2013 NASCAR Fantasy League

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Finally I decided to keep exactly the same team I had last week. Good luck to all!

[Alex]

Finally I decided to keep exactly the same team I had last week. Good luck to all!

Three DNF's before even the mid point of the race. Had to shift my team at the last minute due to the Vickers/Hamlin dual setup; turned out to be bad all around for me. Rain showers are spiraling in from an ULL, so there is a good chance it will end prematurely.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Sorry about the delay, I forgot to come here yesterday. What a fail I had, it's time to reshuffle for the last race of the segment. Alex's 51 points is the worst score so far, and flaroads becomes again the leader. The scoreboard:

1. (2.) 6018555 (flaroads), 1,485 points (+151)
2. (3.) jlyben9174 (Alex's wife), 1,476 pts (+161) (Runner-up)
3. (1.) jgm9572 (mefailenglish), 1,468 pts (+89)
4. (4.) kshighways (route56), 1,368 pts (+124)*
5. (6.) on_wisconsin33 (on_wisconsin), 1,289 pts (+110)
6. (5.) Leudimin (Me ), 1,270 pts (+91)
7. (7.) AARoads (Alex), 1,229 pts (+51)

*Entered in round 4, lowest score up to there assigned.

Now I'm trying to log into ESPN to make any changes, but I keep hitting the sign in button and nothing happens . I'm in Google Chrome, FYI.

[FLRoads]

Alex's 51 points is the worst score so far, and flaroads becomes again the leader. The scoreboard:

Now I'm trying to log into ESPN to make any changes, but I keep hitting the sign in button and nothing happens . I'm in Google Chrome, FYI.

I use Google Chrome and have had no issues, so not sure what is going on with your end.

Well, as far as the low scores, that is just part of the game. Its always so unpredictable on what the drivers do every week, or what happens with their cars. I am sure my lead will be short lived though, as I feel two people breathing down my neck. Heck, maybe I will try for the new lowest score in a future race...hehe

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Now I see... it says cookies must be enabled in order to login, and I have cookies enabled . Something is wrong there... So finally I had to enter the game with that Shitxplorer I hate. Holy shit, once again Mark Martin hasn't run

Well, now for the last race of the segment, again at a bad schedule for me (12:45 a.m. May 12th CEST) @ Darlington SC

[FLRoads]

Well Mark Martin is running this week so I wouldn't change him.

[route56]

I think I got this right.... Scoreboard after Darington

1. (2.) jlyben9174 (Alex's wife), 1,657 pts (+181)
2. (1.) 6018555 (flaroads), 1,648 points (+163)
3. (3.) jgm9572 (mefailenglish), 1,624 pts (+156)
4. (4.) kshighways (route56), 1,527pts (+159)
5. (6.) Leudimin (CNGL-Leudimin), 1,454 pts (+184) ("Runner-up")
6. (5.) on_wisconsin33 (on_wisconsin), 1,436 pts (+147)
7. (7.) AARoads (Alex), 1,339 pts (+110)

Congratulations, Leudmin.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Hey, don't steal my scoreboard! . I know, I forgot it, but still, I have to repost. We have Alex's wife as the surprise winner of the 1st segment! And I've made a good choice by including that Colombian, ex-Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya, as he finished 8th while Mark Martin finished 25th. The final scoreboard of segment 1:

1. (2.) jlyben9174 (Alex's wife), 1,657 pts (+181)
2. (1.) 6018555 (flaroads), 1,648 points (+163)
3. (3.) jgm9572 (mefailenglish), 1,624 pts (+156)
4. (4.) kshighways (route56), 1,527pts (+159)*
5. (6.) Leudimin (Me ), 1,454 pts (+184) (Runner-up)
6. (5.) on_wisconsin33 (on_wisconsin), 1,436 pts (+147)
7. (7.) AARoads (Alex), 1,339 pts (+110)

*Entered in round 4, lowest score up to there assigned.

From now I will post two scoreboards. One with segment results (Which resets to zero), and another with overall results. See you all @ Concord NC in a couple weeks! (Again, bad schedule for me )

[FLRoads]

We have Alex's wife as the surprise winner of the 1st segment!

She might have won the battle, but she has not won the war!!!!! lol

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Heck, the race is on 12:00 a.m. Monday May 27th CEST (UTC+2), I thought it was this night. Oh, and I have to remind you have to pick all drivers again since a new segment starts?

[route56]

PING on_wisconsin - Looks like you forgot to submit an entry before the deadline, and is the only reason I'm not at the bottom for this segment.

