My brother and I pick drivers each week for a small wager, thought I would post our picks with some analysis. We have both watched NASCAR since we were kids, the early/mid 80's. We have been picking drivers against each other for over 20 years. My brother follows NASCAR a bit closer than I do, he will watch practice, listen to what the drivers say. He also picks drivers with one of his friends,, I will try and post those picks also.
We rotate weeks on who picks first,, we pick 3 drivers a piece,, whoever has the best finishing driver of our first 3 picks wins a unit. we then take one driver a piece for a unit. So pretty much,, either you split or win/lose 2 units. Mybrother is up on me 8 units this so far this year
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - DAYTONA
SPRINT CUP
Thursday, July 5
4-5:20 p.m. – First practice TVSPEED
6:35-8 p.m. – Second practice TV SPEED
Friday, July 6
4:10 p.m. – Qualifying TV SPEED
Saturday, July 7
6:30pm - TV COVERAGE TNT
7:30 p.m. – Green flag for Sprint Cup race (160 laps/400 miles)
NASCAR POINTS STANDINGS AFTER 17 RACES
DAYTONA WILL BE THE 18TH RACE IN POINTS SERIES
RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 WINNINGS
1 -- Matt Kenseth 633 Leader 17 0 1 8 12 4,334,140
2 +1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 622 -11 17 0 1 7 13 3,274,770
3 +1 Jimmie Johnson 610 -23 17 1 2 9 13 4,474,610
4 -2 Greg Biffle 608 -25 17 2 1 8 10 3,298,980
5 +3 Denny Hamlin 565 -68 17 1 2 8 9 3,536,920
6 -- Kevin Harvick 565 -68 17 0 0 3 8 2,996,730
7 -- Clint Bowyer 557 -76 17 0 1 3 9 2,652,430
8 +1 Martin Truex Jr. 556 -77 17 1 0 4 9 2,726,210
9 -4 Tony Stewart 545 -88 17 0 2 7 8 3,524,360
10 -- Brad Keselowski 537 -96 17 0 3 5 7 2,975,670
11 -- Carl Edwards 503 -130 17 1 0 2 8 2,759,810
12 -- Kyle Busch 495 -138 17 0 1 5 8 3,311,380
13 +1 Paul Menard 477 -156 17 0 0 0 4 2,094,750
14 +3 Kasey Kahne 463 -170 17 2 1 4 8 2,370,390
15 -2 Ryan Newman 463 -170 17 0 1 2 3 2,674,360
16 -1 Joey Logano 463 -170 17 1 1 1 6 2,110,230
17 -1 Marcos Ambrose 456 -177 17 2 0 0 4 2,385,470
18 -- Jeff Gordon 453 -180 17 1 0 2 6 2,708,930
19 +1 Jamie McMurray 431 -202 17 0 0 0 3 2,320,750
20 -1 Jeff Burton 428 -205 17 0 0 1 3 2,653,050
21 +1 Juan Montoya 417 -216 17 0 0 0 2 2,267,950
22 -1 Aric Almirola 406 -227 17 1 0 0 2 2,391,870
23 -- AJ Allmendinger 400 -233 17 1 0 1 3 2,577,390
24 +3 Kurt Busch 356 -277 16 0 0 1 2 2,078,560
25 +1 Bobby Labonte 353 -280 17 0 0 0 0 2,077,910
26 -1 Regan Smith 349 -284 17 0 0 0 0 2,084,310
27 -3 Mark Martin 341 -292 12 3 0 2 5 1,594,100
28 -- Casey Mears 323 -310 17 0 0 0 0 1,855,960
29 -- David Ragan 293 -340 17 0 0 0 1 1,826,610
30 -- David Gilliland 280 -353 17 0 0 0 0 1,761,670
31 -- Travis Kvapil 256 -377 16 0 0 0 0 1,588,510
32 -- Landon Cassill 246 -387 17 0 0 0 0 2,065,040
33 -- Dave Blaney 228 -405 17 0 0 0 0 1,548,930
34 -- David Reutimann 219 -414 14 0 0 0 0 1,423,090
35 -- J.J. Yeley 117 -516 12 0 0 0 0 980,578
36 +1 David Stremme 111 -522 13 0 0 0 0 1,254,010
37 -1 Brian Vickers 106 -527 3 0 0 2 2 309,910
38 -- Michael McDowell 89 -544 15 0 0 0 0 1,347,940
39 +1 Ken Schrader 73 -560 6 0 0 0 0 524,135
40 +1 Josh Wise* 66
Race results from Daytona spring 2012 race held 2/27/12
RACE RESULTS - DAYTONA SPRING RACE HELD 2/27/12
FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS
1 4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Best Buy 47/4 202 Running 1,589,390
2 5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard 42/0 202 Running 1,102,170
3 2 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 42/1 202 Running 804,163
4 31 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 42/2 202 Running 702,091
5 9 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 40/1 202 Running 559,550
6 37 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Peak / Menards 39/1 202 Running 427,900
7 13 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 37/0 202 Running 415,261
8 1 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 36/0 202 Running 403,466
9 12 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 36/1 202 Running 346,063
10 22 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 35/1 202 Running 323,313
11 30 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 33/0 202 Running 339,002
12 26 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 33/1 202 Running 535,052
13 7 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Stanley 31/0 202 Running 341,858
14 32 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kroger 30/0 202 Running 331,196
15 24 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Ollie's Bargain Outlet 30/1 202 Running 296,513
16 3 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 29/1 202 Running 379,025
17 14 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Brown 27/0 202 Running 341,821
18 43 32 Terry Labonte Ford C&J Energy 27/1 202 Running 292,200
19 41 26 Tony Raines Ford Front Row Motorsports 25/0 202 Running 292,763
20 21 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford Ford EcoBoost 0 202 Running 304,275
