Tim Northcutt 13 May 2008, 21:23 2008 Indianapolis 500 “Pick ‘em” Contest
Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Sun., May 25
DEADLINE FOR PICKS: Sunday, May 25, at Noon (GMT)..That is 6 a.m. on Race Day in the “Racing Capital of the World”
PLEASE Get them in Before the Deadline
-- This is the 92nd running of the Indy 500 on the famed 2.5-mile oval in Speedway, Indiana…The most famous open wheel race in the world. This year’s event should be superb…If it doesn’t rain.
The race is 200 laps and 500 miles
Again…Please copy this template below and use it to place your Picks….
1. The 2008 Indianapolis 500 Winner (2 pts.)
2. The Top Ten: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
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3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.)
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:
5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):
50 laps:
100 laps:
150 laps:
200 laps:
4. First car out of Race (2 pts.)
5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.)
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.)
TIEBREAKER:
Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth):
OpenWheel4ever 21 May 2008, 23:28 1. The 2008 Indianapolis 500 Winner (2 pts.) TONY KANAAN
2. The Top Ten: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. TONY KANAAN
2. SCOTT DIXON
3. DANICA PATRICK
4. ED CARPENTER
5. HELIO CASTRONEVES
6. RYAN BRISCOE
7. MARCO ANDRETTI
8. BUDDY RICE
9. DAVEY HAMILTON
10. VITOR MEIRA
3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) GRAHAM RAHAL
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 223.156
5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):
50 laps: SCOTT DIXON
100 laps: DAN WHELDON
150 laps: TONY KANAAN
200 laps: TONY KANAAN
4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) MILKA DUNO
5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) BUDDY LAZIER
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) DAN WHELDON
TIEBREAKER:
Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 150.000
drdisque 22 May 2008, 01:07 1. The 2008 Indianapolis 500 Winner (2 pts.): Scott Dixon
2. The Top Ten: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Scott Dixon
2. Helio Castroneves
3. Tony Kanaan
4. Dan Wheldon
5. Danica Patrick
6. Ryan Briscoe
7. Marco Andretti
8. Ed Carpenter
9. Davey Hamilton
10. Oriol Servia
3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.): Tony Kanaan
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 222.790
5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):
50 laps: Dan Wheldon
100 laps: Tony Kanaan
150 laps: Tony Kanaan
200 laps: Scott Dixon
4. First car out of Race (2 pts.): Jaime Camara
5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): AJ Foyt IV
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): Tomas Scheckter
TIEBREAKER:
Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 157.085
Pro Racer 22 May 2008, 04:58 1. The 2008 Indianapolis 500 Winner (2 pts.) Scott Dixon
2. The Top Ten: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Scott Dixon
2. Helio Castroneves
3. Ryan Briscoe
4. Dan Wheldon
5. Tony Kanaan
6. Marco Andretti
7. Danica Patrick
8. Ed Carpenter
9. Davey Hamilton
10. Buddy Rice
3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Scott Dixon
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 220.371
5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):
50 laps: Scott dixon
100 laps: Helio Castoneves
150 laps: Scott dixon
200 laps: Scott dixon
4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Milka Dunno
5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Will Power
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Tomas Scheckter
TIEBREAKER:
Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 153.594
1. The 2008 Indianapolis 500 Winner (2 pts.) Scott Dixon
2. The Top Ten: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Scott Dixon
2. Helio Castroneves
3. Tony Kanaan
4. Danica Patrick
5. Ryan Briscoe
6. Ed Carpenter
7. Dan Wheldon
8. Vitor Meira
9. Tomas Scheckter
10. A.J Foyt IV
3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Marco Andretti
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 223.697
5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):
50 laps: Scott Dixon
100 laps: Helio Castroneves
150 laps: Tony Kanaan
200 laps: Scott Dixon
4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Marty Roth
5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) A.J. Foyt IV
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Marco Andretti
TIEBREAKER:
Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 161.118