I just have to figure... how the heck do we describe last night's race. Crazy may not be descriptive enough.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

I believe he has forgotten this league after the first round, as he did not switch any drivers at all. Due to this, I'm dropping on_wisconsin from the scoreboards. As for me, I had a fairly good start of segment 2 despite Kyle Busch getting out thanks to Harvick's win. Anyway, the segment scoreboard:

1. jlyben9174 (Alex's wife), 166 points
2. AARoads (Alex), 144 pts
3. Leudimin (Me ), 141 pts
4. jcm9572 (mefailenglish), 140 pts
5. 6018555 (flaroads), 133 pts
6. kshighways (route56), 101 pts

And the overall:
1. (1.) jlyben9174 (Alex's wife), 1,823 points (+166) (Runner-up? Is allowed?)
2. (2.) 6018555 (flaroads), 1,781 pts (+133)
3. (3.) jcm9572 (mefailenglish), 1,761 pts (+140)
4. (4.) kshighways (route56), 1,628 pts (+101)*
5. (5.) Leudimin (Me ), 1,595 pts (+141)
6. (7.) AARoads (Alex), 1,483 pts (+144)

*Entered in round 4, lowest score up to there assigned

Next week is at Dover DE. Finally a better schedule for me. What will happen? We'll see...

[CNGL-Leudimin]

No changes for me! Fun fact: Despite having a cap of $100.0, my team currently has a value of $100.2 .

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Woot, I made a good move by doing nothing! I got a ton of points and I become the segment leader. Nice crash that of Alex's wife, with 3 DNFs, and gets out of the overall leadership. Now the scoreboards. Segment:

1. (3.) Leudimin (Me ), 328 points (+187) (Runner-up)
2. (6.) kshighways (route56), 282 pts (+181)
3. (2.) AARoads (Alex), 278 pts (+134)
4. (5.) 6018555 (flaroads), 274 pts (+141)
5. (1.) jlyben9174 (Alex's wife), 264 pts (+98)
6. (4.) jcm9572 (mefailenglish), 256 pts (+116)

Overall:
1. (2.) 6018555 (flaroads), 1,922 points (+141)
2. (1.) jlyben9174 (Alex's wife), 1,921 pts (+98)
3. (3.) jcm9572 (mefailenglish), 1,880 pts (+116)
4. (4.) kshighways (route56), 1,809 pts (+181)*
5. (5.) Leudimin (Me ), 1,782 pts (+187) (Runner-up)
6. (6.) AARoads (Alex), 1,617 pts (+134)

Next week is at the Poconos PA. A triangle shaped circuit. Racetracks with only left turns are waaaaaay boring, luckily Sonoma is in three weeks time...

[route56]

1. (3.) Leudimin (Me ), 328 points (+187) (Runner-up)
2. (6.) kshighways (route56), 282 pts (+181)

I forgot to make changes to my roster.... looks like it worked out for me just fine

[mefailenglish]

I was listening on the radio and never saw the highlights.  Did Jimmie Johnson get jobbed on the restart? 

I was excited to hear Smoke take the checkers, thinking I had left him on my roster.  But no, I swapped him out for Truex.  D'oh!   

[Alex]

Woot, I made a good move by doing nothing! I got a ton of points and I become the segment leader. Nice crash that of Alex's wife, with 3 DNFs, and gets out of the overall leadership. Now the scoreboards.

Was driving the whole time the race was on, but listened to it on the radio. If the race had been rained out after the midpoint, I would have had 4 of the top 5, but as it went on, two of my drivers were involved with crashes and then the 48 got his from NASCAR on that final restart. So went my day down the tubes. At least my actual drive was uneventful and devoid of traffic jams.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

 I'm on full throttle! It's the second time in a row I score over 180 points and I'm about to catch route56 in the overall. The bad thing is that nobody got trolled by the drivers like they did to Alex's wife last week.
Segment scoreboard:
1. (1.) Leudimin (Me ), 513 points (+185)
2. (4.) 6018555 (flaroads), 449 pts (+175)
3. (6.) jcm9572 (mefailenglish), 447 pts (+191) (Runner-up)
4. (2.) kshighways (route56), 445 pts (+163)
5. (5.) jlyben9174 (Alex's wife), 428 pts (+164)
6. (3.) AARoads (Alex), 426 pts (+148)

Overall:
1. (1.) 6018555 (flaroads), 2,097 points (+175)
2. (2.) jlyben9174 (Alex's wife), 2,085 pts (+164)
3. (3.) jcm9572 (mefailenglish), 2,071 pts (+191) (Runner-up)
4. (4.) kshighways (route56), 1,972 pts (+163)*
5. (5.) Leudimin (Me ), 1,967 pts (+185)
6. (6.) AARoads (Alex), 1,765 pts (+148)

Next week is at... Wait a moment, is there a mistake, or there is a Brooklyn in Michigan? I thought it was part of New York...

