2018 8th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - Time For Your NITRO Fix! Here We Go Again!!!
Congratulations to 'Budnicks' (FBBO) for grabbing the 2018 NHRA Carolina Nationals "Top Picker Eliminator" title with a very nice total of 151.0 points. He picked the class winners in Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle, his Pro Stock pick lost in the semi-final round of eliminations, and his Funny Car pick lost in the second round. His point total was also helped by picking up Speed bonus points in Top Fuel.
'Duster79' (FABO) and 'Nick2317' (FBBO) tied for the event runner-up spot with 123.0 points.
Our visiting player, 'gtxracer' (FBBO) scored 113.5 points. He's going to be a serious threat as a regular player for the 2019 season.
Here's where the bonus points were earned if you picked the right drivers:
Top Fuel
E.T. - Tony Schumacher, 3.699 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Steve Torrence, 331.53 during qualifying
Funny Car
E.T. - Tommy Johnson Jr., 3.873 during qualifying
Speed - Ron Capps, 332.43 during Round 2 of eliminations
Pro Stock
E.T. - Erica Enders-Stevens, 6.493 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Jeg Coughlin Jr., 212.76 during Round 1 of eliminations
Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Chip Ellis, 6.778 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Hector Arana Jr., 199.29 during qualifying
Here are the game point standings after the 22nd event of the 2018 season, the 4th event of the Countdown:
2514.5 - Back in Time (FABO) no change in the game standings
2432.5 - Duster 79 (FABO) no change
2429.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) +2
2429.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +2
2379.0 - stroked340 (FABO) -1
2365.0 - cuda20 (FABO) -3
2337.0 - ocdart (FABO) no change
2295.5 - memike (FABO) no change
2295.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) +3
2285.0 - SSG_Karg (FABO) -1
2284.0 - alsant (FBBO) -1
2283.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) -1
2228.5 - 71dartswinger (FABO) no change
2135.5 - super-bee_ski (FBBO) no change
We have a weekend off to get ready for the 23rd event of the 2018 season, the fifth event of the Countdown. The next event is the 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals, October 25-28, at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, October 26th in order to qualify for all event bonus points. Pro qualifying is scheduled to start at 2:45PM EDT (11:45AM PDT).
The Toyota Nationals entry list is posted on NHRA.com and currently shows 17 Top Fuel, 20 Funny Car, 18 Pro Stock and 19 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries, but the counts are always subject to change. Keep checking NHRA.com for an updated entry list.
Get your picks posted and good luck!