COBO CUP 2025 Newsletter – Volume 28

Hamlin wins at WWTR

#11-Denny Hamlin, won the Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. The win is his fifth win of the year, first at WWTR and 59th career win. #19-Chase Briscoe finished 2nd followed by #9-Chase Elliott, #12-Ryan Blaney, #22-Joey Logano, #42-John Hunter Nemechek, #20-Christopher Bell, #23-Bubba Wallace, #17-Chris Buescher, and #54-Ty Gibbs.

Hamlin started on the pole and led 75 laps on the day, the most of any driver. He took the lead for the final time with 24 laps remaining and pulled away to win by 1.6 second. The fastest lap bonus a earned by #11-Denny Hamlin. There were 15 lead changes among 9 drivers and 10 cautions for 52 yellow flag laps. The average speed of the race was: 98.262mph.

Stage Winners

• Stage 1 was won by #19-Briscoe
• Stage 2 was won by #23-Wallace

Perfect Team (per category): William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Bubba Wallace, Austin Cindric, Ryan Preece, A.J. Allmendinger & Nemechek 4,897 points.

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

Facts: RayLiottas/Chadem tie for the win at WWTR with 208 points ($50 each). They beat Rusty69 by 5 points. Fight Bump N Grind remains the standings leader, 31 points up on Rusty69.

Standings Leaders:

• Check Your Pockets (4 weeks)
• Faline 2025 (3 weeks)
• Fight Bump N Grind (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)
• Rusty69
• Nascar Abby
• Left Turn Clyde
• Bucktoothed Hilbillies
• Northern Base
• Crash Boys

• There have been 15 standings leaders

Mathematically eliminated

• 146^th and down has been mathematically eliminated from reaching the top 10. All-Can Lose 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

• RayLiottas 131^st to 110^th (21 spots)

Biggest Dump of the Week

• Two Chasers 110^th to 131^st (21 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 3,632 points. They are 223 points back from East Coast Racing 2 for the 2026 free entry.   

Pole Pool

• Hamlin (WWTR)
• 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 12 poles. 38 teams have been eliminated from the pole pool. You need 4 poles or more to currently tie the leader.

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Next Race: 

Race #29 of 36 (Race #3 of 10-Playoffs): Sunday September 13, 2025 at Bristol, TN on TSN. Green Flag: 7:30pm                                                               

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