I'm not sure how this happened but 'ocdart' (FABO) came out on top for the Dodge Power Brokers U.S. Nationals with 183.0 points.
The U.S. Nationals and the Finals are "points-and-a-half" for round wins.
'Nick2317' (FBBO) was right behind with 177.5 points.
Here's where the ET and Speed bonus points were earned if you picked the right drivers:
Top Fuel
E.T. - Doug Kalitta, 3.692 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Doug Kalitta, 336.49 during Round 1 of eliminations
Funny Car
E.T. - Robert Hight, 3.853 during qualifying
Speed - Bob Tasca III, 332.43 during Round 1 of eliminations
Pro Stock
E.T. - Matt Hartford, 6.569 during qualifying
Speed - Matt Hartford, 209.23 during qualifying
Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Gaige Herrera, 6.749 during qualifying
Speed - Hector Arana Jr., 200.29 during Round 1 of eliminations
Here are the game point standings after the 15th event of the 2023 season:
1428.5 - TT5.9mag (FABO) no change in the game point standings
1347.5 - ocdart (FABO) +1
1305.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) +1
1288.5 - Yunick13 (FABO) +1
1273.5 - Back in Time (FABO) -3
1262.0 - cuda20 (FABO) +1
1261.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +1
1250.0 - Duster79 (FABO) -2
1200.0 - Outlawd (FBBO) no change
1166.5 - alsant (FBBO) no change
1138.5 - memike (FABO) no change
1081.5 - stroked340 (FABO) no change
1025.5 - 64BEL (FBBO +2
1017.5 - MomsDuster (FABO) no change
986.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) -2
I will post the reset point total early next week. The point differences are much closer and the competition during the "Countdown" will be tough.
The 16th race of the 2023 season, and the opening race of the "Countdown", is the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, PA, scheduled for September 14-17.
The first Pro qualifying sessions will start at 2:00PM EDT (11:00AM PDT) on Friday, September 15. Get your picks posted!
The nhra.com website currently shows the following professional class entry counts:
16 Top Fuel
16 Funny Car
20 Pro Stock
14 Pro Stock Motorcycle
