COBO CUP 2023 Newsletter – Volume 22

Buescher wins at Richmond

#17-Chris Buescher won the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway. The win is his 1st win of the year, 1st at Richmond and 3rd career win. #11-Denny Hamlin finished 2nd followed by #8-Kyle Busch, #22-Joey Logano, #41-Ryan Preece, #6-Brad Keselowski, #19-Martin Truex, Jr., #10-Aric Almirola, #3-Austin Dillon, and #4-Kevin Harvick.

Buescher took the lead during the final round of green flag pit stops and held off Hamlin following a late race caution. Pole winner #45-Reddick led 81 laps on the day. He was running in the top 5 when he had a commitment line violation during the final green flag pit stops, fell off the lead lap and finished 16^th. There were 18 lead changes among 8 drivers and just 3 cautions for 21 yellow flag laps. Other than stage breaks, there was only one caution, due to a spin by #99-Daniel Suarez with 9 laps remaining. The average speed of the race was: 98.783mph.

• Stage 1 was won by #45-Reddick
• Stage 2 was won by #6-Keselowski

Perfect Team (per category): Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr, Kevin Harvick, Ty Gibbs, Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Todd Gilliland = 4,014 points

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

Facts: 10 Speed #1 wins at Richmond with 238 points ($100). They beat Parisites & Mom‘n’Me by 14 points. Stumugo remains the standings leader with 3,835 points. They lead second place The Heavy Weaser by 36 points.   

Standings Leaders:

• KKMT (12 weeks)
• Stumugo (5 weeks)
• FC Racing (3 weeks)
• Piston Happy (2 weeks)
• Two Griffins (1 week)
• 32 SF Hoes (1 week)

Challenges: You have until Thursday to Challenge the points.

Bottom of the Barrel: Outta Gas with 2,680 points. Shake ‘n Bake, Baby is 185 points up. 

Pole Pool: Anyone with #45-Reddick just earned a pole pool point. Geeturdun & N.W. Freight (tie) are in the lead with 8 pole points.   

Biggest Mover: Michigan from 57^th to 38^th (19 spots)

Biggest Dump: J.C. Unbeatables from 126^th to 145^th (19 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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Next Race

Race #23 of 36: Sunday August 6, 2023 at Brooklyn, MI on NBC. Green Flag: 2:30pm                                                                       

“NUFF SAID”

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