COBO CUP 2024 Newsletter – Volume 33

Logano wins at Vegas

#22-Joey Logano won the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The win is his 3rd win of the year, 4th at Las Vegas and 35th career win.
Pole sitter #20-Christopher Bell finished 2nd followed by #99-Daniel Suarez, #24-William Byron, #48-Alex Bowman, #19-Martin Truex Jr, #1-Ross Chastain, #11-Denny Hamlin, #42-John Hunter Nemechek and #17-Chris Buescher.

Bell dominated most of the race, but Logano was able to stretch fuel through the final stretch of the race and Bell did not end up having enough time to catch him, finishing less than one second back.  Logano’s win locks him into the Championship race at Phoenix.

There were 13 lead changes among 10 drivers and 5 cautions for 32 yellow flag laps. The average speed of the race was: 139.385mph.

Stage Winners

• Stage 1 was won by #45-Reddick
• Stage 2 was won by #20-Bell

Perfect Team (per category): Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman, Ty Gibbs, Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric & Carson Hocevar for 5,826 points.

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

Facts: Slumn Racing wins at Vegas with 242 points ($100). They beat J.C. Unbeatables by 26 points. Day By Day remains in the standings lead, 45 points up on Bandwanger 5. 94-point difference between 1^st and 10^th.  

Standings Leaders:

• Union Thug (17 weeks)
• Hoop (6 weeks)
• Keeblerselves (3 weeks)
• Day By Day (3 weeks)
• Bandwanger 5 (2 weeks)
• JKR Racing
• Phoenix One
• Shiftin Gears
• Young Guns
• Double Trouble

Mathematically Eliminated:

With 3 races remaining, 44^th and down have been mathematically eliminated from reaching the top 10 at seasons end. Symonds Team 2 is on the bubble.

Challenges: You have until Wednesday to challenge the points.

Bottom of the Barrel: Swifty with 4,415 points. FLG Racing is 102 points ahead. These teams are fighting for a 2025 free entry.   

Pole Pool: Boss Bitch & DMFL are tied for the pole pool with 14 points. With 3 races left in the 2024 season, any team with 10 poles or lower is out of contention for the pole pool win. 9 teams are still in the battle for the pole pool. 

Biggest Mover: PG Racers moving from 106^th to 84^th (22 spots)

Biggest Dump:  GIGI POPS moving from 63^rd to 87^th (24 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:   

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• Dry N Shine Auto Spa @www.drynshineautospa.com
• Splitsville Hamilton – the place the Cobo Cup crew parties
• ILich Construction & Design

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Next Race: Playoffs – Race #8 of 10

Race #34 of 36: Sunday October 27, 2024 at Homestead-Miami, FL on TSN. Green Flag: 2:30pm                                                                      

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