Cracker Barrel 500

[1837]

Here's the first match ups that i like
so far after watching the happy hour results.
Jarret -135 over Stewart
Marlin -125 over Benson
Burton -110 over Stewart
Mayfield -125 over Skinner
Nemechek -125 over Busch
Harvick -110 over M.Waltrip

I use to details more my picks in F1 but in Nascar i'm not the expert like Big tease or others so it's just my impressions. Eager to read your comments about these picks!

Good luck in your picks!

 

[djv]

Be back with you latter. Had typed a reply but my computer ate it. Or some darn thing.

 

[1837]

Take your time DJV

Ah computer.....

Add Skinner -110 over B. Hamilton

 

[WARDOG 71]

djv, I don't know squat about NASCAR, but
I think Mark Martin is lurking in the not
to distant background, does he stand a
chance?.....just curious

 

[djv]

Wardog, Martin is still good but not what he was. He now is one of the boys that does not dig high speed tracks. He practices good and will qualf good. I believe he will not win this tomorrow. Guys that still like to go fast Gordon, Jarret, B.Lob,Skinner, Marlin, And the young guys Jr, Stewart, have upper hand. I have afeling if Gordon or Jarret don't win. Marlin may break through. At 10 or 12 to 1 its better then 3 or 4 to 1 for Gordon and Jarret.
1837 you have some things I Like. Marlin over Benson. Skinner over Hamilton. Nemechek over Busch. Jarret has me guessing this week. Some thing tells me to stay away from him. Park over Kenseth, Skinner or Mayfield. I Like to. Just keep Skinner off the wall. He likes the fast tracks.

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[Neemer]

Order for Friday's Winston Cup qualifying session at Atlanta Motor Speedway in preparation for Sunday's Cracker Barrel 500 (with car number, driver and car make):

1. (20) Tony Stewart, Pontiac

2. (96) Andy Houston, Ford

3. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge

4. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Ford

5. (6) Mark Martin, Ford

6. (85) Carl Long, Ford

7. (33) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet

8. (22) Ward Burton, Dodge

9. (44) Buckshot Jones, Dodge

10. (90) Hut Stricklin, Ford

11. (25) Jerry Nadeau, Chevrolet

12. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford

13. (36) Ken Schrader, Pontiac

14. (50) Rick Mast, Chevrolet

15. (32) Ricky Craven, Ford

16. (26) Jimmy Spencer, Ford

17. (31) Mike Skinner, Chevrolet

18. (99) Jeff Burton, Ford

19. (4) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet

20. (5) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet

21. (43) John Andretti, Dodge

22. (55) Bobby Hamilton, Chevrolet

23. (11) Brett Bodine, Ford

24. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford

25. (15) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet

26. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet

27. (7) Mike Wallace, Ford

28. (92) Stacy Compton, Dodge

29. (97) Kurt Busch, Ford

30. (66) Todd Bodine, Ford

31. (9) Bill Elliott, Dodge

32. (93) Dave Blaney, Dodge

33. (2) Rusty Wallace, Ford

34. (27) Kenny Wallace, Pontiac

35. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet

36. (1) Steve Park, Chevrolet

37. (28) Ricky Rudd, Ford

38. (77) Robert Pressley, Ford

39. (40) Sterling Marlin, Dodge

40. (01) Jason Leffler, Dodge

41. (14) Ron Hornaday, Pontiac

42. (21) Elliott Sadler, Ford

43. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet

44. (19) Casey Atwood, Dodge

45. (18) Bobby Labonte, Pontiac

46. (10) Johnny Benson, Pontiac

 

[Neemer]

Although it's a tad early in the season, you can go to http://www.nascar.com/W2W/ and put two particular drivers up against each other and see if one has a definite edge over the other...

 

[Neemer]

Leading Contenders

Johnny Benson - Has finished 6th and 4th the last two weeks respectively
Jeff Burton - Has struggled the last two races finishing 37th and 39th
Ricky Craven - Failed to finish in Las Vegas due to engine problems
Bill Elliott - 7th on points list with one top-five finish
Jeff Gordon - Won last week's race in Vegas, moved to 2nd in points
Bobby Hamilton - 30th last week, fell to 13th on points list with one top-10
Dale Jarrett - Moved up to 4th on points list with 2nd place finish last week
Bobby Labonte - 29th last week dropping him to 19th on points list
Sterling Marlin - Winston Cup points leader with three straight top-10 finishes
Mark Martin - Registered first top-10 of the season last week (6th)
Steve Park - Won Dura Lube 400, 5th on points list, 7th last week
Tony Stewart - Moved up seven spots to ninth on points list, 12th last week
Rusty Wallace - Fell to 11th in points after suffering accident on lap 8
Michael Waltrip - Won Daytona 500, 3rd on points list, 13th last week in Vegas

