View Full Version : FOFC Racing - Sprint Cup Series - Season 1 - The Champion is Crowned!
Welcome to Season 1 of the FOFC Sprint Cup Racing Series. If you would like to sign-up, head on over to our sign-up thread. We now have sign-ups ongoing for our Truck Series which will begin in Season 2. If you already have drivers in the Cup series but want more, sign-up for the Truck Series. New drivers to the series will have to first enter the Truck Series and earn their way to the Cup series.
The FOFC Sprint Cup Racing Series Returns - Season 1 Sign-Ups Underway - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=90185)
PLAYOFF FORMAT
After 10 "regular season" races, the top 10 drivers, as determined by points accumulated during the season, automatically advance to contend for the Sprint Cup championship. These drivers are joined by two "wild card" qualifiers, specifically the two drivers ranked from 11th through 37th in drivers' points who have the most regular-season race wins. The 12 drivers' championship points are reset to a base of 1,000 per driver. Each of the 10 automatic qualifiers receives a bonus of 3 points for each win during the regular season, while the two wild card qualifiers receive no bonus. Every driver then will receive a bonus for their final position after 10 races. Wild card qualifiers receive no bonus.
1st - 20 bonus points
2nd - 18 bonus points
3rd - 16 bonus points
4th - 14 bonus points
5th - 12 bonus points
6th - 10 bonus points
7th - 8 bonus points
8th - 6 bonus points
9th - 4 bonus points
10th - 2 bonus points
Normal scoring applies during the Chase, with race winners earning 43 base points plus 3 bonus points, all drivers who lead a lap earning 1 bonus point, and the driver who leads the most laps earning 1 bonus point in addition to any other points earned.
SCORING SYSTEM
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Drivers
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Season 1 Schedule
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The drivers took to the track today for their first testing session for the Daytona 500.
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stevew
04-10-2015, 10:00 PM
Not a good day of qualifying for 9th circle.
britrock88
04-11-2015, 12:04 PM
Qualifying isn't a strength for our garage, that's for sure...
Qualifying for the Daytona 500 has been completed. Stroker Ace will start on the pole with Rob Nielsen in 2nd.
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PilotMan
04-13-2015, 07:46 AM
Shocked to see second row for a Dixieland car.
The 1st season of the brand new FOFC Sprint Cup Racing Series began in sunny Daytona today as 38 drivers took the green flag. Stroker Ace started from the pole with Rob Nielsen sitting in 2nd place and depsite 39 lead changes throughout the day, on the last lap it was Stroker Ace holding off Rob Nielsen to take the victory in the season's opening race. Comrade Twelve finished in 3rd followed by Aaron Kappe in 4th and the day's leading lap leader Jackson Pace n 5th.
Some of the days strongest cars belonged to Blue Neckansack, Mustafa Henderson and Luke Duke. All three were involved in the same crash on lap #133 and Henderson and Duke were knocked out of the race. Neckansack recovered from the wreck to finish 21st. The accident on lap 133 also knocked out Bo Duke, Dexter Jackson and Bo Danville. Early in the race on lap 49 Patrick Hutt and Rex D'Car were involved in a two car crash that knocked both of them out.
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Event Details:
Weather: Sunny, 81 F, South 6 mph
Laps: 200
Cautions: 3
Caution Laps: 12
Lead Changes: 39
Leaders: 11
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Coffee Warlord
04-13-2015, 03:51 PM
I think that's the best finish I've ever had a driver have, in any incarnation of this.
Grover
04-13-2015, 03:53 PM
Poor Rex D'Car. Living up to his name though!
PilotMan
04-13-2015, 04:02 PM
SHENANIGANS!
wolverine29
04-13-2015, 06:54 PM
Good race for Ricky, not so much for Dexter. We'll go get them at Phoenix.
Any chance of the Late Model series coming back again too?
tarcone
04-13-2015, 08:05 PM
Ooof. 22nd and 24th. Gotta work better together. Hawk and Nile need to tweak those cars.
Vince, Pt. II
04-13-2015, 11:37 PM
Stroker Ace was born to race.
6th place. Surprised Wheely was able to do that. Didn't see that one coming. That wreck sure looks like it helped some folks be in some spots they shouldn't have been. Looking forward to race 2
Any chance of the Late Model series coming back again too?
I would love to do something like that eventually. If we get more drivers and go over our limit I would love to start a second feeder series. Possibly something of a relegation system where the bottom 5 from the Cup Series drop down to the lower series and the top 5 from that series move up.
Coffee Warlord
04-14-2015, 01:11 PM
I should register my second driver, huh.
The CampingWorld.com 500 from Phoenix will be run tomorrow.
stevew
04-14-2015, 07:04 PM
I was wondering what the schedule was.
Also, you say base of 2000 points in the first post, but don't you mean something else for the chase? Nobody will ever have more than 430 points or so after the 10 races.
I copied it from a previous version of the dynasty where we had more races. I'll probably just put it at 1000. I'm going to try and get races up at the very least every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
The polesitter wins again this week. You don't see that too often but David Ginsberg was able to pull off the feat this week winning from the pole. He didn't however, have the dominate car on the day. That belonged to Bo Duke who led 216 of the days 312 laps. Ginsberg led 87 as the two combined to dominate and lead 303 of the 312 laps. With 8 laps remaining Ginsberg dove down inside of Duke's #01 car to take the lead. In second was Duke followed by his teammate and cousin Luke in 3rd. Teammates Mustafa Henderson and Billy Bushinhimer rounded out the top 5.
A lap 199 crash knocked out two drivers, Jackson Pace and Ricky Anderson Jr. while Deacon Palmer, Lew Sifford and Bo Danville all failed to finish the race with various mechanical issues. Palmer was running in the top 10 with with less than 10 laps to go when his problems hit.
Comrade Twelve was supposed to start in the 19th position, but he was unable to even make it to the start finish line as a piston broke on the car. He did receive the 38th places 6 points for the race.
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After two races, Rob Nielsen leads the points after two top 10 finishes.
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path12
04-15-2015, 12:16 PM
In Soviet Russia piston breaks you!
Coffee Warlord
04-15-2015, 01:20 PM
Remember kids, the best drivers drink Guinness!
DavidCorperial
04-15-2015, 01:32 PM
1st place, David will take that.
So, for season #2 I have decided we will end up switching mods to the brand new Bullring Gen 6 2015 mod for the game. I am going to be finishing up all cars by the end of season 1 so everyone's will be ready. Getting cars made for this new mod will be much easier than the original. This means there will probably not be any pictures from this season's races but I will keep you updated when I have new cars ready.
I've already started getting a lot of them painted. Here are some pictures from some of the new cars. There a still some small details to go on all of these but they are getting close to done.
