NASCAR PICKS!! Phoenix!

[Brer_Papa]

The final race of the 2023 season is the Cup Series Championship Race held at Phoenix Race way on SUNDAY, November 5th.

Please make your picks before the start of the race.

Phoenix Raceway is a low banked tri-oval with a lap distance of 1.00 miles. 321 laps are scheduled for a race distance of 321 miles.

#22 is the defending champion.

#4 has the most wins (4) of the active drivers. #8 and #22 follow with 2 wins.

One time winners are #5, #9 and #11.

We started of with 16 drivers in contention and are now down to 4.

R Blaney - automatic

C Bell - automatic

K Larson - automatic

W Byron - points

ELIMINATED

D Hamlin

T Reddick

B Kezelowski

C Beusher

My picks

D Hamlin

K Larson

C Bell

W Byron

C Elliott

My spare is M Truex JR!!!


Picks received

Princess Ariel

#1
#11
#12
#20
#24

Spare is #19


Good Luck EVERYBODY!! Good luck to the drivers too!

 

[somcgregor]

Good news this is the last race of the season and I remembered to make my picks before the race.


Here we go

Larson
Byron
Hamlin
Truex Jr
kyle Busch

spare chase Elliott

 

[Mexacajun]

4
12
14
9
5

Spare 22

 

[jimmalru80]

#5 - Larson
#12 - Blaney
#20 - Bell
#24 - Byron
#45 - Reddick

#4 - Harvick (spare)

 

[shoes99]

Shoes99
Larson
Blaney
Bell
Byron
Reddick
Spare Kyle Busch

MRETRACC
Blaney
Bell
Larson
Byron
Truex
Spare: Kyle Busch

 

[Brer_Papa]

Taking a look-see....

The Grand Finale at Phoenix is tomorrow.....

A new Cup Champion will be crowned....

 

[NC Belle]

NC Belle's Picks:
1. #4 Harvick
.2. #19 Truex, Jr
3. #10 Aric Almirola
4. # 48 Alex Bowman
5. #5 Kyle Larson
spare: #8 Kyle Busch
NC Beast's picks:
1. #22 Joey Logano
2. #9 Chase Elliot
3. #11 Denny Hamlin
4. #4 Harvick
5. #6 Brad Keselowski
spare: #8 Kyle Busch

 

[lisaviolet]

Bell #20
Logano #22
Larson #5
Elliott #9
Reddick #45

Truex Jr #19

 

[Brer_Papa]

Phoenix results:

#12 R Blaney is the Cup Champion! Congratulations!

Our results:

1. NC Belle (44) 8.8

2. SOMcGregor (46) 9.2

3. tie - Princess Ariel (51) 10.2
MRETRACC (51) 10.2

5. MexaCajun (52) 10.4

6. LAB81018 (56) 11.2 *Used the defaults

7. NC Beast (64) 12.8

8. PogoPossum (65) 13.0 *Used the defaults

9. tie - Brer Papa (67) 13.4
JimMalru80 (67) 13.4
Shoes99 (67) 13.4

12. LisaViolet (95) 19.0

OK! It was a terrific and fun season! THANK YOU ALL!

And now, it is time to say good-bye. Princess Ariel and I have decided to retire from the DIS racing and the DIS Board.

I cannot find the words to express how much your support and indulgence have meant to me over the years.

Tori Lammy started this in 2001 and I took over in 2009 I think.

Hopefully, someone will step in and continue the threads so the NASCAR tradition continues here.

For those that were here when Tori Lammy retired, they may remember taking over was as simple as posting "I will step in if there is no objection."

I tweaked a few things along the way to try to make it easier. For instance: Picks in before the start of the race instead of before qualifying.

Increasing number of defaults.

Adjusting and adapting to the pandemic and things like the double header weekends .

Oh! My (ahem) eccentricities.

Odd things that always made me smile.

Juan Pablo Montoya

Taking a look-see....

M Truex JR!!!

<~~~ I actually am a pretty good Santa too!

Yep! Great times with some great people!

Thanks again!

Be well and God Bless!

 

[Brer_Papa]

never mind

 

[lisaviolet]

Brer_Papa,

Thank you for the fun, the wonderful distraction & all your work for us all.

All the best to you & Princess Ariel.

Appreciate it and you.

 

[lisaviolet]

M Truex JR!!!

The best.. I put him in and out of the line-up as a last race of the season homage. Drat to me for not doing it, given the circumstances!

 

[NC Belle]

Brer_Papa, thank you for the years of hosting. If no one else wants the job, I could try next season. NC Beast told me the tradition needs to happen.