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| WHILE WE WERE ENJOYING THE SNOW, OL FARTS WERE ENJOYING A WIN AT VEGAS; ABJ STILL HOLD POINTS LEAD; ATLANTA SWAMI FORTHCOMING.... |
| OFFICIAL ROSTER
SCOTT TINGEN SOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 60 CARL EDWARDS 5 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA 9 BRIAN VICKERS 26 MARTIN TRUEX TOTALS STEVE JORDAN S AND S RACING 54 DALE JR. 40 JEFF BURTON FA MARCOS AMBROSE 2 ARIC ALMIROLA TOTALS JOHN FOEGE OL FARTS 46 KYLE BUSCH 46 KEVIN HARVICK FA ROBBY GORDON FA BILL ELLIOTT TOTALS BRIAN TINGEN LIL T RACING 60 JIMMIE JOHNSON 13 JOEY LOGANO 26 CLINT BOWYER FA MICHAEL WALTRIP TOTALS MARK PINNEY NASCAR HAS HOT CHICKS 45 DENNY HAMLIN 16 RYAN NEWMAN 26 CASEY MEARS 13 BOBBY LABONTE TOTALS MILTON MARSH CHECKERED FLAG RACING 47 GREG BIFFLE 33 DAVID RAGAN 11 REED SORENSON 9 DAVID REUTTIMANN TOTALS LARRY WEST ANYBODY BUT JEFF 49 MATT KENSETH 27 JAMIE MCMURRAY 21 KURT BUSCH 3 AJ ALMINDINGER TOTALS BILL CARLSON 24 INCHES FOR INGRID 44 JEFF GORDON 46 MARK MARTIN 3 DAVID STREMME 7 PAUL MENARD TOTALS SCOTT AND CYNTHIA BARBER BALL AND CHAIN 50 TONY STEWART 32 KASEY KAHNE 12 ELLIOTT SADLER 3 TRAVIS KVAPIL TOTALS |
| TEAMS AND DRIVERS LAS VEGAS
3/1/2009 SCOTT TINGEN SOGGY BOTTOM BOYS CARL EDWARDS 117 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA 70 BRIAN VICKERS 142 MARTIN TRUEX TOTALS 329 STEVE JORDAN S AND S RACING DALE JR. 134 JEFF BURTON 170 SCOTT RIGGS ARIC ALMIROLA 46 TOTALS 350 JOHN FOEGE OL FARTS KYLE BUSCH 190 KEVIN HARVICK 132 BILL ELLIOTT SCOTT SPEED ROBBY GORDON 123 TOTALS 445 BRIAN TINGEN LIL T RACING JIMMIE JOHNSON 101 JOEY LOGANO 129 CLINT BOWYER 175 MICHAEL WALTRIP TOTALS 405 MARK PINNEY NASCAR HAS HOT CHICKS DENNY HAMLIN 97 RYAN NEWMAN 88 CASEY MEARS BOBBY LABONTE 155 TOTALS 340 MILTON MARSH CHECKERED FLAG RACING GREG BIFFLE 151 DAVID RAGAN REED SORENSON 61 DAVID REUTTIMANN 160 TOTALS 372 LARRY WEST ANYBODY BUT JEFF MATT KENSETH JAMIE MCMURRAY 138 KURT BUSCH 99 AJ ALMINDINGER 64 TOTALS 301 BILL CARLSON 24 INCHES FOR INGRID JEFF GORDON 155 MARK MARTIN DAVID STREMME 109 PAUL MENARD 58 TOTALS 322 SCOTT AND CYNTHIA BARBER BALL AND CHAIN TONY STEWART 85 KASEY KAHNE 135 ELLIOTT SADLER 76 TRAVIS KVAPIL TOTALS 296 |
| WINS TOTAL
$$$$ Scott Brian Milton Larry 2 34.00 Daytona 500, Auto Club 500 Steve Foege 1 34.00 Budshootout, Shelby 427 Bill Barber Mark |