In the first one you'll see the #49 Krispy Kreme car driven by Wallace Bryant, the #01 of Bo Duke, the #21 Guinness car of Rob Nielsen, #51 Mello Yello car of Mustafa Henderson and #11 Taco John's car driven by Hawk Grey.
In the second picture is the #24 Walmart car driven by Comrade Path, the #49 again, the #27 Samuel Adams car driven by Seamus Archer and the #4 Yuengling Lager car driven by Benton Gale.
In the third is the #20 Bass Pro Shops car driven by Avery Thomas and in the 4th picture you'll see the #51, the #55 Frank's Red Hot car driven by Douglas Douglas and the #11. In the 5th you can see the 21, 01, #69 Viagra car of Red Neckanback, 55, 11, 49, and 24.
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Grover
04-15-2015, 03:25 PM
What are you using to sim?
I remember creating cars with NASCAR Racing from Sierra/Papyrus when I was a kid. I would spend hours and hours creating paintjobs.
What are you using to sim?
I remember creating cars with NASCAR Racing from Sierra/Papyrus when I was a kid. I would spend hours and hours creating paintjobs.
I'm using NASCAR Racing 2003.
Vince, Pt. II
04-15-2015, 08:23 PM
Man, The Bandit needs to finish a race at some point.
PilotMan
04-15-2015, 10:30 PM
1 and 2 would have been better, but with 2nd and 3rd, Dixieland caps it's most successful race result in history. I like hearing that the car set up was solid. Woot!
I'm hoping Cannon's consistency can bring him a title this year. An 8th and a 6th is a good way to start.
BYU 14
04-16-2015, 12:57 PM
Fast Eddie being consistent, slow and steady..
Grover
04-16-2015, 01:17 PM
I'm using NASCAR Racing 2003.
Same line of games, whoo!
stevew
04-16-2015, 02:22 PM
Like the red hot car, wish it could have flames!
Like the red hot car, wish it could have flames!
I actually might be able to make a version with flames, let me see what I can find.
The Duck Commander 500 from Texas will be run tomorrow.
I'm going to be updating the 3rd post in the thread with everyone's new cars.
tarcone
04-16-2015, 05:05 PM
Looks great.
The Godzilla team needs to improve.
Wow. What a race we had today. A lot of different stories in this one. The biggest one, bigger than even the race winner, was Wheely McStephens. Wheely may have just made himself the most hated driver on the circuit. On lap 159, Cannon Pace was in the midst of leading for the 25th straight when a strong charging #38 car driven by McStephens spun him around in turn 4 ending his day. Cannon hit hard on the outside wall and finished 35th. Wheely wasn't done however. His car was definitely strong and he led a good portion of the next laps before losing the lead during pit stops. Impressively he found his way back up the front where Chaci Bonaparte was leading the race followed by Ginny Tonic in 2nd. Wheely made a move to try and pass them and spun around Tonic into Bonaparte which also in turn collected Avery Thomas and Al Cohallik who were a few laps down. Wheely survived unscathed and continued to dominate until the final portion of the race when his car began to fade. Patrick Hutt who ran in the top ten all day dialed in his car for the last run and with 14 laps left passed Wheely to take the lead and cruise to the victory by over 6 seconds.
Possibly though the most impressive run of the day belonged to Bo Duke. Bo led for 70 laps early in the race and looked dominate. A pit road mishap cost him dearly though and he went at one point 2 laps down. Bo was able to make his way back to the lead lap by the end of the race and ended up with a 6th place finish.
2nd place starter Mustafa Henderson had a problem right from the beginning and only completed 10 laps on the day for a 39th place finish. Hawk Grey, Jackson Pace, Wallace Bryant, and Fast Eddie Chilton all had car problems which ended their runs.
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Rob Nielsen holds a 19 point advantage over David Ginsberg after 3 races. Stroker Ace, Bo Duke and Wheely McStephens round out the top 5.
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britrock88
04-17-2015, 12:46 PM
Hmm. Helen and Lew don't seem to have it thus far. I guess I lost some of the touch I'd developed with the ratings the first time around...
tarcone
04-17-2015, 03:46 PM
Dang. Im a terrible owner. I need cheat more, I guess.
wolverine29
04-17-2015, 04:18 PM
Wow. Dexter has been terrible. He has a great average starting spot and then just sucks in the races.
PilotMan
04-17-2015, 05:09 PM
Clearly Dixieland has made some progress this year. Keep it up ! I like where both guys are at after the double DNF.
Dang. Im a terrible owner. I need cheat more, I guess.
You could be like Wheely and play whack a mole on the track. Goodness was that a travesty.
stevew
04-17-2015, 11:18 PM
Hmm. Helen and Lew don't seem to have it thus far. I guess I lost some of the touch I'd developed with the ratings the first time around...
yeah, our team sucks
Lathum
04-18-2015, 05:48 AM
Perfect. Both my drivers taken out at the same time. One running in second.
The STP 500 will be run tomorrow.
Today's race was dominated by two drivers, Red Neckanback and Bo Duke. They traded the lead and ran 1-2 almost all day and at the end ended up as the only two drivers on the lead lap. Neckanback was able to hold off Duke at the end to pick up the victory and greatly increase his chances of getting a wild card spot for the playoffs. Duke's strong finishes continue with a 2nd and they were followed by Bo Danville, David Ginsberg and Ricky Anderson Jr.
Weather: Clear, 63 F, West 3 mph
Laps: 500
Cautions: 6
Caution Laps: 30
Lead Changes: 20
Leaders: 4
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Rob Nielsen continues to lead the points after 4 races.
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wolverine29
04-20-2015, 02:16 PM
Another good day for Ricky and Dexter got back on track with a top ten finish. Looking for one of them to get the win at Michigan.
With Mike Schaplowsky now joining the series we have 40 drivers with two open spots remaining.
If we get to the point were we need to open up another spot I will drop Jackson Pace out so we have at least 3 spots remaining
tarcone
04-20-2015, 06:41 PM
Jeez. Where did my guys learn to drive?
Cannon jumps back into the top 10 after a solid finish and Jackson had a really good day. Maybe one of them can step it up and put together a win here soon.
PilotMan
04-21-2015, 08:24 AM
The Duke boys and the Dixieland cars put on another good show. I'm very happy with the start that we've had. Another top 5 finish and another strong showing from the 10 car is impressive. With both cars in the top 5 I'm happy, but I'll be happier when we get that first win this year.
Only a few more cars left and everyone's is painted. Next step will be to spruce them up a bit and improve them.
Terrific racing today in Michigan. A group of cars battled all day up swapping the lead and it was neck and neck right down to the finish. A caution flag came out with less than 10 laps to go which set up a great finish. On the final lap Deacon Palmer took the white flag in first but Patrick Hutt made a great pass in turn 2 and held off Palmer and Wheely McStephens to pick up his second victory on the year and guarantee himself a spot in the playoffs. Rounding out the top 5 was Bo Duke in 4th with another great run and points leader Rob Nielsen in 5th.
