COBO CUP 2022 Newsletter – Volume 32
Bell wins at the Charlotte Roval
In a turn of events that bordered on the unbelievable, Christopher Bell found his only path to the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. On fresh tires, thanks to a strategic pit stop under caution on Lap 105, Bell passed Kevin Harvick to the outside through Turns 1 and 2 after a restart on Lap 111 and pulled away to win Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
#20-Christopher Bell won the Bank of America ROVAL 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The win is his 2nd win of the year, 1st at Charlotte Motor Speedway and 3rd career win. Bell pitted late in the race under caution and was able to move back through the field to take the lead from Harvick with two laps remaining.
#4-Harvick finished 2nd followed by #18-Busch, #16-Allmendinger, #31-Haley, #17-Buescher, #45-Wallace, #8-Reddick, #14-Briscoe, and #3-Dillon. Pole winner #22-Logano finished 18th. Playoff drivers having problems: Suarez lost power steering in the last stage and lost 5 laps during repairs. He finishes in 36th. #1-Chastain made contact with the wall late in the race and bent a control arm. He had to go behind the wall for repairs and finished 37th. #5-Larson had a toe link issue with 10 laps remaining and lost 5 laps, forcing a 35th place finish. #2-Cindric was in position to advance in the playoffs but spun on the final lap.
Advancing to the Round of 8: #1-Chastain, #9-Elliott, #11-Hamlin, #12-Blaney, #14-Briscoe, #20-Bell, #22-Logano, #24-Byron. Eliminated from the Playoffs: #2-Cindric, #5-Larson, #48-Bowman, #99-Suarez.
There were 10 lead changes among 8 drivers and 4 cautions for 10 yellow flag laps. There was also a 6 minute red flag for track repair on lap 108. The average speed of the race was: 86.661mph.
- Stage 1 was won by #22-Logano
- Stage 2 was won by #1-Chastain
Perfect Team (per category): Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, Kurt Busch, Ross Chastain, Daniel Suarez and Justin Haley.
Worst Picks (per category): Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Harrison Burton, Brad Keselowski, Todd Gilliland, Corey LaJoie & BJ McLeod (#78).
Facts: 137 & Befana tie for the win at the Roval in Charlotte ($50/$50) with 204 points. They beat JL Racing by 2 points. There have been 31 different race winners so far in 2022. Catch Can Man remains the standings leader, 37 points up on 4652RDS. There have been 8 lead changes for the standings lead so far in 2022.
Standings Leaders:
- DAK Racing
- Proven Winners
- 2 Dawgs Racing (2 weeks)
- 10 Speed
- Never Quit Racing #3 (2 weeks)
- SardoVRacing (15 weeks)
- 4652RDS (4 weeks)
- Catch Can Man (7 weeks)
Challenges: You have until Thursday to Challenge the points.
Mathematically Eliminated: 67th place and down have been mathematically eliminated from reaching the top 12 at seasons end (end of season payout). Jewel & Lacey sits on the bubble.
The Battle for the Bottom: Whos Gonna Know with 4,259 points. Sheep Dip: 15 points ahead.
Pole Pool: Anyone with Logano has scored a pole point. Can Am Racin & Rub’nls Racin are tied for the lead with 13 pole points.
Biggest Mover: 137 moving up from 137th to 125th (12 spots)
Biggest Dump: Damage Inc dropping from 126th to 134th (8 spots)
Race Penalties: Talladega: Car #4-100 points
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Next Race
Race #33 of 36 (Race #7 of 10-Playoffs): Sunday October 16, 2022 at Las Vegas, NV on NBC. Green Flag: 2:30pm
“NUFF SAID”
COBO CUP 2022 Standings Leader: Catch Can Man cobocup@yahoo.ca
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