2011 Forum Pick 'Em Contest - Texas 2

[Tim Northcutt]

2011 Texas 275 (Race 2) “Pick ‘em” Contest
Texas Motor Speedway – Sat., June 11

DEADLINE FOR PICKS: Friday, June 10, at 6:30 p.m. (GMT). That is approx. 12:30 p.m. in Texas, when the first practice session begins

PLEASE Get them in Before the Deadline

-- The "Texas Two-Step" happens this weekend with two sprint races at texas Motor Speedway. This is the first race, and both will be WILD shootouts! Half the normal points for each race, since it is a double-header, per your request.

READ QUALS PICKS - They will be scored on the Starting grid of the 2nd race, and NOT from Qualifying for the first race!

Race 1 is 114 laps and 171 miles (275 km.)

Again…Please copy this template below and use it to place your Picks….

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (1 pt)

2. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (1 pt for each Driver in correct spot, 0.5 pt. for correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1.
2.

ROW TWO:
1.
2.

ROW THREE:
1.
2.

3. Slowest Qualifier - Last on the Grid (1 pt.)

4. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th On The Grid) – 1 pt.

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2011 Texas 275 (Race 2) Winner (1 pt.)

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(1 pt for every Driver and Place Correct, 0.5 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (1pt.)

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (1 pt)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (1 pt. each correct at the actual Milestone):

25 laps:

50 laps:

75 laps:

100 laps:

114 laps

4. First car out of Race (1 pt)

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (1 pt.)

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (1 pt.)

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth):


Hope this is how you wanted me to do it!

[marcostraz]

But how is the qualifying? Will IndyCar go to draw, right? Will we have to pick the exact draw positions?

[Tim Northcutt]

Originally Posted by marcostraz

But how is the qualifying? Will IndyCar go to draw, right? Will we have to pick the exact draw positions?

I believe that they are drawing them, so just pick them and I'll score it based on 1 pt if correct or 0.5 pt. if in the Top Six, but the wrong spot.

I had to get the contest up in time for all of you to pick (they were late with the schedule and entry lists) and didn't find out about the race 2 grid until this morning.

I couldn't think of any other way to do it.

[marcostraz]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: Will Power

2. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows":

ROW ONE:
1. Will Power
2. Marco Andretti

ROW TWO:
1. Charlie Kimball
2. Justin Wilson

ROW THREE:
1. Ed Carpenter
2. Simona de Silvestro

3. Slowest Qualifier - Last on the Grid: Mike Conway

4. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th On The Grid): Ana Beatriz

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2011 Texas 275 (Race 2) Winner: Ryan Briscoe

2. The Top Five:
1. Ryan Briscoe
2. EJ Viso
3. Scott Dixon
4. Dario Franchitti
5. Will Power

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race: Ryan Briscoe

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap: 219.049

5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (1 pt. each correct at the actual Milestone):

25 laps: Marco Andretti

50 laps: Scott Dixon

75 laps: Ryan Briscoe

100 laps: Ryan Briscoe

114 laps: Ryan Briscoe

4. First car out of Race: Sebastian Saavedra

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): Dario Franchitti

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): Simona de Silvestro

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 153.847

[NaBUru38]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: Graham Rahal

2. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (1 pt for each Driver in correct spot, 0.5 pt. for correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. Graham Rahal
2. Simona de Silvestro

ROW TWO:
1. Hélio Castroneves
2. Sebastián Saavedra

ROW THREE:
1. Mike Conway
2. Ed Carpenter

3. Slowest Qualifier - Last on the Grid: Jay Howard
4. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows: Davey Hamilton

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2011 Texas 275 (Race 2) Winner: Scott Dixon

2. The Top Five:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Dario Franchitti
3. Tony Kanaan
4. Oriol Serviá
5. Alex Tagliani

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race: Ryan Briscoe
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap: 223.800

5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (1 pt. each correct at the actual Milestone):

25 laps: Alex Tagliani
50 laps: Ryan Briscoe
75 laps: Dario Franchitti
100 laps: Scott Dixon
114 laps: Scott Dixon

4. First car out of Race: Charlie Kimball

5. Best "Mover" of the Race: Danica Patrick
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race: Mike Conway

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race": 159.600 mph

[Daisy]

1. The Pole Winner: Tony Kanaan

2. First Three Rows:

ROW ONE:
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Simona de Silvestro

ROW TWO:
1. Ed Carpenter
2. Vitor Meira

ROW THREE:
1. Ryan Briscoe
2. Justin Wilson

3. Slowest Qualifier: Mike Conway
4. Just Miss: Danica Patrick

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2011 Texas 275 (Race 2) Winner: Scott Dixon

2. The Top Five:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Ryan Briscoe
3. Tony Kanaan
4. Vitor Meira
5. Oriol Servia

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race: Scott Dixon
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap: 213.992

5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (1 pt. each correct at the actual Milestone):

25 laps: Tony Kanaan
50 laps: Ryan Briscoe
75 laps: Scott Dixon
100 laps: Scott Dixon
114 laps: Scott Dixon

4. First car out of Race: James Jakes

5. Best "Mover" of the Race: Scott Dixon
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race: Simona de Silvestro

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race": 161.117

[Tim Northcutt]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (1 pt)

Ryan Hunter-Reay

2. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (1 pt for each Driver in correct spot, 0.5 pt. for correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. Ryan Hunter-Reay
2. Marco Andretti

ROW TWO:
1. Justin Wilson
2. Graham Rahal

ROW THREE:
1. Sebastian Saavedra
2. Jay Howard

3. Slowest Qualifier - Last on the Grid (1 pt.)

JR Hildebrand

4. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th On The Grid) – 1 pt.

