2022 12th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - Time To Burn Some More NITRO!!!
Congratulations to game leader 'Nick2317' (FBBO) for winning the "Top Picker Eliminator" title for the 2022 NHRA Nevada Nationals with an outstanding total of 211.5 points. He picked the class winners in Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock, and shis Pro Stock Motorcycle pick went to the final round of eliminations before losing. His point total was also helped with both ET and Speed bonus points in Top Fuel, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle. 'Back in Time' (FABO) and 'cuda20' (FABO) shared the runner-up spot with 207.0 points each.
Here's where the bonus points were earned if you picked the right drivers:
Top Fuel
E.T. - Brittany Force, 3.665 during qualifying
Speed - Brittany Force, 337.24 during qualifying
Funny Car
E.T. - Robert Hight, 3.857 during qualifying
Speed - J.R. Todd, 333.33 during qualifying
Pro Stock
E.T. - Erica Enders, 6.579 during qualifying
Speed - Erica Enders, 208.75 during qualifying
Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Matt Smith, 6.785 during qualifying
Speed - Matt Smith, 202.27 during qualifying
Here are the game point standings after the 21st event of the 2022 season and the 5th event of the "Countdown":
2710.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO) no change
2702.5 - Back in Time (FABO) no change
2695.5 - cuda20 (FABO) no change
2608.5 - ocdart (FABO) +1
2576.0 - TT5.9mag (FABO) +1
2560.5 - memike (FABO) -2
2521.0 - Outlawd (FBBO) +2
2501.5 - SSG Karg (FABO) no change
2467.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) -2 2378.0 - alsant (FBBO) no change
2348.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) no change
2330.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) no change
We have this weekend off to rest our brains before the 22nd and final race of the 2022 season. The NHRA Finals are scheduled for November 10-13.
Remember, elimination round wins are worth points-and-a-half! There could be some big changes in the game point standings.
This will also be the final race at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, CA.
Starting with the 2023 Lucas Oil Winternationals the track will be known as In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
As always, your picks need to be posted before the first of four (4) Pro Qualifying sessions starts at 3:00pm EST (12:00noon PST) on Friday, November 11. nhra.com currently shows the following number of entries for the final race of 2022:
* 18 Top Fuel (...but no Billy Torrence entry in his home state of Texas!)
* 19 Funny Car
* 18 Pro Stock * 18 Pro Stock Motorcycle
Those counts are always subject to change so make sure to check to make sure your driver picks are entered.
