2017 Bet 'Em IndyContest - round 17 Sonoma

[NaBUru38]

Hi, folks! Welcome to round 16 of the 2017 Bet 'Em IndyContest.
Leaves fall from trees in Northern California,
tires fall off as they grip through the esses,
and money falls from your pockets.

Please 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 - Apprentices only ($ 20)
o- Belt Challenge - Dixon vs Rossi ($ 200)
o- Manufacturer - Race winner ($ 200)

Top 10 finishing drivers 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 Sonoma are:

o- 3x: Dixon, Power.
o- 5x: Newgarden, Pagenaud, Castroneves.
o- 10x: Rahal, Hunter-Reay, Rossi.
o- 25x: Hinchcliffe, Sato, Kanaan, Bourdais.
o- 40x: Muñoz, Chilton (A), Jones (A).
o- 60x: Hildebrand, Andretti, Kimball.
o- 100x: Pigot (A), Daly (A), Harvey (A), Claman DeMelo (A).

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

Please place your bets before qualifying, or you will only get half the stakes. Good luck!

[richy01908]

Hi, thanks for doing the contest.

all or nothing for this one:
o- Premium - Daly
o- Regular - Harvey
o- Alternative - Newgarden
o- Fresh - Pigot
o- Belt Challenge - Rossi
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet

[NaBUru38]

You're welcome! And those are some risky bets!

My bets:

o- Premium - Power
o- Regular - Newgarden
o- Alternative - Bourdais
o- Fresh - Chilton
o- Belt Challenge - Dixon
o- Manufacturer - Honda

[Yannick]

o- Premium - Helio Castroneves
o- Regular - Alexander Rossi
o- Alternative - Marco Andretti
o- Fresh - Spencer Pigot
o- Belt Challenge - Scott Dixon
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet

[NaBUru38]

After a very busy week, these are the results of the 2017 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma.

o- 1st - Pagenaud ($ 2,000)
o- 2nd - Newgarden ($ 3,000)
o- 3rd - Power ($ 1,200)
o- 4th - Dixon ($ 900)
o- 5th - Castroneves ($ 1,000)
o- 6th - Rahal ($ 1,000)
o- 7th - Andretti ($ 6,000)
o- 8th - Hunter-Reay ($ 1,000)
o- 9th - Bourdais ($ 2,500)
o- 10th - Daly ($ 10,000)
o- Fresh - Daly ($ 2,000)
o- Belt Challenge - Dixon ($ 600)
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet ($ 600)

Richy: $ 600

o- Premium - Daly ($ 0 - outside top 10)
o- Regular - Harvey ($ 0)
o- Alternative - Newgarden ($ 0 - invalid bet)
o- Fresh - Pigot ($ 0)
o- Belt Challenge - Rossi ($ 0)
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet ($ 600)

NaBUru38: $ 8,500

o- Premium - Power ($ 2,400)
o- Regular - Newgarden ($ 3,000)
o- Alternative - Bourdais ($ 2,500)
o- Fresh - Chilton ($ 0)
o- Belt Challenge - Dixon ($ 600)
o- Manufacturer - Honda ($ 0)

Yannick: $ 9,200

o- Premium - Castroneves ($ 2,000)
o- Regular - Rossi ($ 0)
o- Alternative - Andretti ($ 6,000)
o- Fresh - Pigot ($ 0)
o- Belt Challenge - Dixon ($ 600)
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet ($ 600)

DRT: $ 5,000

o- Premium - Power ($ 2,400)
o- Regular - Rossi ($ 0)
o- Alternative - Hildebrand ($ 0)
o- Fresh - Daly ($ 2,000)
o- Belt Challenge - Pagenaud ($ 0)
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet ($ 600)

Results of round 16 Sonoma:

1st - Yannick: $ 9,200
2nd - NaBUru38: $ 8,500
3rd - DRT: $ 5,000
4th - Richy: $ 600

It was a tight battle, but Yannick hit strong with Andretti's top 10.

[NaBUru38]

Final standings of the 2017 Bet 'Em IndyContest:

1st - DRT: $ 179,200
2nd - Yannick: $ 177,360
3rd - NaBUru38: $ 128,700
4th - Richy: $ 119,100

Congratulations to our champion DRT!

You don't need to sent me your bank accounts, I have a deal with some friendly Equifax sales assistants :P