1. The 2008 Indianapolis 500 Winner (2 pts.) Scott Dixon
2. The Top Ten: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Scott Dixon
2. Helio Castroneves
3. Tony Kanaan
4. Dan Wheldon
5. Marco Andretti
6. Danica Patrick
7. Ryan Briscoe
8. Tomas Scheckter
9. Vitor Meira
10. A.J Foyt IV
3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Scott Dixon
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 224.136
5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):
50 laps: Scott Dixon
100 laps: Helio Castroneves
150 laps: Scott Dixon
200 laps: Scott Dixon
4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Jaime Camara
5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) A.J. Foyt IV
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Townsend Bell
TIEBREAKER:
Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 163.123
captain crunch 24 May 2008, 18:06 1. The 2008 Indianapolis 500 Winner (2 pts.) Tony Kanaan
2. The Top Ten: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Scott Dixon
3. Danica Patrick
4. Tomas Scheckter
5. Ed Carpenter
6. Marco Andretti
7. Ryan Hunter-Reay
8. Alex Lloyd
9. Justin Wilson
10. Ryan Briscoe
3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Marco Andretti
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)... 224.036
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:
5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):
50 laps: Helio Castroneves
100 laps: Tomas Scheckter
150 laps: Tomas Scheckter
200 laps: Tony Kanaan
4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Jaime Camara
5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Ryan Hunter-Reay
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Helio Castroneves
TIEBREAKER:
Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 178.324
Alwaysfirst 24 May 2008, 21:02 1. The 2008 Indianapolis 500 Winner (2 pts.) Scott Dixon
2. The Top Ten: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1.Scott Dixon
2.Dan Wheldon
3.Tony Kanaan
4.Helio Castroneves
5.Tomas Scheckter
6.Danica Patrick
7.Hideki Mutoh
8.Marco Andretti
9.Graham Rahal
10.Townsend Bell
3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Dan Wheldon
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 225.893
5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):
50 laps:Scott Dixon
100 laps:Ryan Briscoe
150 laps:Tony Kanaan
200 laps:Scott Dixon
4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Jaime Camara
5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) AJ Foyt IV
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Darren Manning
TIEBREAKER:
Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 164.385
1. The 2008 Indianapolis 500 Winner (2 pts.) Scott Dixon
2. The Top Ten: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Scott Dixon
2. Dan Wheldon
3. Tony Kanaan
4. Helio Castroneves
5. Marco Andretti
6. Ryan Briscoe
7. Danica Patrick
8. Ryan Hunter-Reay
9. Hideki Mutoh
10. Alex Lloyd
3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Scott Dixon
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 226.555
5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):
50 laps: Scott Dixon
100 laps: Scott Dixon
150 laps: Ryan Briscoe
200 laps: Scott Dixon
4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Jeff Simmons
5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Ryan Hunter-Reay
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Tomas Scheckter
TIEBREAKER:
Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 140.555
1. The 2008 Indianapolis 500 Winner - John Andretti
2. The Top Ten:
1. John Andretti
2. Graham Rahal
3. Scott Dixon
4. Vitor Meira
5. RHR
6. Justin Wilson
7. Tony Kannan
8. Thomas Schekter
9. Townsend Bell
10. Oriol Servia
3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race - Wheldon
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap - 223.915
5. Leader at the following Race Milestones
50 laps: Wheldon
100 laps: Schekter
150 laps: Briscoe
200 laps: John Andretti
4. First car out of Race - Roth
5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish) - Will Power
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race - Wheldon
TIEBREAKER:
Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" - 159.875
ThePenguin 25 May 2008, 06:11 1. The 2008 Indianapolis 500 Winner (2 pts.) Scott Dixon
2. The Top Ten: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Scott Dixon
2. Dan Wheldon
3. Helio Castroneves
4. Tony Kanaan
5. Marco Andretti
6. Ryan Briscoe
7. Danica Patrick
8. Ed Carpenter
9. Vitor Meira
10. Tomas Scheckter
3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Scott Dixon
