2008 Forum Pick 'Em Contest - Chicagoland

[Tim Northcutt]

2008 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 “Pick ‘em” Contest
Chicagoland Speedway – Sun., Sept. 7

DEADLINE FOR PICKS: Saturday, Sept. 6, at 3:15 p.m. (GMT)..That is approx. 9:15 a.m. on Saturday morning in Chicago, when the first full practice session begins for all competitors.

PLEASE Get them in Before the Deadline

-- The IRL regular season finale at the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway Sunday, if history holds true, will be a fast and wild race with plenty of side-by-side action and a close finish. This race is always a good one!

The race is 200 laps and 300 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 four-lap average 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. The Driver With the Single Fast Lap (2 pts.)

4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

5. 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.

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)

7. 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 2008 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 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:

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):


Good Luck!

[Daisy]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

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

2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 216.836

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


3. The Driver With the Single Fast Lap (2 pts.) Scott Dixon

4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 217.101

5. 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. Dan Wheldon

ROW TWO:
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Ed Carpenter

ROW THREE:
1. Ryan Briscoe
2. Danica Patrick

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Jaime Camara

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 206.123

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

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2008 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 Winner (2 pts.) Scott Dixon

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. Scott Dixon
2. Helio Castroneves
3. Dan Wheldon
4. Tony Kanaan
5. Ryan Briscoe

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: 213.591


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

50 laps :Scott Dixon

100 laps: Scott Dixon

150 laps: Scott Dixon

200 laps: Scott Dixon

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) A.J. Foyt IV

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

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): 165.551

Good luck for the top 3 for this final round!

[NAC]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

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

2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 216.000

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

3. The Driver With the Single Fast Lap (2 pts.) Scott Dixon

4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 216.500

5. 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. Tony Kanaan

ROW TWO:
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Ryan Briscoe

ROW THREE:
1. Dan Wheldon
2. Vitor Meira

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Milka Duno

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 208.555

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

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2008 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 Winner (2 pts.) Scott Dixon

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. Scott Dixon
2. Helio Castroneves
3. Tony Kanaan
4. Marco Andretti
5. Ryan HunterReay

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: 216.755

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

50 laps: Scott Dixon

100 laps: Scott Dixon

150 laps: Scott Dixon

200 laps: Helio Castroneves

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

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

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 183.555

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On a final note - Go Scotty !!!!!!!
Bring home that Championship

[Peno]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

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

2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 215.459

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


3. The Driver With the Single Fast Lap (2 pts.) Scott Dixon

4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 215.981

5. 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. Tony Kanaan
2. Dan Wheldon

ROW THREE:
1. Ryan Briscoe
2. Marco Andretti

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Franck Perera

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 205.561

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

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2008 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 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. Marco Andretti
4. Tony Kanaan
5. Ryan Briscoe

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: 214.214


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

50 laps :Scott Dixon

100 laps: Scott Dixon

150 laps: Helio Castroneves

200 laps: Helio Castroneves

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

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

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 173.424

[drdisque]

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

2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 214.605

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


3. The Driver With the Single Fast Lap (2 pts.): Scott Dixon

4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 216.802

5. 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. Ryan Briscoe

ROW THREE:
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Danica Patrick

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

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 208.805

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

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2008 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 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. Scott Dixon
2. Dan Wheldon
3. Helio Castroneves
4. Tony Kanaan
5. Danica Patrick

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: 212.705


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

50 laps: Scott Dixon

100 laps: Scott Dixon

150 laps: Helio Castroneves

200 laps: Scott Dixon

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.): Tomas Scheckter

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

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 172.905

[drewdawg727]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

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

2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 215.000

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


3. The Driver With the Single Fast Lap (2 pts.) Scott Dixon

4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 215.000

5. 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. Tony Kanaan
2. Dan Wheldon

ROW THREE:
1. Danica Patrick
2. Ed Carpenter

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Jaime Camara

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 211.000

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

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2008 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 Winner (2 pts.) Scott Dixon

