2014 Fantasy NASCAR league

[CNGL-Leudimin]

I'd like the fact three of the five Experts got only 2 points from their captain Bowyer... If I hadn't him as well . Anyway all of us scored lower than usual. I hope better results for the next race. Scoreboard:
1. (1.) Steve, 2,119 points (+218)
2. (2.) Kaitlyn, 2,003 pts (+112)
3. (3.) mefailenglish, 1,987 pts (+212)
4. (3.) Matt, 1,931 pts (+156)
5. (6.) Adam, 1,830 pts (+216)
6. (5.) Leudimin (Me ), 1,822 pts (+156)
7. (9.) route56, 1,809 pts (+236) (Runner-up)
8. (8.) Danielle, 1,790 pts (+209)
9. (7.) Alex's wife, 1,778 pts (+188)
10. (10.) Alex, 1,756 pts (+196)
11. (11.) flaroads, 1,530 pts (+165)

And the time has arrived. Next Sunday is the Aaron's 499, which happens to be the namesake of my most special friend, so I've renamed my team accordingly. See you all in Talladega AL!

[route56]

just... two... more.... points

[mefailenglish]

just... two... more.... points

So close, but yet so far...

[CNGL-Leudimin]

My case was worse: I scored 237 points one week, then the following week I scored 239. The special trophy is awarded to the one who scores exactly 238. It's obvious why I picked this number and not other .

[route56]

The special trophy is awarded to the one who scores exactly 238. It's obvious why I picked this number and not other .

Looks like we've got ourselves a trophy presentation this week. According to the fantasy standings, Alex's wife is the "runner-up," with the coveted 238 score.

[hotdogPi]

Maybe the game is designed so that if you would get the trophy, you get one more or less.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Talladega shakes things up...

The special trophy is awarded to the one who scores exactly 238. It's obvious why I picked this number and not other .

Looks like we've got ourselves a trophy presentation this week. According to the fantasy standings, Alex's wife is the "runner-up," with the coveted 238 score.

Actually is the "group runner-up", as the overall "runner-up" goes to Adam, who scored an astounding 330 points. Anyway, I used to post the scoreboard on Tuesday, but I'm going to post today Monday since as you pointed out, we have a trophy winner. By the way, Steve got an epic failure and therefore is no longer the overall leader. Scoreboard:

1. (2.) Kaitlyn, 2,191 points (+188)
2. (1.) Steve, 2,162 pts (+43) (Yes, that's not a typo)
3. (5.) Adam, 2,160 pts (+330) (Really runner-up)
4. (3.) mefailenglish, 2,104 pts (+117)
5. (4.) Matt, 2,100 pts (+169)
6. (7.) route56, 2,035 pts (+226)
7. (9.) Alex's wife, 2,016 pts (+238!!! Trophy winner!) (Group runner-up)
8. (6.) Leudimin (Me ), 1,969 pts (+143)
9. (10.) Alex, 1,947 pts (+191)
10. (8.) Danielle, 1,941 pts (+151)
11. (11.) flaroads, 1,664 pts (+134)

FOX 'Expert'
Scored 238 points in one or more rounds

After ten races, it's clear that this season's lagger is flaroads, and the difference between the leader and the second-to-last has slashed by more than 100 points this week. Next week we go to the KS side of Kansas City.

[FLRoads]

So when is the trophy going to be presented?

[mefailenglish]

I would imagine at the end-of-season banquet?

BTW, I really hate Talladega.  #justsayin

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Okay, for the first time on the season I'm behind all Fox experts. Four out of five are in the top four. No epic fails nor outstading scores of 300+ points happened this week, but this doesn't mean the race was boring. By the way, we have another 238 trophy award: The Netherlands scored 238 points at the Eurovision song contest held last Saturday in Copenhagen . Anyway, the scoreboard:

1. (1.) Kaitlyn, 2,410 points (+210)
2. (3.) Adam, 2,396 pts (+236)
2. (5.) Matt, 2,396 pts (+296) (Runner-up)
4. (2.) Steve, 2,351 pts (+189)
5. (4.) mefailenglish, 2,335 pts (+231)
6. (7.) Alex's wife, 2,016 pts (+246) (Group runner-up)
7. (6.) route56, 2,240 pts (+205)
8. (10.) Danielle, 2,193 pts (+252)
9. (9.) Alex, 2,176 pts (+229)
10. (8.) Leudimin (Me ), 2,175 pts (+206)
11. (11.) flaroads, 1,862 pts (+198)

FOX 'Expert'
Scored 238 points in one or more rounds

Tomorrow is the Spanish equivalent of Friday the 13th, which obviously is not on Friday but in Tuesday. This week is the mid-May week off that in ESPN marked the end of the first segment, but here on FOX it won't happen until two races after. In two weeks we go to Charlotte NC!

