COBO CUP 2024 Newsletter – Volume 29

Larson wins at Bristol

#5-Kyle Larson won the Bass Pro Shops Night Race NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The win is his 5th win of the year, 2ndat Bristol and 28th career win. #9-Chase Elliott finished 2nd followed by #23-Bubba Wallace, #11-Denny Hamlin, #20-Christoper Bell, #12-Ryan Blaney, #41-Ryan Preece, #14-Chase Briscoe, #48-pole winner Alex Bowman, and #1-Ross Chastain.

Larson dominated the race, taking the lead on lap 35 and only losing the lead during pit stops. He led 462 of the 500 laps. Advancing to the Round of 12: #2-Austin Cindric, #5-Kyle Larson, #9-Chase Elliott, #11-Denny Hamlin, #12-Ryan Blaney, #14-Chase Briscoe, #20-Christopher Bell, #22-Joey Logano, #24-William Byron, #45-Tyler Reddick, #48-Alex Bowman, #99-Daniel Suarez. Eliminated from the playoffs: #6-Brad Keselowski, #19-Martin Truex Jr, #21-Harrison Burton, #54-Ty Gibbs. There were 8 lead changes among 4 drivers and 5 cautions for 36 yellow flag laps.

Stage Winners

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

Perfect Team (per category): Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick/Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman, Ty Gibbs, Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric & Carson Hocevar for 5,227 points.

Worst Picks (per category): Martin Truex Jr, Joey Logano, Josh Berry, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, A.J. Allmendinger (#16 car), Corey LaJoie & Kaz Grala.         

Facts: Boyfriends wins at Bristol (2^nd race win of the season) with 224 points ($100). They beat KKMT by 6 points. Union Thug remains in the standings lead, 9 points up on Day By Day. 105 points separate 1^st from 10^th.

Standings Leaders:

• Union Thug (16 weeks)
• Hoop (6 weeks)
• Keeblerselves (3 weeks)
• Bandwanger 5 (2 weeks)
• JKR Racing
• Phoenix One
• Shiftin Gears
• Young Guns
• Double Trouble

Mathematically Eliminated:

With 7 races remaining, 80 teams have been mathematically eliminated from reaching the top 10 at seasons end. R Souls Racing is on the bubble.

Challenges: You have until Wednesday to Challenge the points.

Bottom of the Barrel: Swifty with 3,811 points. FLG Racing is 28 points ahead. These teams are fighting for a 2025 free entry.  

Pole Pool: Anyone with #48-Bowman just earned a pole pool point. Boss Bitch & DMFL are tied for the pole pool with 13 points. With 7 races left in the 2024 season, any team with 5 poles or lower is out of contention for the pole pool win. 67 teams have been eliminated.     

Biggest Mover: Beamer Racing moving from 148^th to 132^nd (16 spots)

Biggest Dump:  JKR Racing moving from 133^rd to 147^th (14 spots)

Race Penalties:

• Daytona 500: Car #41-Preece (35 points)
• Daytona 500: Car #10-Gragson (35 points)
• Nashville: Car #77-Hocevar (25 points)
• Richmond: Car #3-Dillon (25 points)
• Michigan: Car #11-Hamlin (75 points)

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

Social Media

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Next Race: Playoffs – Race #4 of 10

Race #30 of 36: Sunday September 29, 2024 at Kansas Speedway, KS on TSN. Green Flag: 3:00pm

                                                                        “NUFF SAID”

 COBO CUP 2024 Standings Leader: Union Thug                                                                                                                                                              cobocup@yahoo.ca