| REGULAR SEASON points back last week change
1 ANYBODY BUT JEFF 1260 1 -71 2 CHECKERED FLAG RACING -75 2 71 3 LIL T RACING -112 5 104 4 SOGGY BOTTOM BOYS -146 3 28 5 BALL AND CHAIN -183 4 -5 6 OL FARTS -206 8 144 7 24 INCHES FOR INGRID -269 6 21 8 NASCAR HAS HOT CHICKS -274 7 39 9 S+S RACING -485 9 49 TRANSITION SPOT 5 BALL AND CHAIN 1077 TRANSITION SPOT 6* OL FARTS -23 7* 24 INCHES FOR INGRID -86 8* NASCAR HAS HOT CHICKS -91 9 S+S RACING -302 * within 300 pts, chase elig. |
| TEAMS OWNER YEARS WINS RACES TITLES
SOGGY BOTTOM BOYS SCOTT TINGEN 01- PRESENT 40.5 268 2003, 2007, 2008 LIL T RACING/GREAT WHITE HOPE BRIAN TINGEN 01- PRESENT 37 268 2006 HANDY BONERS DAVE POLLOCK 2001-2007 34 229 2002, 2004 OL FARTS JOHN FOEGE 2003-PRESENT 31 219 2005 RAT RACE SUSAN TINGEN 2002-2005 23 144 SEW INC SHAWN WALL 2003-2008 21.5 216 CHECKERED FLAG RACING MILTON MARSH 2005-PRESENT 15 150 ANYBODY BUT JEFF LARRY WEST 2002-2004, 2006-PRESENT 15 219 KISS MY ASPHAULT RONNIE AND JENNIFER 2002-2004 10 108 REAR VIEW RACING PATRICK GORMAN 2003-2004 8 72 TEAM GREEN SKIP/JENN GREEN 2006-2007 6 72 24 INCHES FOR INGRID BILL CARLSON 2006-PRESENT 5 111 KISS MY ASPHAULT JENNIFER BARTHOLOMEW 2001 3 13 2001 (short season) SHIT HAPPENS RONNIE BARTHOLOMEW 2001 3 13 TONY'S ORANGE CRUSH DEBBIE MARTIN 2006-2007 3 72 S+S RACING STEPHEN JORDAN 2008-PRESENT 3 39 NASCAR HAS HOT CHICKS MARK PINNEY 2009 0 3 BALL AND CHAIN CYNTHIA AND SCOTT BARBER 2009 0 3 |
| 3/1 LAS VEGAS, 3:30PM, FOX
2002 CHAMP- HANDY BONERS, DAVE POLLOCK 2003 CHAMP- RAT RACE, SUSAN TINGEN 2004 Champ SEW INC., $12.50 2005 CHAMP OL FARTS, JOHN FOEGE, $9.00 2006 CHAMP- SEW INC., SHAWN WALL, $25.00 2007 CHAMP- SOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, SCOTT TINGEN, $17 2008 CHAMP- S+S RACING, STEPHEN JORDAN, $17 2009 CHAMP- OL FARTS, JOHN FOEGE, $17 |
| 3/8 ATLANTA, 1:30PM, FOX
2002 CHAMP- HANDY BONERS, DAVE POLLOCK 2003 CHAMP- KISS MY ASPHAULT, RONNIE AND JENNIFER BARTHOLOMEW 2004 CHAMP- RAT RACE, SUSAN TINGEN, $25 2005 CHAMP SEW INC., SHAWN WALL, $18 2006 CHAMP- SEW INC., SHAWN WALL $25 2007 CHAMP- 1ST IN HAPPY HOUR, BILL CARLSON, $17 2008 CHAMP- LIL T RACING, BRIAN TINGEN, $17 2009 CHAMP- |
| ?Quick predictions�.Rumors have it that Goodyear has come up with another stinker of a tire for Atlanta�and what do you know? It�s going to be hot and slick tomorrow. Atlanta just can�t catch a break, no wonder people stopped going to that track.
