[Tim Northcutt]

MY Apologies to All for Posting This So Late...

I wanted to do it Tuesday, but Indianapolis has had terrible storms over the past few days and I've spent the past wo away from work soaking up water from my basement and drying it out.

Here is this week's contest:

2008 Texas 550 “Pick ‘em” Contest
Kansas Motor Speedway – Sat., June 7

DEADLINE FOR PICKS: Friday, June 6, at 8 p.m. (GMT)..That is approx.
2 p.m. on Friday afternoon in Texas, when the second practice session begins

PLEASE Get them in Before the Deadline

-- The IRL’s next stop is Texas Motor Speedway’s 1.5-mile oval. This place has multiple racing lines and in the past has provided non-stop action, with competitors running two and three-wide at times during the event.

The race is 228 laps and 342 miles (550 km.)

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 Texas 550 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:

228 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 for the short notice, but at least you will have the first practice session in which to gauge your selections.

Good Luck!