Murphs Nascar Pool

Kevin Harvick wins back to back races, wins at Homestead and wins the Championship for 2014.  Congratulations Kevin.

Was a good race other than all the annoying cautions.  Just when the racing was good there was a wreck with cars 2+ laps down or debris from the cars that were already wrecked and just out there riding around.

In the pool we have 5 Star with the win, congratulations 5-star!

We then have Cool Heat, Best of the Best, Hot Chili Head and mama-mia.

Rounding out the top 10 we have Smokinjoe00, Broken Dreams, Flip Flop, Fishin in the Dark and Nana’s Pick.

Most points for the week goes to Team Cool with 322.

Biggest gain for the week goes to Papa’s We Gal up 3 spots.

Biggest slide for the week goes to Go leafs go down 3 spots.

That wraps up another season of Nascar.  New rule package for 2015 should be interesting, hope Nascar knows what they are doing with the spacers and drop in horsepower for next year.

Have a great offseason and congratulations to all of the winners.

Payouts for 2014 are as follows;

Kevin Harvick saves off elimination by getting the win in Phoenix.

Ryan Newman seals his bid for a chance at the Championship with a last corner pass on Kyle Larson.

Final race of the Chase this weekend in Homestead.  Highest finish between Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano and Ryan Newman wins the Championship.

In the pool we 5 Star, Cool Heat, Best of the Best, Hot Chili Heat and mama-mia.

Rounding out the top 10 we have Smokinjoe00, Broken Dreams, Flip Flop, Fishin in the Dark and Nana’s Pick.

Most points for the week goes to cool Heat with 3824.

Biggest gain for the week goes to Diesel Dad up 33 spots.

Biggest slide for the week goes to FordRaching19 down 54 spots.

Off to Homestead we go on Sunday.  With the 4 Chasers left they better hope they have a mistake free Sunday.

Jimmie Johnson gets the win in Texas.

Jimmie has struggled this year, well by their standards they struggled, not the dominant team this year.

Brad Keselowski in another altercation, yep imagine. I think I have to agree with the comment that he is a dipsh!t.  One thing for sure Brad is never at fault.

Round 3 of the Chase has one more race this weekend in Phoenix before the finale in Homestead in 3 weeks.

In the pool we Cherry Bomb followed by 5 Star, Best of the Best, mama-mia and Flip Flop.

Rounding out the top 10 we have Nana’s Pick, Big Buzz, Pete Marshall, Papa’s Little Man and Drive for Five.

Most points for the week goes to Team Cool with 304.

Biggest gain for the week goes to Bumper to Bumper up 3 spots.

Biggest slide for the week goes to Mitchman and Team Harley down 2 spots.

Off to Phoenix we go on Sunday. will be a dog fight right to the end to get into the top 4 positions. One of the remaining Chase drivers will win this one.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets his first win in Martinsville

One week too late for the win as Dale was eliminated in Talladega from the Chase.

Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski both got caught up in wrecks in Martinsville. Both Kevin Brad need good finishes and/or wins in the next two races.

Round 3 of the Chase has two more races before the finale in Homestead in 3 weeks.

In the pool we Cherry Bomb followed by 5 Star, Best of the Best, Glasses, mama-mia and Nana’s Pick.

Rounding out the top 10 we have Big Buzz, Flip Flop, Pete Marshall, Drive for Five and Papa’s Little Man.

Most points for the week goes to Sue Byers with 341.

Biggest gain for the week goes to Plan-Of-Attack up 4 spots.

Biggest slide for the week goes to Bye bye Burton down 3 spots.

Off to Texas we go for this Sunday. Kevin and Brad will on top of their games for this one.

Joey Logano shows Penske dominance and gets the win in Kansas!

Kevin Harvick finally has things go his way and gets the win in Charlotte.

Penske dominance, well wow are they on their game this year.  Brad Keselowski gets the win in Talladega.

Brad needed the win to move on to the next round of the Chase.

Out of the next round of the Chase are Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne and Kyle Busch.

I will say restrictor plate races should not be part of the Chase but they are promoting winning is everything and it worked for Brad that much is for sure.

Round 2 of the Chase is over, and we are down to 8 drivers in the Chase.  We narrow that down to the final 4 after the next 3 races.

Sorry for missing the last 2 race updates, will be on top of things for the rest of the season.

In the pool we Cherry Bomb take the lead followed by  5 Star, Best of the Best, Glasses, mama-mia and Flip Flop.

Rounding out the top 10 we have Big Buzz, Nana’s Pick, Pete Marshall, Drive for Five and Papa’s Little Man.

Most points for the week goes to Cherry Bomb with 5199.

Biggest gain for the week goes to Team Sam up 41 spots.

Biggest slide for the week goes to Kristen Armstrong down 27 spots.

Off to Martinsville this Sunday, short track tempers!  Look for Team Penske to be a factor again.

Jeff Gordon finally breaks the Penske dominance with the win in Dover!

Round 1 of the Chase is over, and we are down to 12 drivers in the Chase.  We narrow that down to 8 after the next 3 races.

Okay I must say how many different ways can Kevin Harvick lose a race.  Seven poles this year and probably the best car 1/3 of the races this year and still only 2 wins?

Kevin has Tony Stewart’s pit crew but another flat tire from someone or something hitting the inner valve stem, second time at Dover for Kevin this year.

In the pool we  5 Star, Glasses, Forget-Me-Not, Hot Chili Heat, and Best of the Best.

