Daytona 500 (Race 1 of 36)

[brotherstores]

Welcome Race Fans to the third annual 2012 Satfix NASCAR Pool.

The race this weekend is the Daytona 500 at Daytona.

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q287/bassbudmenards/2012-500.jpg

Coverage begins Sunday February 26 at 1:00PM EST. The deadline for picks will be 30 minutes prior to the drop of the green flag.

After qualifying the driver tier list will be edited to reflect those who did not qualify. All drivers who do not qualify will be highlighted in red.

Be sure to make yourself familiar with the NASCAR Pool Rules and Regulations (http://www.satfix.net/showthread.php?92705-2012-NASCAR-Pool-Rules-and-Regulations).

Make sure that you pick three drivers from tier 1, three drivers from tier 2, and four drivers from tier 3.

Make sure that you post both the driver's name and car number to eliminate any confusion.

Make sure that you pick the lap closest the the first caution lap for a tie breaker.

For your reference, here are the tiers:

Tier 1

14 Tony Stewart
99 Carl Edwards
29 Kevin Harvick
17 Matt Kenseth
2 Brad Keselowski
48 Jimmie Johnson
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr
24 Jeff Gordon
11 Denny Hamlin
39 Ryan Newman
22 A.J. Allmendinger
18 Kyle Busch


Tier 2

33 Elliott Sadler
93 David Reutimann
43 Aric Almirola
16 Greg Biffle
27 Paul Menard
56 Martin Truex Jr.
9 Marcos Ambrose
31 Jeff Burton
42 Juan Pablo Montoya
5 Kasey Kahne
6 Ricky Stenhouse
20 Joey Logano


Tier 3

83 Landon Cassill
78 Regan Smith
1 Jamie McMurray
15 Clint Bowyer
47 Bobby Labonte
51 Kurt Busch
34 David Ragan
13 Casey Mears
10 Danica Patrick
55 Mark Martin
38 David Gilliland
21 Trevor Bayne
7 Robby Gordon
37 Mike Wallace - DNQ
98 Michael McDowell
87 Joe Nemechek
30 David Stremme
36 Dave Blaney
40 Michael Waltrip - DNQ
26 Tony Raines
97 Bill Elliott - DNQ
23 Robert Richardson Jr. - DNQ
09 Kenny Wallace - DNQ
32 Terry Labonte
49 J.J.Yeley - DNQ


Please insure that the drivers you choose qualify for the race that week. After qualifying the tier list will show the DNQ drivers in red.

Good Luck to everyone.

[dcdistro]

tier 1

88 Dale Earnhardt Jr
14 tony stuart
24 jeff gordon

tier 2

20 joey logano
56 martin truex jr
42 juan pablo montoya

tier 3
47 Bobby Labonte
51 Kurt Busch
10 Danica Patrick
55 Mark Martin

first caution lap
lap 23

[goadus]

Tier 1
99 Carl Edwards
17 Matt Kenseth
24 Jeff Gordon

Tier 2
5 Kasey Kane
31 Jeff Burton
20 Joey Logano

Tier 3
15 Clint Bowyer
1 Jamie McMurray
51 Kurt Busch
87 Joe Nemechek

1st caution
lap 3

[true grit]

Tier 1
14 Tony Stewart
18 Kyle Busch
48 Jimmy Johnson

Tier 2
16 Greg Biffle
31 Jeff Burton
20 Joey Logano

Tier 3
15 Clint Bowyer
51 Kurt Busch
55 Mark Martin
1 Jamie McMurray

1st caution
lap 12

[lonewolf]

Tier 1
11 Denny Hamlin
2 Brad Keselowski
14 Tony Stewart

Tier 2
42 Juan Pablo Montoya
20 Joey Logano
56 Martin Truex Jr.

