2015 Bet 'Em IndyContest - round 15 Pocono

[NaBUru38]

Hi, folks! Welcome to round 14 of the 2015 Bet 'Em IndyContest. Pocono is flat, fast and wide. Nevertheless, cars still may make contact, especially those who battle for the championship or a 2016 seat.

You must pick five different drivers and a manufacturer:

o- Premium - 2x money.
o- Regular - 1x money.
o- Alternative - 1x money; no 10-to-1 drivers or under.
o- Fresh ($ 20) - Rookies only.
o- Belt Challenge ($ 200) - Rahal vs Montoya.
o- Manufacturer ($ 200) -

The regular money scale is:

o- 1st - $ 1000
o- 2nd - $ 600
o- 3rd - $ 400
o- 4th - $ 300
o- 5th - $ 200
o- 6-10th - $ 100

The stakes for Iowa are:

o- 3 to 1: Montoya, Castroneves, Dixon, Rahal.
o- 6 to 1: Andretti, Kanaan, Power.
0- 10 to 1: Carpenter, Hunter-Reay.
o- 15 to 1: Bourdais, Pagenaud, Newgarden.
o- 30 to 1: Briscoe, Kimball, Muñoz, Wilson.
o- 50 to 1: Jakes, Chaves (R), Karam (R).
o- 80 to 1: Sato, Hawksworth, Vautier, Mann, Coletti (R).

o- Chevrolet: 3 to 1.
o- Honda: 5 to 1.

If you post your bets after qualifying, you will only get half the stakes. Good luck!

[Mekola]

o- Premium - Dixon
o- Regular - Power
o- Alternative - Pagenaud
o- Fresh - Chaves
o- Belt Challenge - Rahal
o- Manufacturer - Honda

[Burp]

Rahal was 100 to 1 at Pocono last year, how things have changed.

o- Premium - Kanaan
o- Regular - Montoya
o- Alternative - Newgarden
o- Fresh - Chaves
o- Belt Challenge - Rahal
o- Manufacturer - Honda

[NaBUru38]

My bets:

o- Premium - Montoya
o- Regular - Kanaan
o- Alternative - Briscoe
o- Fresh- Chaves
o- Belt Challenge - Rahal
o- Manufacturer - Honda

[Yannick]

Premium - Scott Dixon
Regular - JP Montoya
Alternative - Carlos Munoz
Fresh - Gabriel Chaves
Belt Challenge - Graham Rahal
Manufacturer - Chevrolet

[NaBUru38]

Hurry up, folks!

[NaBUru38]

So, here's the results of the 2015 Pocono 500:

o- 1st - Hunter-Reay ($ 10,000)
o- 2nd - Newgarden ($ 9,000)
o- 3rd - Montoya ($ 1,200)
o- 4th - Power ($ 1,800)
o- 5th - Muñoz ($ 6,000)
o- 6th - Sato ($ 8,000)
o- 7th - Pagenaud ($ 1,500)
o- 8th - Briscoe ($ 3,000)
o- 9th - Dixon ($ 300)
o- 10th - Jakes ($ 5,000)
o- Fresh - Chaves ($ 1,000)
o- Belt Challenge - Montoya ($ 600)
o- Manufacturer - Honda ($ 1,000)

Mekola: $ 5,300

o- Premium - Dixon ($ 0)
o- Regular - Power ($ 1,800)
o- Alternative - Pagenaud ($ 1,500)
o- Fresh - Chaves ($ 1,000)
o- Belt Challenge - Rahal ($ 0)
o- Manufacturer - Honda ($ 1,000)

Burp: $ 12,200

o- Premium - Kanaan ($ 0)
o- Regular - Montoya ($ 1,200)
o- Alternative - Newgarden ($ 9,000)
o- Fresh - Chaves ($ 1,000)
o- Belt Challenge - Rahal ($ 0)
o- Manufacturer - Honda ($ 1,000)

NaBUru38: $ 7,400

o- Premium - Montoya ($ 2,400)
o- Regular - Kanaan ($ 0)
o- Alternative - Briscoe ($ 3,000)
o- Fresh - Chaves ($ 1,000)
o- Belt Challenge - Rahal ($ 0)
o- Manufacturer - Honda ($ 1,000)

Yannick: $ 2,200

o- Premium - Dixon ($ 0)
o- Regular - Montoya ($ 1,200)
o- Alternative - Munoz
o- Fresh - Chaves ($ 1,000)
o- Belt Challenge - Rahal ($ 0)
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet ($ 0)

Results of round 14 Pocono:

1st - Burp: $ 12,200
2nd - NaBUru38: $ 7,400
3rd - Mekola: $ 5,300
4th - Yannick: $ 2,200

Nobody picked Hunter-Reay, Muñoz or Sato. Instead, Burp chose Newgarden and took a convinging win. I resulted second, with decent picks for Montoya and Briscoe.

Standings after round 14:

1st - NaBUru38: $ 183,375
2nd - Burp: $ 161,050
3rd - Yannick: $ 143,700
4th - Salamus: $ 101,925
5th - Icemachine: $ 89,985
6th - Mekola: $ 83,800
7th - DRT: $ 35,400
8th - Beetle: $ 19,225

Burp is $ 22k behind me, will I be catched? With Sonoma and the Battle for the Title at stake next week, I cannot be sure. Stay tuned!

[Yannick]

It is so sad that Justin Wilson went away just like this. RIP. So sad.