Month: October 2016

Congratulations to @l_meister and @mhouser88 for becoming the first two people to lock themselves into the Fantasy Chase championship in a few weeks.

As for the rest of you? Some of you really need to pick up the pace! Here are the Martinsville results with your picks from Texas included:

Twitter ID	Martinsville	Points	In/out	Texas
l_meister	Johnson	1000	Clinched	Busch (Kyle)
Mhouser88	Johnson	1000	Clinched	Truex
kimery	Hamlin	39	0	Busch (Kyle)
mstjohn_	Hamlin	39	0	Johnson
KevinRHatfield	Hamlin	39	0	Keselowski
MFroger	Hamlin	39	0	Keselowski
SouthernNutmeg	Hamlin	39	0	Logano
ramonmorales	Hamlin	39	0	Truex
BShell00	Hamlin	39	0	Truex
jayua	Kenseth	39	0	Busch (Kyle)
rlberryyogi	Busch (Kyle)	37	-2	Busch (Kyle)
jrock2481	Busch (Kyle)	37	-2	Busch (Kyle)
jsmith123nv	Busch (Kyle)	37	-2	Harvick
kjfinks22champ	Busch (Kyle)	37	-2	Logano
Adam_Huth	Busch (Kyle)	37	-2	Truex
Kraig_Doremus	Logano	33	-6	Busch (Kyle)
BurlRolett	Logano	33	-6	Busch (Kyle)
soller00	Logano	33	-6	Busch (Kyle)
22hemi13	Harvick	21	-18	Harvick
Caseylandrum15	Harvick	21	-18	Harvick
JG24Wife	Harvick	21	-18	Larson
savannahpr16	Edwards	5	-34	Logano
Thunder_Cat_4	Keselowski	0	-39	Logano
Luke_kane58	Stewart	0	-39	Johnson
dallasjunebug	Truex	0	-39	Busch (Kyle)
SJRenko22	Truex	0	-39	Keselowski

The cutoff for the final Fantasy Chase Round 3 spots was almost as exciting as the actual battle between Austin Dillon and Denny Hamlin at Talladega.

As it turned out, only five people picked Joey Logano to win at Talladega — and four of those were in win-or-go-home scenarios. That left three spots available on points to make the next round (25 people plus ties make it).

The results: A tie for the final spot, but we don’t have tiebreakers! So congrats to both @jayua and @mstjohn_ for barely making it in. So sorry to @tampawriter89, who missed the cut by an agonizing one point.

So we’re down to the final 26. I’ll send out a list of Martinsville picks later this week. If you were eliminated, thanks so much for playing and be sure to come back next year!

Twitter ID		Total	Points in/out	Charlotte	Kansas	Talladega
KevinRHatfield		2036	Clinched	36	1000	1000
Kraig_Doremus		2013	Clinched	1000	1000	13
MFroger		1070	Clinched	36	1000	34
rlberryyogi		1070	Clinched	1000	36	34
ramonmorales		1068	Clinched	29	1000	39
jrock2481		1067	Clinched	28	1000	39
l_meister		1062	Clinched	28	34	1000
Mhouser88		1058	Clinched	28	30	1000
SouthernNutmeg		1042	Clinched	6	36	1000
savannahpr16		1040	Clinched	4	36	1000
kjfinks22champ		1039	Clinched	34	1000	5
22hemi13		1038	Clinched	4	1000	34
Caseylandrum15		1038	Clinched	4	1000	34
Thunder_Cat_4		1038	Clinched	1000	4	34
BShell00		1033	Clinched	28	1000	5
BurlRolett		1033	Clinched	28	1000	5
jsmith123nv		1033	Clinched	28	1000	5
kimery		1033	Clinched	28	1000	5
Luke_kane58		1033	Clinched	28	1000	5
soller00		1033	Clinched	28	1000	5
Adam_Huth		1018	Clinched	4	1000	14
dallasjunebug		1018	Clinched	1000	4	14
JG24Wife		1012	Clinched	1000	0	12
SJRenko22		118	In on points	40	39	39
jayua		107	In on points	34	39	34
mstjohn_		107	In on points	36	34	37
tampawriter89		106	-1	40	36	30
tealjaguar		104	-3	28	39	37
2015onfcm		103	-4	28	36	39
Erinthetraveler		102	-5	28	40	34
Techno_Muse		99	-8	28	37	34
Jsoupzzz		94	-13	28	27	39
ChrisHarvey33		92	-15	28	30	34
dmcgrew		90	-17	36	36	18
groupsects		86	-21	36	36	14
johnnyracer24		86	-21	36	11	39
paxls		83	-24	40	4	39
Bouchard8833		79	-28	36	4	39
Msudawg7880		79	-28	4	36	39
Toby_christie		79	-28	6	34	39
terrymadill		77	-30	4	39	34
M_Huff99		75	-32	34	36	5
spencergogol		75	-32	40	30	5
Yragnodrog		75	-32	36	34	5
MagnumPE		74	-33	4	36	34
Xm3tsf4nx		73	-34	28	40	5
chrismorgan1287		72	-35	28	39	5
Gypsy530		72	-35	28	39	5
Ry_24		72	-35	28	39	5
SteveRuth1		72	-35	28	39	5
CaptComeback		70	-37	36	34	0
bflo360		69	-38	28	36	5
edeme3		69	-38	28	36	5
TalladegaVT		68	-39	34	4	30
BPolking		67	-40	28	34	5
kjflye		67	-40	28	39	0
Lucas_LaBonte		67	-40	28	34	5
SolakNC		67	-40	28	27	12
Ztew		67	-40	28	34	5
dallasjhawk		66	-41	28	4	34
chasedaddy88		63	-44	28	30	5
ryanhorne1028		63	-44	28	30	5
Smids09		62	-45	28	34	0
Iggy_zogspot		58	-49	36	4	18
Travisparks24		56	-51	12	39	5
Loweslaura48		53	-54	28	11	14
MaximeB92		51	-56	6	40	5
Cesar_Chris		48	-59	6	37	5
manderson124		48	-59	4	39	5
YourDadIsMyFrog		48	-59	4	39	5
JosephMMcBride		45	-62	4	36	5
Joey4542001		42	-65	6	36	0
TheAaron98		41	-66	6	30	5
w3kn		37	-70	28	4	5
joebeck24		21	-86	4	4	13

