2014 Motorsports Predictions

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

First-time winners: Austin Dillion, Kyle Larson, Aric Almirola
Most wins in a season: Jimmie Johnson, 6
Upset of the year: Danica will score 2 top 10's on a track other than a Superspeedway... but only because of luck
Disappointments: The bottom will fall out on Marcos Ambrose, and he will be out of a ride halfway through the season
Best race of 2014: Road Course you pick em
Worst race of 2014: Charlotte you pick em
Retirees at season end: No one retires
Driver of the year: Austin Dillion, by becoming the first rookie since Tony Stewart to win 3 in a season
Reject of the year: Danica
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Marcos Ambrose
Champion: Jimmie Johnson
Runner-up: Jeff Gordon

Indycar:

First-time winners: Carlos Munoz
Most wins in a season: James Hinchcliffe, 6
Upset of the year: Munoz will win the Indy 500
Disappointments: Takuma Sato will continue his sour run of the 2nd half of last season
Best race of 2014: Indy 500
Worst race of 2014: None, but the "worst" will be whatever race IndyCar ends up screwing someone with a horrible judgement call of a penalty
Retirees at season end: none
Driver of the year: James Hinchcliffe
Reject of the year: Graham Rahal
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Takuma Sato
Champion: James Hinchcliffe
Runner-up: Juan Pablo Montoya

F1:

First-time winners: Roman Grosjean, Daniel Riccardo (if only because he's in a Red Bull now)
Most wins in a season: Sebastian Vettel, 7
Upset of the year: Catherham or Marussia will score a shock podium, if only because of horrible weather, which F1 is about due for again
Disappointments: McLaren will still continue to stink, by their standards
Best race of 2014: Australian Grand Prix
Worst race of 2014: Russian Grand Prix
Retirees at season end: Jenson Button, Felipe Massa
Driver of the year: Sebastian Vettel
Reject of the year: Kevin Magunssen
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: none
Champion: Sebastian Vettel
Runner-up: Kimi Raikkonen

PYLrulz wrote:Can I change my prediction for Worst Race of the Year for the Cup Series?!?

Sprint Unlimited, and if NASCAR is stupid enough to keep the "No Tandem Draft" rule around after that weekend, Daytona 500

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:

PYLrulz wrote:Can I change my prediction for Worst Race of the Year for the Cup Series?!?

Sprint Unlimited, and if NASCAR is stupid enough to keep the "No Tandem Draft" rule around after that weekend, Daytona 500

That was for Nationwide and Trucks.

PYLrulz wrote:

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:

PYLrulz wrote:Can I change my prediction for Worst Race of the Year for the Cup Series?!?

Sprint Unlimited, and if NASCAR is stupid enough to keep the "No Tandem Draft" rule around after that weekend, Daytona 500

That was for Nationwide and Trucks.

And you don't think they'll be stupid enough to enforce it at one of the Cup events at Daytona?!?

navycook75 wrote:

PYLrulz wrote:

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:

PYLrulz wrote:Can I change my prediction for Worst Race of the Year for the Cup Series?!?

Sprint Unlimited, and if NASCAR is stupid enough to keep the "No Tandem Draft" rule around after that weekend, Daytona 500

That was for Nationwide and Trucks.

And you don't think they'll be stupid enough to enforce it at one of the Cup events at Daytona?!?

Tandem and Gen 6 cars don't mix.

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

First-time winners: Aric Almirola, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 1 out of 2 ain't bad
Most wins in a season: Jimmie Johnson Two off Brad K
Upset of the year: Danica Patrick gets a top 10 at a non-super Speedway TWICE
Disappointments: RCR NEWMAN
Best race of 2014: Watkins Glen Dega Fall
Worst race of 2014: Texas Spring race maybe
Retirees at season end: Jeff Burton Yeah
Driver of the year: Jimmie Johnson LEL
Reject of the year: Penske Thank god I got that wrong
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: J.J Yeley Sort of
Champion: Jimmie Johnson LEL
Runner-up: Joey Logano Probably would of if the jack didn't f*** up on the last pitstop

NASCAR Nationwide Series:

