COBO CUP 2023 Newsletter – Volume 21

Hamlin wins at Pocono

#11-Denny Hamlin won the HighPoint.com 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway. The win is his 2nd win of the year, 7th at Pocono and 50th career win. #45-Tyler Reddick finished 2nd followed by #19-Martin Truex, Jr. #4-Kevin Harvick, #54-Ty Gibbs, #20-Christopher Bell, #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #21-Harrison Burton, #43-Erik Jones, and #9-Chase Elliott.

Hamlin took the lead from #5-Kyle Larson with 6 laps remaining. The race ended under caution after #41-Ryan Preece spun on the final lap and could not get the car restarted. Pole winner #24-William Byron led 60 laps but got off cycle late in the race and finished 14th. There were 14 lead changes among 9 drivers and 11 cautions for 42 yellow flag laps.

• Stage 1 was won by #22-Logano
• Stage 2 was won by #5-Larson

Perfect Team (per category): Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr, Kevin Harvick, Ty Gibbs, Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Todd Gilliland = 3,799 points

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

Facts: Stumugo wins at Pocono (2^nd win) with 236 points ($200). They beat The Heavy Weaser by 10 points. Stumugo remains the standings leader with 3,639 points. They lead second place The Heavy Weaser by 29 points.   

Standings Leaders:

• KKMT (12 weeks)
• Stumugo (4 weeks)
• FC Racing (3 weeks)
• Piston Happy (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 2,551 points. Shake ‘n Bake, Baby is 156 points up. 

Pole Pool: Anyone with #24-Byron just earned a pole pool point. Geeturdun & N.W. Freight (tie) are in the lead with 8 pole points.    

Biggest Mover: Johnny Sue from 83^rd to 61^st (22 spots)

Biggest Dump: Target Racing from 67^th to 89^th (22 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

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• 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 #22 of 36: Sunday July 30, 2023 at Richmond, VA on NBC. Green Flag: 3:00pm                                                                       

“NUFF SAID”

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