Mover of the Week

Jeff Gordon - Started in the 24th position and finished 1st last week

Sports Network Selections

Pick to Win - Dale Jarrett
Darkhorse - Jerry Nadeau

Last Week's Pick to Win (Sterling Marlin) - Finished 3rd
Last Week's Darkhorse (Ken Schrader) - Finished 25th

NOTES:
The late Dale Earnhardt held off a furious charge from Bobby
Labonte to win by just 1/100th of a second last year for his 75th
career win. Mike Skinner led with just 20 laps remaining. However, he
suffered engine problems and had to settle for a 30th-place showing.
Buddy Baker was the last driver to win this race from the pole (1979).
Cale Yarborough was the last driver to win this race two straight
years (1968-69). The pole sitter has won this event nine times. This
is the 84th NASCAR Winston Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway
since the first event was held there in 1960. Bill Elliott has won
the pole at Atlanta four times, more than any active driver. Baker is
the all-time leader with seven. 13 races have been won from the pole
position, more than any other starting position. Earnhardt was a
nine-time winner at this track while Elliott leads all active drivers
with five Atlanta wins. Chevrolet has won all three races this season.
The next race on the Winston Cup circuit will be the Carolina Dodge
Dealers 500 at Darlington Raceway on March 18th.

 

[Neemer]

#22 Caterpillar Dodge -

Cracker Barrell 500 Advance
"We were in Atlanta last weekend testing, but the weather prevented us from having much of a test. I think we may have made six laps at the most. That definitely isn't going to help us at all this weekend. Even though we had a good car here last fall, I'm not sure if that will help us at all. With the switch to Dodge, it's hard to say of the set-ups will even be similar. Some things may transfer over and others may not, so we'll just have to wait and see. I sure hope we can have a strong run like we had last fall ? we definitely need it." >>>

 

[Neemer]

No Top Fives Since.... It has been a while since some drivers have had a top five finish on the Winston Cup circuit. Here are those with the longest streak of races without a top-five finish:

Driver Races Finish Track Date
Since

Dave Marcis* 314 3rd Watkins Glen 8-10-87
Brett Bodine 201 2nd Indianapolis 8-6-94
Rick Mast 128 4th Martinsville 9-22-96
Kyle Petty 92 3rd Dover 9-21-97
Chad Little* 87 2nd Texas 4-5-98
Ken Schrader 79 4th Richmond 9-12-98
Hut Stricklin 69 2nd Darlington 9-1-96
Ted Musgrave* 52 5th Phoenix 10-25-98
Dick Trickle* 49 5th Rockingham 10-27-97
Derrike Cope* 46 5th Atlanta 11-16-97
Steve Grissom* 45 4th New Hampshire 9-14-97

 

[Neemer]

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I remember when I hit 100 visitors/page views on one day, I thought that was amazing (The page now does over 80,000 a day).

 

[1837]

Thanks for the research Neemer!

Lots of info!

 

[badger]

i notice some of ya wait to qualifing is over to make your bets. in a way that is wise, but sometimes you miss out on good lines. i do a little of both. here are my plays and the lines i got, when i bet them.


ALL 1 UNIT PLAYS...................

JARRETT +105 OVER STEWART
MARTIN -120 OVER J. BURTON
GORDON -110 OVER B. LABONTE--I KNOW he is mr. atlanta, but gordon is hot right now.

good luck all

 

[badger]

i know some of the lines changed alot but still like them all

 

[djv]

Adding Jr. over Nemechek.
J.Gordon over W.Burton.
Good luck today.
May our selection stay on the pavement, and not in the walls.
I was going to add. I will wait one more week to see if Stewart is 100% ready. He loves to go fast. But that wreck may still be in his mind.

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[badger]

well 2-1 today. bad luck on martins blown engine, but thats nascar. but it was the greatest finish i have seen

 

[djv]

Same here after a hot start new this week could have some bad breaks. 4 & 3 not so hot. But if you like Nascar. Or should I say if you don't. This race should make believers out of you. Dam that was good.

 

[1837]

wow... how many blown engines have you seen in that race? 3-4 in match ups with lots of bad break (Labonte engine, Marlin, Burton...)but as badger wrote:that's Nascar! Another point that i remarked was the trace of Dale Earnhart during that race... Don't you think "weird" that the first caution of the race was on lap 3? Have you had flashback of last year race and the end between Gordon and Harvick? Life is strange something...

I'll be back for all Formula One fan on thursday or friday with analysis of the Malaysian Grand Prix and picks for the qualification and the race. Let's kick some a$$$