2007 Forum Pick 'Em Contest - Richmond

[Tim Northcutt]

2007 SunTrust 250 “Pick ‘em” Contest
Richmond International Raceway – Sat., June 30

DEADLINE FOR PICKS: Friday, June 29, at 4:30 p.m. (GMT)..That is approx. 11:30 a.m. on Friday in Richmond, when the first practice session begins

PLEASE Get them in Before the Deadline

-- The IRL races under the lights on the shortest oval on the schedule this weekend on the ¾ mile bull ring at Richmond International Raceway. This race is always a good one with lots of fast action. Pit strategy plays a big part in the results because green flag stops can cost you as many as two laps and teams that catch yellows correctly can move from the back to the front quickly

The event is 250 laps and 187.5 miles

Again…Please copy this template below and use it to place your Picks….

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts)

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1.
2.

ROW TWO:
1.
2.

ROW THREE:
1.
2.

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts.

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2007 SunTrust 250 Winner (2 pts.)

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.)

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps:

100 laps:

150 laps:

200 laps:

250 Laps:

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.)

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.)

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.)

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth):

Sorry this was so late...I had an ear infection on Monday and played catch-up yesterday at work.

Get your picks in on time, and Good Luck!

[OpenWheel4ever]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: DAN WHELDON

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 174.156

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. DAN WHELDON
2. HELIO CASTRONEVES

ROW TWO:
1. SAM HORNISH JR
2. SCOTT DIXON

ROW THREE:
1. TONY KANAAN
2. DARIO FRANCHITTI

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) MILKA DUNO

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 164.865

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts.
TOMAS SCHECKTER

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2007 SunTrust 250 Winner (2 pts.) HELIO CASTRONEVES

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. CASTRONEVES
2. WHELDON
3. HORNISH JR
4. FRANCHITTI
5. SHARP

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) SCOTT DIXON

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 176.589


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: WHELDON

100 laps: DIXON

150 laps: WHELDON

200 laps: WHELDON

250 Laps: CASTRONEVES

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) MILKA DUNO

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) DARREN MANNING

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) MARCO ANDRETTI

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 167.568

[marcus]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts)

Sam Hornish Jnr

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

163.000

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. Sam Hornish Jnr
2. Tony Kanaan

ROW TWO:
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Scott Dixon

ROW THREE:
1. Marco Andretti
2. Dan Wheldon

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)

Milka Duno

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

151.555

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts.

Dario Franchitti

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2007 SunTrust 250 Winner (2 pts.)

Sam Hornish Jnr

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Sam Hornish Jnr
2. Dan Wheldon
3. Dario Franchitti
4. Scott Dixon
5. Vitor Miera

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.)

Dan Wheldon

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

164.001


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Sam Hornish jnr

100 laps: Dan Wheldon

150 laps: Sam Hornish jnr

200 laps: Scott Dixon

250 Laps: Sam Hornish Jnr

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.)

Darren Manning

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.)

Vitor Meira


6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.)

Marco Andretti

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth):

138.999

[Peno]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: Helio Castroneves (2 pts)

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:174.321

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Tony Kanaan

ROW TWO:
1. Dan Wheldon
2. Dario Franchitti

ROW THREE:
1. Marco Andretti
2. Sam Hornish Jr.

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)-Milka Duno

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 167.912

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts.-Scott Sharp

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2007 SunTrust 250 Winner (2 pts.)

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Sam Hornish Jr.
2. Tony Kanaan
3. Dario Franchitti
4. Helio Castroneves
5. Dan Wheldon

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.)-
Tony Kanaan

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 170.687


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Helio Castroneves

100 laps: Sam Hornish Jr.

150 laps: Tony Kanaan

200 laps: Sam Hornish Jr.

