While on the surface this may appear to be an insulated incident, but Bobby and Yoops had a face off before when the Mods chose to give the former MCM Motorsports team to Phillip Bupp after Imetater3 had been banned and no one on the team wanted to take over. Yoops maintained in this situation it should be taken over by someone on the team, even though there was no one to take it over.

Then there is Reeve vs. Yoops. Reeve has taken on the Y&F team before and won, when one of the Y&F drivers stated that Nasrac was rigged. There was a primarily private battle that ensued and now the only one’s left from the incident are Reeve and Yoops as the others involved have since left the game.

Yoops has called Reeve and Bailey close minded, and that may just be the start because both Reeve and Bailey have taken on several people on their own. Combined this could prove to be an interesting rivalry.

Bupp Enterprises has shown they have something this season so far with 3 cars in the top 12 and more in position to get in with a little bad luck by the drivers ahead of them.  Aflac99 leads the way with 2 wins, and joining him in the chase zone for the team is Team Owner Phillip Bupp and JD Newsome.

Sith Racing has two drivers in the top 5 and is trying to prove they can be the team to beat this season. RacerX is leading the points for the team, and owner Darthclay is sitting pretty 4th in points.

Rogfons, the independent who won the Daytona 500 has shown that win was no fluke picking up another win at Darlington and sitting 6th in points.

Y&F Motorsports Alan Snyder is hanging on in the chase so far after coming off a tough season 10.  Along with Alan Y&F has a couple more bullets that could climb into the chase.

Notes for S11: Races will be held everyday including Sundays from 2/23 -
3/30 – I had to finish it before Easter break or we would have a long delay
because of vacation time. S12 will start in mid April.

Code changes to some of the car parts will make practice and qualifying a
little harder. Accuracy counts and I think we will expand this in the
coming seasons and lower the RISK variable during qualifying. In fact the
RISK variable has been lowered for S11.

Enjoy and if you see anyone in the wrong group. Like the same user having 2
AAA drivers let me know by emailing me.

Also note, I really don’t check my PMs so you will need to email me most of
the time.

Thanks in advance…

AAA-1
The final 2 spots should come down to 4 drivers. They are seperated by only 57 points, although someone could make a huge jump from further back and pass someone here, or someone ahead could fall back that is very unlikely to happen

Aflac and darthclay both sit in the last 2 spots at the moment. they are 35 points behind the 10th place driver so they could move up some. In 13th is SimonDeVerde who is 55 points out and WhiskeyWagon who is 57 points out. They both have some work to do but they are close enough to bump darthclay or aflac out

AA-2
really this is down to 2 drivers.
in 11th is Figuemou and he has a 73 point lead over 12th place flanders, but sitting only 25 points back in 13th is DJV2448. Figuemou is probably in but the other two are gonna be down to the last lap

AA-1
Now this is the best contest of the group. From spot 8 to spot 14 the drivers are seperated by only 43 points!!!! and 15th place rogfons is still barely in the hunt 80 points back.
JG24
9) darthclay2000 -9
10) Cheesebeau -19
11) Szycha -20
12) Nascar24 88 -27
13) Alan Snyder -39 (-12 from chase)
14) JD Newsome -43 (-16 from chase)

7 drivers…. 5 spots remaining…2 disappointed drivers!!!!

So who is gonna make the magic final 12 in each division? Well we will have the answer to that Tuesday night right after the final lap is run.

There are 3 first year AAA drivers currently sitting in the 12 chase positions startint with timtellean in 3rd place, Speed Demon holds 7th, and tnhick is in 9th, young guns are holding their own so far.

For teams in AAA Y&F currently sits with 4 of the top 12 drivers, Bupp Enterprises has 2 while no other team holds more then 1 of these coveted spots.

In the team challenge X2X is in the lead but they have not owned the challenge in dominating fashion, both TimReeve and Henderson have held the top spot so far. And in a surprise Bupp Enterprises finds themselves in the top 3 well within striking distance to overthrow X2X.

A hot issue in the Nasrac garage the last few weeks has been about Teams Partnering together in an effort to become better teams. Some people think its a great thing and others think it is ruining the game.

An Initial deal came together for a TR Motorsports, Redline Motorsports partnership. The thing was that TR Motorsports was already partnered with the top dog in Nasrac X2X Motorsports. Well if that wasn’t enough Redline was partnered with Bailey Motorsports. 4 Teams tied together? Perhaps a little extreme, but then another deal was in the works to partner Bailey and 1Up Motorsports together. Basically creating a 5 team partnership, leaving only Bupp Enterprises, Henderson Racing, Y & F Motorsports, and Fast Furious Motorsports on their own. Overkill Perhaps.