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 224.765
5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):
50 laps: Scott Dixon
100 laps: Scott Dixon
150 laps: Scott Dixon
200 laps: Scott Dixon
4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Jaime Camara
5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Ryan Hunter-Reay
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Hideki Mutoh
TIEBREAKER:
Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 158.324
mattcat 25 May 2008, 09:46 1. The 2008 Indianapolis 500 Winner (2 pts.) Tony Kanaan
2. The Top Ten: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Scott Dixon
3. Helio Castroneves
4. Tomas Scheckter
5. Ryan Briscoe
6. Dan Wheldon
7. Will Power
8. Ryan Hunter-Rhey
9. Graham Rahal
10. Danica Patrick
3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Ryan Briscoe
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)... 225.616
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:
5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):
50 laps: Scott Dixon
100 laps: Scott Dixon
150 laps: Helio Castroneves
200 laps: Tony Kanaan
4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Milka Duno
5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Will Power
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Marco Andretti
TIEBREAKER:
Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 185.221
Tim Northcutt 27 May 2008, 04:03 Drewdawg sent me his picks for the next 6 races (he coes on a voyage every spring and summer), and he sent these on May 6th via PM:
1. The 2007 Indianapolis 500 Winner (2 pts.) Tony Kanaan
2. The Top Ten: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 10, but incorrect place)
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Helio Castroneves
3. Vitor Meira
4. Scott Dixon
5. Danica Patrick
6. EJ Viso
7. Graham Rahal
8. Ryan Briscoe
9. Dan Wheldon
10. Marco Andretti
3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Tony Kanaan
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 224.105
5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):
50 laps: Tony Kanaan
100 laps: Tony Kanaan
150 laps: Tony Kanaan
200 laps: Tony Kanaan
4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Milka Duno
5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Davey Hamilton
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Hideki Mutoh
Avg. Speed; 150.000
Tim Northcutt 27 May 2008, 04:18 Here are your race results:
drdisque, ProRacer, Daisy, Peno, Alwaysfirst, NAC and ThePenguin all picked Dixon for 2 pts.
in the "Top Ten," Alwaysfirst had 9 pts with four correct selections; OpenWheel and NAC had 7 pts. each; ProRacer and ThePenguin had 6 pts each; drdisque, Daisy, Peno, and captainCrunch had 5 pts. each;DRT and drewdawg had 4 each and matttcat had 3 pts.
Daisy and captainCrunch both had Marco for the fast lap for 2 pts.
captainCrunch also was closest to the fat lap speed: actual - 224.037 Captain - 224.036!!!! That's two pts, plus a 2 pt. bonus NICE PICK!
In the Milestones," ProRacer, Penoand ThePenguin all had 6 pts.; Daisy, Alwaysfirstand NAC had 4 pts. each; while OpenWheel, drdisque and mattcat had 2 pts. each
No one had Graham Rahal as 1st out.
OpenWheel had lazier (32nd to 17th) as the "Mover" for 2 pts.
No one had Kanaan (he dropped 23 spots) as the "Fall from Grace"
NAC was closest to the average speed: Actual-143.567 NAC- 140.555
Here are your Indy Race points:
1. NAC - 15 pts.
2. ProRacer - 14 pts.
(tie) ThePenguin - 14 pts.
4. Peno - 13 pts.
(tie) Daisy - 13 pts.
(tie) Alwaysfirst - 13 pts.
7. OpenWheel - 11 pts.
(tie) captainCrunch - 11 pts.
9. drdisque - 9 pts.
10. mattcat - 5 pts.
11. drewdawg - 4 pts.
(tie) DRT - 4 pts.
I'll post Milwaukee picks first thing on Tuesday morning.
Tim Northcutt 27 May 2008, 04:26 Season results after Indy Quals and five races:
1. ThePenguin - 91 pts. (1 win)
2. Peno - 89 pts (1 win)
3. NAC - 85 pts - (1 win)
(tie) Daisy - 85 pts. ( 1 win)
5. drdisque - 80 pts.
6. drewdawg - 78 pts. (1 win)
7. ProRacer - 77 pts. (1 win)
8. Alwaysfirst - 74 pts.
9. captainCrunch - 63 pts.
10. OpenWheel - 60 pts.
11. mattcat - 57 pts.
12. RedBulldog - 37 pts.
13. saleen - 15 pts.
14. icemachine - 11 pts.
15. georgeboi - 4 pts.
16. stmookey - 11 pts.
17. DRT - 4 pts.
Good Luck at Milwaukee this weekend!!!!!
Yahooooooo a win
Well it's only fitting that a fellow Kiwi take the Indy PicK Em as well :laugh:
Congratulations NAC! I'm pretty happy with my score, didn't think it would be only 2 points of the highest score.
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