Congratulations to 'Outlawd' (FBBO) for winning the "Top Picker Eliminator" title for the 2023 season-opening NHRA Gatornationals with a very nice total of 128.5 points with a class win in both Funny Car. His Pro Stock Motorcycle pick lost in the final round of eliminations. His Top Fuel pick lost in the semi-finals, and his Pro Stock pick lost in the opening round of eliminations. He was helped with ET bonus points in Top Fuel and Speed bonus points in Funny Car. 'Nick2317' (FBBO) grabbed the runner-up spot with 112.5 points. His Funny Car pick scored a class win. His Top Fuel pick lost in the final round of eliminations. His Pro Stock pick lost in the second round and his Pro Stock pick lost in the opening round of eliminations. He was helped with Speed bonus points in Funny Car.
The top FABO players were 'cuda20', 'Duster79', 'memike' and 'Yunick13'. Each had a total of 101.0 points
Here's where the bonus points were earned if you picked the right drivers:
Top Fuel
E.T. - Doug Kalitta, 3.646 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Brittany Force, 336.99 during qualifying
Funny Car
E.T. - Robert Hight, 3.843 during Round 1 of eliminationsl
Speed - Matt Hagan, 335.82 during Round 1 of eliminations
Pro Stock
E.T. - Troy Coughlin Jr., 6.515 during qualifying
Speed - Troy Coughlin Jr., 212.29 during qualifying
Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Gaige Herrera, 6.685 during qualifying
Speed - Gaige Herrera, 203.49 during qualifying
Here are the game point standings after the opening event of the 2023 season:
'stroked340' (FABO) was out of town and forgot to post picks but will join the game at the upcoming Arizona Nationals.
The 2nd race of the 2023 season, the 37th annual, and final, NHRA Arizona Nationals, is scheduled for March 24-26, at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, AZ.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts at 4:30pm EDT (1:30pm PDT) on Friday, March 24. nhra.com currently shows the following number of entries:
* 16 Top Fuel
* 16 Funny Car
* 18 Pro Stock
Those counts are always subject to change so make sure to check to make sure your driver picks are entered.
Pro Stock Motorcycle will not compete at this event.
