The Kin's Fantasy NASCAR: Week 3, Bristol, TN

[U4ea]

Hello, folks! Yeah, the race started at 1:30, but I was playing in my garden! LOL Ooops!

 

Welcome to Bristol, TN! The Colleseum of NASCAR Motor Sports. It's a half mile track, not much in the way of straightaways, and 34 degree banking in the curves. Bristol is known for starting rivalries between drivers and crews, some of which never recover. This week doesn't seem to be any different. ;)

 

This week's competitions are:

 

Kyn vs. Mo

Kyn- #48 Jimmie Johnson, #20 Tony Stewart, #24 Jeff Gordon

Mo- #01 Joe Nemecheck, #6 Mark Martin, #29 Kevin Harvick

 

Lor vs. Twinny

Lor-#8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr, #16 Greg Biffle, #31 Jeff Burton

Twinny-# 43 Kyle Petty, #17 Matt Kenseth, #55 Michael Waltrip

 

Hero vs. Daemon

Hero- #1 Martin Truex, Jr, #25 Brian Vickers, #42 Casey Mears

Daemon- #12 Ryan Newman, #9 Kasey Kahne, #38 Elliott Sadler

 

 

Good luck everyone!

[U4ea]

Oh yeah, for everyone not watching, this is the lap-by-lap for the race so far. Anyone have any questions about why everyone loves Bristol?

 

Lap 194 -- RED FLAG: The pace truck stops the cars on the backstretch as officials try to clean up the mess in Turn 4. The top five looks like this:

• Kyle Busch

• Matt Kenseth

• Jeff Gordon

• Tony Stewart

• Kevin Harvick

 

Lap 187 -- YELLOW FLAG: Clint Bowyer tags Dave Blaney, collecting David Stremme, Brian Vickers, Michael Waltrip and J.J. Yeley in Turn 4 atop the banking.

 

Lap 184 -- Ryan Newman and Kevin Harvick, racing for fifth, get side-by-side, touch and walk up the banking.

 

Lap 169 -- Greg Biffle passes Kyle Busch to get his lap back; he is now on the lead lap after being two laps down at one point.

 

Lap 168 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch and Sterling Marlin did not pit, and Busch leads the field to the line.

 

Lap 162 -- Most of the leaders head to pit road:

• Matt Kenseth wins the race off pit road

• Jeff Gordon is second

• Tony Stewart is third

• Robby Gordon gets the Lucky Dog

 

Lap 160 -- YELLOW FLAG: Michael Waltrip has an oil coolant problem and spreads oil on the track; Jeff Burton and Jeff Green hit, and Burton spins along with Brent Sherman but don't hit anything.

 

Lap 158 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon gets around Tony Stewart

 

Lap 155 -- The top-five drivers are:

• Tony Stewart

• Jeff Gordon

• Matt Kenseth

• Ryan Newman

• Kevin Harvick

 

Lap 142 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart gets back by Matt Kenseth to re-take the lead; Jimmie Johnson penalized because his crew came over the wall too soon.

 

Lap 136 -- LEAD CHANGE: Matt Kenseth slips by Tony Stewart for the lead; Jimmie Johnson back on pit road because of damage.

 

Lap 132 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart takes the green, as Greg Biffle motors past Stewart to get one of his two laps back.

 

Lap 128 -- Jimmie Johnson hits pit road and has major damage on the right side. He doesn't lose another lap as the team tries to repair the bent fenders.

 

Lap 126 -- YELLOW FLAG: Sterling Marlin spins after being bumped by David Stremme coming off of Turn 4.

 

Lap 125 -- Racing with the leaders, lapped driver Jimmie Johnson got shoved into the wall but kept going.

 

Lap 124 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart takes the field to green, as none of the leaders pitted under the caution.

 

Lap 118 -- YELLOW FLAG: Scott Riggs spins on the straightaway after avoiding potential problems between Reed Sorenson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Joe Nemechek.

 

Lap 116 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart leads the field.

• Tony Stewart

• Matt Kenseth

• Jeff Gordon

• Ryan Newman

• Kevin Harvick

 

Lap 113 -- Robby Gordon misses the pit-road commitment cone and is penalized by NASCAR to calm him down.

 

Lap 110 -- Several cars from mid-pack on back pit.

• Kurt Busch gets the Lucky Dog.

 

Lap 108 -- YELLOW FLAG: Stanton Barrett gets clipped by Clint Bowyer in Turn 4 and crashes into the wall.

 

Lap 93 -- Stanton Barrett cuts a right-front tire and heads to pit road like the others.

 

Lap 81 -- Ken Schrader cuts a tire and head to pit road.

 

Lap 80 -- Kevin Harvick is the big gainer, moving from 14th to fourth since the race started.

