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The Paper Chasers won a nailbiter on Sunday night, but in the process blew past the competition.
Joe's squad vaulted from 6th to 4th in the money standings with the $18 "mid-major" team victory at the Coca-Cola 600. His team score of 65 nudged Quang's 68 and Matt's 73. Kyle Busch charging through the field to finish 3rd was the difference.
Meanwhile, Todd's Shake & Bake squad made it an individual sweep at Charlotte with Kurt Busch's $9 individual win (to go along with the driver's $6 prize for the All-Star victory).
The development drops Quang and Matt into 5th and 6th in the money standings.
Up next: Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 at Pocono on Sunday (1 p.m., TNT), a standard $7/$14 event.
Paper Chasers (Joe), 65/1st
Kyle Busch (18) - 3
David Reutimann (00) - 5
Kevin Harvick (29) - 11
Sam Hornish Jr. (77) - 17Casey Mears (83) - 29
Racin' Kahne (Quang), 68/2nd
Mark Martin (5) - 4
Kasey Kahne (9) - 12
A.J. Allmendinger (43) - 14
Denny Hamlin (11) - 18
Brad Keselowski (12) - 20
Smoke Bombs (Matt), 73/3rd
Jamie McMurray (1) - 2
Ryan Newman (39) - 9
Tony Stewart (14) - 15
Carl Edwards (99) - 16
Bobby Labonte (71) - 31
Shake & Bake (Todd), 97/4th
Kurt Busch (2) - 1
Clint Bowyer (33) - 7
Elliott Sadler (19) - 21
Greg Biffle (16) - 32
Marcos Ambrose (47) - 36
Redneck Tribe Motorsports (Chad), 113/5th
Jeff Gordon (24) - 6
Dale Earnhardt Jr . (88) - 22
Martin Truex Jr. (56) - 23
David Ragan (6) - 24
Juan Pablo Montoya (42) - 38
Cheating Cheaters (Brad), 115/6th
Matt Kenseth (17) - 10
Joey Logano (20) - 13
Jeff Burton (31) - 25
Scott Speed (82) - 30
Jimmie Johnson (48) - 37
Money race -- Ind/Team/Total (Net)
1. Redneck Tribe -- $0/$84/$84 (-$61)
2. Cheatin' Cheaters -- $21/$42/$63 (-$82)
3. Shake & Bake -- $22/$21/$43 (-$102)
4. Paper Chasers -- $21/$18/$39 (-$106)5. Racin' Kahne -- $21/$14/$35 (-$110)
6. Smoke Bombs -- $17/$14/$31 (-$114)
One to go for the only good NASCAR announcing team in the business. Joy, Waltrip and McReynolds will be missed after this week's Coca-Cola 600.
Leading up to the Coke 600, we had another individual win for Joe's Paper Chasers (Kyle Busch) at the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover, as Joe tries to climb out of the money cellar. Meanwhile, Brad's Cheaters won the team race despite ultimate cheater Jimmie Johnson being his #4 driver.
Then in Saturday night's All-Star race, Todd got back in the win column with a $6 winner-take-all pull from his favorite driver, Kurt Busch.
League winnings are updated below with a $145 starting point (instead of $144).
Up next: Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, one of three mid-majors, making it a $9/$18 event.
Cheating Cheaters (Brad), 54/1st
Jeff Burton (31) - 2
Matt Kenseth (17) - 3
Joey Logano (20) - 10
Jimmie Johnson (48) - 16
Scott Speed (82) - 23
Paper Chasers (Joe), 69/2nd
Kyle Busch (18) - 1
David Reutimann (00) - 5
Kevin Harvick (29) - 7
Casey Mears (83) - 22
Sam Hornish Jr. (77) - 34
Racin' Kahne (Quang), 71/3rd
Denny Hamlin (11) - 4
A.J. Allmendinger (43) - 14
Mark Martin (5) - 15
Brad Keselowski (12) - 18Kasey Kahne (9) - 20 Smoke Bombs (Matt), 101/4th
Carl Edwards (99) - 8
Tony Stewart (14) - 9
Ryan Newman (39) - 13
Jamie McMurray (1) - 32
Bobby Labonte (71) - 39
Shake & Bake (Todd), 106/5th
Greg Biffle (16) - 6
Clint Bowyer (33) - 17
Kurt Busch (2) - 19
Elliott Sadler (19) - 28Marcos Ambrose (47) - 36
Redneck Tribe Motorsports (Chad), 114/6th
Jeff Gordon (24) - 11
Martin Truex Jr. (56) - 12
David Ragan (6) - 26
Dale Earnhardt Jr . (88) - 30
Juan Pablo Montoya (42) - 35
Money race -- Ind/Team/Total (Net)
1. Redneck Tribe -- $0/$84/$84 (-$61)
2. Cheatin' Cheaters -- $21/$42/$63 (-$82)
3. Racin' Kahne -- $21/$14/$35 (-$110)
4. Shake & Bake -- $13/$21/$34 (-$111)
5. Smoke Bombs -- $17/$14/$31 (-$114)6. Paper Chasers -- $21/$0/$21 (-$124)
This score-five-drivers format ain't half bad.
