Hello Angels, Bosley, Mr. X and the UnNamed One,ello Angels, Bosley, Mr. X and the UnNamed One,

Through out the past couple of weeks, I’ve been talking about consistency and how important that is to winning a Winston Cup Championship.  Unfortunately, the 2002 Winston Cup Champion, Tony Stewart, has been struggling to maintain consistent this year…In fact the only thing that he did consistently was to see-saw up and down the finish charts.  That is until the last two races.  At Dover last week he finished 2nd, and today backed that up with his first win of the 2003 season.   Unfortunately for his teammate, Bobby Labonte, consistency was called for, but didn’t get it…a bad handling car and late pitstop caused an uncharacteristic 17th place finish.  So much for the last three third-place finishes.  Congratulation still to Stewart and his win today.

Well, consistency is what I called for, and that is exactly what we got with Sabrina (Susan) and Julie (Jen T).   They failed again to register their drivers for the third race of segment 2.   Unfortunately for them, they are well behind the rest of us for segment points, BUT, they can still actively participate in our weekly challenges.  My suggestion is to start an e-mail campaign to get them to sign up their drivers.  Let me know what you think.  Sabrina and Julie, please take that as a hint to sign your drivers up…WE MISS YOU!!!!

Speaking of missing…UnNamed One (Ray), you are our GOLDEN CABOOSE recipient this week.  Dale Jarrett, who was favored to win the race, crashed early in the same manner that Ken Schrader did…by blowing a tire going into turn 1 and backing the car into the wall at 190 mph.  Both of the cars of course burst into flames, but Schrader and Jarrett both were able to get out of the cars on their own power and escape the flames.  I know you didn’t have Schrader on your team…he finished 43rd, but you did have Jarrett, who finished 42nd.  Kurt Busch was having a good run until lap 193 of 200 when he blew a right front tire to bring out the second to last caution.  He ended up finishing 36th.   Kenny Wallace could only muster a 29th place finish. Greg Biffle was involved in the final caution, which caused the race to finish under yellow, and finished 20th.   Your top driver today is Matt Kenseth, who is the most consistent driver in Winston Cup right now, and why he’s the points leader.  He finished 3rd.  Your average finish is the GOLDEN CABOOSE award winner at 26 even.  Much better luck next week.

Bosley (Jude), today wouldn’t have been that bad for you had Busch’s tire not exploded with 7 laps to go.  His 36th place finish, coupled with Steve Park’s 35th hurt you considerably.  Mikey Waltrip finished 18th, while Rusty Wallace finished 16th.   Your only bright spot came with Stewart being in the right place at the right time…meaning in first place when the yellow flag came out….Your average finish is I’m sure a disappointing 21.2.  Better luck next week.

Tiffany (Jen Y), Joe Nemachek had a great race going for him until lap 148 when his rear end gear or clutch broke, forcing him to the garage.  He eventually got back out on the track, but 36 laps down.  He could only manage a 38th place finish.  Johnny Benson had an average day with his 25th place finish.  Biffle’s 2nd to last lap crash hurt him and you because he was in the top-15 at the time.  He finished 20th.  Jimmie Johnson, who led the early portion of the race faded and could only muster a 13th place finish.  Your best driver is Dale Earnhardt Junior and his 4th place finish.   Your average finish today is 20 even.  Better luck next week.

I come in our point position today also a little disappointed because of Nemachek’s problems.  Kyle Petty didn’t help either with his 27th place finish.  Jeff Gordon had a great car early in the race but he too faded like Johnson’s.  They finished 13th and 12th respectively.  Matt Kenseth was my top driver with his 3rd place finish.   My average finish is 19 even.

Mr. X (Dave), Mongo bit you in the butt today, literally.  The car’s rear end broke early in the race and Jimmy Spencer’s could only muster a 39th place finish.  Kenny Wallace didn’t help much with his 29th, nor did Labonte’s 17th.  Definitely helping you today though is Kenseth and his 3rd place finish, along with Stewart and his win.  Your average finish is 17.8.  Not too bad, but better luck next week.

Kris (Peggy), Mongo bit you in the butt too…need I say more.  Bill Elliott did decently today considering his foot injury…he finished 19th.  Gordon’s 13th didn’t hurt you badly though.  Helping you the most though is Ward Burton’s 8th place finish, and Earnhardt’s 4th.  Your average finish today is 16.6.  Nice job.

Jill (Jennie), the only thing stopping you from a top-10 finish is Dale Jarrett’s crash on lap 54.  Your remaining drivers all finished 13th or better.  Of course in the 13th position is Gordon, with Johnson right in front of him in 12th.  Ryan Newman is working on some consistency and has another 5th place finish under his belt.  The best thing for you today though is having Tony Stewart on your team.  His win today propelled your average finish to be 14.6.  Nice job.

Well, Kelly (Sarah)…YOU ARE OUR TOP-ANGEL AWARD winner this week with another top-10 average finish.   Unfortunately, Labonte is your worst driver with his 17th place finish….if only we all could be so lucky…lol.   Ricky Craven, Terry Labonte, Mark Martin and Stewart all finished in the top-10 with a 10th place, 7th place, 2nd place and win respectively.  Congratulations on your 7.4 Top Angel award winning average finish.

Our combined teams average finish is 14.18.

Congratulations to Jill on your taking the top of the charts for Segment 2.  It’s already heating up though with this week’s results…Kelly is going to be giving you a run for your money.   Do you think you’ll be able to hold her off?  We’ll see what happens during next week’s Sirius Satellite Radio 400 at Michigan International Speedway.   Don’t forget to update your drivers by Thursday at 11:59 pm Pacific time.

Good luck Angels,

Charlie