Congratulations to
@aunty dive, the recipient of the "Highest Finishing Pick" award following the first place finish of his pick, Joey Logano, in the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
An on-going streak within the game is that the race winner has been picked by at least one player in each of the last nine races and eleven out of the last twelve. Not too shabby.
The "Most Upward Movement" award was taken by
@LewTheShoe as he gained three positions in the standings thanks to the second place finish of his pick, Christopher Bell.
After sharing the award following the last race, the "Slipping & Sliding" award was won out-right by
@Michfan when his pick, Tyler Reddick, put on a topsy-turvy carnival show in wrecking his car, which caused
@Michfan to drop four spots in the standings.
The "Top Five" club remained unchanged for the sixth consecutive race but standings leader @ol'whatshisname took a huge hit and saw his lead over the second position reduced to 16 points when his pick, Chase Elliott, got caught up in the middle of a painful threesome that left the #9 car used, abused, and hurtin' for certain, resulting in Elliott limping home to a 33rd place finish.
As a result of Elliott's disastrous finish and the Top Five finishes of the picks made by
@aunty dive,
@Spotter22, and
@dirtfan, the Chase for the Pick 'Em Championship has turned into a truly competitive battle with three races remaining.
The hottest player in the game continues to be
@Magicmiler whose picks have scored a Top Ten finish in each of the last five races, including four Top Fives. Now sitting in ninth place in the standings it remains to be seen if he can still make a serious bid for the game's Championship.