Tier 3
51 Kurt Busch
1 Jamie McMurray
13 Casey Mears
7 Robby Gordon



1st caution
Lap 17

[bobkoke]

14 Tony Stewart
99 Carl Edwards
24 Jeff Gordon

93 David Reutimann
16 Greg Biffle
42 Juan Pablo Montoya

51 Kurt Busch
78 Regan Smith
1 Jamie McMurray
55 Mark Martin


Lap17

[Rolling Stone]

Tier 1
99 Carl Edwards
48 Jimmie Johnson
16 Kyle Busch

Tier 2
5 Kasey Kahne
56 Martin Truex Jr.
20 Joey Logano

Tier 3
15 Clint Bowyer
1 Jamie McMurray
51 Kurt Busch
21 Trevor Bayne

First Cation at lap 6

[brotherstores]

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Daytona 500 Starting Lineup
Daytona International Speedway

Starting Position Car# Driver Reason for making Daytona 500

1 99 Carl Edwards won pole
2 16 Greg Biffle outside pole winner
3 14 Tony Stewart won Duel 1
4 17 Matt Kenseth won Duel 2
5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2nd in Duel 1
6 78 Regan Smith 2nd in Duel 2
7 9 Marcos Ambrose 3rd in Duel 1
8 48 Jimmie Johnson 3rd in Duel 2
9 98 Michael McDowell 4th in Duel 1
10 33 Elliott Sadler 4th in Duel 2
11 7 Robby Gordon 5th in Duel 1
12 20 Joey Logano 6th in Duel 2
13 31 Jeff Burton 6th in Duel 1
14 18 Kyle Busch 7th in Duel 2
15 22 AJ Allmendinger 8th in Duel 1
16 24 Jeff Gordon 8th in Duel 2
17 29 Kevin Harvick 9th in Duel 1
18 39 Ryan Newman 9th in Duel 2
19 1 Jamie McMurray 10th in Duel 1
20 5 Kasey Kahne 10th in Duel 2
21 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 11th in Duel 1
22 55 Mark Martin 11th in Duel 2
23 2 Brad Keselowski 13th in Duel 1
24 36 Dave Blaney 12th in Duel 2
25 34 David Ragan 14th in Duel 1
26 56 Martin Truex Jr. 13th in Duel 2
27 43 Aric Almirola 15th in Duel 1
28 51 Kurt Busch 14th in Duel 2
29 10 Danica Patrick 16th in Duel 1
30 15 Clint Bowyer 15th in Duel 2
31 11 Denny Hamlin 17th in Duel 1
32 47 Bobby Labonte 16th in Duel 2
33 38 David Gilliland 22nd in Duel 1
34 87 Joe Nemechek 17th in Duel 2
35 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 23rd in Duel 1
36 13 Casey Mears 18th in Duel 2
37 27 Paul Menard 24th in Duel 1
38 93 David Reutimann 23rd in Duel 2
39 83 Landon Cassill 25th in Duel 1
40-SPD 21 Trevor Bayne in by speed
41-SPD 30 David Stremme in by speed
42-SPD 26 Tony Raines in by speed
43-PC 32 Terry Labonte Past Champion Provisional
DNQ 9 Kenny Wallace 4th fastest
DNQ 40 Michael Waltrip 7th fastest
DNQ 97 Bill Elliott 10th fastest
DNQ 37 Mike Wallace 11th fastest
DNQ 23 Robert Richardson Jr. 12th fastest
DNQ 49 JJ Yeley 14th fastest

[kama]

1
88 dale earnhart jr
29 kevin harvick
17 matt kenseth

2
5 kasey kahne
33 elliot sadler
20 joey logano

3

55 mark martin
87 joe nemecheck
51 kurt busch
1 jamie mcmurray

caution lap 29

[arflaw]

14 Tony Stewart
18 Kyle Busch
99 Carl Edwards

9 Marcos Ambrose
5 Casey Kahne
31 Jeff Burton

36 Dave Blaney
78 Regan Smith
1 Jamie McMurray
15 Clint Bowyer

FCL 12

Let's go racing boys! Good luck to everyone!

[runamok]

Tier 1

14 Tony Stewart
17 Matt Kenseth
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr


Tier 2


27 Paul Menard
56 Martin Truex Jr.
20 Joey Logano


Tier 3

78 Regan Smith
1 Jamie McMurray
15 Clint Bowyer
51 Kurt Busch

FCL 15

[bimmerguy]

Tier 1
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr
29 Kevin Harvick
2 Brad Keselowski

Tier 2
33 Elliott Sadler
5 Kasey Kahne
16 Greg Biffle

Tier 3
1 Jamie McMurray
15 Clint Bowyer
78 Regan Smith
51 Kurt Busch

First Caution Lap: 16

[belugas]