Polesitter Blue Neckansack had a problem on the opening lap and headed to pit road losing a lap. He never gained the lap back and despite having one of the days strongest cars finished in 34th.
A lap 97 crash knocked out David Ginsberg and Chaci Bonaparte from the race.
Newcomers Dicky Woodhouse and Mike Schaplowsky made their debuts today. Woodhouse finished 7th and Schaplowsky 27th.
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Rob Nielsen continues to hold the points lead as Bo and Luke Duke sit 2nd and 3rd. Ricky Anderson Jr is 4th and Wheely McStephens is 5th.
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With Mike Schaplowsky and Dicky Woodhouse joining the series we now have 41 of 42 spots taken.
britrock88
04-22-2015, 10:10 AM
Sterling Archer and Helen Wheels sit on the outside of the Chase hunt despite having no Top 10 finishes through the first half!
Coffee Warlord
04-22-2015, 10:28 AM
Three top 10s, four top 5s through 5 races. Nielsen's a machine.
Wouldn't mind a win, though.
TRUCK SERIES
With the series nearly full, I want to make sure there is always room for new drivers and to keep this series going on for a long time. Starting in Season 2 I will be adding the FOFC Camping World Truck Series. All new drivers will head on over to the Truck series in order to try and earn their way into the Sprint Cup Series.
At that point, we will begin a relegation system where the bottom 5 drivers from the Sprint Cup series will be demoted to the Truck Series for the next season and the top 5 Truck series drivers will be promoted. All drivers are eligible to add a driver into the Truck series but the rule will remain where you can only have 2 drivers at a time in the Sprint Cup series. If your driver finishes in the top 5 of the trucks he cannot be promoted if you already have 2 drivers.
As well as being a way for new drivers to enter the series, it can also be a way for current drivers to try out new stat sets with your truck drivers.
If you are interested in signing up a new driver into the Truck series, head over to the sign-up thread. The FOFC Racing Series - Sign-Up Thread - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=90185)
PilotMan
04-22-2015, 11:36 AM
Three top 10s, four top 5s through 5 races. Nielsen's a machine.
Wouldn't mind a win, though.
Our double DNF in the first race is keeping us back, but having said that it's pretty awesome to be sitting at #2 and #3. I'm with you though. We'd still love to pick up a win.
Our double DNF in the first race is keeping us back, but having said that it's pretty awesome to be sitting at #2 and #3. I'm with you though. We'd still love to pick up a win.
I'll get the stats posted here soon but Bo Duke has led 36.2% of all laps completed which is amazing. It's crazy that he hasn't gotten a win out of that.
wolverine29
04-22-2015, 01:52 PM
11th and 12th is ok, nothing spectacular but at least Ricky's consistent driving has gotten him to 4th in the points. I doubt it would be enough to win the title once we get to the playoffs so he will need to start stepping it up.
Breaking News
Breaking news out of Pace Racing today. Limited sponsorship money has forced Pace Racing to shut down the operations of the #33 team immediately. Jackson will stay with Pace Racing and will drive their #30 Skittles Toyota in the inaugural season of the FOFC Camping World Truck Series.
"It's a tough day for Jackson and the #33 team but we will be retaining all of the staff and moving them to our truck operation." said Pace Racing team owner Michael Pace, father of Jackson and Cannon. "I know Jackson wanted to prove he was one of the best drivers in the world and he will still get a chance to do that in the truck series. Hopefully he shows what he can do there and a big time sponsor will come through with a cup ride."
Jackson and the #33 team are currently 20th in Sprint Cup Series points with 1 top 5 and 2 top ten finishes.
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msubball
04-23-2015, 10:54 AM
Mustafa has been terrible. I don't know what's wrong but he needs to get things turned around now.
The Food City 500 from Bristol is next. It will be run by tomorrow, possibly late tonight.
tarcone
04-23-2015, 04:54 PM
A top 10 finish! I dont feel as inept as before.
Only 1 more car left to get ready and we will start having pictures and videos of the races.
Another two time winner on the season after only six races. This time it was David Ginsberg, who also won at Phoenix, dominated the race as he led 381 laps. His only real challenger was Red Neckanback, who had won at Martinsville and is proving himself as a short track specialist. Neckanback led 53 laps on the day and finished 0.39 seconds behind Ginsberg as the only other driver on the lead lap. Rounding out the top 5 were Indy Wahl, Wheely McStephens and Hawk Grey.
Weather: Clear, 59 F, Northeast 6 mph
Laps: 500
Cautions: 6
Caution Laps: 30
Lead Changes: 11
Leaders: 4
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Rob Nielsen and Bo Duke continue to sit 1st and 2nd. Wheely McStephens moves to 3rd, David Ginsberg to 4th and Luke Duke drops to 5th.
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Here are a few pictures from the race.
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stevew
04-23-2015, 11:49 PM
I don't get Bonaparte, he's lead a decent amount of laps in like 3-4 different races but he's almost dead last overall. Must be picking the lead up instead of going into the pits?
Vince, Pt. II
04-24-2015, 01:10 AM
I love that the pictures show both cars on our team crashing out. After a solid start, Stroker Ace has faltered mightily. And Bandit can't get out of his own way.
DavidCorperial
04-24-2015, 08:46 AM
I love that David picked up another win and I enjoy the artwork on both the 16 and 17 cars.
collegesportsfanms
04-24-2015, 09:51 AM
Geez, what is going on with Schaplowsky? He does good in qualifying, but when it comes to the actual race he completely sucks it up. Apparently he's trying to tank it so that he can be part of the truck series next season. ;)
britrock88
04-24-2015, 10:15 AM
Helen Wheels is nearly in the Chase--two spots out after you bump race winners to the top. She's doing it in incredibly unspectacular fashion.
Here are some highlights from the Bristol race.
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tarcone
04-24-2015, 04:39 PM
Hawk Grey is moving up the standings. And he was right in front of that first crash.
Grover
04-24-2015, 05:40 PM
Indy Wahl is a real yo-yo of a driver. Rex D'Car is exactly what I thought he'd be: terrible
CU Tiger
04-24-2015, 06:29 PM
I had honestly forgot about this series with all the crap going on lately...just caught up on every race in one reading..really brought a smile to my face.
Thanks for doing this!!!
PilotMan
04-24-2015, 08:45 PM
Hey, looks like Bo was involved in a couple of those spin outs. I'm just happy that the cars and the team finished the race in a decent position. That was a high probability DNF race.
Cannon had a terrible race to drop him well out of the playoffs. Hopefully Charlotte is kind to the 80 team.
The longest race of the season, the Coca-Cola 600 will be posted late tonight or tomorrow.
The dominant car on the day belonged to Wheely McStephens as he led 208 of the day's 400 laps. But at the end of the race when it mattered most his car faded to a 4th place finish. Four other drivers took turns out front, Bo Duke, Blue Neckansack, David Ginsberg and finally with 32 laps remaining Mustafa Henderson took the lead and held off Ginsberg for the win.
