2015 6th Annual FABO NASCAR "Pick 'Em" Game - Here We Go Racing Again!!!

[Budnicks]

Martinsville pole

Dale Jr.

along with my locked in picks

 

[ocdart]

Thank goodness for the week off from both NASCAR and NHRA racing this week! It allowed me to catch up with both games and at work after missing two days going to MATS in Las Vegas last weekend.

So finally...
Congratulations to 'DFootCuda' (FABO), 'fishmens67' (FABO) and 'Mopar Momma' (FABO) for correctly picking the STP 500 at Martinsville race winner #11 Denny Hamlin! Each picked up -5 bonus points.
Congrats also to '63340sedan' (FBBO), 'memike' (FABO) and 73AbodEE (FABO) for correctly picking the race runner-up, #2 Brad Keselowski. Each picked up -3 bonus points.
'66340sedan' (FABO) and 'memike' (FABO) got the low net score of the week of -1.5 points each.

Here are the game standings following the 2015 "STP 500" at Martinsville:

Budnicks (FBBO) 18.0 P88 L4 L22 8 3 23.5
ocdart (FABO) 10.0 P2 4 88 8 36 32.0
66340sedan (FABO) 35.0 P22 -1 L2 L22 2 3 -3 33.5
memike (FABO) 35.0 P22 -1 2 22 2 3 -3 33.5
73AbodEE (FABO) 35.0 P2 L2 L22 2 3 -3 34.5
moparfan68 (FABO) 22.5 P31 48 24 35 9 44.5
Dart_Doctor (FABO) 43.5 LP4 L4 L20 8 4 49.5
DFootCuda (FABO) 38.5 P31 11 48 1 35 -5 51.5
cuda20 (FABO) 27.5 P24 31 48 27 35 58.5
Back in Time (FABO) 31.0 P48 48 88 35 36 66.5
kazooom (FABO) 73.5 P22 -1 24 22 9 3 78.5
paulyv.100 (FABO) 77.0 P41 41 78 14 6 87.0
daredevil (FABO) 82.5 LP5 L5 L42 11 16 96.0
fishmens67 100.5 P11 11 24 1 9 -5 100.5
71dartswinger (FABO) 82.0 LP48 L24 L48 9 35 104.0
Snake (FABO) 84.0 P24 24 48 935 106.0
SpeedracerX (FABO) 85.0 (no Pole pick) L24 L88 9 36 107.5
Mopar Momma (FABO) 103.0 LP31 L31 L11 27 1 -5 112.0
bobtile (FBBO) 88.5 P2 48 41 35 14 112.5
MoparDaddy (FABO) 108.0 LP48 L24 L48 9 35 130.0
stroked340 (FABO) 109.5 P24 24 48 9 35 131.5


The next race is the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Don't forget to get your picks posted before the green flag drops at 7:46PM EDT (4:46PM PDT) on Saturday night, April 11.

 

[Budnicks]

Thanks ocdart, It doesn't go unnoticed
I know it must be a PITA, to have to keep up with all this stuff,
for the rest of us that play

 

[bobtile]

Texas
48 for the pole
2 and 4 for the race.
May as well lock me in with these ocdart.
Thanks

 

[Budnicks]

I'm thinking Ford Penski/Brad Keselowski for the pole in Texas

keep my looked in picks

 

[ocdart]

Texas
48 for the pole
2 and 4 for the race.
May as well lock me in with these ocdart.
Thanks

Done

- - - Updated - - -

Nobody picked #41 Kurt Busch to win the Duck Commander 500 Pole at Texas, so no 'Pole Pick' bonus points awarded this week.

 

[ocdart]

Big Congrats to 'cuda20' (FABO) for hitting the NASCAR perfecta by picking both the race winner and runner-up at the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway! 'cuda20' got the low net score of the week of -6.5 points.
Congratulations to '71dartswinger' (FABO), 'Back in Time' (FABO), 'fishmens67' (FABO), 'MoparDaddy' (FABO) and 'stroked340' for also correctly picking the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway race winner #48 Jimmie Johnson! Each picked up -5 bonus points.
Congrats also to '63340sedan' (FBBO), 'memike' (FABO) and 73AbodEE (FABO) for also correctly picking the race runner-up, #4 Kevin Harvick. Each picked up -3 bonus points.