Well, well, well…this is interesting.

Due to Kevin Harvick’s unsurprising win last week at Kansas Speedway, there are now 19 people locked into Round 3 of the Fantasy Chase. That’s notable because there are only 25 spots (plus ties) available to move on from Round 2.

So depending on what happens this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, it’s possible the only way to make Round 3 will be to have won one of the three races. NO spots be available on points? Crazy, but we’ll find out soon if that’s the case.

In the meantime, here are the standings (current cutoff line in bold):

Twitter ID		Total	Points in/out	Charlotte	Kansas	Talladega
Kraig_Doremus		2000	Clinched	1000	1000	Edwards
KevinRHatfield		1036	Clinched	36	1000	Logano
MFroger		1036	Clinched	36	1000	Harvick
rlberryyogi		1036	Clinched	1000	36	Harvick
kjfinks22champ		1034	Clinched	34	1000	Keselowski
ramonmorales		1029	Clinched	29	1000	Hamlin
BShell00		1028	Clinched	28	1000	Keselowski
BurlRolett		1028	Clinched	28	1000	Keselowski
jrock2481		1028	Clinched	28	1000	Hamlin
jsmith123nv		1028	Clinched	28	1000	Keselowski
kimery		1028	Clinched	28	1000	Keselowski
Luke_kane58		1028	Clinched	28	1000	Keselowski
soller00		1028	Clinched	28	1000	Keselowski
22hemi13		1004	Clinched	4	1000	Harvick
Adam_Huth		1004	Clinched	4	1000	Kenseth
Caseylandrum15		1004	Clinched	4	1000	Harvick
dallasjunebug		1004	Clinched	1000	4	Kenseth
Thunder_Cat_4		1004	Clinched	1000	4	Harvick
JG24Wife		1000	Clinched	1000	0	Busch (Kyle)
SJRenko22		79	9	40	39	Hamlin
tampawriter89		76	6	40	36	Elliott
jayua		73	3	34	39	Harvick
dmcgrew		72	2	36	36	Johnson
groupsects		72	2	36	36	Kenseth
CaptComeback		70	0	36	34	McMurray
M_Huff99		70	0	34	36	Keselowski
mstjohn_		70	0	36	34	Busch (Kurt)
spencergogol		70	0	40	30	Keselowski
Yragnodrog		70	0	36	34	Keselowski
Erinthetraveler		68	-2	28	40	Harvick
Xm3tsf4nx		68	-2	28	40	Keselowski
chrismorgan1287		67	-3	28	39	Keselowski
Gypsy530		67	-3	28	39	Keselowski
kjflye		67	-3	28	39	Stewart
Ry_24		67	-3	28	39	Keselowski
SteveRuth1		67	-3	28	39	Keselowski
tealjaguar		67	-3	28	39	Busch (Kurt)
Techno_Muse		65	-5	28	37	Harvick
2015onfcm		64	-6	28	36	Hamlin
bflo360		64	-6	28	36	Keselowski
edeme3		64	-6	28	36	Keselowski
BPolking		62	-8	28	34	Keselowski
l_meister		62	-8	28	34	Logano
Lucas_LaBonte		62	-8	28	34	Keselowski
Smids09		62	-8	28	34	McMurray
Ztew		62	-8	28	34	Keselowski
chasedaddy88		58	-12	28	30	Keselowski
ChrisHarvey33		58	-12	28	30	Harvick
Mhouser88		58	-12	28	30	Logano
ryanhorne1028		58	-12	28	30	Keselowski
Jsoupzzz		55	-15	28	27	Hamlin
SolakNC		55	-15	28	27	Busch (Kyle)
Travisparks24		51	-19	12	39	Keselowski
johnnyracer24		47	-23	36	11	Hamlin
MaximeB92		46	-24	6	40	Keselowski
paxls		44	-26	40	4	Hamlin
Cesar_Chris		43	-27	6	37	Keselowski
manderson124		43	-27	4	39	Keselowski
terrymadill		43	-27	4	39	Harvick
YourDadIsMyFrog		43	-27	4	39	Keselowski
Joey4542001		42	-28	6	36	Larson
SouthernNutmeg		42	-28	6	36	Logano
Bouchard8833		40	-30	36	4	Hamlin
Iggy_zogspot		40	-30	36	4	Johnson
JosephMMcBride		40	-30	4	36	Keselowski
MagnumPE		40	-30	4	36	Harvick
Msudawg7880		40	-30	4	36	Hamlin
savannahpr16		40	-30	4	36	Logano
Toby_christie		40	-30	6	34	Hamlin
Loweslaura48		39	-31	28	11	Kenseth
TalladegaVT		38	-32	34	4	Elliott
TheAaron98		36	-34	6	30	Keselowski
dallasjhawk		32	-38	28	4	Harvick
w3kn		32	-38	28	4	Keselowski
joebeck24		8	-62	4	4	Edwards