Well we went out and asked members of the Nasrac community their opinion on the issue.

There were several people that didn’t like the idea of more than two teams working together such as “I can agree with and understand 2 teams working together to try and get better, but when you start talking about megateams with 3,4 or 5 teams working together it becomes unfair and loses alot of the fun from the game.” from 1Up Motorsports member Darthclay. Other drivers such as Y&F owner Yoops, bluecutlasshotrod, and BE owner Phillip Bupp agreed with Darthclay.

An Independent, Whiskey Wagon said, “Team partnerships puts the independent drivers in a situation where they may have to at least join a race team if they want to try and stay competitive. Not sure that’s good for the game. It would also seem to take out a lot of the individual strategy and aspect of the game. I’m all for race teams themselves as it mirrors NASCAR but, I think team partnerships has the strong potential of creating to large a gap in competition.” Which raises a valid point, the more the teams work together the more the independent drivers fall behind. The Independents may be forced to join teams anyway since as in AAA it gets more competitive each season, there was no independent in the chase last season unless you count NASRAC creator Kevin Minnelli who has no team connections but has the best understanding of the game.

The Main supporters of the Partnerships are those who were involved in the deal, Tim Reeve and Giants02122. Giants was a big supporter because as he said, “For my team, we have great drivers, don’t get me wrong, but we don’t seem to have the handle on the game that teams like X2X, Y&F and a few others have. So for us any chance that I get to improve our teams chances at figuring out better setups, is something I look forward to.“ These deals gave Bailey/Redline a great chance to help get some valuable setup info to help them improve as a team.

The TR Motorsports reason for partnering up was not obvious to anyone because they were already partnered with #1 X2X. “The stuff we are running in AAA at X2X doesnt work as well in AA and A, I felt that by doing a deal with another team that was running in the lower divisions would help us get our AA and A programs better. The AAA stuff is great, but I can’t give all of that out to just anyone either. I help get my team on target with the stuff were running at X2X but we don’t want it getting out like some of our older stuff did and we begin to fall behind at X2X like last season. So at TRM I felt I needed a good way to help develop better setups. The deal with Redline/Bailey and having a 4 team partnership did seem a little extreme to me but they were together and owner by the same person and both struggling somewhat. When I found out about the 1Up deal I told Giants we couldn’t have 5 teams working together it was just too many. In the end he chose to go with 1Up and I stick with just my team and some help from X2X.” TR Motorsports owner Tim Reeve.

In the end the overall consensus seems to be that two teams working together to get better is acceptable, maybe even three. However when we get into these mega 4-5 team partnerships that is not such a good idea for the game or anyone really.

From Yoops Y+F “The prospects for Y & F Motorsports in Season Eight are better than they have ever been. We have a new setup in place that should provide more consistent finishes for our racers. We certainly have the infrastructure with a very active team board. I don’t want to single anybody out and put any pressure on them but I do look for good things to happen in Speed Demon’s first AAA season, with Lilmule also being one to watch. As you know, Y & F always fields a contender. While we wish all other NASRAC teams luck, I believe this will be Y & F’s best season ever.”

“I expect our new team KRT Racing for season 8 will do very well, I the team expect to win many races and come close to winning or maybe even win a championship. I’m probably going a little bit far fetched here but thats what I think we’ll be able to get done this season. The driver I expect to come closest (Not putting down any of the other drivers) is dfromtn. He finished 3rd in a6 in season 7 final points only 56 back with no wins. He came close almost every weekend and had 12 top tens out of 12 starts.” from JD Newsome

Aflac replied “well i got one answer. we are going to win the championship again!”

From Bupp Enterprises leader Phillip Bupp “I feel really confident with the team. We have a healthy mix of the MCM guys who I look forward to getting to know and some of the X2X guys that I know very well. I think we will have a great season. Our goals are to win at least 10 races as a team, at least one drivers championship, and finish in the top 3 or higher in the Team Challenge. If we can do those things (and stay within 100 points of X2X in the Team Challenge) season 8 will be a success.

Tim Reeves comments “Things like with all the offseason changes how will they effect your team?
The only changes made this offseason was a name change to TR Motorsports. We remain affiliated with X2X Motorsports which together I expect big things to come from the team as a whole.
what are your predictions for your team this year?
I expect us to have a good season I think in AAA we should be strong with the couple of cars we have there and much stronger in AA where we have alot more drivers. We’ll be adding A level drivers as the season goes on.
Any drivers you thing on your team will have a big year?
I think all of my drivers have the opportunity to have a big year, I’m interested in what Kyle McCammon can do in AAA after having a breakout year in AA last season. Marley came on strong in the latter part of last season so he should have a good year in AAA too this season. TRM won’t be number one this season but I think we can be right up there with them.