First-time winners: None Chase pls
Most wins in a season: Regan Smith Chase pls
Upset of the year: Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski start to struggle. aww
Disappointments: They actually don't. aww
Best race of 2014: Mid-Ohio Sucked
Worst race of 2014: Texas Half the season
Retirees at season end: Carl Long ???
Driver of the year: Regan Smith Chase pls
Reject of the year: Brad Keselowski nearly is Regan
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Elliott Sadler Well he won't be in Gibbs anymore
Champion: Regan Smith Chase pls
Runner-up: Trevor Bayne Chase pls

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:

First-time winners: Jon Wes Townley, Brad Keselowski Again 1/2
Most wins in a season: Ryan Blaney Does best friend count?
Upset of the year: Tyler Reddick Got two poles so that counts
Disappointments: Darrell Wallace Jr. First 1/4 of the year was right
Best race of 2014: Mosport Sadly boring apart from literally the last corner. Would give to Eldora
Worst race of 2014: Las Vegas Either of the Texas' because I didn't watch them
Retirees at season end: Ron Hornaday Jr. Forced retirement
Driver of the year: Ryan Blaney Tie between Crafton and Bubba
Reject of the year: Jennifer Jo Coob Me for spelling Cobb as Coob
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Every one who is in the 0 for JJC ???
Champion: Ryan Blaney aww ;_;
Runner-up: James Buescher. LEL

First-time winners: Daniel Ricciardo, Romain Grosjean Yet again, 1/2
Most wins in a season: Sebastian Vettel LELELELELELELELELELELELELELELELELELEL
Upset of the year: Pastor Maldonado doesn't fail at Lotus LEL
Disappointments: the new specs doesn't stop VWL. McClaren stays the same. Stopped VWL but gave HWL so
Best race of 2014: Australia Hungary, somehow
Worst race of 2014: Singapore. Yep
Retirees at season end: Felipe Massa Still going
Driver of the year: Sebastian Vettel LELELELELELELELELELELELELELELELELEL
Reject of the year: Kevin Magnussen. VETTEL LELELELELELELEL
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Geido Van Der Garde Does losing before counts
Champion: Sebastian Vettel LELELELELELELELELELELELELELELELEL
Runner-up: Daniel Ricciardo 1 spot off

Hayden1117 wrote:NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

First-time winners:Ricky Stenhouse Jr. NOPEAustin Dillon NOPE
They were really Aric Almirola and A.J Allmendinger.
Most wins in a season Matt Kenseth NOPE Brad Keselowski got the most wins.
Upset of the year:Danica gets few top 10s.Spot on.
Disappointments:Kyle LarsonHa Ha Ha NO.
Best race of 2014:SuperspeedwaysYep.
Worst race of 2014:TexasYep.
Retirees at season end:Jeff Burton,B and T :LabonteTerry Labonte has, not sure about Blabonte or Burton
Driver of the year:Denny HamlinNope.
Reject of the year:Kyle LarsonNo.
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: A Backmarkeryep.
Champion:Matt KensethNope
Runner-up:Denny HamlinSo Close...

NASCAR Nationwide Series:

First-time winners:Brian Scottnope.
Most wins in a season CuppieYep.
Upset of the year:A Non Cuppie WinThe results of The Elkhart Lake race,
Disappointments:Brendan GaughanNope
Best race of 2014:SuperspeedwaysYep.
Worst race of 2014:TexasNot sure
Retirees at season end:Morgan ShepherdNot sure
Driver of the year:Regan SmithNope
Reject of the year:Dakota ArmstongYep.
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: A BackMarkerYep.
Champion:Regan SmithNope
Runner-up:Trevor BayneNope.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:

First-time winners:German Quiroga,miguel paludoNo.
Most wins in a season Kyle BuschYES.
Upset of the year:A Backmarker wins at superspeedwayNah.
Disappointments:Ben KennedyNope.
Best race of 2014:SuperspeedwaysYep.
Worst race of 2014:??
Retirees at season end:Ron Hornaday Jr.I think so.
Driver of the year:Miguel PaludoHe did not even drive.
Reject of the year:Ben KennedyNope
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season:probably noneNope.
Champion:Johnny SauterNope
Runner-up:Miguel PaludoNope.

Indycar:

First-time winners:Carlos Munoz,Josef NewgardenNope.
Most wins in a season Scott DixonNope.
Upset of the year:Josef NewgardenNope.
Disappointments:Tony KannanYep.
Best race of 2014:Indy 500Yep.
Worst race of 2014:??
Retirees at season end:noneYep.
Driver of the year:Scott Dixon/Will PowerDixon No, Power yes.
Reject of the year:Mikhail AleshinYep.
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season:Mikhail AleshinNo.
Champion:Scott DixonNope.
Runner-up:Will PowerNope.

