Posted by Frank on
May 4, 2008 at 10:19 am - 
NASCAR wrap-up, Yahoo! Fantasy NASCAR recap
You can get a good Weekend Wrap for the Richmond race over at NASCAR Bloggers FT Digest with articles from, Do You NASCAR!, Rev’Jim’s RantsnRaves and Racedriven.com
Tim from Do You NASCAR! has a great recap and rates the Richmond race.
The race restarted, and Earnhardt and Kyle Busch battled for the lead. Earnhardt - who hadn’t won a race in two years - took the high side of the track, while Busch drove around the bottom. The two cars were running virtually neck and neck, and just when Earnhardt Nation thought their hopes were about to come true - the heartbreak kicked in. The two cars just sort of met in the middle of the track, and Busch sent Junior spinning with only 3 laps left to bring out the final caution of the race.
Time for a recap on how the drivers scored in the Yahoo! Fantasy NASCAR game. In case you were wondering only 4.2% of the Yahoo players had selected Clint Bowyer out of Group A. The top pick in the group was Jimmie Johnson (32 pts) with 41.62%.
In my Thursday post I recommended three drivers from group A, Jeff Burton (70 pts), Denny Hamlin (74 pts) and Kevin Harvick (76 pts). The top scores in group A, Clint Bowyer with 100 pts, Tony Stewart at 84 pts, and Carl Edwards with 78 pts. I went with Denny Hamlin and for 381 laps it looked like a great pick.
In group B my recommends were Kyle Busch (88 pts), Mark Martin (91 pts), Greg Biffle (64 pts), and Ryan Newman (80 pts). Martin, Busch and Newman had 3 of the top 4 scores on the night in group B. Martin Truex Jr. with 85 pts finished with the 3rd best score in the group. I went with Busch and Martin for my group B drivers. Good points but I’d rather have seen a Dale Jr. win.
In group C, which is always a hard group for me to select a driver, I recommended Brian Vickers (36 pts), Travis Kvapil (60 pts, tops in group C) and Sterling Marlin (42 pts). Marlin was a long shot, but I thought maybe his experience at the track would give him an edge out of the group C drivers. He did finish with the sixth highest point total in the group. I went with Travis Kvapil for only the second time this season.
What this meant for me was that in the three groups I’m in, Addict Fantasy Sports, From the Marbles and SpeedZone Racing I finished with the high score for the week in each group! Whoop! 313 points on the week.
This week it’s on to Darlington Raceway for the Dodge Challenger 500.
Posted by Frank on
May 1, 2008 at 8:07 am -
Yahoo! Fantasy Nascar: Richmond International Raceway
Time for some Saturday night racing at Richmond International Raceway! Saturday night dirt track racing is what I grew up with here in the Pacific Northwest, so anytime the Sprint Cup series runs on a Saturday night it’s always fun to watch.
Behind the power curb on getting this out, but here are some tables I made for each of the driver groups at Yahoo! NASCAR.
In group A, hard to go against Jeff Burton right now with the way he’s driving. With an average finish of 7.6 this season and 15.5 average finish in 27 races at Richmond he might be the safest bet in group A. Denny Hamlin is another driver that looks to be a safe bet…if there is such a thing…with an average finish of 6.5 in four races at Richmond and 11.1 on the season. Kevin Harvick is another driver to think about using this weekend.
Kyle Busch in group B is all you need to know. Unless you’ve already used up your nine races for Kyle then he’s the pick. In six races at Richmond he has five top 5 finishes and the way he’s going this season, this just might be the weekend he picks up his first win on the Richmond track. Having to pick four drivers from the B group, here’s three you should consider, Mark Martin, Greg Biffle, and Ryan Newman.
Group C is a dart throw this week. Brian Vickers is leading the C drivers with an average finish of 18.2 this season, but only has an average finish of 28.4 at Richmond. Two drivers I’m going to slot this weekend are Travis Kvapil and then I’m going to take a chance with Sterling Marlin (19.2 average finish at Richmond in 43 races).
