May 05, 2010

LT2R Weekly Recap & Segment Scores

El Swamo Da Magnifico's 791 El Magnifico at Richmond

E. McGillicutty's locked twosome of Kevin Harvick and Jeff Burton finished 3rd and 4th, respectively, in the Crown Royal 400 and accounted for 335 of the total 791 points his El Swamo Da Magnifico team scored - not bad for a couple of tier 2 drivers. When you place them with race winner Kyle Busch (195 pts), 10 place finisher Jimmie Johnson (134), and the 12th place showing by Clint Bowyer (127), you end up with a pretty good week. Most of the time. And it was as far as the LT2R group is concerned, but overall in the SCC game, a 791 didn't even get you a second look. But who cares.

J. Morrison's Ghost of TIER2 team with his locked tier 2 duet of Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. joined together with tier 1 drivers Kurt and Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson to score an impressive 798 in the Samsung Mobile 500 to take top honors in race 7 for the group. Mr. Morrison outpaced the ConmangLT2R team of D. Clark who had the same tier 2 drivers locked in and 2 of 3 tier 1 drivers: Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson. Conmang's mistake? Greg Biffle, who finished 10th to Kurt Busch's 4th, but still, ConmangLT2R team ran a very respectable 772.

Coming home 3rd at Texas, some 108 points off Conmang was the Bad Fast T2LetRide team of S. Moore with a 664. Rounding out the top 5 at Texas was the BangLT2R team with a 628 followed by a 621 performance from the Da Darksider's Kid team.

Here's how the group looks after the Samsung Mobile 500...