Alta wrote:Nascar Sprint Cup

First-time winners: Austin Dillon, Kyle Larson (Nope. Dillon was anonymous as hell this year, Larson was so damn close this year)
Most wins in a season: Matt Kenseth (Nope. How bout 0.)
Upset of the year: Austin Dillon makes the chase. (Nope. He was kind of in contention but never was a threat)
Disappointments: Martin Truex Jr., (Yup. Truex only really came alive near the end of the season but other than that the team was back to pre-Kurt Busch phase)
Best race of 2014: Sonoma (Nope. Watkins Glen)
Worst race of 2014: Texas (Debatable)
Retirees at season end: Jeff Burton, Bobby Labonte (Most likely. Jeff Burton is doing NBC stuff while Booby hasn't been seen since Daytona)
Driver of the year: Matt Kenseth (Nope. Lot of people better than him this year)
Reject of the year: Martin Truex Jr (Yup. See above)
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Michael Annett (Nope. Annett some how made it through the whole year)
Champion: Jimmie Johnson (Nope. Jimmie just fell to piece in the 2nd half of the year)
Runner-up: Matt Kenseth (I think it could be just as easily swapped around) (Nope. Although Kenseth got eliminated before the finals)

NASCAR Nationwide Series:

First-time winners: Brian Scott (Nope. Scott's getting close but just couldn't pull it out this year)
Most wins in a season: Kyle Busch (Cuppie) Regan Smith (Regular) (Yes on Busch, No on Regan. Chase was the better guy this year)
Upset of the year: James Buescher pulls his weight in the 99 and gets a win (Nope. Buescher was awful in that car this year)
Disappointments: Brendan Gaughan (Nope. Gaughan somehow got two wins this year)
Best race of 2014: Mid-Ohio (Nope. Was decent but Road America was much better)
Worst race of 2014: 10 way tie. Most likely involving a race Kyle wins (Debatable.)
Retirees at season end: None (Correct)
Driver of the year: Regan Smith (Nope. Regan was up there but couldn't compete with Chase this season)
Reject of the year: Brendan Gaughan (Nope. Gaughan was surprisingly competent this year)
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Ryan Reed (Nope. Despite a rocky start Reed at least stopped wrecking)
Champion: Regan Smith (Nope. Runner-up)
Runner-up: Ty Dillon (Nope. Ty despite getting the win at Indy was really quiet this year)

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:

First-time winners: Ben Kennedy, John Wes Townley (Nope. Kennedy was never in position to win this year while Townley massively regressed this year back to 2009 standards
Most wins in a season: Ryan Blaney (Nope. His broham took those honors even though Blaney did pull his weight this season)
Upset of the year: Townley wins a race (Does Eldora LCQ Count?)
Disappointments: Tyler Reddick (Meh. He was a wrecking back at Pocono but was up there every now and again)
Best race of 2014: Mosport (Nope. Eldora turned out to be the better race this year)
Worst race of 2014: Charlotte (Nope. Daytona was depressing as hell)
Retirees at season end: Ron Hornaday (Yes? FS1 made Hornaday's most recent race out to be his final one)
Driver of the year: Ryan Blaney (Debatable. I think Bubba did better but Blaney did really well this year)
Reject of the year: Ron Hornaday (Nope. Hornaday was at least better this year)
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Ron Hornaday (Yup. Turner went asplode)
Champion: Ryan Blaney (Nope. Runner-up to that damn Crafton >:O)
Runner-up: Darrell Wallace Jr (Nope. Runner-up to that damn best friend Blaney. >:O)

Indycar:

First-time winners: Simona De Silvestro, Sebastian Bourdias (If it really counts), Carlos Munoz. (No on Simona as she went to F1 and promptly left it, Yes on Bourdias at Toronto, No on Munoz as he had a pretty quiet year)
Most wins in a season: Will Power (Yup. Power at his POWER tracks did quite well)
Upset of the year: Will Power finally pulls the title off, Carlos Munoz wins the Indy 500 (Yes and No. Power finally broke the bad luck streak and Munoz finish 4th in 500, So somewhat close)
Disappointments: Graham Rahal (Was there even any doubt)
Best race of 2014: Indy (Yup. Enjoyed Indy quite much this year)
Worst race of 2014: Edmonton (No as it wasn't even on the damn schedule!)
Retirees at season end: None (Yup)
Driver of the year: Tony Kannan (Nope. Although Kannan did pretty decent this year)
Reject of the year: Mikhail Aleshin
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Mikhail Aleshin (Nope. The only way they got him out of that car was injury)
Champion: Will Power (YUP! Knew once he won Fontana last year that the bad luck streak was ending)
Runner-up: Tony Kannan (Nope. Kannan was never really in the points fight)

