2006 Forum Pick 'Em Contest - Chicagoland

Tim Northcutt · 5 Sep 2006, 14:38 (Ref:1702390)

2006 Peak Antifreeze 300 “Pick ‘em” Contest
Chicagoland Speedway – Sun., September 10

DEADLINE FOR PICKS: Friday, September 8, at 6 p.m. (GMT)..That is approx. Noon a.m. on Friday, September 8, in Chicago

PLEASE Get them in Before the Deadline

-- The IRL’s season finale will take place on the 1.5 mile, 18 degree-banked Chicagoland Speedway, where some of the closest finishes in the history of the Series have taken place. With the points battle for the championship being so tight, this race will be a great one!!!

The event is 200 laps and 300 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. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts.

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2006 Peak Antifreeze 300 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):

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 to Everyone in the Season Finale of the Contest!

drewdawg727 · 5 Sep 2006, 19:03 (Ref:1702624)

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: 215.970

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. Dan Wheldon

ROW TWO:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Sam Hornish, Jr.

ROW THREE:
1. Vitor Meira
2. Ed Carpenter

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Jeff Bucknum

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 211.515

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts. Tony Kanaan

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2006 Peak Antifreeze 300 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. Vitor Meira
3. Scott Dixon
4. Tony Kanaan
5. Helio Castroneves

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: 215.211

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

50 laps: Helio Castroneves

100 laps: Helio Castroneves

150 laps: Dan Wheldon

200 laps: Dan Wheldon

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

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

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 188.521

Alwaysfirst · 6 Sep 2006, 01:10 (Ref:1702865)

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Sam Hornish Jnr

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 216.437

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. Sam Hornish Jnr
2. Dan Wheldon

ROW TWO:
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Scott Dixon

ROW THREE:
1. Vitor Meira
2. Ed Carpenter

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Jeff Bucknum

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 210.381

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts. Tony Kanaan

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2006 Peak Antifreeze 300 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. Vitor Meira
3. Sam Hornish Jnr
4. Marco Andretti
5. Helio Castroneves

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: 215.518

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

50 laps: Sam Hornish Jnr

100 laps: Helio Castroneves

150 laps: Victor Meira

200 laps: Dan Wheldon

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

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.) Buddy Rice

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 179.472

Flavinha · 7 Sep 2006, 14:11 (Ref:1704178)

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Sam Hornish Jr.

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 216.371

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. Sam Hornish Jr.
2. Hélio Castroneves

ROW TWO:
1. Marco Andretti
2. Tony Kanaan

ROW THREE:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Dan Wheldon

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Marty Roth

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 211.715

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts. Tomas Scheckter

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2006 Peak Antifreeze 300 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. Sam Hornish Jr.
3. Helio Castroneves
4. Scott Dixon
5. Tony Kanaan

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: 215.213

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

50 laps: Sam Hornish Jr.

100 laps: Sam Hornish Jr.

150 laps: Dan Wheldon

200 laps: Dan WHeldon

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.) Dan Wheldon

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 195.826

Tim Northcutt · 7 Sep 2006, 18:42 (Ref:1704384)

BTW, Flavinha...

I sent you the info you requested earlier this week via e-mail.

Hope that it helps you to reach them...

I've never met the guy, but he seems very responsive and on-the-ball.

marcus · 8 Sep 2006, 01:53 (Ref:1704592)

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:
215.444

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. dan wheldon

ROW TWO:
1. sam hornish jnr
2. tony kanaan

ROW THREE:
1. scott dixon
2. vitor meira

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)
Jeff bucknum

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

211.111

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts.

buddy rice

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2006 Peak Antifreeze 300 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. scot dixon
4. vitor meira
5. danica patrick

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:

214.878

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

50 laps: dan wheldon

100 laps: sam hornish jnr

150 laps: scot dixon

200 laps: dan wheldon

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.)

danica patrick

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

Tony kanaan

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth):
196.777

drdisque · 8 Sep 2006, 13:22 (Ref:1705150)

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: Sam Hornish, Jr.

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 216.121

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. Sam Hornish, Jr.
2. Dan Wheldon

ROW TWO:
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Scott Dixon

ROW THREE:
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Vitor Meira

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.): Marty Roth

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 210.475

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts: Marco Andretti

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2006 Peak Antifreeze 300 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. Sam Hornish, Jr.
2. Dan Wheldon
3. Helio Castroneves
4. Tony Kanaan
5. Scott Dixon

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: 215.288

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

50 laps: Dan Wheldon

100 laps: Sam Hornish, Jr.