Rounding out the top 10 we have  Smokinjoe00, Broken Dreams, Fishin in the Dark, Flip Flop and Irv-1.

Most points for the week goes to Big Buzz with 4780.

Biggest gain for the week goes to Papa Bill up 27 spots.

Biggest slide for the week goes to Kristen Armstrong down 39 spots.

Off to Dover this weekend, home of the monster mile.  With 8-16th in points so close it will be a nail bitter for sure for over half the teams.

Joey Logano gets the win in Loudon on Sunday, Team Penske is dominating right now!

I can’t believe how many of the Chase contenders that had problems on Sunday, never saw all that coming.

In the pool we Forget-Me-Not, 5 Star, Glasses, Best of the Best and Hot Chili Heat.

Rounding out the top 10 we have  Smokinjoe00, Broken Dreams, Bumper to Bumper, mama-mia and Sue.

Most points for the week goes to Best of the Best with 330.

Biggest gain for the week goes to Mac Attack up 5 spots.

Biggest slide for the week goes to team Midnite down 4 spots.

Off to Dover this weekend, home of the monster mile.  With 8-16th in points so close it will be a nail bitter for sure for over half the teams.

Back to back Brad, wow what a run they are on right now. 

There were contenders on Sunday but Brad kept his car up front when it counted and will move on to the next round because of the win regardless of what happens to him for the next two races.

In the pool we Forget-Me-Not, 5 Star, Glasses, Best of the Best and Hot Chili Heat.

Rounding out the top 10 we have  Smokinjoe00, Broken Creams, Bumper to Bumper, mama-mia and Sue.

Most points for the week goes to Team Cool with 325.

Biggest gain for the week goes top O.J Cunningham up 5 spots.

Biggest slide for the week goes to Kristen Armstrong, Hyhoe, Slant, Papa Bill,  Hola Amigo and Shannon Reid all down 3 spots.

Off to New Hamsphire we go this weekend, we should have another good race there.

I think Brad Keselowski let it be known he is ready to race for the 2014 Championship with the win in Richmond last Saturday night.

We have the 16 drivers ready to go with the new format, should be interesting to say the least over the next 10 weeks. One thing for sure if any of the drivers gets a DNF they better hope they get a win in that elimination round or be prepared to not make the next round of the Chase.

We have a big swing in the pool standings but remember as the Chase moves on points are reset for drivers who are eliminated. I included a paragraph below to help better understand how the process works. The long and short of it is the standings will be shook up after every 3 races as drivers move on and drivers get eliminated.

In the pool we Forget-Me-Not, 5 Star, Glasses, Best of the Best and Smokinjoe00.

Rounding out the top 10 we have Hot Chili Heat, Broken Creams, Bumper to Bumper, mama-mia and Sue.

Most points for the week goes to Forget-Me-Not with 9080.

Biggest gain for the week also goes to Little E up 92 spots.

Biggest slide for the week goes to Slant down 100 spots.

Off to Chicago we go on Sunday, will be chilly there for sure so should be lots of speed

Chase Points System

Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Structure After the third Chase race, the Chase Grid will be left with 12 drivers. After the sixth Chase race, the field will drop to eight drivers, and following the ninth Chase race, only four drivers will remain in championship contention for the NASCAR Sprint Cup title. The first round (races 27-29) will be called the Challenger Round. If a driver in the Chase Grid wins a Challenger Round race, the driver automatically advances to the next round. The remaining available positions 1-12 that have not been filled based upon wins will be based on points. Each will then have their points reset to 3,000.
The second round (races 30-32) will be called the Contender Round. Likewise, if a driver in the top 12 in points wins a race in the Contender Round, the driver automatically advances to the next round. The remaining available positions 1-8 that have not been filled based upon wins will be based on points. Each will then have their points reset to 4,000.
The third round (races 33-35) will be called the Eliminator Round. If a driver in the top eight in points wins a race in the Eliminator Round, the driver automatically advances to the next round. The remaining available positions 1-4 that have not been filled based upon wins will be based on points. Each will then have their points reset to 5,000.
Additionally, drivers who are eliminated in the Contender and Eliminator Rounds will have their points readjusted. Each eliminated driver will return to the Chase-start base of 2,000 (plus any regular season wins bonus points), with their accumulated points starting with race No. 27 added. This will allow all drivers not in contention for the NASCAR Sprint Cup title to continue to race for the best possible season-long standing, with final positions fifth-through-16th still up for grabs.

Well I would say the win for Kasey Kahne on Sunday night in Atlanta was from sheer desire. Kasey drove like he was on a mission.

Kevin Harvick had the car to beat again but he got caught up in a late caution that put him in the wall.  Again Kevin threw his pit crew under the bus saying they need to do a better job as they were getting beat on the pit stops.  Okay you have the best car for probably 10 races this year but you continue to beat your team on live TV on how they need to be better.  Happy Harvick isn’t so Happy when he doesn’t win.

In the pool we have Rusty-Cup, Glasses, Smokinjoe00, Best of the Best, and Broken Dreams.

Rounding out the top 10 we have Team Cool, Irv-1, and Slant, Hot Chili Heat and FLAT TIRE.

Most points for the week goes to Cherry Bomb with 325.

Biggest gain for the week also goes to Kristen Armstrong up 11 positions.

Biggest slide for the week goes to the Handi-cappers down 12 spots.

Off to Richmond we go, look out, do or die time for everyone not in the Chase yet!