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

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It's time for your 'Tuesday before the race' notice for the Texas NHRA FallNationals, October 8-12, on the all-concrete racing surface at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, TX.
This will be the first of the final three races in the six-race 2025 Countdown.
Please check the driver entries and post your picks before Pro qualifying starts so you will be eligible for all event bonus points.

The entry cutoff was at 4:00pm EDT (1:00pm PDT) yesterday and the nhra.com website shows the following entry counts:
17 Top Fuel with one driver making their first 2025 season event
17 Funny Car
22 Pro Stock with one driver making their first 2025 season event
16 Pro Stock Motorcycle

As always, I suggest you double-check to make sure all of your driver picks are racing. There are no new names competing at this event, but there have also been some no-shows at recent race events of the season. If your posted driver skips the event and you do not select a replacement prior to the start of eliminations, I will use your posted driver from the most recent completed event. Unfortunately, any replacement driver after the start of qualifying will not be eligible for any event bonus points.

The current weekend weather forecast shows:
* Friday currently shows sunny with a temperature of about 87F at the start of Q1. Temps will probably be about 80F when Q2 kicks off at the scheduled start time of 8:00pm EDT (5:00pm PDT).
* Saturday forecast is for sunny and a temp of about 79F at the start of Q3 going up to the mid-80s for the scheduled start of Q4
* Sunday weather forecast is for sunny and temps in the mid 70s at the start of eliminations going up to a high of 89F about 4:00pm

The current television schedule for the Texas FallNationals...
* Qualifying Show: 10:00-Noon EDT (7:00-9:00am PDT), Sunday, October 12 on FS1
* Final Eliminations: Split television coverage from 2:00-4:00pm EDT (11:00am-1:00pm PDT) followed by 4:30-6:30pm EDT (1:30-3:30pm PDT), Sunday, October 12 on FOX

All television coverage will also re-air at later times. Check www.nhra.com.

Don't miss out!

 

[Budnicks]

Stick with my 'Locked in Picks'

probably a mistake oh well,
stay & ride the horses that get ya' there
I have a good feeling, for the Texas Race

good luck everyone

 

[64BEL]

Same here - let 'em ride! Good luck everyone!

 

[Outlawd]

Texas

TF=Smoke
FC=Fast Jack
PS=Erica Enders
PSM=Matt Smith

Good luck all!

 

[Pecos Bill]

Let mine ride

 

[GTXDAN]

Man I changed from GA to DG because he was doing real good in pro stock and the old man came back and kicked but. Going back with the old man.
Age and treachery over youth and skill every time.

Texas
TF Kalitta
FC Prock
PS Anderson
PSM Herrera

Good luck everybody!!!

 

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FYI, Steve Torrence announced CAPCO is closing their 2025 NHRA Top Fuel season at the Texas FallNationals this coming weekend.
Although they are in the Countdown, he doesn't feel they have a valid shot at winning the championship so it doesn't make sense to them to go to the expense of travelling to Las Vegas and Pomona.

 

[Budnicks]

FYI, Steve Torrence announced CAPCO is closing their 2025 NHRA Top Fuel season at the Texas FallNationals this coming weekend.
Although they are in the Countdown, he doesn't feel they have a valid shot at winning the championship so it doesn't make sense to them to go to the expense of travelling to Las Vegas and Pomona.

Sad to see them go, got lots of points off them, especially Steve prior years...

I hope they will be back in 2026,
they kind of hinted at it before this season, not running a full schedule
they were stepping/pulling back,
I was surprised they ran as much as they did
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you now when it's time to pull the plug,
on racing if it isn't fun anymore
or when it becomes like a job, you dread going to
or your pissed off all the time, it's not fun during them times
or when the constant travel, going to the next event gets to you too,
saying you have no chance, it's time
been there done that

 

[62Dodge_]

Howdy Wow
The Capco teams will be missed

 

[62Dodge_]

Howdy for Texas
Top Fuel-Force top speed
Funny car- Dejoria
Pro Stock- Enders
Pro Stock Motorcycle- M.Smith

 

[64BEL]

Man I changed from GA to DG because he was doing real good in pro stock and the old man came back and kicked but. Going back with the old man.
Age and treachery over youth and skill every time.

Texas
TF Kalitta
FC Prock
PS Anderson
PSM Herrera

Good luck everybody!!!

I was tempted to jump off of Greg's bandwagon, too, but he's made me pay for that move before, so I stuck. Glad I did.

 

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NHRA Texas FallNationals qualifying leaders (per nhra.com event 'Detailed Results'):

Q1
Weather: 85F, 40% relative humidity, barometer 30.08", adjusted altitude 2,638', track temp. n/a
TF: Justin Ashley, 3.766 @ 335.87
FC: Bob Tasca III, 3.932 @ 332.08
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.523; Troy Coughlin Jr. @ 211.28
PSM: Richard Gadson, 6.761 @ 200.59

Q2
Weather: 74F, 60% relative humidity, barometer 30.07", adjusted altitude 1,920', track temp. n/a
TF: Shawn Langdon, 3.684 @ 338.88
FC: Austin Prock, 3.876 @ 336.07
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.497; Jeg Coughlin Jr. @ 211.43
PSM: Richard Gadson, 6.747 @ 201.59

Q3
Weather: 82F, 43% relative humidity, barometer 30.01", adjusted altitude 2,457', track temp. n/a
TF: Shawn Langdon, 3.684 @ 338.88
FC: Austin Prock, 3.876 @ 336.07
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.497; Jeg Coughlin Jr. @ 211.43
PSM: Richard Gadson, 6.747 @ 201.59

Q4
Weather: 88F, 34% relative humidity, barometer 29.91", adjusted altitude 2,936', track temp. 126F
TF: Shawn Langdon, 3.684 @ 338.88
FC: Austin Prock, 3.876 @ 336.07
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.497; Jeg Coughlin Jr. @ 211.43
PSM: Richard Gadson, 6.747 @ 201.59

 

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Congratulations to ''64BEL' (FBBO), 'memike' (FABO) and 'TT5.9mag' (FABO) for sharing the 2025 Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Qualifier title with outstanding totals of 30.5 bonus points each. They each correctly picked the #1 qualifier in Funny Car and Pro Stock, the #2 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle, and the #3 qualifier in Top Fuel.
'stroked340' (FABO) and 'GTXDAN' were right behind with 29.5 bonus points each.

More great picks!

We have 17 players this week and 13 different driver combos made up of:
* 5 different Top Fuel drivers with one head-to-head matchup between #8 qualifier Tony Stewart (4 picks) and #9 qualifier Clay Millican (1 pick). There is also a possible head-to-head matchup in Round 2 of eliminations if both drivers survive Round 1.
* 5 different Funny Car drivers. The earliest possible head-to-head matchup would be in Round 2 of eliminations if both drivers survive.
* 3 different Pro Stock drivers with the earliest possibility of a head-to-head matchup in the semi-final round of eliminations if both drivers survive.
* 4 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers. The earliest possibility of any head-to-head mathup is the semi-final round of eliminations if the drivers survive.
Good luck all!