21 18 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army / Quicken Loans 23/0 202 Running 336,221
22 39 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King 22/0 202 Running 319,945
23 33 38 David Gilliland Ford MHP Power Pak Pudding 21/0 201 Running 309,133
24 6 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / CSX "Play it Safe" 21/1 200 Running 332,421
25 36 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 19/0 199 Running 304,746
26 38 93 David Reutimann Toyota Burger King 18/0 196 Accident 309,335
27 10 33 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet General Mills / Kroger 0 196 Running 305,788
28 34 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves 0 194 Running 287,363
29 20 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Farmers Insurance 15/0 189 Accident 297,988
30 11 98 Michael McDowell Ford K-Love / Curb Records 14/0 189 Running 292,175
31 19 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats 13/0 188 Accident 318,608
32 23 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 12/0 187 Accident 322,295
33 27 43 Aric Almirola Ford Smithfield "Helping Hungry Homes" 11/0 187 Accident 320,986
34 15 22 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 10/0 177 Running 328,325
35 40 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 0 164 Running 283,200
36 35 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 8/0 159 Accident 312,391
37 42 30 David Stremme Toyota Inception Motorsports 7/0 156 Engine 282,075
38 29 10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 0 138 Running 281,715
39 28 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet HendrickCars.com 5/0 113 Running 277,913
40 16 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 5/1 81 Engine 317,549
41 17 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Mapei / Menards / Speed Energy 3/0 25 Engine 268,150
42 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 2/0 1 Accident 327,149
43 25 34 David Ragan Ford
Betting odds Daytona - bovada AS OF Thur 6/5/12 - 10:45am est
Motorsports - NASCAR All Times Eastern
Sprint Cup - Odds to win the Coke Zero 400 @ Daytona International Speedway Odds
All drivers have action.
A.J. Allmendinger #22 35/1
Aric Almirola #43 75/1
Bill Elliott #50 100/1
Bobby Labonte #47 75/1
Brad Keselowski #2 13/1
Carl Edwards #99 13/1
Casey Mears #13 100/1
Clint Bowyer #15 16/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 9/1
Dave Blaney #36 125/1
David Gilliland #38 125/1
David Ragan #34 75/1
David Reutimann #10 125/1
David Stremme #30 150/1
Denny Hamlin #11 15/1
Greg Biffle #16 14/1
J.J. Yeley #49 150/1
Jamie McMurray #1 33/1
Jeff Burton #31 25/1
Jeff Gordon #24 12/1
Jimmie Johnson #48 12/1
Joe Nemechek #87 125/1
Joey Logano #20 30/1
Josh Wise #26 200/1
Juan Pablo Montoya #42 40/1
Kasey Kahne #5 16/1
Kevin Harvick #29 12/1
Kurt Busch #51 28/1
Kyle Busch #18 12/1
Landon Cassill #83 100/1
Marcos Ambrose #9 35/1
Martin Truex Jr. #56 18/1
Matt Kenseth #17 11/1
Michael Waltrip #55 35/1
Mike Bliss #98 200/1
Paul Menard #27 40/1
Regan Smith #78 60/1
Robert Richardson #23 150/1
Ryan Newman #39 30/1
Stephen Leicht #33 200/1
Terry Labone #32 150/1
Tony Stewart #14 11/1
Travis Kvapil #93 150/1
Trevor Bayne #21 40/1
Field (Any Other Driver) (Suspended) 1/1
Nascar Schedule Odds
All Odds will go off during
Practice or Qualifying
Practice Results - FIrst Practice Daytona - run Thur, 4pm-5:20pm est
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 43 Aric Almirola Ford U.S. Air Force 201.961 44.563 Leader
2 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford DEWALT 201.374 44.693 -0.130
3 20 Joey Logano Toyota Dollar General 201.122 44.749 -0.186
4 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Aspen Dental 201.068 44.761 -0.198
5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 200.933 44.791 -0.228
6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Pepsi Max 200.495 44.889 -0.326
7 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 199.951 45.011 -0.448
8 38 David Gilliland Ford Glory Foods 199.720 45.063 -0.500
9 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 199.654 45.078 -0.515
10 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet HendrickCars.com 199.557 45.100 -0.537
11 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Quaker State / Menards 199.539 45.104 -0.541
12 99 Carl Edwards Ford Subway 199.499 45.113 -0.550
13 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / NRA Museum 199.424 45.130 -0.567
14 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Zest 199.384 45.139 -0.576
15 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 199.097 45.204 -0.641
16 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 199.049 45.215 -0.652
17 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / Farm American 198.935 45.241 -0.678
18 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Wheaties 198.908 45.247 -0.684
19 34 David Ragan Ford MHP / 8 Hour Alert 198.860 45.258 -0.695
20 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services 198.408 45.361 -0.798