250 Laps: Sam Hornish Jr.

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.)-Buddy Rice

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.)-Sarah Fisher

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.)-Scott Sharp

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 150.767

[Alwaysfirst]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Scott Dixon

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 164.935

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Helio Castroneves

ROW TWO:
1. Dan Wheldon
2. Dario Franchitti

ROW THREE:
1. Sam Hornish Jr
2. Jeff Simmons

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Milka Duno

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 157.846

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts. Tony Kanaan

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2007 SunTrust 250 Winner (2 pts.) Helio Castroneves

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Scott Dixon
3. Dan Wheldon
4. Dario Franchitti
5. Tony Kanaan

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Dan Wheldon

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 164.395


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Scott Dixon

100 laps: Helio Castroneves

150 laps: Dario Franchitti

200 laps: Dan Wheldon

250 Laps: Helio Castroneves

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Milka Duno

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Vitor Meira

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Danica Patrick

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 118.471

[drdisque]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: Helio Castroneves

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 174.105

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Tony Kanaan

ROW TWO:
1. Dario Franchitti
2. Sam Hornish Jr

ROW THREE:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Scott Sharp

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.): Milka Duno

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 164.444

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts: Marco Andretti

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2007 SunTrust 250 Winner (2 pts.): Helio Castroneves

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Tony Kanaan
3. Sam Hornish Jr
4. Dario Franchitti
5. Scott Sharp

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.): Helio Castroneves

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 172.722


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Helio Castroneves

100 laps: Helio Castroneves

150 laps: Tony Kanaan

200 laps: Helio Castroneves

250 Laps: Helio Castroneves

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.): Milka Duno

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): Buddy Rice

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): Kosuke Matsuura

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 128.208

[Tim Northcutt]

Here are drewdawg727's picks:

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Sam Hornish, Jr.

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 171.105

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. Sam Hornish, Jr.
2. Helio Castroneves

ROW TWO:
1. Marco Andretti
2. Tony Kanaan

ROW THREE:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Scott Sharp

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Milka Duno

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.) Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 158.141

7. Name the Driver who will “Just Miss” the “Top Three Rows” – 7th Fastest (2 pts) Dan Wheldon


RACE PICKS:

1. The 2006 SunTrust Indy Challenge Winner at Richmond (2 pts.) Sam Hornish Jr.

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Sam Hornish Jr.
2. Tony Kanaan
3. Helio Castroneves
4. Scott Dixon
5. Marco Andretti

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Helio Castroneves

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 169.495


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Sam Hornish Jr.

100 laps: Helio Castroneves

150 laps: Marco Andretti

200 laps: Sam Hornish Jr.

250 laps: Sam Hornish Jr.

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Buddy Rice

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Darren Manning

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Buddy Rice

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 126.888

[Tim Northcutt]

Contest is Closed for Richmond

[Tim Northcutt]

A little housekeeping

Season Totals after 9 of 18 Pick 'Em Contests:

1. drdisque - 149 pts. - Entered - 9 -Avg/Race - 16.5 - Wins - 3
2. Flavinha - 112 pts. - Entered - 9 -Avg./Race - 12.3 - Wins - 1
(tie) Alwaysfirst - 112 -Entered - 7 - Avg./Race - 16.0 - Wins - 0
4. drewdawg - 109 pts. - Entered - 9 Avg./Race - 12.1 - Wins - 1
(tie) Peno - 109 pts. - Entered- 9 -Avg./Race - 12.1 - Wins - 0
6. marcus - 105 pts. - Entered - 7 - Avg./Race - 15.0 - Wins - 3
7. NAC - 48 pts. - Entered - 4 - Avg./Race - 12.0 - Wins - 1
8. Dylan14 - 43 pts. - Entered - 4 - Avg./Race - 10.7 - Wins - 0
9. OpenWheel - 26 pts. - Entered - 2 - Avg./Race - 13.0 - Wins - 0
10. Chaos81 - 14 pts. - Entered - 1 - Avg./Race - 14.0 - Wins - 0
10. Bluewolf - 11 pts. - Entered - 1 - Avg./Race - 11.0 - Wins - 0
11. rcarr - 6 pts. - Entered - 1 - Avg./Race - 6.0 - Wins -0

Winners of Each Event:

Homestead - drdisque
St. Pete - drewdawg
Motegi - Flavinha
Kansas - drdisque
Indy Pole - NAC
Indy Race - Marcus
Milwaukee - drdisque (won on tiebreaker)
Texas - marcus
Iowa - marcus

[Flavinha]

I forgot to pic. Thanks for the email Tim, I only saw it today.

Good luck to everybody!!!! I can imagine what will happen tonight: Dan Wheldon will win and I will lose my points heheheheh

[Tim Northcutt]

OK, Gang.....This is how I scored qualifying since it got rained out....

In the past, the IRL would set the field based on Combined Practice results...
that made it easy for me to score the quals section, becuse you had real times from the track...

