Race 18 - Homestead

Race 18 - Homestead

*Sorry for the late post. I never published the final race*

Pole Winner: #11 Denny Hamlin

Race Winner: #78 Martin Truex Jr.

Majority Pick:#78 Martin Truex Jr.

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Pool Standings: 

1. Buz - 188 $$ - Won the tie breaker
2. Sam Holloway - 188 $
3. Gas Holes - 203
4. G-unit -204
5. Gary W -208
Last: James Boothe - Free entry to first half of 2018

In a season dominated by Martin Truex Jr, it only seemed right that he won the championship! I think the last race was as tight as it could be, and Truex pulled off one heck of a season. Congrats to him and his team.

As for our standings, they sure did shake up in this last race! G-unit fell to 4th and Buz and Sam Holloway ended up tying for the top spot. It came down to the tie breaker points to determine the winner, and Buz had more top finishes in the end. Buz actually got the race pool headache award for the first half and then won the second half. Congrats to both of those guys. 

I hope everyone enjoyed the pool this year. Will give it a few months to take a break and get it started again in February! Hope everyone has a great holiday season!

Next Race: Daytona February 2018!

Race 17 - Phoenix

Race 17 - Phoenix

Pole Winner: #21 Ryan Blaney

Race Winner: #20 Matt Kenseth

Majority Pick: #22 Joey Logano

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Pool Standings: 

1. G-unit - 167
2. Sam Holloway - 178
3. Buz - 179
4. Gary W - 195
5. JuneBug88 - 198

Chase Elliott, my man! I'm sure he was smiling a little behind his helmet when Denny Hamlin hit the wall with a blown tire from the contact the two had. The crowd seemed to love seeing Hamlin hit the wall too. It would have been nice to see Chase get the win to compete for the trophy next weekend, but it'll have to wait to next year. It's going to be a heck of a battle next weekend at Homestead when Truex, Busch, Harvick, and Keselowski.

Our standings have tightened up after this race, and it should be a great finish going into this last race at Homestead. The top two spots are up for grabs for the payout. It's also a tight race for last place, haha.

Last Race: Homestead on November 19, 2017

Race 16 - Texas

Race 16 - Texas

Pole Winner: #41 Kurt Busch

Race Winner: #4 Kevin Harvick

Majority Pick: Too many to list

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Pool Standings: 

1. G-unit - 147
2. Sam Holloway - 172
3. Buz - 175
4. JuneBug88 - 186
5. Gary W - 190

Well someone other than Martin Truex Jr was able to win on a mile and a half track last weekend. Although I was pulling for Truex, Harvick slipped in and grabbed a win in the Chase that will give him a shot at Homestead. As for the rest of the race, I can't speak a lot about it b/c I didn't watch much of it.But I do make sure I watch at least the last 50 laps....and hope for some cars to be tore up, haha.

Looks like G-unit is gaining a bit of a lead, but we've still got two races to go. It's anyone's race for the top spots. Good luck everyone! Let's get ready for a little racing in the dessert this week.

Next Race: Phoenix on November 12, 2017

Race 15 - Martinsville

Race 15 - Martinsville

Pole Winner: #22 Joey Logano

Race Winner: #18 Kyle Busch

Majority Pick: #11 Denny Hamlin

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Pool Standings: 

1. G-unit - 138
2. Gary W - 155
3. Buz - 156
4. Sam Holloway - 166
5. JuneBug88 - 173

Martinsville delivered one hell of a race last weekend. It started in the daylight and ended under the lights. The race was competitive throughout, for the most part. And the ending was every bit of what we could have hoped for....except for Kyle Busch winning. Denny Hamlin made a bonehead move by dumping Chase Elliott in the closing laps. That definitely will not win him any fans. And I can guarantee you that Chase will not forget that one easily with the last few races to go. I'm pretty sure he gained some fans last weekend but would have gained even more if he had at least gave ol Hamlin a shove or something when they were jawing after the race!

As for the finish, it looked like Truex would be able to pull Busch at the finish line to get his first short track win of his NASCAR career, but fell just a little bit short. Truex is still the clear favorite to win the cup this year and I expect to see him dominate this weekend as they head to Texas; another track that caters to his driving style.

Our first place man in the pool is gaining a little bit of a lead with 3 races to go. Tighten up and hang on everyone. I feel like these last 3 races are going to get interesting!

Next Race: Texas on November 5, 2017