Here’s the entry list for the race from nascar.com with the qualifying set for Friday at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Yahoo A list drivers and their stats for Richmond International Raceway. Also included are the stats through nine races for 2008.
| Group | Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | AvSt | AvFn | 2008 | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | AvSt | AvFn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Carl Edwards | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.7 | 20.6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8.7 | 14.8 |
| A | Clint Bowyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10.8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 18.6 | 12.3 |
| A | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12.9 | 11.1 |
| A | Jeff Burton | 27 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 25.2 | 7.6 |
| A | Jeff Gordon | 30 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 7.1 | 15.5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7.4 | 18.9 |
| A | Jimmie Johnson | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12.7 | 17.8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8.8 | 12.1 |
| A | Kevin Harvick | 14 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 19.9 | 12.1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16.6 | 11.2 |
| A | Kurt Busch | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20.6 | 18.1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28.8 | 21.6 |
| A | Matt Kenseth | 16 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 20.8 | 14.2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18.1 | 21.9 |
| A | Tony Stewart | 18 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 16.2 | 11.3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13.6 | 14.8 |
Yahoo B list drivers and their stats for Richmond International Raceway. Also included are the stats through nine races for 2008.
| Group | Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | AvSt | AvFn | 2008 | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | AvSt | AvFn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Bobby Labonte | 30 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 16.1 | 17.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21.6 |
| B | Casey Mears | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21.8 | 21.8 |
| B | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 17 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 15.6 | 11.3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| B | Dave Blaney | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23.3 | 24.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 32 |
| B | David Gilliland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.3 | 33.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.2 | 19.8 |
| B | David Ragan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.5 | 11.5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17.1 | 18 |
| B | Elliott Sadler | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25.8 | 23.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20.9 | 23.9 |
| B | Greg Biffle | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14.6 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16.6 | 13.6 |
| B | J.J. Yeley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31.2 | 14.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 31.4 |
| B | Jamie McMurray | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27.1 | 26.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23.4 | 23.6 |
| B | Juan Pablo Montoya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 33.5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.9 | 16.9 |
| B | Kasey Kahne | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14.1 | 18.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17.7 | 17.6 |
| B | Kyle Busch | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14.5 | 6.2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10.8 | 9.9 |
| B | Mark Martin | 44 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12.7 | 15.3 |
| B | Martin Truex, Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18.2 | 19.7 |
| B | Reed Sorenson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.8 | 22.5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26.2 | 29.7 |
| B | Robby Gordon | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28.6 | 30.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29.6 | 25.1 |
| B | Ryan Newman | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 16.2 |
Yahoo C list drivers and their stats for Richmond International Raceway. Also included are the stats through nine races for 2008.
| Group | Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | AvSt | AvFn | 2008 | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | AvSt | AvFn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | A.J. Allmendinger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 |
| C | Brian Vickers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 28.4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32.8 | 18.2 |
| C | David Reutimann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.9 | 26.2 |
| C | Joe Nemechek | 28 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20.1 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32.6 | 35.4 |
| C | John Andretti | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 21.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.7 | 38.3 |
| C | Johnny Sauter | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28.7 | 27.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 37 |
| C | Jon Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 36 |
| C | Ken Schrader | 44 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 35.2 |
| C | Kyle Petty | 52 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 34.2 |
| C | Michael McDowell* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.8 | 29.8 |
| C | Michael Waltrip | 41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23.3 | 24.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.8 | 28.7 |
| C | Patrick Carpentier* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 32.7 |
| C | Paul Menard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.5 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.4 | 21.1 |
| C | Regan Smith* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.6 | 30.1 |
| C | Sam Hornish Jr.* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.9 | 29.8 |
| C | Scott Riggs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 27.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.4 | 25.3 |
| C | Scott Wimmer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.8 | 29.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | Sterling Marlin | 43 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 18.8 | 19.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 |
| C | Travis Kvapil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.8 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28.8 | 21.6 |
Last week’s picks from Talladega Superspeedway (points are for the Yahoo game, highlighted drivers are the one’s I started last week)
Group A
* Jeff Gordon qualified 20th finished with 19th with 64 pts.
* Tony Stewart qualified 2nd finished 38th with 41 pts. (if started, 5 if not started)
* Jimmie Johnson qualified 10th finished 13th with 76 pts.
Group B
* Dale Earnhardt Jr. qualified 9th finished 10th with 82 pts.
* Kyle Busch qualified 5th finished 1st with 100pts.
* David Gilliand qualified 40th finished 15th with 72 pts.
* Bobby Labonte qualified 34th finished 34th with 24 pts.
Group C
* Travis Kvapil qualified 14th finished 6th with 80 pts.
* Brian Vickers qualified 8th finished 5th with 92 pts.
* Sam Hornish Jr. qualified 37th finished 35th with 22 pts.
Big props to racing-reference.info!
