It was a typical Pick'em for a plate race this week. A few good totals, but, for the most part, people struggled to low, low totals.
Of the 53 entrants, only 28 cleared 600 points, just 5 went over 700 points, with only the winner surpassing the 800 point mark. A very similar breakdown to that of the Daytona 500.
Winning this week, as the only person to clear 800 points this week, and sweeping Daytona for the 2010 season, is Andyrules. It is Andyrules' second win of the season. DBReaver35 grabs second, with John Poole III in third. moppenheimer gets back on track with a 4th place effort, with matwiz88 continuing his great stretch of runs with a 5th place finish.
Congratulations to Andyrules on his win, and his Daytona sweep for the 2010 season!
Of the 33 entrants who entered and could have knocked out a low race total, this week, only 22 were able to do so. Of those 22, 4 knocked out Texas, 3 Bristol, 3 Atlanta, 3 Daytona, 2 California, 2 Charlotte, 1 Martinsville, 1 Phoenix, 1 Darlington, 1 Talladega, and 1 Infineon. The remaining 11 all ended up with their lowest total, this week, at Daytona 2.
The points changed slightly this week, despite only two thirds of the entrants who could replace a low total, doing so. smokin_fast24 had his 16th race this week, and knocked out a low total, netting a 179 point gain to move into the points lead. He leads 2nd place John Gregorio by 54 points. JeffJordan sits in 3rd, but only nets a 42 point gain, falling to 142 points behind the lead. DannyM struggled this week to a disappointing 48th place, 438 point effort, netting no points gain. He sits 194 out of the lead. jgegner remains in 5th, now tied with Mike24, who moves up from 7th. scottw73 only nets a 3 point gain this week, and is now 7th in points.
mathwiz88 continues his hot streak and moves up into the Chase this week, from 11th to 8th in the standings. DB2403 falls one spot to 9th, with antknee10 maintaining 10th place.
Outside of the Chase, things begin to tighten, with NASCARsweden falling out of the top 10 to 11th place. NASCARxprt is 12th, with DE3 moving up to 13th, as he begins to work his way towards the top 10, with another top 10 finish this week. MattSRD28 holds down 14th place, but picks up points on 10th place, now 187 out of the Chase. moppenheimer jumps up 3 spots to 18th, beginning his rally towards the top 10.
With 8 races left until the Chase, 53 entrants are still have a shot at making the Chase.
Here are the low totals for the 36 entrants who could replace a low total next week.
On the Rookie of the Year front, instantCLASSIC remains at 114 points, while taz1458 moves up into a tie for first with him. evan07 is 3rd, 8 points back.
Here are the results:
Here are the standings:
Here are the rookie points:
The Chicagoland thread will be up when the entry lists are released.