR predictions to chart a course to undiscovered territory: the .500 mark. But it won't be easy. Last week's picks went 1-3, leaving us with a season record of 39-69.
One from the front: The one pick that worked for us last week was Carl Edwards. He starts in second place this week and finished second in Saturday's Nationwide race at Kansas Speedway to Brad Keselowski, who starts for the People's Pitstop. He also has finished in the top 10 the last two times the Sprint Cup drivers have taken on this track.
One from the back: This week, we find Juan Pablo Montoya in 34th place, but this pick is more of a prayer. We are praying that Montoya can avoid all the people who have reason to have grudges against him.
Two from the middle: Here are a few things you should know about Kurt Busch, who starts 17th in this race. His win last week in Dover was his fourth top 10 finish in five weeks. He jumped five spots in the point standings, to a very respectable (and in contention) fourth place. And he finished ninth at the Kansas race in June.
And then we have last week's runner-up, Jimmie Johnson. Yes, he starts in 19th place this week. But he's finished in the top 10 in the last five Kansas races. And speaking of five, there's always this.
There are still a few hours to vote on the People's Pigskin lineup for this week. Get your votes in now. We'll be back with those results.
One from the front: The one pick that worked for us last week was Carl Edwards. He starts in second place this week and finished second in Saturday's Nationwide race at Kansas Speedway to Brad Keselowski, who starts for the People's Pitstop. He also has finished in the top 10 the last two times the Sprint Cup drivers have taken on this track.
One from the back: This week, we find Juan Pablo Montoya in 34th place, but this pick is more of a prayer. We are praying that Montoya can avoid all the people who have reason to have grudges against him.
Two from the middle: Here are a few things you should know about Kurt Busch, who starts 17th in this race. His win last week in Dover was his fourth top 10 finish in five weeks. He jumped five spots in the point standings, to a very respectable (and in contention) fourth place. And he finished ninth at the Kansas race in June.
And then we have last week's runner-up, Jimmie Johnson. Yes, he starts in 19th place this week. But he's finished in the top 10 in the last five Kansas races. And speaking of five, there's always this.
There are still a few hours to vote on the People's Pigskin lineup for this week. Get your votes in now. We'll be back with those results.
Friday, October 7, 2011
The People's Choice - Kansas
Clint Bowyer may be switching teams, but we at this blog are glad that you, the Internet, are demonstrating your loyalty. You turned out yet again to pick a roster for the People's Pitstop. Your votes, combined with Friday's qualifying session, have combined to produce this starting lineup for the Internet's favorite fantasy NASCAR team for Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway.
A List: You could call this week's poll the Once and Future Kings poll. There was a tie between Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson. We will start Harvick, who qualified 14th, or five spots in front of Johnson.
B List: Apologies to anyone who voted for Ryan Newman. His appearance in this poll was erroneous, since he's already used up his nine starts for us this season. Among drivers who may still represent the People's Pitstop, the top two vote getters were Brad Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr., followed by Kasey Kahne and A.J. Allmendinger. The two K drivers, Kahne (5th) and Keselowski (12th) will start over Earnhardt (18th) and Allmendinger (22nd).
C List: The new champion of this "everybody else" poll appears to be Regan Smith. He got the most votes, and his 16th-place qualifying spot earns him a starting place over poll runner-up David Gilliland (30th).
Remember that you have until Saturday night to decide what to do this week with the People's Pigskin. The Internet's favorite fantasy football team needs your help to bounce back, so be sure to vote in the polls on the right. Thanks.
We'll be back with your weekly dose of NASCAR predictions.
A List: You could call this week's poll the Once and Future Kings poll. There was a tie between Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson. We will start Harvick, who qualified 14th, or five spots in front of Johnson.
B List: Apologies to anyone who voted for Ryan Newman. His appearance in this poll was erroneous, since he's already used up his nine starts for us this season. Among drivers who may still represent the People's Pitstop, the top two vote getters were Brad Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr., followed by Kasey Kahne and A.J. Allmendinger. The two K drivers, Kahne (5th) and Keselowski (12th) will start over Earnhardt (18th) and Allmendinger (22nd).