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. Scott Dixon
2. Dan Wheldon
3. Vitor Meira
4. Tony Kanaan
5. Marco Andretti

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: 213.000


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

50 laps: Scott Dixon

100 laps: Scott Dixon

150 laps: Scott Dixon

200 laps: Scott Dixon

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.) Sarah Fisher

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): 180.000

[OpenWheel4ever]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: HELIO CASTRONEVES

2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 214.603

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


3. The Driver With the Single Fast Lap (2 pts.) SCOTT DIXON

4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 214.623

5. 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. SCOTT DIXON

ROW TWO:
1. RYAN BRISCOE
2. DAN WHELDON

ROW THREE:
1. ED CARPENTER
2. DANICA PATRICK

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) JAIME CAMARA

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 207.548

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

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2008 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 Winner (2 pts.) SCOTT DIXON

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. SCOTT DIXON
2. HELIO CASTRONEVES
3. RYAN BRISCOE
4. ED CARPENTER
5. DAN WHELDON

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: 214.245


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

50 laps: HELIO CASTRONEVES

100 laps: SCOTT DIXON

150 laps: SCOTT DIXON

200 laps: SCOTT DIXON

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.) BUDDY RICE

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 170.000

[Tim Northcutt]

My usual hosekeeping

Season Standings After IndyQuals And 16 Races:

1. ThePenguin - 253 pts (2 wins)
2. drdisque - 247 pts. (2 wins)
(tie) Peno - 247 pts (4 wins)
4. Daisy - 235 pts. (2 wins)
(tie) NAC - 235 pts. (2 wins)
6. ProRacer - 204 pts. (2 wins)
7. drewdawg - 200 pts. (1 win)
(tie) OpenWheel - 200 pts. (1 win)
9. captainCrunch - 158 pts. (1 win)
10. Alwaysfirst - 131 pts.
11. mattcat - 57 pts.
12. RedBulldog - 37 pts.
13. saleen - 15 pts.
14. icemachine - 11 pts.
15. stmookey - 11 pts.
16. georgeboi - 4 pts.
17. Dylan14 - 9 pts.
18. boom boom - 7 pts.
19. DRT - 4 pts.

[Tim Northcutt]

As a Little Bonus, I thought I'd add this Recap of the event Pick 'Em Winners:

Homestead - Peno (tiebreaker w/NAC)
St. Pete - ProRacer
Motegi - drewdawg
Kansas - ThePenguin
Indy Pole - Daisy
Indy Race - NAC
Milwaukee - ProRacer
Texas - drdisque
Iowa - Peno (tiebreaker w/drewdawg)
Richmond - drdisque
Watkins Glen - CaptainCrunch (tiebreaker w/drdisque)
Nashville - Peno
Mid-Ohio - ThePenguin (tiebreaker w/drdisque)
Edmonton - Peno
Kentucky - NAC
Infineon - Daisy
Belle Isle - OpenWheel
Chicagoland - ?????

In addition to the standings being so close, I can't remember ever having that many tiebreakers in this contest in one season, either.

[ThePenguin]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

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

2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 214.327

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


3. The Driver With the Single Fast Lap (2 pts.) Scott Dixon

4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 214.702

5. 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. Tony Kanaan
2. Dan Wheldon

ROW THREE:
1. Ryan Briscoe
2. Marco Andretti

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Milka Duno

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 206.134

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

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2008 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 Winner (2 pts.) Scott Dixon

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. Scott Dixon
2. Helio Castroneves
3. Tony Kanaan
4. Dan Wheldon
5. Ryan Briscoe

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: 212.392


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

50 laps: Scott Dixon

100 laps: Scott Dixon

150 laps: Scott Dixon

200 laps: Scott Dixon

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.) Ryan Hunter-Reay

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): 171.874

[Tim Northcutt]

Here are your Quals results:

No one picked Briscoe for the pole

NAC was closest to the 4-lap avg: Actual-215.818 NAC-216.000

No one had Briscoe for the fast lap

Peno was closest to the speed: Actual-216.005 Peno-215.981

In the Top Six, Peno, drdisque OpenWheel and Thepenguin had 5 pts. each and Daisy, NAC and Drewdawg had 4 pts. each.

