# Anyone want to Join the SDMB Fantasy NASCAR league? It's free, enter here... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 12, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855 "2007-02-12T15:47:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855/61 "2007-04-02T15:01:58Z")
This is my first fantasy league and I’m really enjoying it too. Sadly, missing the first two races and the very small margin between points means I probably won’t creep past last place, but I never was a very competitive person anyway. I just like checking and seeing I got more points each week. 😛 And reading driver and track analyses, which I never did before, means I’m learning a whole lot more about the sport, which is great! ---
**Author:** ![Boggette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@Boggette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boggette)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855/62 "2007-04-02T18:43:11Z")
[QUOTE=jackelope] …I tried a fantasy football team for the first time last season, but didn’t like it much, and now I see why: I already cared too much about football for my fantasy team to be anything but a distraction. With NASCAR, though, it’s given me a whole new level of interest in the sport. [/QUOTE] I have a similar experience. It does change the nature of watching. The thing that I find amusing is ending up routing for drivers I don’t particularly like, just because I have them in the pool this week. ---
**Author:** ![milquetoast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@milquetoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milquetoast)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855/63 "2007-04-05T12:35:03Z")
[QUOTE=Demo] Sadly, missing the first two races and the very small margin between points means I probably won’t creep past last place… [/QUOTE] Don’t you worry! **Make It Stop Racing** missed the first race, and he’s already passed two people who’ve been involved since the beginning. Your per-race average is well above mine. At this rate, you’ll pass me in 2-3 weeks. I should change my name to **Michael Waltrip Racing**. ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855/64 "2007-04-05T14:27:12Z")
This year, work has blocked the league pages. This year, I’ve not had a lot of computer time at home to make my choices. This year, my choices have really sucked. I like fiddling around with choices for days prior to the race, but when you can only do it from home, after spending all day on the computer, it gets tough. The Butlerette doesn’t understand that daddy needs to sit and analyze his choices! 😃 Looks like this’ll be more of a “play” year for my fantasy NASCAR leagues. Still fun, but I’m far from competative. ---
**Author:** ![RogueRacer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RogueRacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogueRacer)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855/65 "2007-11-16T19:30:30Z")
[QUOTE=Uncommon Sense] BTW, gloating is only allowed if you do it excessively. [/QUOTE] In the spirit of the above quote, I feel the need to point out that believe that the BBW (fat lady) has not only warmed up, but she’s just about finished with her tune. Due to my 400 point lead going into the last week, I believe the race for first in our league is pretty much over. It looks like about four of you are in a heck of a battle for second though. Now, help me out before I break my own arm patting myself on the back. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855/66 "2007-11-16T19:32:02Z")
Way to go! Hopefully next year I can get in on this without missing the first two races. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855/67 "2007-11-16T19:40:26Z")
Yes, it looks like the big race this weekend is for second place. It’s amazing that, out of ~9,000 points, three of us are within five points of each other and a fourth is only 20 points behind. (My team is “Shark Week.”) This has been a lot of fun. My friends are all sick of hearing me talk about it. And I’ve learned a lot about NASCAR this year. I no longer think it’s “drive fast, turn left”; as Kasey Kahne said, it’s more like chess at 180 mph. To which I would add, “with crashing.” ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855/68 "2007-11-19T15:18:01Z")
Can you post the totals for the year? Though I had to drop out many months ago, it was a blast the year before… Hopefully next year, I’ll be able to keep an active team again. ---
**Author:** ![RogueRacer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RogueRacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogueRacer)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855/69 "2007-11-19T18:48:25Z")
Here you go: 1 RM Racing 9,723 2 Pit Bunny Racing 9,286 3 Carp of Tomorrow 9,257 4 Checkered Demon 9,239 5 Shark Week! 9,211 6 Fastlane 9,012 7 Yellow’s Not So Bad I Guess. 8,897 8 Boggette’s Team 8,808 9 Make It Stop Racing 8,393 10 Demo Racing 8,193 11 Caution Creator 8,121 12 Robot Chicken Racing 7,285 It was a pretty good season. I took the lead two to three weeks in and held it for the early part of the season. I gave it up in the middle season, but took it back and ran away during the Chase races. I achieved a personal goal of finishing in the top 99 percentile for Yahoo leagues overall. Hey, I’m supposed to be one of the racing experts around here, right? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855/70 "2007-11-19T19:32:19Z")
Nice Job. Just to brag a little myself, I wasn’t in your league, but I finished with 9,561 in mine. I beat second by 560 who beat third by 1 point. I won $5. Recognize! That also put me in the 97th perctentile. You must have been 99th or so. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855/71 "2007-11-19T20:02:19Z")
Congrats to RM - that’s some fine pickin’ you did. I’m already looking forward to Dayona Checkered Demon ---
**Author:** ![RogueRacer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RogueRacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogueRacer)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855/72 "2007-11-19T20:26:09Z")
Good job in your league, **Trunk**! Since it seems like you’re talking about a Yahoo league, did you know that you can have the same team in multiple Yahoo leagues? I won two leagues with this team, both by about the same margin. Also, congrats Pit Bunny Racing for coming out on top in the dogfight for second! ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855/73 "2007-11-19T20:34:24Z")
Drat. I dropped from second to fifth in one race. Well, there’s always next year; let’s do this again! ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855/74 "2007-11-19T22:16:36Z")
Carp of Tomorrow here. This was the best year for competition in a SDMB league of the three I’ve participated in and I say despite having had two of the lowest scores for individual races that I’ve ever had. Lucked out a bit in the last three races to snag third. I look forward to next year, and congrats to **RogueRacer** for some righteous picks. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855/75 "2007-11-20T06:46:46Z")
Should have mentioned: My team was _Shark Week!_. (Yes, the exclamation point is mandatory, as in the title of _Jeopardy!_.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-join-the-sdmb-fantasy-nascar-league-its-free-enter-here/391855.md?page=3)