C List: The new champion of this "everybody else" poll appears to be Regan Smith. He got the most votes, and his 16th-place qualifying spot earns him a starting place over poll runner-up David Gilliland (30th).
Remember that you have until Saturday night to decide what to do this week with the People's Pigskin. The Internet's favorite fantasy football team needs your help to bounce back, so be sure to vote in the polls on the right. Thanks.
We'll be back with your weekly dose of NASCAR predictions.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Your Results May Vary -- by a Lot
How many points did the star of your fantasy football team score last week?
Would your neighbor be impressed?
One of the strangest things about fantasy football is that there is no standard scoring system for it. Every football fan knows that a touchdown is worth six points, whether it's scored by Local High or the Green Bay Packers. Every baseball fan knows a grand slam scored four runs, whether it's hit in Little League or at Busch Stadium. Every blackjack fan knows that a queen is worth 10, whether she's dealt at a church fundraiser or the Bellagio.
But every fantasy football fan learns sooner or later that all points are not created equal.
To illustrate that point, let's look at Tony Romo, one of the quarterbacks for the People's Pigskin. Last week, in a performance that drew its share of attention, he completed 34 of his 47 passes for 331 yards, 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. In the People's League, that added up to 19 fantasy points, which ranked sixth among quarterbacks that week.
In a Yahoo fantasy league, Romo's stats would have been worth 24.99 fantasy points, ranking him seventh among quarterbacks. (To be fair, Yahoo also notes that Romo was sacked.)
In a Fox Sports fantasy league -- that's right, the same site that told us Jamaal Charles was the best available running back -- Romo's stats would have been worth 25.2 fantasy points. Again, he ranked seventh among quarterbacks.
And in an NFL.com fantasy league, Romo's stats would have inflated Violet Beauregarde-style to 46.37 fantasy points, ranking him fifth among quarterbacks.
Of course, there are many reasons for discrepancies like this. Some leagues emphasize yardage. Some punish players more than others for turnovers. Some offer extra credit for "big plays." And on and on.
And until we have a fantasy sports commissioner, fantasy players will continue to say things like, "He got 25 points, but..."
Remember to vote on the lineup polls on your right. The NASCAR polls will close tonight, and the football ones will close Saturday night. We'll be back with the NASCAR poll results.
Would your neighbor be impressed?
One of the strangest things about fantasy football is that there is no standard scoring system for it. Every football fan knows that a touchdown is worth six points, whether it's scored by Local High or the Green Bay Packers. Every baseball fan knows a grand slam scored four runs, whether it's hit in Little League or at Busch Stadium. Every blackjack fan knows that a queen is worth 10, whether she's dealt at a church fundraiser or the Bellagio.
But every fantasy football fan learns sooner or later that all points are not created equal.
To illustrate that point, let's look at Tony Romo, one of the quarterbacks for the People's Pigskin. Last week, in a performance that drew its share of attention, he completed 34 of his 47 passes for 331 yards, 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. In the People's League, that added up to 19 fantasy points, which ranked sixth among quarterbacks that week.
In a Yahoo fantasy league, Romo's stats would have been worth 24.99 fantasy points, ranking him seventh among quarterbacks. (To be fair, Yahoo also notes that Romo was sacked.)
In a Fox Sports fantasy league -- that's right, the same site that told us Jamaal Charles was the best available running back -- Romo's stats would have been worth 25.2 fantasy points. Again, he ranked seventh among quarterbacks.
And in an NFL.com fantasy league, Romo's stats would have inflated Violet Beauregarde-style to 46.37 fantasy points, ranking him fifth among quarterbacks.
Of course, there are many reasons for discrepancies like this. Some leagues emphasize yardage. Some punish players more than others for turnovers. Some offer extra credit for "big plays." And on and on.
