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

[Yunick13]

Looks like I flubbed.

 

[cuda20]

Me to

 

[Yunick13]

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

Sonoma Pole
#88 SvG

Sonoma Race
#71 McDowell
#88 SvG

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

Congrats

 

[ocdart]

Congratulations to 'Back in Time' (FABO), 'cuda20' (FABO), 'memike' (FABO), 'ocdart' (FABO), 'Pecos Bill' (FBBO), 'Unconventional' (FABO) and 'Yunick13' (FABO) for all picking the Toyota/Save Mart 350 race winner #88 Shane van Gisbergen. Each picked up a total of -5 bonus points.
Nobody picked the race runner-up, #19 Chase Briscoe, so no runner-up bonus points awarded this week.

'Back in Time' (FABO) and 'ocdart' (FABO) shared the low net score honors for the week with -6.5 points each.

#1 Ross Chastain was the race leader at the end of Stage 1, #88 Shane van Gisbergen was in 2nd place.
#88 Shane van Gisbergen was the race leader at the end of Stage 2, #5 Kyle Larson was in 2nd place.

Here are the game standings following the 2025 NASCAR Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway:
Yunick13 (FABO) 132.5 P88 -1 88 (S1-1)(S2-2) 16 1 -5 18 133.0
cuda20 (FABO) 134.5 (no Pole pick) 88 (S1-1)(S2-2) 12 1 -5 36 145.0
ocdart (FABO) 193.5 P88 -1 71 88 (S1-1)(S2-2) 4 1 -5 187.0
MeMikieJr (FABO) 175.5 P88 -1 9 5 (S2-1) 3 35 192.5
memike (FABO) 213.0 P88 -1 88 (S1-1)(S2-2) 1 -5 16 212.5
fishmens67 (FABO) 195.0 P9 L24 L5 (S2-1) 8 35 215.5
alsant (FABO) 198.0 LP20 L24 L5 (S2-1) 8 35 218.5
Back in Time (FABO) 252.0 P88 -1 88 (S1-1)(S2-2) 1 -5 4 245.5
Sublime one (FABO) 243.0 LP22 L22 L5 (S2-1) 9 35 264.0
Unconventional (FABO) 270.5 P12 22 88 (S1-1)(S2-2) 9 1 -5 267.5
Riverdawg (FBBO) 263.0 LP3 L11 L45 20 6 276.0
44070dart (FABO) 285.5 P5 16 24 18 8 298.5
Pecos Bill (FBBO) 671.5 P5 88 (S1-1)(S2-2) 24 1 -5 8 668.0

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 Auto Trader Echo Park Automotive 400 on the all-concrete "Magic Mile" at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, DE, posted before the green flag drops at approximately 2:15 PM EDT (11:15 PM PDT) on Sunday, July 20.

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 19. Your Pole Pick for the Auto Trader Echo Park Automotive 400 will need to be posted before qualifying starts at 2:45 PM EDT (11:45 AM PDT) immediately following the completion of the practice session.

 

[Yunick13]

5 pole for Dover

 

[MeMikieJr]

11 pole

 

[ocdart]

I just read that there have been three racing-associated deaths during the current 2025 NASCAR cup season. I don't remember any mention of them during the television broadcasts.

The first was at Talladega in April when a bird came out on the losing end to the windshield of the #21 Ford driven by Josh Berry...and no windshield wiper since this was not a road course race.
A few weeks ago at Michigan a squirrel made an ill-advised try to cross in front of Ty Dillon's #10 Chevrolet.
And then just last Sunday at Sonoma a rabbit decided to test it's speed against the #7 Chevrolet of Justin Haley...and lost.

https://athlonsports.com/racing/nas...y-is-third-animal-death-in-2025-nascar-season

 

[Yunick13]

 

[memike]

Different driver for the Dover race in the 17 car.

 

[Unconventional]

Dover
pole .. Blainey
race .. Hamlin, Logano

 

[cuda20]

Logano for Dover pole

 

[Back in Time]

Logano for Dover Pole
Blainey/ Hamlin for the race

 

[fishmens67]

5 for pole
5 and 24 for race.
These 2 are due to dominate another race after struggling the last few weeks.
I'm due. Get out of my way memike I'm rolling through, taking my spot back.

 

[memike]

Chase Elliott on the pole here for sunday, even though I picked him yesterday, rained out practice and qualifying.

For the race give me that old fellow driving the 11 car and the 22 car from the Penske team..
Could change, but Hamlin will have his hands full here at Dover @MeMikieJr I edited my post here to show my new picks @ocdart

 

[44070dart]

12 Blaney pole ..9 / 22 Elliott and Logano for race day.

 

[alsant]

Byron for the pole

 

[memike]

Practice at Dover is about to start on TRUeTv.

Looks Like A Rain Delay...

 

[memike]

Line up for tomorrow, no practice or qualifying here this visit.

 

[ocdart]

'Mother Nature' wins the Pole at Dover after both practice and qualifying is rained out.
The start of the Auto Trader Echo Park Automotive 400 should be interesting because in addition to no practice and no qualifying, the drivers will also be on a brand new tire they haven't raced on before.
On top of all of that, #88 Shane van Gisbergen will be starting on the outside of Row 3 and he's never turned a tire in competition at Dover.

 

[Unconventional]

My pole pick must have fergot his success of last year when he was #2

 

[Yunick13]

My pole pick must have fergot his success of last year when he was #2

Qualifying was a washout. Field set by points. This race is now a roulette game as far as picking a winner.

 

[Yunick13]

9/11

 

[ocdart]

Dover race picks:
#9 Chase Elliott
#20 Christopher Bell

 

[MeMikieJr]

11/5

 

[cuda20]

Larson and Logano for Dover