This time they didn't...the grid was set on season points.

Thus I scored the grid based on how they will line up.

for the speed, I did go to the Combined Practice results and took the top speed (regardless of who set it) for the pole speed, and the slowest speed obviously was done the same way....

No one had Dario on the pole

drdisque was closest to the speed: Actual - 172.974 dr's pick - 174.105

In the "Top Six" section, everyone but drewdawg earned 6 pts. drew got 4 pts. there

All picked Milka as the slowest for 2 pts.

drewdawg was closest to the slow speed: Actual - 160.352 drew- 158.141

by getting both, he also got the 2 pt. bonus.

Peno had Sharp for the "Just Miss for 2 pts., and marcus, AlwaysFirst & drewdawg had selected drivers who made the Top Six for 1 pt. each

Points after Quals:

1. drewdawg - 11 pts.
2. dr.disque - 10 pts
(tie) Peno - 10 pts.
4. marcus - 9 pts.
(tie) Alwaysfirst - 9 pts.
6. OpenWheel - 8 pts.

Good Luck Tonight!!!!

[Tim Northcutt]

Here are your race results and totals for the weekend:

No one picked Dario to win

In the Top Five, AlwaysFirst picked 4 of the five with two correct for 6 pts., Peno & marcus had 3 pts each and the rest had 2 pts.

marcus and AlwaysFirst picked Wheldon for the fast lap for 2 pts each.

AlwaysFirst also was closest to the speed: Actual - 164.201 AF - 164.395

By picking both, AlwaysFirst also got the two bonus points

Dario led at avery milestone and the only one to get points here was AlwaysFirst with 2 pts.

OpenWheel, AlwaysFirst and drdisque all had Milka as the first car out for 2 pts.

drdisque got 2 pts for Buddy Rice as the "Mover - 12th - 5th

No one had Hornish as the "Fall" - 5th - 15th

drdisque was closest to the average speed: actual - 133.408 dr - 128.208

Final Results:

1. AlwaysFirst - 25 pts.
2. drdisque - 18 pts.
3. marcus - 14 pts.
4. peno - 13 pts.
(tie) drerwdawg - 13 pts.
6. OpenWheel - 12 pts.

Nice, job, AlwaysFisrt...especially on the race picks!

Next weekend is Watkins Glen...I'll post the Contest tomorrow....Good Luck!

[Tim Northcutt]

Season Totals after 10 of 18 Pick 'Em Contests:

1. drdisque - 167 pts. - Entered - 10 -Avg/Race - 16.7 - Wins - 3
2. Alwaysfirst - 137 -Entered - 8 - Avg./Race - 17.1 - Wins - 1
3. drewdawg - 122 pts. - Entered - 10 Avg./Race - 12.2 - Wins - 1
(tie) Peno - 122 pts. - Entered- 10 -Avg./Race - 12.2 - Wins - 0
5. marcus - 119 pts. - Entered - 8 - Avg./Race - 14.9 - Wins - 3
2. Flavinha - 112 pts. - Entered - 9 -Avg./Race - 12.3 - Wins - 1
7. NAC - 48 pts. - Entered - 4 - Avg./Race - 12.0 - Wins - 1
8. Dylan14 - 43 pts. - Entered - 4 - Avg./Race - 10.7 - Wins - 0
9. OpenWheel - 38 pts. - Entered - 3 - Avg./Race - 12.7 - Wins - 0
10. Chaos81 - 14 pts. - Entered - 1 - Avg./Race - 14.0 - Wins - 0
10. Bluewolf - 11 pts. - Entered - 1 - Avg./Race - 11.0 - Wins - 0
11. rcarr - 6 pts. - Entered - 1 - Avg./Race - 6.0 - Wins -0

Winners of Each Event:

Homestead - drdisque
St. Pete - drewdawg
Motegi - Flavinha
Kansas - drdisque
Indy Pole - NAC
Indy Race - Marcus
Milwaukee - drdisque (won on tiebreaker)
Texas - marcus
Iowa - marcus
Richmond - AlwaysFirst

[Flavinha]

Well, at least Dan Wheldon didn't win.

Congratulations AlwaysFisrt! I will try to remember to do my pics this week!!!

[marcus]

bahhh I dropped it in the race

Oh well Im there or thereabouts so hopefully the Glen is kind to me