And until we have a fantasy sports commissioner, fantasy players will continue to say things like, "He got 25 points, but..."
Remember to vote on the lineup polls on your right. The NASCAR polls will close tonight, and the football ones will close Saturday night. We'll be back with the NASCAR poll results.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Back Down to .500
The People's Pigskin had almost as bad a weekend as the Philadelphia sports fans.
The Internet's favorite fantasy football team lost to the t-bay jacks Young'ry Buccs by a score of 113-98. The final dagger was a touchdown run by LeGarrette Blount, which made what happened to our quarterback irrelevant. (More on that in a moment.) The loss drops our record to 2-2.
Here are the scoring details:
Tony Romo, QB: 34 of 47 passing for 331 yards, 3 touchdowns, 3 interceptions and 19 fantasy points. See if this sounds familiar. Romo got off to a blazing start and then took just enough off the table for his Dallas Cowboys to lose.
Ray Rice, RB: 25 rushes for 66 yards, 2 receptions for 64 yards, 1 touchdown and 18 fantasy points. Rice got the only offensive touchdown scored by either team in Sunday night's return (and turnover) fest against the New York Jets.
Joseph Addai, RB: 11 rushes for 41 yards, 1 reception for 7 yards and 4 fantasy points. Addai's Indianapolis Colts had better figure out some way to win that doesn't involve sending Peyton Manning to Lourdes.
Larry Fitzgerald, WR: 8 receptions, 102 yards and 10 fantasy points. Fitzgerald became the top receiver in Arizona Cardinals history on Sunday. But he lost the spotlight to a receiver who forgot to get tackled.
Wes Welker, WR: 9 receptions, 158 yards, 1 touchdown and 21 fantasy points. Welker -- currently the NFL's leading receiver, by the way -- actually accounted for about two thirds of Tom Brady's passing in a bounceback victory over the Oakland Raiders.
Danny Woodhead, Flex: 2 rushes, 13 yards and 1 fantasy point. Woodhead left the game in the second quarter with an ankle injury.
Jason Witten, TE: 8 receptions, 94 yards, 1 touchdown and 15 fantasy points. Witten found the end zone for the first time this season. Just goes to show you don't need a bunch of touchdowns to be dominant in this game.
Pittsburgh Steelers, D/ST: 17 points allowed and 1 fantasy point. It doesn't take long for a team to go from Super Bowl contender to looking long in the tooth. And James Harrison's eye socket fracture certainly won't help things.
John Kasay, K: 3 for 5 on field goals, 2 for 2 on extra points and 9 fantasy points. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Bench: Eli Manning scored 18 points in a come-from-behind New York Giants victory. Michael Bush added 13 points, and Percy Harvin (who sat in favor of Woodhead) scored 10.
Now we turn for the first time this NFL season to bye weeks. This week's recipients of a free week off are Romo, Rice, Witten and Mike Sims-Walker. That's why this week's lineup polls (now appearing below the NASCAR polls) look a little slimmer than usual. Nevertheless, we need your help picking a lineup to face the Arcadia Roses. Please feel free to vote now and/or leave a comment about what we should do next. Thanks.
The Internet's favorite fantasy football team lost to the t-bay jacks Young'ry Buccs by a score of 113-98. The final dagger was a touchdown run by LeGarrette Blount, which made what happened to our quarterback irrelevant. (More on that in a moment.) The loss drops our record to 2-2.
Here are the scoring details:
Tony Romo, QB: 34 of 47 passing for 331 yards, 3 touchdowns, 3 interceptions and 19 fantasy points. See if this sounds familiar. Romo got off to a blazing start and then took just enough off the table for his Dallas Cowboys to lose.
Ray Rice, RB: 25 rushes for 66 yards, 2 receptions for 64 yards, 1 touchdown and 18 fantasy points. Rice got the only offensive touchdown scored by either team in Sunday night's return (and turnover) fest against the New York Jets.