Danica Patrick

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2011 Texas 275 (Race 2) Winner (1 pt.)

Scott Dixon

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(1 pt for every Driver and Place Correct, 0.5 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Scott Dixon
2. Graham Rahal
3. Dario Franchitti
4. Ryan Hunter-Reay
5. Mrco Andretti

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (1pt.)

Scott Dixon

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (1 pt)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

215.682

5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (1 pt. each correct at the actual Milestone):

25 laps: Ryan Hunter-Reay

50 laps: Scott Dixon

75 laps: Graham Rahal

100 laps: Scott Dixon

114 laps: Scott Dixon

4. First car out of Race (1 pt)

James Jakes

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (1 pt.)

Oriol Servia

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (1 pt.)

Sebastian Saavedra

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth):

159.312

[Tim Northcutt]

A couple of notes:

If you picked a 1st Out driver that is not 1st out, but DNFs, you'll get 0.5 pt for that.

If your driver crashes out of the 1st race and can't answer the bell for race 2 (let's say Andretti cracks up 2 cars in race 1...one of those two drivers will sit out...each TEAM gets a totla of ONE backup car/engine), I won't give him/her the 2 pts. for 1st out, because they weren't on the grid, but I will give you 0.5 pt., just because I'm a nice guy and this whole "Blind Draw" thing made half of our picks in this one a complete crapshoot that requires no skill or thought.

Thanks for your patience in this new race format...I appreciate it.

[Tim Northcutt]

Contest is Closed for the Weekend

Good Luck!

[Tim Northcutt]

Here are your Race 2 Results:

Daisy had Kanaan on Pole for 1 pt.

In the Top Six, Tim had 1.5 pts, marco had 0.5 pts and all others had 1 pt.

No one had Wilson last on Grid

No one had meira as Just Miss

No one had Power for the win

In the Top Five Daisy and mrco had 1.5 pts each, NBU had 1 pt and Tim had 0.5

Tim and daisy had Dixon for Fast Lap for 1 pt.

Tim was closest ot the speed and got the bonus as well for 2 more pts.: Actua-215.650 Tim-215.682

Daisy had 1 pt in the Milestones

No one was out so no one scored

marco had dario as the Mover for 1 pt. (28-7)

No one had rahal for the Fall (4-30)

Daisy was closest to the avg. speed: Actual-206.693 Daisy-161.117

Texas 2 Contest results;
1. Daisy - 6.5 pts.
2. Tim - 5 pts.
3. marcostraz - 3 pts.
4. NaBUru38 - 2 pts.

Congrats, Daisy..Your 4th win of the season!

[Tim Northcutt]

Season Contest Standings after 7 of 19 events:

1. Daisy - 126 pts. (four wins)
2. marcostraz - 105.5 pts.
3. NaBUru38 - 103.5 pts. (one win)
4. Tim N. - 76.5 pts. (two wins)
5. Yannick - 63 pts.
6. drewdawg - 26 pts (one win)
7. Jaques - -12 pts.
8. Victor - 10 pts.
(tie) Oreti - 10 pts.
10. Jahiegel - 9 pts.

Contest winners by event:

St. Pete - drewdawg
Barber - Daisy
Long Beach - Daisy
Sao Paulo - Daisy
Indy Pole - Tim N.
Indy Race - NaBUru38
Texas 1 - Tim N.
Texas 2 - Daisy
Milwaukee - ?????
Iowa - ?????
Toronto - ?????
Edmonton - ?????
Mid-Ohio - ?????
New Hampshire - ?????

I'll get Milwaukee up as soon as I get an Event Schedule from Indycar.com

[NaBUru38]

I don't like lottery grids... With a meritocratic system like double qualifying or heat 1 fast laps, I could have scored two podiums in the Pick Em Up. Congratulations to Tim and Daisy!

[Daisy]

Chances were 1 in 30 to guess the pole man right, and I managed to pick the right one .... I should have put money on that!

[Tim Northcutt]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

I don't like lottery grids... With a meritocratic system like double qualifying or heat 1 fast laps, I could have scored two podiums in the Pick Em Up. Congratulations to Tim and Daisy!

I don't like them, either...but I'll be that Dario Franchitti REALLY hates them...

I think that if they are going to do a double header like that, they should take the finishing order from the first race and invert the field.

[Tim Northcutt]

Please Note that I Posted the Milwaukee Conest Yesterday Afternoon.

First pracitice is mid-afternoon in Wisconsin on Friday.