NASCAR 2017 - BOLD Prediction Thread - The VOTE

Which of these is the most BOLD prediction of 2017 ?

  • There will be at least 40 different race winners spanning all 3 series.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • A Jr. wins the championship.

    Votes: 2 4.9%

  • Kyle Busch will win in all three series.

    Votes: 1 2.4%

  • At least three drivers will get their first Cup series win this season.

    Votes: 4 9.8%

  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will win at least one Cup race this season.

    Votes: 3 7.3%

  • Kyle Larson gets more wins than the bottom two Joe Gibbs' cars combined.

    Votes: 1 2.4%

  • No Chevy's in the Final (Championship) Four.

    Votes: 23 56.1%

  • Martin Truex Jr. wins the Championship.

    Votes: 7 17.1%
  • Total voters
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The 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series has come and gone so, in the absence of @RacerrecaR, I've created this thread where the winner of the NASCAR 2017- Bold Prediction game can finally be determined.

By my calculations eight predictions posted prior to the start of the 2017 season proved to be correct. Consequently, each of those eight correct predictions is eligible to be considered as the most bold prediction of the year. The decision as to which one is the MOST bold is up to you.

In following the precedent set by @dpkimmel2001, the previous proprietor of the Bold Prediction game, each member of the board can vote one time, and one time only. (Sorry, "vote no early and often" stuff).

Keep in mind that you can change your vote at any time until the voting window closes in seven days.

Also, feel free to plead a case for any one of the predictions if you think it's deserving, or against if you don't think it is. It may be just enough to sway someone's opinion. Good luck to the eight correct prognosticators.
 
Evaluation of predictions as follows:
green outline = correct
red outline = incorrect
black outline = too vague or impossible to determine
yellow highlight = ignore

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Kiante said:
I was soooo close.

Were FRR and JGR tied wins wise!?
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@Kiante predicted that Furniture Row Racing (FRR) would win more races than Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR).

Close, but no cigar, as:

FRR:
Martin Truex, Jr. - 8

JGR:
Kyle Busch - 5
Denny Hamlin - 2
Matt Kenseth - 1
 
pjmolo said:
@Kiante predicted that Furniture Row Racing (FRR) would win more races than Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR).

Close, but no cigar, as:

FRR:
Martin Truex, Jr. - 8

JGR:
Kyle Busch - 5
Denny Hamlin - 2
Matt Kenseth - 1
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Need to be more specific next time... Yikes.
 
There's no way that I can believe that anyone with a clue would believe that there would be no Chevy's in the final Four. But @SlicedBread22 somehow came up with the winner. And there's no doubt in "my" mind that it's the Boldest Prediction of the 2017 Cup season.
 
Johali said:
There's no way that I can believe that anyone with a clue would believe that there would be no Chevy's in the final Four. But @SlicedBread22 somehow came up with the winner. And there's no doubt in "my" mind that it's the Boldest Prediction of the 2017 Cup season.
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Really I was just hoping it'd be Penske and SHR making up the final four.. my prediction was purely fanboy based :D

Last year my prediction was no Hendrick or Hendrick affiliated cars would make it... God how I wish that was the truth I'd probably have a big ol trophy on my avatar lol
 
My vote goes to @Bowtie3's prediction for at least three first time winners. One yeah, two sure maybe.. but three?! I didn't expect that. (That being said my real vote goes to me but I won't do that it seems unfair)
 
SlicedBread22 said:
My vote goes to @Bowtie3's prediction for at least three first time winners. One yeah, two sure maybe.. but three?! I didn't expect that. (That being said my real vote goes to me but I won't do that it seems unfair)
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Vote for yourself knucklehead. Everybody else does. :D

(As a side note my calling bread a knucklehead is friendly banter and he knows it).
 
Johali said:
Vote for yourself knucklehead. Everybody else does. :D

(As a side note my calling bread a knucklehead is friendly banter and he knows it).
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Nah that's fine.. might if I need to but even now I'm ahead by 4, which is more than the total of the next highest so I think I'll be alright.
 
I first pulled for SB22 back in the primary discussion. I see no reason to jump off a bandwagon I originally started pushing.
 
pjmolo said:
@Kiante predicted that Furniture Row Racing (FRR) would win more races than Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR).

Close, but no cigar, as:

FRR:
Martin Truex, Jr. - 8

JGR:
Kyle Busch - 5
Denny Hamlin - 2
Matt Kenseth - 1
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But, but, but Hamlin's cucumber...??? LOL.
 
I know it's hard to remember a year ago, but Ganassi Racing wasn't doing all that great in NASCAR. For Larson to have more wins then 2 of the Gibbs drivers combined is quite the accomplishment.
 
It'd be really cool to win this.. this game is actually the reason I ever stumbled across racing-forums in the first place. Just before the 2013 season I was looking for season predictions and found this thread, made some sort of Joey prediction and the rest is history. Wow can't believe that's already almost 5 years ago now... Bout time I win something :D

(I know it's still early but it's looking good)
 
There are three manufacturers.....the fact that one of them wouldn't be represented in the Final 4 might be somewhat surprising, but really not that hard to believe. The odds aren't THAT crazy. But predicting a guy like Stenhouse to win a race was a more impressive prediction IMO, especially considering how bad he's been in his Cup career thus far. You could even argue that Truex winning the title had a much slimmer chance as well.
 
2 Sweet said:
There are three manufacturers.....the fact that one of them wouldn't be represented in the Final 4 might be somewhat surprising, but really not that hard to believe. The odds aren't THAT crazy. But predicting a guy like Stenhouse to win a race was a more impressive prediction IMO, especially considering how bad he's been in his Cup career thus far. You could even argue that Truex winning the title had a much slimmer chance as well.
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Yep, Chevy only had one last year. With the crapshoot format it's not crazy one manufacturer would get left out. I voted for the Stenhouse win prediction.
 
