2006 Furum "Pick 'Em" Contest - Kansas

[Tim Northcutt]

2006 Kansas Lotery 300 “Pick ‘Em” Contest
Kansas Motor Speedway – Sun., July 2

DEADLINE FOR PICKS: Friday, June 30, at 7 p.m. (GMT)..That is approx. 2 p.m. on Friday, June 30…I have a VERY busy Holiday weekend of concerts, and this will allow me to get my scoring sheets in order in time for the weekend.

PLEASE Get them in Before the Deadline

-- Always one of the fast and exciting events on the IRL’s season calendar, the 15-degree banks at Kansas Speedway have always led to fast, side-by-side action and some of the closest finishes in IRL History….

The event is 200 laps and 300 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. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts.

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2006 Kansas 300 Winner (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):

[OpenWheel4ever]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Helio Castroneves

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 214.563

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. Helio Castroneves
2. Dan Wheldon

ROW TWO:
1. Sam Hornish Jr
2. Scott Sharp

ROW THREE:
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Scott Dixon

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Buddy Lazier

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 208.235

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts.
Dario Franchitti

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2006 Kansas 300 Winner (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. Helio Castroneves
3. Scott Sharp
4. Vitor Meira
5. Scott Dixon

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: 211.546


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

50 laps: Helio Castroneves

100 laps: Tony Kanaan

150 laps: Dan Wheldon

200 laps: Dan Wheldon

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

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

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 197.526

[Alwaysfirst]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Helio Castroneves

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 215.328

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. Helio Castroneves
2. Vitor Meira

ROW TWO:
1. Sam Hornish Jr
2. Dan Wheldon

ROW THREE:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Marco Andretti

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Jeff Simmons

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 209.208

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts.
Tony Kanaan

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2006 Kansas 300 Winner (2 pts.) Vitor Meira

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. Vitor Meira
2. Helio Castroneves
3. Dan Wheldon
4. Marco Andretti
5. Sam Hornish Jnr

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

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 212.639


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

50 laps: Helio Castroneves

100 laps: Sam Hornish Jnr

150 laps: Dan Wheldon

200 laps: Vitor Meira

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

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

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): 179.628

[Flavinha]

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: 215.713

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. Helio Castroneves

ROW TWO:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Scott Sharp

ROW THREE:
1. Tomas Scheckter
2. Tony Kanaan

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.): Felipe Giaffone

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 210.791

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts.: Marco Andretti

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2006 Kansas 300 Winner (2 pts.): Dan Wheldon (I know... He is not helping me this year...

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. Helio Castroneves
4. Marco Andretti
5. Tony Kanaan

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

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 213.719


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

50 laps: Sam Hornish Jr.

100 laps: Sam Hornish Jr.

150 laps: Dan Wheldon

200 laps: Dan Wheldon

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.): Eddie Cheever Jr.

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

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth):198.371

[marcus]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts)

Helio Castroneves

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

215.444

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. Helio Castroneves
2. Dan Wheldon

ROW TWO:
1. Sam Hornish Jnr
2. Tony kanaan

ROW THREE:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Dario Franchitti

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)

Buddy lazier

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

209.765

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts.

Vitor meira

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2006 Kansas 300 Winner (2 pts.)

Sam Hornish Jnr

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. Sam Hornish Jnr
2. Dan Weldon
3. Tony kanaan
4. Marco Andretti
5. Scott Dixon

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

Helio Castroneves

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

214.001


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

50 laps: Helio Castroneves

100 laps: Helio Castroneves

150 laps: Dan Wheldon

200 laps: Sam Hornish Jnr

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.)

Marcos Andretti

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

Helio Castroneves

TIEBREAKER:

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

196.777

[drdisque]

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: 215.076

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. Dan Wheldon

ROW TWO:
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Scott Dixon

ROW THREE:
1. Vitor Meira
2. Marco Andretti

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Buddy Lazier

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 208.276

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts. Scott Sharp

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2006 Kansas 300 Winner (2 pts.) Helio 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. Helio Castroneves
2. Dan Wheldon
3. Sam Hornish, Jr.
4. Vitor Meira
5. Marco Andretti

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

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 210.980


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

50 laps: Sam Hornish Jr

100 laps: Dan Wheldon

150 laps: Dan Wheldon

200 laps: Helio Castroneves

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

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

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 177.404

[Tim Northcutt]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts)

Sam Hornish

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

214.875

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
2. Dan Wheldon

ROW TWO:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Helio Castroneves

ROW THREE:
1. Scott Sharp
2. Vitor Meira

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)

Buddy Lazier

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

208.315

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts.

