COBO CUP 2025 Newsletter – Volume 23

Byron wins at Iowa

#24-William Byron won the Iowa Corn 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway. The win is his second win of the year, first at Iowa and 15th career win. Pole sitter #19-Chase Briscoe finished 2nd followed by #6-Brad Keselowski, #12-Ryan Blaney, #60-Ryan Preece, #23-Bubba Wallace, #48-Alex Bowman, #77-Carson Hocevar, #22-Joey Logano, and #3-Austin Dillon.

Byron led 141 laps, the most of anyone. The team originally thought he would be short on fuel, but a rash of late race cautions allowed him to save enough to make it to the finish without issue. The fastest lap bonus a earned by #6-Brad Keselowski. There were 10 lead changes among 6 drivers and 12 cautions for 72 yellow flag laps. The average speed of the race was: 92.905mph.

Stage Winners

• Stage 1 was won by #6-Keselowski
• Stage 2 was won by #6-Keselowski

Perfect Team (per category): William Byron, Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace, Austin Cindric, Ryan Preece, A.J. Allmendinger & John Hunter Nemechek for 3,966 points.

Worst Picks (per category): Christopher Bell, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Noah Gragson, Cole Custer, Ty Dillon & Cody Ware.         

Facts: Northern Base wins at Iowa with 229 points ($100). They beat White Oak by 2 points. Rusty69 takes over the standings lead, 1 point up on TMKK.

Standings Leaders:

• Check Your Pockets (4 weeks)
• Faline 2025 (3 weeks)
• WTAF (2 weeks)
• TMKK Racing (2 weeks)
• Phoenix Four (2 weeks)
• Watermelon Racing (2 weeks)
• Butters (2 weeks)
• Rusty69
• Nascar Abby
• Left Turn Clyde
• Bucktoothed Hilbillies
• Northern Base
• Crash Boys

• There have been 13 standings leaders

Challenges: You have until Wednesday to challenge the points. Race winners will be paid out once challenge deadline has expired.

Top Gainer of the Week

• Northern Base from 108^th to 65^th (43 spots)

Biggest Dump of the Week

• Car Ramrod from 63^rd to 106^th (43 spots)

Penalties

• Car #34: 10 points (Daytona 500)
• Car #51: 10 points (Daytona 500)
• Car #17: 30 points (Kansas)

Bottom of the Barrel: 44 blues with 3,070 points. They are 65 points back from Force-Kin for the 2026 free entry.    

Pole Pool

• Briscoe (Iowa)
• Briscoe (Brickyard)
• Elliott (Dover)
• Van Gisbergen (Sonoma)
• Van Gisbergen (Chicago)
• Logano (Atlanta)
• Hamlin (Pocono)
• Van Gisbergen (Mexico)
• Briscoe (Michigan)
• Briscoe (Nashville)
• Briscoe (Charlotte)
• Larson (Kansas)
• Hocevar (Texas)
• Smith (Talladega)
• Bowman (Bristol)
• Byron (Darlington)
• Bell (Martinsville)
• Bowman (Miami-Homestead)
• McDowell (Las Vegas)
• Byron (Phoenix)
• Reddick (COTA)
• Blaney (Atlanta)

• KLP, Race Girlz & Boss Bitch are tied for the lead with 10 poles.

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Next Race: 

Race #24 of 36: Sunday August 10, 2025 at Watkins Glen, NY on TSN. Green Flag: 2:00pm                                                                      

“NUFF SAID”

COBO CUP 2025 Standings Leader: Rusty69                                                                                                                                                             cobocup@yahoo.ca