Redline co-leader JG24:Redline Motorsports is very excited for the new season to start. We are hoping for a successful season and to create momentum to use in coming seasons. We have some great drivers racing for us this season and each one is capable of winning races and a championship at the end of the season. I, personally, am very excited and honored to start co-leading Redline Motorsports with Flash and I know we will have success this season and many seasons to come.

From 1Up’s Joffrey Gaetz 1Up Motorsports has grown very strong ever since the downfall of the team in season 3. We’ve come a long way in the past few seasons. We just finished very close to Y&F Motorsports, finishing 3rd in the Team Challenge in season 7, which was a huge improvement from season 6s Team Challenge, where we were out of contention for like the whole season. The team has grown to 21 members strong as of now. We started out season 7 with I think like 10 drivers, maybe less, and have successfully recruited some of the best drivers onto the team.
I do have some worries about inactiveness on the team. There are some members that may be cut after race one of season 8. It all depends on who makes the start and who doesn’t.
SimonDeVerde is the driver I’m looking at the most right now in the AAA-1 series. He just finished second in the chase, which is the best that any 1Up driver has done in the top series. I really think that he’s going to being a very big candidate for the championship in season 8.
bubbastevenj has been a great candidate for the past two seasons to win his series championship. He’s been very close both times, but has yet to get it done. He will though in season 8.
Clayton (darthclay, and darthclay2000) is also a member I will be watching in season 8. He did great all the way up to the chase and then just kind of dropped, but I know that he has what it takes.

Clayton Long is now a co-leader of 1Up Motorsports. He has contributed to the team greatly, and shows great leadership skills. He has substituted for me whenever I couldn’t make a post, and has worked with me all throughout season 7. He truly deserves the position
1Up Motorsports has formed an alliance with Bailey Motorsports and Redline Motorsports. Bobby and I have talked about this move, and have decided that this would benefit both our teams greatly. This move should make both teams stronger in the persuit for series championships, and make them stronger overall. I’m looking forward to working with Bailey and Redline next season.

A few of the teams leaders were to busy with last minute preperations for the upcoming season to respond in time for this article to be published. But their comments will be added at a later time when they have the chance to get back to me. As you can see, everyone is excited and ready to roll out season 8. It will be bumper to bumper action!!!

The Team Challenge Winner is…X2X…what a surprise

By Phillip Bupp
It was definitely our toughest season to date. Instead of one tough opponent in Y & F, this season 1Up considerably improved and made it a three team battle. It wasn’t until right before The Chase when I was confident we were going to win again. This was truly a team championship because every active team member was at least in a third of this years challenge so I would say this season was my favorite because we all contributed. I’m proud that in my two seasons as team leader, I was able to keep the X2X tradition of excellence. Now come next season, I’ll be looking forward to trying to end that.

Team Members
Phillip Bupp
Kashvinder Mann
Tim Reeve
Johnny Williams
Jeremy Alsop
Stoooooooo
Black Mamba
Charley Maelstrom

And the first AAA Challenge winner is DarthClay….

Thanks everyone for a great season

Name: Kevin Minnelli
AAA Number: 42
ID: 2

Stats (as of end of season 6):
216 Races (144 in AAA)
9 Poles (8 in AAA)
9 Wins (7 in AAA)
55 Top 5’s (28 in AAA)
96 Top 10’s (65 in AAA)

Notable Achievements: Founder and Creator of NASRAC, Season 5 AAA Champion, has never finished lower than 2nd in AAA points, NASRAC Hall of Fame Selection Committee Member. 90% of the Hall of Fame vote.

Kevin Minnelli is the founding father of NASRAC. Along with proving his dominance on the track, which includes an AAA championship in Season 5, he is the one who people think of when NASRAC is ever mentioned. In order to win anything in the top division, you must go through Kevin first and if you came through alive, you may have a good finish. No one can fathom the hours of work he has put through to make this great game what it is. Quite simply, there wouldn’t be anyone else in the Hall of Fame or even in NASRAC if it wasn’t for Kevin Minnelli.

Name: Tim Reeve
AAA Number: 4
ID: 169

Stats (as of end of season 6):
180 Races (108 in AAA), 48 Races as other drivers
7 Poles (2 in AAA), 1 Pole
20 Wins (9 in AAA), 3 Wins
54 Top 5’s (32 in AAA), 7 Top 5’s
89 Top 10’s (49 in AAA), 11 Top 10’s

Notable Achievements: Season 4 AAA Champion, Member of X2X Motorsports, Team Leader of TR Motorsports, NASRAC Hall of Fame Selection Committee Member. 60% of the Hall of Fame vote.