Marco Andretti

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2006 Kansas 300 Winner (2 pts.)

Sam Hornish

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. Sam Hornish
2. Dan Wheldon
3. Vitor Meira
4. Helio Castroneves
5. Scott Dixon

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

Scott Dixon

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

212.423

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

50 laps: Sam Hornish

100 laps: Dan Wheldon

150 laps: Dan Wheldon

200 laps: Sam Hornish

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

Jeff Simmons

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

Dario Franchitti

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

Tomas Scheckter

TIEBREAKER:

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

176.845

Good Luck, Everyone!!!

[Tim Northcutt]

Season Totals As We head into the Kansas Race Weekend:

1. DrDisque -- 163 pts.
2. Tim - 158 pts.
3. Flavinha - 119 pts.
4. AlwaysFirst - 100 pts.
5. Drewdawg - 40 pts.
6. OpenWheel4Ever - 37 pts.
7. Marcus - 36 pts.
8. Stmookey - 13 pts.
9. knowlsey - 6 pts.

[Tim Northcutt]

Here are your Qualifying Results:

basically, our picks (with a few exceptions) stunk...

No one had Wheldon on the Pole

OpenWheel was closest to the pole speed for 2 pts.

In the Top Three Rows, Tim had 5 of 6 with three correct ((Dixon, Helio & Meira) for 8 pts., DrDisque & AlwaysFirst had 5 of 6 with none correct for 5 pts., and OpenWheel, Alwaysfirst & Flavinha had 4 pts. each...Flavinha picked Dixon correct

No one had Cheever as the slowest qualifier...

OpenWheel was closest to the slow qualifier's speed for 2 pts.

No one had Lazier as the "Just Miss" for the top three rows...in fact, many of us picked him to be the slowest...

Pts. heading into Sunday:

1. Tim - 8 pts.
(tie) OpenWheel - 8 pts.
3. DrDisque - 5 pts.
(tie) AlwaysFirst - 5 pts.
5. Flavinha - 4 pts.
(tie) Marcus - 4 pts.

Let's hope our race picks are better tomorrow...

[Tim Northcutt]

I'll add scores when I get home from work late tonight...I'm working a concert, and I'm expecting a lot of media tonight...May be late, but I'll get them in...

But I picked the top 3 correct, the winner and 3 of 4 milestones...

I'm waiting on fast Lap, speed, and the official Mover and fall figures...

[Tim Northcutt]

Here are your Race Results and Kansas Contest totals:

Tim & Marcus picked Hornish to win for 2 pts. each

In the "Top Five"

Tim Had 4 of the top 5 with three correct for 7 pts., marcus had 4 of 5 with 2 correct for 6 pts., OpenWheel had 4 of 5 with 1 correct for 5 pts. Flavinha and DrDisque had 3 of 5 with 1 correct for 4 pts. and AlwaysFirst had 3 of 5 with none correct for 3 pts.

DrDisque, Marcus and AlwaysFirst had Helio with the Fast lap for 2 pts. each

Flavinha was closest tot eh Fat Lap speed: Actual - 210.585 Flavinha - 210.791

Tim & Flavinha had 3 of the 4 "Milestones" correct for 6 pts. each; Marcus, DrDisque,& AlwaysFirst had 2 of the 4 for 4 pts. each & OpenWheel had 1 corect for 2 pts.

No one had Giaffone as "1st Out"

No one had Kanaan as the "Mover" of the race (8 spots)

No oner had Lazier, Rice & Sharp as the "Fall from Grace" picks (all fell 8 spots)

Tim was closest to the Avg. speed - Actual - 167 Tim - 176.845

Kansas Final Totals:

1. Tim - 25 pts.
2. Marcus - 18 pts.
3. Flavinha - 16 pts.
4. DrDisque - 15 pts.
(tie) OpenWheel - 15 pts.
6. AlwaysFirst - 14 pts.

[Tim Northcutt]

Season Totals After 8 of 14 races:

1. Tim -- 183 pts.
2. DrDisque - 178 pts.
3. Flavinha - 135 pts.
4. AlwaysFirst - 114 pts.
5. Marcus - 54 pts.
6. OpenWheel4Ever - 52 pts.
7. Drewdawg - 40 pts.
8. Stmookey - 13 pts.
9. knowlsey - 6 pts.

Nashville is next on the Schedule....Keep your eye out for the next thread for your picks.

[Alwaysfirst]

I was rubbish........AGAIN!!!!!!! Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!

[marcus]

I got 18 points , Im fairly impressed with that

[Flavinha]

This has been a bad season, not so good as last year. It's Wheldon's fault!!!