 

Lap 78 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart leads Matt Kenseth and the rest of the field.

 

Lap 74 -- The entire field hits pit road for four tires.

• Tony Stewart wins the race off pit road

• Matt Kenseth is second

• Ryan Newman is third

• Denny Hamlin and Scott Wimmer caught for speeding entering pit road; sent to rear

 

Lap 73 -- YELLOW FLAG: Kyle Petty spins.

 

Lap 70 -- The new top-five looks like this:

• Tony Stewart

• Matt Kenseth

• Carl Edwards

• Jeff Gordon

• Mark Martin

 

Lap 62 -- Greg Biffle penalized for speeding on pit road.

 

Lap 61 -- LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart passes Kurt Busch, as Busch also has a tire proble -- a right-rear is flat, and he took right tires only.

 

Lap 57 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch passes Greg Biffle for the lead, as Biffle brushed the wall because of a right-front tire that went flat.

 

Lap 55 -- Greg Biffle has lapped eight drivers and has a .704-second lead over Tony Stewart.

 

Lap 40 -- Top-five drivers:

• Greg Biffle

• Tony Stewart

• Kurt Busch

• Matt Kenseth

• Carl Edwards

 

Lap 25 -- Kurt Busch has radio problems and is forced to use hand signals to communicate with his crew.

 

Lap 20 -- GREEN FLAG: Greg Biffle heads the single-file train of cars into the turn.

• None of the leaders pitted

 

Lap 15 -- Jimmie Johnson is the Lucky Dog and is now just one lap down.

 

Lap 14 -- YELLOW FLAG: Brent Sherman spins after contact with Kevin Lepage on the backstretch.

 

Lap 5 -- LEAD CHANGE: Greg Biffle passes Tony Stewart, as Jimmie Johnson falls two laps down because of a 1-inch gash in the tire.

 

Lap 3 -- Jimmie Johnson is on pit road because of contact with Reed Sorenson and has a flat tire.

 

Lap 1 -- Jimmie Johnson is already in trouble, falling all the way to the back of the field because the car won't turn. His car has right-front damage.

 

2:24 -- GREEN FLAG: Tony Stewart leads the bunched-up field as they rumble into Turns 1 and 2.

 

2:20 p.m. -- Cars roll onto the concrete, 36-degree banking.

 

2:14 p.m. -- Grand marshal Sen. George Allen: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

 

2:08 p.m. -- Diamond Rio harmonizes for the national anthem.

 

2:07 p.m. -- Invocation

 

2:02 p.m. -- Kevin Harvick continues his Busch-bash, saying Kurt Busch took a cheap shot at him last week at Atlanta.

 

1:54 p.m. -- FOX reveals their cable camera that will be sliding back and forth across the half-mile track, much like an above-the-field NFL camera. Wonder if the Talladega cam is in production?

 

1:50 p.m. -- FOX interviews Jimmie Johnson about the return of his crew chief, Chad Knaus, after a four-race suspension. "I'm sure Chad did a lot of reflecting while he was at home," Johnson said.

 

1:44 p.m. -- Was that Tony Stewart with a Mark Martin winter cap on? (If you're from the South, it's a toboggan.)

 

1:34 p.m. -- An interview with Kurt Busch results in him filling the void of Rusty Wallace by saying "hot rod" right off the bat.

 

1:30 p.m. -- FOX's coverage of the Food City 500 is on the air, appropriately billing Bristol Motor Speedway as the modern-day version of Rome's Coliseum.

 

12:40 p.m. -- It's a cool 40 degrees in Bristol, Tenn., with cloudy skies. Snow flakes fell early this morning, but the sun is expected to peek out during the day. The green flag is scheduled to drop at 2:10 p.m. ET.

[U4ea]

Alright, as of right now, this is how many points you've earned.

 

Kyn- 15 pts (Stewart on the pole, Stewart and Gordon leading laps)

 

Mo- 5 (Harvick leading a lap)

 

Lor- 5 pts (Biffle leading a lap)

 

Twinny- 5 pts (Kenseth leading a lap)

 

Hero- 0

 

Daemon- 0

[StaffMaster]

woot! my vote is winning!!

[U4ea]

Yeah. *mutters*

 

Only 3 cars have NOT been in a crash today. 3 are OUT.

 

There are 50 laps left and the top 5 looks like:

 

Matt Kenseth

Kurt Busch

Kevin Harvick

Jeff Gordon

Tony Stewart

 

 

 

Martin is 8th, Biffle 10, Jr 12th, Newman 14th, KAhne 15, Petty is 21, Maers is 26, Nenechk 29th, Walterip 32, Bickers is 38.

[LordDaemonDracos]

*smiles and shakes his head* maybe one of these days all of these things you keep saying about car going around a track will make sense

[U4ea]

Alright, everyone, this week's results!