A little bit of an explainer here: Only 25 people will move on to the next round, but the rule is 25 plus ties. And right now, there’s a big ol’ tie thanks to the large amount of people who picked Martin Truex Jr. at Charlotte (where he received 28 points).

So keep that in mind as you look at the standings for this week. Congrats to those who have already clinched a spot in Round 3!

Twitter ID		Total	Points in/out	Kansas pick
dallasjunebug		1000	Clinched	Keselowski
JG24Wife		1000	Clinched	Larson
Kraig_Doremus		1000	Clinched	Harvick
rlberryyogi		1000	Clinched	Busch (Kyle)
Thunder_Cat_4		1000	Clinched	Keselowski
paxls		40	12	Keselowski
SJRenko22		40	12	Logano
spencergogol		40	12	Truex
tampawriter89		40	12	Busch (Kyle)
Bouchard8833		36	8	Keselowski
CaptComeback		36	8	Kenseth
dmcgrew		36	8	Busch (Kyle)
groupsects		36	8	Busch (Kyle)
Iggy_zogspot		36	8	Keselowski
johnnyracer24		36	8	Elliott
KevinRHatfield		36	8	Harvick
MFroger		36	8	Harvick
mstjohn_		36	8	Kenseth
Yragnodrog		36	8	Kenseth
jayua		34	6	Logano
kjfinks22champ		34	6	Harvick
M_Huff99		34	6	Busch (Kyle)
TalladegaVT		34	6	Keselowski
ramonmorales		29	1	Harvick
2015onfcm		28	0	Busch (Kyle)
bflo360		28	0	Busch (Kyle)
BPolking		28	0	Kenseth
BShell00		28	0	Harvick
BurlRolett		28	0	Harvick
chasedaddy88		28	0	Truex
ChrisHarvey33		28	0	Truex
chrismorgan1287		28	0	Logano
dallasjhawk		28	0	Keselowski
edeme3		28	0	Busch (Kyle)
Erinthetraveler		28	0	Edwards
Gypsy530		28	0	Logano
jrock2481		28	0	Harvick
jsmith123nv		28	0	Harvick
Jsoupzzz		28	0	Hamlin
kimery		28	0	Harvick
kjflye		28	0	Logano
l_meister		28	0	Kenseth
Loweslaura48		28	0	Elliott
Lucas_LaBonte		28	0	Kenseth
Luke_kane58		28	0	Harvick
Mhouser88		28	0	Truex
Ry_24		28	0	Logano
ryanhorne1028		28	0	Truex
Smids09		28	0	Kenseth
SolakNC		28	0	Hamlin
soller00		28	0	Harvick
SteveRuth1		28	0	Logano
tealjaguar		28	0	Logano
Techno_Muse		28	0	Johnson
w3kn		28	0	Keselowski
Xm3tsf4nx		28	0	Edwards
Ztew		28	0	Kenseth
Travisparks24		12	-16	Logano
Cesar_Chris		6	-22	Johnson
Joey4542001		6	-22	Busch (Kyle)
MaximeB92		6	-22	Edwards
SouthernNutmeg		6	-22	Busch (Kyle)
TheAaron98		6	-22	Truex
Toby_christie		6	-22	Kenseth
22hemi13		4	-24	Harvick
Adam_Huth		4	-24	Harvick
Caseylandrum15		4	-24	Harvick
joebeck24		4	-24	Keselowski
JosephMMcBride		4	-24	Busch (Kyle)
MagnumPE		4	-24	Busch (Kyle)
manderson124		4	-24	Logano
Msudawg7880		4	-24	Busch (Kyle)
savannahpr16		4	-24	Busch (Kyle)
terrymadill		4	-24	Logano
YourDadIsMyFrog		4	-24	Logano

