2016 Bet 'Em IndyContest - round 15 Watkins Glen

[NaBUru38]

Hi, folks! Welcome to round 14 of the 2016 Bet 'Em IndyContest. After five years ob absence, IndyCar returns to Upstate New York to visit the Watkins Glen road course.

You must pick 5 different drivers and a manufacturer:

o- Premium - 2x money; only top 5 finishes.
o- Regular - 1x money
o- Alternative - 1x money; no 10x drivers or under
o- Fresh - Rookies only ($ 20)
o- Belt Challenge - Pagenaud vs Rahal ($ 200)
o- Manufacturer - Race winner ($ 200)

Top 10 finishes award money as follows:

o- 1st - $ 1000
o- 2nd - $ 600
o- 3rd - $ 400
o- 4th - $ 300
o- 5th - $ 200
o- 6-10th - $ 100

The stakes for Watkins Glen are:

o- 3x: Pagenaud, Power.
o- 5x: Castroneves, Dixon, Kanaan.
o- 10x: Hinchcliffe, Newgarden, Hunter-Reay.
o- 20x: Bourdais, Muñoz, Rahal.
o- 30x: Kimball, Montoya.
o- 50x: Andretti, Aleshin, Sato, Rossi (R).
o- 100x: Hawksworth, Chilton (R), Daly (R), Enerson (R), Pigot (R).

o- Chevrolet: 3 to 1.
o- Honda: 8 to 1.

Please place you bets before qualifying, or you will only get half the stake. Have fun!

[Mekola]

o- Premium - Power
o- Regular - Dixon
o- Alternative - Rahal
o- Fresh - Daly
o- Belt Challenge - Pagenaud
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet

[jakew7498]

Premium: Pagenaud
Regular: Dixon
Alternative: Newgarden
Fresh: Daly
Belt: Pagenaud
Manufacturer: Chevrolet

[NaBUru38]

My bets:

o- Premium - Dixon
o- Regular - Hunter-Reay
o- Alternative - Montoya
o- Fresh - Rossi
o- Belt Challenge - Pagenaud
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet

[NaBUru38]

I've had health issues, so I took my time to return to forums.

So, these are the results of the 2016 Grand Prix at the Glen:

o- 1st - Dixon ($ 5,000)
o- 2nd - Newgarden ($ 6,000)
o- 3rd - Castroneves ($ 2,000)
o- 4th - Daly ($ 30,000)
o- 5th - Bourdais ($ 4,000)
o- 6th - Kimball ($ 3,000)
o- 7th - Pagenaud ($ 300)
o- 8th - Rossi ($ 5,000)
o- 9th - Enerson ($ 10,000)
o- 10th - Chilton ($ 10,000)
o- Fresh - Daly ($ 2,000)
o- Belt Challenge - Pagenaud ($ 600)
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet ($ 600)

Results of each better:

Mekola: $ 8,200

o- Premium - Power ($ 0)
o- Regular - Dixon ($ 5,000)
o- Alternative - Rahal ($ 0)
o- Fresh - Daly ($ 2,000)
o- Belt Challenge - Pagenaud ($ 600)
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet ($ 600)

Jake $ 8,200

o- Premium: Pagenaud ($ 0)
o- Regular: Dixon ($ 5,000)
o- Alternative: Newgarden
o- Fresh: Daly ($ 2,000)
o- Belt Challenge: Pagenaud ($ 600)
o- Manufacturer: Chevrolet ($ 600)

NaBUru38: $ 11,200

o- Premium - Dixon ($ 10,000)
o- Regular - Hunter-Reay ($ 0)
o- Alternative - Montoya ($ 0)
o- Fresh - Rossi ($ 0)
o- Belt Challenge - Pagenaud ($ 600)
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet ($ 600)

Results of round 14 Watkins Glen:

1st - NaBUru38: $ 11,200
2nd - Mekola: $ 8,200
3rd - Jake $ 8,200

The three of us got good hits, but I picked the race winner. By the way, the four rookies claimed top 10 finishes, and they could have altered the balance of the IndyContest.

Season earnings after round 14:

1st - Icemachine: $ 116,200
2nd - NaBUru38: $ 72,800
3rd - Mekola: $ 70,800
4th - Yannick: $ 49,700
5th - dmcga: $ 29,100
6th - Salamus: $ 25,600
7th - Richy: $ 17,300
8th - Jake $ 8,200
9th - Gomick: $ 1,000

The season finale is next week, with double stakes. Have fun!

[NaBUru38]

At last, these are the results of the 2016 Grand Prix of Sonoma:

o- 1st - Pagenaud ($ 6,000)
o- 2nd - Rahal ($ 12,000)
o- 3rd - Montoya ($ 20,000)
o- 4th - Hunter-Reay ($ 15,000)
o- 5th - Rossi ($ 16,000)
o- 6th - Newgarden ($ 1,000)
o- 7th - Castroneves ($ 1,000)
o- 8th - Andretti ($ 12,000)
o- 9th - Kimball ($ 2,000)
o- 10th - Bourdais ($ 5,000)
o- Fresh - Rossi ($ 1,600)
o- Belt Challenge - Pagenaud ($ 1,200)
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet ($ 1,200)

Here's the results of each better:

Yannick: $ 12,000

o- Premium - Power ($ 0)
o- Regular - Kanaan ($ 0)
o- Alternative - Andretti ($ 12,000)
o- Fresh - Pigot ($ 0)
o- Belt Challenge - Dixon ($ 0)
o- Manufacturer - Honda ($ 0)

NaBUru38: $ 23,200

o- Premium - Pagenaud ($ 6,000)
o- Regular - Hinchcliffe ($ 0)
o- Alternative - Rossi ($ 16,000)
o- Fresh - Pigot ($ 0)
o- Belt Challenge - Dixon ($ 0)
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet ($ 1,200)

Results of round 15 Sonoma:

1st - NaBUru38: $ 23,200
2nd - Yannick: $ 12,000

2016 Bet 'Em IndyContest final standings:

1st - Icemachine: $ 116,200
2nd - NaBUru38: $ 96,000
3rd - Mekola: $ 70,800
4th - Yannick: $ 61,700
5th - dmcga: $ 29,100
6th - Salamus: $ 25,600
7th - Richy: $ 17,300
8th - Jake $ 8,200
9th - Gomick: $ 1,000

Despite Icemachine being absent at the Sonoma double points round, I couldn't cashe enough. Congratulations!

Mekola and Yannick also had regular earnings along the season. Others had less luck, or were part-time entries only.

I'll post some season statistics later. Have fun and see you in '17!

[Yannick]

Thanks for hosting this contest again in 2016. It's been fun, though not as much fun as the "Danica vs Mike"-thread of old used to be, but how could it? ;-)

I have to admit though, that I'll most likely remain a part-time entry again next time around.

[Mekola]

Thanks for the Bet'Em Indy Contest for 2016.
Hope you could consolidate more entries,
and I'll try to be more regular next year.

[icemachine]

Glad my early season wins were able to carry me through, thanks for running the contest NaBUru!

[NaBUru38]

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