2015 5th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - Are You Ready To Make Your Picks???

[ocdart]

Here are the results and point standings at the halfway point of the season following completion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio.
Congratulations to game point leader, OldmanRick (FABO), for being the event winner with 126.5 point. OldmanRick picked the class winner in Pro Stock, his Top Fuel pick went to the finals before losing, and his Funny Car pick went two rounds of eliminations. His Pro Stock Motorcycle pick lost in the opening round of eliminations. He was helped with ET bonus points in Pro Stock Motorcycle and Speed bonus points in Pro Stock.
Congrats to '64BEL' (FBBO) for being the event runner-up with a nice total of 123.0 points with a class winner pick in Pro Stock. His Funny Car pick went two rounds of eliminations, and his Top Fuel pick won one round of eliminations. His Pro Stock Motorcycle pick also lost in the first round of eliminations. '64BEL' was helped by ET bonus points in Pro Stock Motorcycle and speed bonus points in both Top Fuel and Pro Stock. He was also helped by his Top Fuel pick, Larry Dixon, setting a new Top Fuel National Speed Record.

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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Doug Kalitta, 3.731 during qualifying
Speed - Larry Dixon, 332.51 (National Record) during Round 1 of eliminations

Funny Car
E.T. - Matt Hagan, 3.973 during qualifying
Speed - Matt Hagan, 322.96, during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Erica Enders-Stevens, 6.532 during qualifying
Speed - Larry Morgan, 212.19 during Round 1 of eliminations, and Greg Anderson, 212.19 while winning the final round of eliminations.

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Hector Arana Jr., 6.868 during qualifying
Speed - Chip Ellis, 196.76, during Round 1 of eliminations

Here are the game point standings after the 12th event of the 2015 season:
1103.5 - OldmanRick (FABO) no change in the game standings
1068.5 - IEduster (FABO) no change
1031.0 - alsant (FBBO) no change
980.5 - 71dartswinger (FABO) +2
980.0 - 64BEL(FBBO) +4
958.0 - bobtile (FBBO) -1
956.5 - Back in Time (FABO) +1
950.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) -1
949.0 - bvt69dart (FABO) -5
929.5 - Duster79 (FABO) +1
907.5 - stroked340 (FABO) +3
895.0 - 6pk2goDemon (FABO) -2
891.5 - SSG Karg (FABO) -1
875.5 - Gpuller (FBBO) +2
875.0 - memike (FABO) -2
867.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) +1
842.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +1
835.0 - ocdart (FABO) +2
832.5 - super-bee_ski (FBBO) -4
828.0 - cuda20 (FABO) -1
778.0 - 67cudafb (FABO) no change
739.0 - socaldart (FABO) no change
642.0 - tqfastfish (FABO) no change
505.5 - YoungGun74 (FABO) no change


The 13th race of the 2015 season, the Lucas Oil Route 66 NHRA Nationals, is July 9-12, at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, July 10 in order to qualify for all event bonus points. Pro qualifying is scheduled to start at 4:30PM EDT (2:30PM PDT).
The Lucas Oil Route 66 Nationals entry list is posted on NHRA.com and currently shows 20 Top Fuel, 18 Funny Car,, 17 Pro Stock and 20 Pro Stock Motorcycles entries, but the counts are subject to change.
Keep checking http://www.nhra.com/events/entrylist13.aspx for an updated entry list.
Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!

 

[Nick2317]

just home from Norwalk about an hour ago ....great weekend for racing weather wise ...esp at night ...will have pics etc some time tomorrow ...sooo tired rite now

 

[alsant]

Nice job Bel !!!

 

[ocdart]

Most importantly, what was your wife's reaction to her first nitro experience?
Glad you had a safe trip!

 

[Nick2317]

Heres 1 video from Saturday night of Hagans record run ....will post more in a bit

https://www.facebook.com/nick.zimmerman.3939/videos/10155736645885573/?pnref=story

 

[ocdart]

Here's your Tuesday reminder of the upcoming Lucas Oil Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL. Pro Qualifying starts at 5:30PM EDT (2:30PM PDT) on Friday, July 10th.
Your picks must be posted to this game thread before the start of Pro Qualifying. Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle will all compete at this event.
The NHRA website currently shows 20 Top Fuel, 18 Funny Car, 18 Pro Stock and 20 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries for the Route 66 Nationals, but this could still possibly change.

Always check to verify your picks are racing at this event.

