TR Fantasy NASCAR 2010

[JustAnEngineer]

Join our fantasy NASCAR league!

Of all of the fantasy sports leagues that I've tried, Yahoo!'s fantasy NASCAR takes the least time to manage. I've found Yahoo!'s fantasy league to be more enjoyable than the fantasy leagues on NASCAR's own site. We had a good time last year.

http://racing.fantasysports.yahoo.com/auto/

Please send me a PM to join before the Daytona 500 on February 14.

[Captain Ned]

Signed up.

[themattman]

Signed up this year as well.

I may be trying a new strategy

[JustAnEngineer]

19 days until the 500!

[JustAnEngineer]

There are just six days left before the Daytona 500.

http://racing.fantasysports.yahoo.com/a ... ivategroup

Group ID#: 11504
Group Name: TR Racers
Group Password: tr_rocks

Who's going to win this year?

[JustAnEngineer]

The Daytona 500 is this coming Sunday. You can still join up until just before the race starts. Really, this is the easiest fantasy sports game to play.

With as many crashes as these hyper-aggressive drivers are causing this year, Daytona is feeling more like Talledega, where the big wreck may take out the best cars at any time.

[Captain Ned]

Plate racing is a sad joke and has been from day 1. Let the engines run unrestricted and use aero to slow them down. Or, just let them run laps at 220+. Fans would love it, though the catch fences might need a few upgrades.

ISTR a Car & Driver article from the late '80s comparing a Porsche 962 to the then-dominant NASCAR Monte Carlo at the Transportation Research Center in Ohio. IIRC, the Monte Carlo (driven by Tim Richmond) lapped at about 240 MPH once fully taped and with the engine in qualifying tune and was slightly faster than the 962.

Porsche should have brought a 917/30 for this match.

[JustAnEngineer]

The Daytona 500 is the day after tomorrow.

http://racing.fantasysports.yahoo.com/a ... ivategroup
Group ID#: 11504
Group Name: TR Racers
Group Password: tr_rocks

Daytona 500 lineup
1 # 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 191.188 mph 47.074 seconds
2 #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard
3 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's
4 # 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser
5 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil
6 #14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice
7 #18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's
8 #42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target
9 #33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper
10 # 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite
11 #78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies
12 #19 Elliott Sadler Ford Stanley
13 # 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker
14 #56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts
15 #43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Best Buy
16 #20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot
17 #39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army
18 #47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kroger Floral
19 # 6 David Ragan Ford UPS
20 #00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine
21 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont
22 #83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull
23 #16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M
24 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal
25 #11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express
26 #12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Penske Racing
27 #99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac
28 #36 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Wave Energy Drink
29 #55 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports
30 #82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull
31 #13 Max Papis Toyota GEICO
32 #98 Paul Menard Ford Peak / Menards
33 #34 John Andretti Ford Window World Cares
34 # 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Monster Energy
35 #37 Travis Kvapil Ford Extenze
36 #77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1
37 #38 Robert Richardson Jr. Ford Mahindra Tractors
38 #26 Boris Said Ford Window World Cares
39 #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar
40 #21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center
41 #87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports
42 #71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet TaxSlayer.com
43 #151 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts

[JustAnEngineer]

Today is the day. There's still time to join!

http://racing.fantasysports.yahoo.com/a ... ivategroup
Group ID#: 11504
Group Name: TR Racers
Group Password: tr_rocks

[themattman]

And here we go for another season!

19 lead changes so far, a new Daytona record.

[JustAnEngineer]

Daytona 500 results:
1 Jamie McMurray No. 1 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. No. 88 AMP Energy / National Guard Chevrolet
3 Greg Biffle No. 16 3M Ford
4 Clint Bowyer No. 33 Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet
5 David Reutimann No. 00 Aaron's Toyota
6 Martin Truex Jr. No. 56 NAPA Toyota
7 Kevin Harvick No. 29 Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet
8 Matt Kenseth No. 17 Crown Royal Ford
9 Carl Edwards No. 99 AFLAC Ford
10 Juan Pablo Montoya No. 42 Target Chevrolet
11 Jeff Burton No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet
12 Mark Martin No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
13 Paul Menard No. 98 Menards / PEAK Ford
14 Kyle Busch No. 18 M & M's Toyota
15 Brian Vickers No. 83 Red Bull Toyota
16 David Ragan No. 6 UPS Ford
17 Denny Hamlin No. 11 Fed Ex Express Toyota
18 Michael Waltrip No. 51 NAPA Toyota
19 Scott Speed No. 82 Red Bull Toyota
20 Joey Logano No. 20 The Home Depot Toyota
21 Bobby Labonte No. 71 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet
22 Tony Stewart No. 14 Office Depot / Old Spice Chevrolet
23 Kurt Busch No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge
24 Elliott Sadler No. 19 Stanley Tools Ford
25 Boris Said No. 26 Window World Cares Ford
26 Jeff Gordon No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet
27 Bill Elliott No. 21 Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford
28 Robby Gordon No. 7 Monster Energy Toyota
29 Travis Kvapil No. 37 Extenze Ford
30 Kasey Kahne No. 9 Budweiser Ford
31 Robert Richardson No. 38 Mahindra Tractors Ford
32 A.J. Allmendinger No. 43 Best Buy Ford
33 Michael McDowell No. 55 FireflyVodka.com Toyota
34 Ryan Newman No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet
35 Jimmie Johnson No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet
36 Brad Keselowski No. 12 Penske Racing Dodge
37 Sam Hornish Jr. No. 77 Mobil 1 Dodge
38 John Andretti No. 34 Window World Cares Ford
39 Regan Smith No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet
40 Max Papis No. 13 GEICO Toyota
41 Marcos Ambrose No. 47 Kroger Floral Toyota
42 Mike Bliss No. 36 Wave Energy Drink Chevrolet
43 Joe Nemechek No. 87 NEMCO Motorsports Toyota

[themattman]

Tough luck for a decent number of drivers during those last restarts. I'm glad to see Jr. Finally get a good finish.