Every driver finished the race as the day had only 1 caution flag.
Event Details:
Weather: Cloudy, 56 F, Southeast 19 mph
Laps: 400
Cautions: 1
Caution Laps: 4
Lead Changes: 31
Leaders: 9
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Only 3 races remain until the playoffs as the top 5 remains unchanged this week with Nielsen, Bo Duke, McStephens, Ginsberg and Luke Duke. Ricky Anderson Jr moves up to 6th, Indy Wahl is 7th followed by Hawk Grey, Aaron Kappe and Benton Gale in the final playoff spot. The two current wild cards would belong to Patrick Hutt and Stroker Ace.
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Wheely just cant seem to finish up a race. I'll take another top 5 finish though
Coffee Warlord
04-27-2015, 08:04 AM
Nielsen can't buy a win. Top 10 in all but 1 race does not suck, though.
PilotMan
04-27-2015, 08:32 AM
Another top 5 and top 10 finish looks good, but I was honestly expecting a little bit more from Luke in this race. We need to stay strong though, the gap between 1 and 5 is greater than the gap between 5 and 10. I don't think I ever thought that the team would run strong enough to get 2 cars into the chase.
wolverine29
04-27-2015, 09:01 AM
Finally seeing some improvement from Dexter which is great. And somehow Ricky moves up to sixth despite the 18th place finish. Maybe Dexter can pull off a win here and sneak into the Chase.
Nielsen can't buy a win. Top 10 in all but 1 race does not suck, though.
He just consistently sits in the 6-10 range it seems all race long every race. Stays out of trouble and picks up points.
Another top 5 and top 10 finish looks good, but I was honestly expecting a little bit more from Luke in this race. We need to stay strong though, the gap between 1 and 5 is greater than the gap between 5 and 10. I don't think I ever thought that the team would run strong enough to get 2 cars into the chase.
The way Bo came through the field from starting 31st I thought for sure he was going to run away with it there at one point.
Also, no videos from this one. There were no crashes so the video would get a little boring. Next race at the Watkins Glens road course should get interesting though.
msubball
04-27-2015, 02:30 PM
Finally! I knew Mustafa could drive. Despite the terrible start one more win in the next three races and he could be in the playoffs.
Watkins Glen will be run late tonight. A road course is sure to shake things up a bit in the FOFC Sprint Cup.
tarcone
04-28-2015, 07:31 PM
In the playoff hunt. Go Hawk!
If anyone's still around tonight, the race has just begun at Watkins Glen with Lew Sifford on the pole followed by Marcus Nielsen, Avery Thomas, Hana Ginsberg and Luke Duke.
Lew Sifford still leads at Lap 6, Luke Duke is up to 2nd.
Luke Duke takes the lead on Lap 7. Points leader Rob Nielsen is 7th.
britrock88
04-28-2015, 10:21 PM
Woo! Go Lew!
Clean racing so far, at Lap 15 the top 5 is Duke, Sifford, Schaplowsky, R. Nielsen, M. Nielsen
Green flag pit stops have begun at lap 23.
Green flag stops have cycled through at lap 33. Rob Nielsen is the new leader followed by Mustafa Henderson, Hana Ginsberg, Fast Eddie Chilton and Lew Sifford.
tarcone
04-28-2015, 10:41 PM
Where is Hawk?
Hawk started in 24th and finds himself in 17th currently
Mustafa Henderson is the new leader at lap 36.
tarcone
04-28-2015, 10:48 PM
Good deal. Working his way up. Consistency is his game.
First caution of the day for a spin involving Billy Bushinhimer on lap 55. We'll see how things shake out after pit stops.
The new top 5 is Henderson, Schaplowsky, Bo Duke, M. Nielsen and R. Nielsen.
For those watching,
Nile Kinnick is 14th, Hawk Grey is 20th.
Lew Sifford is 6th, Helen Wheels 34th
Mustafa Henderson is dominating at lap 70, holds a 5 second lead over Mike Schaplowsky. This race is only 90 laps.
Caution flag. Bo Danville crashes and collects Avery Thomas.
Danville is out, Thomas can continue.
10 to go, Henderson leads followed by Schaplowsky and Rob Nielsen.
Nielsen passes Schaplowsky for 2nd and is moving up on Henderson quickly.
5 to go, Henderson leads Nielsen by 0.3 seconds
Wow. Rob Nielsen makes a great pass to take the lead with only 2 to go.
But Mustafa takes it right back. What a finish. Mustafa beats Nielsen by .06 seconds.
Two races ago, Mustafa Henderson found himself 37th in the points. Now he has back to back wins and is almost assured a spot in the playoffs. What a finish as Henderson and Rob Nielsen battled for the win.
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Patrick Hutt and Mustafa Henderson are all but assured of playoff spots with 2 wins each, unless David Ginsberg, currently 3rd and also with 2 wins falls out of the top 10. Drivers outside of the top who are clinging to hope of a wild card spot need at least 2 of these 3 drivers to finish in the top 10.
Rob Nielsen's hold on the points lead is even stronger after his 2nd place finish. Bo Duke picked up another top 10 and is 2nd. Ginsberg is 3rd followed by Wheely McStephens and Luke Duke. Ricky Anderson Jr, Aaron Kappe, Blue Neckansack, Hawk Grey and Ginny Tonic round of the top 10.
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Vince, Pt. II
04-29-2015, 01:51 AM
Somehow Bo Danville isn't in last place. That's rather amazing.
PilotMan
04-29-2015, 07:26 AM
Better than expected in all honesty. I figured this race was up in the air for anyone. Both drivers look to be solid for the top 10 with 2 races to go. Bo needs to put it all together for one of these races. The General has been good enough thus far.
Coffee Warlord
04-29-2015, 07:27 AM
Damn you Mustafa!
tarcone
04-29-2015, 08:12 AM
Hawk needs one real good race to qualify, I think. He obviously has a hard time turning right.
msubball
04-29-2015, 08:45 AM
What a turnaround for Mustafa! Watch out now Rob and Bo and all you others near the top. I'm going for the title.
britrock88
04-29-2015, 09:20 AM
Hard to be disappointed in Lew slipping to 11th after being surprised at him taking the pole.
Just a reminder, Truck Series sign ups are underway in the sign up thread. Wouldn't mind seeing some more in there for our Minor League series. Also, two spots remain for the Cup Series.
FOFC Racing Interactive Dynasty - Sign-Up Thread - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=90185)
Lathum
04-29-2015, 12:23 PM
Go Ginny!
More stats from the series:
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Let's get ready for the Geico 500 at Talladega with some predictions.
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Coffee Warlord
04-29-2015, 03:02 PM
I like the cut of Larry's jib.