Ol Farts tripped up the ABJ last week going for the Turkey. Who�s stepping up this week? Winner- Anybody but Jeff- Sorry folks, Kenseth, McMurray, and the crappier Busch all hit the top 10. Practice times back it up for McMurray and Kurt. Runner-Up- Soggy Bottom Boy- Carl Edwards does very strong here. But look out for Vickers and Montoya. SBB could surprise with some drivers not expected to do as well. 3rd place- 24 Inches for Ingrid- Time for Jeffy Poo to find victory lane. Martin doesn�t get much love from the magic 8 ball, but he�s strong and starting up front. Will Stremme continue his shockingly decent start. 4th place- Lil T Racing- JJ should battle for the win, but he�s not backing it up in practice. Don�t look for Bowyer and Logano to be huge here. 5th place- Checkered Flag Racing- Sure the Swam isn�t a huge CFR fan. This week, at least I don�t have them last. Biffle should battle for a top 10. But the #3 for this team will leave them out in the cold (even though temps should be in the 80�s tomorrow). 6th place- S+S Racing- This is almost like a win the way they have run lately. Dale Jr. needs to be an ace for this team to turn things around. I don�t think he will, and I�m a Dale Jr. fan. Burton should pull in around 15th. Ambrose will roll in about Outback way (the real outback). 7th place- Nascar has Hot Chicks- Hamlin looks hooked up in practice, but the magic 8 has him around 10th. I see Better than that. Labonte and Newman finish around 20th. 8th place- Ball and Chain- Hey, don�t look now�.Tony Stewart projected for a top 10. Amazing. Kasey Kahne could do the same (by means of practice) but I look for about a 15th. But the #3 will anchor the team to a wet grave. Beer Wench- Ol Farts- From penthouse to outhouse. Kyle will be strong. But Harvick just lost his touch for this track since he won here in Dale Sr�s car. But the #3 will be around 35th�can�t make this up. Real Winner- Jeff Gordon Surprise Drivers- David Stremme, Juan Pablo Montoya, Aric Almirola Disappointment Drivers- Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman Next week- It�s an off week!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ So no soup for you Larry! Anybody but Jeff�s day went down the crapper with Kenseth�s engine. But heck it didn�t stop there, Allmendinger and Kurt Busch both had their early season magic take a hit. The kings of last weekend (Snow weekend in Richmond) were the Ol Farts who put up 445 points in the win. Leading the charge was punk-boy Kyle Busch. Harvick and Robby Gordon round out the scoring. The points standings tighten up in the middle. ABJ have the lead. Checkered Flag is 75 out. But the 3rd-6th are between 112 and 206 back of the lead. Biggest movers of the week were the Lil T Racing which is up 2 to 3rd and the Ol Farts move up 2 spots to 6th place. There were no big losers, only a bunch that fell 1 spot. Quickly through the field Winners- Ol Farts, 445 points- Everything worked to plan in Vegas. Kyle Busch bitched about his car. Yet his car just sucked less than a lot of the others (of course he was aided by engines blowing up and pit road problems by others.). The second member of the dynamic Fart duo, Kevin Harvick came in 12th. But the biggest sign of craziness is Robby Gordon rounded out the scoring in 15th. Runner-Up- Lil T Racing, 405- Breaking the 400 point barrier this week as well as the winner were Brian and Lil T. Imagine if JJ would�ve actually performed to expected norm, Brian would�ve been hoisting the trophy. Bowyer 2nd, Logano 13th, JJ 24th. 3rd place- Checkered Flag Racing, 372- Biffle had a great car all day, but faded down the stretch. Reuttimann picked his way to 4th, Biffle 6th. But the team had to take Sorenson somewhere in the desert as their #3 car thanks to Ragan blowing up early. 4th place- S+S Racing, 350- Congrats to Stephen for actually not sucking this week. Well, it could be more of a case of other teams sucking more. Jeff Burton �snuck� his way into 3rd (I still want to call him Ward driving that car). Dale Jr. did not have a great car but came in 10th. But Almirola came in 39th. Man, that crappy #3 can absolutely ruin your day. 5th place- Nascar Has Hot Chicks, 340- I may have mentioned it..but Milton and Pinney have a $1 bet every week. $1 to whoever finishes higher in the fantasy standings. If you are keeping track it�s 2-0 advantage Milton. Bobby Labonte led the way in 5th, Denny Hamlin 22nd, and Newman 25th. 6th place- Soggy Bottom Boys, 329- The defending champs are out of