COBO CUP 2023 Newsletter – Volume 11

Truex wins at Dover

#19-Martin Truex, Jr. won Monday’s rain-delayed Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway. The win is his 1st win of the year, 4th at Dover and 32nd career win. #1-Chastain finished 2nd followed by #12-Blaney, #24-Byron, #11-Hamlin, #20-Bell, #45-Reddick, #6-Keselowski, #17-Buescher, and #48-Berry.

Truex was leading when a caution came out with 14 laps remaining.  The drivers on the lead lap pitted. Truex, Blaney and Bell took just two tires.  Chastain, on 4 tires, made a late push but finished a half second back. Pole winner #8-Busch had a speeding penalty on pit road during the competition caution, suffered some nose damage in an early accident and finished 21st. There were 19 lead changes among 8 drivers and 7 cautions for 46 yellow flag laps. The average speed of the race was: 115.505mph.

• Stage 1 was won by #24-Byron
• Stage 2 was won by #1-Chastain

Perfect Team (per category): Denny Hamlin, Ross Chastain, Kevin Harvick, Ty Gibbs, Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Corey LaJoie = 2,033 points

Worst Picks (per category): Chase Elliott, William Byron, Daniel Suarez, Austin Dillon, Justin Haley, Noah Gragson & BJ McLeod/Ty Dillon (tie).       

Facts: East Coast Racing wins at Dover with 233 points ($100). They beat HBK by 11 points. KKMT remains the standings leader, 67 points up on Piston Happy. Somebody catch team KKMT. They have been sitting on top the standings for 10 weeks now.

Standings Leaders:

• KKMT (10 weeks)
• FC Racing
• Two Griffins

Challenges: You have until Sunday to Challenge the points.

Bottom of the Barrel: Outta Gas with 1,400 points.   

Pole Pool: Anyone with #8-Busch just earned a pole pool point. Billie Joe, Geeturdun & To the Rear take the lead with 5 pole points.    

Biggest Mover: East Coast Racing from 97^th to 36^th (61 spots)

Biggest Dump: Target Racing from 54^th to 129^th (75 spots) 

Race Penalties: Martinsville penalty for the #3 car. After losing their appeal, team has been penalized 60 points. Loss of points have been adjusted on the standings and perfect score sheets.  

Race             Points             Car Number

Richmond        60                     #24

Richmond        60                     #48

Martinsville     60                      #3  

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Next Race

Race #12 of 36: Sunday, May 07, 2023 at Kansas Speedway, KS on FOX. Green Flag: 3:00pm                                                                      

 “NUFF SAID”

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