Well, that was a wild race that was sure to ruin almost all of the NASCAR "In-Season Challenge Brackets"! There can't be many entrants with a correct bracket left after the initial race.
In our little game we had aAnother 'blind squirrel' moment as 'ocdart' (FABO) was the only player grab the -5 bonus points for picking the Quaker State 400 race winner (survivor?), #9 Chase Elliott.
Nobody picked the race runner-up, #6 Brad Keselowski, so no -3 bonus points awarded.
'ocdart' (FABO) had the low net score honor for the week with 14.5 points.
#2 Austin Cindric was the race leader at the end of Stage 1, #6 Brad Keselowski was in 2nd place.
#45 Tyler Reddick was the race leader at the end of Stage 2, #9 Chase Elliott was in 2nd place.
Here are the game standings following the 2025 NASCAR Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia:
Yunick13 (FABO) 108.0 P12 12 5 40 17 136.5
cuda20 (FABO) 99.5 (no Pole pick) 12 22 40 36 137.5
MeMikieJr (FABO) 125.0 P2 12 2 (S1-2) 40 38 162.0
alsant (FABO) 144.5 LP20 L24 L5 37 17 171.5
ocdart (FABO) 170.5 (no Pole pick) 9 (S2-1) 12 1 -5 40 185.0
fishmens67 (FABO) 165.0 LP5 L24 L5 37 17 192.0
memike (FABO) 179.0 P12 12 22 40 36 217.0
Sublime one (FABO) 205.5 LP22 -1 L22 L5 36 17 231.0
Back in Time (FABO) 201.0 P9 12 22 40 36 239.0
Unconventional (FABO) 217.5 P22 -1 22 2 (S1-2) 36 38 251.5
Riverdawg (FBBO) 242.0 LP3 L11 L45 31 4 259.5
44070dart (FABO) 235.0 P22 -1 12 22 40 36 272.0
(new player) Pecos Bill (FBBO) 646.0 P22 -1 20 22 30 36 678.0
New players joining during the season start with a point total as if their picks had finished last in all previous races during the season.
As a reminder here's a quick explanation of what the above numbers represent:
(your score before the race) race pick car # (Stage bonus points) (race pick car #) (Stage bonus points) (race pick finish position) (race pick finish position) (race winner/runner-up bonus points) (your score after the race)
Please let me know if I show either your Pole or Race picks incorrectly or if you have any questions.
Please post your picks for the next race and let me know if you want to "lock" them in for future weeks. I will put an "L" before either your Pole pick or your race picks to show they've been "locked".
As always, you can always make different picks each week. Your "locked" picks will always be there should you forget to post your race picks, your computer malfunctions or the site should go down temporarily.
Don't forget to get your picks for the Grant Park 165, on the streets of Chicago, posted before the green flag drops at approximately 2:15 PM EDT (11:15 PM PDT) on Sunday, July 6.
Cup practice sessions and Cup qualifying schedule:
There is a single practice session for the Grant Park 165 scheduled for 1:00-1:50 PM EDT (10:00-10:50 AM PDT) on Saturday, July 5.
Your Pole Pick for the Quaker State 400 will need to be posted before qualifying starts at 2:00 PM EDT (11:00 PM PDT), immediately following practice, on Saturday, July 5.
Lets go with Logano, in the 22, for pole position.
