FOFC Sprint Cup Series - Season 1 - Final Race Posted - Season 1 Champion Crowned - Page 3

britrock88 · 02-15-2012, 06:35 PM

4 of the first 6 races were on speedways. 5 of the next 6 will be on tracks other than speedways. Lots of potential for the standings to shake up.

PackerFanatic · 02-15-2012, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by britrock88

4 of the first 6 races were on speedways. 5 of the next 6 will be on tracks other than speedways. Lots of potential for the standings to shake up.

Good point - I hadn't really looked at how my guys did on those tracks in terms of their stats. I will have to do that at the end of the year when evaluating if they need updates (assuming we can even do stat updates at the end of the year

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chesapeake · 02-16-2012, 10:16 AM

Finally, I get a little bit of traction in a race! Not quite enough to get across the finish line first, though.

wolverine29 · 02-17-2012, 06:09 PM

Dexter needs to pick it up. 34th in points. I think our only shot now is a couple of wins and getting a wildcard.

cmp · 02-18-2012, 01:51 PM

cmp · 02-18-2012, 01:54 PM

What an exciting race. The lead was swapped 86 times among 24 drivers and the lead changed again on the final lap. Heading into the last lap, Deacon Palmer, found himself in 4th place, 3rd car in the bottom line. He stayed there until coming out of turn 4th and used the long front straightaway to his advantage as he dove below Eliott Foley and edged out Rip Lickinggood on the high side to win in a terrific 3 wide finish.

cmp · 02-18-2012, 01:57 PM

sterlingice · 02-18-2012, 02:07 PM

Ugh- three bottom five finishes in a row: 2 accidents and 1 of just a sucky race

SI

PilotMan · 02-18-2012, 02:08 PM

We sucked so much ass The Human Centipede is jealous.

britrock88 · 02-18-2012, 02:59 PM

This is certainly Ninth Circle's strongest showing of the season. Rip Lickingood got a chance to show his superspeedway prowess, qualifying 4th and holding the lead until the bitter end. That narrowly missed win was a blow to Rip's chances to make the Chase as a wildcard. Helen Wheels, meanwhile, qualifies mid-table, leads the second-most laps, but fades back to about where she started, finishing 16th. She's still bringing up the rear of Chase points qualifiers.

Travis · 02-18-2012, 08:18 PM

Finally some decent race days for me. Lots of ground to make up but at least a glimmer of hope.

kingfc22 · 02-18-2012, 08:30 PM

Gonzalez needs to pick it up to make the chase.

ntndeacon · 02-19-2012, 12:06 AM

Woohoo! From the last qualifying to winning Talledega!

cmp · 02-20-2012, 06:22 PM

Cannon is barely holding onto that 10th spot. He'll need some good finishes soon to not be worrying when it comes down to race #15.

cmp · 02-21-2012, 01:51 AM

cmp · 02-21-2012, 01:53 AM

An absolutely dominating day for Dexter Jackson, who before today was 34th in points. He lapped the entire field and led 396 of 500 laps.

cmp · 02-21-2012, 01:55 AM

Trick Dickle retakes the points lead after his top 5 finish at Martinsville. Chris and Aemon Snow both drop out of the top 10 after poor runs at Martinsville. Deacon Palmer and David Gonzalez currently hold the wild card spots.

PurdueBrad · 02-21-2012, 08:20 AM

Finally, a decent finish, second place!

MacroGuru · 02-21-2012, 08:33 AM

A top 10 finish for Avery Thomas...Finally!

PilotMan · 02-21-2012, 08:49 AM

A bit of Dr Jekel/Mr Hyde from Dixieland Racing today. Both cars qualified very high, and there were big expectations. The General Lee ran strong, never lead, but 3rd place for Bo Duke is his second top 5 finish.

The Good Ol Boy Home Depot car just gave up. Luke lead for 10 laps of the race but fell way off to finish after qualifying 3rd. Ouch! That can't happen!

So now Bo sits in 14th, all of 6 points out of the race points. Luke falls way back 26th. He is nearly 100 points behind the 10 spot.