F1:

First-time winners: Romain Grosjean, Daniel Ricciardo, Sergio Perez, Niko Hulkenberg (No on Grosjean as Lotus was on Caterham pace this year, Yes on Riccardio as he exceeded expectations, Nope on Perez or Hulkenberg although they were up there at times)
Most wins in a season: Sebastian Vettel (Well this backfired)
Upset of the year: Force India becomes a top-tier team (Nope. Force India still kind of in the same spot while Williams to the top-tier team honors)
Disappointments: Fernando Alonso, Kevin Magnussen (No and debatable. Alonso was the better of the Ferrari teammates by far this year and Magnussen after a stellar Australian GP was no where to be seen for the rest of the year)
Best race of 2014: Monaco (Nope. Monaco was decent but not race of the year)
Worst race of 2014: Abu Dhabi (Well we'll just have to see won't we. )
Retirees at season end: Felipe Massa (Nope. Massa has proved he can still go)
Driver of the year: Kimi Raikkonen (If you would've told me he'd be my reject of the year i would've thought you had some stupid vendetta against Kimi)
Reject of the year: Felipe Massa (Nope. If you hate Mercedes, you could make an argument for him being driver of the year.)
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Pastor Maldonado (Nope. That government money really comes in handy)
Champion: Kimi Raikkonen (Nope. Kimi was atricous this year)
Runner-up: Sebastian Vettel (Nope. Vettel with a shockingly average year)

bsoyuz wrote:NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

First-time winners: Danica Patrick (nyet) and Aric Almirola
Most wins in a season Kyle Busch (NOAP)
Upset of the year: Martin Truex Jr. (NOAP)
Disappointments: Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth (idk, you guys decide)
Best race of 2014: Irwin Tools Night Race (could not into that race, but it wasn't the best)
Worst race of 2014: Kansas at Night (did i got it?)
Retires at season end: Jeff Gordon.....maybe? (NOAP)
Driver of the year: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i would say yes)
Reject of the year: Matt Kenseth (not at all)
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Michael McDowell (?)
Champion: Dale Earnhardt Jr. or Kyle Busch (NOPE)
Runner-up: Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart or Joey Logano (CLOSE ENOUGH - at least our sweet ogre nearly got it)

NASCAR Nationwide Series:

First-time winners: None (CHASE FREAKING ELLIOT)
Most wins in a season: Any Cup driver (KYLEL BUSCH)
Upset of the year: Eliott Sadler (NOPE)
Disappointments: James Buescher and/or Brendan Gaughan (Gaughan NO, Buescher is debatable)
Best race of 2014: Daytona Night race (?)
Worst race of 2014: Road America (HOW ABOUT NO)
Retirees at season end: Joe Nemechek? (NO?)
Driver of the year: Ty Dillon (NO)
Reject of the year: Sam Hornish Jr. (NOT)
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: None
Champion: Eliott Sadler (HOW ABOUT HA)
Runner-up: Ty Dillon or Regan Smith

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:

First-time winners: Miguel Paludo (no hues for me tonight)
Most wins in a season Ross Chastain and Bubba Wallace (freaking kyle busch and his freaking crap)
Upset of the year: Miguel Paludo and/or Piquet Jr. (if he goes with NTS next year) - hahahahahahaha, no
Disappointments: Matt Crafton or Johnny Sauter LOST BY A FREAKING MILE
Best race of 2014: Eldora/Mosport/Miami HELL YEAH BABY
Worst race of 2014: Gateway
Retirees at season end: Ron Hornaday (?)
Driver of the year: Ross Chastain (?)
Reject of the year: John Wes Townley SPOT ON.
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: see above
Champion: Miguel Paludo or Bubba Wallace or Ross Chastain *cries in a dark corner*
Runner-up: see above

Indycar:

