2009 Forum Pick 'Em Contest - Indy 500 Race Day

[Tim Northcutt]

2009 Indianapolis 500 “Pick ‘em” Contest
Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Sun., May 24

DEADLINE FOR PICKS: Sunday, May 24, 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 93rd 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…a very close and competitive field of 33.

The race is 200 laps and 500 miles

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


1. The 2009 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)

1.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

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):


GOOD LUCK!!!

[drdisque]

1. The 2009 Indianapolis 500 Winner (2 pts.): Ryan Briscoe

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. Ryan Briscoe
2. Tony Kanaan
3. Helio Castroneves
4. Scott Dixon
5. Dan Wheldon
6. Dario Franchitti
7. Marco Andretti
8. Danica Patrick
9. Mario Moraes
10. Raphael Matos

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.): Helio Castroneves

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 223.405


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Ryan Briscoe

100 laps: Tony Kanaan

150 laps: Tony Kanaan

200 laps: Ryan Briscoe

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.): Nelson Philippe

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

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 157.085

[OpenWheel4ever]

1. The 2009 Indianapolis 500 Winner (2 pts.) Ryan Briscoe

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. Ryan Briscoe
2. Dario Franchitti
3. Helio Castroneves
4. Tony Kanaan
5. Graham Rahal
6. Danica Patrick
7. Scott Sharp
8. Davey Hamilton
9. Paul Tracy
10.Justin Wilson

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Helio Castroneves

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 223.888


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Ryan Briscoe

100 laps: Helio Castroneves

150 laps: Dario Franchitti

200 laps: Ryan Briscoe

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Robert Doornbos

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.) Marco Andretti

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 160.000

[drewdawg727]

1. The 2009 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. Helio Castroneves
3. Ryan Briscoe
4. Dario Franchitti
5. Scott Dixon
6. Danica Patrick
7. Paul Tracy
8. Graham Rahal
9. Marco Andretti
10. Dan Wheldon

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)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 222.222


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.) Nelson Philippe

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Alex Tagliani

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Mario Moraes

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 170.000

[Flyin Ryan]

1. The 2009 Indianapolis 500 Winner: Castroneves

2. The Top Ten:

1. Castroneves
2. Kanaan
3. Franchitti
4. Wheldon
5. Meira
6. Dixon
7. Tracy
8. M. Andretti
9. Patrick
10. Bell

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

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap, Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 223.223

5. Leader at the following Race Milestones:

50 laps: Kanaan

100 laps: Franchitti

150 laps: Castroneves

200 laps: Castroneves

4. First car out of Race: Philippe

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): Hunter-Reay

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 150.000

[Tim Northcutt]

The housekeeping chore, once again...

Season Totals After 3 of 17 Races plus the Indy Pole Contest:

1. Alwaysfirst - 55 pts. - 1 win
(tie) drdisque - 55 pts. - 1 win
3. Peno - 54 pts. - 1 win
4. OpenWheel - 51 pts. - 1 win
5. NAC - 49 pts.
6. bruce - 45 pts.
7. Flyin Ryan - 34 pts.
8. drewdawg - 29 pts.
9. Inin0 - 23 pts.
10. boom boom - 20 pts.
11. Dylan14 - 8 pts.
12. RichardRenes - 7 pts.

Forum Contest Winners:

St. Pete - drdisque
Long Beach - OpenWheel
Kansas - Alwaysfirst
Indy Pole - Peno
Indy Race - ?????
Milwaukee - ?????

