Forum "Pick 'Em" Contest - 2005 Michigan

[Tim Northcutt]

2005 Chevy 400 “Pick ‘em” Contest
Michigan International Speedway – Sun., July 31

DEADLINE FOR PICKS: Friday, July 29, at 6 p.m. (GMT) or approx. Noon on Friday, July 29, in Michigan…That will allow me to compile my Scoring Sheets for the weekend…

PLEASE Get them in Before the Deadline

--- The IRL races on the first of two 2-Mile Super Speedways this season…The D-Shaped oval at Michigan with 18-degree banks….this race is always a good one…a wide, fast oval with plenty of racing room all the way around, and it has produced dramatic finishes in this Series over the years…

The event is 200 laps and 400 miles

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 Fast Lap 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. 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.

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts)

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts)

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.)


RACE PICKS:

1. The 2005 Chevy 400 winner at Michigan (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:

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):



Get Your Picks In On Time...

and GOOD LUCK!!!!

[drewdawg727]

Notice how i'm getting these in early to avoid any discrepencies with my internet...?

Here we go:
QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Sam Hornish, Jr.

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 214.323

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. 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. Sam Hornish, Jr.
2. Tony Kanaan

ROW TWO:
1. Tomas Scheckter
2. Buddy Lazier

ROW THREE:
1. Buddy Rice
2. Dan Wheldon

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) AJ Foyt IV

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts) Tony Kanaan

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts) Sam Hornish, Jr.

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.) Tomas Scheckter


RACE PICKS:

1. The 2005 Chevy 400 winner at Michigan (2 pts.) Dan Wheldon

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. Dan Wheldon
2. Sam Hornish, Jr.
3. Vitor Meira
4. Tony Kanaan
5. Helio Castroneves

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Sam Hornish, Jr.

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 213.251


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Tony Kanaan

100 laps: Sam Hornish, Jr.

150 laps: Tony Kanaan

200 laps: Dan Wheldon

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Ed Carpenter

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Roger Yasukawa

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Scott Dixon

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 186.321

[Daisy]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Tomas Scheckter

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 215.994

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. 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. Tomas Scheckter
2. Sam Hornish Jr

ROW TWO:
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Vitor Meira

ROW THREE:
1. Dan Wheldon
2. Danica Patrick

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Ed Carpenter

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts) Tony Kanaan

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts) Sam Hornish, Jr.

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.) Tomas Scheckter


RACE PICKS:

1. The 2005 Chevy 400 winner at Michigan (2 pts.) Dan Wheldon

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. Dan Wheldon
2. Sam Hornish Jr
3. Tomas Scheckter
4. Tony Kanaan
5. Vitor Meira

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Tony Kanaan

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 214.110


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Sam Hornish, Jr.

100 laps: Tomas Scheckter

150 laps: Sam Hornish, Jr.

200 laps: Dan Wheldon

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Roger Yasukawa

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Ryan Briscoe

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Danica Patrick

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 165.991

[marcus]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts)

Tony Kanaan

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 217.545

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. 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. Tony Kanaan
2. Dario Franchitti

ROW TWO:
1. Buddy Rice
2. Vitor meira

ROW THREE:
1. Sam Hornish Jnr
2. Scott Sharp

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)

AJ Foyt IV

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts)

Tony Kanaan

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts)

Sam Hornish Jnr

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.)

tomas Schekter


RACE PICKS:

1. The 2005 Chevy 400 winner at Michigan (2 pts.)

Dario Franchitti

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. Dario Franchitti
2. Buddy Rice
3. Dan Wheldon
4. Vitor meira
5. Buddy Lazier

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.)

Dan Wheldon

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 218.333


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Tony kanaan

100 laps: dario franchitti

150 laps: dan wheldon

200 laps:dario franchitti

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.)

Darren manning LOL , no I mean kosuke matsuura

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.)

Dan wheldon

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.)

Tony kanaan

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth):

178.976

[Flavinha]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) TOmas Scheckter

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 216.348

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. 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. Tomas Scheckter
2. Sam Hornish Jr.

ROW TWO:
1. TOny Kanaan
2. Helio Castroneves

ROW THREE:
1. Buddy Lazier
2. Danica Patrick

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.): Ed Carpenter

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts): Tony Kanaan

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts): Sam Hornish Jr.

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.): Tomas Scheckter


RACE PICKS:

1. The 2005 Chevy 400 winner at Michigan (2 pts.): Dan Wheldon

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. Dan Wheldon
2. Sam Hornish Jr.
3. Tomas Scheckter
4. Helio Castroneves
5. Tony Kanaan

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.): Dario Franchitti

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 215.842


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Tomas Scheckter

100 laps: Sam Hornish Jr.

