The Table Top Sports Games of Chris Saguisag
September 8th, 2013: the Good Snips 500 @ Northwest Empire International Raceway.
Race results:
Russ O’Casey wins his 4the race of the season. Pole sitter and points leader Tom Rossi finished in 42nd after an engine failure.
Current standings:
Parnell Drake’s 10th place finish is enough to pull ahead of Tom Rossi in the standings.
Next: the Heartland 500 @ Midwest Motor Speedway.
Stay tuned!
September 1st, 2013: the Big Sky 400 @ Rocky Mountain Raceway.
Race Results:
Tom Rossi wins his 3rd race of the season and pulls ahead of Parnell Drake and Wayne Montana, after the two finish far back in the pack.
Current standings:
Next: the Good Snips 500 @ Northwest Empire International Raceway.
Stay tuned!
8 months later…
August 25th, 2013: the Daily Double Duel at OP @ Ocean Pacific International.
Race Results:
Wayne Montana wins his 6th race of the year, his 5th in in the last 8 races.
Tom Rossi returns after being injured during qualifying for the Signal Health Care 400, which kept him out of that race, and finishes 4th.
Current standings:
Tom Rossi finishes ahead of Parnell Drake and they are now tied for the points lead, with Wayne Montana moving up with each win.
Next: the Big Sky 400 @ Rocky Mountain Raceway.
Stay tuned!
August 11th, 2013: the Signal Health Care 400 @ New England Colonial Speedway.
Points leader Tom Rossi wrecked during practice, resulting in an injury that kept him out of this week’s race.
Race Results:
Wayne Montana wins his 5th race of the year.
Current standings:
Rossi’s DNQ allows Parnell Drake to grab the points lead with his top 10 finish.
Next: the Daily Double Duel at OP @ Ocean Pacific International.
Stay tuned!
So much for trying to finish off the season in one week.
July 28th, 2013: the Colonial 500 @ Eastern Seaboard Speedway.
Race Results:
Wayne Montana wins his 4th race of the season.
Current Standings:
Tom Rossi’s 43rd to 3rd start to finish extends his lead in the points standings, while Wayne Montana moves his way up to 3rd.
Next: the Snooze-Inn 350 @ Sun King Speedway.
Stay tuned!
I once ran 7 races over a 3 day weekend, to finish out the 2012 SCRAM season.
Let’s see if I can finish 12 races over the next week or so.
STAY TUNED!
July 21st, 2013: the Bitty Beer 400 @ Southern Super Speedway.
The big pre-race news was points leader Parnell Drake failing to qualify for the race, after he had crashed out of last week’s event.
Tom Rossi needed a 6th place finish or better to take to lead in the standings.
Race results:
Chris Wynne is victorious for the first time this season.
Tom Rossi finishes 3rd and takes over the lead in the points standings.
Parnell Drake sits 4 points behind Tom Rossi in the standings with 12 races to go in the season.
Next: the Colonial 500 @ Eastern Seaboard Speedway.
Stay tuned!
Whoops, didn’t post these results.
July 14, 2013: the CropMaster Tractor 300 @ Midwest Motor Speedway.
Race Results:
Jordy Pettis takes the checkered flag for the first time this season.
Points leader Parnell Drake crashes out of the race for a 41st place finish.
Current standings:
Despite the crash, Drake maintains a solid lead ahead of Tom Rossi in the points standings.
Next: the Bitty Beer 400 @ Southern Super Speedway.
Stay tuned!
BREAKING NEWS:
Points leader Parnell Jones (engine failure) and previous race (CropMaster Tracktor 300) winner Jordy Pettis (suspension problem) have both failed to qualify for this week’s Bitty Beer 400 at the Southern Super Speedway.
This gives Tom Rossi a chance to take the points lead with a 6th place finish or better. He starts deep in the field in 36th position.
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I conducted the qualifying session for the Bitty Beer 400 before going to bed, and the results surprised me enough that I felt the need to document it immediately.
I don’t believe I’ve ever had both the points leader and previous race winner *not* qualify for the following race.
Stay tuned!
