2015 RotoNASCAR Results  -  Week 1,  The Great American Race (Daytona 500)

The spectators and teams were jacked up for the start of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup and Daytona 500.  Judge Jag was in his own little great American race on the I-95 track between Rhode Island and Maine, so he did not witness the first 150 laps or so.  Tuning in around lap 40something, the usual suspects were up front jockeying for the top 6 or so positions, and it looked like Jeff Gordon or Jimmie Johnson were destined to win.  But driving 3-wide and 10-deep on the track at 195 mph with only  1 second separating the first row from the tenth, well, alls it takes is a butterfly in the grill to disrupt the turbulence pattern and send the ordered array into smoky chaos.  Poor Punk’s #2 engine burned out and he took his last trip into Pit Row, curiously not blaming anyone (except his mechanics) for his demise.

The last 30 laps were quite exciting, with Jimmie J, Gordon, Logano, Dale Jr, Denny Hamlin (with Danica cursing him all the time) up in the top spots.  With nine laps to go, Logano took the lead with a little nudge from Bowyer behind him and Hamlin, Bowyer, Harvick, and Dale Jr in close pursuit.  Logano pulled out ahead on the last restart with two laps to go and a yellow caution on the last lap sealed the win for the Guzzlers’ Connecticut Yankee Logano, who was quite relieved to bring home the win after losing his wedding ban on his honeymoon.

My Guzzler’s were the big weekly winners, picking up 116 points along with the weekly Drag win.  Strong finishes by Harvick and Bowyer gave the Caliper Kids a strong second place total.  The Radiators were out looking for Brian Vickers and the Busch Brothers’ troubles kept the Spoilers and Pit Bullies in check.  Here’s the tally:


Overall Standings	Points	 	Weekly Drags
Guzzlers (Mags)	116	 	1
Caliper Kids (Andy)	109	 	0
Rednecks (Hans)	99	 	0
Lug Nuts (Prep)	97	 	0
Red Foxes (Fox)	90	 	0
Spoilers (Jack)	71	 	0
Pit Bullies (Gabes)	61	 	0
Radiators (Ter)	48	 	0

Race results:

Caliper Kids - Andy	
 Kevin Harvick	42
 Clint Bowyer	37
 Austin Dillon	30
Justin Allgaier	7
Total (best 3)	109
	
Red Foxes - Fox	
 Jimmie Johnson	40
 Kasey Kahne	35
 Tony Stewart	2
 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	15
Total (best 3)	90
	
Pit Bullies - Gabes	
 Carl Edwards	22
 Kyle Busch	0
 A.J. Allmendinger	25
 Trevor Bayne	14
Total (best 3)	61
	
Rednecks - Hans	
 Jeff Gordon	13
 Denny Hamlin	41
 Paul Menard	19
 Casey Mears	39
Total (best 3)	99
	
Spoilers - Jack	
 Brad Keselowski	3
 Kurt Busch	0
 Greg Biffle	35
 David Gilliland	33
Total (best 3)	71
	
Guzzlers - Mags	
 Joey Logano	47
 Jamie McMurray	17
 Martin Truex Jr.	37
 Michael Annett	32
Total (best 3)	116
	
Lug Nuts - Prep	
 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 	42
 Ryan Newman	6
 Danica Patrick	23
 Sam Hornish Jr.	32
Total (best 3)	97
	
Radiators - Terry	
 Matt Kenseth	9
 Kyle Larson	10
 Aric Almirola	29
 Brian Vickers	0
Total (best 3)	48


For the first of the Big 3 Challenge, my Guzzlers ran away with it, having all four drivers finish strong.  Kid Caliper came in second, with three of four strong finishes.

	Big 3
Team	Finish
	
Caliper Kids - Andy	 
 Kevin Harvick	42
 Clint Bowyer	37
 Austin Dillon	30
Justin Allgaier	7
Total	116
	 
Red Foxes - Fox	 
 Jimmie Johnson	40
 Kasey Kahne	35
 Tony Stewart	2
 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	15
Total	92
	 
Pit Bullies - Gabes	 
 Carl Edwards	22
 Kyle Busch	0
 A.J. Allmendinger	25
 Trevor Bayne	14
Total	61
	 
Rednecks - Hans	 
 Jeff Gordon	13
 Denny Hamlin	41
 Paul Menard	19
 Casey Mears	39
Total	112
	 
Spoilers - Jack	 
 Brad Keselowski	3
 Kurt Busch	0
 Greg Biffle	35
 David Gilliland	33
Total	71
	 
Guzzlers - Mags	 
 Joey Logano	47
 Jamie McMurray	17
 Martin Truex Jr.	37
 Michael Annett	32
Total	133
	 
Lug Nuts - Prep	 
 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 	42
 Ryan Newman	6
 Danica Patrick	23
 Sam Hornish Jr.	32
Total	103
	 
Radiators - Terry	 
 Matt Kenseth	9
 Kyle Larson	10
 Aric Almirola	29
 Brian Vickers	0
Total	48
 	 
$40 	1st-  Mags
24	2nd-  Andy
16	Race Winner- Mags