COBO CUP 2025 Newsletter – Volume 27

Briscoe wins at Darlington

#19-Chase Briscoe won the Cook Out Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway. The win is his second win of the year, second at Darlington and fourth career win. #45-Tyler Reddick finished 2nd followed by #43-Erik Jones, #4-John Hunter Nemechek, #16-A.J. Allmendinger, #23-Bubba Wallace, pole sitter #11-Denny Hamlin, #8-Kyle Busch, #77-Carson Hocevar, and #17-Chris Buescher.

Briscoe dominated the race, leading 309 of the 367 laps, but had to hold off a late charge from Reddick to get the win. He is now locked into the Round of 12. The fastest lap bonus a earned by #21-Josh Berry.

There were 23 lead changes among 10 drivers and 7 cautions for 37 yellow flag laps. The average speed of the race was: 130.148mph.

Stage Winners

• Stage 1 was won by #19-Briscoe
• Stage 2 was won by #19-Briscoe

Perfect Team (per category): William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher, Austin Cindric, Ryan Preece, A.J. Allmendinger & Nemechek 4,695 points.

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

Facts: TMKK Racing wins at Darlington with 233 points ($100). They beat TLX Racing by 5 points. Fight Bump N Grind regains the standings lead, 16 points up on Phoenix Four.

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 (2 weeks)
• Rusty69
• Nascar Abby
• Left Turn Clyde
• Bucktoothed Hilbillies
• Northern Base
• Crash Boys

• There have been 15 standings leaders

Mathematically eliminated

• 165^th and down has been mathematically eliminated from reaching the top 10. Phoenix One is on the bubble.

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

• Rustylugnutz 69^th to 40^th (29 spots)

Biggest Dump of the Week

• OuttaGas 84^th to 109^th (25 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 3,538 points. They are 195 points back from East Coast Racing 2 for the 2026 free entry.    

Pole Pool

• Hamlin (Darlington)
• 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)

• Boss Bitch is in the lead with 11 poles.

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Next Race: 

Race #28 of 36 (Race #2 of 10-Playoffs): Sunday September 7, 2025 at WWTR Raceway, IL on TSN. Green Flag: 3:00pm                                                                      

“NUFF SAID”

COBO CUP 2025 Standings Leader: Fight Bump N Grind                                                                                                                            cobocup@yahoo.ca