2024 14th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - It's NITRO Burnin' Time Again!!!

[Outlawd]

Midwest Nationals

TF=Doug Kalitta
FC="Fast Jack" Beckman
PS=Erica Enders
PSM=Matt Smith

Good luck everybody!!

 

[Budnicks]

Yeah down -3, not good

I should change my T/F S. Torrence pick but I'm not yet,
may kill me for the season too, I was thinking Antron Brown...

also P/S Greg Anderson laid an egg last event too
but I'll let him redeem himself too, but either Dallas Glenn or Arron Stanfield
would be smart...

I was even considering, even going with P/SM Matt Smith too,
I like the guy way better, & his Buell is a freaken' rocket now
but learned a long time ago don't bet with my heart
but I will let the Vance & Hines kid on the Suzuki, Herrara redeem himself too,
V&H had clutch issues last event, they're still figuring out the added weight too...

F/C Austin Prock he is freaken' clutch, & haulin' ***

@ocdart locked in picks stay as is, let em' ride another event

Good luck everyone

 

[64BEL]

Yeah, Bud, I'm tempted to jump on the AB bandwagon, but I've outsmarted myself before. Stanfield would probably be another smart move. But I'll stick with my locks to see if they'll pull me back up. Good luck everyone!

 

[ocdart]

Midwest Nationals weather forecast updated in Post #358

 

[GTXDAN]

New qualifying schedule announced for Midwest Nationals, starting at 1:00 pm Fri. due to weather.

 

[alsant]

J Ashley
A Prock
G Anderson
M Smith
Good luck guys !!

 

[ocdart]

New qualifying schedule announced for Midwest Nationals, starting at 1:00 pm Fri. due to weather.

That's 1:00pm EDT (10:00am PDT)...and Q2 will start at 3:30pm EDT (12:30pm PDT)

 

[ocdart]

Current weather in Madison, IL, and updated weekend forecast...

Friday - currently light rain falling and forecast be a 90%+ to continue to 4pm tonight. Then dropping to 80% to 7pm and 50% to 9pm. Friday qualifying cancelled due to weather.
Saturday - 40% chance of light rain starting about 11am and lasting to about 11pm
Sunday - 40% chance of light rain starting about 11am and lasting to about 6pm

'Mother Nature' may not want to go racing this weekend.
Let's hope she changes her mind.

 

[Budnicks]

Current weather in Madison, IL, and updated weekend forecast...

Friday - currently light rain falling and forecast be a 90%+ to continue to 4pm tonight. Then dropping to 80% to 7pm and 50% to 9pm. Friday qualifying cancelled due to weather.
Saturday - 40% chance of light rain starting about 11am and lasting to about 11pm
Sunday - 40% chance of light rain starting about 11am and lasting to about 6pm

'Mother Nature' may not want to go racing this weekend.
Let's hope she changes her mind.

Dang it...

 

[ocdart]

Current weather in Madison, IL, and updated weekend forecast...

Friday - currently light rain falling and forecast be a 90%+ to continue to 4pm tonight. Then dropping to 80% to 7pm and 50% to 9pm. Friday qualifying cancelled due to weather.
Saturday - 40% chance of light rain starting about 11am and lasting to about 11pm
Sunday - 40% chance of light rain starting about 11am and lasting to about 6pm

'Mother Nature' may not want to go racing this weekend.
Let's hope she changes her mind.

Weather forecast for Saturday qualifying is much improved.
Current forecast for weather-delayed Q1 [1:00pm EDT (10:00am PDT] is 71F and cloudy with 11% chance of rain and 15mph wind; Q2 [3:30pm EDT (12:30pm PDT)] is 73F and 11% cloudy with 11% chance of rain and 14mph wind.
Forecast for Sunday eliminations is cloudy with a high of 73F and about 10mph wind.

 

[ocdart]

2024 40th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals qualifying leaders:

Q1 (weather delayed)
Weather: 74F, 73% relative humidity, barometer 29.76", adjusted altitude 2,253', track temp. 91F
TF: Tony Schumacher, 3.739 @ 325.22 (Kyle Wurtzel, Jacob Opatrny, and Doug Kalitta are not yet qualified at #17, #18, and #19)
FC: Austin Prock, 3.869; Bobby Bode III @ 324.36
PS: Erica Enders, 6.565 @ 208.01 (Kenny Delco, Chris McGaha, and Camrie Caruso are not yet qualified at #17, #18, and #19)
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.796; Matt Smith @ 198.12

Q2 (final qualifying round)
Weather: 75F, 70% relative humidity, barometer 29.75", adjusted altitude 2,376', track temp. 91F
TF: T.J. Zizzo, 3.714 @ 327.66
FC: Austin Prock, 3.836; Ron Capps @ 333.33
PS: Erica Enders, 6.565 @ 208.46
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.796; Angie Smith @ 198.29

 

[ocdart]

Congratulations to 'Budnicks' (FBBO) for winning the 2024 14th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals Top Qualifier title with a nice total of 27.5 bonus points. He picked the #1 qualifier in both Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle, the #3 qualifier in Pro Stock, and the #8 qualifier in Top Fuel.
'cuda20' (FABO), 'memike' (FABO) and 'Yunick13' (FABO) shared the runner-up qualifier with 27.0 bonus points.
Way to go!
More outstanding picks!