You can find the current event entry list at
http://www.nhra.com/events/entrylist13.aspx

The extended weather forecast for Joliet shows temps from 78-86F with a 60% chance of rain Friday through Sunday. Sunday is forecast to be cloudy.

Good Luck!


Please note this event is the second of 5 races in 6 weekends of racing, so you may want to think about "locking in" your picks if you may have something scheduled that could keep you from posting picks for any/all of these events.

 

[Budnicks]

Joliet Ill./Route 66 race picks

T/F Larry Dixon

F/C Jack Beckman

P/S Greg Anderson

P/SM Angle Sampie

Congrats & great picks last race 64Bel

good luck everyone

 

[64BEL]

Here are my Joliet picks:

TF Larry Dixon
FC Jack Beckman
PS Jason Line
PSM Hector Arana Jr.

oc - Lock me in just in case. I'll still try to make a pick each week.

Good luck all!

 

[Nick2317]

Ill go with

TF- Antron Brown
FC- Matt Hagan
PS- Jason Line
PSM- Andrew Hines

 

[Gpuller]

Great job last race Bel!

TF Brown
FC Hagan
PS G..Grr...Grre...Greg Anderson...whew that was hard to say.
PSM Angelle Sampey

 

[super-bee_ski]

Illinois, Joliet 10 thru 12 July 2015

Top Fuel: Tony Schumacher

Funny Car: John Force

Pro Stock: Erica Enders

Pro Bike: Andrew Hines

 

[alsant]

TF- Larry Dixon
FC- John Force
PS- Greg Anderson
PSM- Angal Sampie

Good luck Guys!!!!

 

[ocdart]

Lucas Oil Route 66 NHRA Nationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 83F, 46% relative humidity, barometer 29.39", adjusted altitude 2881', track temp 112F

TF: Tony Schumacher, 3.760; J.R. Todd @ 327.82
FC: Courtney Force & Robert Hight, 4.055; John Force @ 316.38
PS: Chris McGaha, 6.533; Greg Anderson @ 211.83
PSM: Chip Ellis, 6.856; Hector Arana Jr. @195.90


Q2
Weather: 81F, 51% relative humidity, barometer 29.39", adjusted altitude 2820', track temp 94F

TF: Antron Brown, 3.729; Dave Connolly @ 328.78
FC: Cruz Pedregon, 3.966; John Force @ 321.58
PS: Drew Skillman, 6.528; Greg Anderson @ 211.83
PSM: Chip Ellis, 6.856; Hector Arana Jr. @ 196.82


Q3
Weather: 76F, 73% relative humidity, barometer 29.35", adjusted altitude 2662', track temp 84F

TF: Antron Brown, 3.729; Dave Connolly @ 328.78
FC: Cruz Pedregon, 3.966; John Force @ 321.58
PS: Drew Skillman, 6.528; Greg Anderson @ 211.83
PSM: Chip Ellis, 6.856; Hector Arana Jr. @ 196.82


Q4

PSM was the only class to run Q4
Chip Ellis, 6.856; Hector Arana Jr. @ 196.82

 

[ocdart]

Congrats to 'super-bee_ski' (FBBO) for winning the Top Qualifier title for the 2015 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals with a very nice total of 26.0 bonus points. He picked the #2 qualifier in both Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle, the #4 qualifier in Pro Stock and #8 qualifier in Funny Car.
'Back in Time' (FABO) and 'stroked340' (FABO) share the runner-up spot with 25.5 bonus points.
Great picks all!

24 players this week with 24 different driver combos made up of:
* 5 different Top Fuel drivers. One Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #8 qualifier Doug Kalitta (2 picks) and #9 qualifier Spencer Massey (1 pick). There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in Round 2 of eliminations.
* 7 different Funny Car drivers with three Round 1 head-to-head matchups. One between #6 qualifier Ron Capps (2 picks) and #11 qualifier Matt Hagan (8 picks), another between #7 qualifier Del Worsham (3 picks) and #10 qualifier Robert Hight (1 pick), and one between #8 qualifier John Force (6 picks) and #9 qualifier Alexis DeJoria (1 pick). There are no possibilities of any head-to-head matchups in Round 2 of eliminations.
* 7 different Pro Stock drivers picked this week with one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #5 qualifier Jason Line (6 picks) and #12 qualifier Rodger Brogdon (2 picks). There is a possibility of two head-to-head matchups in the 2nd round of eliminations.
* 6 different Pro Stock Motorcycle riders with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups, but the possibility of two head-to-head matchups in Round 2 of eliminations.