DataKing · 02-21-2012, 10:45 AM

Wow...crazy run there by Dex at Martinsville, but it's nice to see the Dickle gang pull their heads out of the backsides and get back on top of the point standings where they belong...

RendeR · 02-21-2012, 01:29 PM

Wow, talk about Team Fail.

We gotta pick things up to get back in that chase!

BYU 14 · 02-21-2012, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MacroGuru

A top 10 finish for Avery Thomas...Finally!

And right on cue Ace tanks it the same race

sterlingice · 02-21-2012, 10:21 PM

Ugh

SI

kingfc22 · 02-21-2012, 11:42 PM

Back into the chase while my teammate Murrieta sits in dead last.

cmp · 02-22-2012, 08:11 PM

PurdueBrad · 02-22-2012, 08:14 PM

Hmmm, trying not to get my hopes up too much but qualifying 6'th should be a good thing!

cmp · 02-22-2012, 08:16 PM

Alejandro Murrieta and his crew stole today's Brickyard 400 with terrific pit strategy and came away with the unlikely win. All but two drivers, Murrieta and Nick Harold had to pit with 17 laps to go but Murietta and Harold stayed on the track during those green flag stops and stretched their fuel to the absolute last second to finish 1st and 2nd while Nick Phillips, who dominated most of the day, had to settle for 3rd. Points leader Trick Dickle was 4th and Chris Snow will vault back into the Chase with a 5th place finish. One major wreck knocked out 7 cars on lap 9.

cmp · 02-22-2012, 08:19 PM

Trick Dickle holds a 100 point lead over 2nd place Mustafa Henderson, that lead however will be wiped out when the Chase starts. Nick Phillips its in 3rd and Chris Snow jumps back to 4th in the standings. David Ginsberg sits 5th followed by Aemon Snow, Ace Idol, Kevin Kong, Helen Wheels and Erik Flamebeard. Those ten would be in the Chase if the season ended up now along with wildcards of Deacon Palmer and Benton Gale.

PurdueBrad · 02-22-2012, 08:23 PM

Let's see: my car that qualified 19'th finished 2'nd and my 6'th qualifier finished 18'th. I'll take the flip-flop as Team Dumbo puts together a decent combination.

RendeR · 02-22-2012, 08:43 PM

And the speedways save the day! 4th and 6th heading into the home stretch. I gotta like our chances of getting both Snow Motorsports cars into the chase.

PilotMan · 02-22-2012, 08:47 PM

Ugh, one goes up, one goes down, and now they are both right together in 19th and 20th places. Just can't seem to find a rhythm.

kingfc22 · 02-22-2012, 10:12 PM

Crap. Gonzalez nose dived with the DNF and Murrieta with the win?

Wish that was Gonzalez with the genius pit strategy as Murrieta has no shot this season.

britrock88 · 02-23-2012, 12:35 AM

Ninth Circles recap:

(from the Talledega video)
I can't believe Rip went high on the last lap! He absolutely could have held others off on the low line, and he'd be in the pack of drivers outside the Top 10 with 1 win and a chance to qualify for the Chase as a wild-card.

(from Indy qualifying)
WOOOOO FRONT ROW

(from the race)
Good to see Helen and Rip get time near the front in the 6 and 07 cars, respectively. Equally frustrating to see Nick Phillips pull away from the pack time and again. 10th and 11th place finishes are respectable, and good enough to get Helen back into the Chase, but still somehow disappointing given the strength of Ninth Circle's cars in qualification.

(from the wreck video)
Isn't it a little insensitive to show the dash cams for the two drivers who were surely killed in that accident?! (RIP, Benton Gale and Bo Duke.)

wolverine29 · 02-23-2012, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by cmp

An absolutely dominating day for Dexter Jackson, who before today was 34th in points. He lapped the entire field and led 396 of 500 laps.

YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alright since I'm still stuck way back in the points it looks like I need another win to get myself into the chase. I probably won't be able to pass those other guys with 1 win. The 12 car is pretty solid on short tracks so hopefully we'll fare well at Myrtle Beach. We need win #2. And we should be decent at road courses so Watkins Glen is another possibility. If I can't get to victory lane in one of those two it's probably over cause we have struggled mightily at speedways.

