FOFC Racing - Sprint Cup Series - Season 1 - The Champion is Crowned!

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The STP 500 will be run tomorrow.

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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.

[wolverine29]

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.

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With Mike Schaplowsky now joining the series we have 40 drivers with two open spots remaining.

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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]

Jeez. Where did my guys learn to drive?

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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]

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.

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Only a few more cars left and everyone's is painted. Next step will be to spruce them up a bit and improve them.

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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]

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]

Three top 10s, four top 5s through 5 races. Nielsen's a machine.

Wouldn't mind a win, though.

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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

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

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.

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Originally Posted by PilotMan

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]

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.

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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]

Mustafa has been terrible. I don't know what's wrong but he needs to get things turned around now.

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The Food City 500 from Bristol is next. It will be run by tomorrow, possibly late tonight.

[tarcone]

A top 10 finish! I dont feel as inept as before.

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Only 1 more car left to get ready and we will start having pictures and videos of the races.

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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.

[stevew]

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]

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]

I love that David picked up another win and I enjoy the artwork on both the 16 and 17 cars.

[collegesportsfanms]

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]

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.

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Here are some highlights from the Bristol race.

[tarcone]

Hawk Grey is moving up the standings. And he was right in front of that first crash.

[Grover]

Indy Wahl is a real yo-yo of a driver. Rex D'Car is exactly what I thought he'd be: terrible

[CU Tiger]

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]

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.

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Cannon had a terrible race to drop him well out of the playoffs. Hopefully Charlotte is kind to the 80 team.

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The longest race of the season, the Coca-Cola 600 will be posted late tonight or tomorrow.

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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.

[muns]

Wheely just cant seem to finish up a race. I'll take another top 5 finish though

[Coffee Warlord]

Nielsen can't buy a win. Top 10 in all but 1 race does not suck, though.

[PilotMan]

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]

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.

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

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.

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Originally Posted by PilotMan

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.

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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.