2025 15th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - I Can't Wait!!!

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Thanks OC. I’ll lock these picks because I work in camp and sometimes don’t have internet
 
The voice of Alan Reinhart will be missed. To me his voice is almost as synonymous as Dave McClelland and Mike Dunn’s. Those are the NHRA voices I grew up listening to.
 
FINALLY!


It's time for the first 'Tuesday before the race' notice for the 56th annual Gatornationals, March 6-9, at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, FL.
Please post your picks before Pro Stock and Nitro qualifying starts so you will be eligible for all event bonus points. The first of the scheduled four rounds of Pro qualifying is scheduled to start at 2:00pm EST (11:00am PST) on Friday.
nhra.com currently shows the following entries:
17 Top Fuel
18 Funny Car
20 Pro Stock
19 Pro Stock Motorcycle

Check to make sure your drivers are racing since there has been some last minute changes.
Keep your fingers crossed because the weekend weather forecast shows:
* Friday should be sunny with a high of 75F
* Saturday shows a high of 74F with rain possibly starting about noon and lasting through the rest of the day
* Sunday shows a high of 74F with rain possibly starting about 1:00pm and lasting through the rest of the day
* In case eliminations get extended, the Monday forecast shows a high of 74F with intermittent rain possible

The current television schedule for the Gatornationals...
* Qualifying Show 1: 8:00-9:00pm EST (5:00-6:00pm PST), Saturday, March 8 on FS1
* Top Fuel All-Star Callout: 9:00-10:30pm EST (6:00-7:30pm PST), Saturday, March 8 on FS1
* Qualifying Show 2: 12:30-2:00pm EDT (9:30-11:00am PDT), Sunday, March 9 on FS1
* Final eliminations: 7:00-10:00pm EDT (4:00-7:00pm PDT), Sunday, March 9 on FS1

All television coverage will also re-air at later times. Check www.nhra.com.

@Duster79 (FABO), @johnnycuda (FABO), @SSG_Karg (FABO), @Nick2317 (FBBO)...are you playing this year? Please confirm and post your picks.

Don't miss out!
 
Ok here we go:T.F.Doug Kalitta
F.C.Austin Prock
P.S.Anderson
P.S.M.Herrera :thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
TF B Force
FC Spencer Hyde
PS Erica Enders
PSM Gaige Herrera

Thank you, no locked in picks for me @ocdart
 
TF B. Force
FC Austin Prock
PS Greg Anderson
PSM Matt Smith
lock in please Good Luck!
 
Gators picks...

TF Antron Brown
FC Jack Beckman
PS Dallas Glenn
PSM Matt Smith
 
TF-B Force
FC- J.Beckman
PS-G. Anderson
PSM-G.Herrera

So it begins! Good luck in 2025 everyone.
 
Back in Time said:
Gators Picks
Top Fuel...Brittany Force
Funny Car.... Matt Hagan
Pro /Stock...Matt Hartford
PSM.... Gaige Herrera .
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@Back in Time, you had 'locked' picks in the 2024 NHRA "Pick 'Em" game.
Do you want to 'lock' your picks for the 2025 game? Please let me know.
For now they're posted as unlocked.
Thanks.
 
2025 56th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 73F, 23% relative humidity, barometer 30.03", adjusted altitude 1,079', track temp. n/a
TF: Doug Kalitta & Shawn Langdon, 3.690; Shawn Langdon @ 335.23
FC: Jack Beckman, 3.878; Paul Lee @ 333.33
PS: Matt Hartford, 6.496; Greg Stanfield @ 212.96
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.679 @ 203.49

Q2
Weather: 57F, 46% relative humidity, barometer 30.04", adjusted altitude 71', track temp. n/a
TF: Anton Brown & Tripp Tatum, 3.685; Shawn Langdon @ 335.23
FC: Bob Tasca III, 3.833; Ron Capps @ 335.73
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.443 (new World Record); Greg Stanfield @ 212.96
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.670; Matt Smith @ 203.98

(12:45pm EST) Racing currently on hold due to rain. The forecast shows rain until about 8pm EST tonight and all day tomorrow. Monday looks dry.

Currently not qualified after Q2:
TF Scott Farley
FC Dave Richards, Spencer Hyde
PS Shane Tucker, Cody Coughlin
PSM Steve Johnson, Wesley Wells
 
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Saturday qualifying at the Gatornationals was cancelled due to rain.
The nhra.com website shows eliminations will begin at 9:30am EDT (6:30am PDT) on Sunday.
 