the gate in a similar fashion as last year. Hanging in the top 5, but no where near where they were thinking. Yet, this would be a bit more interesting if Carl Edwards hadn�t had blown up on the next to last lap. Vickers 8th, Edwards 17th, but Montoya 31st. 7th place- 24 Inches for Ingrid, 322- Once you think this team is making a move, ker-plunk�back they get knocked. This week their ace Jeffy Poo blew out a tire that blew out his rear panel. Yet, that mangled car ended up 6th. Mark Martin and Paul Menard had issues (taking Menard in the scoring in 35th). Jeffy in 6th, Stremme in 18th. 8th place- Anybody but Jeff, 301- The points� leader take a huge hit in the first 3 minutes of the race when Matt Kenseth blew up his engine (that was crap all weekend). But heroes of the 1st 2 races were zeroes this week. AJ Allmendinger in 33rd, Kurt Busch 23rd. At least McMurray pulled a top 10. Beer Wench- Ball and Chain, 296- Serving the suds for the first time ever are the husband and wife team of Scott and Cynthia Barber. Hey, don�t spill any. Tony Stewart finished in 26th�still curious what is the real #14 this year. Add to that Elliott Sadler in 29th. High spot is Kasey Kahne in 11th. Still 296 is not a bad beer wench total. Check out the S+S over the previous two weeks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tick, Tick, Tick�.you hear that? It�s almost time. 2009 Frosty Mug has kicked off, and we are under 48 hours till we hand the first victory of the season away, and in the biggest venue of the season, the Great American Race, the Daytona 500. 2009 brings about some changes. We�ve bid a farewell to the SEW Inc., one of the teams that has been in the league since the league went full-season in 2002. But we�ve added some new blood, and took the league back to 9 teams. Mark Pinney now gets his chance to put up or shut up�ok, put up, or complain about it loudly. His, Nascar has Hot Chicks (yeah, I know, Nascar has Hot Chicks that have turned down Mark Pinney his whole life). And the Ball and Chain�.(sounds like an ol� Social Distortion Tune), and Cynthia and Scott Barber (Scott has informed the league that we can list Cynthia first since she went with Tony Stewart at $50 in her first toss). But 2009 will come down to who can de-thrown�me. Back to Back champs, 3 time champion, and last year becoming the all-time winning Frosty Mug team�man, I feel like Ric Flair (WOOOOOOOOOOO!). It�s a long marathon though. The longest of all fantasy leagues, but oh so much of that marathon was decided last Saturday night. The Swam is under budget cuts�but he�s back for another campaign. Good luck to all and may your fantasy season be fun�but not as fun as mine. Congrats go out to the Ol Farts for their win in the Bud Shootout. Wonder if he wants a do-over on the voting for using our drivers in the Shootout? It�s his second career shootout win. BTW- He�s the only active driver that has a win in the shootout. All the other shootout winners, are now defunct in the league. SWAMI TEAM- SEASON PREVIEW� What�did I think I�d forget you folks? Shoot, Milton is blowing off checking the gyms waiting for this article to come out J. 2009 is here, and it is a season of change. The Nascar boys have cut their $ and their testing. Could this be a chance for the small boys to get back at the big time boys? Probably not. But I do think our fantasy game may change a bit. It�ll be the same guys up front, but you�re going to see new guys pushing toward 15th-20th. This is going to be big time in our league this year, especially going to 9 teams. Trust me, last year is long gone: 1. you won�t have more than 2 teams in the 400�s and not winning 2. last place scores will return to the mid 200�s 3. Teams will be up and down more in the points�although I do think the teams that are hooked up, will run away with some major points before the chase. Without further adieu�, how the season will end in the 2009 Frosty Mug Fantasy League will end it�s regular season (and how many individual races each will win during the entire season). 