July 2008 - Posts

• NASCAR Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Expert Picks

  Well, I had a bit of a mixed bag worth of picks at the Brickyard. All the active drivers were in the top 21 and I had two drivers in the top 10. Only one sleeper pick, Martin Truex Jr., was any good. The C list active driver was also a bit mixed. I picked one without any data that had a solid finish for a C list driver, but both Patrick Carpentier and A.J. Allmendinger without any data as well wound up doing even better. I thought going data free for an active C list driver was the best way to go... Read More... Posted Jul 30 2008, 08:00 AM by richardginn with no comments

• NASCAR Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Racer/Track Trends

  Track: Pocono International Raceway Dimension: 2.5 Mile Superspeedway 6/16/1996 - Jeff Gordon - Chevrolet 7/21/1996 - Rusty Wallace - Ford 6/8/1997 - Jeff Gordon - Chevrolet 7/20/1997 - Dale Jarrett - Ford 6/21/1998 - Jeremy Mayfield - Ford 7/26/1998 - Jeff Gordon - Chevrolet 6/20/1999 - Bobby Labonte - Pontiac 7/25/1999 - Bobby Labonte - Pontiac 6/19/2000 - Jeremy Mayfield - Ford 7/23/2000 - Rusty Wallace - Ford 6/17/2001 - Ricky Rudd - Ford 7/29/2001 - Bobby Labonte - Pontiac 6/9/2002 - Dale Jarrett... Read More... Posted Jul 30 2008, 07:59 AM by richardginn with no comments

• NASCAR Allstate 400 At The Brickyard Expert Picks

  A list active driver: Jeff Gordon - This is the third time on this list for Gordon. With five finishes of eighth or better in the past six races, I like this driver a lot. In his last four Sprint Cup races he has three top 11 place finishes. I think he is going to continue his hot racing at this track. B list active drivers: David Ragan - This is the fourth time on this list for Ragan. He has only one start at this track, which was a sixteenth place finish. His last two Sprint Cup starts have been... Read More... Posted Jul 23 2008, 08:56 AM by richardginn with no comments

• NASCAR Allstate 400 At The Brickyard Racer/Track Trends

  Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Dimensions: 2.5 mile Super Speedway 8/6/1994 - Jeff Gordon - Chevrolet 8/5/1995 - Dale Earnhardt - Chevrolet 8/3/1996 - Dale Jarrett - Ford 8/3/1997 - Ricky Rudd - Ford 8/1/1998 - Jeff Gordon - Chevrolet 8/7/1999 - Dale Jarrett - Ford 8/5/2000 - Bobby Labonte - Pontiac 8/5/2001 - Jeff Gordon - Chevrolet 8/4/2002 - Bill Elliott - Dodge 8/3/2003 - Kevin Harvick - Chevrolet 8/8/2004 - Jeff Gordon - Chevrolet 8/7/2005 - Tony Stewart - Chevrolet 8/6/2006 - Jimmie Johnson... Read More... Posted Jul 23 2008, 08:48 AM by richardginn with no comments

• NASCAR's 10 Hottest Drivers - Week 21

  1) Kyle Busch (Previous position: 3 rd ) - A second win in a row moves this driver up to the number one spot. He is super hot right now. 2) Dale Earnhardt Jr . (Previous position: 2th) - With his top twenty place finish at Chicagoland he stays second place in my rankings. He has been solid as of late keeping second place in the points. 3) Jimmie Johnson (Previous position: 5 th ) - Finishing second at Chicagoland helps Jimmie move up two spots in the standings. He really had a quality shot at the... Read More... Posted Jul 17 2008, 12:09 PM by richardginn with no comments

• NASCAR: Look Back on Chicagoland Picks

  With the Sprint Cup drivers taking a week off before the race at the Brickyard I will once again take a more in-depth look at my picks where it was one of my best weeks of the season so far. Well I had three active drivers in the top ten which is great. None of my picks did worse than 26 th place which is also great, in my opinion. Kevin Harvick finished in third place. He had a great car all night long, but really did not have enough to win the race. He has one of the best finishing averages at... Read More... Posted Jul 16 2008, 03:26 PM by richardginn with no comments