Welcome to Round 2. Here are your picks:

Twitter ID		Charlotte
2015onfcm		Truex
22hemi13		Harvick
Adam_Huth		Harvick
bflo360		Truex
Bouchard8833		Busch (Kyle)
BPolking		Truex
BShell00		Truex
BurlRolett		Truex
CaptComeback		Busch (Kyle)
Caseylandrum15		Harvick
Cesar_Chris		Logano
chasedaddy88		Truex
ChrisHarvey33		Truex
chrismorgan1287		Truex
dallasjhawk		Truex
dallasjunebug		Johnson
dmcgrew		Busch (Kyle)
edeme3		Truex
Erinthetraveler		Truex
groupsects		Busch (Kyle)
Gypsy530		Truex
Iggy_zogspot		Busch (Kyle)
jayua		Keselowski
JG24Wife		Johnson
joebeck24		Harvick
Joey4542001		Logano
johnnyracer24		Busch (Kyle)
JosephMMcBride		Harvick
jrock2481		Truex
jsmith123nv		Truex
Jsoupzzz		Truex
KevinRHatfield		Busch (Kyle)
kimery		Truex
kjfinks22champ		Keselowski
kjflye		Truex
Kraig_Doremus		Johnson
l_meister		Truex
Loweslaura48		Truex
Lucas_LaBonte		Truex
Luke_kane58		Truex
M_Huff99		Keselowski
MagnumPE		Harvick
manderson124		Harvick
MaximeB92		Logano
MFroger		Busch (Kyle)
Mhouser88		Truex
mstjohn_		Busch (Kyle)
Msudawg7880		Harvick
paxls		Kenseth
ramonmorales		Edwards
rlberryyogi		Johnson
Ry_24		Truex
ryanhorne1028		Truex
savannahpr16		Harvick
SJRenko22		Kenseth
Smids09		Truex
SolakNC		Truex
soller00		Truex
SouthernNutmeg		Logano
spencergogol		Kenseth
SteveRuth1		Truex
TalladegaVT		Keselowski
tampawriter89		Kenseth
tealjaguar		Truex
Techno_Muse		Truex
terrymadill		Harvick
TheAaron98		Logano
Thunder_Cat_4		Johnson
Toby_christie		Logano
Travisparks24		Hamlin
w3kn		Truex
Xm3tsf4nx		Truex
YourDadIsMyFrog		Harvick
Yragnodrog		Busch (Kyle)
Ztew		Truex

The Dover race might not have been super exciting, but we had some MAJOR drama in the Fantasy Chase! As it turned out, the race for the final spots on points was very close and intense.

In the end, 75 people moved on to Round 2 and will have their points reset. We’re sad to say farewell to the rest of you, many of whom picked Kevin Harvick or Kyle Larson at Dover and got burned for it.

Here are the pre-reset standings for Round 1. It turned out that 105 points were needed to advance if you didn’t win. Check out how close it was!