No one had Moraes as the slowest qualifier

drewdawg was closest to the 4-lap avg slow speed: Actual-211.451 drew-211.000

In the Just Miss, no one had Scheckter, but Daisy and OpenWheel had 1 pt each for picked a top six drive for this spot.

Totals heading into the race:

1. Peno - 7 pts
2. NAC - 6 pts.
(tie) drewdawg - 6 pts.
(tie) OpenWheel - 6 pts.
5. Thepenguin - 5 pts.
(tie) Daisy - 5 pts
(tie) drdisque - 5 pts.

Good Luck...they take the track in less than 30 minutes!!!!

Enjoy!!!!!

[NAC]

Looking forward to the results.

Was it as close as this?

[Teretonga]

Hmmm. According to Autopsport.com:
The timming said Scott won it by 0.0010 of a second but close inspection of the videotape revealed Helio won it by a whisker so the timing accounts were reversed and Helio won it by 0.0010....

Who is kidding who? Call it a dead heat Brian but don't play silly games with us. Did Helio get the call because the IRL was worried about the kickback from the qualifying DQ decision?

Along with the Spa (F1) decision officials are simply doing things beyond belief. Motor racing may be a business not a sport in many respects but if it loses it's definition as a sporting contest it will die as an entertainment.

As long as it is governed by commonsense sporting decisions it will survive because it will be viewed as a sporting contest but it will not survive if it loses it's 'sporting' common sense. Cynicism will destroy it. F1 took a huge knock on Sunday and Tony, Brian et al had better be careful or they will destroy everything they have got.
Some may argue what they have isn't much but if the Indy 500 and its acssciates wwere brought into disrepute it could kill open wheel racing in North America. Forever.

[Teretonga]

On the basis of the photo you can argue the point (I would say Helio got it on that photo) but if the timing is the judge how do we know 2000th of a second later Dixon didn't have it.
Where is the transponder mounted?
At 220 mph 0.0010 is 97mm....

[NAC]

Just a quick note Teretonga - this is the thread for the Pick 'Em Contest. I was Just a quick note Teretonga - this is the thread for the Pick 'Em Contest. I was comparing the finish to the Pick 'Em Contest hence the pic.

For some silly reason there was not a thread for Chicagoland

*Off topic*
PS I have no problem with giving Helio the win, he drove a dam good race and from the photo finish his car was in front. Understand your comment re the transponder mounting (Tim can you comment on positioning), even so Helio may have still got that carring a little more momentum. Scotty got the championship and that's the main thing as far as I'm concerned. the finish to the Pick 'Em Contest hence the pic.

[Teretonga]

Thats OK NAC.
I didn't see the pic until after I made the first post.
I have since gone back to the IRL site and got different timing....

On the basis of the photos I have seen I am quite happy Helio got it. He did get there first. Autoport.com had a different slant on it originally.

[Tim Northcutt]

Here are your race results:

Peno picked Helio to win for 2 pts.

In the Top Five, Peno had 7 pts. with three correct places, Daisy had 5 pts., NAC and drewdawg had 3 each and all othrs earned 4 pts.

No one had Wilson for the fast lap

NAC was closest to the speed: Actual-218.340 NAC-216.755

In the Milestones, Peno had 4 pts., and both drdisque and NAC had 2 pts. each

No one had Carpenter as 1st out

No one had Helio as the Mover - worst to first!

No one had Scheckter or Meira as the "Fall" both dropped 19 spots.