PackerFanatic · 02-23-2012, 09:24 AM

Ugh, rough season. I'm not sure there is enough time to get back into the thick of things with Andrew Foley.

BYU 14 · 02-23-2012, 10:05 AM

Back in the top 10, overall. It's pretty bunched up for those final 5 spots though, so hopefully no DNF's the rest of the way.

PackerFanatic · 02-23-2012, 11:33 AM

Wow, Andrew Foley is the only driver left that has not led a single lap this year. Get with the program, man! Even your baby bro has led three!

CrimsonFox · 02-23-2012, 04:14 PM

Well I wanted more crashes and I got them

wolverine29 · 02-24-2012, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by britrock88

(from the wreck video)
Isn't it a little insensitive to show the dash cams for the two drivers who were surely killed in that accident?! (RIP, Benton Gale and Bo Duke.)

Yeah seriously how did they survive those wrecks? Any words of wisdom for the rest of us on how to survive crazy wrecks like that?

cmp · 02-24-2012, 07:31 PM

cmp · 02-24-2012, 07:34 PM

Surprise Surprise, look who wins again. Trick Dickle picks up win #4 and is dominating the series this season. This wasn't as dominating a win for Trick as he rode in the top ten most of the race but didn't take the lead until the final 50 laps but that's all that matters. Nick Harold had the dominate car early and led 118 laps before fading to 17th. Mustafa Henderson led 75 laps but struggled late and finished 25th. Bo Duke was strong as well as he led 88 laps but ended up in 10th.

cmp · 02-24-2012, 07:36 PM

Trick Dickle's lead is now up to 187 points over Mustafa Henderson. Trick is the only driver hating the switch to the Chase format this season. Deacon Palmer and David Gonzalez currently hold the wildcard spots.

kingfc22 · 02-24-2012, 09:36 PM

FC Racing with two top 10 finishes. Apparently we need to race here more often.

britrock88 · 02-24-2012, 10:37 PM

Rip Lickingood has been coming on strong the last few races. Here's hoping Helen is able to hang on to the outside of the Chase.

cmp · 02-25-2012, 12:31 AM

Cannon sits in 10th with 5 races to go until the Chase. But these points are so close who knows what will happen.

PilotMan · 02-25-2012, 10:57 AM

Man! Our cars were right there at the top of the heap in qualifying, we ran strong for most of the race, and managed to finish 9th and 10th?! When are we going to live up to our potential!? This team needs a few more top 10 finishes to make the chase, but now both drivers sit in striking distance at 13th and 14th place. It's going to be a tight finish, and Dixieland needs some really big finishes.

DavidCorperial · 02-25-2012, 12:27 PM

I find it quite funny that my racer is in the chase when I've run the third to least number of laps.

PackerFanatic · 02-25-2012, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PackerFanatic

Wow, Andrew Foley is the only driver left that has not led a single lap this year. Get with the program, man! Even your baby bro has led three!

He actually listened to me! Led 9 laps in the last race! 5th and 6th for the Foley brothers and Andrew moves back into Chase contention. Keep it up!

cmp · 02-27-2012, 12:02 PM

02-18-2012, 01:51 PM	#105
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	Race 7 of 20 - Aaron's 499 - Talladega Qualifying

02-18-2012, 01:54 PM	#106
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	Race 7 of 20 - Aaron's 499 Results What an exciting race. The lead was swapped 86 times among 24 drivers and the lead changed again on the final lap. Heading into the last lap, Deacon Palmer, found himself in 4th place, 3rd car in the bottom line. He stayed there until coming out of turn 4th and used the long front straightaway to his advantage as he dove below Eliott Foley and edged out Rip Lickinggood on the high side to win in a terrific 3 wide finish. Last edited by cmp : 02-18-2012 at 03:13 PM.

02-18-2012, 02:07 PM	#108
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Ugh- three bottom five finishes in a row: 2 accidents and 1 of just a sucky race SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

02-18-2012, 02:08 PM	#109
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	We sucked so much ass The Human Centipede is jealous. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

02-18-2012, 08:18 PM	#111
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	Finally some decent race days for me. Lots of ground to make up but at least a glimmer of hope. __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby

02-15-2012, 06:35 PM	#101
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	4 of the first 6 races were on speedways. 5 of the next 6 will be on tracks other than speedways. Lots of potential for the standings to shake up.

02-16-2012, 10:16 AM	#103
chesapeake College Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arlington, VA	Finally, I get a little bit of traction in a race! Not quite enough to get across the finish line first, though.

02-17-2012, 06:09 PM	#104
wolverine29 n00b Join Date: Jan 2011	Dexter needs to pick it up. 34th in points. I think our only shot now is a couple of wins and getting a wildcard.

02-18-2012, 01:57 PM	#107
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI

02-18-2012, 02:59 PM	#110
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	This is certainly Ninth Circle's strongest showing of the season. Rip Lickingood got a chance to show his superspeedway prowess, qualifying 4th and holding the lead until the bitter end. That narrowly missed win was a blow to Rip's chances to make the Chase as a wildcard. Helen Wheels, meanwhile, qualifies mid-table, leads the second-most laps, but fades back to about where she started, finishing 16th. She's still bringing up the rear of Chase points qualifiers.

02-18-2012, 08:30 PM	#112
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	Gonzalez needs to pick it up to make the chase. __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

02-19-2012, 12:06 AM	#113
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	Woohoo! From the last qualifying to winning Talledega!

02-20-2012, 06:22 PM	#114
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	Cannon is barely holding onto that 10th spot. He'll need some good finishes soon to not be worrying when it comes down to race #15.

02-21-2012, 01:51 AM	#115
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	Race #8 of 20 - Martinsville Qualifying

02-21-2012, 01:53 AM	#116
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	Race #8 of 20 - Martinsville Race An absolutely dominating day for Dexter Jackson, who before today was 34th in points. He lapped the entire field and led 396 of 500 laps.

02-21-2012, 01:55 AM	#117
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	Standings after Race #8 Trick Dickle retakes the points lead after his top 5 finish at Martinsville. Chris and Aemon Snow both drop out of the top 10 after poor runs at Martinsville. Deacon Palmer and David Gonzalez currently hold the wild card spots.

02-21-2012, 08:20 AM	#118
PurdueBrad Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DeKalb, IL	Finally, a decent finish, second place!

02-21-2012, 08:33 AM	#119
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	A top 10 finish for Avery Thomas...Finally! __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

02-21-2012, 08:49 AM	#120
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	A bit of Dr Jekel/Mr Hyde from Dixieland Racing today. Both cars qualified very high, and there were big expectations. The General Lee ran strong, never lead, but 3rd place for Bo Duke is his second top 5 finish. The Good Ol Boy Home Depot car just gave up. Luke lead for 10 laps of the race but fell way off to finish after qualifying 3rd. Ouch! That can't happen! So now Bo sits in 14th, all of 6 points out of the race points. Luke falls way back 26th. He is nearly 100 points behind the 10 spot. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

02-21-2012, 10:45 AM	#121
DataKing Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago	Wow...crazy run there by Dex at Martinsville, but it's nice to see the Dickle gang pull their heads out of the backsides and get back on top of the point standings where they belong... __________________ Current Games Diablo III (BattleTag: DataKing#1685) Allegiances: Chicago Bears - Detroit Red Wings - Kansas Jayhawks Awards: 2011 Golden Scribe - Other Sports Category (The Straight(away) and Narrow - A Forza Motorsport 3 Dynasty)

02-21-2012, 01:29 PM	#122
RendeR Coordinator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY	Wow, talk about Team Fail. We gotta pick things up to get back in that chase! __________________ http://wotlabs.net/s...8/signature.png http://wotlabs.net/sig_dark/na/banichi18/signature.png

02-21-2012, 10:21 PM	#124
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Ugh SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

02-21-2012, 11:42 PM	#125
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	Back into the chase while my teammate Murrieta sits in dead last. __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

02-22-2012, 08:11 PM	#126
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	Race #9 of 20 - Brickyard 400 Qualifying

02-22-2012, 08:14 PM	#127
PurdueBrad Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DeKalb, IL	Hmmm, trying not to get my hopes up too much but qualifying 6'th should be a good thing!

