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

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2025 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals qualifying leaders (per nhra.com event 'Detailed Results'):

Q1
Weather: n/a
TF: Brittany Force, 3.641 @ 337.16
FC: Ron Capps, 3.852 @ 330.47
PS: Cory Reed, 6.516; Dallas Glenn @ 211.03

Q2
Weather: n/a
TF: Brittany Force, 3.641 @ 337.16
FC: Ron Capps, 3.830; Austin Prock @ 333.25
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.495; Dallas Glenn @ 211.03

Q3
Weather: n/a
TF: Brittany Force, 3.641 @ 338.34
FC: Paul Lee, 3.829; Austin Prock @ 333.33
PS: Matt Hartford and Greg Anderson, 6.490; Dallas Glenn @ 211.10

Q4
Weather: n/a
TF: Brittany Force, 3.641; Shawn Langdon @ 338.68
FC: Austin Prock, 3.816 @ 338.26
PS: Matt Hartford and Greg Anderson, 6.490; Greg Anderson @ 211.26
 
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Congratulations to both 'johnnycuda' (FABO) and 'TT5.9mag' (FABO) for sharing the 2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Qualifier title with a PERFECT total of 24.0 bonus points. They both correctly picked the #1 qualifiers in Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock.
'stroked340' (FABO) was right behind with 23.5 bonus points.
'GTXDAN' was the highest FBBO player with 22.0 qualifying bonus points.

More great picks!

We have 15 players again this week and 11 different driver combos made up of:
* 6 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 one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #3 qualifier Ron Capps (2 picks) and #14 qualifier Spencer Hyde (1 pick). There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in Round 2 if both drivers survive Round 1.
Again, one Funny Car driver pick did not qualify for Sunday eliminations.
* 3 different Pro Stock drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #7 qualifier Dallas Glenn (5 picks) and #10 qualifier Erica Enders (5 picks). The only other possibility of a head-to-head matchup would be the final round of eliminations if both drivers survive until then.
Good luck all!
 
Just got to Pomona. It’s cold and rainy. Weather is supposed to clear up and be perfect, cool and cloudy for race day.
 
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Our 12 year anniversary
 
TT5.9mag said:
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Our 12 year anniversary
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Happy Anniversary!
You're a lucky man to have a wife that will spend her wedding anniversary with you at the races.
That looks like a breakfast burrito in your hand - you must not have treated her to breakfast at El Merendero. Hope you're taking her someplace special for dinner after the drags.
 
She is special. I treated her to an in n out grilled cheese because that’s what she wanted for breakfast. Our first date was the winternationals at Pomona. She’s been a drag racing fan as long as I have. It’s a good match.
 
Congratulations to 'GTXDAN' (FBBO) for winning the "Top Picker Eliminator" title for the 2025 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals with a very nice total of 117.0 points. He picked the class winners in both Funny Car and Pro Stock; his Top Fuel pick lost in the second round of eliminations. He was also helped with ET bonus points in Pro Stock.
'TT5.9mag' (FABO) and 'johnnycuda' (FABO) shared the runner-up spot with 104.0 points each.
Way to go!

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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Brittany Force, 3.641 during qualifying
Speed - Shawn Langdon, 338.68 during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - Austin Prock, 3.816 during qualifying
Speed - Austin Prock, 338.26 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Greg Anderson, 6.476 while winning the final round of eliminations
Speed - Matt Hartford, 211.96 during Round 1 of eliminations

Here are the game point standings after the 3rd event of the 2025 season:
360.5 - ocdart (FABO) no change in the point standings
342.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) no change
340.0 - stroked340 (FABO) +1
339.0 - TT5.9mag (FABO) +1
331.5 - GTXDAN (FBBO) +1
312.5 - alsant (FBBO) -3
288.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) no change
263.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) +3
238.0 - Back in Time (FABO) +1
237.0 - memike (FABO) +3
230.5 - Yunick13 (FABO) -3
222.0 - Outlawd (FBBO) no change
212.5 - cuda20 (FABO) -4
152.0 - MomsDuster (FABO) +1
132.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO) -1

Now we get a bit of a break before the 15th annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV, scheduled for April 11-13.

