2012 Bet 'Em IndyContest - Fontana round 15

[NaBUru38]

Hello, folks! Welcome to the Fontana round 15 of the 2012 Bet 'Em IndyContest. This is the final round of the season. Plus, the championship fight special stage will be decided now too.

You must pick six different drivers for the six bets:

o- Polesitter ($ 500)
o- Fast Six ($ 100)
o- Win ($ 2,000)
o- Podium ($ 500)
o- Top 5 ($ 100)
o- Top 10 ($ 30)

The stakes for Baltimore are:

o- 5 to 1: Briscoe, Castroneves, Dixon, Franchitti, Hunter-Reay, Hinchcliffe, Kanaan.
o- 12 to 1: Andretti, Carpenter, Pagenaud, Rahal, ServiÃ*, Tagliani, Wilson.
o- 25 to 1: Barrichello, Kimball, Hildebrand, Newgarden, Power.
o- 50 to 1: Conway, Sato, Viso.
o- 100 to 1: Jakes.
o- 200 to 1: De Silvestro, Legge
(Bourdais is missing. Additional entries will have their stakes announced when they are.)

Current standings after round 14:

1st - Daisy: $ 63,900
2nd - WAT: $ 63,550
3rd - Mythoughts: $ 49,990
4th - NaBUru38: $ 36,550
5th - Marcostraz: $ 25,170
6th - Eizox: $ 11,800
7th - Chiana: $ 6,000
8th - Beetle: $ 5,800
9th - Flyin Ryan: $ 2,900
10th - HaydenFan: $ 2,500
11th - Barnett: $ 2,400
12th - Gameofguts21: $ 500

Please, place your bets before the first practice. I will allow late entries until just before the race, but betters will get half the money if before qualifying and a quarter of the money after qualifying. Good luck!

[Daisy]

I have to make prediction first, because I'll be away a few days next week and probably not home before start of first practice. And for the competition it's also the most fair that I post my predictions first. May the best win, good luck everyone!

o- Polesitter ($ 500) Dixon
o- Fast Six ($ 100) Hunter-Reay
o- Win ($ 2,000) Franchitti
o- Podium ($ 500) Castroneves
o- Top 5 ($ 100) Wilson
o- Top 10 ($ 30) Sato

[NaBUru38]

Saavedra (Andretti) also pays 50 to 1.

[Beetle]

o- Polesitter ($ 500) - Dixon
o- Fast Six ($ 100) - Rahal
o- Win ($ 2,000) - Hunter-Reay
o- Podium ($ 500) - Kanaan
o- Top 5 ($ 100) - Hildebrand
o- Top 10 ($ 30) - Wilson

[NaBUru38]

My bets:

o- Polesitter: Franchitti
o- Fast Six: Andretti
o- Win: Castroneves
o- Podium: Dixon
o- Top 5: Pagenaud
o- Top 10: Power

[marcostraz]

o- Polesitter: Ryan Briscoe
o- Fast Six: Takuma Sato
o- Win: Scott Dixon
o- Podium: Ryan Hunter-Reay
o- Top 5: JR Hildebrand
o- Top 10: Tony Kanaan

[mythoughtsareracing]

o- Polesitter: Scott Dixon
o- Fast Six: Ryan Hunter-Reay
o- Win: Dario Franchitti
o- Podium: Will Power
o- Top 5: Takuma Sato
o- Top 10: Tony Kanaan

[NaBUru38]

WAT, Eizox, Chiana, folks, hurry up!

[W.A Trichlorostyrene]

Cunningham replacing Conway, what are his stakes? 50 to 1 just like Mike?

[NaBUru38]

Yes, Cunningham pays 50 to 1.

[W.A Trichlorostyrene]

o- Polesitter ($ 500): Franchitti
o- Fast Six ($ 100): Power
o- Win ($ 2,000): Dixon
o- Podium ($ 500): Kanaan
o- Top 5 ($ 100): Rahal
o- Top 10 ($ 30): Jakes

[NaBUru38]

So, these are the results of the 2012 Fontana 500:

o- Polesitter: Andretti (12 to 1)
o- Fast Six: Andretti (12 to 1), Briscoe (5 to 1), Newgarden (25 to 1), Power (25 to 1), Dixon (5 to 1), Kanaan (5 to 1)
o- Win: Carpenter (12 to 1)
o- Podium: Carpenter (12 to 1), Franchitti (5 to 1), Dixon (5 to 1)
o- Top 5: Carpenter (12 to 1), Franchitti (5 to 1), Dixon (5 to 1), Hunter-Reay (5 to 1), Castroneves (5 to 1)
o- Top 10: Carpenter (12 to 1), Franchitti (5 to 1), Dixon (5 to 1), Hunter-Reay (5 to 1), Castroneves (5 to 1), Rahal (12 to 1), Sato (50 to 1), Andretti (12 to 1), Legge (200 to 1), Kimball (25 to 1)

Nobody betted Andretti for the win. NaBUru38 got $ 1,200 for picking Andretti for the fast Six, and WAT cashed 2,500 for choosing Power. Nobody chose Carpenter for the win, or for any race bet. NaBUru38 earned 2,500 for picking Dixon for the podium. Nobody chose a top 5 finisher correctly. Daisy went for Sato for the top 10 an earned $ 1,500.

These are the results of the Fontana round 15:

1st - NaBUru38: 0 + 1,200 + 0 + 2,500 + 0 + 0 = 3,700
2nd - WAT: 0 + 2,500 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 2,500
3rd - Daisy: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1,500 = 1,500
4th - Beetle: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 0
5th - Marcostraz: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 0
6th - Mythoughts: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 0

After a tough Saturday in many aspects (including an apparently burned clutch after 40 minutes of driving and missing laps 210-240 because the bar guys switched IndyCar for boxing), I won this final round of the IndyContest. Earnings leaders WAT and Daisy also earned a few K, whereas the remaining three betters left with empty pockets.

But the 2012 Bet 'Em IndyContest isn't over. The championship fight special stage is next. Stay tuned!