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

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@TT5.9mag, due to pending weather at the New England Nationals NHRA has moved the start of Friday professional qualifying (Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock) forward to 2:30pm EDT (11:30am PDT).
Qualifying picks must be posted prior to the start of Friday professional qualifying before qualifying starts to be eligible for all event bonus points.
If your picks are not posted before the start of professional qualifying I will use your picks from the completed Route 66 Nationals but you will not be eligible for any New England Nationals event bonus points.
Don't miss out.
 
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New England picks...a bit out of my comfort zone

TF Tony Stewart
FC Austin Prock
PS Dallas Glenn
 
FYI, I just read that Dave Connolly will be subbing for the injured Eric Latino in Pro Stock at the New England Nationals.
 
TF-D.Kallita
FC-A.Prock
PS. G.Anderson

Good luck everyone
 
2025 12th annual NHRA New England Nationals qualifying leaders (per nhra.com event 'Detailed Results'):

Q1
Weather: n/a
TF: Brittany Force, 3.713; Steve Torrence @ 335.07
FC: Bob Tasca III, 3.891 @ 335.40
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.537; Dallas Glenn @ 210.60

Q2

Weather: 70F, 73% relative humidity, barometer 29.52", adjusted altitude 1,887', track temp. n/a

TF: Doug Kalitta, 3.697; Antron Brown @ 335.40
FC: Austin Prock, 3.860; Bob Tasca III @ 335.40
PS: Greg Anderson and Cody Coughlin, 6.537; Dallas Glenn @ 210.60


Weather update, 05/31/25...
Hopefully they will be able to get Q3 - scheduled to start at 12:30pm EDT (9:30am PDT) - in before rain hits later in the day. The current weather forecast is for a high of 61F and rain starting about 3:00pm EDT. Rain is forecast to end about 4:00am EDT Sunday. Weather for Sunday eliminations is forecast to be partly sunny with a high of 61F.


Q3
Weather: n/a

TF: Doug Kalitta and Antron Brown, 3.697; Antron Brown @ 337.07
FC: Austin Prock, 3.860; Bob Tasca III @ 335.40
PS: Greg Anderson and Cody Coughlin, 6.537; Dallas Glenn @ 210.60
 
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Man,I wish they ran this event in late Sept. early Oct. the air is so much better and the fact the track is just 91 feet above sea level they would set records every year!!
 
Congratulations to 'GTXDAN' (FBBO), 'stroked340' (FABO) and 'TT5.9mag' (FABO) for sharing the 2025 NHRA New England Nationals Top Qualifier title with an outstanding total of 23.5 bonus points each. They each correctly picked the #1 qualifiers in both Top Fuel and Funny Car, and the #2 qualifier in Pro Stock.
'johnnycuda' (FABO) was right behind with 23.0 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 one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #5 qualifier Brittany Force (2 picks) and #12 qualifier Clay Millican (1 pick). There is also a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in Round 2 if both drivers survive.
* 4 different Funny Car drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #8 qualifier Spencer Hyde (1 pick) and #9 qualifier Matt Hagan (1 pick). There is also a possibility of one head-to head matchup in Round 2 if both drivers survive.
* 3 different Pro Stock drivers. The earliest possibility of a head-to-head matchup is the Semi-Final Round of eliminations if both riders survive until then.

Good luck all!
 
TF:Stewart
FC: Beckman
PS: Anderson
PSM: Herrerra
 
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2nd event in a row!!!
Congratulations to 'Outlawd' (FBBO) for winning the "Top Picker Eliminator" title for the 2025 NHRA New England Nationals with an outstanding total of 116.0 points. He picked the class winners in Pro Stock, his Top Fuel pick lost in the final round of eliminations, and his Funny Car pick went to the semi-final round of eliminations before losing.
'cuda20' (FABO) was right behind with 95.5 points.
Way to go!

