Only 5 races left!!!Congratulations to Simi for coming in first in the regular game, and to Nutzy, for her victory in the Pick 43. As we head into the final stretch, our year-to-date leaders are breaking away from the pack. Vince3 is 264 points ahead of second place Luxor, and Kingfish is 134 points ahead of Nutzy. These 2 are tough to beat.
With only 5 races left, the Chase for the Sprint Cup is essentially down to the top 6 drivers. The bottom half of the field are all at least 200 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson. Jeff Gordon is 156 points back, and Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart are each 177 points behind the leader. If those 3 drivers don't make up some of that deficit this week, they will be joining the bottom half of the field, basically eliminated from the Chase.
This week could easily change the standings. NASCAR heads to Martinsville for the Tums Fast Relief 500. Short track racing at its finest!

Here are your track facts:
Completed : 1947
Distance : .526 miles
Shape : Oval
Banking : 12° turns
0° straights
Frontstretch : 800 feet
Backstretch : 800 feet
Seating : 65,000
Anything can happen on the short tracks, including a big wreck that can take out a dozen drivers. Polesitter Denny Hamlin and the other Chasers will be hoping to gain some ground on Jimmie Johnson and stay out of trouble in Sunday's race. Here is your race lineup:
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 97.018 19.518 Leader
2 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Dollar General Country Million Sweepstakes 97.003 19.521 -0.003
3 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 96.988 19.524 -0.006
4 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Tornados 96.973 19.527 -0.009
5 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 96.959 19.530 -0.012
6 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 96.889 19.544 -0.026
7 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 96.835 19.555 -0.037
8 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 96.825 19.557 -0.039
9 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 96.696 19.583 -0.065
10 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 96.686 19.585 -0.067
11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet National Guard Families Appreciation / DuPont 96.666 19.589 -0.071
12 98 Paul Menard Ford Energizer / Menards 96.657 19.591 -0.073
13 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 96.622 19.598 -0.080
14 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 96.607 19.601 -0.083
15 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Insignia HDTV / Best Buy 96.583 19.606 -0.088
16 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 96.479 19.627 -0.109
17 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 96.460 19.631 -0.113
18 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 96.366 19.650 -0.132
19 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 96.352 19.653 -0.135
20 13 Casey Mears Toyota GEICO 96.342 19.655 -0.137
21 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com / eBay Motors 96.244 19.675 -0.157
22 20 Joey Logano Toyota GameStop 96.229 19.678 -0.160
23 09 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet C&J Energy 96.190 19.686 -0.168
24 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 96.166 19.691 -0.173
25 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Penske Racing 96.136 19.697 -0.179
26 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 96.132 19.698 -0.180
27 38 Travis Kvapil Ford Long John Silver's 96.107 19.703 -0.185
28 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 96.024 19.720 -0.202
29 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Operation Home Front / Miller Lite 95.888 19.748 -0.230
30 164 Landon Cassill Toyota Gunselman Motorsports 95.888 19.748 -0.230
31 19 Elliott Sadler Ford Stanley 95.859 19.754 -0.236
32 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal Black 95.767 19.773 -0.255
33 83 Kasey Kahne Toyota Red Bull 95.685 19.790 -0.272
34 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 95.675 19.792 -0.274
35 9 Aric Almirola Ford Budweiser 95.641 19.799 -0.281
36 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 95.521 19.824 -0.306
37 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota FrontRowJoe.com 95.208 19.889 -0.371
38 26 Ken Schrader Ford Air National Guard 95.098 19.912 -0.394
39 37 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell 94.780 19.979 -0.461
40 34 Tony Raines+ Ford A&W All American Food 94.092 20.125 -0.607
41 7 Kevin Conway+* Toyota Extenze 93.868 20.173 -0.655
42 71 Hermie Sadler+ Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 93.770 20.194 -0.676
43 81 J.J. Yeley Dodge Whitney Motorsports 94.855 19.963 -0.445
Did Not Qualify
44 46 Michael McDowell Chevrolet Whitney's Collision Centers 94.472 20.044 -0.526
45 207 Robby Gordon Toyota Extenze 94.340 20.072 -0.554
46 55 Terry Cook* Toyota Prism Motorsports 94.125 20.118 -0.600
47 66 Johnny Sauter Toyota Prism Motorsports - - -
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Good luck everyone and happy racing!