Thanks to a little weather intervention by "Mother Nature", 'ocdart' (FABO) managed to have the highest score for the 2025 season-opening NHRA Gatornationals Top Qualifier title with a total of 30.5 bonus points. He picked the #1 qualifiers in both Top Fuel and Funny Car, the #2 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle and the #3 qualifier in Pro Stock.
'TT5.9mag' (FABO) was right behind with 29.5 bonus points.
The top FBBO qualifier was 'Outlawd' with 26.0 bonus points.

More great picks!

We have 15 players to start the season this week and 14 different driver combos made up of:
* 5 different Top Fuel drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of two head-to-head matchups in Round 2 if all four drivers survive Round 1.
* 5 different Funny Car drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in Round 2 if both drivers survive Round 1. One Funny Car driver pick did not qualify for Sunday eliminations.
* 4 different Pro Stock drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in Round 2 if both drivers survive Round 1.
* 2 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. The only possibility of a head-to-head matchup would be in the final round of eliminations if both drivers survive through the first three rounds of eliminations.

Good luck all!
 
That blind squirrel is busy early this year!
'ocdart' (FABO) somehow managed to come out on top with the "Top Picker Eliminator" title for the 2025 season-opening 56th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals with a total of 160.5 points. He picked the class winners in both Top Fuel and Pro Stock, his Pro Stock Motorcycle pick lost in the final round of eliminations, and his Funny Car picks lost in the second round of eliminations. He was also helped with ET bonus points in Top Fuel and Speed bonus points in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'Budnicks' (FBBO) was right behind with 160.0 points.
Way to go!

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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Antron Brown, 3.673 during the final round of eliminations
Speed - Shawn Langdon, 335.23 during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - Jack Beckman, 3.832 during qualifying
Speed - Ron Capps, 335.73 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Greg Anderson, 6.443 (new National Record) during qualifying
Speed - Greg Stanfield, 212.96 during qualifying

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Gaige Herrera, 6.670 during qualifying
Speed - Matt Smith, 203.98 during qualifying

Here are the game point standings after the 1st event of the 2025 season:
160.5 - ocdart (FABO)
160.0 - Budnicks (FBBO)
154.0 - alsant (FBBO)
129.5 - TT5.9mag (FABO)
123.5 - stroked340 (FABO)
119.5 - 64BEL (FBBO)
102.0 - GTXDAN (FBBO)
102.0 - johnnycuda (FABO)
87.5 - Back in Time (FABO)
81.0 - Outlawd (FBBO)
71.5 - MomsDuster (FABO)
69.5 - Yunick13 (FABO)
63.5 - cuda20 (FABO)
62.5 - memike (FABO)
50.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO)

The rest of the 2025 NHRA season and lots of racing to go.

Now we get a couple of weeks off from racing to study our picks before the 2nd race of the season. The 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park in Chandler, AZ, is scheduled for March 21-23.
nhra.com currently shows the following class entry numbers:

13 - Top Fuel
16 - Funny Car
18 - Pro Stock

Pro Stock Motocycle will not compete again until the Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in North Carolina

As always, please check to verify your picks are participating before posting your picks.
GOOD LUCK!
 
TF: Kalitta
FC: Beckman
PS: Anderson

Starting with almost 100 pt deficit, no bueno.
 
Announcement on nhra.com today that Robert Hight has stepped down as President of JFR saying, "...being out of the car last year made me realize there are other things I want to do, especially with my wife, Leslie, and my family."
 
ocdart said:
Announcement on nhra.com today that Robert Hight has stepped down as President of JFR saying, "...being out of the car last year made me realize there are other things I want to do, especially with my wife, Leslie, and my family."
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Wow!
 
It's time for the 'Tuesday before the race' notice for the 40th annual Arizona Nationals, March 21-23, at Firebird Motorsports Park in Chandler, AZ.
Please post your picks before Pro Stock and Nitro qualifying starts so you will be eligible for all event bonus points. The first of the scheduled four rounds of Pro qualifying is scheduled to start at 5:00pm EDT (2:00pm PDT) on Friday.
As of this morning nhra.com currently shows the following entries:
15 Top Fuel
20 Funny Car
22 Pro Stock

Pro Stock Motorcycle will not compete at this event.

Check to make sure your drivers are racing since there has been some last minute changes.
Keep your fingers crossed because the weekend weather forecast shows:
* Friday should be sunny with a high of 81F
* Saturday shows a high of 84F
* Sunday shows a high of 86F

The current television schedule for the Arizona Nationals...
* Qualifying Show 1: 8:00-9:30pm EST (5:00-6:00pm PST), Saturday, March 21 on FS1
* Qualifying Show 2: Noon-1:30pm EDT (9:00-10:30am PDT), Sunday, March 23 on FS1
* Final eliminations: 6:30-9:30pm EDT (3:30-6:30pm PDT), Sunday, March 23 on FS1

All television coverage will also re-air at later times. Check www.nhra.com.

Don't miss out!
 
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