PilotMan
04-29-2015, 03:52 PM
These people don't know what the hell they are talking about.
stevew
04-29-2015, 04:42 PM
Word out of the ninth circle camp is that Chachi Bonaparte is battling a severe drug addiction.
stevew
04-29-2015, 04:43 PM
Do we get to play around with stats at the end of the season or do winning players get a few bonus points?
Do we get to play around with stats at the end of the season or do winning players get a few bonus points?
Yup you change them after the season any way you wish. I've thought about giving bonus points before but I think it will just end up making the winners even that much stronger than the rest of the field. But I'm definitely open to the idea if people want to see that. I'm open to any suggestions can help the series. The truck series can help in the future with stats because you can try out different stat sets there to find one that really works.
stevew
04-29-2015, 06:42 PM
Maybe you roll a secret 1d10 before each race, everyone 5-10 in the chase gets one race they can boost the following season. 1st gets 5 boosts thru season, 2nd 4, 3rd 3, 4th 2, and boosts only to car
Coffee Warlord
04-29-2015, 06:53 PM
Meh, I'd rather the rich not get richer.
PilotMan
04-29-2015, 07:17 PM
I'm all for some random element coming into play. But I don't want to know what it is, and it can't be so crazy or random that it's just frustrating.
tarcone
04-29-2015, 08:28 PM
I dont think the rich should get richer either. Leave it to the crew chiefs to tinker within the constraints.
More narrative would be fun. Like Rob Nielson gets caught in his trailer with Helen Wheels by his GF Hana Ginsberg. Hana breaks a bat over Nielsons head and he cant run in Talladega. While Ginsberg gets suspended for 2 races and Wheels is emotionally distraught and takes a week off.
Meanwhile, Bo and Luke Duke are arrested for transporting moonshine and Stroker Ace pulls a muscle in his should strokin' his ace. He is out for the race.
Too much?
britrock88
04-30-2015, 12:46 AM
Come on, Tom!
Well there's definitely a lot more going on in the garage than I realized. I need to get some more inside sources.
Talladega will be run today, I'll be getting video from this one.
Grover
04-30-2015, 08:55 AM
I dont think the rich should get richer either. Leave it to the crew chiefs to tinker within the constraints.
More narrative would be fun. Like Rob Nielson gets caught in his trailer with Helen Wheels by his GF Hana Ginsberg. Hana breaks a bat over Nielsons head and he cant run in Talladega. While Ginsberg gets suspended for 2 races and Wheels is emotionally distraught and takes a week off.
Meanwhile, Bo and Luke Duke are arrested for transporting moonshine and Stroker Ace pulls a muscle in his should strokin' his ace. He is out for the race.
Too much?
Is Hana also an assassin?
britrock88
04-30-2015, 09:31 AM
Helen wouldn't be caught dead with Rob Nielsen. :devil:
Coffee Warlord
04-30-2015, 10:25 AM
Nielsen only hangs with top 10 points leaders anyway. :)
Only exception being his Danish cousin Magnus. Though until Magnus starts performing, he gets the Roasted Yak Racing "backup trailer". Also known as the mobile beer trailer. Dress warm, Magnus.
Talladega has started. I won't be able to do any updates until this one is over but here is the field bunched up on lap #3.
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Coffee Warlord
04-30-2015, 12:31 PM
Nice broken image. :)
Nice broken image. :)
Hopefully it's working now.
Two major wrecks shaped this race as only 18 cars were able to make it to the finish. The first big wreck happened on lap 18 and knocked 12 cars out of the race but included many more. The pile up started right near the front of the pack as Kyle Kappe turned around the #21 of Rob Nielsen. Nielsen bounced off of Lew Sifford and down into Wheely McStephens starting a massive pileup.
The second of the major wrecks occurred on lap #44. Helen Wheels and Indy Wahl got together and set off another huge chain reaction crash that knocked out 10 cars including the points leader Rob Nielsen.
After those two wrecks things settled down for the most part and a 5 car breakaway that included Wallace Bryant, Blue Neckansack, Nile Kinnick, Aaron Kappe and Bo Danville battled it out for the win. Lapped traffic got in the way a bit as Bryant was able to hold off the others and collect the win after leading 27 laps on the day.
Event Details:
Weather: Clear, 64 F, South 10 mph
Laps: 188
Cautions: 4
Caution Laps: 16
Lead Changes: 101
Leaders: 20
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Only 1 more race left until the playoffs are set. Rob Nielsen, Bo Duke, David Ginsberg and Wheely McStephens have their playoff spots wrapped up and Aaron Kappe is close to a lock. The rest of the spots are still up for grabs and a bad day from anyone 6-10 can knock them out of the chase. Mustafa Henderson and Patrick Hutt currently have the wild card spots. If one of Henderson or Hutt gets into the top 10 and Stroker Ace stays in the top 10 as well Wallace Bryant or Red Neckanback could get themselves a spot in the playoffs.
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Coffee Warlord
04-30-2015, 02:45 PM
Damn, there goes our clean season.
britrock88
04-30-2015, 03:37 PM
Lay off the Guinness, Nielsens. Geez.
The Ninth Circle garage is not happy.
collegesportsfanms
04-30-2015, 03:53 PM
I would like to thank everybody that was involved in either wreck, your efforts in beating each other up are much appreciated in helping me to a 14th place finish after I finished 34th in qualifying. ;)
stevew
04-30-2015, 06:37 PM
Lay off the Guinness, Nielsens. Geez.
The Ninth Circle garage is not happy.
Hey, my two douchebags got 10th and 12th.
stevew
04-30-2015, 06:42 PM
Wow, those wrecks were crazy. Wahl really screwed stuff up.
Jacktop
04-30-2015, 08:22 PM
That was sure not the start Topper wanted but Dega is unpredictable. The 99 team is just hoping to get some experience and run for the championship next season.
tarcone
04-30-2015, 08:25 PM
Dang. That really hurt Hawk. He needs a huge finish in the next race.
Kinnick stays clean and finishes 4th. That keeps him from being relegated, I think.
Dang. That really hurt Hawk. He needs a huge finish in the next race.
Kinnick stays clean and finishes 4th. That keeps him from being relegated, I think.
Everyone's going to be safe this year. Won't start until after Season 2 and even then probably won't happen too much yet unless there are drivers in the Trucks who don't have drivers in Cup.
PilotMan
04-30-2015, 10:19 PM
Damn, tough race. At least we got 1 spot locked up. Locking up #2 would cement this year as a huge success.
Ahhh Wheely finally got caught up in a wreck. Been pleasantly surprised at what he has done though. Looking forward to the next one and seeing where everybody falls. Lots of spots open. Should be a good race.
Grover
05-01-2015, 09:47 AM
Wow, those wrecks were crazy. Wahl really screwed stuff up.
Hey now
The final race before the playoffs will be quite interesting as we had to Iowa. Iowa is a 0.875 mile short track that should bring some close racing.
