COBO CUP 2023 Newsletter – Volume 29

Hamlin wins at Bristol

#11-Denny Hamlin won the Bass Pro Shops Night Race NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The win is his 3rd win of the year, 3rd at Bristol and 51st career win. #5-Kyle Larson finished 2nd followed by pole sitter #20-Christopher Bell, #17-Chris Buescher, #54-Ty Gibbs, #34-Michael McDowell, #9-Chase Elliott, #6-Brad Keselowski, #24-William Byron, and #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.

Hamlin had a dominant car late in the race and led a total of 142 laps on the night. The start of the race was delay by just over 30 minutes due to light rain. There was also a 14 minute red flag for rain just before the start of stage two.

Advancing to the Round of 12: #5-Kyle Larson, #11-Denny Hamlin, #45-Tyler Reddick, #24-William Byron, #20-Christopher Bell, #6-Brad Keselowski, #17-Chris Buscher, #8-Kyle Busch, #12-Ryan Blaney, #1-Ross Chastain, #19-Martin Truex, Jr., and #23-Bubba Wallace. Eliminated from the Playoffs: #22-Joey Logano, #4-Kevin Harvick, #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., and #34-Michael McDowell. There were 10 lead changes among 6 drivers and 6 cautions for 54 yellow flag laps.

• Stage 1 was won by #20-Bell
• Stage 2 was won by #20-Bell

Perfect Team (per category): Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr, Tyler Reddick, Ty Gibbs, Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Corey LaJoie = 4,914 points

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

Facts: Nut Busters win at Bristol with 232 points. They beat BB King by 14 points. White oak 436 remains the standings leader with 5,116 points. They lead second place Stumugo by 54 points.  

Mathematically Eliminated: Team Mitch is on the elimination bubble.  

Standings Leaders:

• KKMT (12 weeks)
• Stumugo (10 weeks)
• FC Racing (3 weeks)
• Piston Happy (2 weeks)
• White oak 436 (2 weeks)
• Two Griffins (1 week)
• 32 SF Hoes (1 week)

Challenges: You have until Wednesday to Challenge the points.

Bottom of the Barrel: Shake ‘n Bake, Baby with 3,668 points. Outta Gas is 2 points up. 

Pole Pool: Anyone with #20-Bell just earned a pole pool point. Boss Bitch is in the lead with 12 pole points. With 7 races (8 poles) remaining in the season, if you have 4 poles or less you have been eliminated from the pole pool.

Biggest Mover: Nut Busters 66^th to 49^th (17 spots)

Biggest Dump:  Ranger 21 from 50^th to 67^th (17 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

Cobo Cup Sponsors:   

• Industrial Hose and Hydraulics @ www.industrialhose.net
• Fred’s Auto & Equipment Service Centre Inc @www.fredsauto.ca
• Hammer DJ Services @ www.hammerdjservices.ca
• 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 #30 of 36: Sunday September 24, 2023 at Fort Worth, TX on NBC.

Green Flag: 3:30pm

Playoffs: Race #4 of 10                                                                      

“NUFF SAID”

 COBO CUP 2023 Standings Leader: White oak 436                                                                                                                                                              cobocup@yahoo.ca