First-time winners: Simona de Silvestro *cries even more*
Most wins in a season Tony Kanaan and Scott Dixon *continues crying*
Upset of the year: Simona de Silvestro *even more sadness*
Disappointments: Will Power (will lose the title on the last race (again!) *starts getting into fetal position*
Best race of 2014: Indy 500 ?
Worst race of 2014: None *restarts crying*
Retirees at season end: Tony Kanaan *continues to cry*
Driver of the year: Ryan Hunter-Reay *dies*
Reject of the year: Will Power *is ded already*
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: I don't know
Champion: Tony Kanaan or Sott Dxon *rottens*
Runner-up:i have a big list but the top are: Castroneves;Hunter-Reay and Takuma Sato GOOD ENOUGH

F1:

First-time winners: Romain Grosejan and Daniel Ricciardo
Most wins in a season Daniel Ricciardo close enough
Upset of the year: Felipe Massa HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA, NOT EVEN CLOSE
Disappointments: PAY DRIVERS no
Best race of 2014: Brazil GP that was a nice race, but no
Worst race of 2014: Abu Dhabi GP I DON'T KNOW YET
Retirees at season end: Felipe Massa (only Fittipaldi didn't retired or died in a Williams ride)
Driver of the year: Daniel Rcciardo
Reject of the year: Esteban Gutierrez? NYET
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: see above NOPE
Champion: Daniel Ricciardo
Runner-up: Romain Grosejan NOPE

Baxter wrote:NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

First-time winners: Aric Almirola, Austin Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. One of them
Most wins in a season: Kevin Harvick Close
Upset of the year: A surprise winner at Talladega No.
Disappointments: Kyle Larson NO!
Best race of 2014: Talladega, Watkins Glen, Martinsville Maybe not Watkins Glen. Homestead was also pretty good.
Worst race of 2014: 1.5 milers I didn't even watch most of them.
Retirees at season end: Bobby Labonte, Terry Labonte, Jeff Burton (due to his NBC deal) At least 2/3, Bobby will probably show up for the 500 next year and then call it quits.
Driver of the year: Denny Hamlin He did well!
Reject of the year: BK Racing Yup
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: none Kligerman and Ryan Truex
Champion: Kevin Harvick Spot on!
Runner-up: Denny Hamlin Close!

NASCAR Nationwide Series:

First-time winners: Brian Scott, Ryan Reed, Ty Dillon, Joey Coulter, Brendan Gaughan Ty Dillon and Brendan Gaughan
Most wins in a season (excluding cup drivers): Ty Dillon Chase Elliott
Upset of the year: Johanna Long might win a race. Didn't enter a race.
Disappointments: Cup Regulars win a lot. Hell yeah.
Best race of 2014: The Road Courses, Daytona Also dega
Worst race of 2014: 1.5 milers Yeppers
Retirees at season end: Jeff Green idk
Driver of the year: Trevor Bayne no
Reject of the year: Nelson Piquet Jr. Did he even run races?
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: none Can't remember
Champion: Trevor Bayne No
Runner-up: Ty Dillon No

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:

First-time winners: German Quiroga, Miguel Paludo, Ross Chastain if he finds a ride. lol no
Most wins in a season: Matt Crafton No. It was Wallace excluding Busch
Upset of the year: John Wes Townley does well. Joey Coulter does well with new team. Sort of for both.
Disappointments: Tyler Reddick Nah
Best race of 2014: Canada, Eldora, Daytona yesssss
Worst race of 2014: none, most truck races are good. idek
Retirees at season end: Crafton to Nationwide Not sure, probably not.
Driver of the year: Ryan Blaney lol no it was Jones and Wallace
Reject of the year: none idek
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: none Hornaday I think
Champion: Ryan Blaney no
Runner-up: Darrell Wallace Jr. no

Indycar:

First-time winners: Carlos Munoz, Simona Di Silvestro No and NO
Most wins in a season: Scott Dixon, Will Power Power
Upset of the year: Graham Rahal finally wins again! lol Huertas
Disappointments: Lack of Baltimore yes/b]
Best race of 2014: Indy [b]yes
Worst race of 2014: Birmingham maybe
Retirees at season end: none idk
Driver of the year: Will Power yes
Reject of the year: Mikhail Aleshin yes
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Mikhail Aleshin no
Champion: Will Power yes
Runner-up: Scott Dixon no