Joseph Addai, RB: 11 rushes for 41 yards, 1 reception for 7 yards and 4 fantasy points. Addai's Indianapolis Colts had better figure out some way to win that doesn't involve sending Peyton Manning to Lourdes.
Larry Fitzgerald, WR: 8 receptions, 102 yards and 10 fantasy points. Fitzgerald became the top receiver in Arizona Cardinals history on Sunday. But he lost the spotlight to a receiver who forgot to get tackled.
Wes Welker, WR: 9 receptions, 158 yards, 1 touchdown and 21 fantasy points. Welker -- currently the NFL's leading receiver, by the way -- actually accounted for about two thirds of Tom Brady's passing in a bounceback victory over the Oakland Raiders.
Danny Woodhead, Flex: 2 rushes, 13 yards and 1 fantasy point. Woodhead left the game in the second quarter with an ankle injury.
Jason Witten, TE: 8 receptions, 94 yards, 1 touchdown and 15 fantasy points. Witten found the end zone for the first time this season. Just goes to show you don't need a bunch of touchdowns to be dominant in this game.
Pittsburgh Steelers, D/ST: 17 points allowed and 1 fantasy point. It doesn't take long for a team to go from Super Bowl contender to looking long in the tooth. And James Harrison's eye socket fracture certainly won't help things.
John Kasay, K: 3 for 5 on field goals, 2 for 2 on extra points and 9 fantasy points. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Bench: Eli Manning scored 18 points in a come-from-behind New York Giants victory. Michael Bush added 13 points, and Percy Harvin (who sat in favor of Woodhead) scored 10.
Now we turn for the first time this NFL season to bye weeks. This week's recipients of a free week off are Romo, Rice, Witten and Mike Sims-Walker. That's why this week's lineup polls (now appearing below the NASCAR polls) look a little slimmer than usual. Nevertheless, we need your help picking a lineup to face the Arcadia Roses. Please feel free to vote now and/or leave a comment about what we should do next. Thanks.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Spinning Our Wheels in Delaware
There are seven weeks left in the People's Pitstop's quest for supremacy in the 9beersfantasysportstavern fantasy NASCAR league, and we almost that many spaces to make up.
The Internet's favorite fantasy racing team scored 262 points during Sunday's Chase race at Dover International Speedway. Our season total of 7,648 leaves us in sixth place in our fantasy league.
Here are the detailed results.
Kevin Harvick: Started 22nd, finished 10th, 10 laps led and 82 fantasy points. Harvick's strong performance was good enough to put him in a tie with Carl Edwards the top of the point standings with seven races left in the Chase.
A.J. Allmendinger: Started 7th, finished 7th, 8 laps led and 88 fantasy points. Allmendinger had a strong car from start to finish, especially for someone out of the Chase, thanks in part to a heck of a save. This was the eighth start for Allmendinger, who now will have the "LAST TIME" warning in our polls.
Martin Truex Jr.: Started 1st, finished 30th (4 laps behind the leaders), 2 laps led and 52 fantasy points. Good thing he got the pole. It was the only way he was going to lead a lap this race. For a more detailed breakdown of his performance, check out this nj.com blog post.
Bobby Labonte: Started 8th, finished 26th (2 laps behind the leaders) and 40 fantasy points. Labonte's slide on a restart ended his chances of contention.
Now we turn to our chances of contention. NASCAR takes its act to Kansas this week, and we have until Friday's qualifying session to field a roster. Therefore, the polls are now open and will close Thursday night. Please get your votes in now.
We'll be back with the fantasy football results -- without any golf comparisons.
The Internet's favorite fantasy racing team scored 262 points during Sunday's Chase race at Dover International Speedway. Our season total of 7,648 leaves us in sixth place in our fantasy league.
Here are the detailed results.
