COBO CUP 2023 Newsletter – Volume 8

Bell wins at Bristol Dirt

#20-Christopher Bell won the Food City Dirt Race NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The win is his 1st win of the year, 1st at Bristol and 5th career win. #45-Reddick finished 2nd followed by #3-Dillon, #47-Stenhouse, Jr., #14-Briscoe, #31-Haley, #19-Truex, Jr., #38-Gilliland, #4-Harvick, and #34-McDowell.

Bell took the lead during the final stage break when he did not pit and led the race the rest of the way. Pole winner #5-Larson led every lap in stage 1, but was involved in a couple accidents late in the race and could not continue.  He finished 35th. There were 4 lead changes among 4 drivers and 14 cautions for 73 yellow flag laps. The average speed of the race was: 46.680mph.

• Stage 1 was won by #5-Larson
• Stage 2 was won by #45-Reddick

Perfect Team (per category): Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Alex Bowman, Austin Cindric, Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Corey LaJoie = 1,523 points

Worst Picks (per category): Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr, Chase Briscoe, Aric Almirola, Justin Haley, Noah Gragson & BJ McLeod.        

Facts: The Stinky Puppies wins in the dirt at Bristol with 242 points ($100). They beat Rob K by 27 points. KKMT remains the standings leader, 99 points up on Nascar Abby.

Standings Leaders:

• KKMT (7 weeks)
• FC Racing
• Two Griffins

Challenges: You have until Wednesday to Challenge the points.

Bottom of the Barrel: Shake ‘n Bake, Baby with 1033 points.   

Pole Pool: Anyone with #5-Larson just earned a pole pool point. Several teams in the lead with 4 pole pool points.  

Biggest Mover: The Stinky Puppies moving from 122^nd to 50^th (72 spots)

Biggest Dump: To the Rear moving from 103^rd to 150^th (47 spots) 

Race Penalties: Standings point’s changes, if any, will be adjusted after the #31, #24 & #48 teams have exhausted their appeals and NASCAR has made their final decision on team penalties.

Race             Points             Car Number

Phoenix           75                     #31

Richmond        60                     #24

Richmond        60                     #48  

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Next Race

Race #9 of 36: Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Martinsville, VA on FOX. Green Flag: 3:00pm                                                                      

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 COBO CUP 2023 Standings Leader: KKMT                                                                                                                                                              cobocup@yahoo.ca