2014 Preview: Chretien Racing

Owner- Randy Chretien

2013 Standings- 10th / 2014 Projection- 7th

Last season's last place team has only up to go. We think they will! Last year, the team was weighed down by Danny Harkins. He has since been repaced by a smart fast rookie, who will be looking towards his teammate for help.

Drew Tabulov / 2 / DC Shoes Ford Fusion

2013 Standings- 10th / 2014 Projection- 9th

 Despite only 10th place finish last season, the 2 car ran well. His 5 top 5s had him up there with the best of the series. Even despite his 3 DNFs, none of them resulted in a 20th place finish. The thing Tabulov needs to do is find himself in victory lane. If he can win one or two more races this year, he will be in the running come Vegas.

 Carson Fitzpatrick / 22 / Tim Horton's Ford Fusion

2013 Standings- Rookie / 2014 Projection- 20th

The 20 car changed their number and sponsor for this season. The reason his projection is so low is due to not having any performances to base a rating for him. What we do know is that he will be one of the two drivers to have rookie stripes on the back of his bumper. He also replaced one of the worst drivers. So we know the team isn't that strong. Maybe Fitzpatrick can write a new chapter in the Chretien Racing book.

2014 Preview: Big Stuff Racing

Owner- Shane Ca'nup

2013 Standings- 8th / 2014 Projection- 9th

The two Fords with Winthrop logos on the back end will have an uphill battle. Last season, the team did record 2 wins, but the team never really contended on the regular. For this season to go better, Flint will need to finish races, and Dorian will need to score some top 5s.

Karl Flint / 0 / O'Charly's Ford Fusion

2013 Standings- 14th / 2014 Projection- 14th

 Karl Flint's 2014 campaign will rely on how consistant he can be. Last year, he recorded a win at Atlanta, and a win at Sonoma. The problem was that, those were 2 of the 5 top 10s he scored. Most of the 9 finishes outside 10th were at the very back of the field. 4 DNFS was tied for most in Sim Cup. If the team cuts down on mistakes, and hang on to some low-number finishes, he can wind up higher than what we have him. But until then, Flint will be 14th.

Zach Dorian / 61 / Stove Top Stuffing Ford Fusion

2013 Standings- 16th / 2014 Projection- 18th

 Zach Dorian surprisingly recorded a top 10 in half of the races, but the problem with him was he only turned one of those into a top 5 result. The key to success is staying up front. With only 20 cars, a top half finish can only do so much. That's why he wound up all the way down in 16th this past season. For this year, we have him at 18th. Not so much regression, more of some drivers that should beat him out in 2014.

2014 Sim Cup Preview

Going in alphabetical order by team, the preview for the upcoming season will be revealed shortly. The projections are based on an average of the drivers as ranked by the owners of Taylor Motorsports and Team Harden.

Updates!

All the cars for the 2014 Sim Cup Season are done and ready to race! They will be posted in our team by team season preview. During that time, a new add on to this blog will sync posts to the @Mock_Sports twitter. That will let me seamlessly update everyone on the league. It'll update every half hour, so I hope this works!

I also did some house keeping on the sidebar and tabs up above, so be sure to check those out.

But the recording system is still needing to be played with. It's the last step from us starting up the engines at Homestead. Sometime in May will be the starting date.

Paint Schemes

Nevermind all of the posts on paint schemes since last season! Every single car is going through a slight update graphically. Results will be up soon!

KMI Racing

Due to the inativity of Team Powers Racing, the team is now in control of Kyle Miltenberger. KMI Racing will keep the two drivers on contract from last season, but will change sponsors. Jim Powers in the 13 will drive the #13 Dunkin Donut car. Jason Severn will drive the #34 Snapple car. The team will join Taylor Motorsports in the Toyota stable. The paint schemes are below.

Carson Fitzpatrick

Carson Fitzpatrick replaced Danny Harkins in the Chretien Racing #20 ride, and his new primary sponsor was announced recently. The Canadian coffee brand Tim Horton's will be on the hood of the new car. The paint scheme was unveiled during a testing session with his teammate Drew Tabulov at Gateway, which was the first action the track got in anticipation of the Gateway Classic this season.