COBO CUP 2022 Newsletter – Volume 35

Bell wins at Martinsville

#20-Christopher Bell won the Xfinity 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Raceway. The win is his 3rd win of the year, 1st at Martinsville Raceway and 4th career win. Pole winner#5-Larson finished 2nd followed by #12-Blaney, #6-Keselowski, #1-Chastain, #11-Hamlin, #22-Logano, #24-Byron, #45-Wallace, and #14-Briscoe.

Bell came into the race needing a win to advance to the championship 4.  He took the lead under pit stops with just over 100 laps remaining. He lost the lead during final pit stops and restarted the race in 6th place with 24 laps to go.  He worked his way through the field, to take the lead with 4 laps remaining and hold on for the win. The final Championship 4 spot came down to #1-Chastain and #11-Hamlin.  Hamlin had the advantage with one lap remaining but Chastain gained 5 spots by flooring the car and riding the outer wall to the finish, passing Hamlin just before the finish line.

Advancing to the Championship race: #1-Chastain, #9-Elliott, #20-Bell, and #22-Logano. Eliminated from the Playoffs: #11-Hamlin. #12-Blaney, #24-Byron, and #14-Briscoe. There were 8 lead changes among 5 drivers and 6 cautions for 53 yellow flag laps.

• Stage 1 was won by #11-Hamlin
• Stage 2 was won by #11-Hamlin

Race Penalties:  UPDATE: #6-Keselowski was disqualified for not meeting the minimum weight requirements per NASCAR Rule Book Section 14.11.2.

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: Gowie Jr wins at Martinsville ($100) with 265 points. They beat Catch Can Man by 13 points. There have been 33 different race winners so far in 2022. Catch Can Man remains the standings leader, 48 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 (10 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: 25^th place and down have been mathematically eliminated from reaching the top 12 at seasons end (end of season payout). HBK sits on the bubble.

The Battle for the Bottom: Whos Gonna Know with 4,603 points. Rabbit: 400 points ahead.    

Pole Pool: Anyone with Larson has scored a pole point. Rub’nls Racin is in the lead with 14 pole points.    

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Next Race

Race #36 of 36 (Championship Race): Sunday November 06, 2022 at Phoenix, AZ on NBC. Green Flag: 3:00pm                                                                      

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