Twitter ID		Total	Points in/out
BShell00		2046	Clinched
edeme3		2035	Clinched
Thunder_Cat_4		1083	Clinched
Joey4542001		1082	Clinched
dallasjunebug		1079	Clinched
kjfinks22champ		1079	Clinched
rlberryyogi		1077	Clinched
spencergogol		1077	Clinched
SteveRuth1		1076	Clinched
Ztew		1076	Clinched
chrismorgan1287		1075	Clinched
Iggy_zogspot		1075	Clinched
jrock2481		1075	Clinched
jsmith123nv		1075	Clinched
tealjaguar		1075	Clinched
2015onfcm		1074	Clinched
l_meister		1074	Clinched
ryanhorne1028		1074	Clinched
Yragnodrog		1073	Clinched
Kraig_Doremus		1072	Clinched
SolakNC		1072	Clinched
SouthernNutmeg		1072	Clinched
dallasjhawk		1070	Clinched
Erinthetraveler		1069	Clinched
Mhouser88		1069	Clinched
bflo360		1067	Clinched
paxls		1067	Clinched
Gypsy530		1066	Clinched
JosephMMcBride		1066	Clinched
Jsoupzzz		1066	Clinched
BurlRolett		1062	Clinched
Smids09		1061	Clinched
ramonmorales		1060	Clinched
MagnumPE		1059	Clinched
MFroger		1057	Clinched
TheAaron98		1050	Clinched
MaximeB92		1047	Clinched
Adam_Huth		1046	Clinched
BPolking		1046	Clinched
chasedaddy88		1046	Clinched
Bouchard8833		1044	Clinched
CaptComeback		1042	Clinched
Caseylandrum15		1028	Clinched
22hemi13		1026	Clinched
kimery		132	27
Luke_kane58		117	12
dmcgrew		116	11
jayua		116	11
Ry_24		116	11
soller00		116	11
Loweslaura48		114	9
mstjohn_		114	9
groupsects		113	8
tampawriter89		113	8
TalladegaVT		112	7
terrymadill		112	7
ChrisHarvey33		111	6
M_Huff99		111	6
Msudawg7880		111	6
Travisparks24		111	6
manderson124		109	4
savannahpr16		109	4
w3kn		109	4
YourDadIsMyFrog		109	4
JG24Wife		108	3
SJRenko22		108	3
Toby_christie		108	3
kjflye		107	2
Lucas_LaBonte		107	2
joebeck24		106	1
Xm3tsf4nx		106	1
Cesar_Chris		105	0
johnnyracer24		105	0
KevinRHatfield		105	0
Techno_Muse		105	0
fromageisgood		104	-1
Jeffschmidt71		104	-1
Lowes48isGreat		104	-1
Iluvthe88and78		103	-2
kaylamarieklahn		103	-2
Dalejrscar		102	-3
dhopkinsjr		102	-3
patmal_8		102	-3
MChance129		101	-4
Rblgrl95		100	-5
andylnava		99	-6
danikamriggs		99	-6
forrest55		99	-6
pwn3d781		99	-6
ahaywood		98	-7
apiannone		98	-7
Chad_Reno13		98	-7
algola		97	-8
campbell_sh		97	-8
JonCowan08		97	-8
JasonD2k14		96	-9
jshanerector		96	-9
Devin_Herr		95	-10
JustinC_Webster		95	-10
nitsud13007		95	-10
SuperBee24		95	-10
TheOrangeCone		95	-10
Imsteveking		94	-11
AdamGilliland81		93	-12
RacingBedgood		93	-12
robertrich		93	-12
ShowtimeChase		93	-12
con_co_b		92	-13
GrovesBrady		92	-13
MAButz		92	-13
FreakyFast48		89	-16
tgcomp		89	-16
mrittenhouse84		87	-18
Plouffe24Fan		87	-18
batchley3		86	-19
joshclark018		86	-19
claytonroots		85	-20
nascarcasm		84	-21
NASCARTAS		84	-21
Stolyaviatrs31		83	-22
Huth88		82	-23
Bradley_016		81	-24
britahearn		81	-24
MisterStuart27		81	-24
colemelesky		80	-25
Hereforsr		80	-25
rlaffertyatc		80	-25
AJH88		79	-26
ScuddyStud		79	-26
NickKocuba10		78	-27
Jrioux_		77	-28
Nate_cook3		76	-29
Plumbcrzy		76	-29
Rankin18		76	-29
rcracer20		76	-29
Gary lumbquest		72	-33
BPierce158		71	-34
Ghollenhead		71	-34
Marty11196		70	-35
arlenekrue		68	-37
Ratedk13		67	-38
Tweet_Till		67	-38
ZTsmiley		67	-38
kennethriggs		65	-40
oldguyjk		65	-40
TonyS24_43		65	-40
1youngster1		64	-41
Justinnett		60	-45
LLWWOODD		58	-47
NYR_FreakyFast4		57	-48
Doctor_Content		53	-52
davidmiaso		3	-102
kristidbm		0	-105