[FLRoads]

I'm so far behind I'm not even paying attention!! lol It would appear that I am severely cursed this season and will never get the momentum to catch up, unless you guys would be so kind as to not pick drivers for say the next five races!! haha

[CNGL-Leudimin]

No race last Sunday, so no scoreboards are posted as they remain like last week.

[Alex]

No race last Sunday, so no scoreboards are posted as they remain like last week.

Well there was the All-Star race. 

A couple of wrecks in that one and one pissed off Kyle Busch.

Jamie McMurray brought home the checkered flag.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Well there was the All-Star race. 

Yeah, but that doesn't count for the championship . Anyway, now that the Charlotte official race happened, Danielle got close to earn the 238 trophy, and Adam is now at the top, he was at the very bottom after Bristol. I expected some zeros due to overused drivers... At least Joe can still end the segment ahead of all 'experts'.

1. (2.) Adam, 2,648 points (+252)
2. (2.) Matt, 2,621 pts (+225)
3. (5.) mefailenglish, 2,620 pts (+285) (Runner-up)
4. (1.) Kaitlyn, 2,595 pts (+194)
5. (4.) Steve, 2,573 pts (+222)
6. (6.) Alex's wife, 2,477 pts (+215)
7. (8.) Danielle, 2,430 pts (+237)
8. (9.) Alex, 2,417 pts (+241)
9. (7.) route56, 2,407 pts (+167)
10. (10.) Leudimin (Me ), 2,389 pts (+214)
11. (11.) flaroads, 2,080 pts (+218)

FOX 'Expert'
Scored 238 points in one or more rounds

And for the last race of the Spring segment we go to Dover DE. A little effort to avoid those drivers that have been used four times is needed, but then we will be able to pick them again as a new segment starts.

[mefailenglish]

And for the last race of the Spring segment we go to Dover DE. A little effort to avoid those drivers that have been used four times is needed, but then we will be able to pick them again as a new segment starts.

I intentionally saved one Jimmie Johnson run for this race (Dover).  Hope it pays off.   

[Alex]

And for the last race of the Spring segment we go to Dover DE. A little effort to avoid those drivers that have been used four times is needed, but then we will be able to pick them again as a new segment starts.

I intentionally saved one Jimmie Johnson run for this race (Dover).  Hope it pays off.   

Perhaps I over-saved drivers, with my massive drop mid-season... At least it leads to a solid line-up for Dover.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

I can also use Johnson on the last race of the segment, as I've used him only twice...

[mefailenglish]

I intentionally saved one Jimmie Johnson run for this race (Dover).  Hope it pays off.   

It did.  Unfortunately, Vickers (43) and Kyle Busch (42) did not.   

[CNGL-Leudimin]

I only had Ky Busch. And thank God I hadn't Biffle avalaible, since I would have picked him. So I played the Johnson wild card, as no 'expert' picked him, and I scored more than all but one of them. Final segment scoreboard:

1. (1.) Adam, 2,839 points (+191)
2. (4.) Kaitlyn, 2,825 pts (+230)
3. (3.) mefailenglish, 2,801 pts (+181)
4. (2.) Matt, 2,767 pts (+146)
5. (5.) Steve, 2,752 pts (+179)
6. (6.) Alex's wife, 2,707 pts (+230)
7. (8.) Alex, 2,678 pts (+261) (Runner-up)
8. (9.) route56, 2,625 pts (+218)
9. (7.) Danielle, 2,617 pts (+187)
10. (10.) Leudimin (Me ), 2,589 pts (+200)
11. (11.) flaroads, 2,322 pts (+242)

FOX 'Expert'
Scored 238 points in one or more rounds

Like last year, I finish the first segment in second-to-last place . And like last year, from now there will be two scoreboards: one for the segment and another one for the overall season, which will continue this one. Next race is at the Poconos PA.

By the way, the name of my team is not pronounced like you believe. It's not a-A-ron, but a-a-RON. This is the Spanish way of pronounce the name Aaron, and it's even reflected by the presence of an acute where the stress is put (Aarón).

[Alex]

By the way, the name of my team is not pronounced like you believe. It's not a-A-ron, but a-a-RON. This is the Spanish way of pronounce the name Aaron, and it's even reflected by the presence of an acute where the stress is put (Aarón).

I still reference you as Leudimini-Izas racing. Not sure if I got the spelling right, but that one stuck in my head. 

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Izas-Leudimi , pronounced like Ethan but changing the N to S. I changed my team name in advance to Talladega, and was planning to revert after that race, but I decided to keep the current name.

[route56]

Over by three points this week....

