4ever3/NPO Expert Teams – At the All Star Break
We’re just over a handful of races into the season for the 4ever3/NPO Nascar Pool, and since we have a week off and I have no picks to make for my Yahoo league, I figured now would be a good time to introduce some of the “Expert” or “Celebrity” teams that are participating. I don’t know if all of the participants listed should be considered experts or not (especially when you look to see where I am in the standings), but they all run, or at least contribute to, NASCAR themed blogs/websites.
You can keep up with the full standings online (if not a member of the site) or join the league to view all teams, including picks. Full details are on the NPO/4ever3 Pool page.
Teams are in order of current standing (as of the Southern 500 at Darlington). With the scoring system we use, less is more!
- NASCAR Ranting and Raving (Bob Ellis) – The brains behind the 4ever3 Blog and partner in crime for this pool. Currently sitting in a tie for 8th place overall with 647 points.
- Foothills Racing (James Jones) – One of the crew over at On Pit Row, which is part of the Fantasy Players Network. He’s also leading the Expert Picks over there as well. Tied for top spot among the experts with 647 points.
- Shrute’s Beets (Mike Maruska) – Mike has joined the 4ever3 fold recently after a stint at One Bad Wheel. Definitely has the best name of the bunch, even if it isn’t Nascar related. He too has 647 points, and is tied for 8th overall.
- On Pit Row (Charlie Turner) – Also from On Pit Row, Charlie is one of the voice’s of the radio show over there. Tune in and give them a listen sometime. Charlie sits a few spots back of the leaders in 20th overall, with 685 points.
- NASCAR Geek (Darren Fauth) – Darren ran One Bad Wheel up until recently…unfortunately the site is no longer being updated. It was a quality resource for those who rely on statistics to make picks week to week. Darren sits in 38th with 728 points.
- Fast & Fabulous (Valli Hilaire) – Head on over to The Fast and The Fabulous blog to get Valli’s take on everything Nascar. One of two women on our panel of “expert’s”, Valli just just behind Darren in 39th with 730 points.
- RacerDogs (Lori Munro) – A very talented cartoon artist (which you can check out for yourself at Lori’s War Wagon) and radio personality (Race Talk Radio) etc etc etc. Lori is currently in the middle of the pack in 55th with 762 points.
- NascarPoolsOnline (Rick Scott) – That would be me. I’m not doing so hot in this one, mired back in 77th with 813 points. I take solace knowing that 1) it’s still early and 2) I’m rocking all of my other pools.
- Gord The Talking Polar Bear (Jerry Wilson) – AKA The Diecast Dude of The Diecast Dude’s (Mostly) NASCAR Blah Blah Blog. The Dude is in 82nd position with 835 points at this stage of the game.
- Nascar Comix (David Heddle) – David is the creative force behind Nascar Comix. David is just behind Jerry in 85th with 846 points.
So there you have it. These are your so called “experts”. We’ll check in from time to time throughout the season, to see where these 10 teams stand. If I missed someone, I apologize. Enjoy the All Star Race on Saturday night, and I’ll see you next week with my pics for the Coca-Cola 600.
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