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Here is the lineup for the big Mountain Dew 400 from Iowa.
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Finally the playoffs are set after a very eventful afternoon at Iowa. On the pole for the second straight race it was Wallace Bryant looking to pick up #2 and get a spot in the playoffs. But it wasn't long at all before Wheely McStephens, starting from the 2nd spot, took the lead and dominated most of the day. Wheely took the lead from Bryant on lap 47 and led in total on the day 220 laps. But as happened to Wheely before, his car fell off a bit at the end and he ended up with a 3rd place finish. Patrick Hutt, already a two time winner this season took the lead with 17 laps to go and cruised to his 3rd victory on the season and secured his spot in the playoffs.
Now, how did the playoffs shake out? It was about as close as you could possibly imagine for that last playoff spot. Mustafa Henderson, who could into the playoffs based off his two wins, ended up tied for the final playoff spot with Ricky Anderson Jr. Based off Mustafa's two wins he gets the tiebreaker over Ricky and will start the playoffs with 6 extra points now based off his wins. If he had finished 11th he would have gotten no bonus points. Ricky ends up missing the playoffs in the most heartbreaking fashion and so did Benton Gale who finished in 12th, only 1 point behind Henderson and Anderson. With Hutt winning and getting into the top ten, and Henderson sneaking into the top ten, the two wild card spots then fell to Red Neckanback and Wallace Bryant. Neckanback and Bryant were the only two race winners not in the top ten.
A major wreck on lap 150 sent Bo Danville to the hospital for observation as he flipped up and over some cars during the pileup.
There may be some bad blood between the Nielsens tonight as on lap 252, Marcus Nielsen and Avery Thomas collided which sent Rob Nielsen sliding into the inside wall and ended his day early for the second straight race.
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The playoffs are set.
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Here are the updated playoff standings after factoring in the bonus points.
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Coffee Warlord
05-01-2015, 03:51 PM
Stop fucking running into me!
Cannon and the #80 team had a disappointing first ten races. 20th isn't exactly where I expected to be. Maybe we can get something figured out these final 5 and set us up for a good run next year that hopefully includes a playoff spot.
Vince, Pt. II
05-01-2015, 03:56 PM
2nd place without leading a single lap. That's impressive.
MacroGuru
05-01-2015, 04:22 PM
Stop fucking running into me!
Well, it's about the only thing Avery can hit, because he forgot what the Finish line looks like.
Grover
05-01-2015, 04:53 PM
wooow, Anderson got killed there. Poor guy.
stevew
05-01-2015, 04:56 PM
Very inconsistent season for Bonaparte and Douglas. I think they can do better with some tweaks.
wolverine29
05-01-2015, 06:49 PM
Man that is definitely a terrible feeling there for Ricky. To miss out on the playoffs on a tiebreaker is a tough pill to swallow. Time for Ricky and Dexter to play the spoiler role now.
Jacktop
05-01-2015, 07:01 PM
"Not good," was all Kellen Killinger, rookie driver of the #91 Mopar Dodge could say after his 42nd place finish in his debut race at the Iowa short track.
"I thought we brought a good car with us to Iowa today but I felt something break and I had to bring 'er in. I'm still not sure what happened but the car couldn't go anymore. But we'll be back next week and the #91 RPM Garages Mopar Dodge will give 'em hell at Atlanta."
His teammate at RPM Garages, Zack Topper, had a great run that ended up with a 10th place finish for the #99 Scott's Ford in only his second career race.
"I thought our day was done after that idiot Bushinhimer spun us out there on the backstrectch," said Topper referring to the crash that involved a whole mess of cars. "He spun us right out and gave us no room, he'll get what's coming to him. But the crew did a great job of making repairs and we still got a top 10 out of it."
RPM Garages head to Atlanta next week to take part in the QuikTrip 500.
tarcone
05-01-2015, 08:49 PM
Dang. Hawk was disappointing in those last 2 races. A solid playoff contender to way out of the running. Back to the drawing board.
BYU 14
05-02-2015, 09:20 PM
Wish Fast Eddie had a couple of finishes like the MD 400 earlier. Build for next year and that last race was packed with carnage.
The playoffs will start tomorrow.
It was a relatively quiet race to start off the Season 1 playoffs. Only two cautions on the day but one was for a four car crash on lap 285 that knocked out title contender Patrick Hutt from a top ten running and also knocked out Wallace Bryant
Early on it was Dexter Jackson and Wheely McStephens dominating the race, a few others led a lap or two here or there after them until David Ginsberg took control and looked to well on his way to the victory. That was until that final caution for the crash involving Hutt and Bryant bunched the field back up. Hawk Grey was able to pass Ginsberg soon after racing resumed and he never looked back, leading the race's final 35 laps on his way to victory.
Ginsberg was 2nd followed by fellow playoff participant Blue Neckansack. Stroker Ace was 4th and then Luke Duke, Mustafa Henderson and Wheely McStephens in 8th, 9th and 10th were the title contenders in the top 10. Aaron Kappe was 14th, Rob Nielsen 15th, Bo Duke 24th, Red Neckanback 31st, Patrick Hutt 39th and Wallace Bryant 41st.
Event Details:
Weather: Cloudy, 62 F, Northwest 4 mph
Laps: 325
Cautions: 2
Caution Laps: 8
Lead Changes: 22
Leaders: 12
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David Ginsberg is your new points leader after his 2nd place finish at Atlanta. Blue Neckansack is 2nd followed by Stroker Ace, Wheely McStephens and Rob Nielsen.
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Jacktop
05-04-2015, 02:27 PM
Great day for Kellen and the #91 team. An 11th place finish this early into his racing career is awesome. Zach had an OK day. 19th place isn't amazing but RPM Garages will take it.
DavidCorperial
05-04-2015, 02:32 PM
Great day for Cyberams racing, David leading the most laps and taking 2nd and Hana finishing 6th is great for them.
Wheely just hangs around. lol
msubball
05-04-2015, 09:59 PM
"I thought our day was done after that idiot Bushinhimer spun us out there on the backstrectch," said Topper referring to the crash that involved a whole mess of cars. "He spun us right out and gave us no room, he'll get what's coming to him. But the crew did a great job of making repairs and we still got a top 10 out of it."
Topper better watch himself around Bushinhimer. Billy might just put him in the wall.
msubball
05-04-2015, 10:00 PM
Mustafa wlll take a 9th. He needs to stay consistent to have a shot at winning the championship.
Vince, Pt. II
05-05-2015, 01:57 AM
Methinks I will need to invest in Stroker's qualifying statistic this offseason.
We'll be heading to Richmond for the Federated Auto Parts 400 next. I might have the race up yet today.
