ocdart
Well-Known Member
There were some interesting changes that showed up at the Midwest Nationals!
* Alan Johnson is working with the Torrence Top Fuel cars for the remainder of the season and his influence showed immediately
* Vincent Nobile is no longer part of the KB Racing team, but is now part of Elite Motorsports and was driving the same Camaro that Jeg Coughlin Jr. drove at the U.S. Nationals a couple of events ago. The announcers made a comment during the telecast today that there were words between Greg Anderson and Vincent Nobile after Nobile beat Anderson in the 2nd round of eliminations at the Carolina Nationals last weekend. Gee, do you think "team orders" were ignored?
Here are the results and point standings after the second race of the "countdown" following completion of the Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park:
Congratulations to '71dartswinger' (FABO) for again being the top picker - 2nd week in a row - with an outstanding point total of 153.5 points. He picked the class winner in Top Fuel, both his Funny Car and Pro Stock went to the final round of eliminations before losing, and his Pro Stock Motorcycle pick lost in the opening round of eliminations. His point total was helped with both Speed and E.T. bonus points, and Matt Hagan's new National Speed Record in Funny Car.
Great job!
'SSG Karg' (FABO) was the event runner-up with a very nice total of 144.5 points. He picked the Pro Stock Motorcycle class winner, his Funny Car pick went to the finals before losing, his Pro Stock pick went to the semi-finals before losing, and his Top Fuel pick lost in the opening round. He was also helped by E.T. and Speed bonus points, and Matt Hagan's new National Speed Record in Funny Car.
'Nick2317' was the top FBBO picker, for the second consecutive week, with 121.5 points.
Great picking all!
Here's where the bonus points were earned if you picked the right drivers:
Top Fuel
E.T. - Steve Torrence, 3.718 during qualifying
Speed - Dave Connelly, 329.99 during Round 3 of eliminations
Funny Car
E.T. - Matt Hagan, 3.883 during qualifying, but was not backed up within 1% or it would have been a new National E.T. Record. Del Worsham's 3.899 during qualifying was backed up and is the new National E.T. Record
Speed - Matt Hagan, 330.47 during qualifying established a new National Speed Record for Funny Car
Pro Stock
E.T. - Greg Anderson, 6.492 during qualifying
Speed - Greg Anderson, 213.27 during qualifying
Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Jerry Savoie, 6.832 during qualifying
Speed - Jerry Savoie, 196.50 during qualifying, and Hector Arana Jr., 196.50 while winning the event during the final round of eliminations
Here are the game point standings after the 20th event of the 2015 season, and the second event of the "Countdown":
2225.0 - 71dartswinger (FABO) +3
2179.5 - GPuller (FBBO) +1
2161.0 - OldmanRick (FABO) -1
2136.0 - alsant (FBBO) -3
2117.5 - IEduster (FABO) +1
2106.0 - Back in Time (FABO) +1
2105.5 - Duster79 (FABO) -2
2098.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) no change
2098.5 - SSG Karg (FABO) +5
2090.0 - ocdart (FABO) +1
2087.5 - memike (FABO) +1
2083.0 - 6pk2goDemon (FABO) -3
2073.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +3
2052.5 - 64BEL (FBBO) -1
2023.0 - 67cudafb (FABO) no change
2022.0 - cuda20 (FABO) -6
1960.0 - tqfastfish (FABO) +1
1942.0 - stroked340 (FABO) -1
1910.0 - socaldart (FABO) +2
1879.5 - johnnycuda (FABO) -1
1855.5 - super-bee_ski (FBBO) -1
1845.5 - bobtile (FBBO) no change
1819.5 - bvt69dart (FABO) no change
1779.5 - YoungGun74 (FABO) no change
super-bee_ski, bobtile, bvt69dart and YoungGun74 did not post any picks for the 2nd consecutive "Countdown" event, so they have now "lost their sponsors" and are parked for the remainder of the 2015 NHRA season. I hope they all return for the 2016 season.
Still no rest because the 21st race of the 2015 season, the 31st annual Keystone NHRA Nationals, is next weekend, October 2-4 at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, PA.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, October 2 in order to qualify for all event bonus points. Pro qualifying is scheduled to start at 1:15PM EDT (10:15AM PDT).
The Keystone Nationals entry list is posted on NHRA.com and currently shows 15 Top Fuel, 16 Funny Car, 17 Pro Stock and 15 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries. As always, the class counts are subject to change.
PLEASE keep checking http://www.nhra.com/events/entrylist21.aspx for an updated entry list.
Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!
* Alan Johnson is working with the Torrence Top Fuel cars for the remainder of the season and his influence showed immediately
* Vincent Nobile is no longer part of the KB Racing team, but is now part of Elite Motorsports and was driving the same Camaro that Jeg Coughlin Jr. drove at the U.S. Nationals a couple of events ago. The announcers made a comment during the telecast today that there were words between Greg Anderson and Vincent Nobile after Nobile beat Anderson in the 2nd round of eliminations at the Carolina Nationals last weekend. Gee, do you think "team orders" were ignored?
Here are the results and point standings after the second race of the "countdown" following completion of the Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park:
Congratulations to '71dartswinger' (FABO) for again being the top picker - 2nd week in a row - with an outstanding point total of 153.5 points. He picked the class winner in Top Fuel, both his Funny Car and Pro Stock went to the final round of eliminations before losing, and his Pro Stock Motorcycle pick lost in the opening round of eliminations. His point total was helped with both Speed and E.T. bonus points, and Matt Hagan's new National Speed Record in Funny Car.
Great job!
'SSG Karg' (FABO) was the event runner-up with a very nice total of 144.5 points. He picked the Pro Stock Motorcycle class winner, his Funny Car pick went to the finals before losing, his Pro Stock pick went to the semi-finals before losing, and his Top Fuel pick lost in the opening round. He was also helped by E.T. and Speed bonus points, and Matt Hagan's new National Speed Record in Funny Car.
'Nick2317' was the top FBBO picker, for the second consecutive week, with 121.5 points.
Great picking all!
Here's where the bonus points were earned if you picked the right drivers:
Top Fuel
E.T. - Steve Torrence, 3.718 during qualifying
Speed - Dave Connelly, 329.99 during Round 3 of eliminations
Funny Car
E.T. - Matt Hagan, 3.883 during qualifying, but was not backed up within 1% or it would have been a new National E.T. Record. Del Worsham's 3.899 during qualifying was backed up and is the new National E.T. Record
Speed - Matt Hagan, 330.47 during qualifying established a new National Speed Record for Funny Car
Pro Stock
E.T. - Greg Anderson, 6.492 during qualifying
Speed - Greg Anderson, 213.27 during qualifying
Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Jerry Savoie, 6.832 during qualifying
Speed - Jerry Savoie, 196.50 during qualifying, and Hector Arana Jr., 196.50 while winning the event during the final round of eliminations
Here are the game point standings after the 20th event of the 2015 season, and the second event of the "Countdown":
2225.0 - 71dartswinger (FABO) +3
2179.5 - GPuller (FBBO) +1
2161.0 - OldmanRick (FABO) -1
2136.0 - alsant (FBBO) -3
2117.5 - IEduster (FABO) +1
2106.0 - Back in Time (FABO) +1
2105.5 - Duster79 (FABO) -2
2098.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) no change
2098.5 - SSG Karg (FABO) +5
2090.0 - ocdart (FABO) +1
2087.5 - memike (FABO) +1
2083.0 - 6pk2goDemon (FABO) -3
2073.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +3
2052.5 - 64BEL (FBBO) -1
2023.0 - 67cudafb (FABO) no change
2022.0 - cuda20 (FABO) -6
1960.0 - tqfastfish (FABO) +1
1942.0 - stroked340 (FABO) -1
1910.0 - socaldart (FABO) +2
1879.5 - johnnycuda (FABO) -1
1855.5 - super-bee_ski (FBBO) -1
1845.5 - bobtile (FBBO) no change
1819.5 - bvt69dart (FABO) no change
1779.5 - YoungGun74 (FABO) no change
super-bee_ski, bobtile, bvt69dart and YoungGun74 did not post any picks for the 2nd consecutive "Countdown" event, so they have now "lost their sponsors" and are parked for the remainder of the 2015 NHRA season. I hope they all return for the 2016 season.
Still no rest because the 21st race of the 2015 season, the 31st annual Keystone NHRA Nationals, is next weekend, October 2-4 at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, PA.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, October 2 in order to qualify for all event bonus points. Pro qualifying is scheduled to start at 1:15PM EDT (10:15AM PDT).
The Keystone Nationals entry list is posted on NHRA.com and currently shows 15 Top Fuel, 16 Funny Car, 17 Pro Stock and 15 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries. As always, the class counts are subject to change.
PLEASE keep checking http://www.nhra.com/events/entrylist21.aspx for an updated entry list.
Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!