The Louse

Wait…what?  I personally love the Richmond track…and am dreading the Talladega race next week.  I’m sure Shake and Bake management is tossing and turning tonight because a late change in the lineup costs them, and they lose their first race of the year.  Barqs stays steady, and takes down previously undefeated Shake and Bake as Mark Martin stays true, and Truex…well…doesn’t.

• Barqs Motorsports def. Shake and Bake, 76.00-64.25
• Chandler Smoke def. Yooper Drive, 94.75-67.50
• Happy Hour JR Machine def. Buzz, 99.75-76.25
• Pecos Flames def. Fender Benders, 80.25-67.50
• Conn’s Bastards def. T-Bone, 77.75-71.25

Skin: Kyle Busch (Chandler Smoke), $5

Don’t look now…two teams that are making noise: Conn’s Bastards and Chandler Smoke as they win and lead the pace of the top race teams.  Pecos Flames gets back on track, and gets into the top 6 in this week’s power rankings:

Power Rankings:

1. Happy Hour JR Machine, 8-1, 774.50 pts
2. Shake and Bake, 8-1, 749.00 pts
3. Conn’s Bastards, 6-3, 698.25 pts
4. Chandler Smoke, 5-4, 607.75 pts
5. Pecos Flames, 4-5, 730.00 pts
6. Barqs Motorsports, 4-5, 640.75 pts
7. Yooper Drive, 3-6, 647.75 pts
8. Fender Benders, 3-6, 634.25 pts
9. T-Bone, 2-7, 628.50 pts
10. Buzz, 2-7, 615 pts

Full results/standings are here.