"GERRY": I moved out of state. I also no longer watch NASCAR.

So, I'm no longer doing the pool. I kind of miss the camaraderie at the bar, making the pools up, while speculating on my pick and those of others. From your posts it sounds like NASCAR is having a better season than the last few. I also have not watched a single baseball game so far this year. After having gone to two or more games every year since 1967 and having season tickets since 1979, I find this change in myself something to ponder, but I suppose life makes changes in us. I did watch games 6 & 7 of the NBA Finals last week. Game 7 was a good game, and the only NBA team I root for won it. I still dislike soccer and am tired of this soccer stuff the media keeps telling us about. Soccer ain't squat in the United States. Heaven help us if the United States' team advances to the final round, win or lose, luckily or skillfully, as it'll then get way too much media attention.

I am thinking that my job that I have now takes up way too much of my time and it prevents me from having much of a chance to follow sports. It is why I have lowered the number of games I play here and lengthened the time limits in the ones I do play.

I just checked the results page of NASCAR. You are right about the winners being different except for Jimmie Johnson. Denny Hamlin has won five races? The Busches have been winning too? Kevin Harvick too. Where's Jeff Gordon? I'll check the standings next. With one win Kevin Harvick is the points leader? I have never liked this points stuff for determining the champion, but that's how it is. And yes, I dislike this "Race for the Cup" they started a few years ago. Mark Martin is racing again this year and in eleventh? Was it last year or the year before when he was near the top of the chart and withdrew from racing some races as he said he was thinking of retiring? I am not the only one that has life make changes. :)

RANK+/- DRIVER POINTS STARTS WINS T/5 T/10 WINNINGS
1 -- Kevin Harvick 2334 --- 16 0 1 6 11 3,339,840
2 +4 Jimmie Johnson 2194 -140 16 0 4 7 10 3,661,930
3 -1 Kyle Busch 2193 -141 16 2 2 5 9 3,170,050
4 -1 Denny Hamlin 2183 -151 16 0 5 7 7 3,000,560
5 +2 Jeff Gordon 2142 -192 16 0 0 7 8 2,809,320
6 -2 Kurt Busch 2118 -216 16 2 2 6 9 3,948,830
7 -2 Matt Kenseth 2092 -242 16 0 0 4 8 2,688,870
8 -- Jeff Burton 2027 -307 16 0 0 3 7 2,528,100
9 -- Greg Biffle 2011 -323 16 0 0 2 10 2,477,910
10 +1 Tony Stewart 1983 -351 16 1 0 3 7 2,475,490
11 +1 Mark Martin 1947 -387 16 1 0 5 6 2,238,240
12 -2 Carl Edwards 1932 -402 16 0 0 1 6 2,398,130

Edit=> The columns looked good on my page until I sent it, but not in the post, so here's the link for anyone interested in the standings.
http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2010/data/standings_official.html