21 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 198.365 45.371 -0.808
22 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 198.338 45.377 -0.814
23 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 198.190 45.411 -0.848
24 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard 'An American Salute' / Diet Mountain Dew 197.303 45.615 -1.052
25 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kingsford 197.290 45.618 -1.055
26 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Mobil 1 197.286 45.619 -1.056
27 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Batteries 197.282 45.620 -1.057
28 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser Folds of Honor.org 197.005 45.684 -1.121
29 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 194.738 46.216 -1.653
30 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet CarportEmpire
.com / TMone.com Call Centers in America 194.683 46.229 -1.666
31 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King 194.536 46.264 -1.701
32 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 192.703 46.704 -2.141
34 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Golden Corral 191.249 47.059 -2.496
35 50 Bill Elliott Chevrolet Walmart 191.132 47.088 -2.525
36 98 Mike Bliss Ford Phil Parsons Racing 191.103 47.095 -2.532
37 26 Josh Wise* Ford MDS Transport 190.070 47.351 -2.788
38 32 Terry Labonte Ford C&J Energy 189.637 47.459 -2.896
39 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves 189.625 47.462 -2.899
40 30 David Stremme Toyota Stock Car Steel and Aluminum 188.865 47.653 -3.090
41 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota Jay Robinson Inc. 188.604 47.719 -3.156
42 33 Stephen Leicht* Chevrolet Little Joes A
utos.com 188.316 47.792 -3.229
43 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 187.809 47.921 -3.358
44 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Toyota
SECOND/FINAL PRACTICE RESULTS - DAYTONA - run Thur 6:30-8pm est
1 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / NRA Museum 197.837 45.492 Leader
2 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 197.733 45.516 -0.024
3 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services 197.459 45.579 -0.087
4 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King 197.425 45.587 -0.095
5 43 Aric Almirola Ford U.S. Air Force 197.416 45.589 -0.097
6 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / Farm American 197.239 45.630 -0.138
7 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford DEWALT 197.057 45.672 -0.180
8 99 Carl Edwards Ford Subway 196.980 45.690 -0.198
9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard 'An American Salute' / Diet Mountain Dew 196.958 45.695 -0.203
10 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 196.928 45.702 -0.210
11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Pepsi Max 196.885 45.712 -0.220
12 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Zest 196.872 45.715 -0.223
13 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 194.717 46.221 -0.729
14 50 Bill Elliott Chevrolet Walmart 194.578 46.254 -0.762
15 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 191.677 46.954 -1.462
16 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 191.123 47.090 -1.598
17 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Wheaties 191.099 47.096 -1.604
18 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves 189.813 47.415 -1.923
19 30 David Stremme Toyota Stock Car Steel and Aluminum 189.546 47.482 -1.990
20 26 Josh Wise* Ford MDS Transport 188.652 47.707 -2.215
21 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 188.636 47.711 -2.219
22 33 Stephen Leicht* Chevrolet Little Joes A
utos.com 188.041 47.862 -2.370
23 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota Jay Robinson Inc. 186.027 48.380 -2.888
24 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Toyota North Texas Pipe 185.927 48.406 -2.914
25 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office - - -
26 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO - - -
27 98 Mike Bliss Ford Phil Parsons Racing - - -
28 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy - - -
29 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Mobil 1 - - -
30 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite - - -
31 20 Joey Logano Toyota Dollar General - - -
32 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge Shell / Pennzoil - - -
33 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser Folds of Honor - - -
34 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Quaker State / Menards - - -
35 32 Terry Labonte Ford C&J Energy - - -
36 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Golden Corral - - -
37 34 David Ragan Ford MHP / 8 Hour Alert - - -
38 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Aspen Dental - - -
39 38 David Gilliland Ford Glory Foods - - -
40 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet CarportEmpire
.com / TMone.com Call Centers in America - - -