[CNGL-Leudimin]

^^ I have the Runner-up this week , so I start the Summer segment leading the segment scoreboard. Obviously I got lots of points, but not as many as the early birthday gift I had in Fort Worth. Now for the scoreboards:
Segment:
1. Leudimin (Me ), 279 points
2. Kaitlyn, 272 pts
3. Adam, 251 pts
4. Danielle, 246 pts
5. route56, 241 pts
6. Alex's wife, 220 pts
7. Steve, 217 pts
8. mefailenglish, 211 pts
9. flaroads, 209 pts
10. Matt, 191 pts
11. Alex, 169 pts

Overall:
1. (2.) Kaitlyn, 3,097 points (+272)
2. (1.) Adam, 3,090 pts (+251)
3. (3.) mefailenglish, 3,012 pts (+211)
4. (5.) Steve, 2,969 pts (+217)
5. (4.) Matt, 2,958 pts (+191)
6. (6.) Alex's wife, 2,927 pts (+220)
7. (10.) Leudimin (Me ), 2,868 pts (+279) (Runner-up)
8. (8.) route56, 2,866 pts (+241)
9. (9.) Danielle, 2,863 pts (+246)
10. (7.) Alex, 2,847 pts (+169)
11. (11.) flaroads, 2,531 pts (+209)

FOX 'Expert'
Scored 238 points in one or more rounds

Next week we go to Michigan. Still, I can't see that town named Brooklyn...

[CNGL-Leudimin]

This week I didn't scored that high, but at least I hadn't Vickers in my alignment. Also no group Runner-up due to a tie. Now for the scoreboards:
Segment:
1. (3.) Adam, 474 points (+223)
2. (5.) route56, 473 pts (+232)
3. (1.) Leudimin (Me ), 461 pts (+182)
4. (2.) Kaitlyn, 457 pts (+185)
5. (6.) Alex's wife, 452 pts (+232)
6. (10.) Matt, 449 pts (+258) (Runner-up)
7. (4.) Danielle, 427 pts (+181)
8. (9.) flaroads, 410 pts (+201)
9. (7.) Steve, 375 pts (+158)
10. (11.) Alex, 362 pts (+193)
11. (8.) mefailenglish, 356 pts (+145)

Overall:
1. (2.) Adam, 3,313 points (+223)
2. (1.) Kaitlyn, 3,282 pts (+185)
3. (5.) Matt, 3,216 pts (+258) (Runner-up)
4. (6.) Alex's wife, 3,159 pts (+232)
5. (3.) mefailenglish, 3,157 pts (+145)
6. (4.) Steve, 3,127 pts (+158)
7. (8.) route56, 3,098 pts (+232)
8. (7.) Leudimin (Me ), 3,050 pts (+182)
9. (9.) Danielle, 3,044 pts (+181)
10. (10.) Alex, 3,040 pts (+193)
11. (11.) flaroads, 2,732 pts (+201)

FOX 'Expert'
Scored 238 points in one or more rounds

Next week is... SONOMA! The kind of racetracks I like! I find those oval racetracks boring, they should get a bit more of variety...

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Damn Allmendinger , at least I had Ambrose as the captain. Remind me to avoid any driver that was picked by two or more 'experts', as they usually fail. Now for the scoreboards:
Segment:
1. (4.) Kaitlyn, 723 points (+266)
2. (1.) Adam, 699 pts (+225)
2. (5.) Alex's wife, 699 pts (+247)
4. (3.) Leudimin (Me ), 676 pts (+215)
5. (2.) route56, 664 pts (+191)
6. (6.) Matt, 654 pts (+205)
7. (10.) Alex, 651 pts (+289) (Runner-up)
8. (7.) Danielle, 647 pts (+220)
9. (8.) flaroads, 640 pts (+230)
10. (11.) mefailenglish, 611 pts (+255)
11. (9.) Steve, 596 pts (+221)

Overall:
1. (2.) Kaitlyn, 3,548 points (+266)
2. (1.) Adam, 3,538 pts (+225)
3. (3.) Matt, 3,421 pts (+205)
4. (5.) mefailenglish, 3,412 pts (+255)
5. (4.) Alex's wife, 3,406 pts (+247)
6. (6.) Steve, 3,348 pts (+221)
7. (10.) Alex, 3,329 pts (+289) (Runner-up)
8. (7.) route56, 3,289 pts (+191)
9. (8.) Leudimin (Me ), 3,265 pts (+215)
10. (9.) Danielle, 3,264 pts (+220)
11. (11.) flaroads, 2,962 pts (+230)

FOX 'Expert'
Scored 238 points in one or more rounds

Next week we go to Kentucky. That IS Sparta! (But not the true Sparta, which is in Greece).