Kevin Harvick: Started 22nd, finished 10th, 10 laps led and 82 fantasy points. Harvick's strong performance was good enough to put him in a tie with Carl Edwards the top of the point standings with seven races left in the Chase.
A.J. Allmendinger: Started 7th, finished 7th, 8 laps led and 88 fantasy points. Allmendinger had a strong car from start to finish, especially for someone out of the Chase, thanks in part to a heck of a save. This was the eighth start for Allmendinger, who now will have the "LAST TIME" warning in our polls.
Martin Truex Jr.: Started 1st, finished 30th (4 laps behind the leaders), 2 laps led and 52 fantasy points. Good thing he got the pole. It was the only way he was going to lead a lap this race. For a more detailed breakdown of his performance, check out this nj.com blog post.
Bobby Labonte: Started 8th, finished 26th (2 laps behind the leaders) and 40 fantasy points. Labonte's slide on a restart ended his chances of contention.
Now we turn to our chances of contention. NASCAR takes its act to Kansas this week, and we have until Friday's qualifying session to field a roster. Therefore, the polls are now open and will close Thursday night. Please get your votes in now.
We'll be back with the fantasy football results -- without any golf comparisons.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Fearless Predictions - Week 4
As the curtain rises on the first NFL games of October, we bid a fond farewell to September (unless you're a fan of the Boston Red Sox or Atlanta Braves, in which case you might just say "Good @#$%!$ riddance!"). We also give a warm welcome to the latest set of fantasy football predictions for the People's League. Last week's forecasts went 3-2, lifting our season record above .500 at 8-7.
People's Pigskin vs. t-bay jacks Young'ry Buccs. This week's game shouldn't get as out of hand as last week's, but the Pigskin should still get enough production from enough sources to handle the Buccs.
Palm Bay, Fl. BearDown 85 vs. Arcadia Roses. Reggie Wayne needs somebody to throw him the ball. And until Curtis Painter demonstrates that he can do that, the Roses will be at an unfortunate disadvantage. The BearDowns should pull this one out.
Glen Gardner's Finest vs. VinSethVaughn Bears. The Finest are counting on Victor Cruz to repeat last week's performance and on Kendall Hunter to make 49ers fans forget about Frank Gore. Getting both things to happen in the same week would be a tall order. The Bears get the pick here.
LA Lockouts vs. Team Brotherton. The Drew Brees vs. Joe Flacco matchup alone would be entertaining. But eventually, the Minnesota Vikings will figure out that their fortunes rest on the shoulder pads of Adrian Peterson. He should have a big day, and the Lockouts should ride him to victory.
Minneapolis Fantastic Houll vs. Hudson Valley Hawks2. Raise your hand if you thought the Tennessee Titans would have a top 10 fantasy defense/special teams this season. They should keep rolling against the Cleveland Browns and help the Hawks win a squeaker.
Thanks again for reading, and enjoy the games. We'll be back with some results.
People's Pigskin vs. t-bay jacks Young'ry Buccs. This week's game shouldn't get as out of hand as last week's, but the Pigskin should still get enough production from enough sources to handle the Buccs.
Palm Bay, Fl. BearDown 85 vs. Arcadia Roses. Reggie Wayne needs somebody to throw him the ball. And until Curtis Painter demonstrates that he can do that, the Roses will be at an unfortunate disadvantage. The BearDowns should pull this one out.
Glen Gardner's Finest vs. VinSethVaughn Bears. The Finest are counting on Victor Cruz to repeat last week's performance and on Kendall Hunter to make 49ers fans forget about Frank Gore. Getting both things to happen in the same week would be a tall order. The Bears get the pick here.
LA Lockouts vs. Team Brotherton. The Drew Brees vs. Joe Flacco matchup alone would be entertaining. But eventually, the Minnesota Vikings will figure out that their fortunes rest on the shoulder pads of Adrian Peterson. He should have a big day, and the Lockouts should ride him to victory.
