COBO CUP 2022 Newsletter – Volume 34

Larson wins at Homestead

#5-Kyle Larson won the Dixie Vodka 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The win is his third win of the year, first at Homestead-Miami Speedway and 19th career win. #1-Ross Chastain finished 2nd followed by #16-AJ Allmendinger, #3-Austin Dillon, #6-Brad Keselowski, #19-Martin Truex, Jr., #11-Denny Hamlin, #4-Kevin Harvick, #18-Kyle Busch, and #99-Daniel Suarez. Pole winner #24-William Byron led 32 laps and finished 12th.

Larson dominated the race, leading 199 of the 267 laps. He also swept the opening stages. There were 11 lead changes among five drivers and five cautions for 30 yellow flag laps. The average speed of the race was: 129.612mph.

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

Perfect Team (per category): Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain, Daniel Suarez and Justin Haley.

Worst Picks (per category): Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Harrison Burton, Brad Keselowski, Todd Gilliland, Corey LaJoie & BJ McLeod (#78).       

Facts: Crash Boys wins at Homestead ($100) with 278 points. They beat Get A Grip by 16 points. There have been 32 different race winners so far in 2022. Catch Can Man remains the standings leader, 41 points up on SardoVRacing. There have been 8 lead changes for the standings lead so far in 2022.  

Standings Leaders:

• SardoVRacing (15 weeks)  
• Catch Can Man (9 weeks)
• 4652RDS (4 weeks)
• 2 Dawgs Racing (2 weeks)
• Never Quit Racing #3 (2 weeks)
• DAK Racing
• Proven Winners
• 10 Speed

Challenges: You have until Wednesday to Challenge the points.

Mathematically Eliminated: 40^th place and down have been mathematically eliminated from reaching the top 12 at seasons end (end of season payout). Trail Blazer sits on the bubble.

The Battle for the Bottom: Whos Gonna Know with 4,511 points. Boogedy Boog: 341 points ahead.    

Pole Pool: Anyone with Byron has scored a pole point. Can Am Racin, Down Homer’s & Rub’nls Racin are tied for the lead with 13 pole points.    

Race Penalties:  None

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Next Race

Race #35 of 36 (Race #9 of 10-Playoffs): Sunday October 30, 2022 at Martinsville, VA on NBC. Green Flag: 2:00pm                                                                      

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 COBO CUP 2022 Standings Leader: Catch Can Man                                                                                                                                                               cobocup@yahoo.ca