1. CHECKERED FLAG RACING, MILTON MARSH (7 WINS) � Milton is putting a lot of hope into the performance of the Rousch cars. Greg Biffle needs to pick it up if he�s going to take it to the next level. But the key to his season lies in the performance of David Ragan. Ragan was rocking and rolling last year in the late summer, but kinda faded in the chase after not making it into the field of 12. Reuttimann and Sorenson both are suitable 3�s and 4�s. Look for some cookie cutter domination as the CFR makes it into the chase, but not as it�s top seed. 2. SOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, SCOTT TINGEN (6 WINS)- The back to back champ will get a chance to defend the crown in 2009. The strategy wasn�t so much to land that top notch 2nd driver behind Edwards, it was to try to address the #3 and #4 drivers and hope the #2 takes a step up. Edwards is the odds on favorite to challenge JJ for the crown (but note, Edwards beat JJ in the real factor, that is points� put up). This team needs Truex and Montoya to jell to their new joint venture. But do the math, this team has 4 drivers that are within the top 25�.possibly in the top 20 if things bounce right. That was the winning combination from two year�s ago in a 10 team league. 3. 24 INCHES FOR INGRID, BILL CARLSON (2 WINS)- Going out on a limb on this one, but I think this is the best team Bill has put out here into our league. And I think he will be owning this year�s bounce back driver of the year in Jeff Gordon. The question on what will drive his team will be whether David Stremme can figure out the new car. And whether Dodge will not suck as bad as they have. But Jeffy Poo and Mark Martin will make a formidable duo for most of the year. I have concerns about ol� man Martin in the heat of the summer wearing down from having to drive week in and week out rather than picking and choosing his events. Stremme will bring the team down keeping them out of victory lane a bunch, but they�re going chasing this year. 4. ANYBODY BUT JEFF, LARRY WEST (8 WINS)- Speaking of the best product put out by one owner. This year is Larry�s turn to rake in the wins (since he has the worst winning % of any active fantasy owner in the league�.making him the Chicago Cubs of our group). In some ways, this may be a low ranking for Larry. But I�m holding off on the full approval for Kenseth without Reiser (didn�t work as well last year, and has a new chief this year), McMurray being able to get off to the start as he ended last year, and Kurt Busch getting it done with Dodge�s 30% less support for nascar production this season (30% less of crap is what�diarrhea?) ABJ is going to rack up the wins on the 1.5 milers. And what do you think the Chase consist most of? Hmmmm. 5. LIL T RACING, BRIAN TINGEN (3 WINS)- A bit shocked of Brian being ranked this high. Crystal ball must have a thing for Dorky looking kids. I.E. Joey Logano. Hey, does he look like a tall David Archeletta from American Idol to you? Lil T is going to have to get it done with studs and duds theory. JJ in winners lane repeatedly. And hope Logano doesn�t stink it up for him. Logano learns quickly then I�ll feel good about this pick. Till then, I wouldn�t take this one to Vegas. Not sure on how that Bowyer new team thing is going to work out. Kinda blows that Casey Mears gets the jack daniels car. Who looks like they can handle more Jack and Ginger? Casey or Clint? That�s what I thought. 6. NASCAR HAS HOT CHICKS, MARK PINNEY (4 WINS)- Good news for Pinney, he�ll be our rookie of the year. Bad news, he�s going to miss the chase (nope he will not be within 300 points to make the dance). Hamlin doesn�t have the makeup yet (whether him or the team) to get it done on all of the types of tracks. And I still have reservations with Mears and Newman (although, I could be made to think differently with Newman if it turns out that Stewart/Hass is Hendrick Light.) The good news for Pinney is that his team is deep with Bobby Labonte as the #4. But the lack of Hamlin getting it done on all tracks keeps them out of the chase. 7. OL FARTS, JOHN FOEGE (3 WINS)- Coach Foege and the Farts come up short on their bid to get back into our playoff setup. Although he takes the same path as Lil T Racing. Where�s the difference? The #4 driver. They have a guy at the moment that is only running 7 races. Sure he is going to mix and match, but it�s going to require some work. That�s going to keep him out of the dance. But Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick are going to probably be the top duo in the league, and will cause some massive point gains as long as the #3 and #4 don�t screw it up. They have a shot, but not a real one unless they can find a #4 that�ll help out. 8. BALL AND CHAIN, CYNTHIA AND SCOTT BARBER (1 WIN)- Quote of the auction��Tony Stewart at�.