Congratulations to
@kkfan91,
@RayinTX, and @ol'whatshisname, the recipients of the "Highest Finishing Pick" award thanks to the first place finish of their pick, Christopher Bell, in the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The on-going breakaway battle at the top of the player standings dissolved completely following the combination effects of
@kkfan91's pick of the race winner and
@Mr. E's pick of Josh Berry, whose car done blowed up early in the race, resulting in his dead-last place finish.
JINX ALERT
By picking a Top Ten finishing driver in each of the last three races (including two Top Fives) that has given him a commanding thirty-six point lead over second place
@Mr. E, along with a half dozen quality drivers left in his stable with seven races remaining, @kkfan19 now appears to be the odds-on favorite to finish the season at the top of the heap.
Membership in the Top Five Club remained unchanged, if not worse for wear, as they and nearly every other player of the game lost ground to the standings leader, especially the ten players that picked the hugely disappointing Kyle Larson, who finished five laps down in thirty-second place.
The "Most Upward Movement" award was taken by
@RayinTX as a result of his upward movement of six positions in the standings but as it turned out he was only able to move two points closer to the leader.
Based upon his pick of Kyle Larson, his loss of 29 points to the standings leader, and his drop of four positions in the standings, the "Slipping and Sliding" award was unceremoniously put in the possession of
@aunty dive when it was fastened with a length of rope to the back of his sled while his dogs were napping.
Not to be forgotten was the presentation of the "Wiping Up the Rear" award that
@Mr. E added to this trophy case after sitting on the top of the player standings only long enough for him to enjoy a proverbial cup of coffee.