150 laps: Sam Hornish Jr.

200 laps: Dan Wheldon

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.): A.j. Foyt IV

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.): Vitor Meira

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.): Scott Dixon

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 183.017

[drdisque]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: Tony Kanaan

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 219.304

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. 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. Tony Kanaan
2. Sam Hornish Jr.

ROW TWO:
1. Dario Franchitti
2. Danica Patrick

ROW THREE:
1. Buddy Lazier
2. Tomas Scheckter

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Jimm Kite

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts) Tony Kanaan

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts) Sam Hornish Jr

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.) Buddy Lazier


RACE PICKS:

1. The 2005 Chevy 400 winner at Michigan (2 pts.) Dan Wheldon

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. Dan Wheldon
2. Dario Franchitti
3. Same Hornish Jr
4. Helio Castroneves
5. Tomas Scheckter

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Danica Patrick

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 215.605


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Tony Kanaan

100 laps: Dario Franchitti

150 laps: Danica Patrick

200 laps: Dan Wheldon

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Ryan Briscoe

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Dan Wheldon

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Tony Kanaan

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 167.607

[jock25]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Tony Kanaan

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 215.901mph

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. 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. Tony Kanaan
2. Tomas Scheckter

ROW TWO:
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Vitor Meira

ROW THREE:
1. Dan Wheldon
2. Scott Sharp

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) AJ Foyt IV

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts) Tony Kanaan

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts) Helio Castroneves

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.) Tomas Scheckter


RACE PICKS:

1. The 2005 Chevy 400 winner at Michigan (2 pts.) Castroneves

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. Castroneves
2. Kanaan
3. Wheldon
4. Scheckter
5. Meira

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Vitor Meira

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 215.001mph


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Tony Kanaan

100 laps: Tomas Scheckter

150 laps: Meira

200 laps: Castroneves

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Roger Yasukawa

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Sam Hornish Jnr

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Scott Dixon

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 185.501mph

[Tim Northcutt]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1.The Pole Winner: (2 pts)
Tomas Scheckter

The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:
216.657

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. 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. Tomas Scheckter
2. Danica Patrick

ROW TWO:
1. Sam Hornish
2. Vitor Meira

ROW THREE:
1. Buddy Lazier
2. Dario Franchitti

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)
Ed Carpenter

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts)
Danica Patrick

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts)
Sam Hornish

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.)
Tomas Scheckter

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2005 Chevy 400 winner at Michigan (2 pts.)
Tony Kanaan

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. Tony Kanaan
2. Dan Wheldon
3. Tomas Scheckter
4. Sam Hornish
5. Vitor Meira

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.)
Vitor Meira

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:
216.340

5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Tomas Scheckter

100 laps: Tomas Scheckter

150 laps: Dan Wheldon

200 laps: Tony Kanaan

6. First car out of Race (2 pts.)
A J Foyt IV

7. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.)
Dan Wheldon

8. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.)
Danica Patrick

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth):

174.611

[Tim Northcutt]

My usual "Carry-Over" so that I can tally scores at the end of the weekend:

Season Totals After 10 of 17 Races as we head into Michigan:

1. Tim N. 173 pts.
2. Jock25 - 162 pts.
3. GP Racer - 144 pts.
4. Flavinha - 120
5. Marcus - 111 pts.
(tie) Drewdawg - 111 pts.
7. Daisy - 62 pts.
8. Luke - 58 pts.
(tie) stmookey - 58 pts
10. DrDisque - - 50 pts.
11. sgw2 - 15 pts.
12. trow - 12 pts.
13. Raven - 11 pts.

[Tim Northcutt]

I'm getting ready to go work at our concert tonight...

GOOD LUCK to everyone this weekend!!!!

[Tim Northcutt]

Bottom Line:

Our Picks sucked...across the board...

No One had Herta for the Pole

Dr. Disque was closest to the pole Speed: Actual - 219.141 The Dr. - 219.304
(Nice Pick)

Of the Top 3 Rows:

Jock25 & Marcus had 4 pts each...Jock had Tomas and Sharp correct & Marcus had Rice & Sharp correct

Tim (2 w/Lazier), Dr. Disque (2 w/Lazier), Flavinha (2 w/Lazier) and Drewdawg had 3 but none in correct spots all had 3 pts.