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Okay, this time I got trolled. Of my five driver set only Kyle Busch managed to get into the top 10. But at least I continue at the top of the segment scoreboard. Overall, nobody got past the 150 point mark, what a bad race for all us...
Segment scoreboard:
1. (1.) Leudimin (Me ), 609 points (+96)
2. (2.) 6018555 (flaroads), 588 pts (+139)
3. (4.) kshighways (route56), 580 pts (+135)
4. (5.) jlyben9174 (Alex's wife), 577 pts (+149) (Runner-up)
5. (3.) jcm9572 (mefailenglish), 566 pts (+119)
6. (6.) AARoads (Alex), 532 pts (+106)

Overall:
1. (1.) 6018555 (flaroads), 2,236 points (+139)
2. (2.) jlyben9174 (Alex's wife), 2,234 pts (+149) (Runner-up)
3. (3.) jcm9572 (mefailenglish), 2,190 pts (+119)
4. (4.) kshighways (route56), 2,107 pts (+135)
5. (5.) Leudimin (Me ), 2,063 pts (+96)
6. (6.) AARoads (Alex), 1,871 pts (+106)

Next week things can mess up, since we are going to a race track with right curves as well as left ones (Finally! I don't like those boring ovals, triangles, etc): Sonoma CA. Time to do a roster overhaul. Steve, join now, they run clockwise there .

[CNGL-Leudimin]

My move was just good. While five of us continue to merge in the overall scoreboard, Alex continues getting distanced from the rest. And there is a leader change! Scoreboards:
Segment:
1. (1.) Leudimin (Me ), 778 points (+169)
2. (3.) kshighways (Route56), 754 pts (+174) (Runner-up)
3. (5.) jcm9572 (mefailenglish), 739 pts (+173)
4. (4.) jlyben9174 (Alex's wife), 722 pts (+145)
5. (2.) 6018555 (flaroads), 711 pts (+123)
6. (6.) AARoads (Alex), 648 pts (+116)

Overall:
1. (2.) jlyben9174 (Alex's wife), 2,379 points (+145)
2. (3.) jcm9572 (mefailenglish), 2,363 pts (+173)
3. (1.) 6018555 (flaroads), 2,359 pts (+123)
4. (4.) kshighways (route56), 2,281 pts (+174)* (Runner-up)
5. (5.) Leudimin (Me ), 2,232 pts (+169)
6. (6.) AARoads (Alex), 1,987 pts (+116)

*Entered in round 4, lowest score up to there assigned

Next round we come back to boring ovals. We go to Sparta KY.

[FLRoads]

This leader change is only temporary...haha

I will be back...

[route56]

2. (3.) kshighways (Route56), 754 pts (+174) (Runner-up)

I see my "pick the top 5 in qualifing" strategy worked

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Once again, there is a leader change, while I scored the same as last week. And I'm thinking of dropping Alex from the scoreboards due to the great difference he has behind the second-to-last .
Segment scoreboard:
1. (1.) Leudimin (Me ), 947 points (+169)
2. (3.) jcm9572 (mefailenglish), 922 pts (+183)
3. (2.) kshighways (route56), 902 pts (+148)
4. (5.) 6018555 (flaroads), 897 pts (+186) (Runner-up)
5. (4.) jlyben9174 (Alex's wife), 876 pts (+154)
6. (6.) AARoads (Alex), 759 pts (+111)

Overall:
1. (2.) jcm9572 (mefailenglish), 2,546 points (+183)
2. (3.) 6018555 (flaroads), 2,545 pts (+186) (Runner-up)
3. (1.) jlyben9174 (Alex's wife), 2,533 pts (+154)
4. (4.) kshighways (route56), 2,429 pts (+148)*
5. (5.) Leudimin (Me ), 2,401 pts (+169)
6. (6.) AARoads (Alex), 2,060 pts (+111)

*Entered in round 4, lowest score up to there assigned

For the next round we come back to Daytona FL. As last race, bad schedule for me: July 7th at 01:30 CEST.

[route56]

I forgot to make changes from Sonoma... and still beat Alex Alex, I think it's time to defend yourself.

[Alex]

I forgot to make changes from Sonoma... and still beat Alex Alex, I think it's time to defend yourself.

No matter who I go with, at least two of my five drivers either wreck, have engine problems, or simply run out of gas...