Forum "Pick 'Em" Contest - Watkins Glen

Tim Northcutt · 15 Sep 2005, 21:36 (Ref:1408887)

2005 Watkins Glen Grand Prix “Pick ‘Em” Contest
Watkins Glen, New York – Sun., September 24

DEADLINE FOR PICKS: Friday, September 23, at 4 p.m. (GMT) or approx. 10 a.m. on Friday, September 23, at Watkins Glen…That is when the first practice session begins

PLEASE Get them in Before the Deadline

-- The IRL’s much-anticipated debut at one of the great road courses in North America – Watkins Glen – has finally arrived!!! They are running the full 3.4 mile, 11-turn course featuring the famed “Boot”….a fast circuit that will suit these cars and drivers very well….

The event is 60 laps and 204 miles

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

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts)

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

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

ROW ONE:
1.
2.

ROW TWO:
1.
2.

ROW THREE:
1.
2.

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts)

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts)

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.)

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2005 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Winner (2 pts.)

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

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):

15 laps:

30 laps:

45 laps:

60 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, EVERYONE!!!!

marcus · 16 Sep 2005, 07:10 (Ref:1409059)

can someone please point me to an entry list ??

Im not sure who is gonna be running this race for Ganassi or Foyt or anyone else for that matter

Alex K · 16 Sep 2005, 07:29 (Ref:1409073)

Pantano is running in at Ganassi, IMO Floyd is running out of tubes, so he might enter only two drivers. :lol:

Dr Venom · 16 Sep 2005, 22:59 (Ref:1409641)

wheldon to win.....................!

macdaddy · 20 Sep 2005, 12:19 (Ref:1412146)

Jeff Bucknum will be driving for Foyt.
(AJ4 rejoins for Fontana)

Tim Northcutt · 20 Sep 2005, 15:52 (Ref:1412301)

If you look at the IRL's home page, thee is a link to the entry list...

jock25 · 21 Sep 2005, 21:57 (Ref:1413475)

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Helio Castroneves

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 132.001mph

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

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

ROW ONE:
1. Castroneves
2. Kanaan

ROW TWO:
1. Herta
2. Franchitti

ROW THREE:
1. Pantano
2. Dixon

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Ed Carpenter

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts) Kanaan

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts) Castroneves

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.) Scheckter

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2005 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Winner (2 pts.) Franchitti

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

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

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 134.001mph

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

15 laps: Castroneves

30 laps: Kanaan

45 laps: Herta

60 laps: Franchitti

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Yasukawa

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

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 100,001mph

Flavinha · 22 Sep 2005, 01:45 (Ref:1413584)

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Dan Wheldon

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 132.452

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

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

ROW ONE:
1. Dan Wheldon
2. Scott Dixon

ROW TWO:
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Bryan Herta

ROW THREE:
1. Tomas Scheckter
2. Tony Kanaan

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Ed Carpenter

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts) Dan Wheldon

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts) Scott Dixon

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.) Tomas Scheckter

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2005 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Winner (2 pts.) Dan Wheldon

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Dan Wheldon
2. Helio Castroneves
3. Tony Kanaan
4. Tomas Scheckter
5. Dario Franchitti

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: 134.093

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

15 laps: Dan Wheldon

30 laps: Dan Wheldon

45 laps: Dan Wheldon

60 laps: Dan Wheldon

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Ed Carpenter

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

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 132.071

Daisy · 22 Sep 2005, 04:51 (Ref:1413618)

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Helio Castroneves

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 131.799

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

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

ROW ONE:
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Tony Kanaan

ROW TWO:
1. Tomas Enge
2. Dario Franchitti

ROW THREE:
1. Dan Wheldon
2. Giorgio Pantano

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Ed Carpenter

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts) Tony Kanaan

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts) Helio Castroneves

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.) Tomas Enge

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2005 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Winner (2 pts.) Helio Castroneves

2. The Top Five: (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. Tony Kanaan
3. Dan Wheldon
4. Buddy Rice
5. Giorgio Pantano

