2025 16th Annual FABO NASCAR "Pick 'Em" Game - Are You Ready?

[fishmens67]

5 more laps and the 8 and 45 would have finished 1st and 2nd.
That was a wild race.

 

[ocdart]

Congratulations to new NASCAR "Pick 'Em" game player 'Pecos Bill' (FBBO) for hitting the NASCAR Exacta in only his second game! He picked both the Grant Park 165 race winner #88 Shane van Gisbergen and race runner-up #54 Ty Gibbs and picked up a total of -8 bonus points.
'Back in Time' (FABO), 'cuda20' (FABO), 'memike' (FABO), 'ocdart' (FABO) and 'Yunick13' (FABO) also correctly picked the race winner race winner. Each picked up -5 bonus points.

'Pecos Bill' (FBBO) had the low net score honor for the week with -6.5 points.

#71 Michael McDowell was the race leader at the end of Stage 1, #8 Kyle Busch was in 2nd place.
#12 Ryan Blaney was the race leader at the end of Stage 2, #19 Chase Briscoe was in 2nd place.

Here are the game standings following the 2025 NASCAR Grant Park 165 on the streets of Chicago:
Yunick13 (FABO) 136.5 P88 -1 8 (S1-1) 88 5 1 -5 132.5
cuda20 (FABO) 137.5 (no Pole pick) 88 45 1 -5 3 134.5
MeMikieJr (FABO) 162.0 P88 -1 9 5 16 13 175.5
ocdart (FABO) 185.0 P88 -1 71 (S1-2) 88 32 1 -5 193.5
fishmens67 (FABO) 192.0 LP5 8 (S1-1) 45 5 3 195.0
alsant (FABO) 171.5 LP20 L24 L5 40 13 198.0
memike (FABO) 217.0 P88 -1 45 88 3 1 -5 213.0
Sublime one (FABO) 231.0 LP22 L22 L5 11 13 243.0
Back in Time (FABO) 239.0 LP20 88 77 1 -5 35 252.0
Riverdawg (FBBO) 259.5 LP3 L11 L45 4 3 263.0
Unconventional (FABO) 251.5 P54 22 2 11 27 270.5
44070dart (FABO) 272.0 LP9 L9 L22 16 11 285.5
Pecos Bill (FBBO) 678.0 P45 88 54 1 -5 2 -3 671.5

As a reminder here's a quick explanation of what the above numbers represent:
(your score before the race) race pick car # (Stage bonus points) (race pick car #) (Stage bonus points) (race pick finish position) (race pick finish position) (race winner/runner-up bonus points) (your score after the race)
Please let me know if I show either your Pole or Race picks incorrectly or if you have any questions.

Please post your picks for the next race and let me know if you want to "lock" them in for future weeks. I will put an "L" before either your Pole pick or your race picks to show they've been "locked".
As always, you can always make different picks each week. Your "locked" picks will always be there should you forget to post your race picks, your computer malfunctions or the site should go down temporarily.

Don't forget to get your picks for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, CA, posted before the green flag drops at approximately 3:45 PM EDT (12:45 PM PDT) on Sunday, July 13.

Cup practice session and Cup qualifying schedule:
There is one practice session scheduled at 1:35 PM EDT (10:35 AM PDT) on Saturday, July 12. Your Pole Pick for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 will need to be posted before qualifying starts at 2:40 PM EDT (11:40 AM PDT) immediately following the completion of the practice session.

 

[Yunick13]

Darn.

88 pole @ Sonoma

 

[memike]

It was a toss up between my second pick and I blew it and picked Reddick instead of Gibbs, yes a good race to watch and I do believe if the yellow was not thrown my other pick would have passed Gibbs, Reddick having the best tires, he was a freight train the last 20 laps.
Congratulations on the great picks by our new member on FBBO 'Pecos Bill'. And all the fabo members that picked the winner..

I see our member brought his useless negative posts just for giggles again.....lol.

