2019 9th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - Are You Ready For Some NITRO?!!
Here are the results and point standings following completion of the 12th NHRA event of the 2019 season, the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals.
We are halfway through to 2019 season.
Congratulations to 'Budnicks' (FBBO) for winning the "Top Picker Eliminator" title for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals with an outstanding total of 140.0 points. He was helped with Speed bonus points in ProStock. 'Budnicks' picked the class winner in Top Fuel, his Pro Stock Motorcycle pick lost in the final round and both his Funny Car and Pro Stock picks lost in the Semi-Final round of eliminations.
'alsant' (FBBO) was the event runner-up spot with 125.0 points.
'Duster79' was the top FABO player this week with 124.0 points.
Here's where the bonus points were earned if you picked the right drivers:
Top Fuel
E.T. - Brittany Force, 3.712 during qualifying
Speed - Austin Prock, 329.67 while losing during Round 1 of eliminations
Funny Car
E.T. - Ron Capps, 3.879 during qualifying
Speed - Jack Beckman, 329.26 during qualifying
Pro Stock
E.T. - Deric Kramer, 6.559 during qualifying
Speed - Bo Butner, 218.55 while losing during Round 3 of eliminations
Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Matt Smith - 6.840 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Matt Smith - 198.90 during qualifying
Here are the game point standings after the 12th event of the 2019 season:
1366.0 - cuda20 (FABO) no change in standings
1304.5 - Back in Time (FABO) no change
1248.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) +1
1235.5 - alsant (FBBO) -1
1097.5 - Duster79 (FABO) no change
1074.5 - ocdart (FABO) no change
959.0 - memike (FABO) +1
950.0 - Garry in AZ (FABO) no change
927.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +1
896.0 - MomsDuster (FABO) +1
886.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) -2
858.5 - super-bee_ski (FBBO) no change
835.5 - 71dartswinger (FABO) -1
794.0 - stroked340 (FABO) no change
790.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) no change
729.0 - SSG Karg (FABO) no change
456.5 - Nitro Will (FABO) no change
The 13th race of the 2019 season, and the first race of the second half of the season, the 7th annual NHRA New England Nationals, is July 5th-7th at New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire.
Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle are not competing at this event.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, July 5th in order to qualify for all event bonus points. Nitro qualifying is scheduled to start at 4:30PM EDT (1:30PM PDT).
The New England entry list is posted on NHRA.com and currently shows 8 Top Fuel and 13 Funny Car entries but that is always subject to change. Keep checking the NHRA.com website for an updated entry list to make sure your picks are competing at this event.
Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!