Tim, Flavinha & Daisy all had Ed Carpenter as the slowest qualifier

No One had Herta as the Top Honda

No One Had Dixon as the Top Toyota

All but Dr. Disque had Tomas as the Top Chevy

Points thus far:

Tim. N. - 7 pts.
(tie) Flavinha - 7 pts.
3. Jock25 - 6 pts.
(tie) Marcus - 6 pts.
5. Drewdawg - 5 pts.
(Tie) - Daisy - 5 pts
(tie) - Dr. Disque - 5 pts.


Let's hope the race itself is better...we missed the boat this weekend....

BTW...I'm disappointed GP Racer wasn't in....must be on vacation...but he never e-mailed me a note....

BTW...

People with Dixon as a "Fall from Grace" might be optimistic....he has a good starting spot....

Good Luck Tomorrow!!!!

We all need it!!!!!

[drewdawg727]

Yikes...i never would've thought Bryan would nab the pole but good for him!
Marcus is one point up on me, but don't count me out yet!

Good luck tomorrow everyone.

[Tim Northcutt]

Here are your weekend results:

No One had Bryan Herta as the winner

Tim N. & Daisy had 4 of 5 in the Top Five...TN had Wheldon & Scheckter nad Daisy had Scheckter & Kannan in the corect spots...both had 6 pts.

Flavinha had 5 pts with Scheckter in the correct spot

Drewdawg had 4 pts (3 0f 5) with Kanaan correct

Dr. Disque & Jock25 had 3 of 5 but none in the corect spot for 3 pts.

No One had Townsend Bell for teh Fast Lap

Marcus was closest to the fast speed: Actual - 219.475 Marcus - 218.333


The Onlu winners in the "Milestones were Flavinha and Daisy at lap 150 by selecting Sam Hornish....Herta led at all other Milestones...

Drewdawg was the only one to pick Carpente as the 1st Out for 2 pts.

Carpentier changesd a motor & started in 23rd...thus he was the Bset Mover
from 23rd to 9th...no one picked him

Rice "Fell" from 3rd to 22nd....and no one picked him, either....

Dr. Disque wa closest to the Average Speed for the race:

Actual - 167.607 Drewdawg - 167.197

Weekend Totals:

1. Flavinha - 14 pts.
2. Tim N. - 13 pts.
(tie) Daisy- 13 pts.
4. Drewdawg - 11 pts.
5. Dr.Disque - 10 pts.
6. Jock25 9 pts.
(tie) Marcus - 9 pts.

[Tim Northcutt]

Season Totals after 11 of 17 Races:

Season Totals After 10 of 17 Races as we head into Michigan:

1. Tim N. 186 pts.
2. Jock25 - 171 pts.
3. GP Racer - 144 pts.
4. Flavinha - 1134
5. Drewdawg - 124 pts.
6. Marcus - 120 pts.
7. Daisy - 75 pts.
8. Dr.Disque - 60 pts.
9. Luke - 58 pts.
(tie) stmookey - 58 pts
11. sgw2 - 15 pts.
12. trow - 12 pts.
13. Raven - 11 pts.

[Tim Northcutt]

Next Race: Kentucky...a WILD 1.5-Mile Oval....anything can happen...


I'll post the template the week of August 8th...

Good Luck!!!!!

[drewdawg727]

woohoo i move into 5th!

[Daisy]

I'm a bit lonely in 7th spot ... but 13 points is ok, especially my top 5 predicition was very good

[Tim Northcutt]

Season Totals after 11 of 17 Races:

1. Tim N. 186 pts.
2. Jock25 - 171 pts.
3. GP Racer - 144 pts.
4. Flavinha - 134
5. Drewdawg - 124 pts.
6. Marcus - 120 pts.
7. Daisy - 75 pts.
8. Dr.Disque - 60 pts.
9. Luke - 58 pts.
(tie) stmookey - 58 pts
11. sgw2 - 15 pts.
12. trow - 12 pts.
13. Raven - 11 pts.

[marcus]

4 points drew , im coming after vya in the remianing races

[drewdawg727]

Originally Posted by marcus

4 points drew , im coming after vya in the remianing races

Can hardly wait

[Flavinha]

Originally Posted by Tim Northcutt

Weekend Totals:

1. Flavinha - 14 pts.
2. Tim N. - 13 pts.
(tie) Daisy- 13 pts.
4. Drewdawg - 11 pts.
5. Dr.Disque - 10 pts.
6. Jock25 9 pts.
(tie) Marcus - 9 pts.

It´s a shame that I lost the first race and Indy's qualy...