COBO CUP 2023 Newsletter – Volume 3

Byron wins at Las Vegas

#24-William Byron won the Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The win is his 1st win of the year, 1st at Las Vegas and 5th career win. #5-Larson finished 2nd followed by #48-Bowman, #23-Wallacem #20-Bell, #2-Cindric, #19-Truex, Jr., #31-Haley, #4-Harvick, and #99-Suarez.

Byron led 176 laps on the day but was trailing Larson late in the race when a caution came out with two laps remaining.  #19-Truex, Jr. stayed out under caution, with #5-Larson and #24-Bryon restarting behind him.  Byron took the lead on the restart and held off Larson the win. Pole winner #22-Logano hit the wall and spun into the infield on lap 183.  He was unable to continue and finished 36th. There were 13 lead changes among 8 drivers and 5 cautions for 24 yellow flag laps. The average speed of the race was: 142.980mph.

• Stage 1 was won by #24-Byron
• Stage 2 was won by #24-Byron

Perfect Team (per category): Denny Hamlin, Ross Chastain, Alex Bowman, Austin Cindric, Chris Buescher, Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Corey LaJoie.

Worst Picks (per category): Chase Elliott, William Byron, Tyler Reddick, Eric Jones, Michael McDowell, Ryan Preece & Ty Dillon.       

Facts: Hayseed wins at Vegas with 242 points ($100). They beat Nascar Abby by 11 points. KKMT takes over the standings lead, 20 points up on RTR.

Standings Leaders:

• KKMT (2 weeks)
• FC Racing
• Two Griffins

Challenges: You have until Wednesday to Challenge the points.

Bottom of the Barrel: Outta Gas with 295 points.   

Pole Pool: Anyone with #22-Logano just earned a pole pool point.    

Biggest Mover: Hayseed moving from 139^th to 43^rd (96 spots)

Biggest Dump: Benzo moving from 34^th to 96^th (62 spots) 

Race Penalties: None

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Next Race

Race #4 of 36: Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Phoenix, AZ on FOX. Green Flag: 3:30pm                                                                       

“NUFF SAID”

 COBO CUP 2023 Standings Leader: KKMT                                                                                                                                                               

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