2012 Bet 'Em CupContest - Talladega round 4

[NaBUru38]

Hello, folks! Welcome to the Talladega round 4 of the 2012 Bet 'Em CupContest. If there's major crashes, unexpected drivers can get good results - but who? As one of Nascar's most prestigious venues, this round will carry higher bets.

You must pick four different drivers and two different brands:

o- Polesitting driver ($ 500)
o- Polesitting brand ($ 100)
o- Winning driver ($ 2,000)
o- Winning brand ($ 800)
o- Top 5 ($ 200)
o- Top 10 ($ 50)

The stakes for Dover have changed quite a bit:

o- 4 to 1: Johnson, Keselowski, Hamlin, Stewart
o- 6 to 1: Kahne, Biffle, Kenseth, Gordon, Earnhardt
o- 12 to 1: Bowyer, Harvick, Truex, Kyle Busch, Newman
o- 25 to 1: Edwards, Menard, Logano, Ambrose, Burton
o- 60 to 1: Rest of the grid (it's a single option)
(Martin is missing)

o- Chevrolet: 3 to 1
o- Toyota: 4 to 1
o- Ford: 6 to 1
o- Dodge: 10 to 1

Please, place your bets before the race on Sunday 7 at 14:00 Eastern (18:00 UTC). Good luck!

[gomick]

o- Polesitting driver - Earnhardt Jnr
o- Polesitting brand - Toyota
o- Winning driver - Bowyer
o- Winning brand - Ford
o- Top 5 - Truex Jnr
o- Top 10 - Ambrose

[NaBUru38]

My bets:

o- Polesitting driver: Hamlin
o- Polesitting brand: Ford
o- Winning driver: Stewart
o- Winning brand: Chevrolet
o- Top 5: Gordon
o- Top 10: Rest of the grid

[FIRE]

o- Polesitting driver - Earnhardt Jnr
o- Polesitting brand - Ford
o- Winning driver - Harvick
o- Winning brand - Chevrolet
o- Top 5 - McMurray
o- Top 10 - Menard

[fieldodreams79]

o- Polesitting driver Kennseth
o- Polesitting brand Ford
o- Winning driver Junior
o- Winning brand Chevy
o- Top 5 Johnson
o- Top 10 Waltrip

[NaBUru38]

fieldodreams79, you can't choose Waltrip. You can choose "Rest of the grid", like me, which is a single option. If anyone outside the 19 drivers in the stakes list finishes in the top 10, you (and me) win $ 3,000.

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

fieldodreams79, you can't choose Waltrip. You can choose "Rest of the grid", like me, which is a single option. If anyone outside the 19 drivers in the stakes list finishes in the top 10, you (and me) win $ 3,000.

Fine. Mark me down for the rest of the grid. Half the grid is gonna end up in a heap pile, anyways.

[gomick]

[Purist]

Make that three quarters of the grid in a smoking pile at the bottom of Turn 4.

[The Happy Track Fan]

WHAT A JOKE!!

Plate racing is a big joke, and guys racing and putting their lives on the line is not supposed to be a joke.

Racing is dangerous. I get that. I accept that.

Plate racing is more than just dangerous. It's insanity.

[NaBUru38]

So, here's the results of the 2012 Talladega 500:

o- Polesitting driver ($ 500): Kahne (6 to 1)
o- Polesitting brand ($ 100): Chevrolet (3 to 1)
o- Winning driver ($ 2,000): Kenseth (6 to 1)
o- Winning brand ($ 800): Ford (6 to 1)
o- Top 5 ($ 200): Kenseth (6 to 1), Gordon (6 to 1), Kyle Busch (12 to 1), Ragan (60 to 1), Smith (60 to 1)
o- Top 10 ($ 50): Kenseth (6 to 1), Gordon (6 to 1), Kyle Busch (12 to 1), Ragan (60 to 1), Smith (60 to 1), Biffle (6 to 1), Keselowski (4 to 1), Kvapil (60 to 1), Newman (12 to 1), Burton (25 to 1).

Nobody chose Kahne or Chevrolet for the pole. Nobody chose Kenseth for the win or any finishing result. Gomick chose Ford for the win and earned $ 4,800. NaBUru38 got 1,200 for picking Gotrdon for the top 5. NaBUru38 and Fieldodreams79 wisely bet for the rest of the grid as the top 10 pick, and cashed $ 3,000.

Here's the 2012 Bet 'Em CupContest results at Talladega round 4:

1st - Gomick: 0 + 0 + 0 + 4,800 + 0 + 0 = 4,800
2nd - NaBUru38: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1,200 + 3,000 = 4,200
3rd - Fieldodreams79: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 3,000 = 3,000
4th - Fire: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 0

Gomick beat NaBUru38 narrowly, whereas Fieldodreams79 recovered from Dover's blank weekend and Fire filled that role.

Standings of the 2012 Bet 'Em CupContest after round 4:

1st - Fieldofdreams: $ 25,850
2nd - Gomick: $ 12,800
3rd - NaBUru38: $ 7,700
4th - Fire: $ 3,200
5th - JHamilton: $ 0

Charlotte round 5 will open in a few minutes. Have fun!