You're right. This playoff format is too much of a crapshoot for me to consider the Chevy prediction "bold."

My vote went to the prediction of three new Cup winners.
 
I'll stand by my "no chevy's in the final four" choice because to me it's a no brainer. Back in January if someone wanted to make a bet that no chevy's would make it to the "four" they would be sent to the nuthouse poste haste. It's easy to look back on the year and say "well that guess was easy" but in fact it was unheard of for a chevy to miss a chance at the title. Denny Hamlin was the sole reason that a chevy wasn't in the four. Anybody can win a race at any given time. Weather, fuel management, restrictor plate tracks etc. So to me that's not very bold.
 
When is the last time a Chevy wasn't in the running in the final race?

2016-Johnson
2015-Harvick, Gordon
2014-Harvick, Newman
2013-Johnson
2012-Johnson
2011-Stewart
2006-2010-Johnson

You have to go back over 12 years for that..

Not to mention winning the manufacturers championship in 15 of the past 20 years.

I mean.. I'm not even a Chevy fan but come on...
 
So far it's looking like @SlicedBread22 is going to be a runaway winner in this year's game as he currently sits with 54.5% of the vote.

The question now seems to be can he break the game's record for the highest percentage of votes.

Previous game winners are as follows:

2011 - 46.2% - @dpkimmel2001 - Paul Menard will win his first Cup race with RCR in 2011

2012 - 50.0% - @FenderBumper - Brad Keselowski wins 5 or more races

2013 - 47.2% - @BobbyFord - Matt Kenseth will get 5 wins in the JGR #20

2014 - 72.5% - @Wrangler1 - HMS (5, 24, 48, and 88) WILL NOT be among the final four eligible for the title

2015 - apparently lost due to the Board crashing

2016 - 43.5% - @Zerkfitting - Tony Stewart will win a race this season
 
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2014's amazingly "bold" prediction got 72% of the vote.....smh.....hopefully the other "bold" predictions that year were weak.

I think some folks don't understand how odds work
 
2 Sweet said:
2014's amazingly "bold" prediction got 72% of the vote.....smh.....hopefully the other "bold" predictions that year were weak.

I think some folks don't understand how odds work
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There were numerous bold predictions made in 2014, such as "Kenseth and Hamlin will finish 1-2 respectively at the Daytona 500" but only eight proved to be true, a key element to being in contention to win the game.

Second place with 10% of the vote in 2014 was @DeniedLife with his prediction that "Kevin Harvick will win the 2014 championship."

Interestingly, a prediction that @FenderBumper considered making in 2014 proved to be true three years later:

"I'll say Jr and Amy will announce that they have a child on the way. I say this because there is no way Jr stays focused enough with her in his bed to avoid fatherhood for much longer."

and so it goes . . .
 
pjmolo said:
So far it's looking like @SlicedBread22 is going to be a runaway winner in this year's game as he currently sits with 54.5% of the vote.

The question now seems to be can he break the game's record for the highest percentage of votes.

Previous game winners are as follows:

2011 - 46.2% - @dpkimmel2001 - Paul Menard will win his first Cup race with RCR in 2011

2012 - 50.0% - @FenderBumper - Brad Keselowski wins 5 or more races

2013 - 47.2% - @BobbyFord - Matt Kenseth will get 5 wins in the JGR #20

2014 - 72.5% - @Wrangler1 - HMS (5, 24, 48, and 88) WILL NOT be among the final four eligible for the title

2015 - apparently lost due to the Board crashing

2016 - 43.5% - @Zerkfitting - Tony Stewart will win a race this season
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Doesn't look like I can beat that 72% one.. changed my vote tho lol might as well go for the gusto :D
 
Only a few days left to get your vote in.

Beginning to look like @SlicedBread22 has got it wrapped up but then again who knows what skeletons he might have locked away somewhere that, if revealed, might cause him to withdraw from the election process at the last minute. :rolleyes:
 
pjmolo said:
So far it's looking like @SlicedBread22 is going to be a runaway winner in this year's game as he currently sits with 54.5% of the vote.

The question now seems to be can he break the game's record for the highest percentage of votes.

Previous game winners are as follows:

2011 - 46.2% - @dpkimmel2001 - Paul Menard will win his first Cup race with RCR in 2011

2012 - 50.0% - @FenderBumper - Brad Keselowski wins 5 or more races

2013 - 47.2% - @BobbyFord - Matt Kenseth will get 5 wins in the JGR #20

2014 - 72.5% - @Wrangler1 - HMS (5, 24, 48, and 88) WILL NOT be among the final four eligible for the title

2015 - apparently lost due to the Board crashing

2016 - 43.5% - @Zerkfitting - Tony Stewart will win a race this season
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dabnabit! I thought I had predicted Brad to be champion.
 
pjmolo said:
There were numerous bold predictions made in 2014, such as "Kenseth and Hamlin will finish 1-2 respectively at the Daytona 500" but only eight proved to be true, a key element to being in contention to win the game.

Second place with 10% of the vote in 2014 was @DeniedLife with his prediction that "Kevin Harvick will win the 2014 championship."

Interestingly, a prediction that @FenderBumper considered making in 2014 proved to be true three years later:

"I'll say Jr and Amy will announce that they have a child on the way. I say this because there is no way Jr stays focused enough with her in his bed to avoid fatherhood for much longer."

and so it goes . . .
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You know more about my predictions than I do. I say we burn this witch. ;)
 
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