2010 NASCAR running thread

And if the 2007 Giants hadn't gotten into the playoffs with a 10-6 record, they never would have beaten the 18-0 Patriots in the Super Bowl. Same with the 2005 Steelers or any number of NFL teams that have made championship runs from the wild-card spot.
If baseball hadn't added the wild card, half the champions from the last decade would not have won.
It sounds like the people who hate the Chase want NASCAR to be like college football -- just crown the one at the end that seems to be the best and give 'em a trophy. The Chase still rewards consistency. If you put up top 10 finishes every week, you can win the Chase without winning a race. If you finish fifth one week, 25th the next, 16th the next, and first the week after, you're probably not going to win.

 

Potholes respectfully disagree.

 

Anybody see the Nationwide finish last night? Last three laps were pretty cool.

Hope today is as exciting.

 

I just hope Kenseth wins with the new blood on the pit box.

 

So are you enjoying the Fontana Kiwanis parade?

 

What a surprise. Another Jimmie Johnson win. :

 

Nice job by his pit crew to get him out before the leader when the caution flag dropped.

 

I laughed my ass off when FOX showed a promo for the new season of "Glee" before they dropped the green flag to start the race. I saw the last 25 laps, thought Happy might do some rubbing with JJ for the checkers, but he decided to rub the wall instead.

Doesn't matter, I had both in my fantasy lineup anyway. I am RULING in both my leagues, although, I'm megabummed that espn and yahoo both don't have salary cap fantasy racing anymore. The only one I know of is foxsports.com and I only found out about that yesterday. IMO, both espin and yahoo screwed the pooch with the changes. Too easy now.

 

I'm in a league in which you pick one driver a week, but you can't use the same driver twice. I'm saving Hamlin for Pocono, JJ for charlotte, etc.

I've used Harvick and Kenseth so far. I'm one point out of the lead.

 

How does that break down, pointswise? Do you get one point per place and the lowest score wins?

If they shorten first Bristol down to ten laps, that might be the week to use Blaney (who I feel horrible for, btw).