41 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's - - -
42 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kingsford - - -
43 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet HendrickCars.com - - -
44 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota
QUALIFYING DAYTONA
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Zest 192.386 46.781 Leader
2 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Aspen Dental 192.353 46.789 -0.008
3 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet HendrickCars.com 192.291 46.804 -0.023
4 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 192.139 46.841 -0.060
5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Pepsi Max 192.061 46.860 -0.079
6 50 Bill Elliott Chevrolet Walmart 192.012 46.872 -0.091
7 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 191.934 46.891 -0.110
8 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 191.894 46.901 -0.120
9 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 191.857 46.910 -0.129
10 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford DEWALT 191.824 46.918 -0.137
11 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser Folds of Honor 191.799 46.924 -0.143
12 99 Carl Edwards Ford Subway 191.710 46.946 -0.165
13 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Quaker State / Menards 191.681 46.953 -0.172
14 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 191.579 46.978 -0.197
15 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 191.497 46.998 -0.217
16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 191.477 47.003 -0.222
17 43 Aric Almirola Ford U.S. Air Force 191.270 47.054 -0.273
18 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Batteries 191.245 47.060 -0.279
19 20 Joey Logano Toyota Dollar General 191.229 47.064 -0.283
20 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Wheaties 191.095 47.097 -0.316
21 98 Mike Bliss Ford Phil Parsons Racing 190.986 47.124 -0.343
22 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 190.945 47.134 -0.353
23 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 190.921 47.140 -0.359
24 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard 'An American Salute' / Diet Mountain Dew 190.848 47.158 -0.377
25 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / Farm American 190.718 47.190 -0.409
26 30 David Stremme Toyota Stock Car Steel and Aluminum 190.666 47.203 -0.422
27 34 David Ragan Ford MHP / 8 Hour Alert 190.617 47.215 -0.434
28 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 190.597 47.220 -0.439
29 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 190.557 47.230 -0.449
30 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / NRA Museum 190.553 47.231 -0.450
31 26 Josh Wise* Ford MDS Transport 190.174 47.325 -0.544
32 38 David Gilliland Ford Glory Foods 190.134 47.335 -0.554
33 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Golden Corral 190.118 47.339 -0.558
34 32 Terry Labonte Ford C&J Energy 190.046 47.357 -0.576
35 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services 189.994 47.370 -0.589
36 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves 189.673 47.450 -0.669
37 33 Stephen Leicht* Chevrolet Little Joes A
utos.com 188.719 47.690 -0.909
38 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 188.683 47.699 -0.918
39 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet CarportEmpire
.com / TMone.com Call Centers in America 188.549 47.733 -0.952
40 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King 187.939 47.888 -1.107
41 47 Bobby Labonte+ Toyota Kingsford 186.505 48.256 -1.475
42 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Mobil 1 - - -
43 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota Jay
** Noticed that Toyotas top qualifyer was 18th.
Here is how Bro and I picked.
D B 1st pick
1unit JJOhnson Kenseth
Biffle TStewart
JR Gordon
1 unit Harvick KEselowski
Here is how BRo and Slim LEm picked
B 1stpick Slim Lem
2 units Kenseth TStewart
Biffle Gordon
Keselowski JR
1 unit JJohnson Kane
1 unit Harvick Edwards
Im looking at Fords and Chevys today,,Toyotas top qualifyer was 18, they have also had engine problems lately, smaller radiators wont help, Darkhorse winner is possible but am staying with the big teams.
I can see Hendrix giving his best engines to KAne and Gordon since they need some good finishes to make the chase.
Roush has had good cars at the restrictor plate race tracks since EFI engines. KEnseth has run strong, Biffle has run strong to.
Gibbs with engine problems and bad qualifying and poor practice times, will be staying away.
.My top drivers for today are Kenseth, Gordon, also think Biffle, Harvick, Kane, Stewart, Keselowski will run strong.....always got to have Johnson in there. Staying away from Toyotas today.
Kane may be fast today but seems he has trouble getting help at the restrictor plate races. Didnt have Stewart on my radar till Bro and SLim LEm picked him highly. Thought JR might run good till talked to Bro.
Bro thinks that JR wont have it today.