COBO CUP 2022 Newsletter – Volume 8

Byron wins at Martinsville

#24-William Byron led 212 of the 403 laps and won the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway. The win is his second win of the year, first at Martinsville Speedway and fourth career win. #22-Joey Logano finished 2nd followed by #3-Austin Dillon, #12-Ryan Blaney, #1-Ross Chastain, #45-Kurt Busch, #18-Kyle Busch, #10-Aric Almirola, #14-Chase Briscoe, and #9-Chase Elliott. Pole winner #9-Elliott dominated early in the race, leading 185 laps. He swept the opening stages, winning both.

Elliott lost the lead to Byron following a pitstop at the conclusion of Stage 2. There were five lead changes among four drivers and four cautions for 36 yellow flag laps. The average speed of the race was: 79.244mph.

• Stage 1 was won by #24-Byron
• Stage 2 was won by #24-Byron

Perfect Team (per category): Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick, Aric Almirola, Ross Chastain, Daniel Suarez and Justin Haley for a total of 1,540 points.

Worst Picks (per category): Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Harrison Burton, Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Corey LaJoie & BJ McLeod (#78).         

Facts: Impala SS wins at Martinsville ($100) with 232 points. They beat DAK Racing by 5 points. Never Quit Racing #3 & 4652RDS are tied for the points lead, 1 point up on Impala SS. There has been 7 lead changes for the standings lead so far in 2022. This weekend’s Cup race at Bristol is a $300 payout.  

Challenges: You have until Wednesday to Challenge the points.

Bottom of the Barrel: Boogedy Boog with 1011 points.  

Pole Pool: Anyone with Elliott has scored a pole point. 7 teams are tied with 5 points each.   

Biggest Mover: Rob K moving up from 130^th to 98^th (32 spots)

Biggest Dump: Wretch’s Crew dropping from 91^st to 127^th (36 spots)

Race Penalties:  None

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Next Race

Race #9 of 36: Sunday, April 17, 2022 at Bristol, TN on FOX (Night Race). Green Flag: 7:00pm                                                                      

“NUFF SAID”

COBO CUP 2022 Standings Leader: Never Quit Racing #3                                                                                                                                                             cobocup@yahoo.ca