NASCAR Cup Championship at Phoenix

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Yep, last race of the season ... highest finisher of the last 4 standing takes the season. Qualifying is Saturday at 3:30PM and the race is Sunday at 3PM for all the marbles.

After Chastain's wild ride last Sunday had him bumping Hamlin for the 4th spot, it will be JOEY!, Bell, Elliott, and Chastain in the final spots competing for the Series Championship. Team mates will be blocking and running interference for these 4 and it should be an interesting ride to the finish.

Phoenix is a 1 mile, 312 lap (312 mile) race. Phoenix Raceway has a 1551 ft long front stretch and a 1179 ft back stretch making it a "funny oval." Turns 1 and 2 have 8°-9° of banking while there is 0°-11° banking in the Frontstretch Dogleg, 10°-11° in Turns 3-4, 9° on the Frontstretch, and 3° on the Backstretch. This track first opened in 1964.

After last week's final laps run by Chastain (some loved it and some, like Hamlin, hated it because it cost him the Chase finals) and then Bad Brad getting penalized for too light of a car and sent to 34th place, shaking up the fantasy points, this week is Championship Weekend for the Fantasy League also. Several positions can be won or lost this week.Jip trails Smokin' for the lead by 15 points. FlaCowboy is 91 points behind Jip. Juskkiddin 5 trails Cowboy by 22 points. There can be movement in the top 4. The bottom part of the league is fairly well set, but there is always a possibility for a very big (or a very bad) week.

Fantasy guys, make your picks and may the best picker win! (PS, Smokin' will be driving 2000 miles in 3 1/2 days this weekend. His picks could be all over the place!
 

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Joey! 😁
Are they rotating the Championship race? Or is it at Phoenix now like it used to be at Homestead?
 

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Joey! 😁
Are they rotating the Championship race? Or is it at Phoenix now like it used to be at Homestead?
Who really knows what NASCAR is doing ... I don't think NASCAR knows what they are doing ...

and yes, the "Joey!" was for you! :D
 

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Oh crap, I thought it was win and your in. I guess I'm playing bottom feeder this year.:rolleyes:

Best of luck to all!

I think Phoenix is a boring track. Not much passing, not much racing unless someone does a Bubba move. Maybe it will be different with this Gen car.
 

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Joey! Won the championship for the second time.
Justkiddin 5 won the Fantasy race followed closely by Smokin’, FlaCowboy, and Jip. It went down to the wire, but Smokin’ takes the league Championship this year. Just proof that every blind squirrel finds an acorn sometime.

Congratulations to all the players. It has been a fun year and a great way to stay engaged in the racing on the track. Thanks to all who participated and hopefully we can add some more team owners next year!
 

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Congratulations to Joey. Not a big fan but he drove a good race. Pit crew also did a great job. Phoenix is still boring to me, no passing. Positions won on restarts and in the pit. Xfinity race was much better IMHO.

Hoping the game changes a bit as I have not been running good with this Gen game. My sponsors are not happy when I finish at the tail end every week. Now I have to lie... urrr convince them that next year we will be vying for the championship.

Aspect, thank you for grabbing the reins and trying to fill Humpty's shoes. A tough act to follow, but you did an admirable job.
 

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Thanks 64osby … Humpty I am not, that is for sure. I knew there was no way to fill his shoes, so I just did what I could do.

I am sure you will do a great job convincing the sponsors to stick with you. If you need a letter of recommendation from the front office, let me know. We can spin a good yarn for you.;)
 

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The official final results are in:

1. Smokin'! 6854
2. Jip 6834
3. FlaCowboy 6728
4. justkiddin 5 6711
5. Vega Kid 6474
6. Select 22 6249
7. Da Rowdy Gambler 6066
8. osby1 5866
 
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