Tim Reeve has been a part of NASRAC since the beginning. After trying to find his way in the game spending 9 races as an Independent (where he got his only win outside of X2X Motorsports) and 10 races with what was then PH Motorsports (now 1Up Motorsports, he joined Johnny Williams and others in the newly formed X2X Motorsports in the middle of Season 1 and has made a name for himself on the track (winning a career high 9 races in a season in Season 2), and he is willing to get in it with people off the track (usually winning in both). After a small retirement period in Season 6, Tim is on the verge of a comeback. Along with being in X2X Motorsports, he is now the Team Leader of Front Runners United (soon to be renamed TR Motorsports).

Name: Giants02122
AAA Number: 15
ID: 298

Stats (as of end of season 6):
198 Races (144 in AAA), 283 Races as other drivers
6 Poles (6 in AAA), 9 Poles
5 Wins (1 in AAA), 2 Wins
19 Top 5’s (4 in AAA), 21 Top 5’s
34 Top 10’s (9 in AAA), 61 Top 10’s

Notable Achievements: First Global Moderator, Winner of the first AAA Daytona 500, Founder and Team Leader of Bailey Motorsports, NASRAC Hall of Fame Selection Committee Member, Head of the Racer of the Race Awards. 50% of the Hall of Fame vote.

Joining in the middle of Season 1, Giants02122 made an immediate impact in the NASRAC family. On top of his moderator duties, as the leader of Bailey Motorsports, he has also made a point in helping newcomers run teams of their own. He truly is an ambassador to the game. The inaugural AAA Daytona 500 winner said, “[I have] been with the game since Season 1, Race 18. Been through it all with Kevin, and the gang. I consider it an honor to be on the Global Mod team for so long, and working with the community makes the boards so much fun. Thanks to everyone who put the HOF together, it’s a great honor to be in the first class, and it’s something I’ll never forget.”

Name: Phillip Bupp
AAA Number: 9
ID: 654

Stats (as of end of season 6):
180 Races (108 in AAA), 36 Races as other drivers
6 Poles (0 in AAA), 4 Poles
6 Wins (6 in AAA), 13 Wins
42 Top 5’s (26 in AAA), 20 Top 5’s
78 Top 10’s (43 in AAA), 26 Top 10’s

Notable Achievements: Team Leader of Bupp Enterprises, Former Team Leader of X2X Motorspors, One-Time Winner of the AAA Daytona 500, Head of the Team Challenge, Head of the NASRAC Hall of Fame Selection Committee, Two-Time Team Challenge Driver of the Third, and First Team Challenge Driver of the Year. 70% of the Hall of Fame vote.

Phillip Bupp is the only Inaugural Hall of Famer who started his NASRAC career after Season 1. Joining in Season 2, he was a rather unknown and stayed out of the spotlight. After a season as an Independent, Phillip joined 1Up Motorsports. After a season and looking for a new challenge, Phillip took a rare opportunity and applied and was accepted into X2X Motorsports which proved to be a turning point in his career. Before X2X, Phillip had 0 wins and while on the team, he has won at least 2 AAA races per season. In season 6, Phillip took another opportunity and accepted the position of Team Leader of X2X due to Johnny Williams’ brief retirement. Leading the team for 2 seasons, it was another challenge that came a calling as Phillip will take over the previously named MCM Motorsports (now renamed Bupp Enterprises). With winning the AAA Daytona 500 and being a perennial favorite for The Chase almost every season, Phillip Bupp is the ultimate NASRAC “rags to riches” story.

Name: Johnny Williams
AAA Number: 1
ID: 69

Stats (as of end of season 6):
180 Races (108 in AAA), 36 Races as other drivers
2 Poles (2 in AAA), 2 Poles
17 Wins (11 in AAA), 7 Wins
55 Top 5’s (32 in AAA), 24 Top 5’s
78 Top 10’s (45 in AAA), 30 Top 10’s

Notable Achievements: Season 3 Inaugural AAA Champion, Founder and Team Leader of X2X Motorsports, NASRAC Global Moderator, NASRAC Hall of Fame Selection Committee Member. 100% of the Hall of Fame vote.

You could say that Johnny Williams is the first superstar of NASRAC. In the middle of Season 1, he formed the legendary X2X Motorsports and history was made. Johnny and the team have pretty much won everything in sight. Johnny made it a standard when it came to winning races and championships which is still true today, including Johnny himself winning the first AAA Championship in Season 3 while winning 9 races that first season. After a 2 season retirement, Johnny is back in Season 9 and back in control of the team he made famous. Looking through his career as a driver and Team Leader, it is proof that Johnny has become a champion in every sense of the word.