Brad Keselowski is your 2012 Sprint Cup Champion. Jimmie Johnson had a pit road penalty and then suffered a mechanical failure that allowed Keselowski to cruise to his first Sprint Cup Championship. I don't care for the 48, but it would have been a little more exciting had Johnson not had his troubles.
Johnson actually ended up third in the championship, while Clint Bowyer ended up second.
Speaking of not exciting, NASCAR really needs to do something about all of the races in the Chase that are at 1.5 mile tracks. It is crazy that only 17 cars were on the lead lap at the end of the race today. After the Gordon and Bowyer show of last week, this race was rather uneventful. NASCAR has to do something to bring the excitement back.
I have a great idea and I' a dumbass. The Homestead track is pitiful but NASCAR is set on having a race in south Florida. So how about switching the dates on the July Daytona race and the race at Homestead. Having the closing race on a restrictor plate track would make for one hell of a finish for the season. I am sure the ratings for this race were high, but imagine the excitement that would have been generated by this race being at Daytona. The ratings would be through the roof. Unfortunately, the switch will never happen.
As for today's race, the 24 of Jeff Gordon went to victory lane for the 87th win of his career. Clint Bowyer finished a distant second. Now if NASCAR really had wanted to make the finish of this race a little more interesting, they should have thrown a caution out with about 4 laps to go. That would have caused a green, white checkered finish and the 24 and 15 would have been starting side by side. That would have made an exciting finish. NASCAR has been known for throwing out the caution for the silliest little thing, but no not today. I think the only way that NASCAR would have thrown a caution at the end of the race today is if someone's transmission were laying on the track.
This is an interview that Keselowski did on Sports Center three hours after the race had ended. Obviously he was getting his drink on. You can't blame him though. His sponsor does make beer. Keselwoski is alright. He is a Miller Lite guy and I am a Miller Lite guy so he can't be that bad.
Now here are your results for the race, segment and year:
Race-Matt, Joe and Brian 187, Jeff 179, PT 175, Chuck 170, Michael 167, Brent and Jim 158, Al 155, Terry 154, Toby 152, Freddy 151, Norb 149, Bauman 146, Cosmo 144, Neil 125
Segment-Michael 1752, Chuck 1736, Brian 1731, PT 1688, Neil 1687, Jim 1672, Al 1661, Matt 1659, Freddy 1656, Brent 1646, Joe 1628, Cosmo 1605, Norb 1605, Bauman 1600, Jeff 1574, Toby 1524, Terry 1503
Year-PT 6283( damn I'm good) Freddy 6153, Cosmo 6131, Chuck 6092, Michael 6075, Brent 5943, Matt 5888, Joe 5849, Al 5829, Toby 5761, Brian 5753, Jim 5748, Norb 5737, Bauman 5633, Neil 5600, Terry 5600, Jeff 5427
So that' it for the season. Once again I would like to thank all the little people that I stepped on to win the Somewhat Rednecks Fantasy Racing League for the second consecutive season. I love taking your money. Of course, I guess I am not going to win much money this year because most of you haven't paid your entry fee yet. I am starting to think it is a conspiracy. I hope you newbies enjoyed being in the league for the first time this year. Congratulations to Michael for being the top finisher of the first time league members this season. He wins the Rookie....no I mean Dookie of the Year award. On behalf of Michael, I would like to thank his sponsors; Angel Soft Bath Tissue, Planters Peanuts, Jolly Green Giant Whole Kernel Corn, Depends, Baby Goldbond Powder, Lysol, the fine folks at Kohler and their full line of bidets, Glade Plug-Ins, The Scrubbing Bubbles, Golightly, ExLax, Dr. Gasius Colon and Dr. Phil A. Jellyfinger and the entire staff at the Digestive Disorders Clinic. You all kept him running all season long.
I will be posting NASCAR updates throughout the off season. There will be changes in teams and drivers and I will keep you informed of those changes. I will also post other information that I find interesting...like sports, the entertainment world, and slutty women. For our last tour of the year, we will be visiting Argentina. Enjoy!!!