COBO CUP 2023 Newsletter – Volume 33

Larson wins at Vegas

#5-Kyle Larson won the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The win is his 4th win of the year, 2nd at Las Vegas and 23rd career win. Pole winner #20-Christopher Bell finished 2nd followed by #8-Kyle Busch, #6-Brad Keselowski, #1-Ross Chastain, #12-Ryan Blaney, #24-William Byron, #45-Tyler Reddick, #19-Martin Truex, Jr., and #11-Denny Hamlin.

It was a clean race for the playoff drivers, with all 8 finishing in the top 11. Larson was the dominant driver on the day, leading 133 of the 267 laps, and winning both stages.  He had a solid lead through much of the final portion of the race, but a last lap charge by Bell made the finish close. There were 20 lead changes among 7 drivers and 7 cautions for 36 yellow flag laps.

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

Perfect Team (per category): Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Tyler Reddick, Ty Gibbs, Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Corey LaJoie = 6,046 points

Worst Picks (per category): Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Chase Briscoe, Austin Dillon, Justin Haley, Noah Gragson & BJ McLeod.         

Facts: Never Quit Racing 3 wins at Las Vegas with 231 points. They beat Rob K by 5 points. White oak 436 remains the standings leader with 5,854 points. They lead second place Stumugo by 175 points.  

Mathematically Eliminated: Lloyds Smoke Shop (42^nd) is on the elimination bubble.  

Standings Leaders:

• KKMT (12 weeks)
• Stumugo (10 weeks)
• White oak 436 (6 weeks)
• FC Racing (3 weeks)
• Piston Happy (2 weeks)
• Two Griffins (1 week)
• 32 SF Hoes (1 week)

Challenges: You have until Wednesday to Challenge the points.

Bottom of the Barrel: Outta Gas with 4,225 points. Shake ‘n Bake, Baby is 26 points up. 

Pole Pool: Anyone with #20-Bell just earned a pole pool point. Boss Bitch and The Stinky Puppies are tied for the lead with 14 pole points. With 3 races (3 poles) remaining in the season, if you have 10 poles or less you have been eliminated from the pole pool. 10 teams remain in the battle for the pole pool.  

Biggest Mover: Target Racing from 89^th to 73^rd (16 spots)

Biggest Dump:  dorraine from 54^th to 64^th (10 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

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Next Race

Race #34 of 36: Sunday October 22, 2023 at Homestead, FL on NBC.

Green Flag: 2:30pm

Playoffs: Race #8 of 10                                                                      

“NUFF SAID”

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