16 players again this week and 13 different driver combos made up of:
* 6 different Top Fuel drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #4 qualifier Clay Millican (1 picks) and #13 qualifier Justin Ashley (4 picks). There is a possibility of a head-to-head matchup is the second round of eliminations if both drivers survive until then.
* 5 different Funny Car drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchups between #8 qualifier Bob Tasca III (1 pick) and #9 qualifier Matt Hagan (3 picks). There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in the second round of eliminations if both of the drivers survive until then.
* 3 different Pro Stock drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. The earliest possibility of a head-to-head matchup is in the semi-final round of eliminations.
* 2 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchup. The only possibility of a head-to-head matchup is in the final round of eliminations if both drivers survive until then.
Good luck all!

 

[Budnicks]

Yea ha, the blind squirrel got a few acorns...

now lets see if they can go rounds

I didn't get to see any of the qualifying wasn't listed on my guide
only saw the rained out version with the hosts, watching rain
maybe show some of it tomorrow, before the Sunday show...

 

[64BEL]

Nice picks, Bud! Qualifying comes on at 11:00am your time. Or, I think it's qualifying. Something comes on then.

 

[ocdart]

Congratulations to former Pro Stock and Super Gas driver Mark ("Cowboy") Pawuk for winning the first Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown championship in his Dodge Drag Pak Challenger!

Congratulations to 'Budnicks' (FBBO) for winning the "Top Picker Eliminator" title for the 14th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals with an outstanding total of 152.5 points. He picked the class winner in Pro Stock Motorcycle, his Top Fuel pick lost in the final round of eliminations, and his Funny Car and Pro Stock picks both lost in the semi-final round of eliminations. He was also helped with ET bonus points in both Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle, and Speed bonus points Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'Yunick13' (FABO) and 'memike' shared the runner-up spot with 152.0 points each.
Way to go!

Here's where the bonus points were earned if you picked the right drivers:

Top Fuel
E.T. - Brittany Force, 3.702 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Clay Millican, 330.96 while losing during Round 1 of eliminations

Funny Car
E.T. - Austin Prock, 3.814 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Ron Capps, 333.33 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Erica Enders, 6.552 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Matt Hartford, 208.49 during Round 1 of eliminations

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Gaige Herrera, 6.796 during qualifying
Speed - Gaige Herrera, 198.88 during Round 2 of eliminations


Here are the game point standings after the 17th event of the 2024 season and the halfway point of the 6-race 2024 Countdown:
2397.5 - Yunick13 (FABO) +1 change in the points standings
2393.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) +2
2381.0 - ocdart (FABO) +2
2359.5 - Outlawd (FBBO) -3
2359.5 - cuda20 (FABO) -2
2358.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) +2
2339.0 - stroked340 (FABO) no change
2337.0 - TT5.9mag (FABO) -2
2322.0 - Back in Time (FABO) no change
2314.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) +2
2304.5 - Duster79 (FABO) no change
2295.5 - GTXDAN (FBBO) -2
2287.5 - memike (FABO) no change
2230.0 - alsant (FBBO) no change
2226.0 - SSG_Karg (FABO) +1
2200.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) -1

Again, lots of position movement this week and the points remain extremely close. This is still anybody's game with three races to go.

Now we get a week off from racing to study our picks before the 4th race of the 6-race "countdown". The 39th annual NHRA Texas FallNationals at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, TX, is scheduled for October 9-13.
nhra.com currently shows the following class entry numbers:

17 - Top Fuel (including one driver racing in a national event for the first time)
19 - Funny Car
20 - Pro Stock
14 - Pro Stock Motocycle

As always, please check to verify your picks are participating before posting your picks.
GOOD LUCK!

 

[Budnicks]

Yea ha, made up +2 spots, of the -3 I lost last race...

 

[Budnicks]

congrats to @ocdart & @64BEL
both going back up +2 each too

 

[64BEL]

Nice picks, oc and Bud!

 

[GTXDAN]

Nice job Budnicks.

I'm going down like Pam Anderson on Tommy Lee.


Haven't been able to get on all day until now. Must have fixed something.

 

[Budnicks]

Texas
I'll be sticking with my "locked in picks",
if you please @ocdart

"let them ride again"
till they buck ya' off

The next race Vegas
or especially Pomona (pt's & 1/2)
I may change a couple, it depends if the current picks, let me down or not...
So Far So Good...
P/S & T/F 'are up for grabs' seemingly
P/SM is tighter than I thought it would be, Herrara & Smith
F/C Prock is the man or, Big Boy with a capitol B

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE