Race 10 - New Hampshire

Race 10 - New Hampshire

Pole Winner: #18 Kyle Busch

Race Winner: #18 Kyle Busch

Majority Pick: #2, #14, #31, #41

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Pool Standings: 

1. JuneBug88 -80
2. Gary W - 89
3. Sam Holloway -106
4. G-unit -112
4. asleep at the wheel - 114

Well, I'm not going to lie. I didn't watch the first lap of the New Hampshire race. But I heard after Truex went out, Kyle had the car to beat. Impressive win for Rowdy. Now let's see who can punch their ticket to the next round this weekend!
 

Next Race: Dover on October 1, 2017

Race 9 - Chicago

Race 9 - Chicago

Pole Winner: #18 Kyle Busch

Race Winner: #78 Martin Truex Jr.

Majority Pick: #18 Kyle Busch

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Pool Standings: 

1. JuneBug88 - 76
2. Gary W - 82
3. Gas Holes - 92
4. Garrett Hodges - 94
4. Sam Holloway - 99

It's looking like Martin Truex Jr is the class of the field right now. Apparently Chase Elliot cheated, by adding tape to the rear spoiler, and still couldn't catch him. Kyle Busch had some bad luck and had to serve a pass-thru penalty under green, and he never recovered from that, finishing 15th. I'm not sure who will be able to beat Truex at this point. It's going to take a huge turn of events for it to happen.

With 9 races to go, let's see if someone else can put some heat on the 78 team and make this a real race! 

Next Race: New Hampshire on September 24, 2017

Race 8 - Richmond

Race 8 - Richmond

Pole Winner: #20 Matt Kenseth

Race Winner: #42 Kyle Larson

Majority Pick: #18 Kyle Busch

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Pool Standings: 

1. JuneBug88 - 74
2. Gary W -76
3. Sam Holloway -80
4. Garrett Hodges - 85
4. Buz -88

Unfortunately Richmond was kind of a snoozefest for me. The racing action just didn't seem as good as it has in years past. But with that said, we still saw Austin Dillon spin out Danica (poor thing), and Denny Hamlin take out Truex on the last lap of the race. Dale Jr tried to gamble on pit strategy and catch a caution to get him on the front row, but cautions were scarce Saturday night. So no Chase for the 88. Maybe he can still a win before the year is out. There were a couple of other exciting moments mixed in, but nothing to continue on about. The Chase field is set, with Truex leading the way by quite a margin to start out. Some of the guys are going to have to get it together if they want to compete with the 78 and 42 down the stretch.

Time to pack it up and move it on to Chicago this week. Logano said there are 10 races left, so he expects to win 10 races this year. I hope it starts off well for him this week since I have him picked!

Next Race: Chicago on September 17, 2017

Race 7 - Darlington

Race 7 - Darlington

Pole Winner: #4 Kevin Harvick

Race Winner: #11 Denny Hamlin

Majority Pick: #78 Martin Truex, Jr, #4 Kevin Harvick

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Pool Standings: 

1. JuneBug88 - 65
2. Sam Holloway -70
3. Gary W -72
4. Buz - 77
4. Garrett Hodges - 77

Well I didn't watch all of the race this past week, but I did see the last 15 laps. Kudos to Truex for pushing the envelope and trying to sneak out another win on those old tires. But in the end, Denny Hamlin was just making up too much time on fresher tires. And maybe, just maybe, because his rear end was out of spec as well! NASCAR hit the 11 team up with some hefty fines and penalties because of it. 

We've got some night race action at Richmond coming up this weekend. Richmond, under the lights, is one of my favorite races! I'm going with Dale Jr. for the win so he makes the chase...wonder what the Vegas odds are on that! For all the guys on the bubble, or the outside looking in, it's a win and you're in situation!

Next Race: Richmond on September 9, 2017