02-22-2012, 08:16 PM	#128
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	Race #9 of 20 - Brickyard 400 Results Alejandro Murrieta and his crew stole today's Brickyard 400 with terrific pit strategy and came away with the unlikely win. All but two drivers, Murrieta and Nick Harold had to pit with 17 laps to go but Murietta and Harold stayed on the track during those green flag stops and stretched their fuel to the absolute last second to finish 1st and 2nd while Nick Phillips, who dominated most of the day, had to settle for 3rd. Points leader Trick Dickle was 4th and Chris Snow will vault back into the Chase with a 5th place finish. One major wreck knocked out 7 cars on lap 9. Last edited by cmp : 02-22-2012 at 08:44 PM.

02-22-2012, 08:19 PM	#129
cmp Pro Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	Standings after Race #9 of 20 - 6 races remain until the Chase Trick Dickle holds a 100 point lead over 2nd place Mustafa Henderson, that lead however will be wiped out when the Chase starts. Nick Phillips its in 3rd and Chris Snow jumps back to 4th in the standings. David Ginsberg sits 5th followed by Aemon Snow, Ace Idol, Kevin Kong, Helen Wheels and Erik Flamebeard. Those ten would be in the Chase if the season ended up now along with wildcards of Deacon Palmer and Benton Gale. Last edited by cmp : 02-22-2012 at 08:20 PM.

02-22-2012, 08:23 PM	#130
PurdueBrad Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DeKalb, IL	Let's see: my car that qualified 19'th finished 2'nd and my 6'th qualifier finished 18'th. I'll take the flip-flop as Team Dumbo puts together a decent combination. Last edited by PurdueBrad : 02-22-2012 at 08:23 PM.

02-22-2012, 08:43 PM	#131
RendeR Coordinator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY	And the speedways save the day! 4th and 6th heading into the home stretch. I gotta like our chances of getting both Snow Motorsports cars into the chase. __________________ http://wotlabs.net/s...8/signature.png http://wotlabs.net/sig_dark/na/banichi18/signature.png

02-22-2012, 08:47 PM	#132
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Ugh, one goes up, one goes down, and now they are both right together in 19th and 20th places. Just can't seem to find a rhythm. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

02-22-2012, 10:12 PM	#133
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	Crap. Gonzalez nose dived with the DNF and Murrieta with the win? Wish that was Gonzalez with the genius pit strategy as Murrieta has no shot this season. __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

02-23-2012, 12:35 AM	#134
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	Ninth Circles recap: (from the Talledega video) I can't believe Rip went high on the last lap! He absolutely could have held others off on the low line, and he'd be in the pack of drivers outside the Top 10 with 1 win and a chance to qualify for the Chase as a wild-card. (from Indy qualifying) WOOOOO FRONT ROW (from the race) Good to see Helen and Rip get time near the front in the 6 and 07 cars, respectively. Equally frustrating to see Nick Phillips pull away from the pack time and again. 10th and 11th place finishes are respectable, and good enough to get Helen back into the Chase, but still somehow disappointing given the strength of Ninth Circle's cars in qualification. (from the wreck video) Isn't it a little insensitive to show the dash cams for the two drivers who were surely killed in that accident?! (RIP, Benton Gale and Bo Duke.)

02-23-2012, 09:24 AM	#136
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	Ugh, rough season. I'm not sure there is enough time to get back into the thick of things with Andrew Foley.

02-23-2012, 10:05 AM	#137
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Back in the top 10, overall. It's pretty bunched up for those final 5 spots though, so hopefully no DNF's the rest of the way.

02-23-2012, 11:33 AM	#138
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	Wow, Andrew Foley is the only driver left that has not led a single lap this year. Get with the program, man! Even your baby bro has led three!