Race 8 - Bristol

 

Race 8 -Bristol

Pole Winner: #42 Kyle Larson

Race Winner: #48 Jimmie Johnson

Majority Pick: #18 Kyle Busch

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Pool Standings: 

1. Garrett Hodges - 88
2. Juan Perez -90
3. Rip -92
4. Start and Park Racing - 95

5. Loretta -101

Bristol was a wash out on Sunday, but they made up for it on Monday. I liked the racing this time at Bristol, with the lower line coming back in to play a little bit. It looked like the 42 car was going to take another one for a while, but Jimmy Johnson snuck in and snagged another W at the end. This week is a short turnaround, but it's not a long trip to Richmond from Bristol. And with Dale Jr. announcing his retirement I feel like the odds in Vegas just changed on him winning the championship, haha. Maybe we'll see some extra fire out of him now. Good luck to everyone this weekend!

Next Race: Richmond on April 30, 2017

Race 7 - Texas

Race 7 - Texas

Pole Winner: #4 Kevin Harvick

Race Winner: #48 Jimmie Johnson

Majority Pick: #22 Joey Logano

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Pool Standings: 

1. Hot Rod - 80
2. Juan Perez -83
3. BJ - 86
4. Garrett Hodges - 87

5. Rip - 88

The Wood Brothers were the team to beat all day yesterday. But, an unfortunate chain of events got Ryan Blaney stuck back in the pack in the #21 car. After that, he never really made a hard charge back to the front. Some different pit strategies got the majority pick, #22 Joey Logano, to the front for a good finish. Dale Jr, got his first top 5 finish of the year. And Jimmie Johnson shut down all the naysayers by battling hard and getting the win at Texas. The cup boys will have the weekend off this weekend for the holiday, and then it's Bristol baby! Hope everyone has a great Easter!

Next Race: Bristol on April 23, 2017

Race 6 - Martinsville

Race 6 - Martinsville

Pole Winner: #42 Kyle Larson

Race Winner: #2 Brad Keselowski

Majority Pick: #11 Denny Hamlin

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Pool Standings: 

1. Intimidator - 64
2. Juan Perez -67
3. Blake Hall - 73
4. Hot Rod - 74

5. Asleep at the Wheel - 75

Well, it was a caution packed day at Martinsville once again. There was some great racing, and some tempers flared during the race. I guess Ryan Blaney won't be getting any more free beers at Dale Jr's ranch after spinning him on the backstretch! Denny Hamlin needs to get his wheel-hop issues under control if he ever wants to win another Martinsville race. With Denny Hamlin being the majority pick, and Dale Jr. being a close second, the standings have shuffled up once again. We'll try it again this week at Texas. Good Luck!

Next Race: Texas on April 9, 2017