2025 15th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - I Can't Wait!!!

[ocdart]

Since we are now 25% through the 2025 NHRA schedule, here is a little information about how many different drivers have competed in each of the professional classes so far:

26 Top Fuel
26 Funny Car
26 Pro Stock
19 Pro Stock Motorcycle

 

[Budnicks]

Congrats to @GTXDAN nice picks for qualifying

 

[Budnicks]

Another "blind squirrel" episode for 'ocdart'?! 144.5 points for the 2025 15th annual American Rebel Light NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Concord, NC. Whether it was the "blind squirrel" or a crystal ball, he ended up with the class winners of Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle. His Top Fuel pick finished 4th in the final Quad of eliminations.
'johnnycuda' (FABO) was right behind with 144.0 points.
The top FBBO player was 'Budnicks' with 138.0 points
Way to go!

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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Doug Kalitta, 3.646 during qualifying
Speed - Brittany Force, 341.59 (new National Record) during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - Paul Lee, 3.829 during qualifying
Speed - Austin Prock, 336.49 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Greg Anderson, 6.472 during the final Quad of eliminations
Speed - Matt Hartford, 213.23 during Round 2 of eliminations

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Gaige Herrera, 6.680 during qualifying
Speed - Matt Smith, 203.16 during Round 2 of eliminations

Here are the game point standings after the 5th event of the 2025 season:
606.5 - ocdart (FABO) no change in the point standings
581.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) no change
567.0 - TT5.9mag (FABO) +1
560.5 - stroked340 (FABO) -1
558.0 - GTXDAN (FBBO) no change
548.0 - alsant (FBBO) no change
465.5 - johnnycuda (FABO) +2
460.0 - Yunick13 (FABO) no change
445.5 - 64BEL (FBBO) -2
413.5 - Back in Time (FABO) no change
373.5 - cuda20 (FABO) +1
372.0 - memike (FABO) -1
322.0 - Outlawd (FBBO) no change
256.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +1
223.0 - MomsDuster (FABO) -1

Now we get a 3-week break before the 65th annual Gerber Collision and Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Elwood, IL, scheduled for May 15-18.

As of this morning, nhra.com currently shows the following entries:
15 Top Fuel
17 Funny Car
Pro Stock will not compete at this event
12 Pro Stock Motorcycle

With three weeks until this race the entry counts are almost guaranteed to change.
As always, please check to verify your picks are participating before posting your picks.

GOOD LUCK!

I'm still in 2nd 25.5 pts back of @ocdart nice picks
yea ha' congrats

 

[GTXDAN]

Way to go Budnicks we're still hanging in there.