Indy 500

I've been following IRL all year, and I have a couple points I want to make.
First, Alex Lloyd, who in the first five races this season, had finishes of 18th, 23rd, 23rd, 19th, and 19th, earning him a total of 60 points and placing him 130 behind points leader Will Power. And then in the Indy 500 he finishes 3rd? Big burst of luck for him, as unofficially he four spots in the points, from 21st to 17th.
Second, if there was ever an up and down team, it was Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. Four cars, and all of them got in the Indy 500 on the day of qualifying. Three of their four cars led laps, and led with less than 25 to go. Disappointingly, two of their cars crashed on the last lap, but a good fight put up by their team.
Third, blocking penalties. They did seem a little ridiculous this year. In my opinion, penalties for should not be between two lead lap cars. However, John Andretti, Graham Rahal, and Townsend Bell, were all black flagged for blocking a fellow lead lap car.
Finally, Marco Andretti being angry about being passed. He thought it was illegal to pass under caution, but Alex Lloyd, Scott Dixon, and Danica Patrick all passed him and he dropped from third to sixth. The question is, will he stay in sixth or not?

2010 All Star Events

As we approach another year of All Star racing action, it occurs to me that it is easy to get lost in all the chaos, so I will provide coverage for All Star Week 2010.

Wednesday starts the action with the 6th Annual NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge. 24 teams, locked by either being in the All Star Race, being the defending champion of the Pit Crew Challenge, or if the field is not 24 cars, being the highest up in owners points. This year, all five defending champions, the #9 Evernham, the #1 DEI, the #12 Penske, the #83 Red Bull, and the #31 Childress teams are all in the field.

Friday is the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race. This has the biggest entry list of the season, at 42 cars, so six will go home.

Saturday is all the All Star action, with the Pennzoil Victory Challenge. This years Burnout Victory Challenge has defending champion #29-Kevin Harvick facing six challengers. The All Star qualifier, the Sprint Showdown, has a 29 car entry list. Three cars, the top 2 finishers, and a fan vote move on to be the last three cars in the All Star race, which will have 21 car in the field total.

Sunday is the induction day for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Bill France Sr., Bill France Jr., Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, and Junior Johnson are the first five men to be elected into the Hall of Fame.

Fantasy Series Update

The last 4-5 months, flyingturns.com has had some problems and I have been unable to post the Race 1 results. However, the site is now working, and results will be posted sometime next week. Also, there may be a second series coming out this summer with a few more available spots.