GOOD LUCK this weekend

[Peno]

1. The 2009 Indianapolis 500 Winner: Ryan Briscoe
2. The Top Ten:

1. Ryan Briscoe
2. Scott Dixon
3. Dario Franchitti
4. Helio Castroneves
5. Tony Kanaan
6. Mario Moraes
7. Dan Wheldon
8. Marco Andretti
9. Danica Patrick
10. Alex Lloyd

3. Fastest Lap: Helio Castroneves

4. Speed of fastest lap: 222.222

5. Lap Leaders at milestones

50 Laps: Ryan Briscoe

100 Laps: Scott Dixon

150 Laps: Ryan Briscoe

200 Laps: Ryan Briscoe

First Car Out: Nelson Philippe

Best 'Mover': Dan Wheldon

Backwards Fall From Grace: Graham Rahal

TIEBRAKER

Average race speed: 162.000

[Alwaysfirst]

1. The 2009 Indianapolis 500 Winner (2 pts.) Helio Castroneves

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. Helio Castroneves
2. Ryan Briscoe
3. Dario Franchitti
4. Mario Moraes
5. Scott Dixon
6. Tony Kanaan
7. Dan Wheldon
8. Will Power
9. Paul Tracy
10. Alex Lloyd

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Helio Castroneves

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: Helio Castroneves

100 laps: Ryan Briscoe

150 laps: Mario Moraes

200 laps: Helio Castroneves

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.) Townsend Bell

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Graham Rahal

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 154.264

[NAC]

1. The 2009 Indianapolis 500 Winner: Scott Dixon

2. The Top Ten:

1. Scott Dixon
2. Dario Franchitti
3. Ryan Briscoe
4. Tony Kanaan
5. Marco Andretti
6. Alex Lloyd
7. Helio Castroneves
8. Graham Rahal
9. Justin Wilson
10. Danica Patrick

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Dario Franchitti

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 224.555


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Ryan Briscoe

100 laps: Scott Dixon

150 laps: Tony Kanaan

200 laps: Scott Dixon

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Dan Wheldon

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Alex Tagliani

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):135.555

[NAC]

Any dates Tim?

[Tim Northcutt]

Sorry I didn't score it sooner...I was at the Race all day Sunday, watched the televised replay and was busy all day yesterday.

AlwaysFirst and Flyin'Ryan had Helio for the win for 2 pts. each

In the Top 10, Flyin'Ryan had 9 pts., AlwaysFirst had 8, drewdawg had 6, NAC had 4 and all others had 5 pts.

NAC picked Dario for the Fat Lap for 2 pts.

drewdawg and Peno both picked the same speed: Actual-222-044 Drew& Peno-222.222

In the "Milestones," Flyin'Ryan had 4 pts. and peno, AlwaysFirst and NAC had 2 pts each

No one picked Moraes as "1st Out"

drewdawg picked Tagliani as the "Mover" (33rd-11th) for 2 pts.

drdisque, Flyin'Ryan, Peno and AlwaysFirst all had Rahal as the "Fall from Grace" (4th-31st)

Flyin'Ryan was closest to the avg. speed: Actual-150.318 FR-150.000

Final Results from Sunday's Contest:

1. Flyin'Ryan - 17 pts.
2. AlwaysFirst - 14 pts.
3. Peno - 11 pts.
4. NAC - 10 pts.
(tie) drewdawg - 10 pts.
6. drdisque - 7 pts.
7. OpenWheel - 5 pts.

Nice picks, FlyinRyan!

I'll post the season standings, then will do the "Milwaukee" contest in a new trhead for this weekend.

[Tim Northcutt]

Season Totals After 4 of 17 Races plus the Indy Pole Contest:

1. Alwaysfirst - 69 pts. - 1 win
2. Peno - 65 pts. - 1 win
3. drdisque - 62 pts. - 1 win
4. NAC - 59 pts.
5. OpenWheel - 56 pts. - 1 win
6. Flyin Ryan - 51 pts. - 1 win
7. bruce - 45 pts.
8. drewdawg - 39 pts.
9. Inin0 - 23 pts.
10. boom boom - 20 pts.
11. Dylan14 - 8 pts.
12. RichardRenes - 7 pts.

Forum Contest Winners:

St. Pete - drdisque
Long Beach - OpenWheel
Kansas - Alwaysfirst
Indy Pole - Peno
Indy Race - Flyin Ryan
Milwaukee - ?????
Texas - ?????

Good Luck on the Milwaukee Mile!!!

[NAC]

Well done Flyin Ryan, congrats