This week the Cup series heads to the Dallas/Fort Worth area to run the second Texas race on the schedule. Texas is a very similar track to Atlanta (yay cookie-cutters), but with a little more grip, so this weeks lineup should look alot like last weeks. in fact, the top 5 in the spring race [...]
Filed under: Intermediates, Pit Picks by Site Admin - Friday, October 31st, 2008
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One thing is becoming quite clear. Jimmie Johnson and his #48 team have this Chase thing figured out and are going to win their 3rd straight Championship. Carl Edwards, one of only 3 drivers with a realistic shot at surpassing Johnson won the race, only to have Jimmie come back from going a lap down to finish [...]
Filed under: Intermediates, Pit Picks by Site Admin - Monday, October 27th, 2008
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Atlanta, Georgia is the scene of this weeks race, the 4th last of the 2008 Cup season. The quad oval track measures just over a mile and a half and produces some of the highest speeds on the Cup circuit. This is the last race for Atlanta in it’s current slot on the schedule as [...]
Filed under: Intermediates, Pit Picks by Site Admin - Friday, October 24th, 2008
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What a surprise, Jimmie Johnson wins at Martinsville. Not only did he win, he dominated leading close to two-thirds of the race. There was a little scare towards the end of the race when Bill Elliot came down on the front of his car, but luckily there was no tire rub and they managed to [...]
Filed under: Pit Picks, Short Tracks by Site Admin - Monday, October 20th, 2008
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We’ve reached the mid point of the Chase for the Championship in the Sprint Cup series, and prepare for the shortest track of the 10 race playoff. The relatively flat track, which is just over a half mile in length, features long straightaways with a short turn around at each end, earning it the ‘paperclip’ moniker. Breaking in and [...]
Filed under: Pit Picks, Short Tracks by Site Admin - Friday, October 17th, 2008
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Over the past few days I’ve been crazy busy, and was unable to post this week’s picks prior to the race, so I’ll cover my picks and review them in one post. Thanks to the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday, and all that goes with it, I was only able to catch about 30 laps of the [...]
Filed under: Intermediates, Pit Picks by Site Admin - Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
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Let me just start off by saying this was the worst week, score wise, I’ve ever had in the Yahoo pools. Take a look at the top 10 of the Amp Energy 500, and it’s not hard to understand why, with only a couple familiar names up front. Talladega is a complete crapshoot, thanks to [...]
Filed under: Pit Picks, Speedways by Site Admin - Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
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