Today's race looked it would belong to Kellen Killinger. The newcomer to the series who is driving the #91 Mopar Dodge took the pole and jumped out to a big lead early. But as the first long green flag went on his car began to fade and he relinquished the lead to Rob Nielsen, who after leading for 42 laps gave up the lead to Chaci Bonaparte who led for 48 laps. After a caution on lap 112 for an accident that involved 8 cars, including title contending teammates Red Neckanback and Blue Necksansack, the field was bunched back up and Killinger quickly moved himself back up the front where he would stay for a while until his car began to fade on the long run again and Bo Duke took over as the new leader. A 5 car accident on lap 228 would knock out playoff driver Aaron Kappe, Mustafa Henderson and Stroker Ace and bunch the field back up again. This time Killinger jumped out to another big lead again as he passed Duke right after the restart and he would stay there until there was only 8 laps left. And yet again, his crew was unable to figure out the long runs as his car faded and Rex D'Car made the pass to take the lead and the win, his first and the first for Tire Barrier bRacing.
Killinger was 2nd followed by playoff driver Bo Duke in 3rd, Ricky Anderson Jr in 4th and Chaci Bonaparte in 5th. Chaci now has 3 top 10's in the past 4 races. Rob Nielsen was 8th, Wallace Bryant 9th, Wheely McStephens battled back after he found himself running in the 30's for the race's first half and wound up 13th. David Ginsberg was 16th, Luke Duke 20th, Patrick Hutt 21st, Aaron Kappe 31st, Mustafa Henderson 33rd, Stroker Ace 34th, Red Neckanback 35th and Blue Neckansack 42nd.
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David Ginsberg holds on to the 1st place spot as Rob Nielsen jumps to 2nd, 6 points back. Wheely McStephens, Bo Duke, and Luke Duke round out the top 5.
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Check out the highlights to see one of the craziest crashes in FOFC history.
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britrock88
05-05-2015, 09:49 PM
Boy, did that pit barrier cause problems!
Boy, did that pit barrier cause problems!
I've never seen anything quite like it. Both accidents started with one car spinning out trying to get into pit lane and then everyone doesn't know what to do. The one problem with the game is it was made before NASCAR changed the rules to disallow racing back to the caution flag so whenever theres a caution the drivers don't seem to understand how to slow down.
PilotMan
05-06-2015, 08:36 AM
That was the funniest accident in the history of FOFC racing. Glad we trained pit row crash avoidance as much as we did. Nice to see a bit of a bounce back from the boys after the last couple.
Grover
05-06-2015, 08:49 AM
And the circuit's worst driver inexplicably wins!
britrock88
05-06-2015, 10:15 AM
As somebody whose team is struggling in this iteration of the Series, I have a silly competitive balance suggestion -- make the series winner reveal a few of their ratings each year. I get the sense that some of us are fumbling around in the dark, while others that have NR2003 experience know what's up.
As somebody whose team is struggling in this iteration of the Series, I have a silly competitive balance suggestion -- make the series winner reveal a few of their ratings each year. I get the sense that some of us are fumbling around in the dark, while others that have NR2003 experience know what's up.
I've been trying to come up with a few ways we could add a bit more parity to the series while still making sure it is not completely a toss up either.
One way I've been thinking of is changing over the car stats part of the ratings. Keep the driver stats as is and that would continue to be the random part of the series and where drivers can make their improvements. What I was thinking of for the car stats is giving everyone the same settings. In the game you can have a minimum number and a maximum number. My thought is to set the minimum at 80 and maximum at 100. Every time we start the race the game randomly assigns a rating between 80 and 100 to your driver for that race. Or set the stats at 70-100 for 3 of the 4 car stats and then pick one where your driver or team excels at and set that at 85-100.
I really do feel like car stats are what probably causes the greatest divide among the drivers and if you don't have it just right your driver will suffer. We could leave it up to the driver and not the car. Any other suggestions would be great, always trying to find any way to make the series more competitive.
If you know the way the games settings are you can dominate and I wouldn't mind decreasing that a bit. I've done enough messing around with it where if I wanted to I could probably have Cannon winning 4-5 races a year but I've decided to give him a random middle of the road setup and hope for the best.
Jacktop
05-06-2015, 10:55 AM
The offline league I used to be in did something similar to that. We only adjusted our driver stats and never even knew the car stats were there so I'm not sure what they were set at.
Jacktop
05-06-2015, 10:55 AM
And getting back to the race, what a run for Killinger. Wish we would have gotten the win though but we will take it.
Next up for the series is the Sears Point road course. This could really make the point standings interesting with only two races remaining after this one.
tarcone
05-06-2015, 05:57 PM
I have never played this game. So I was happy when Hawk won a race. Even though it was a race too late.
In nascar, the cars are pretty much the same arent they? A few tweks here and there. But for the most part there isnt a huge difference. ]
I like just tinkering with the drivers and have the cars all similar.
Would, say, a 20 point allowance to tweak a car at the beginning of the season make a huge difference? What Im saying is to have a set number for the car stats, then each owner has 20 points to play with.
Vince, Pt. II
05-06-2015, 06:14 PM
Bah, a wreck was exactly what Stroker didn't need.
Would, say, a 20 point allowance to tweak a car at the beginning of the season make a huge difference? What Im saying is to have a set number for the car stats, then each owner has 20 points to play with.
Something like that could definitely work. Set all 4 car stats to 80 and then each driver gets 20 to add to that however they wish.
Yeah for the most part all the top teams in Nascar have very similar strength cars so it wouldn't be unrealistic at all to have that here.
stevew
05-07-2015, 01:54 AM
Wish this would have it's own sub forum.
It kinda feels way too random. My guys have been trash, and then Bonaparte suddenly kills it.
Some very brief reading on the game kinda shows me why my cars have sucked so badly.
Coffee Warlord
05-07-2015, 08:22 AM
This iteration's Rob is the first driver I've made that wasn't absolute shit.
Wish this would have it's own sub forum.
It kinda feels way too random. My guys have been trash, and then Bonaparte suddenly kills it.
Some very brief reading on the game kinda shows me why my cars have sucked so badly.
Bonaparte has been an interesting one to watch. He's had quite a few races where he has ran up in the top ten only to get involved in someone else's mess or just have his car completely fall off.
You never quite know what to expect from a road course race. Drivers that may not normally run up front may surprise you with their road racing skills. Rob Nielsen took the pole in this one and led the race's first 22 laps before losing the lead to Billy Bushinhimer. Bushinhimer was in control for most of the day's action and led for 67 laps, but didn't lead the laps that counted. With 12 laps remaining, the #06 Kroger car of Deacon Palmer took the lead in turn 7 and cruised to the victory by over 7 seconds. Bushinhimer had to settle for 2nd, in 3rd was Seamus Archer, Bo Danville was 4th and Aaron Kappe was the first playoff contender in 5th.