f1fan12 wrote:NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

First-time winners: Aric Amirola, Austin Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.- I knew Amirola would
Most wins in a season: Denny Hamlin- Nope
Upset of the year: Ryan Newman being boss in the 31, Austin Dillon nearly winning the Daytona 500 in the 3 car and ends up QQing all the people who bitched about him getting a car numbered 3!- Well, Ryan Newman being boss in the 31 happened in the chase.
Disappointments: Stewart Haas Racing- They one the damn championship, I was wrong
Best race of 2014: Kansas Spring (Don't ask me why)- LOL
Worst race of 2014: Coke 600- Yup
Retirees at season end: Has Labonte Retired yet?- NOW HE HAS!
Driver of the year: Denny Hamlin- One of the best drivers all year
Reject of the year: DANICA!- Nope, she did quite well
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Kurt Busch (Will get into a huge fight with the worlds biggest baby and loose his ride)- LEL
Champion: Denny Hamlin- SO CLOSE!
Runner-up: Jimmie Johnson- HA!

I really didn't pay attention to Nwide/Trucks


Indycar:

First-time winners: Carlos Munoz- NOPE
Most wins in a season: Dixon/Kannan/Power (All tied) -Power did tie
Upset of the year: Not sure if this is an upset but: James Hinchcliffe wins the Indy 500 and starting the wildest victory celebration in the history of the race- LOL
Disappointments: JPM's Open Wheel return- Well I was wrong
Best race of 2014: Indianapolis 500- I knew it
Worst race of 2014: Barber Motorsports Park- Knew that one too... Texas gave it a run for it's money though
Retirees at season end: Kannan calls it quits after winning 2nd championship- NOPE
Driver of the year: Tony Kannan- NOPE
Reject of the year: The Russian guy- NOPE
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: The Russian Guy- NOPE
Champion: Tony Kannan- NOPE
Runner-up: Will Power (Blows it again at Fontana)- Well, I blew that one

F1:

First-time winners: Riccardo, Magnussen- Riccardo got me somthing
Most wins in a season: TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO (Vettel)- LOLNOPE
Upset of the year: Vettel looses the title because the Mercedes engine is godly/ Red Bull doesn't win at Red Bull Ring- Well, I got that one
Disappointments: Ferrari- To an extent, Renault was far worse
Best race of 2014: Austria- It was one of the better ones, but not the best
Worst race of 2014: COTA- COTA was bad, but not as bad as Russia
Retirees at season end: Whoever gets the shaft at Ferrari- Well, we are unsure what Alonso is doing, so maybe.
Driver of the year: Lewis Hamilton (Sadly)- Riccardo got it, but Hammy deserves some credit
Reject of the year: Lotus going broke because of the repair bills- Well, the broke part was somewhat right. Wrong team though.
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: No one- Wrong, Kobash
Champion: Hamilton (Sadly)- Probably
Runner-up: Vettel- LOL NOPE

BWardboy88 wrote:NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

First-time winners: Austin Dillon (Nowhere near close)
Most wins in a season: Matt Kenseth (How he didn't win a race this year I will never know)
Upset of the year: Michael Annett wins at Daytona or Talladega in a TBR Car (Nope)
Disappointments: Denny Hamlin (He didn't deserve to be in the Chase)
Best race of 2014: Watkins Glen (One of the best for sure)
Worst race of 2014: Like Nationwide Trucks, any cookie cutter tracks (Most of them were decent this year)
Retirees at season end: Tony Stewart (I thought he would after the Kevin Ward Incident)
Driver of the year: Matt Kenseth (Nope)
Reject of the year: Ricky Stenhouse (Predictably, DNQing the Talladega fall race summed it up)
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Danica Patrick (Money Talks)
Champion: Matt Kenseth (Nope)
Runner-up: Greg Biffle (I have never made such a more stupid prediction than this before)

NASCAR Nationwide Series:

First-time winners: James Buescher (Nope)
Most wins in a season: Any Cuppies as usual. (I believe so)
Upset of the year: Landon Cassill getting a Top 10 finish at a Plate Track. (I believe that did happen, not too sure though)
Disappointments: Brendan Gaughan (He did pretty well this year, especially with that epic win at Road America)
Best race of 2014: Mid-Ohio (It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great)
Worst race of 2014: Like Trucks, any cookie cutter tracks (Most of them weren't even cared about if Cuppies were dominating)
Retirees at season end: Elliott Sadler (Nope, he's gone to Roush now)
Driver of the year: Regan Smith (I think Chase Elliott would beat him by a long shot)
Reject of the year: Brendan Gaughan (Nope)
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Ryan Reed (Didn't see much of him anyway)
Champion: Regan Smith (Nope)
Runner-up: Brian Scott (Not even close)

