7:21--Decided to do this live you everyone out there could see what was happening. Here is the draft order: Sutton, Gallagher, Nick, Scott, Abbey, Adam. The draft is in snake order, so I have the 1st, 12th, 13th, and 24th picks. Wish me luck
7:25--First pick in 5 minutes. I will probably take Jimmy Johnson. Here is my prediction for the rest of the first round. Sutton takes Johnson, Gallagher takes Edwards, Nick takes Biffle, Scott takes Busch, Abbey takes Earnhardt, and Adam takes Hamlin. Lets see how it works out.
7:30--First pick by me is Jimmy Johnson, Gallagher takes Carl Edwards, Nick takes Kyle Busch, Scott takes Jeff Gordon, Abbey takes Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Adam takes Tony Stewart
7:33--Round Two--Adam takes Greg Biffle, Abbey takes Denny Hamlin, Scott takes Kevin Harrick, Nick takes Kasey Kahne, Gallagher takes Mark Martin, and Sutton takes Jamie McMurray
7:35--Round Three--Sutton takes Jeff Burton, Gallagher takes David Ragan, Nick takes Matt Kenseth, Scott takes Clint Bowyer, Abbey takes Ryan Newman, and Adam takes Martin Truex Jr.
7:39--Round Four--Adam takes Kurt Busch, Abbey takes Brian Vickers, Scott takes David Reutimann, Nick takes Elliot Sadler, Gallagher takes Juan Pablo Montoya, and Sutton takes Joey Logano
Post Draft Analysis
First lets look at each team and then I will comment:
Sutton has Jimmy Johnson, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, and Joey Logano
Gallagher has Carl Edwards, Mark Martin, David Ragan, and Juan Pablo Montoya
Nick has Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, and Elliot Sadler
Scott has Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harrick, Clint Bowyer, and David Reutimann
Abbey has Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman, and Brian Vickers
Adam has Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle, Martin Truex Jr., and Kurt Busch
So, the first question is who has the best team. I think overall Adam probably has the best team, with Scott a close second. The consistency of Stewart, Biffle, and Busch, coupled with the upside of Truex is pretty tough. As for Scott, Gordon, Harrick, and Bowyer are the picture of consistency, but Adam probably has more chances to win races, which gives him the edge. Gallagher and I fall in the middle. If Ragan and McMurray race like they can, then you will see the two of us at the top quickly. For me, Johnson is a winning machine and Burton is always floating around the top 10 and Joey Logano could be a huge wildcard for me. I was happy to get him with the last pick. Gallagher has the real winning machine in Carl Edwards, but Edwards is prone to some serious off weeks and Mark Martin is like Burton and is always at the front. Nick probably takes Abbey for fifth and she is pulling up the rear, though not by much. Kyle Busch and Kahne can be huge winner, but they can also be huge loser, so Nick will need Kenseth to be consistent. For Abbey, Jr. can be consistent, but he is prone to long periods of droughts but if Hamlin races like he can, she will be up top in a hurry.
Overall it was a pretty even draft and most important, at least everyone knew what they were doing and nobody made really stupid picks. It should be a great season and I will update everyone each week about the status of the league. Have fun watching Daytona.
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