Pit Picks Review – Kansas (Camping World RV 400)
First things first…that was one hell of a finish to yesterdays race. I can’t say much for the first three quarters of the race, since I didn’t tune in until late, but that move Carl Edwards attempted on the last lap was awesome. It’s nice to see drivers going for wins instead of just sitting back and taking the safe points. Had he wrecked himself or Jimmie, I most likely would have a different opinion of the move, considering Edwards has been the key to the success I’ve had in fantasy Nascar this season, and I picked Jimmie for this race.
Group 1 – Jimmie Johnson(4) & Tony Stewart(4)
Johnson continued his hot streak, taking the checkers and the trophy this weekend at Kansas. He earned max points for the week, having won the pole (after JP Montoya failed inspection) and led the most laps (both 10 point bonuses in our pool scoring). Fortunately I went with JJ this week, as Tony pretty much blew any shot at he had at leaving Joe Gibbs Racing a champion with a 40th place finish
Group 2 – Mark Martin(3), Casey Mears(8), Dale Earnhardt Jr.(3), Jamie McMurray(8)
I went with Martin and Mears to start in the second group. Both finished in the top 20, with Marting picking up 2nd in qualifying, and Casey leading a lap to earn bonus points. All four drivers finished within 6 spots of each other, and Mears was the best of the bunch, thanks to his 10 point bonus. As I said prior to the race, Biffle was THE guy in this group, unfortunately I’d already used all nine of his starts.
Group 3 – David Reutimann(6), Travis Kvapil(3)
David Reutimann posted another top 20 finish, which is what you want from your 3rd tier of drivers, and earned a respectible 64 points, thanks to the lap led bonus. The only better play from this group was AJ Allmendinger, with a 9th place finish. It was good to see him get a good finish as he could be out of a ride as early as this weekend at Talladega, and this could get him another look with a different team. Kvapil finished 2 laps down in 34th.
Recap
- Points for this race: 319 (Johnson, Martin, Mears, Reutimann)
- Most Possible Points: 352 (Johnson, Biffle, Ragan, Allmendinger)
- Season Points : 7959
- Current Place : 1st
- Lead over 2nd : 56
- Overall Percentile : 96th
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