150 laps: Helio Castroneves

200 laps: Sam Hornish, Jr.

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.): Sarah Fisher

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): A.J. Foyt IV

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 172.007

Tim Northcutt · 8 Sep 2006, 15:54 (Ref:1705272)

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts)

Sam Hornish, Jr.

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

216.401

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. Sam Hornish, Jr.
2. Helio Castroneves

ROW TWO:
1. Dan Wheldon
2. Tony Kanaan

ROW THREE:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Vitor Meira

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)

Marty Roth

6. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

210.291

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts.

Tomas Scheckter

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2006 Peak Antifreeze 300 Winner (2 pts.)

Sam Hornish, Jr.

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. Sam Hornish Jr.
2. Dan Wheldon
3. Helio Castroneves
4. Vitor Meira
5. Tony Kanaan

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:

215.310

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

50 laps: Helio Castroneves

100 laps: Sam Hornish, Jr.

150 laps: Dan Wheldon

200 laps: Sam Hornish Jr.

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

Sarah Fisher

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

Marco Andretti

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

A.J. Foyt IV

TIEBREAKER:

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

171.999

drdisque · 8 Sep 2006, 16:13 (Ref:1705289)

hehe, way to play it safe man, I guess it'll come down to the speeds then and the very few things we picked differently.

Tim Northcutt · 9 Sep 2006, 14:55 (Ref:1705937)

Actually, Drdisque, it is a big gamble....

You've been kicking my butt on being closest to the speeds for most of the season....

My picks are very similar to my Kentucky Picks, which got me 30 pts.

At Sonoma, Kanaan pulling in for fuel on the last lap cost me 2 pts. as well...he was racing in the spot where I piced him when he pulled in...

But I must say that you have been a very strong and worthy competitor all season long, and your picks have been excellent...Pole Day at Indy...the three road courses, etc...

The past two years, I had the contest wrapped up before Chicagoland...

I have serious doubts about whether or not I can make it 3 in a row for the contest championship....

Like the IRL, we're going right to the wire, and it has been great fun...

Good Luck to everyone this weekend!!!

Especially for you, drdisque, but I don't think that you will need it...you have shown great skill in your picks this year, and you deserve a good showing this weekend to close out the contest strong.

Tim Northcutt · 10 Sep 2006, 04:28 (Ref:1706332)

Season Totals Heading Into The Chicagoland Finale:

1. Tim - 253 pts.
2. Dr.Disque -- 251 pts..
3. Flavinha - 188 pts.
4. AlwaysFirst - 164 pts.
5. Marcus - 92 pts.
6. Drewdawg - 88 pts.
7. OpenWheel4Ever - 67 pts.
8. Stmookey - 13 pts.
9. knowlsey - 6 pts.

Tim Northcutt · 10 Sep 2006, 04:52 (Ref:1706338)

Here are your results after Qualifying:

AlwaysFirst, Tim, Flavinha, & DrDisque had Hornish on the Pole for 2 pts. each.

Marcus was closest to the pole Speed: Actual - 215.319 Marcus - 215.444

In the Top Six, all but Flavinha had 5 of the top six picked, and no one had Sharp.

Tim & Dr. Disque had 7 pts. each, Marcus & alwaysFirst had 6 pts., and Flavinha and Drewdawg had 5 each.

Flavinha, DrDisque, & Tim all had Roth as the slowest qualifier for 2 pts. each.

Tim was closest to the slow speed: Actual - 209.713 Tim - 210.291

Flavinha and Tim both had the "Just Miss" pick with Scheckter for 2 pts. each

Totals after Qualifying:

1. Tim - 15 pts.
2. DrDisque - 11 pts.
(Tie) Flavinha - 11 pts.
4.Marcus - 8 pts.
(tie) AlwaysFirst - 8 pts.
6. Drewdawg - 5 pts.

Let's hope it doesn't rain tomorrow!!!

Good Luck, Everybody...anything can happen!!!!

Tim Northcutt · 11 Sep 2006, 11:14 (Ref:1707814)

Sorry that I didn't post these sooner, but I had to work yesterday.