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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Doug Kalitta, 3.646 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Brittany Force, 341.42 during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - Austin Prock, 3.860 during qualifying
Speed - Bob Tasca III, 335.40 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Greg Anderson, 6.469 while winning the Final Round of eliminations
Speed - Matt Hartford, 213.40.26 during Round 1 of eliminations

Here are the game point standings after the 7th event of the 2025 season:
778.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) +1 change in the point standings
775.0 - stroked340 (FABO) +2
773.0 -TT5.9mag (FABO) +2
768.0 - ocdart (FABO) -3
762.0 - GTXDAN (FBBO) +1
746.0 - alsant (FBBO) -3
675.5 - johnnycuda (FABO) no change
643.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) no change
631.0 - Yunick13 (FABO) no change
607.5 - Back in Time (FABO) no change
581.0 - Outlawd (FBBO) +1
540.0 - cuda20 (FABO) +1
528.5 - memike (FABO) -2
404.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO) no change
357.0 - MomsDuster (FABO) no change

No time off because the first of back-to-back race events are happening with the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, TN, scheduled for June 6-8.

As of this morning, nhra.com currently shows the following entries:
15 Top Fuel
16 Funny Car
19 Pro Stock
15 Pro Stock Motorcycle

As always, please check to verify your picks are participating before posting your picks.
Several drivers will be making their 2025 NHRA season debut at this event.

GOOD LUCK!
 
Here's your 'Tuesday before the race' notice for the 24th annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, June 6-8, at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, TN.
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.
(06/05/25) Because of possible pending weather conditions, NHRA has rescheduled the first of the scheduled four rounds of Pro qualifying to start at 3:00pm EDT (NOON PDT) on Friday, June 6. Your picks need to be posted before the rescheduled start of Pro qualifying in order to be eligible for all event bonus points.

As of this morning nhra.com currently shows the following entries:
15 Top Fuel
16 Funny Car
19 Pro Stock
15 Pro Stock Motorcycle

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.
Also, several drivers will be making their 2025 NHRA season debut at the Thunder Valley Nationals:
1 Top Fuel entry is making their season debut at this event
1 Funny Car entry is 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:
* Friday currently shows a
39% chance of rain starting at 6:00pm on Friday and continuing through all day Saturday. I will update any qualifying schedule changes if/when announced by NHRA
* Eliminations on Sunday should be partly cloudy with a forecast high of 76F

The current television schedule for the New England Nationals...
* Qualifying Show 1: 7:30-9:30pm EDT (4:30-6:30pm PDT), Friday, June 6 on FS1
* Qualifying Show 2: 8:00-9:30pm EDT (5:00-6:30pm PDT), Saturday, June 7 on FS1
* Final eliminations: 3:00-6:00pm EDT (Noon-3:00pm PDT), Sunday, June 8 on FS1
All television coverage will also re-air at later times. Check www.nhra.com.


Don't miss out!
 
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Bristol picks...

TF Tony Stewart
FC Austin Prock
PS Dallas Glenn
PSM Matt Smith
 
@memike, @TT5.9mag, the opening round of Pro qualifying for Thunder Valley has been rescheduled to start at 3:00pm EDT (Noon PDT) due to possible inclement weather. Your picks need to be posted before the rescheduled start of Pro qualifying to be eligible for all event bonus points.
Don't miss out.
 
@memike, @TT5.9mag, the opening round of Pro qualifying for Thunder Valley has been rescheduled to start at 3:00pm EDT (Noon PDT) due to possible inclement weather. Your picks need to be posted before the rescheduled start of Pro qualifying to be eligible for all event bonus points.
Don't miss out.
Thier scores are high enough, they don't want the points. :lol: :poke:
 
TF Tony Stewart
FC Austin Prock
PS Dallas Glenn
PSM Matt Smith
 
TF. D.Kallita
FC.A.Prock
PS.G.Anderson
PSM. G.Herrera

Good luck everyone
 
If i am not too late to update mine, thx OC let me know please
TF Brittany Force
FC Jack Beckman
PS Greg Anderson
PSM Matt Smith
 
2025 24th annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals qualifying leaders (per nhra.com event 'Detailed Results'):

Q1
Weather: n/a
TF: Shawn Langdon, 3.800 @ 328.54
FC: Jack Beckman, 3.971 @ 323.74
PS: Matt Hartford, 6.682; Aaron Stanfield @ 206.32