Minneapolis Fantastic Houll vs. Hudson Valley Hawks2. Raise your hand if you thought the Tennessee Titans would have a top 10 fantasy defense/special teams this season. They should keep rolling against the Cleveland Browns and help the Hawks win a squeaker.
Thanks again for reading, and enjoy the games. We'll be back with some results.
The People's Choice - Dover
Once again, we would like to thank you, the Internet, for turning out to vote on the People's Pigskin lineup. Here are the players who will represent the Internet's favorite fantasy football team this week against t-bay jacks Young'ry buccs.
Quarterback: Apparently, it doesn't matter if his ribs are broken or his center is being fooled. You like Tony Romo. You really, really like him. He gets the start against the Detroit Lions today.
Running back: One player won this poll running away. That would be Ray Rice, who faces the New York Jets on Sunday night. In second place, we have a tie between Joseph Addai and Danny Woodhead. In situations like this, we used ESPN's point projections as a tiebreaker. Addai (16) gets the second starting spot over Woodhead (11) and will play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night.
Wide receiver: In this poll, the tie was at first place. Fortunately, we have two of these spots to dish out. They'll go to Wes Welker, who faces the Oakland Raiders, and Larry Fitzgerald, who takes on the New York Giants. Both are late afternoon starts.
Flex: Another week, another tie between the third-place running back and wide receiver. Once again, we use point projections to break the tie. Danny Woodhead (11, in case you skipped the running back section) edges out Percy Harvin (8) and will take on the Raiders in the late afternoon.
No changes at tight end (Jason Witten against the Lions), defense/special teams (the Pittsburgh Steelers, who visit the Houston Texans) or kicker (John Kasay, who takes on the Jacksonville Jaguars).
Thanks again for voting. We'll be back shortly with the projections for the People's League.
Quarterback: Apparently, it doesn't matter if his ribs are broken or his center is being fooled. You like Tony Romo. You really, really like him. He gets the start against the Detroit Lions today.
Running back: One player won this poll running away. That would be Ray Rice, who faces the New York Jets on Sunday night. In second place, we have a tie between Joseph Addai and Danny Woodhead. In situations like this, we used ESPN's point projections as a tiebreaker. Addai (16) gets the second starting spot over Woodhead (11) and will play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night.
Wide receiver: In this poll, the tie was at first place. Fortunately, we have two of these spots to dish out. They'll go to Wes Welker, who faces the Oakland Raiders, and Larry Fitzgerald, who takes on the New York Giants. Both are late afternoon starts.
Flex: Another week, another tie between the third-place running back and wide receiver. Once again, we use point projections to break the tie. Danny Woodhead (11, in case you skipped the running back section) edges out Percy Harvin (8) and will take on the Raiders in the late afternoon.
No changes at tight end (Jason Witten against the Lions), defense/special teams (the Pittsburgh Steelers, who visit the Houston Texans) or kicker (John Kasay, who takes on the Jacksonville Jaguars).
Thanks again for voting. We'll be back shortly with the projections for the People's League.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Fearless Predictions - Dover
Dover International Raceway has a special place in our hearts here at this blog for reasons we've covered in the past. This week, it gets to host a Chase race, and we're proud to bring you yet another set of predictions for which Sprint Cup drivers will finish in the top 10. Last week's predictions went a dismal 1-3, lowering our season record to 38-66.
One from the front: Carl Edwards is fourth in both driver points and in this week's grid. He won this race in 2007, and, if you're into more recent history, he won the Nationwide Series race on this track Saturday.
One from the back: The fantasy racing gods gave us a gift this week by having Jeff Gordon qualify 34th for this race. Yes, that's 10th from the back, so that makes a driver with four Cup championships, four Dover wins, and three wins this season eligible for this pick. Thank you. The obligatory sacrifice is being prepared.
Two from the middle: Speaking of three-time winners this season, Brad Keselowski qualified 15th. Since he's not starting for the People's Pitstop this week, that makes him eligible for this pick.
