COBO CUP 2023 Newsletter – Volume 13

Byron wins at Darlington

#24-William Byron won the Goodyear 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway. The win is his 3rd win of the year, 1st at Darlington and 7th career win. #4-Harvick finished 2nd followed by #9-Elliott, #6-Keselowski, #23-Wallace, #21-Burton, #8-Busch, #31-Haley, #12-Blaney, and #17-Buescher.

Pole winner #19-Truex, Jr. had an eventful day. He dominated the first stage and was in 2nd place on the final lap of the second stage when he spun out after contact with #1-Chastain. He worked his way back to 4th place with 13 laps to go before being caught in an accident. He finished 31st. Bryon took the lead with 5 to go when Chastain and #5-Larson, who were running first and second, were involved in a wreck with one another.  The race ended after the first Overtime attempt. There were 19 lead changes among 8 drivers and 8 cautions for 47 yellow flag laps.

• Stage 1 was won by #19-Truex
• 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 = 2,415 points

Worst Picks (per category): Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch, Daniel Suarez, Austin Dillon, Justin Haley, Noah Gragson & BJ McLeod.         

Facts: Michigan wins at Darlington with 231 points ($200). They beat Sheep Dip by 5 points. KKMT remains the standings leader, 24 points up on Piston Happy. KKMT has been sitting on top the standings for 12 weeks now.

Standings Leaders:

• KKMT (12 weeks)
• FC Racing
• Two Griffins

Challenges: You have until Wednesday to Challenge the points.

Bottom of the Barrel: Outta Gas with 1,636 points. Shake ‘n Bake, Baby is 85 points up. 

Pole Pool: Anyone with #19-Truex just earned a pole pool point. Geeturdun takes the lead with 6 pole points.  

Biggest Mover: Michigan from 94^th to 54^th (40 spots)

Biggest Dump: R’Souls Racing from 38^th to 77^th (39 spots) 

Race Penalties:   

Race             Points             Car Number

Richmond        60                     #24

Richmond        60                     #48

Martinsville     60                      #3  

Darlington        10                      #45

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Next Race

Race #14 of 36: Sunday, May 28, 2023 at Charlotte, NC on FOX. Green Flag: 6:00pm                                                                      

“NUFF SAID”

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