Here's your 'Tuesday before the race' notice for the 65th annual Gerber Collision and Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK, May 15-18, at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL. 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:
17 Top Fuel
19 Funny Car
15 Pro Stock Motorcycle
Pro Stock 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.
In addition:
3 Top Fuel entries are making their season debut at this event
2 Funny Car entries are making their season debut at this event
1 Pro Stock Motorcycle entry is making their season debut at this event
The current weekend weather forecast shows:
* The start of qualifying on Friday should be mostly sunny with a forecast high of 87F. The forecast shows a 37% of some rain from 8pm until midnight local time.
* The start of qualifying on Saturday should be sunny with a high of 77F
* The start of eliminations on Sunday should be mostly sunny with a forecast high of 73F
The current television schedule for the Vegas Four-Wide Nationals...
* Qualifying Show 1: 9:30-11:00pm EDT (6:30-8:00pm PDT), Friday, May 16 on FS1
* Qualifying Show 2: 11:00am-Noon EDT (8:00-9:00am PDT), Sunday, May 18 on FS1
* Final eliminations: 2:00-5:00pm EDT (11:00am-2:00pm PDT), Sunday, May 18 on FS1
All television coverage will also re-air at later times. Check www.nhra.com.
@Back in Time, qualifying for the Route 66 NHRA Nationals is scheduled to start at 3:00pm EDT (Noon PDT) TODAY (05/16/25). Please post your event picks (Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle) 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.
Notes:
* Pro Stock Motorcycle Q2 happened Saturday morning due to high winds Friday evening
* At the close of Q2, Shawn Langdon is not yet qualified at #17 in Top Fuel; Spencer Hyde (#17), Dale Creasy Jr. (#18), and Justin Schreifer (#19) are not yet qualified in Funny Car
* Big change in the weather as Saturday forecast is for mostly cloudy with a high of 67F
Your Top Fuel pick is the only change from what 'rolled over' from the previous race so you'll lose bonus points only in Top Fuel.
I feel this is fair. Any complaints from other game participants?
Congratulations to 'Outlawd' (FBBO) for winning the 2025 Gerber Glass and Collision NHRA Route 66 Nationals Top Qualifier title with an outstanding total of 23.0 bonus points. He correctly picked the #1 qualifier in Funny Car and the #2 qualifiers in both Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle. '64BEL' (FBBO) and 'TT5.9mag' (FABO) were right behind with 22.5 bonus points each.
More great picks!
We have 15 players again this week and 14 different driver combos made up of:
* 7 different Top Fuel drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #5 qualifier Justin Ashley (1 pick) and #12 qualifier Brittany Force (2 picks). There is also a possibility of two head-to-head matchups in Round 2 if all drivers survive.
* 5 different Funny Car drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of two head-to head matchups in Round 2 if all drivers survive.
* 2 different Pro Stock Motorcycle riders. The earliest possibility of a head-to-head matchup is the Final Round of eliminations if both riders survive until then.
Congratulations to 'Outlawd' (FBBO) for winning the "Top Picker Eliminator" title for the 2025 Gerber Glass and Collision NHRA Route 66 Nationals with an outstanding total of 143.0 points. He picked the class winners in both Top Fuel and Funny Car and his Pro Stock Motorcycle pick went to the final round of eliminations before losing.
'alsant' (FBBO) was right behind with 135.5 points.
The highest scoring FABO player was 'Back in Time' with 128.0 points
Way to go!
Here's where the bonus points were earned if you picked the right drivers:
Top Fuel
E.T. - Doug Kalitta, 3.661 during qualifying
Speed - Antron Brown, 338.09 during qualifying
Funny Car
E.T. - Jack Beckman, 3.859 during qualifying
Speed - J.R. Todd, 336.40 during qualifying
Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Gaige Herrera, 6.713 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Matt Smith, 204.26 during qualifying
Here are the game point standings after the 6th event of the 2025 season:
705.5 - ocdart (FABO) no change in the point standings
690.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) no change
683.5 - alsant (FBBO) +3
681.5 - stroked340 (FABO) no change
679.5 - TT5.9mag (FABO) -2
668.5 - GTXDAN (FBBO) -1
582.5 - johnnycuda (FABO) no change
573.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) +1
565.0 - Yunick13 (FABO) -1
541.5 - Back in Time (FABO) no change
476.5 - memike (FABO) +1
465.0 - Outlawd (FBBO) +1
444.5 - cuda20 (FABO) -2
328.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO) no change
284.0 - MomsDuster (FABO) no change
Now we get a weekend off before the 12th annual NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway in Epping, NH, scheduled for May 30 - June 1.
As of this morning, nhra.com currently shows the following entries:
13 Top Fuel
17 Funny Car
18 Pro Stock
Pro Stock Motorcycle will not race at this event.
As always, please check to verify your picks are participating before posting your picks. GOOD LUCK!
Here's your 'Tuesday before the race' notice for the 12th annual NHRA New England Nationals, May 30-June 1, at New England Dragway in Epping, NH. 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 5:00pm EDT (2:00pm PDT) on Friday.
As of this morning nhra.com currently shows the following entries:
15 Top Fuel
17 Funny Car
18 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.
In addition:
1 Top Fuel entry is making their season debut at this event
1 Funny Car entry is making their season debut at this event
The current weekend weather forecast (updated 05/28) shows:
* The start of qualifying on Friday should be partly cloudy with a forecast high of 74F. The forecast shows a 45% of some rain after Friday qualifying.
* The current Saturday forecast shows rain up to noon with a high of 62F
* Eliminations on Sunday should be partly cloudy with a forecast high of 63F
The current television schedule for the New England Nationals...
* Qualifying Show 1: 6:30-8:00pm EDT (3:30-5:00pm PDT), Friday, May 30 on FS1
* Qualifying Show 2: 7:00-8:00pm EDT (4:00-5:00pm PDT), Saturday, May 31 on FS1
* Final eliminations: 6:00-9:00pm EDT (3:00pm-6:00pm PDT), Sunday, June 1 on FOX (not cable!)
All television coverage will also re-air at later times. Check www.nhra.com.
