Arena NASCAR Weekly Pick-em 2025: NAS CARder

Alrighty, with Daytona coming up I figured it was about time to get the ball rolling on this.

For the uninformed this is exactly what it says on the box, every week you pick a driver to win the upcoming NASCAR race. Stil keeping things simple so even if you aren’t a huge NASCAR fan you should be able to participate and show all of us up, and I hope you do! (Participate, I'd prefer it if I won to be perfectly honest)

The Rules:

1. Before the race every week you either post here or PM me which driver you are picking for that weeks race (since I’m the host, out of fairness I’ll be making my pick publicly, but you don’t have to). The only restriction is that you can’t pick the same driver two weeks in a row.

1A. The pick has to be in before the race starts, but there is no limitation on how early you pick, if you want to line up all 36 before the season starts, go right ahead. Your pick won't be considered locked in until the race starts. So, if say, the guy you originally picked to win a month ago got in a freak snowboarding accident and now has to miss half the season, you'll be fine.

2. That’s it, it’s really that easy

Scoring

1. The player receives the amount of points the driver they picked earned in the race. At the end of the season the player with the most points wins.

So without further ado, let’s begin.


Previous Seasons

2023: https://boards.theforce.net/threads...-game-turning-left-and-taking-names.50058807/ (Winner @Force Smuggler )

@heels1785
@Dagobahsystem
@Jedimarine
@Force Smuggler
@ma_petite

 

Here is the schedule for the season.
@mnjedi , what races don't count?

2 0 2 4 N A S C A R C u p S e r i e s S c h e d u l e
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CLASH AT THE COLISEUM SUN | FEB 4 | 8 PM | FOX
DUEL AT DAYTONA THU | FEB 15 | 7 PM | FS1
DAYTONA 500 SUN | FEB 18 | 2:30 PM | FOX
ATLANTA SUN | FEB 25 | 3 PM | FOX
LAS VEGAS SUN | MAR 3 | 3:30 PM | FOX
PHOENIX SUN | MAR 10 | 3:30 PM | FOX
BRISTOL SUN | MAR 17 | 3:30 PM | FOX
COTA SUN | MAR 24 | 3:30 PM | FOX
RICHMOND SUN | MAR 31 | 7 PM | FOX
MARTINSVILLE SUN | APR 7 | 3 PM | FS1
TEXAS SUN | APR 14 | 3:30 PM | FS1
TALLADEGA SUN | APR 21 | 3 PM | FOX
DOVER SUN | APR 28 | 2 PM | FS1
KANSAS SUN | MAY 5 | 3 PM | FS1
DARLINGTON SUN | MAY 12 | 3 PM | FS1
N. WILKESBORO (ASR) SUN | MAY 19 | 8 PM | FS1
CHARLOTTE SUN | MAY 26 | 6 PM | FOX
WWTR SUN | JUN 2 | 3:30 PM | FS1
SONOMA SUN | JUN 9 | 3:30 PM | FOX
IOWA SUN | JUN 16 | 7 PM | USA
NEW HAMPSHIRE SUN | JUN 23 | 2:30 PM | USA
NASHVILLE SUN | JUN 30 | 3:30 PM | NBC
CHICAGO STREET RACE SUN | JUL 7 | 4:30 PM | NBC
POCONO SUN | JUL 14 | 2:30 PM | USA
INDIANAPOLIS SUN | JUL 21 | 2:30 PM | NBC
OLYMPIC BREAK JUL 28 - AUG 4
RICHMOND SUN | AUG 11 | 6 PM | USA
MICHIGAN SUN | AUG 18 | 2:30 PM | USA
DAYTONA SAT | AUG 24 | 7:30 PM | NBC
DARLINGTON SUN | SEPT 1 | 6 PM | USA
ATLANTA SUN | SEPT 8 | 3 PM | USA
WATKINS GLEN SUN | SEPT 15 | 3 PM | USA
BRISTOL SAT | SEPT 21 | 7:30 PM | USA
KANSAS SUN | SEPT 29 | 3 PM | USA
TALLADEGA SUN | OCT 6 | 2 PM | NBC
CHARLOTTE ROVAL SUN | OCT 13 | 2 PM | NBC
LAS VEGAS SUN | OCT 20 | 2:30 PM | NBC
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SUN | OCT 27 | 2:30 PM | NBC
MARTINSVILLE SUN | NOV 3 | 2 PM | NBC
PHOENIX SUN | NOV 10 | 3 PM | NBC

 

The ones that don’t pay points, so the duels and the all star race.

 

DAYTONA 500
ATLANTA
LAS VEGAS
PHOENIX
BRISTOL
COTA
RICHMOND
MARTINSVILLE
TEXAS
TALLADEGA
DOVER
KANSAS
DARLINGTON
CHARLOTTE
WWTR (ST. LOUIS)
SONOMA
IOWA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NASHVILLE
CHICAGO STREET RACE
POCONO
INDIANAPOLIS
RICHMOND
MICHIGAN
DAYTONA
DARLINGTON

ATLANTA
WATKINS GLEN
BRISTOL
KANSAS
TALLADEGA
CHARLOTTE ROVAL
LAS VEGAS
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI
MARTINSVILLE
PHOENIX

 

Ok...assembled.

I will be very curious to see how this changes over the season.
I will be more curious to see if I just left it alone, would it turn out better for me.
We shall see.

 

Let's go!

 

I will bold my picks to "lock it in".

Come on, old man Brad!

 

Wth, Kyle Busch ftw at Daytona.

 

Swinging for the fences, Jimmie Johnson becomes the first driver to win a race after being inducted into the hall of fame.

edit: reminders on picks
@ma_petite
@Force Smuggler
@heels1785

@jcgoble3 ? I know you are a fan. Easier to play this year.

 

Can my husband and I both play? He won’t create a username and we can say he can’t win, I just want to know if I can pick better than him.


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Sure

 

So, some additional news. I started up the spreadsheet on google docs this year so it should be easier to keep track of everything, Link below.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VfjsztHvCKMfuf2h__XPPJXY_0XZdOd9COXG7NVjsig

 

My pick is Chase Elliot
Demon’s pick is Brad K


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@Force Smuggler still awaiting a pick from the champ.

 

William Byron

 

Standings after week 1. Bad week for everyone except @Force Smuggler

1. @Force Smuggler 51
2. @Dagobahsystem 37 (-14)
3. @ma_petite 33 (-18)
4, @heels1785 12 (-39)
5. @mnjedi 9 (-42)
6. @Jedimarine 4 (-47)
6. @mr_petite 4 (-47)

Detailed information up at the spreadsheet here: (for real this time)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dWXTbLwL7_9cNK4pZZ_rUaz13Wt7-hEsUdvR62qjTow/

Next week is the spring race at Atlanta, as always make sure your picks are in before the start of the race.

 

I'll take Ryan Blaney at Atlanta.

 

Almost forgot about this.
Man, talk about draining all the excitement out of a season before it has hardly begun.
That Daytona result was just awful.
Moving on.

 

Think he had the best car last week, think he’ll get it done this week. Taking the 22. Joey Logano win at Atlanta.

 

Yeah...and that car is wrecked.

Hopefully the backup car is just as good.

 

I’m going to pick Byron for Atlanta and the Mr petite is picking Logano.


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@Force Smuggler reminder to get your pick in

 

Kyle Larson