$50�.chirp, chirp,�going once, going twice� Note to self, Toss out at a $1 till you know the bidding structure of the league. Now, Tony has been the biggest story of the week so far if you�re asking me. Yet, show me on the downforce trcks. The Barbers are going to be totally frustrated on tracks that aren�t the cookie cutters. Those tracks Kasey will be in a hurry to going back to his trailer and playing with his Barbie�s. Sadler and Kvapil are not bad choices for the 3 and 4. But it�ll be a long year for the rookies. They will learn and be back in 2010 with a vengeance. 9. S+S RACING, STEPHEN JORDAN (1 WIN)- Oh my, I�m going to hear it on this one. Yep, bringing up the rankings heading into the chase will be last year�s runner up. The S+S need Dale Jr. to improve on tracks that he�s been weak at. And that was his knock going into last year, and he didn�t really fix it then. Jeff Burton is about as boring as a meeting led by Mark Pinney. He�ll finish between 10 and 15 all year long. But the biggest anchor, weighing this team down will be the 3 and 4. Amirola had some great runs last year. But there is no Mark Martin around to compare notes with. And Scott Riggs, enjoy the duels, because he will be field filler material all year long. WINNER OF THE CHASE- ANYBODY BUT JEFF- The star power, the depth. Larry gets to hoist the crown in 2009. Larry holds off Soggy Bottom Boys who will finish in 2nd. REAL WINNER OF THE CHASE- CARL EDWARDS�last year taught him how to get it done in crunch time. COMEBACK DRIVER OF THE YEAR- JEFF GORDAN- no wins to multiple wins this year. DISAPPOINTMENT DRIVER OF THE YEAR- DENNY HAMLIN OR MATT KENSETH�PICK EM� Denny is going to be lost behind the media and star power of Kyle Busch and Joey Logano intrigue at being an 18 year old on the stage. Plus he can�t get it done when the track isn�t flat. STEAL OF THE DRAFT- JEFF GORDON, FOR $40 FEARLESS PREDICTIONS- - Dale Jr. has another rough year, and Eury Jr. gets canned in the process. - Dodge is gone from the sport in 2 years. - Brian Vickers comes close to making the chase. - Mark Pinney is going to cry all year long J - Jimmie Johnson will make the chase, but between 5th and 10th�and finally have some bad luck during the playoffs. HOW THEY WILL FINISH AT DAYTONA- keep in mind, this week may be our superbowl�but it means very little toward who will be the big dogs of the summer. Enjoy the close racing and the wrecks. But the real fantasy season begins next weekend in Cali. Winner- Anybody but Jeff- He won it last year and look what happened to him. Kenseth and Kurt in the top 10. Jamie McMurry rounds it out in the top 15. Runner-Up- 24 Inches for Ingrid- Jeffy Gordon got into victory lane on Thursday, he�s going back on Sunday. This time, Martin joins in the fun with a top 10 and helps Bill to a strong start to the season. 3rd place- S+S Racing- Sure I dissed Stephen in the article above. But Jr. should be stout on Sunday (it�s the regular tracks he chokes at). Jeff Burton will be invisible till the last 10 laps when he shows up around 10th. 4th place- Nascar has Hot Chicks- No Mark, no extra points for drivers finishing in a row. Hamlin, Mears, Newman finish between 12th and 14th�ah, I�m not that good. 10th and 15th. 5th place- Ol Farts- Harvick should suck till 30 to go, then come out of no where for a top 5. But for some reason, I�m smelling Kyle Busch screwing this up for Coach. Coach�s 3 and 4 will be out of the race by lap 100. 6th place- Ball and Chain- Is it time to jump on the Tony Wagon? You know that�s a big wagon, with reinforced shocks. Tony will run a top 5. But Kahne is too skeered to run in the top 15. But it�s these guys first event, enjoy it. There�s plenty of time for us to pick on you. 7th place- Soggy Bottom Boys- Still can�t forget Carl Edwards wrecking the field in his last plate race. SBB want to remind all of you, the real racing starts next week. 8th place- Lil T Racing- JJ should be in hunt this week. This team could be bumped up if Mikey can find some plate magic. But I�m smelling Logano bringing out the big one this week. Beer Wench- Checkered Flag Racing- Serving the suds this week is Milton with his Rousch special. Biffle and Reuttimann would load the trailer and head west right now if they could. But there�s a race to run. They�ll finish around 20th�and remind everyone to tune in next week. RACE WINNER- Jeff Gordan SURPRISE RACERS- E.SADLER, MONTOYA, REUTTIMANN DISAPPOINTMENT DRIVERS- KAHNE, EDWARDS, BIFFLE, RAGAN NEXT WEEK- FONTANA, CALIFORNIA�.AND ONE BORING ASS RACE. Hope it doesn�t rain for 3 days like it did last year. |
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