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: 135.396

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

15 laps: Helio Castroneves

30 laps: Tony Kanaan

45 laps: Tony Kanaan

60 laps: Helio Castroneves

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Scott Dixon

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

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 104.222

Tim Northcutt · 22 Sep 2005, 18:33 (Ref:1414206)

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Dario Franchitti

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 132.508 mph

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

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

ROW ONE:
1. Dario Franchitti
2. Tony Kanaan

ROW TWO:
1. Bryan Herta
2. Helio Castroneves

ROW THREE:
1. Giorgio Pantano
2. Scott Dixon

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Ed Carpenter

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts) Tony Kanaan

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts) Helio Castroneves

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.) Tomas Scheckter

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2005 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Winner (2 pts.)
Dario Franchitti

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Dario Franchitti
2. Bryan Herta
3. Helio Castroneves
4. Tony Kanaan
5. Dan Wheldon

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: 133.999 mph

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

15 laps: Helio Castroneves

30 laps: Tony Kanaan

45 laps: Bryan Herta

60 laps: Dario Franchitti

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Roger Yasukawa

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

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 105.001mph

Tim Northcutt · 22 Sep 2005, 18:37 (Ref:1414209)

Season Totals After 15 of 17 races heading into The Glen:

1. Tim N. - 248 pts.
2. Jock25 - 207 pts.
3. Flavinha - 196 pts.
4. Drewdawg - 164 pts.
5. Marcus - 149 pts
6. GP Racer - 144 pts.
7. Daisy - 116 pts.
8. Dr. Disque - 113 pts.
9. stmookey - 90 pts.
10. Luke - 58 pts.
11. sgw2 - 15 pts.
12. trow - 12 pts.
13. Raven - 11 pts.

drdisque · 23 Sep 2005, 06:42 (Ref:1414522)

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: Helio Castroneves

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 130.712

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

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

ROW ONE:
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Tomas Enge

ROW TWO:
1. Dan Wheldon
2. Dario Franchitti

ROW THREE:
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Giorgio Pantano

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Ed Carpenter

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts) Dan Wheldon

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts) Helio Castroneves

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.) Tomas Enge

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2005 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Winner (2 pts.) Bryan Herta

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Bryan Herta
2. Tony Kanaan
3. Scott Dixon
4. Buddy Rice
5. Tomas Enge

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: 128.560

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

15 laps: Helio Castroneves

30 laps: Dario Franchitti

45 laps: Tomas Enge

60 laps: Bryan Herta

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Danica Patrick

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

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): 98.105

marcus · 23 Sep 2005, 08:36 (Ref:1414582)

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts)

Dario Franchitti

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

135.000

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

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

ROW ONE:
1. Dario Franchitti
2. helio Castroneves

ROW TWO:
1. Tomas schekter
2. Tomas enge

ROW THREE:
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Giorgio pantano

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)

Jimmy kite

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts)
dario franchitti

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts)
helio castroneves

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.)
tomas schekter

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2005 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Winner (2 pts.)

Dario franchitti

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Dario Franchitti
2. tony kanaan
3. Buddy rice
4. Giorgio pantano
5. helio castroneves

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:

130.455

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

15 laps: helio castroneves

30 laps: dario franchitti

45 laps: dario franchitti

60 laps: dario franchitti

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

scott dixon

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

buddy rice

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

tomas schekter

TIEBREAKER:

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

101.432

Tim Northcutt · 23 Sep 2005, 18:17 (Ref:1415030)

First practice session has ended....contest closed for this weekend...

BTW...Let's hope the weather clears out by tomorrow....the times are way down after a morning of racing in the fog and rain...

Tim Northcutt · 24 Sep 2005, 19:00 (Ref:1415538)

Here are your Results after Qualifying:

Jock25, Daisy and Dr.Disque all had Helio on the Pole

Marcus was closest to the speed (by less than a tenth over me) to get the 2 pts. for the pole speed
Actual: 133.806 Marcus - 135.000

In the "Top Six," Jock25 and Dr. Disque had 6 pts each...Tim & Daisy had 5 and Marcus and Flavinha had 3 each

All but Marcus earned two points for Ed Carpenter as the slow qualifier

Jock & Tim N. had all three of the fast Honda, Toyota and Chevy qualifiers for 6 pts each...