Drewdawg, Alwaysfirst, Marcus & Flavinha all picked Wheldon to win for 2 pts. each

In the Top Five section, AlwaysFirst and Flavinha had 5 pts each, Tim had 3 pts., and everyone else had 4 pts each.

No one had Sam Hornish for the Fast Lap driver

Alwaysfirst was closest to the speed: Actual - 216.713 AF- 215.518

in the Milestones section, Drewdawg, Flavinha and marcus had 4 pts each with Alwaysfirst, DrDisque and Tim getting 2 pts each.

Since no one went out of the race, there was no "1st Out" winner of points.

No one had Kanaan or Carpenter of the "Movers" (both improved 7 spots)

Flavinha and Alwaysfirst both scored 2 pts for picking Rice (he dropped 4 spots), and I would have counted Sharp or Marco as well.

Flavinha was closest to the Avg. Race Speed: Actual - 194.828 Flavinha - 195.826

Resuts for this final race:

1. Flavinha - 26 pts.
2. Alwaysfirst - 21 pts.
3. Tim - 20 pts.
4. Marcus - 18 pts.
5. Dr.Disque - 17 pts.
6. Drewdawg - 15 pts.

I had a lot of fun this year, everyone....Please come back next year for the contest.

Tim Northcutt · 11 Sep 2006, 11:18 (Ref:1707820)

Here are the 2006 Final "Pick 'Em" Contest Standings:

1. Tim - 273 pts.
2. Dr.Disque -- 268 pts..
3. Flavinha - 214 pts.
4. AlwaysFirst - 185 pts.
5. Marcus - 110 pts.
6. Drewdawg - 103 pts.
7. OpenWheel4Ever - 67 pts.
8. Stmookey - 13 pts.
9. knowlsey - 6 pts.

Tim Northcutt · 11 Sep 2006, 12:52 (Ref:1707927)

BTW...

That's a Three-Peat for me...

drewdawg727 · 11 Sep 2006, 14:58 (Ref:1708033)

Good job everyone.
See you next year.

marcus · 12 Sep 2006, 06:34 (Ref:1708526)

well done Tim on your thrid championship and another great year of the contest

Your efforts are appreciated.

well done everyone , and bad Luck Drewdawg we were close

Flavinha · 12 Sep 2006, 14:43 (Ref:1708886)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Northcutt

BTW...

That's a Three-Peat for me...

You are our "Sam Hornish Jr."

Finally Wheldon won a race and helped me!! Great job everyone! See you next season!!!

Tim Northcutt · 14 Sep 2006, 11:25 (Ref:1710119)

A Few Notes:

1. DrDisque won the most race contest events with 8: St. Pete, Indy Qualifying, Watkins Glen, Texas, Richmond, Milwaukee, Michigan, and Sonoma

Tim won 5: Homestead, Indy, Nashville, Kansas and Kentucky

AlwaysFrist won at Motegi and Flavinha won at Chicago

If DrDisque and I would have tied at the end of the season, he would have won the contest.

2. Like Dan Wheldon, Flavinha's season could have been much bigger if Dan and his team wouldn't have let some races get away from them, or in some cases, just would have avoided bad luck.

3.The changes this year with one engine builder and ultimately one chassis on the ovals took away some options to earn points, but in someways made it a little more interesting by giving the chance to think about the back of the field, the spread in spead between the pole and last place on the grid, and who would just miss getting in the top three rows.....

If you have any ideas for different selections we could make instead of some that we do make, please share them....

drewdawg727 · 14 Sep 2006, 17:18 (Ref:1710345)

I think i did decently regarding the fact that i missed five races this season while i was galavanting around Europe (will probably miss the same amount the next two years when i take my final two trips).
I liked the new choices such as the slowest qualifier and the "just miss". More of those random spots should be choices...people in the midpack tend to be shaken up more, so it gives more of a random shot for people to earn extra points.
I look forward to competing every week...thanks Tim for this fun activity!

Tim Northcutt · 14 Sep 2006, 20:16 (Ref:1710488)

One Note:

In many of the events I finished in the Top Three....

Consistency is important....

But the three races that kept me in the chase (and I was chasing DrDisque after Indy 500 Qualifying) were at Homestead and Kansas, where I had at least 10 or more points between my totals and DrDisque's totals for those events...big points at Kentucky finally put me back in the lead

Without those spreads, he would have won this season with his consistency...especially in the middle of the season and on the road courses

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