• NASCAR's 10 Hottest Drivers - Week 20

  1) Carl Edwards (Previous position: 2 nd ) - Edwards takes over the lead again with his second place finish at Daytona he was in the right place at the right time. Still is fourth place in the points which is great. 2) Dale Earnhardt Jr . (Previous position: 4 th ) - DEJ moves up two spots with his top ten place finish at Daytona. With the new equipment he is showing that he is a good Daytona driver. 3) Kyle Busch (Previous position: 6 th ) - A win at Daytona for Kyle moves this driver up three spots... Read More... Posted Jul 10 2008, 08:29 AM by richardginn with no comments

• NASCAR Lifelock.com 400 Expert Picks

  I had mostly "okay" fantasy picks for Daytona , in my opinion. But I feel most drafts had one bad active driver pick in them. Tony Stewart was a top ten car, but he left the race around the halfway point. Jimmy Johnson had an okay finish. The B list active drivers did great for me. Had one in the top five. Boris Said was a bust in the end, but he was leading some laps under caution though. David Reutimann had an okay finish at the end, but had to go though many lucky dog passes to get back... Read More... Posted Jul 09 2008, 08:05 AM by richardginn with no comments

• NASCAR Lifelock.com 400 Racer/Track Trends

  Track: Chicagoland Speedway Dimensions: 1.5 mile Intermediate track 7/15/2001 - Kevin Harvick - Chevrolet 7/14/2002 - Kevin Harvick - Chevrolet 7/13/2003 - Ryan Newman - Dodge 7/11/2004 - Tony Stewart - Chevrolet 7/10/2005 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Chevrolet 7/9/2006 - Jeff Gordon - Chevrolet 7/15/2007 - Tony Stewart - Chevrolet Multiple Wins list Kevin Harvick - 2 Tony Stewart - 2 Chicagoland Top Tens By Team Or Owner Team Or Owner Date Of Race July 14 2002 July 13 2003 July 11 2004 July 10 2005 July... Read More... Posted Jul 09 2008, 07:55 AM by richardginn with no comments

• NASCAR's 10 Hottest Drivers - Week 19

  1) Jeff Gordon (Previous position: 2nd) - Squeezes into first place with his better finish than Carl Edwards at New Hampshire. He is showcasing that he rally wants to be in the chase. 2) Carl Edwards (Previous position: 1st) - Moves down one spot with his 17 th place finish at New Hmapshire. Never really had it going at all during the race. 3) Jeff Burton (Previous position: 5th) - Moves up a couple with his twelfth place finish at New Hampshire. He closes the gap the to the leader in the points... Read More... Posted Jul 04 2008, 11:59 PM by richardginn with no comments

• NASCAR Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola Expert Picks

  Well, I had picks last week that we not so hot, but most everyone else scored less this week with so many junk drivers in the top ten. A Kurt Busch, Michael Waltrip and J.J. Yeley top 3 was not really on anyone's wish list. Yates drivers were a complete bust, but I thought they could do way better then the data showed. A list active driver: Tony Stewart - This is the third time on this list for Stewart. I like him since he does have two wins at this track in the past six races and that those... Read More... Posted Jul 02 2008, 10:05 AM by richardginn with no comments

• NASCAR Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola Racer/Track Trends

  Track: Dayton International Speedway Dimensions: 2.5 Mile tri-oval Super Speedway 2/19/1995 - Sterling Marlin - Chevrolet 7/1/1995 - Jeff Gordon - Chevrolet 2/18/1996 - Dale Jarrett - Ford 7/6/1996 - Sterling Marlin - Chevrolet 2/16/1997 - Jeff Gordon - Chevrolet 7/5/1997 - John Andretti - Ford 2/15/1998 - Dale Earnhardt - Chevrolet 10/17/1998 - Jeff Gordon - Chevrolet 2/14/1999 - Jeff Gordon - Chevrolet 7/3/1999 - Dale Jarrett - Ford 2/20/2000 - Dale Jarrett - Ford 7/1/2000 - Jeff Burton - Ford... Read More... Posted Jul 02 2008, 09:57 AM by richardginn with no comments