As for the other playoff drivers, Wheely McStephens was 8th followed by Rob Nielsen in 9th. David Ginsberg came home 11th, Luke Duke was 15th, Bo Duke 24th, Mustafa Henderson 25th, Stroker Ace 29th, Red Neckanback 31st, Wallace Bryant 32nd, Blue Neckansack 38th and Patrick Hutt finished last in 42nd after spinning off the track a few times during the race.
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The top 5 holds steady as Ginsberg leads Nielsen by 3 with two races left. McStephens in 3rd is only 7 points back of Ginsberg.
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msubball
05-07-2015, 11:37 AM
I would have to say Henderson's championship hopes are just about over now after that poor run. It would take a miracle now. Time for Bushinhimer to take out Ginsberg, Nielsen, McStephens, the Duke Boys, Kappe and Ace for us.
Vince, Pt. II
05-07-2015, 12:55 PM
Ditto for Ace.
Grover
05-07-2015, 01:21 PM
Rex got his win last week. He's now happy to return to finishing in the 30s.
I will be gone starting tomorrow morning through Sunday so we will be back Monday and run Darlington and then crown our first champion Wednesday at Homestead.
I am back after my weekend away. Look for race #14 from Darlington tomorrow.
PilotMan
05-10-2015, 09:26 PM
This iteration's Rob is the first driver I've made that wasn't absolute shit.
ditto
Bo Duke and the #01 team came up huge when it mattered most today at Darlington. With only two races remaining and Duke on the verge of falling out of contention with a bad run, him and his team had a great day at Darlington. Duke started 18th and quickly moved his way up where he ran in the top 5 all day until the final 31 laps of the race where he made a great move diving underneath the #48 of Ginny Tonic to take the lead and the win by 11 seconds.
Tonic finished 2nd after leading 61 laps, in 3rd was Dexter Jackson who led 95 laps, Cannon was 4th and Rob Nielsen was the second playoff driver in 5th. Al Cohallik led the most laps on the day, 123, before finishing 22nd.
Playoff drivers were Bo Duke 1st, Nielsen in 5th, McStephens in 7th, Ginsberg 9th, Neckansack 13th, Luke Duke 18th, Hutt 21st, Henderson 23rd, Ace 24th, Bryant 27th, Neckanback 41st and Kappe 42nd.
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Rob Nielsen retakes the points lead by 2 over David Ginsberg with only 1 race left. Wheely McStephens is 3rd, 6 points back Nielsen and Bo Duke in 4th is 14 points back of the lead. All four drivers have a shot at the title Wednesday at Homestead. Luke Duke isn't officially eliminated but would need a miracle to win.
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PilotMan
05-11-2015, 04:17 PM
Woot! Banner racing day for Dixieland racing! First ever victory for the team! We are going to need another monster day in the finale, but at least the hope is still alive!
Coffee Warlord
05-11-2015, 04:50 PM
Nielsen will get his first win in the finale. Mark it.
Cannon finally put together a top 5 run and even led some laps.
msubball
05-12-2015, 01:59 PM
The playoffs were a huge letdown for Mustafa. Better luck next year hopefully
wolverine29
05-12-2015, 09:15 PM
Watch out for Dexter Jackson next year. The old man has been stepping it up lately and hopefully will be a playoff driver in Season 2.
Today's the day. Who will be crowned champion? The race from Homestead will be starting soon.
Wheely McStephens will start 2nd, Rob Nielsen 5th, David Ginsberg 14th and Bo Duke 31st.
Through 25 laps, Wheely McStephens is 3rd, Rob Nielsen 7th, David Ginsberg 12th, Bo Duke 18th.
Standings at this point would be.
Nielsen 1199
McStephens 1197
Ginsberg 1192
Duke 1174
At lap 50, McStephens is still 3rd, Nielsen is 8th, Ginsberg 10th and Duke 13th.
Nielsen 1198
McStephens 1197
Ginsberg 1194
Duke 1179
Well this is getting crazy
At lap 75. McStephens is 2nd, Nielsen 6th, Ginsberg 13th and Bo Duke 42nd.
Bo's day and championship hopes are done. During green flag pit stops, Duke was leaving his pit stall as Dicky Woodhouse came into his stall and crushed the front end of Duke's car. The damage was too much to repair and his day is done.
Nielsen 1200
McStephens 1198
Ginsberg 1191
Duke 1150
On lap 85 McStephens takes the lead. Nielsen drops to 7th and Ginsberg is up to 12th.
McStephens 1203
Nielsen 1199
Ginsberg 1192
Lap 100. McStephens is 2nd. Nielsen is 4th and Ginsberg is up to 7th. Blue Neckansack is the leader.
Nielsen 1202
McStephens 1199
Ginsberg 1197
Lap 125. McStephens is 2nd. Nielsen is 5th and Ginsberg is 6th. Blue Neckansack is the leader.
Nielsen 1201
McStephens 1199
Ginsberg 1198
Lap 141. McStephens is back to the lead. Ginsberg to 5th and Nielsen is 6th.
McStephens 1203
Nielsen 1200
Ginsberg 1199
Vince, Pt. II
05-13-2015, 02:22 PM
What a finish to the season.
Lap 172 of 267. Ginsberg is 3rd. McStephens 6th. Nielsen 8th. McStephens' car seems to be falling off a bit.
Ginsberg 1201
Nielsen 1198
McStephens 1195
Lap 180 of 267. Ginsberg is 4th. Nielsen 6th. McStephens 10th.
Ginsberg 1200
Nielsen 1200
McStephens 1191
Ginsberg would have the tie breaker based off wins.
Lap 190 of 267. Ginsberg is 4th. Nielsen 5th. McStephens 9th.
Nielsen 1201
Ginsberg 1200
McStephens 1192
Top 5 in the race are: Neckansack, Grey, Pace, Ginsberg, Nielsen.
Lap 200 of 267. Ginsberg is 3rd. Nielsen 4th. McStephens 8th.
Nielsen 1202
Ginsberg 1201
McStephens 1193
Great move by Rob Nielsen. Green flag pit stops have begun. Neckansack went in a lap early for his stop. As Ginsberg and Grey decided to pit Nielsen made the move to stay out, lead a lap and pick up a bonus point. I'll update after the pit stops are done and everything is set again.
This will shuffle things up and looks to have possibly ruined any shot McStephens had. A yellow has flown for a crash involving Cannon Pace and Mike Schaplowsky. Not all of the green flag stops were complete and McStephens may be trapped a lap down now.
Nielsen is your leader at lap 210 as we are about to go back to green. Ginsberg sits 5th. McStephens 25th. Only 6 cars are on the lead lap but that will change quickly. Everyone in positions 7-29 will actually start ahead of the top 6 on the restart. This will get very interesting.
During the caution, David Ginsberg ran straight into the back of Wallace Bryant. I'm not sure if he didn't see him or not but there is definite damage to the car. This could be Rob Nielsen's championship. We will see how things shake out.
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