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:

First-time winners: Ben Kennedy (Nope)
Most wins in a season: Johnny Sauter (Nope)
Upset of the year: No big one at Daytona or Talladega (There was one at Daytona, but surprisingly not at 'Dega)
Disappointments: Matt Crafton (Why did I predict this)
Best race of 2014: Eldora (I sadly didn't see it, but I can only imagine it was)
Worst race of 2014: Any cookie cutter tracks (Some of them were pretty decent this year)
Retirees at season end: Ron Hornaday (I think this maybe true, not 100% sure)
Driver of the year: Jeb Burton (He didn't even run the full season)
Reject of the year: Ron Hornaday (He wasn't bad but wasn't great)
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: John Wes Townley (Money talks)
Champion: Johnny Sauter (Nope)
Runner-up: Jeb Burton (Not even close)

Indycar:

First-time winners: Carlos Munoz (Yes he was)
Most wins in a season: James Hinchcliffe (Not even close)
Upset of the year: Mikhail Aleshin wins an attrition-filled race. (Never happened, probably never will)
Disappointments: Juan Pablo Montoya (Nope, in fact he starred in his return to Open Wheel Racing)
Best race of 2014: Indy 500 (Yep)
Worst race of 2014: Pocono (Not great, but not as bad as Milwaukee)
Retirees at season end: Ryan Briscoe (Don't know what he's doing next year)
Driver of the year: Marco Andretti (Of course not)
Reject of the year: Graham Rahal (Of course)
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: (Lol, I think I forgot this one)
Champion: Scott Dixon (Not even close)
Runner-up: Marco Andretti (Not even close)

F1:

First-time winners: Daniel Ricciardo and Romain Grosjean (Yes for Ricciardo, no for Grosjean)
Most wins in a season: Sebastian Vettel (Not even close)
Upset of the year: Either Caterham or Marussia score a point or more (Well I was right about Marussia, shame they're gone now)
Disappointments: Kevin Magnussen (He's done alright this season)
Best race of 2014: Malaysia (Nope)
Worst race of 2014: Bahrain (Best Race of 2014, correction)
Retirees at season end: Fernando Alonso (Nope)
Driver of the year: Nico Rosberg (He and Hamilton probably share this honour)
Reject of the year: Esteban Gutierrez (Yep)
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Pastor Maldonado (Money Talks)
Champion: Sebastian Vettel (Not even close)
Runner-up: Lewis Hamilton (Maybe, maybe not)


Other (I'll do BTCC for this one):

First-time winners: Martin Depper (He sucked)
Most wins in a season: Andrew Jordan (Nope)
Upset of the year: A Proton driver wins a race. (Not even close, even worse that Dan Welch finished the Season on -40 points)
Disappointments: Dave Newsham (He did okay this season)
Best race of 2014: All of them. (Well, most of them were)
Worst race of 2014: None of them. (I think Oulton Park deserves this honour)
Retirees at season end: No one probably. (Yep)
Driver of the year: Andrew Jordan (Unfortunately not)
Reject of the year: Robb Holland (Yep)
Most likely to lose ride in the middle of the season: Probably no one. (Yep)
Champion: Andrew Jordan (Nope)
Runner-up: Gordon Shedden (Close, but not close enough)

V8 Supercars:

First-time winners: Tim Slade, Nick Percat (Nope, but Percat nearly won one of the SMP Races)
Most wins in a season: Jamie Whincup (Of course)
Upset of the year: The Volvo becomes a championship contender. (I wish, but that Volvo was still amazing this year)
Disappointments: Will Davison (Honestly, he's done pretty well this season for his first year at Mercedes)
Best Race of 2014: Bathurst 1000 (Boy it was great)
Worst Race of 2014: Probably none of them. (Well, some were)
Retirees at season end: No one probably. (Nope)
Driver of the year: Scott Mclaughlin (For doing so well in Volvo's first year, he should deserve this award)
Reject of the year: David Wall (Yep)
Most likely to lose a ride in the middle of the season: Probably no one. (Yep)
Champion: Jamie Whincup (Of course)
Runner-up: David Reynolds (Nope, Reynolds hasn't had a single podium this year)