Congratulations to 'cuda20' (FABO) for winning the NHRA Nevada Nationals "Top Picker Eliminator" title with an outstanding total of 185.0 points. His Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle picks won their respective classes, and his Top Fuel Car pick lost in the second round of eliminations. His point total was also helped with ET bonus points in Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle, and Speed bonus points in Top Fuel, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'Yunick13' (FABO) grabbed the runner-up spot with 180.5 points.
Here's where the ET and Speed bonus points were earned if you picked the right drivers:
Top Fuel
E.T. - Mike Salinas, 3.663 during Round 3 of eliminations
Speed - Doug Kalitta, 336.49 during qualifying
Funny Car
E.T. - Robert Hight, 3.851 during qualifying and again during the final round of eliminations
Speed - Bob Tasca III, 335.73 during qualifying
Pro Stock
E.T. - Kyle Koretsky, 6.552 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Erica Enders, 208.81 during Round 1 of eliminations
Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Gaige Herrera, 6.755 during the final round of eliminations
Speed - Gaige Herrera, 199.82 during qualifying
Here are the point standings after the next-to-last event of the 2023 Countdown:
2654.5 - Yunick13 (FABO) +1 change in the game point standings
2630.0 - TT5.9mag (FABO) -1
2624.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) no change
2601.5 - cuda20 (FABO) +1
2551.5 - Back in Time (FABO) +3
2539.5 - ocdart (FABO) -2
2538.5 - memike (FABO) no change
2516.5 - Outlawd (FBBO) -2
2515.0 - stroked340 (FABO) no change
2472.5 - MomsDuster (FABO) +1
2446.0 - Duster79 (FABO) +1
2427.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) -2
2331.5 - 64BEL (FBBO) +1
2327.0 - alsant (FBBO) -1
2295.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) no change
The final of both the 2023 "Countdown" and the NHRA season is the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona, CA, scheduled for November 9-12. nhra.com currently shows the following competitor entries:
16 Top Fuel
19 Funny Car
22 Pro Stock
17 Pro Stock Motorcycle
Check out the drivers to make sure your pick is participating...there's also a couple of surprise names.
Feel free to PM your driver picks to me if you don't want them made public.
GOOD LUCK!