Tier 1

14 Tony Stewart
99 Carl Edwards
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr

Tier 2

31 Jeff Burton
42 Juan Pablo Montoya
5 Kasey Kahne


Tier 3

83 Landon Cassill
1 Jamie McMurray
51 Kurt Busch
34 David Ragan

FCL 6

[Curler89]

Tier 1

14 Tony Stewart
99 Carl Edwards
18 Kyle Busch

Tier 2

16 Greg Biffle
9 Marcos Ambrose
5 Kasey Kahne

Tier 3

1 Jamie McMurray
15 Clint Bowyer
51 Kurt Busch
21 Trevor Bayne

First Caution Lap 23

[Costactc]

Another season upon us. Like to thank DD for the pool and good luck to all participants:

T1
48 Jimmie Johnson
14 Tony Stewart
2 Brad Keselowski

T2
9 Marcos Ambrose
16 Greg Biffle
20 Joey Logano

T3
10 Danica Patrick
34 David Ragan
78 Regan Smith
51 Kurt Busch

FCL: 29

[KIDWCKED]

Thanx for the pool DishDoctor..I'm sure it will be another great year!!

Tier1
Jeff Gordon
Tony Stewart
Dale Earnhardt

Tier2
16 Greg Biffle
31 Jeff Burton
5 Kasey Kahne

Tier3
1 Jamie McMurray
51 Kurt Busch
55 Mark Martin
78 Regan Smith


FCL-68
:auto:

[brotherstores]

Tier #1
14 Tony Stewart
29 Kevin Harvick
99 Carl Edwards

Tier #2
16 Greg Biffle
5 Kasey Kahne
20 Joey Logano

Tier #3
78 Regan Smith
1 Jamie McMurray
15 Clint Bowyer
51 Kurt Busch

FCL
Lap 33

[aj1]

Tier #1
14 Tony Stewart
18 Kyle Busch
99 Carl Edwards

Tier #2
5 Kasey Kahne
16 Greg Biffle
20 Joey Logano

Tier #3
1 Jamie McMurray
10 Danica Patrick
15 Clint Bowyer
78 Regan Smith

f.c.l. #29

[niblr]

And we are off to the RACES:bump:
Thanks for your work on the pool Dish Doctor and others.
Here's my picks.

Tier 1

14 Tony Stewart
29 Kevin Harvick
18 Kyle Busch


Tier 2

16 Greg Biffle
42 Juan Pablo Montoya
5 Kasey Kahne



Tier 3

78 Regan Smith
1 Jamie McMurray
15 Clint Bowyer
51 Kurt Busch

FCL 14

Gentlemen and Lady START YOUR ENGINES!!!!

[jtease]

Tier 1
99 carl edwards
17 matt kenseth
24 jeff gordon
Tier 2
16 greg bifle
5 kasey kahne
56 martin truex jr.
tier 3
51 kurt busch
1 jamie mcmurray
21 trevor bayne
15 clint bowyer

Fcl 2

[murph001]

tier1
88 dale earnhardt jr
48 jimmy johnson
14 tony stewart

tier2
16 greg biffle
5 kasey kahne
31 jeff burton

tier3
21 trevor bayne
78 regan smith
55 mark martin
51 kurt bush

fcl 21

[jeffnez]

tier 1

48 Jimmie Johnson
99 Carl Edwards
14 Tony Stewart


tier 2

16 Greg Biffle
5 Kasey Kahne
93 David Reutimann

tier 3

51 Kurt Busch
13 Casey Mears
55 Mark Martin
15 Clint Bowyer

fcl 20

[Pollypurabred]

Tier 1

99 Carl Edwards
14 Tony Stewart
18 Kyle Busch

Tier 2

9 Marcos Ambrose
27 Paul Menard
16 Greg Biffle

Tier 3

78 Regan Smith
1 Jamie McMurray
15 Clint Bowyer
34 David Ragan

FCL 17

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE and thanks again to the mods who really do all the hard work.....appreciated!