Daisy had Toyota & Honda for 4 pts., and Marcus had Toyota & Chevy for 4 pts.

Flavinha had Scheckter for 2 pts. and Dr. Disque had Helio for 2 pts.

Totals after Qualifying:

1. Jock25 - 16 pts.
2. Tim N. - 13 pts.
(Tie) Daisy - 13 pts.
4. Dr. Disque - 12 pts.
5. Marcus - 9 pts.
6. Flavinha - 7 pts.

Rain is forecast for tomorrow....could be anyone's race...

Good Luck!!!

marcus · 25 Sep 2005, 02:32 (Ref:1415716)

ohhh man my name is up there heaps and I only got 9 points LOL.

I was reading it and thinking "hey Ive got some good points here" but I guess not

Oh well I hope my race picks are better

Daisy · 25 Sep 2005, 10:30 (Ref:1415855)

13 points very good

Shame Briscoe isn't here tough

Tim Northcutt · 25 Sep 2005, 23:24 (Ref:1416402)

Here are your results after the race itself:

No one had Dixon as the winner

Top Five:

Msrcus had 5 pts with Kanaan & Pantano in the right spots (3 of 5)

Tim N. & Daisy had 4 pts each, eith Tim Having Wheldon & Daidy having Kanaan in the right spots

Dr. Disque & Flavinha had 3 pts each

Jock25 had 2 pts here

No one Had dixon for the fast lap

Marcus was closest to the speed: Actual - 131-375 Marcus - 130.455

On the Milesotnes:

All but Flavinha had Helio leading at lap 15

No one had Helio at lap 3, Hornish at 45 or Dixon at 60

No one had Scheckter as the 1st out

No one had matsuura (15-6) or Sharp (18-9) as the "mover"

Dr. Disque had one of the three "Fall from Grace" drivers:

Helio 1-12 (Dr. Disque Picked him!) the others: Meira (7-18) and Rice (8-19)

Tim N. was closest to the Avg Speed:

Actual: 114.771 Tim N.: 105.001

Here are your totals for the Watkins Glen Weekend:

1. Tim N. - 21 pts.
2. Jock25 - 20 pts.
3. Daisy - 19 pts.
(tie) Dr.Disque - 19 pts.
5. Marcus - (17 pts.
6. Flavinha - 10 pts.

Tim Northcutt · 25 Sep 2005, 23:29 (Ref:1416406)

Season Totals After 16 of 17 races:

1. Tim N. - 269 pts.
2. Jock25 - 227 pts.
3. Flavinha - 206 pts.
4. Marcus - 166 pts.
5. Drewdawg - 164 pts.
6. GP Racer - 144 pts.
7. Daisy - 135 pts.
8. Dr. Disque - 132 pts.
9. stmookey - 90 pts.
10. Luke - 58 pts.
11. sgw2 - 15 pts.
12. trow - 12 pts.
13. Raven - 11 pts.

Last Race is Fontana in 3 weeks...

Don't Forget to Enter!!!

GOOD LUCK

Tim Northcutt · 26 Sep 2005, 03:33 (Ref:1416483)

Since I willl be sure to enter the last event, I belive that the season is over for the top spot....

But I hope that all of you keep entering, and that you come back next year....I look forward to 2006...

Daisy · 26 Sep 2005, 20:51 (Ref:1417334)

I can finish 6th, but also still finish 8th if I have a bad round. Good luck everyone, I'll try to compete in all the rounds next year.

Flavinha · 27 Sep 2005, 16:44 (Ref:1418071)

Not a great weekend...

marcus · 28 Sep 2005, 08:36 (Ref:1418605)

hey Im 4th in the championship , How did i do that ???

pretty hard for me to go any further though but im happy with 4th

jock25 · 29 Sep 2005, 21:39 (Ref:1420402)

Well, hopefully I can win the "not including Tim" Pick-Em championship which would be good. Hopefully in 2006 we can all come back and show the master how its done

Tim Northcutt · 29 Sep 2005, 21:41 (Ref:1420404)

So...

In 2006, we're all going to come back and show Flavinha how it's done????

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