2020 10th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - Are You Ready For Some NITRO?!!

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Right on time! Here is your "Tuesday before the race" reminder to post your picks for the 2020 Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals presented by Pennzoil in Indianapolis if you haven't done so already.
The NHRA website currently shows 18 Top Fuel, 16 Funny Car, 18 Pro Stock 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries.
Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle are back racing at this event.
The current weather forecast calls for high temps of 81F and cloudy Saturday afternoon and 83F and sunny on Sunday.
Post those picks!

Please double check the current event entry list for your driver picks at Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals at Indianapolis* to verify your picks are competing in this event. There are some BIG names sitting out the 2020 season.

 
I'm gonna be like John, and pull out of the competition for the rest of the season.
 
T.F..Steve Torrence
F.C..Matt Hagan
P.S..Jason Line
P.S.M..Krawiec:thumbsup::thumbsup:..
 
Dodge Indy Nationals picks...
TF Doug Kalitta
FC Tommy Johnson Jr.
PS Jason Line
PSM Matt Smith
 
TF Doug Kalitta
FC Tommy Johnson Jr.
PS Jason Line
PSM Krawiec
 
SPOILER ALERT!!!
Television coverage of qualifying at the Dodge Indy Nationals won't be shown until Sunday (08/09/20) morning but I will have qualifying results posted Saturday. Don't read this thread if you don't want to know qualifying results before you watch on TV.

 
nhra.com evidently was late in posting their results. Below are revised Q1 results.

Revised Dodge Indy Nationals (Indy 3) qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: no report available on nhra.com
TF: Steve Torrence, 3.814 @ 321.81
FC: Tommy Johnson Jr., 3.976; Matt Hagan @ 320.81
PS: Jason Line, 6.574; Erica Enders-Stevens @209.14
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.807 @ 209.14


Q2
Weather: no report available on nhra.com
TF: Terry McMillen, 3.807; Steve Torrence @ 321.81
FC: Tommy Johnson Jr., 3.976; Matt Hagan @ 320.81
PS: Jason Line, 6.574; Erica Enders-Stevens @209.14
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.807 @ 199.03


 
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SPOILER ALERT II!!!
DON'T READ THE FOLLOWING IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE QUALIFYING RESULTS BEFORE WATCHING Q2 ON SUNDAY MORNING.

Congratulations to 'stroked340' (FABO) and 'Nick2317' (FBBO) for sharing the Dodge Indy Nationals 'Top Qualifier' title with a very nice total of 30.5 bonus points each. 'stroked340' the #1 qualifier in Pro Stock and the #2 qualifiers in Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle. 'Nick2317' picked the #1 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle and the #2 qualifiers in Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock. Way to go!
'Back in Time' (FABO) and 'R413' (FBBO) shared the #2 qualifier spot with 29.5 bonus points each. More great picks!
Good luck all in eliminations tomorrow!

We have 15 players for the 4th event of the 2019 NHRA "Pick 'Em game season and 15 different driver combos made up of:
* 5 different Top Fuel drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There could be two head-to-head matchups in the 2nd round of eliminations if they all survive the opening round.
* 5 different Funny Car drivers with two Round 1 head-to-head matchups. One between the #2 qualifier, Matt Hagan (7 picks) and the #15 qualifier, Jack Beckman (1 pick); the other between #3 qualifier, Ron Capps (1 pick) and the #14 qualifier, Tim Wilkerson (1 pick). There isn't another head-to-head matchup possibility until the semi-final round of eliminations.
* 5 different Pro Stock drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There could be one head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations.
* 5 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There could be two head-to-head matchups in the 2nd round of eliminations, both in the upper bracket.

Good luck all!
 
Congratulations to 'R413' (FBBO) for being "Top Picker Eliminator" for the Dodge Indy Nationals, the 5th event of the 2020 season, with a very nice point total of 139.5 points. Both his Top Fuel and Pro Stock picks won their respective classes. His Pro Stock Motorcycle pick lost in the semi-final round of eliminations and his Funny Car pick lost in the second round of eliminations.
'stroked340' (FABO) grabbed the runner-up spot with 125.5 points. He picked the class winner in Top Fuel. Both his Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle picks lost in the semi-finals, and his Funny Car pick lost in the second round. He was helped by ET bonus points in Pro Stock.


Here's where the bonus points were earned if you picked the right drivers:

Top Fuel
E.T. - Leah Pruett, 3.749 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Doug Kalitta, 325.85 during Round 1 of eliminations

Funny Car
E.T. - Tommy Johnson Jr., 3.955 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Tommy Johnson Jr., 322.81 during Round 1 of eliminations

Pro Stock
E.T. - Jason Line, 6.574 during qualifying
Speed - Erica Enders, 209.14 during qualifying

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Matt Smith, 6.807 during qualifying
Speed - Matt Smith, 199.23 during qualifying


Here are the game point standings after the 5th event of the 2020 season (the points from the uncompleted 4th event of the season are not yet included):

445.0 - cuda20 (FABO) no change
413.5 - R413 (FBBO) +4 places in the point standings
409.5 - stroked340 (FABO) no change
407.5 - ocdart (FABO) -2
392.5 - Duster79 (FABO) -1
385.5 - Back in Time (FABO) +1
375.5 - memike (FABO) +1
374.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +2
342.5 - 64BEL (FBBO) -4
342.0 - alsant (FBBO) +1
333.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) +2
317.0 - 71dartswinger (FABO) no change
316.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) +2
307.5 - SSG Karg (FABO) no change
258.5 - Garry in AZ (FABO) -6 (Garry in AZ decided before this event to sit out the rest of the NHRA season. I hope he returns next year)
200.0 - TT5.9mag (FABO) no change
258.5 - Garry in AZ (FABO) -5
253.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +7
248.0 - alsant (FBBO) -5
244.0 - 71dartswinger (FABO) -2
223.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) -1
217.5 - SSG Karg (FABO) no change
197.5 - johnnycuda (FABO) -4
156.5 - TT5.9mag (FABO) no change


UPDATE (08/10/20)
The 6th race of the 2020 season, the NHRA Southern Nationals, scheduled for August 28-30 at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, GA, has been cancelled as shown on nhra.com. I thought this might happen since there was no mention of this event during the television broadcast yesterday.
As of right now, the next scheduled event shown on nhra.com is the Denso Spark Plugs U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis.
Keep checking http://www.nhra.com/events/entrylist03.aspx for an updated entry list.

I WILL POST FURTHER UPDATES AS SOON AS ANY NEWS SHOWS UP ON nhra.com.

Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!

 
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Update...
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Dom Lagana, Richie Crampton and Jacob Sanders were injured in a single-vehicle accident in Indianapolis Sunday night after the NHRA Indy Nationals. Both Crampton and Sanders injuries are non-life threatening. But Dom Lagana is reportedly on a ventilator with life-threatening injuries.
One report I read said nobody was wearing their seatbelts, Crampton and Sanders were thrown clear of the car but Lagana was trapped in the car and ended up with burns over 50% of his body. The ventilator is reportedly because he is having trouble breathing because of smoke inhalation.

DOM LAGANA, CRAMPTON, SANDERS INJURED IN NON-RACING AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT | Competition Plus
 
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