[eyeQ]

Tier 1

14 Tony Stewart
99 Carl Edwards
18 Kyle Busch


Tier 2

16 Greg Biffle
31 Jeff Burton
20 Joey Logano


Tier 3

78 Regan Smith
15 Clint Bowyer
34 David Ragan
21 Trevor Bayne

fcl 18

[TPB]

Tier #1
14 Tony Stewart
17 Matt Kenseth
99 Carl Edwards

Tier #2
16 Greg Biffle
5 Kasey Kahne
9 Marcos Ambrose

Tier #3
78 Regan Smith
1 Jamie McMurray
15 Clint Bowyer
21 Trevor Bayne

FCL
Lap 24

[brotherstores]

Glad to see you made it in TPB.

Nice to see ya here, even if it is limited right now ;)

[scott21]

T-1
14 Tony Stewart
17 Matt Kenseth
18 Kyle Busch
T-2
27 Paul Menard
16 Greg Biffle
56 Martin Truex Jr
T-3
1 Jaimie McMurray
15 Clint Bowyer
34 David Regan
55 Mark Martin
FCL21

[marlo803]

t-1
99 edwards
14 stewart
29 harvick

t-2
16 biffle
5 kahn
31 burton

t-3
15 boyer
55 martin
51 busch
34 ragan

fcl #9.....good luck!!!

[oak]

Tier 1

14 Tony Stewart
99 Carl Edwards
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr

Tier 2

16 Greg Biffle
9 Marcos Ambrose
20 Joey Logano

Tier 3

1 Jamie McMurray
15 Clint Bowyer
51 Kurt Busch
21 Trevor Bayne

FCL 17

[bjl]

Tier 1
14 Tony Stewart
29 Kevin Harvick
24 Jeff Gordon

Tier 2
16 Greg Biffle
56 Martin Truex Jr.
5 Kasey Kahne

Tier 3
78 Regan Smith
15 Clint Bowyer
52 Kurt Busch
34 David Reagan

FCL 12

[Night_Predator]

Tier 1
14 Tony Stewart
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr
99 Carl Edwards

Tier 2
31 Jeff Burton
27 Paul Menard
20 Joey Logano

Tier 3
78 Regan Smith
10 Danica Patrick
51 Kurt Busch
01 Jamie McMurray

FCL 06

Good luck everyone.

[brotherstores]

Just a heads up to everyone that has entered this weeks pool....

oak is heading up a side bet for the leader of the race at the half way point.

See all the details here.....

http://www.satfix.net/showthread.php?95825-Win-5-000-satbux!&p=653543#post653543

[mental]

Tier 1
2 Brad Keselowski
14 Tony Stewart
18 Kyle Busch

Tier 2
16 Greg Biffle
9 Marcos Ambrose
20 Joey Logano

Tier 3
51 Kurt Busch
78 Regan Smith
15 Clint Bowyer
34 David Ragan

FCL 22

Good luck everyone & thanks for setting this up DD & TPB, looking forward to another great year.
Lets hope the rain stops.
:cheers2:

[pandr]

DAYTONA
Boogitty, Boogitty, Boogitty, lets go racin kids.

Tier1
17 Kenseth
14 Stewart
24 Gordon
Tier 2
5 Kahne
16 Biffle
27 Menard
Tier 3
36 Blaney
51 Busch
15 Bowyer
1 McMurray
Caution Lap 28
Good luck all and thanx DD for another year.

[sideswiper]

Tier 1
14 Tony Stewart
29 Kevin Harvick
11 Denny Hamlin

Tier 2
16 Greg Biffle
27 Paul Menard
5 Kasey Kahne

Tier 3
78 Regan Smith
15 Clint Bowyer
51 Kurt Busch
55 Mark Martin

First Caution Lap 9

[publicraven]

Thank GOD for rain!!!!!!!!

Been sick as a dog, and had a huge BRAIN fart!

Tier 1
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr
14 Tony Stewart
2 Brad Keselowski

Tier 2
9 Marcos Ambrose
16 Greg Biffle
20 Joey Logano

Tier 3
78 Regan Smith
15 Clint Bowyer
51 Kurt Busch
55 Mark Martin
FCL: 29

[pair-o-aces]

I also had a bad day/week-end and hope this is not too late.
If you will allow it, here are my picks...