Here are the game standings following the 2015 Duck Commander 500 at Texas:

Budnicks (FBBO) 23.5 P2 L4 L22 2 4 -3 23.5
ocdart (FABO) 32.0 P4 4 88 2 3 -3 31.5
66340sedan (FABO) 33.5 P2 L2 L22 5 4 38.0
memike (FABO) 33.5 (no Pole pick) 2 22 5 4 38.0
73AbodEE (FABO) 34.5 P2 L2 L22 5 4 39.0
cuda20 (FABO) 58.5 P5 4 48 -5 -3 52.0
moparfan68 (FABO) 54.5 P5 4 2 2 5 -3 55.0
DFootCuda (FABO) 51.5 P78 22 2 4 5 56.0
Dart_Doctor (FABO) 49.5 LP4 L4 L20 2 23 -3 59.0
Back in Time (FABO) 66.5 P48 41 48 14 1 -5 69.0
kazooom (FABO) 78.5 P2 5 2 8 5 85.0
71dartswinger (FABO) 104.0 LP48 L24 L48 7 1 -5 103.0
paulyv.100 (FABO) 87.0 P78 78 42 9 25 104.0
fishments67 (FABO) 100.5 (no Pole pick) 20 48 23 1 -5 107.5
Snake (FABO) 106.0 (no Pole pick) 24 88 7 3 111.0
SpeedracerX (FABO) 107.5 (no Pole pick) L24 L88 7 3 112.5
daredevil (FABO) 96.0 LP5 L5 L42 8 25 112.5
bobtile (FBBO) 112.5 LP48 L2 L4 5 2 -3 113.0
Mopar Momma (FABO) 112.0 LP31 L31 L11 11 12 123.5
MoparDaddy (FABO) 130.0 LP48 L24 L48 71-5 129.0
stroked340 (FABO) 131.5 P48 24 48 7 1 -5 130.5


The next race is the Food City 500 in Suppot of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up To Cancer at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN.. Don't forget to get your picks posted before the green flag drops at 1:13PM EDT (10:13AM PDT) on Sunday, April 19.

 

[Budnicks]

I read my Harvick pick tried to take out my Logano pick,
in the last restart, with like 20 to go
could have been even a better finish... 2nd & 4th is great

But giving all things I'm not complaining...LOL

 

[ocdart]

#20, Matt Kenseth, won the Pole for Sunday's race at Bristol.
But nobody gets the -1 bonus point for correctly picking him- because nobody did, not even incorrectly!

 

[ocdart]

I find it interesting that the shortest track, Bristol, and the longest track, Talladega, have one thing in common: drivers don't "win" a race at either track, they simply survive best!

Congratulations to Back in Time, cuda20, Dart_Doctor, fishmens67 and kazooom for correctly picking the best race survivor, #20 Matt Kenseth. Each picked up -5 bonus points.
Congrats also to 71dartswinger and MoparDaddy for correctly picking the runner-up survivor, #48 Jimmie Johnson. Each picked up -3 bonus points.
71dartswinger and MoparDaddy both had the low-net score for the week of -0.5 points.

Here are the game standings following today's/tonight's survivorfest at Bristol:

Budnicks (FBBO) 23.5 (no Pole pick) L4 L22 38 40 62.5
cuda20 (FABO) 52.0 P18 4 20 38 1 -5 66.5
ocdart (FABO) 31.5 P88 4 2 38 35 68.0
Dart_Doctor (FABO) 59.0 LP4 L4 L20 38 1 -5 73.5
66340sedan (FABO) 38.0 P2 L2 L22 35 40 75.5
memike (FABO) 38.0 P22 L2 L22 35 40 75.5
73AbodEE (FABO) P22 L2 L22 35 40 76.5
Back in Time (FABO) 69.0 P22 4 20 38 1 -5 83.5
moparfan68 (FABO) 45.0 (no Pole pick) 4 22 38 40 84.0
DFootCuda (FABO) 56.0 P2 2 4 35 38 92.5
kazooom (FABO) 85.0 P4 20 11 1 26 -5 93.5
71dartswinger (FABO) 103.0 LP48 L24 L48 3 2 -3 102.5
fishmens67 (FABO) 107.5 (no Pole pick) 20 19 1 24 -5 115.0
Snake (FABO) 111.0 P14 24 88 3 16 120.5
SpeedracerX (FABO) 112.5 (no Pole pick) L24 L88 3 16 122.0
paulyv.100 (FABO) 104.0 (no Pole pick) 41 19 15 24 123.5
MoparDaddy (FABO) 129.0 LP48 L24 L48 3 2 -3 128.5
daredevil (FABO) 112.5 LP5 L5 L42 37 7 134.5
Mopar Momma (FABO) 123.5 LP31 L31 L11 5 26 139.0
stroked340 (FABO) (no Pole pick) 24 88 3 16 140.0
bobtile (FBBO) LP489 L2 L4 35 38 149.5


The next race is the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, VA. Don't forget to get your picks posted before the green flag drops at 7:14PM EDT (4:14PM PDT) on Saturday night, April 25.


Both your Pole picks and Race picks cutoff times are going to be the respective advertised television coverage times. And there will not be any last-minute reminders posted or sent via PM because I will be out of town on a business trip to Indianapolis and away from my computer starting Wednesday morning and not returning home until late Saturday night, several hours after the expected conclusion time of the race.

 

[ocdart]

Steve Byrnes, the long-time NASCAR FOX Sports reporter that has been battling cancer, passed this morning at the way too young age of 56.
The NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway just last Sunday was named the "Food City 500 Supporting Steve Brynes and Stand Up to Cancer" in his honor.

Here's a link to the NASCAR.com story about Steve:
Steve Byrnes passes away at age 56

Way too soon, way too young.

 

[Budnicks]

RIP Steve
you were a great media guy,
allot of the racers seemingly loved him too...

Gods-speed, he was way too young to die, left behind young family too..
Cancer will have some effect on almost everyone in one way or other

m
My deepest heartfelt condolences goes out to all his
family, friends & the NASCAR community, has lost a good man

 

[ocdart]

Congratulations to 'DFootCuda' (FABO) for correctly picking #22 Joey Logano as the Pole Winner at Richmond! He picked up -1 bonus point.

 

[ocdart]

Congratulations to 'Back in Time' (FABO), 'DFootCuda' (FABO), and 'paulyv.100' (FABO) for correctly picking the race winner, #41 Kurt Busch. Each picked up -5 bonus points.
Congrats also to 'bobtile' (FBBO), 'Budnicks' (FBBO), 'cuda20' (FABO), 'Dart_Doctor' (FABO), 'moparfan68' (FABO) and 'ocdart' (FABO) for correctly picking the race runner-up, #4 Kevin Harvick. Each picked up -3 bonus points.
'DFootCuda' (FABO) had the low-net score for the week of -3.0 points.

Here are the game standings following today's race at Richmond:

Budnicks (FBBO) 62.5 (no Pole pick) L4 L22 2 5 -3 63.0
cuda20 (FABO) 66.5 P4 4 2 2 17 -3 73.0
ocdart (FABO) 68.0 P2 4 2 2 17 -3 74.5
Dart_Doctor (FABO) 73.5 LP4 L4 L20 2 7 -3 75.0
Back in Time (FABO) 83.5 P19 22 41 5 1 -5 81.5
66340sedan (FABO) 75.5 P2 L2 L22 17 5 86.5
memike (FABO) 75.5 P2 L2 L22 17 5 86.5
73AbodEE (FABO) 76.5 P2 L2 L22 17 5 87.5
DFootCuda (FABO) 92.5 P22 -1 22 41 5 1 -5 89.5
moparfan68 (FABO) 84.0 P20 4 2 2 17 -3 90.5
kazooom (FABO) 93.5 P24 4 20 2 7 98.0
71dartswinger (FABO) 102.5 LP48 L24 L48 8 3 108.0
paulyv.100 (FABO) 123.5 P42 41 78 1 10 -5 124.0
fishmens67 (FABO) 115.0 (no Pole pick) 11 20 22 7 129.5
Snake (FABO) 120.5 P24 24 88 8 14 131.5
SpeedracerX (FABO) 122.0 (no Pole pick) L24 L88 8 14 133.0
MoparDaddy (FABO) 128.5 LP48 L24 L48 8 3 134.0
daredevil (FABO) 134.5 LP5 L5 L42 6 12 143.5
stroked340 (FABO) 140.0 P24 88 48 14 3 148.5
bobtile (FBBO) 149.5 LP48 L2 L4 7 2 -3 151.0
Mopar Momma (FABO) 139.0 LP31 L31 L11 11 22 155.5


The next race is the madness of Talladega with the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, AL. Don't forget to get your picks posted before the green flag drops at 1:19PM EDT (10:19AM PDT) on Sunday, May 3.

 

[Budnicks]

rut row
they're all catching up,
I may have to start picking Poles too...LOL

 

[ocdart]

Congratulations to 'stroked340' (FABO) for correctly picking #24 Jeff Gordon as the Pole Winner at Talladega! He picked up -1 bonus point.

 

[bobtile]

88 and 24 for the race. Thanks

 

[ocdart]

OK, finally! Here are the results from the Talladega 500. Again, sorry for the delay.
Huge CONGRATULATIONS to 'STROKED340' (FABO) for doing the darn-near impossible and picking a "TALLADEGA TRIFECTA"!!!. He correctly picked the Pole Winner, #24 Jeff Gordon, and both the race winner, #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr., and race runner-up, #48, Jimmie Johnson, for a combined -8 bonus points for the weekend. Way to go! Of course, 'stroked340' had the low-net score for the week of -7.5 points.
Congrats also to 'Back in Time' (FABO), 'bobtile' (FBBO), 'ocdart' (FABO) and 'SpeedracerX' (FABO) for also correctly picking the race winner. Each picked up -5 bonus points.
And congrats to '71dartswinger' (FABO), 'fishmens67' (FABO), 'kazooom' (FABO), 'MoparDaddy' (FABO) and 'moparfan68' (FABO) for also correctly picking the race runner-up. Each picked up -3 bonus points.

Here are the game standings following Talladega:

cuda20 (FABO) 73.0 P18 4 41 8 12 83.0
Budnicks (FBBO) 63.0 (no Pole pick) L4 L22 8 33 83.5
ocdart (FABO) 74.5 (no Pole pick) 24 88 31 1 -5 85.5
Dart_Doctor (FABO) 75.0 LP4 L4 L20 8 25 91.5
Back in Time (FABO) 81.5 P41 24 88 31 1 -5 92.5
kazooom (FABO) 95.0 P1 4 48 8 2 -3 97.0
moparfan68 (FABO) 90.5 P78 24 48 31 2 -3 104.0
66340sedan (FABO) 86.5 P2 L2 L22 22 33 114.0
memike (FABO) 86.5 P22 L2 L22 22 33 114.0
73AbodEE (FABO) 87.5 P15 L2 L22 22 33 115.0
DFootCuda (FABO) 89.5 P42 42 41 42 12 116.5
71dartswinger (FABO) 108.0 LP48 L24 L48 31 2 -3 121.5
fishmens67 (FABO) 129.5 P20 20 48 25 2 -3 140.0
stroked340 (FABO) 148.5 P24 -1 48 88 2 1 -5 -3 141.0
SpeedracerX (FABO) 133.0 (no Pole pick) L24 L88 31 1 -5 144.0
MoparDaddy (FABO) 134.0 LP48 L24 L48 31 2 -3 147.5
paulyv.100 (FABO) 124.0 (no Pole pick) 42 78 42 5 147.5
bobtile (FBBO) 151.0 LP48 88 24 1 31 -5 162.0
Mopar Momma (FABO) 155.5 LP31 L31 L11 7 9 163.5
Snake (FABO) 131.5 (no Pole pick) (no pick) (no pick) 43 43 174.5
daredevil (FABO) 143.5 LP5 L5 L42 34 42 181.5

I'm still under the influence of my cold meds so let me know if I mixed up some numbers!