Good luck all!


- - - Updated - - -

News posted on NHRA.com today that Jeg Coughlin Jr. is returning to Pro Stock at least for three races this year. But he won't be driving a Mopar.
Jeg is going to be in Drew Skillman's Camaro for the last two legs of the Western Swing, July 31-August 2 at the Sonoma Nationals in Sonoma, CA, and August 7-9 at the Northwest Nationals in Seattle, WA. He'll also be driving a third Richard Freeman owned Elite Performance Camaro with his own trailer and crew at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis over the Labor Day weekend.
It will be good to see Jeggy back in the Pro Stock wars - but not as good as seeing him behind the wheel of a Mopar.

 

[ocdart]

Here are the results and point standings following completion of the Lucas Oil Nationals in Joliet, IL.
Congratulations to SSG Karg (FABO), for almost hitting perfection on his way to winning this event with 176.0 points. He picked the class winners in Top Fuel, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, and his Funny Car pick went to the finals before losing. He was also helped with Speed bonus points in Pro Stock Motorcycle. Outstanding!
Congrats also to game leader 'OldmanRick' (FABO) for being the event runner-up with a very nice total of 139.5 points with class winner picks in Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle. His Pro Stock pick went two rounds of eliminations, and his Funny Car pick won one round of eliminations. 'OldmanRick' was also helped by Speed bonus points in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Gpuller was the top FBBO player this week with 112.0 points

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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Antron Brown, 3.729 during qualifying
Speed - Dave Connolly, 328.78 during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - Cruz Pedregon, 3.966 during qualifying
Speed - John Force, 321.58, during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Drew Skillman, 6.528 during qualifying
Speed - Greg Anderson, 211.83 during qualifying

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Chip Ellis, 6.856 during qualifying
Speed - Hector Arana Jr., 196.82, during qualifying

Here are the game point standings after the 13th event of the 2015 season:
1243.0 - OldmanRick (FABO) no change in the game standings
1189.5 - IEduster (FABO) no change
1132.5 - alsant (FBBO) no change
1108.0 - 71dartswinger (FABO) no change
1085.0 - 64BEL(FBBO) no change
1077.0 - Back in Time (FABO) +1
1067.5 - SSG Karg (FABO) +6
1045.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) no change
1029.0 - bvt69dart (FABO) no change
1013.0 - Duster49 (FABO) no change
1008.0 - bobtile (FBBO) -5
987.5 - Gpuller (FBBO) +2
983.5 - 6pk2goDemon (FABO) -1
983.0 - stroked340 (FABO) -3
955.0 - memike (FABO) no change
949.5 - ocdart (FABO) +2
943.5 - super-bee_ski (FABO) +2
932.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) -1
927.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) -3
923.0 - cuda20 (FABO) no change
907.5 - 67cudafb (FABO) no change
836.5 - socaldart (FABO) no change
743.0 - tqfastfish (FABO) no change
565.5 - YoungGun74 (FABO) no change


The 14th race of the 2015 season, the 36th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, is July 24-26, at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, CO. The "Race on the Mountain" starts off the always-challenging 3-race Western Swing.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, July 24 in order to qualify for all event bonus points. Pro qualifying is scheduled to start at 7:00PM EDT (4:00PM PDT).
The Mopar Mile-High Nationals entry list is posted on NHRA.com and currently shows 15 Top Fuel, 16 Funny Car,, 18 Pro Stock and 15 Pro Stock Motorcycles entries, but the counts are subject to change.
Keep checking http://www.nhra.com/events/entrylist14.aspx for an updated entry list.
Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!

 

[alsant]

Great job G!!!

 

[Gpuller]

Congrats Bee-Ski on qualifying!

WOW, didn't get to watch again. Looked at my picks late last night figured I would have fallen back in points.

 

[Budnicks]

congrats to Ski in Qualifying
congrats to Gpuller for racing points

2 weeks tell West Coast swing starts


Great to see P/S Allen Johnson Mopar win
even if my picks weren't the winners

at-least I didn't go backwards again

ocdart yeah I saw that Jeggy will be driving an Elite MS Camaro,
for a couple of the West Coast swing races & INDY too
he could certainly stir the pot up some...

it's too bad it wasn't in a Mopar instead

 

[super-bee_ski]

Man, can you guys believe Chris Karamesines!
He is 83 OR 84 years old...running Top Fuel!

 

[64BEL]

congrats to Ski in Qualifying
congrats to Gpuller for racing points

I second that - way to go, guys!