GA_Boater
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This the right place for the first cut in the Chase. Four drivers will lose to the Monster by early evening on Sunday. So far 2 winners have a punched ticket to the next round starting next week and any new winner will also advance. That means 14 drivers will be trying to win or stay above the the 13th points position because 13 and below are out of the Chase and will turn in their yellow splitters, spoilers and name on the windshield.
Dover has an X-Men race on Saturday and Cup races on Sunday, sandwiching a Truck race, who are gambling Saturday evening at Lost Wages. The MRN schedules;
The Cup entry list is at 44. On the bubble is Travis Kvapil, who must qualify on speed and if qualifying is cancelled, then he goes home. Is qualifying in danger of being cancelled? Oh yeah - Hurricane Joaquin is churning in the Atlantic and headed for the East Coast. The forecast track is right over or very near Dover; I think.
Ooops - Dropped my plate of spaghetti and meatball, here's a better look at the track.
All that stuff leads into the Dover forecast and it ain't good;
So whenever the race does run, there are scenerios for most of the drivers to move on to the next round. Jayski's says it best, so from him;
2015 Contender Round Clinch Scenarios -- Dover: Here are the Contender Round clinch scenarios for Dover, regardless of the finish of any other driver...
#11-Denny Hamlin and #20-Matt Kenseth have already clinched a spot in the Contender Round.
#19-Carl Edwards needs 12 points. (32nd and no laps, 33rd and at least one lap, 34th and most laps led).
#22-Joey Logano needs 13 points. (31st and no laps, 32nd and at least one lap, 33rd and most laps led)
#48-Jimmie Johnson needs 19 points. (25th and no laps, 26th and at least one lap, 27th and most laps led)
#31-Ryan Newman needs 28 points. (16th and no laps, 17th and at least one lap, 18th and most laps led)
#41-Kurt Busch needs 29 points. (15th and no laps, 16th and at least one lap, 17th and most laps led)
#2-Brad Keselowski needs 30 points. (14th and no laps, 15th and at least one lap, 16th and most laps led)
#78-Martin Truex Jr. needs 31 points. (13th and no laps, 14th and at least one lap, 15th and most laps led)
#24-Jeff Gordon needs 34 points. (10th and no laps, 11th and at least one lap, 12th and most laps led)
#1-Jamie McMurray, #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #18-Kyle Busch, #27-Paul Menard, #4-Kevin Harvick and #15-Clint Bowyer only control their own destinies with a victory
But 4 of them will be saying
News and Notes
Now where did I leave my spaghetti?
Humpty_Boater
Dover has an X-Men race on Saturday and Cup races on Sunday, sandwiching a Truck race, who are gambling Saturday evening at Lost Wages. The MRN schedules;
The Cup entry list is at 44. On the bubble is Travis Kvapil, who must qualify on speed and if qualifying is cancelled, then he goes home. Is qualifying in danger of being cancelled? Oh yeah - Hurricane Joaquin is churning in the Atlantic and headed for the East Coast. The forecast track is right over or very near Dover; I think.
Ooops - Dropped my plate of spaghetti and meatball, here's a better look at the track.
All that stuff leads into the Dover forecast and it ain't good;
So whenever the race does run, there are scenerios for most of the drivers to move on to the next round. Jayski's says it best, so from him;
2015 Contender Round Clinch Scenarios -- Dover: Here are the Contender Round clinch scenarios for Dover, regardless of the finish of any other driver...
#11-Denny Hamlin and #20-Matt Kenseth have already clinched a spot in the Contender Round.
#19-Carl Edwards needs 12 points. (32nd and no laps, 33rd and at least one lap, 34th and most laps led).
#22-Joey Logano needs 13 points. (31st and no laps, 32nd and at least one lap, 33rd and most laps led)
#48-Jimmie Johnson needs 19 points. (25th and no laps, 26th and at least one lap, 27th and most laps led)
#31-Ryan Newman needs 28 points. (16th and no laps, 17th and at least one lap, 18th and most laps led)
#41-Kurt Busch needs 29 points. (15th and no laps, 16th and at least one lap, 17th and most laps led)
#2-Brad Keselowski needs 30 points. (14th and no laps, 15th and at least one lap, 16th and most laps led)
#78-Martin Truex Jr. needs 31 points. (13th and no laps, 14th and at least one lap, 15th and most laps led)
#24-Jeff Gordon needs 34 points. (10th and no laps, 11th and at least one lap, 12th and most laps led)
#1-Jamie McMurray, #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #18-Kyle Busch, #27-Paul Menard, #4-Kevin Harvick and #15-Clint Bowyer only control their own destinies with a victory
But 4 of them will be saying
News and Notes
- The big news is Tony Stewart's announcement confirming the rumors of his retirement at the end of the 2016 season. Here is a good write up by AutoWeek - Stewart Annoucement
- MWR/Bowyer penalty upheld by Nascar, so Bowyer loses 25 points at a critical point in the Chase. He must win to advance to the Contender round.
- XFINITY also had some penalties due to a post-race dust-up between Darrell Wallace Jr. and Brian Scott with some name calling. Scott's bus driver is suspended indefinitely, while Scott's wife and Wallace are on probation. What in the world did they call each other?
- On Tuesday, Nascar met with team owners about, in their words "Earlier today NASCAR met with all Sprint Cup Series owners and presented framework concepts for future qualification to compete in NASCAR's top national series with an eye toward implementing a new model for the 2016 season." Clear as mud, isn't it?
- New track for XFINITY next year. Pocono will run it's first junior series race in June next year as part of the Cup race weekend.
- TV ratings for New Hampshire - Down again. Tied for the second lowest of the season.
QC took care of business and got his 4th :first: of the year. Believe it or not, I think Jeb Burton saved QC's bacon. Congrats, QC.
FlaCowboy is still our overall leader with a 285 point lead over 64osby. with 8 races to go it isn't a done deal yet.
Make your changes, cook your ribs, grab you brollies - Whatever it takes to get ready for Sunday......or Monday...or Tuesday. Good luck, folks.FlaCowboy is still our overall leader with a 285 point lead over 64osby. with 8 races to go it isn't a done deal yet.
Now where did I leave my spaghetti?
Humpty_Boater