2014 Bet 'Em IndyContest - Round 18 Fontana

[NaBUru38]

Hi, folks! Welcome to round 15 of the 2014 Bet 'Em IndyContest (at least according to my count, which considers weekends rather than races).

Southern California's long tradition of Indy car racing continues well into the 21st century with the IndyCar season finale. Fontana's superspeedway promises a long, thrilling, gruelling race.

The Laps Led bet returns and will be awarded to drivers who lead at least 5 laps. As usual, the top 10 bet awards drivers who finish 4-10th.

You must pick five different drivers and a manufacturer:

o- Winner ($ 2,000)
o- Podium ($ 500)
o- Top 10 ($ 100)
o- Laps Led ($ 50)
o- Belt Challenge ($ 200) - Montoya or Dixon.
o- Manufacturer ($ 200) - Chevrolet or Honda.

The stakes for Fontana are:

o- 3 to 1: Power, Dixon, Hunter-Reay.
o- 6 to 1: Andretti, Carpenter, Kanaan.
o- 10 to 1: Castroneves, Montoya, Kimball.
o- 20 to 1: Hinchcliffe, Briscoe, Pagenaud, Rahal, Muñoz.
o- 40 to 1: Wilson, Bourdais, Aleshin, Hawksworth, Newgarden.
o- 80 to 1: Sato, Saavedra, Huertas.

o- Chevy: 3 to 1.
o- Honda: 6 to 1.

Good luck!

[NaBUru38]

My bets:

o- Winner ($ 2,000) - Dixon
o- Podium ($ 500) - Kanaan
o- Top 10 ($ 100) - Hinchcliffe
o- Laps Led ($ 50) - Newgarden
o- Belt Challenge ($ 200) - Montoya.
o- Manufacturer ($ 200) - Chevrolet.

[marcostraz]

o- Winner: Helio Castroneves
o- Podium: Carlos Munoz
o- Top 10: Tony Kanaan
o- Laps Led: Marco Andretti
o- Belt Challenge: Scott Dixon
o- Manufacturer : Chevrolet

[D.R.T.]

o- Winner ($ 2,000) - Montoya
o- Podium ($ 500) - Carpenter
o- Top 10 ($ 100) - Newgarden
o- Laps Led ($ 50) - Hunter Reay
o- Belt Challenge ($ 200) - Dixon.
o- Manufacturer ($ 200) - Honda.

[Salamus]

o- Winner: Power
o- Podium: Hinchcliffe
o- Top 10: Newgarden
o- Laps Led: Castroneves
o- Belt Challenge: Dixon
o- Manufacturer : Chevrolet

[NaBUru38]

Hurry up, folks!

[icemachine]

o- Winner ($ 2,000) - Carpenter
o- Podium ($ 500) - Castroneves
o- Top 10 ($ 100) - Wilson
o- Laps Led ($ 50) - Dixon
o- Belt Challenge ($ 200) - Montoya
o- Manufacturer ($ 200) - Chevrolet.

[Teretonga]

Winner: Castroneves
Podium: Montoya
Top 10: Newgarden
Laps led: Hunter-Reay
Belt: Dixon
Manufacturer:Honda

[W.A Trichlorostyrene]

o- Winner: Kanaan
o- Podium: Castroneves
o- Top 10: Bourdais
o- Laps Led: Andretti
o- Belt Challenge: Dixon
o- Manufacturer: Chevy

[mythoughtsareracing]

o- Winner ($ 2,000) - Helio Castroneves
o- Podium ($ 500) - Juan Pablo Montoya
o- Top 10 ($ 100) - Ed Carpenter (Odds?)
o- Laps Led ($ 50) - Will Power
o- Belt Challenge ($ 200) - Juan Pablo Montoya
o- Manufacturer ($ 200) - Chevrolet

[NaBUru38]

(Burp placed bets here.)

So, these are the results of the 2014 California 500:

o- Winner ($ 2,000): Kanaan (6 to 1).
o- Podium ($ 500): Kanaan (6 to 1), Dixon (3 to 1), Carpenter (6 to 1).
o- Top 10 ($ 100): Montoya (10 to 1), Hinchcliffe (20 to 1), Sato (80 to 1), Briscoe (20 to 1), Muñoz (20 to 1), Power (3 to 1), Newgarden (40 to 1).
o- Laps Led ($ 50): Montoya (10 to 1), Kanaan (6 to 1), Castroneves (10 to 1), Hunter-Reay (3 to 1), Hinchcliffe (20 to 1), Power (3 to 1), Dixon (3 to 1).
o- Belt Challenge ($ 200) - Dixon (3 to 1).
o- Manufacturer ($ 200) - Chevrolet (3 to 1).

WAT selected Kanaan for the win and cashed $ 12,000. Burp and NaBUru38 chose him for the podium and earned $ 3,000, whereas DRT also got # 3,000 for picking Carpenter.

For the top 10, DRT, Salamus and Teretonga cashed $ 4,000 for picking Newgarden, NaBUru38 earned $ 2,000 for selecting Hinchcliffe, and Burp received $ 300 for choosing Power.

For the Laps Led bet, Burp and Salamus earned $ 500 for picking Castroneves, and four betters got $ 150. Five betters earned $ 600 for picking Dixon for the Belt Challenge, and seven betters got $ 600 for picking CHevrolet for the win.

Here's the results of round 15 Fontana:

1st - WAT: 12,000 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 600 + 600 = $ 13,200
2nd - DRT: 0 + 3,000 + 4,000 + 150 + 600 + 0 = $ 7,750
3rd - Salamus: 0 + 0 + 4,000 + 500 + 600 + 600 = $ 5,700
4th - NaBUru38: 0 + 3,000 + 2,000 + 0 + 0 + 600 = $ 5,600
5th - Teretonga: 0 + 0 + 4,000 + 150 + 600 + 0 = $ 4,750
6th - Burp: 0 + 3,000 + 300 + 500 + 0 + 600 = $ 4,400
7th - Marcostraz: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 600 + 600 = $ 1,200
8th - Icemachine: 0 + 0 + 0 + 150 + 0 + 600 = $ 750
9th - MTAR: 0 + 0 + 0 + 150 + 0 + 600 = $ 750

WAT dominated by betting on Kanaan's win. Another five betters had major hits.

Now, there's the Triple Crown and Championship Fight special stages to be determined. Stay tuned!