COBO CUP 2025 Newsletter – Volume 26

Blaney wins at Daytona

#12-Ryan Blaney won the Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway. The win is his second win of the year, second at Daytona and 15th career win. #99-Daniel Suarez finished 2nd followed by #7-Justin Haley, #41-Cole Custer, #43-Erik Jones, #17-Chris Buescher, #5-Kyle Larson, #54-Ty Gibbs, #2-Josh Berry, and #9-Chase Elliott.

Blaney started from the pole after qualifying was cancelled yesterday. He lead four times for 27 laps, the most of any driver. He was in 13th with two laps to go, moved up to second at the white flag, and moved to the lead on the final lap to win by .03 second. The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series playoff drivers are: #1-Ross Chastain, #2-Austin Cindric, #3-Austin Dillon, #5-Kyle Larson, #9-Chase Elliott, #11-Denny Hamlin, #12-Ryan Blaney, #19-Chase Briscoe, #20-Christopher Bell, #21-Josh Berry, #22-Joey Logano, #23-Bubba Wallace, #24-William Byron, #45-Tyler Reddick, #48-Alex Bowman, #88-Shane Van Gisbergen.

The fastest lap bonus a earned by#16-A.J. Allmendinger. There were 44 lead changes among 19 drivers and 8 cautions for 39 yellow flag laps. The average speed of the race was: 130.909mph.

Stage Winners

• Stage 1 was won by #5-Larson
• Stage 2 was won by #1-Chastain

Perfect Team (per category): William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher, Austin Cindric, Ryan Preece, A.J. Allmendinger/Michael McDowell (tie) & SVG for 4,505 points.

Worst Picks (per category): Christopher Bell, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Noah Gragson, Cole Custer, Ty Dillon & Cody Ware.         

Facts: Target Racing wins at Daytona with 253 points ($100). They beat 3 G kidz by 15 points. Oh Lug Nuts regains the standings lead, 3 points up on Gone with the Win.

Standings Leaders:

• Check Your Pockets (4 weeks)
• Faline 2025 (3 weeks)
• WTAF (2 weeks)
• TMKK Racing (2 weeks)
• Phoenix Four (2 weeks)
• Watermelon Racing (2 weeks)
• Butters (2 weeks)
• Oh Lug Nuts (2 weeks)
• Fight Bump N Grind
• Rusty69
• Nascar Abby
• Left Turn Clyde
• Bucktoothed Hilbillies
• Northern Base
• Crash Boys

• There have been 15 standings leaders

Challenges: You have until Wednesday to challenge the points. Race winners will be paid out once challenge deadline has expired.

Top Gainer of the Week

• Target Racing 120^th to 86^th (34 spots)

Biggest Dump of the Week

• RJK 40^th to 73^rd (33 spots)

Penalties

• Car #34: 10 points (Daytona 500)
• Car #51: 10 points (Daytona 500)
• Car #17: 30 points (Kansas)

Bottom of the Barrel: 44 blues with 3,470 points. They are 140 points back from East Coast Racing 2 for the 2026 free entry.    

Pole Pool

• Blaney (Daytona)
• Preece (Richmond)
• Blaney (Watkins Glen)
• Briscoe (Iowa)
• Briscoe (Brickyard)
• Elliott (Dover)
• Van Gisbergen (Sonoma)
• Van Gisbergen (Chicago)
• Logano (Atlanta)
• Hamlin (Pocono)
• Van Gisbergen (Mexico)
• Briscoe (Michigan)
• Briscoe (Nashville)
• Briscoe (Charlotte)
• Larson (Kansas)
• Hocevar (Texas)
• Smith (Talladega)
• Bowman (Bristol)
• Byron (Darlington)
• Bell (Martinsville)
• Bowman (Miami-Homestead)
• McDowell (Las Vegas)
• Byron (Phoenix)
• Reddick (COTA)
• Blaney (Atlanta)

• Many teams are tied for the lead with 10 poles.

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Next Race: 

Race #26 of 36 (Race #1 of 10-Playoffs): Sunday August 31, 2025 at Darlington, SC on TSN. Green Flag: 6:00pm                                                                      

“NUFF SAID”

COBO CUP 2025 Standings Leader: Oh Lug Nuts                                                                                                                                                         cobocup@yahoo.ca