 

Mo beats Kyn (409 to 320)

Twinny beats Lor (346 to 342)

Daemon beats Hero (396 to 189)

 

Congrats to all our winners and YAY Mo for having the most points this week! :D

 

Next week it's Martinsville, another short track (hopefully without snow this time!) with short tempers and short sprints between cautions!

 

Best of luck next week! :D

[LordDaemonDracos]

Wow I actually won 2 out of three races? thats bloody amazing for not even trying.

[_Kynwric_]

*mutters about the standings*

[U4ea]

*grins* Yeah, Go Kenseth! *grins wider*

 

And Jr is 7th in points, too! *dances around* Two of my drivers are in the top 10 and looking good for the Chase. :D

[_Kynwric_]

*shakes his head* We're three races in doll.

[U4ea]

We're only three races into this fantasy game, babe. Daytona was 5 races ago...

[twinflower]

*hugs Lor and swings her around* i am so sorry you lost , but i won...yeah!!!! that gives me two I think...

[U4ea]

*laughs* yes, ma'am, you did. I even checked the numbers twice. LOL You beat me by 4 points. *sighs and grumbles and nudges Jr closer to 1st*

[LordDaemonDracos]

Alright, so...How do I improve my team?

[U4ea]

Alright, I'll post this for Dae and Twinny and Mo and Hero who seem to have had their teams chosen for them! LOL

 

C. Free Agents

Unclaimed drivers (also known as "free agents") can be added to your roster from Tuesday 10:00 am ET until the scheduled TV time (ET) of that weeks race. To add a driver to your roster, first click on the link entitled "Free Agents" on the right side of your screen. Clicking on that link will take you to a screen that lists all of the drivers who are not on a team in your league. When you find a driver you wish to add to your squad, click on the link entitled "Sign", which is listed to the left of that driver's name. Clicking on that link will take you to the "Driver Signing" page. In order to sign the free agent driver, you must first select which driver from your current roster you wish to drop. Note: certain drivers have a special status (for example, they may be involved in a proposed trade) and cannot be dropped. After clicking the box next to the driver you wish to drop, confirm your selection by typing "YES" in the box next to "Confirm". Finalize the transaction by clicking the button entitled "Claim Free Agent". Drivers that are dropped will be available as free agents 24 hours after the drop.

 

 

Does that help?

[twinflower]

finally..thank you very much ....

[U4ea]

*grins* no problem! It was listed right on the "how to play" link on the right... *pokes*

 

So, tomorrow at 10 EST, you can go sign up some good ones.

 

My advice?

 

Twinny: Keep Kenseth. Keep Rusty, you'll need a bench warmer, anyway. Michael Waltrip usually has a decent enough year, so keeping him isn't a horribly bad idea.

 

Dae: Keep Ryan Newman, he'll get you a lot of pole points, and usually finishes pretty well, if his car stays together. LOL Keep Kurt Busch and get him OFF your bench! He won this week! and Keep Kasey Kahne, too. he's another good pole winner and usually goes a long way in the race, too. There's a reason he was Rookie of the Year in '05! I'd let Elliot Sadler go, but only because you need a benchwarmer.

 

Now, good drivers to choose from:

Dale Jarrett (#88- UPS)

 

Denny Hamlin (#11-Fed Ex)<--he's a rookie and looks like he'll be rookie of the year this year. He's doing REALLY well...

 

Jeremy Mayfield (#19-UAW) he's very consistant, even if he doesn't win many races.

 

JJ Yeley (#18-Interstate Batteries) he's been really impressive the last few races. Would do well as a newbie.

 

Elliot Sadler (#38- M&M's) if Dae lets him go, Twinny, this one would look good on your list! VERY VERY good!

 

 

If Mo and Hero want my 2 cents, feel free to ask, I'll tell you how to weed out your lists, too. ;)

[_Kynwric_]

Thanks babe...

[twinflower]

so dump kyle even though he won one for mee?

[LordDaemonDracos]

Alright, did so. thanks.....*looks around at his team and just shakes his head*

[U4ea]

Kyle's record is NOTHING like his Dad's. He frequently finishes pretty low on the list, so don't get fooled by his record this year. Jarrett will drive circles around him and Sadler would drive circles around HIM. *nods*

[LordDaemonDracos]

See thats the thing. I have to go and actually look at that stuff just to try to understand what your even talking about....*sighs*

[U4ea]

*smiles* Your list is good, Dae, like I said, just drop Elliot and you'll be fine this season. *laughs* You either got lucky, or got some good advice... LOL

[LordDaemonDracos]

lucky and i already dropped elliot, for jared i think? *shrugs* though i thought his points were lower but oh well if it helps