2020 10th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - Are You Ready For Some NITRO?!!
Congratulations to game leader 'cuda20' (FABO) for being "Top Picker Eliminator" for the Denso Spark Plugs U.S. Nationals, the 6th event of the 2020 "pandemic-crazed" NHRA season, with a very nice point total of 134.5 points. His Pro Stock pick won the class. His Pro Stock Motorcycle pick lost in the final round of eliminations and both his Top Fuel and Funny Cars pick lost in the semi-final round of eliminations.
'Duster79' (FABO) grabbed the runner-up spot with 116.0 points. He picked the class winner Pro Stock. Both his Top Fuel and Funny Car picks lost in the semi-finals, and his Pro Stock Motorcycle pick lost in the second round.
The top FBBO player was 'Nick2317' with 105.0 points
Here's where the bonus points were earned if you picked the right drivers:
Top Fuel
E.T. - Leah Pruett, 3.703 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Cory McClenathan, 330.47 during Round 2 of eliminations
Funny Car
E.T. - Tommy Johnson Jr., 3.878 during qualifying
Speed - J.R. Todd, 331.28 during Round 1 of eliminations
Pro Stock
E.T. - Greg Anderson, 6.549 during qualifying
Speed - Bo Butner, 210.05 during qualifying
Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Scotty Pollacheck, 6.789 during qualifying
Speed - Scotty Pollacheck, 200.53 while winning the final round of eliminations
Here are the game point standings after the 6th event of the 2020 season (the points from the uncompleted 4th event of the season are also included):
626.5 - cuda20 (FABO) no change
548.5 - Duster79 (FABO) +2 places in the point standings
545.0 - R413 (FBBO) -1
534.5 - ocdart (FABO) -1
526.0 - stroked340 (FABO) no change
519.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +2
497.0 - memike (FABO) no change
489.5 - 71dartswinger (FABO) +3
479.0 - Back in Time (FABO) -3
479.0 - alsant (FBBO) -1
453.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) -1
448.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) +1
442.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) -1
425.0 - SSG Karg (FABO) -1
258.5 - TT5.9mag (FABO) +1
Garry in AZ decided to 'park' his entry for the remainder of the 2020 season
The 7th race of the 2020 season, the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, are scheduled for September 25-27 at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, FL.
As of now there are 12 Top Fuel, 14 Funny Car, 17 Pro Stock and 17 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries
Keep checking http://www.nhra.com/events/entrylist03.aspx for an updated entry list to verify your pick is racing. Also check to see if there are any "surprise" names on the entry lists.
Professional class qualifying is currently scheduled to start at 11:45AM EDT (8:45AM PDT) on Saturday, September 26th
I WILL POST FURTHER UPDATES AS SOON AS ANY NEWS SHOWS UP ON nhra.com.
Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!