2011 Wonderful Pistachios 400 (Cup)

The Last Race To Get Into The Chase! We have a couple of drivers who are pretty much locked in, but it'll be a doozy to see who can get the final wild card spots and the other spots for the chase.

Entry List:
http://www.jayski.com/stats/2011/entries/26rir2011entry.htm

Starting Lineup:
http://www.jayski.com/stats/2011/grids/26rir2011grid.htm#results

Race Results:

#35-Stephen Leicht returns to NASCAR racing!

This is from Jayski:

2011 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:
[after Atlanta, race 25 of 36]:
1 ) #48-Jimmie Johnson [1 win], 873 (CH)
2 ) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 852, -21 (CH)
3 ) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 835, -38 (CH)
4 ) #17-Matt Kenseth [2 wins], 834, -39 (CH)
5 ) #24-Jeff Gordon [3 wins], 830, -43 (CH)
6 ) #29-Kevin Harvick [3 wins], 819, -54 (CH)
7 ) #22-Kurt Busch [1 win], 789, -84 (CH)
8 ) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 786, -87 (CH)
Drivers with a (CH) have clinched a Chase birth
9) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 753, -120, 25 ahead of 11th, needs 20th or better at RIR
10) #14-Tony Stewart, 751, -122, 23 ahead of 11th, needs 18th or better at RIR
Current wild cards
WC1) #2-Brad Keselowski [3 wins], 728, -145 [11th in points, 3 wins](CH)
WC2) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 709, -164 [12th in points, 1 win]
Out of top 10, no wins, can get in, only if they get a win and either #2 or #11 get in top 10 and #27 doesn't win at RIR
#43-Allmendinger, #33-Bowyer, #16-Biffle, #56-Truex Jr.,
#4-Kahne, #20-Logano, #5-Martin
In the top 20 with wins, possible for the wild card, would get in if wins at RIR and stays in top 20
20) #27-Paul Menard [1 win], 657, -216 [20th in points, 1 win]
Three race winners are not inside the top-20:
#9-Ambrose is 21st, 7 points out of 20th; #6-Ragan is is 23rd, 20 points out of 20th;
#78-Smith is 26th, 104 pts out of 20th

Just out of boredom:

If the order in points doesn't change after Richmond, and Dale Jr. & Tony Stewart don't win, this is how the chase will look after re-seeding:

1: #18- Kyle Busch
2: #24- Jeff Gordon
3: #29- Kevin Harvick
4: #2- Brad Keselowski
5: #17- Matt Kenseth
6: #48- Jimmie Johnson
7: #99- Carl Edwards
8: #22- Kurt Busch
9: #39- Ryan Newman
10: #11- Denny Hamlin
11: #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.
12: #14-Tony Stewart

No it won't. If Brad & Denny don't get in the top 10, they can't use their wins for bonus points.

Tyson Lautenschlager wrote:

No it won't. If Brad & Denny don't get in the top 10, they can't use their wins for bonus points.

Ah, thank you for correcting me.

But, in any case, I STILL WANT KESELOWSKI TO WIN!

I thought this poster appropriate for the occasion.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Y U LEAD, KYLE?!?!?!?!

AAROdynamic426 wrote:

I thought this poster appropriate for the occasion.

Lil Wayne sucks.

Wonderful Pistachios?

The Game wrote:

Wonderful Pistachios?

You've won. You are officially the most hilarious person I've ever met in my life.