 

[crackedback]

It was a toss up between my second pick and I blew it and picked Reddick instead of Gibbs, yes a good race to watch and I do believe if the yellow was not thrown my other pick would have passed Gibbs, Reddick having the best tires, he was a freight train the last 20 laps.
Congratulations on the great picks by our new member on FBBO 'Pecos Bill'. And all the fabo members that picked the winner..

I see our member brought his useless negative posts just for giggles again.....lol.

Atlanta was pretty solid

 

[ocdart]

Rolling over my Chicago picks to Sonoma, but could revise them...

Sonoma Pole
#88 SvG

Sonoma Race
#71 McDowell
#88 SvG

 

[MeMikieJr]

Same picks as last week
SVG
5/9

 

[memike]

Same pole as last week since he won it for me, pole and won the race, SVG for the pole, thinking on my race picks for now, but I do have a good Idea of who.

 

[Unconventional]

Pole ... Blainey
Race ... Logano, Gisbergen

 

[Back in Time]

Sonoma Pole Van Gisenberg......Race Van Gisenberg/McDowell

 

[44070dart]

#5 Larson pole

 

[memike]

#5 Larson pole

I thought this was you pole pick lol, obviously way to late but it was way over by 9pm lol
Good luck tomorrow

 

[44070dart]

Not paying attention I can't pick the winner after the race is over

 

[ocdart]

I thought this was you pole pick lol, obviously way to late but it was way over by 9pm lol
Good luck tomorrow

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The nascar.com website I'm looking at shows practice for the Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 starting today at 1:30pm EDT (10:30am PDT) with qualifying immediately following. Both will be televised on the 'tru tv' cable channel.

 

[Yunick13]

Sunday, July 13, 2025
Sonoma Raceway
Time: 3:30pm/et
Green flag: 3:50pm/et
TV: TNT
Radio: PRN, Sirius XM NASCAR
Stages: 25/55/110​

Purse: $11,055,250

Practice/Qualifying: Saturday, July 12, 1:35-3:30pm/et. TV: TNT

 

[fishmens67]

9 for pole.

 

[ocdart]

Deja Vu all over again!
Congratulations to 'memike' (FABO), 'MeMikieJr' (FABO), 'ocdart' (FABO) and 'Yunick13' (FABO) for correctly picking #88 Shane van Gisbergen to win the Pole for the 2nd consecutive week and lead the field to the green flag at Sonoma Raceway tomorrow.
Congratulations also to 'Back in Time' (FABO) for also picking SVG to win the Pole this week.
They each picked up -1 bonus point.

 

[fishmens67]

24 and 5.

 

[Yunick13]

88/16 win.

 

[44070dart]

16/24 win

 

[Yunick13]

Deja Vu all over again!
Congratulations to 'memike' (FABO), 'MeMikieJr' (FABO), 'ocdart' (FABO) and 'Yunick13' (FABO) for correctly picking #88 Shane van Gisbergen to win the Pole for the 2nd consecutive week and lead the field to the green flag at Sonoma Raceway tomorrow.
Congratulations also to 'Back in Time' (FABO) for also picking SVG to win the Pole this week.
They each picked up -1 bonus point.

What are the odds of the new guy over at FBBO pulling the same stunt?

 

[ocdart]

@cuda20, @memike, don't forget to post your Sonoma race picks before the green flag flies in about five hours.

 

[memike]

?????

The nascar.com website I'm looking at shows practice for the Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 starting today at 1:30pm EDT (10:30am PDT) with qualifying immediately following. Both will be televised on the 'tru tv' cable channel.

Yep, that pick from @44070dart was after qualifying was over, and before last weeks race, I thought it was for pole pick last week on Friday night , hope I didn't mess with your scheduling on the game here, ended up he was late. Good luck today @ocdart

 

[memike]

@cuda20, @memike, don't forget to post your Sonoma race picks before the green flag flies in about five hours.

Number 88 car SVG for the win and Chris B in his #17 Ford Mustang from Texas on SVG's tail at the finish line, hopefully see Chris win it for all the flood victims in his home state, that's my story book ledger for today's race.

Good luck to all the members here today.

Your friendly nascar fan here on the hill in northeast Arkansas, in the sticks where I belong.

memike

 

[cuda20]

88 and 12