Tier 1
14 Tony Stewart
99 Carl Edwards
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr

Tier 2
16 Greg Biffle
5 Kasey Kahne
20 Joey Logano

Tier 3
78 Regan Smith
1 Jamie McMurray
15 Clint Bowyer
55 Mark Martin

FCL=21

[RED75]

Well i wasn't going to do it this year,but i changed my mind. Now the race does't start till Monday at noon so i hope this still counts too. Sorry DR.
18-Kyle Busch
14-Tony Steward
29-Keven Harvick

16-Greg Biffle
9-Marcos Ambrose
5-Kasey Kahne

21-Trevor Bayne
78-Regan Smith
1-Jamie McMurray
51-Kurt Busch

MPW-88 jr. FCL-5 LCL82 Good luck all !!!

[loggerdude]

hi i will give this a try. cheers

Tier 1
18 Kyle Busch
24 Jeff Gordon
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr

Tier 2
33 Elliott Sadler
16 Greg Biffle
5 Kasey Kahne

Tier 3
55 Mark Martin
87 Joe Nemechek
51 Kurt Busch
10 Danica Patrick

first caution lap
lap 34

[brotherstores]

Congrats to pari-o-aces for winning the rain delayed, fire ball, crash fest at Daytona.

runamok and sideswiper tied for third, so you both will get 100 satbux.

pair-o-aces 302 :first: - 300 satbux
scott21 299 :second: - 200 satbux
runamok 298 :third: - 100 satbux
sideswiper 298 :third: - 100 satbux
Ramon-Pr 291
publicraven 286
TPB 276
oak 276
arflaw 275
eyeQ 274
marlo803 273
Pollypurabred 272
Dish Doctor 267
Night_Predator 267
kama 263
true grit 262
pandr 258
aj1 258
Toddr 247
goadus 246
Curler89 240
murph001 240
jtease 238
bimmerguy 237
mental 237
jeffnez 234
niblr 230
dcdistro 229
RED75 229
bjl 221
bobkoke 212
belugas 211
loggerdude 210
Rolling Stone 209
lonewolf 200
costactc 185

Perfect 10
Tier #1
17 Matt Kenseth 47
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr 42
11 Denny Hamlin 42

Tier #2
16 Greg Biffle 42
31 Jeff Burton 40
27 Paul Menard 39

Tier #3
55 Mark Martin 35
15 Clint Bowyer 33
47 Bobby Labonte 30
36 Dave Blaney 30

Perfect 10 total 380

[pandr]

Congrats pair-o-aces. Great picks.

[runamok]

Great picks pair-o-aces.Nice way to start the season off.

[arflaw]

Congrats POA, great picks! What a wild night!

[lonewolf]

Good Job Pair O Aces!! What a race! If this is any indication of what this years season is gonna be like all I can say is "Boogity Boogity Boogity!!!!"

[Costactc]

WTG pair-o-aces, awesome picks.

[oak]

Congrats pair-o-aces! Great picks. :cheers2:

[true grit]

Congrats pair-o-aces ! WTG on the great picks !!

[Pollypurabred]

Congrats pair-of-aces. Great way to start off the year!

[marlo803]

nice picks pair-o-aces. great job!!!:clap1:

[KIDWCKED]

Nice piks pair-o-aces..Wtg!!

[pair-o-aces]

Wow!! Just got in From work and found out the news!
It was a great race, and I look forward to another great season of racing with my Buds here at "The Fix"
Thanks again to DD and the rest of the gang for putting the time and effort into hosting this pool. You guys rock!

[mental]

Congrats pari-o-aces on your win this weekend, great job.
Man what a race ehh, guess it was well worth the wait.

[eyeQ]

Congrats pair-o-aces for the win this week.:thumbsup:

[loggerdude]

Congrats pair-o-aces
Cheers

[goadus]

Good job pair-o-aces!

[jeffnez]

WTG!!!!! pair-o-aces

[dcdistro]

congrats and nice picks :)

[niblr]

Now why didn't I pick some of these Drivers?
Good crystal ball pair-o-aces.:tehe:
Congrats.




I also had a bad day/week-end and hope this is not too late.
If you will allow it, here are my picks...

Tier 1
14 Tony Stewart
99 Carl Edwards
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr

Tier 2
16 Greg Biffle
5 Kasey Kahne
20 Joey Logano

Tier 3
78 Regan Smith
1 Jamie McMurray
15 Clint Bowyer
55 Mark Martin

FCL=21