Race 16 -Sonoma
Pole Winner: #42 Kyle Larson
Race Winner: #78 Martin Truex Jr
Majority Pick: #47 AJ Allmendinger
Pool Standings:
1. Bigwood - 145
2. Kat - 153
3. Hot Rod - 164
4. CheckersorWreckers -166
5. Jekyll and Hyde - 170
Total domination by Truex and his 78 team this past weekend. They gambled on a 1 stop strategy, and it paid off for them. Harvick seemed to have the second fastest car in the race, but couldn't come close at the end. The majority pick, AJ Allmendinger, hit the money shift (going from 2nd gear to 1st, instead of 3rd), and blew it up early in Stage 2. Just after winning Stage 1. Other than that, the race was pretty uneventful, and some would say boring. The cars don't run off the track and wreck like they used to at the road courses.
Our leader last week was one who had the 47 car, so he's now fallen from the top. These last two weeks will be wild with such a close race in our standings. Good luck to everyone who has a shot. Also, I will be sending out sheets for the next half of the season this week. Let's try and recruit so we can have some bigger numbers for the second half!
Next Race: Chicago on Sunday 7/1