Daisy was closest to the avg. speed: Actual-150.649 Daisy-165.551

And the Season Finale Race Results are:

1. Peno - 18 pts.
2. NAC - 13 pts.
3. Daisy - 12 pts.
4. drdisque - 11 pts.
5. OpenWheel - 10 pts.
6. ThePenguin - 9 pts.
(tie) drewdawg - 9 pts.

Give me your thoughts on how you want me to do Surfer's Paradise, and thanks for participating this year! I enjoyed it!

[Tim Northcutt]

FINAL Season Standings After IndyQuals And 17 Races:

1. Peno - 265 pts (5 wins)
2. ThePenguin - 262 pts (2 wins)
3. drdisque - 258pts. (2 wins)
4. NAC - 248 pts. (2 wins)
5. Daisy - 247 pts. (2 wins)
6. OpenWheel - 210 pts. (1 win)
7. drewdawg - 209 pts. (1 win)
8. ProRacer - 204 pts. (2 wins)
9. captainCrunch - 158 pts. (1 win)
10. Alwaysfirst - 131 pts.
11. mattcat - 57 pts.
12. RedBulldog - 37 pts.
13. saleen - 15 pts.
14. icemachine - 11 pts.
15. stmookey - 11 pts.
16. georgeboi - 4 pts.
17. Dylan14 - 9 pts.
18. boom boom - 7 pts.
19. DRT - 4 pts.

Just like Helio, Peno comes from behind on the last lap to win it! When you look at results, he did win five weekends, which was at least three more than anyone else.

Congratulations!

All of you did an awesome job this year...this is by far the closest Pick 'Em contest I have run here.

Let's look at scenarios for Surfer's Paradise, in case you might want to do something different or fun...

[Tim Northcutt]

Here is the updated Recap of the event Pick 'Em Winners:

Homestead - Peno (tiebreaker w/NAC)
St. Pete - ProRacer
Motegi - drewdawg
Kansas - ThePenguin
Indy Pole - Daisy
Indy Race - NAC
Milwaukee - ProRacer
Texas - drdisque
Iowa - Peno (tiebreaker w/drewdawg)
Richmond - drdisque
Watkins Glen - CaptainCrunch (tiebreaker w/drdisque)
Nashville - Peno
Mid-Ohio - ThePenguin (tiebreaker w/drdisque)
Edmonton - Peno
Kentucky - NAC
Infineon - Daisy
Belle Isle - OpenWheel
Chicagoland - Peno

Peno had 5 wins, but drdisque came within two tiebreakers of having four victories.

[NAC]

Congrats Peno for the win. You are the champ.

Honorable mentions to Tim for running the show. Thanks

Surfers - how about we do a combined team event, 2 or 3 teams, split up of every 2nd or 3rd person in order of the standings (or similar)

[OpenWheel4ever]

Tim, I don't remember who posted the idea, which was to be by team of two or three people. We add the points of each person of the team and then we have the resuts. I thought it would be interesting.

[OpenWheel4ever]

lol NAC we posted in the same time

Thanks Tim, I had a lot of fun during all season long hope you will do it again next year!!

[Peno]

Woo hoo!
Thanks everyone!

[ThePenguin]

Congratulations Peno on the win, and a big thanks to Tim for running the competition.

[Tim Northcutt]

Since we had 9 people who participated for virtually all of the season (ProRacer and CaptainCrunch missed the last race or two) I would propose the following teams to make them fairly even:

Peno (1st)
OpenWheel (6th)
ProRacer (8th)

The Penguin (2nd)
NAC (4th)
CaptainCrunch (9th)

drdisque (3rd)
Daisy (5th)
drewdawg (7th)

Since they are split up into threes, I made sure that each group had one 1st place person in their group of three in the standings, one 2nd place person from another group of three, and one 3rd place person from a group of three.

If you add the three places together per team, they total 15 each. Doing it by points was too complicated to figure out a fair way to group you into teams.

Does the method I chose seem to be fair to all of you?

Please advise.