The next race is the (stupid name for a major race) SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, KS. Don't forget to get your picks posted before the green flag drops at 7:46PM EDT (7:46PM PDT) on Saturday, May 9.

 

[Budnicks]

I've bee dethroned...

soon to be with bobtile probably

 

[ocdart]

Last week had the "Talladega Trifecta". This week we had two players come up with the "Kansas Perfecta", correctly picking both the race winner and runner-up.
Congratulations to both 'moparfan68' (FABO) and 'ocdart' (FABO) for correctly picking the race winner, #48, Jimmie Johnson, and the race runner-up, #4, Kevin Harvick. Both picked up both the -5 winning-driver bonus and the -3 runner-up bonus. Both also had the low net scores for the week at -6.5 points.
Congrats also to '71dartswinger' (FABO), 'fishmens67' (FABO) and 'stroked340' (FABO) for correctly picking the race winner. Each picked up -5 bonus points.
And congrats to 'Budnicks' (FBBO), 'Dart_Doctor' (FABO), 'DFootCuda' (FABO), 'kazooom' (FABO) and 'MoparDaddy' (FABO) for correctly picking the race runner-up. Each picked up -3 bonus points.

Here are the game standings following Kansas:

ocdart (FABO) 85.5 P4 4 48 -5 -3 79.0
Budnicks (FBBO) 83.5 (no Pole pick) L4 L22 2 5 -3 84.0
cuda20 (FABO) 83.0 P41 22 2 5 7 89.0
Dart_Doctor (FABO) 91.5 LP4 L4 L20 2 6 -3 92.5
kazoom (FABO) 97.0 P11 24 4 4 2 -3 97.0
moparfan68 (FABO) 104.0 P78 4 48 2 1 -5 -3 97.5
DFootCuda (FABO) 116.5 P4 4 41 2 8 -3 118.5
71dartswinger (FABO) 121.5 LP48 L24 L48 4 1 -5 119.0
memike (FABO) 114.0 P22 -1 L22 L2 5 7 119.0
66340sedan (FABO) 114.0 P4 L2 L22 7 5 120.0
73AbodEE (FABO) 115.0 P19 L2 L22 7 5 121.0
Back in Time (FABO) 92.5 P18 (no pick) (no pick) 43 43 135.5
stroked340 (FABO) 141.0 P5 5 48 17 1 -5 145.0
fishmens67 (FABO) 140.0 P19 19 48 20 1 -5 145.5
MoparDaddy (FABO) 147.5 LP4 L88 L4 3 2 -3 147.0
SpeedracerX (FABO) 144.0 (no Pole pick) L24 L88 4 3 147.5
paulyv.100 (FABO) 147.5 P88 42 78 15 9 159.5
bobtile (FBBO) 162.0 LP48 L88 L24 3 4 165.5
Mopar Momma (FABO) LP31 L31 L11 10 41 189.0
daredevil (FABO) 181.5 LP5 L5 L42 17 15 197.5
Snake (FABO) 174.5 (no Pole pick) (no pick 2) (no pick 2) 43 43 217.5

I'm still under the influence of my cold meds so let me know if I mixed up some numbers!


Next Friday is the Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown event for all drivers that have not qualified for the Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday, and Saturday night is the Sprint All-Star Race.
I will post the rules for the Sprint All-Star Race probably on Tuesday so be on the lookout for it.
This will NOT be an optional event, but like the past several years, a point event with multiple chances for bonus points.