(04/02/25) As of this morning, nhra.com currently shows the following entries:
14 Top Fuel
19 Funny Car
21 Pro Stock

As always, please check to verify your picks are participating before posting your picks.
GOOD LUCK!
 
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That’s going to be a good segment. I hope it continues. Brian and David have a wonderful chemistry together and I wish they’d get rid of Tony and put David in his place.
 
Can you make time to post the rules regarding the 4 wide races? Thanks.:thankyou: They're not mentioned in Post 1.
 
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Can you make time to post the rules regarding the 4 wide races? Thanks.:thankyou: They're not mentioned in Post 1.
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I was planning to post the 4-Wides scoring with the 'Tuesday before the event' reminder. But since you asked, here they are...

The 4-Wides are scored differently. I will be using the same scoring this year as previously used and, again, this scoring is only for the 4-Wide events, both Las Vegas and Carolina.

Points change for 4-Wide events ONLY!!!

Same scoring rules as the past several years:
* These events only have 3 rounds of eliminations. Event scoring will be similar to the NHRA points scoring.
* Qualifying position bonus points are the same as always
* Each pro elimination round is run with 4 cars per race rather than 2, and 2 cars advance from each of the first 2 rounds of eliminations.
* First round: Four races of four cars each. The 1st car of each race to cross the finish line will get 10 points, the 2nd car will get 5 points. Eight cars advance to the second round of eliminations.
* Second round: Two races of four cars each. Same scoring as the first round. Four cars advance to the final round of eliminations.
* Final round: One race of four cars. 1st Place finisher will get 10 points, 2nd Place will get 5 points, 3rd Place will get 3 points, 4th Place will get 1 point.
* Same scoring for quickest e.t. and fastest speed for the event and for any national record set at this event.

Again, this scoring will be for the 4-Wide events only.
 
Here's your 'Tuesday before the race' notice for the 15th annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, April 11-13, at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV.
Please check the driver entries and 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 3:00pm EDT (12:00pm PDT) on Friday.
As of this morning nhra.com currently shows the following entries:
15 Top Fuel
19 Funny Car
22 Pro Stock

Pro Stock Motorcycle will not compete at this event.

I suggest you double-check to make sure your drivers are racing since there were some no-shows at each of the first three events of the season. If your posted driver skips the event and you do not select a replacement prior to the start of eliminations, I will use your posted driver from the most recent completed event. Unfortunately, any replacement driver after the start of qualifying will not be eligible for any event bonus points.

The current weekend weather forecast shows:
* The start of qualifying on Friday should be sunny with a high of 88F
* The start of qualifying on Saturday should be mostly sunny with a high of 86F
* The start of eliminations on Sunday should be sunny with a high of 80F

The current television schedule for the Vegas Four-Wide Nationals...
* Qualifying Show 1: 9:30-11:00pm EDT (6:30-8:00pm PDT), Friday, April 11 on FS1
* Qualifying Show 2: 11:00am-Noon EDT (8:00-9:00am PDT), Sunday, April 13 on FS1
* Final eliminations: 6:30-9:30pm EDT (3:30-6:30pm PDT), Sunday, April 13 on FS1
All television coverage will also re-air at later times. Check www.nhra.com.

Don't miss out!
 
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GO DOUG KALLITA! :thumbsup: I wanna see Alan Johnson get tackled and mugged like his co-worker on Shawn Langdon's car :rofl: at Pomona
 
LV Dumb-4s picks...

TF Antron Brown
FC Austin Prock
PS Dallas Glenn
 
@memike, @TT5.9mag, qualifying for the NHRA Las Vegas Four-Wides starts at 3pm EDT (Noon PDT) TOMORROW (04/11/25).
Please post your event picks (Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock) before qualifying starts to be eligible for all event bonus points. If your picks are not posted before the start of qualifying, I will use your picks from the most recent completed event but you will not be eligible for any bonus points.
 
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