COBO CUP 2023 Newsletter – Volume 19

Byron wins Atlanta

#24-William Byron won the Quaker State 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The race was cut short on lap 185 of the scheduled 260 for rain. The win is his fourth win of the year, second at Atlanta and eighth career win. Byron had an eventful evening that now goes down as a comeback after suffering a penalty, a spin, and falling a lap down early in the race.

#99-Daniel Suarez finished 2nd followed by #16-AJ Allmendinger, #34-Michael McDowell, #8-Kyle Busch, #6-Brad Keselowski, #15-JJ Yeley, #31-Justin Haley, #12-Ryan Blaney, and #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Pole winner #10-Aric Almirola led 46 laps and finished 18th. There were 18 lead changes among 12 drivers and 7 cautions for 43 yellow flag laps. The average speed of the race was: 118.475mph.

• Stage 1 was won by #12-Blaney
• Stage 2 was won by #6-Keselowski

Perfect Team (per category): Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Kevin Harvick, Ty Gibbs, Chris Buescher, Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Corey LaJoie = 3,377 points

Worst Picks (per category): Chase Elliott, Ross Chastain, Chase Briscoe, Austin Dillon, Justin Haley, Noah Gragson & BJ McLeod.         

Facts: J.C. Unbeatables wins at Atlanta with 229 points ($100). They beat Rev your engine by 8 points. 32 SF Hoes takes over the standings lead with 3,231 points. They lead second place FC Racing by 4 points.   

Standings Leaders:

• KKMT (12 weeks)
• FC Racing (3 weeks)
• Piston Happy (2 weeks)
• Stumugo (2 weeks)
• Two Griffins (1 week)
• 32 SF Hoes (1 week)

Challenges: You have until Wednesday to Challenge the points.

Bottom of the Barrel: Outta Gas with 2,291 points. Boss Boy is 211 points up. 

Pole Pool: Anyone with #10-Almirola just earned a pole pool point. Geeturdun, N.W. Freight & To the Rear (tie) are in the lead with 7 pole points.    

Biggest Mover: Impala SS from 72^nd to 49^th (23 spots)

Biggest Dump: Rockin Granny from 35^th to 66^th (31 spots) 

Race Penalties:   

Race             Points             Car Number

Richmond        60                      #24

Richmond        60                      #48

Martinsville     60                      #3  

Darlington       10                      #45

Charlotte         120                    #14

WWTR            60                     #43

Cobo Cup Sponsors:   

• Industrial Hose and Hydraulics @ www.industrialhose.net
• Fred’s Auto & Equipment Service Centre Inc @www.fredsauto.ca
• Hammer DJ Services @ www.hammerdjservices.ca
• Dry N Shine Auto Spa @www.drynshineautospa.com
• Splitsville Hamilton – the place the Cobo Cup crew parties
• ILich Construction & Design

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Next Race

Race #20 of 36: Sunday July 16, 2023 at Loudon, NH on NBC. Green Flag: 2:30pm                                                                      

“NUFF SAID”

 COBO CUP 2023 Standings Leader: 32 SF Hoes                                                                                                                                                              cobocup@yahoo.ca