PSM: Richard Gadson, 6.894; Matt Smith @ 198.38

Q2
Weather: 78F, 67% relative humidity, barometer n/a, adjusted altitude n/a, track temperature 110F
TF: Shawn Langdon, 3.800 @ 328.54
(Friday night TF qualifying rained out)
FC: Alexis DeJoria, 3.948 @ 328.14
PS: Dallas Glenn, 6.645; Aaron Stanfield @ 206.32

PSM: Braydon Davis, 6.870; Matt Smith @ 198.38

Q3
Weather: n/a
TF: Tony Stewart, 3.755; Justin Ashley @ 330.80
FC: Austin Prock, 3.931 @ 328.30
PS: Dallas Glenn, 6.645; Aaron Stanfield @ 206.32

PSM: Braydon Davis, 6.870; Matt Smith @ 199.46

Q4
Weather: n/a
TF: Tony Stewart, 3.755; Justin Ashley @ 330.80
FC: Austin Prock, 3.931 @ 328.30
PS: Dallas Glenn, 6.645; Aaron Stanfield @ 206.32

PSM: Braydon Davis, 6.834; Matt Smith @ 199.46
 
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Congratulations to 'memike' (FABO) and 'ocdart' (FABO) for sharing the 2025 Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valey Nationals Top Qualifier title with an outstanding total of 31.0 bonus points each. They each correctly picked the #1 qualifiers in Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock, and the #3 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'Back in Time' (FABO) and 'alsant' (FBBO) were right behind with 30.5 bonus points each.

More great picks!

Just like the last race event, we have 15 players again this week and 11 different driver combos made up of:
* 6 different Top Fuel drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #4 qualifier Clay Millican (1 picks) and #11 qualifier Antron Brown (1 pick). There is also a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in Round 2 if both drivers survive.
* 4 different Funny Car drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchup. There is a possibility of one head-to head matchup in Round 2 if both drivers survive.
* 3 different Pro Stock drivers. There is a possibility of one head-to head matchup in Round 2 if both drivers survive.
* 2 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers. The earliest possible matchup between them is the Final round of eliminations if they both survive until then.

Good luck all!
 
Congratulations to '64BEL' (FBBO) for winning the "Top Picker Eliminator" title for the 2025 Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals with a very nice total of 139.5 points. He picked the class winner in Pro Stock, both his Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle picks lost in the final round of eliminations, and his Funny Car pick lost in the opening round of eliminations.
'cuda20' (FABO) was right behind with 130.0 points.
Way to go!

For the first time that I remember, all of the Funny Car picks lost in the opening round of eliminations.

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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Tony Stewart, 3.755 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Justin Ashley, 330.80 during qualifying


Funny Car
E.T. - Austin Prock, 3.931 during qualifying
Speed - Austin Prock, 328.30 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Greg Anderson, 6.623 while winning the Final Round of eliminations
Speed - Dallas Glenn, 206.23 during both Round 2 and Round 3 of eliminations

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Brayden Davis, 6.831 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Matt Smith, 199.46 during qualifying

Here are the game point standings after the 8th event of the 2025 season:
878.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) no change in the point standings
876.0 - stroked340 (FABO) no change
874.0 -TT5.9mag (FABO) no change
874.0 - ocdart (FABO) no change
866.5 - alsant (FBBO) +1
863.0 - GTXDAN (FBBO) -1
782.5 - 64BEL (FBBO) +1
772.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) -1
760.0 - Yunick13 (FABO) no change
728.0 - Back in Time (FABO) no change
695.5 - Outlawd (FBBO) no change
670.0 - cuda20 (FABO) no change
634.5 - memike (FABO) no change
453.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) no change
428.5 - MomsDuster (FABO) no change

Now we get a weekend off before the second round of back-to-back race events. The 5th annual American Rebel Light NHRA Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park in North Dinwiddie, VA, are scheduled for June 20-22.

As of this morning, nhra.com currently shows the following entries:
12 Top Fuel
15 Funny Car
13 Pro Stock Motorcycle

Pro Stock will not compete at this event.

As always, please check to verify your picks are participating before posting your picks.


GOOD LUCK!
 
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