COBO CUP 2025 Newsletter – Volume 29
Bell wins at Bristol
#20-Christopher Bell won the Bass Pro Shops Night Race NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The win is his fourth win of the year, second at Bristol (but first on pavement) and 13th career win. #6-Brad Keselowski finished 2nd followed by #38-Zane Smith, #12-Ryan Blaney, #22-Joey Logano, #67-Corey Heim, #77-Carson Hocevar, #48-Alex Bowman, #19-Chase Briscoe, and #54-Ty Gibbs.
Pole sitter #16-A.J. Allmendinger led 24 laps but was caught in a late accident and finished 36th.
The race was a determined by tire management with heavy wear forcing NASCAR to give team an extra set during the race. Drivers eliminated from the playoffs: #3-Austin Dillon, #21-Josh Berry, #48-Alex Bowman, #88-Shane Van Gisbergen. The fastest lap bonus a earned by #16-A.J. Allmendinger. There were 36 lead changes among 14 drivers and 14 cautions for 137 yellow flag laps. It’s the most cautions and the most caution laps of the year. The average speed of the race was: 69.865mph.
Stage Winners
- Stage 1 won by #12-Blaney
- Stage 2 won by 54-Gibbs
Perfect Team (per category): William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher, Austin Cindric, Ryan Preece, Eric Jones & Nemechek 5,065 points.
Worst Picks (per category): Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Noah Gragson, Cole Custer, Ty Dillon & Cody Ware.
Facts: Bannanas wins at Bristol with 222 points ($100). They beat Phoenix 3 by 11 points. Rusty69 retakes the standings lead, 13 points up on Phoenix Four.
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 (2 weeks)
- Nascar Abby
- Left Turn Clyde
- Bucktoothed Hilbillies
- Northern Base
- Crash Boys
- There have been 15 standings leaders
Mathematically eliminated
- 125th and down has been mathematically eliminated from reaching the top 10. 3 G Kidz 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
- Phoenix 3 77th to 44th (33 spots)
Biggest Dump of the Week
- Zambronies 102nd to 125th (23 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 3,748 points. They are 258 points back from East Coast Racing 2 for the 2026 free entry.
Pole Pool
- A.J. Allmendinger (Bristol)
- 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. 63 teams have been eliminated from the pole pool. You need 5 poles or more to currently tie the leader.
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- Splitsville Hamilton – the place the Cobo Cup crew parties
- ILich Construction & Design
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Social Media
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Next Race:
Race #30 of 36 (Race #4 of 10-Playoffs): Sunday September 21, 2025 at Loudon, NH on TSN. Green Flag: 2:00pm
“NUFF SAID”
COBO CUP 2025 Standings Leader: Rusty69 cobocup@yahoo.ca
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