And we'll keep the "three win" theme going by heading back to 20th place, where we find Ryan Newman. The Rocket Man has three wins on this track and four top 10 finishes in the last six races of this season.
Be sure to get those last-minute votes for the People's Pigskin lineup in while you can. Those polls will close later tonight. We'll be back with the results.
One from the front: Carl Edwards is fourth in both driver points and in this week's grid. He won this race in 2007, and, if you're into more recent history, he won the Nationwide Series race on this track Saturday.
One from the back: The fantasy racing gods gave us a gift this week by having Jeff Gordon qualify 34th for this race. Yes, that's 10th from the back, so that makes a driver with four Cup championships, four Dover wins, and three wins this season eligible for this pick. Thank you. The obligatory sacrifice is being prepared.
Two from the middle: Speaking of three-time winners this season, Brad Keselowski qualified 15th. Since he's not starting for the People's Pitstop this week, that makes him eligible for this pick.
And we'll keep the "three win" theme going by heading back to 20th place, where we find Ryan Newman. The Rocket Man has three wins on this track and four top 10 finishes in the last six races of this season.
Be sure to get those last-minute votes for the People's Pigskin lineup in while you can. Those polls will close later tonight. We'll be back with the results.
The People's Choice - Dover
We've reached the month of October, when baseball starts a postseason that seems eternal but will be over long before NASCAR's. Speaking of which, the Sprint Cup drivers take on the Monster Mile of Dover International Speedway this Sunday. Here are the drivers who will represent the People's Pitstop in that race.
A List: Tony Stewart keeps racking up the wins. His latest came in this week's poll, where he beat a bunch of drivers. Kevin Harvick, by virtue of the points tiebreaker, took the second spot on the roster. And, by qualifying 22nd (six spots in front of Stewart), he earned a starting spot for this week.
B List: The winner of this week's pole was Brad Keselowski. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and A.J. Allmendinger tied for second place. Martin Truex Jr. grabbed the fourth and final spot. And then we had qualifying, which pretty much reversed things. Truex took the freakin' pole, earning us 10 badly needed bonus points. Allmendinger qualified 7th, earning himself a start. Earnhardt (21st) and Keselowski (15th) are relegated to the bench.
C List: Most of the drivers in this poll could have taken the week off as far as the voters were concerned. Regan Smith took the top spot again, followed by Bobby Labonte. And, like their B List counterparts, they reversed their order in the qualifying session. Labonte starts in 8th place (eight spots in front of Smith) and starts for us.
Thanks again for voting. And if you'd still like to participate in this little fantasy democracy experiment, take a crack at the football polls on the right side of this page. You can help decide who takes the field for the People's Pigskin this weekend.
We'll be back shortly with some NASCAR predictions.
A List: Tony Stewart keeps racking up the wins. His latest came in this week's poll, where he beat a bunch of drivers. Kevin Harvick, by virtue of the points tiebreaker, took the second spot on the roster. And, by qualifying 22nd (six spots in front of Stewart), he earned a starting spot for this week.
B List: The winner of this week's pole was Brad Keselowski. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and A.J. Allmendinger tied for second place. Martin Truex Jr. grabbed the fourth and final spot. And then we had qualifying, which pretty much reversed things. Truex took the freakin' pole, earning us 10 badly needed bonus points. Allmendinger qualified 7th, earning himself a start. Earnhardt (21st) and Keselowski (15th) are relegated to the bench.
C List: Most of the drivers in this poll could have taken the week off as far as the voters were concerned. Regan Smith took the top spot again, followed by Bobby Labonte. And, like their B List counterparts, they reversed their order in the qualifying session. Labonte starts in 8th place (eight spots in front of Smith) and starts for us.
Thanks again for voting. And if you'd still like to participate in this little fantasy democracy experiment, take a crack at the football polls on the right side of this page. You can help decide who takes the field for the People's Pigskin this weekend.
We'll be back shortly with some NASCAR predictions.
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