The Commish's Redneck Tribe Motorsports remained on fire, securing the team-race win for the fifth time in six weeks, edging Joe's Paper Chasers by five points at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. A balanced attack lifted the Tribe yet again, with four of its five drivers finishing on the lead lap and the fifth being the first car a lap down. Jeff Gordon led the way with a fourth-place finish.
The Chasers were foiled by Sam Hornish Jr., whose 31st-place result was nearly half of their 65-point team score.
Individually, Quang's Racing Kahne picked up another $7 via Denny Hamlin.
Despite having only one driver in the top 11 (Gordon), the Tribe is only $60 away from the break-even mark for the season.
Up next: Autism Speaks 400 at Dover on Sunday (5/16), a standard $7/$14 event.
Redneck Tribe Motorsports (Chad), 60/1st
Jeff Gordon (24) - 4
Juan Pablo Montoya (42) - 5
David Ragan (6) - 14
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) - 18
Martin Truex Jr. (56) - 19
Paper Chasers (Joe), 65/2nd
Kevin Harvick (29) - 6
Kyle Busch (18) - 7
Brian Vickers (83) - 10
David Reutimann (00) - 11
Sam Hornish Jr. (77) - 31
Smoke Bombs (Matt), 82/3rd
Jamie McMurray (1) - 2
Ryan Newman (39) - 9
Carl Edwards (99) - 15
Tony Stewart (14) - 23
Bobby Labonte (71) - 33
Racin' Kahne (Quang), 86/4th
Denny Hamlin (11) - 1
Brad Keselowski (12) - 12
Mark Martin (5) - 16
Kasey Kahne (9) - 20
A.J. Allmendinger (43) - 37
Shake & Bake (Todd), 103/5th
Kurt Busch (2) - 3
Elliott Sadler (19) - 21
Greg Biffle (16) - 22
Marcos Ambrose (47) - 25
Clint Bowyer (33) - 32
Cheating Cheaters (Brad), 112/6th
Jeff Burton (31) - 8
Matt Kenseth (17) - 13
Joey Logano (20) - 27
Scott Speed (82) - 28
Jimmie Johnson (48) - 36
Money race -- Ind/Team/Total (Net)
1. Redneck Tribe -- $0/$84/$84 (-$60)
2. Cheatin' Cheaters -- $21/$28/$49 (-$95)
3. Racin' Kahne -- $21/$14/$35 (-$109)
4. Smoke Bombs -- $17/$14/$31 (-$113)
5. Shake & Bake -- $7/$21/$28 (-$116)
6. Paper Chasers -- $14/$0/$14 (-$130)
I neglected to announce a mid-week transaction -- Joe's Paper Chasers picked up Sam Hornish Jr. for Regan Smith on Wednesday -- which ended up being the difference in this week's team race at Richmond.
The Chasers lost out on the team prize by four points (Smith's 30th-place finish was six spots higher than Hornish's 36th) but still collected money for a second consecutive week when Kyle Busch sped past Redneck Tribe's Jeff Gordon for the win. The Tribe's silver lining was winning their fifth team title (fourth outright) of the season, this one worth $14.
Up next: Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington, S.C., on Saturday night, a standard $7/$14 event.
Redneck Tribe Motorsports (Chad), 71/1st
Jeff Gordon (24) - 2
Juan Pablo Montoya (42) - 6
Martin Truex Jr. (56) - 7
David Ragan (6) - 24
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) - 32
Paper Chasers (Joe), 75/2nd
Kyle Busch (18) - 1
Kevin Harvick (29) - 3
David Reutimann (00) - 15
Brian Vickers (83) - 20
Sam Hornish Jr. (77) - 36
Cheating Cheaters (Brad), 78/3rd
Jeff Burton (31) - 4
Jimmie Johnson (48) - 10
Matt Kenseth (17) - 13
Joey Logano (20) - 16
Scott Speed (82) - 35
Racin' Kahne (Quang), 88/T-4th
Denny Hamlin (11) - 11
Brad Keselowski (12) - 14
A.J. Allmendinger (43) - 17
Kasey Kahne (9) - 21
Mark Martin (5) - 25
Smoke Bombs (Matt), 88/T-4th
Carl Edwards (99) - 5
Ryan Newman (39) - 8
Jamie McMurray (1) - 19
Tony Stewart (14) - 23
Bobby Labonte (71) - 33
Shake & Bake (Todd), 99/6th
Marcos Ambrose (47) - 9
Clint Bowyer (33) - 12
Kurt Busch (2) - 18
Greg Biffle (16) - 22
Elliott Sadler (19) - 38
Money race -- Ind/Team/Total (Net)
1. Redneck Tribe -- $0/$70/$70 (-$74)
2. Cheatin' Cheaters -- $21/$28/$49 (-$95)
3. Smoke Bombs -- $17/$14/$31 (-$113)
T4. Racin' Kahne -- $14/$14/$28 (-$116)
T4. Shake & Bake -- $7/$21/$28 (-$116)
6. Paper Chasers -- $14/$0/$14 (-$130)
