NASCAR 2023 - Bold Prediction Thread

[aunty dive]

I never get this right anyways so I’ll get it over with early this season.

Jimmie Johnson fails to qualify for the Daytona 500

Blasphemy!!!

Jimmie Johnson will win the 2023 Daytona 500.

 

[JJ_14]

My way of interpretating the term "bold"; a prediction that has little chance of coming true. Am I playing this right?

 

[Bigpaulie1979]

Kyle Busch wins his first Daytona 500

 

[aunty dive]

My way of interpretating the term "bold"; a prediction that has little chance of coming true. Am I playing this right?

You are. See post #81.

 

[pjmolo]

Kyle Busch wins most popular driver, and the boos turn to cheers during driver introductions

"The predicted event must occur sometime after the prediction is made and before the end of the day of the last race of the 2023 season."

To the best of my knowledge, the Most Popular Driver Award isn't announced until the Awards Banquet, held well after the last race of the season.

 

[pjmolo]

While under green during the 100 lap Chicago Street Course Race, a yellow or red flag will be thrown at least 20 times.

 

[pjmolo]

Predictions to date:

 

[Bigpaulie1979]

Legacy motor club will get a points paying win this season


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[hmmm298]

I never get this right anyways so I’ll get it over with early this season.

Jimmie Johnson fails to qualify for the Daytona 500

Well thanks for playing. Our first elimination before round 1 of qualifying is half over.

 

[LibertyU24]

"The predicted event must occur sometime after the prediction is made and before the end of the day of the last race of the 2023 season."

To the best of my knowledge, the Most Popular Driver Award isn't announced until the Awards Banquet, held well after the last race of the season.

How about KB is #1 selling merchandise

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Legacy motor club will get a points paying win this season


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Double predictions allowed? @pjmolo

 

[aunty dive]

How about KB is #1 selling merchandise

Is Falwell’s pool boy tracking everybody’s merchandise sales?

 

[FLRacingFan]

Well thanks for playing. Our first elimination before round 1 of qualifying is half over.

I hope that’s at least some sort of record.

 

[aunty dive]

I hope that’s at least some sort of record.

Will you be rooting for me and Jimmie now?

 

[donthaveanickname]

I hope that’s at least some sort of record.

I think you can still come up with a new one.

The deadline for prediction submittals is set at noon eastern time, Sunday, February 19th, 2022, the scheduled date of the 2023 Daytona 500.

 

[pjmolo]

Board users are invited to submit one, and only one, prediction that concerns the upcoming NASCAR 2023 racing season.

NASCAR will be sold to a new ownership group

Kyle Busch wins his first Daytona 500

Legacy motor club will get a points paying win this season

Yo, @Bigpaulie1979, you're over the limit and then some.

Although it's not specifically stated in the rules, when a player makes multiple predictions, the practice has always been to accept the last one submitted.

And although your third prediction is similar to the one made by @Jorge De Guzman, it's not entirely the same and would be accepted as is.

What'll it be ?

Ya got another one up your sleeve somewhere ?

 

[pjmolo]

How about KB is #1 selling merchandise

Yo, @LibertyU24, any idea where that kind of information can be easily found ?

 

[pjmolo]

I never get this right anyways so I’ll get it over with early this season.

Jimmie Johnson fails to qualify for the Daytona 500

Well thanks for playing. Our first elimination before round 1 of qualifying is half over.

I hope that’s at least some sort of record.

I think you can still come up with a new one.

After careful deliberation, game management has decided the allowing @FLRacingFan to make another prediction would, in effect, be letting him make two separate predictions prior to the deadline.

Therefore, as @hmmm298 put it, thanks for playing . . .

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Maybe make the deadline next year for the start of qualifying.

The Chicago race will not complete the scheduled distance.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Will you be rooting for me and Jimmie now?

Hell yes. Between he and Harvick, give me one of the old geezers on Sunday.

 

[LibertyU24]

Yo, @LibertyU24, any idea where that kind of information can be easily found ?

No idea... How about Byron wins 2023 Championship

 

[pjmolo]

Regarding the record for the earliest that a prediction has been proven to be false, a cursory review of BOLD PREDICTIONS going back to 2018 reveals the following:

2019 prediction by @LouieLouie: Jamie McMurray gets the pole for the Daytona 500 - William Byron won the pole for the 2019 Daytona 500

2020 prediction by @dirtfan: (Christopher) Bell will win the pole for the Daytona 500 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the pole for the 2020 Daytona 500

2023 prediction by @FLRacingFan: Jimmie Johnson fails to qualify for the Daytona 500 - Johnson will start 39th in the 2023 Daytona 500

At this point the question is did Johnson technically qualify for this year's 500 prior to the winner of the pole position being determined ?

2023 predictions to date:

 

[donthaveanickname]

At this point the question is did Johnson technically qualify for this year's 500 prior to the winner of the pole position being determined ?

When the fifth open car completed its qualifying lap it was safe that JJ would qualify for the race.
The fifth open car in the qualifying order was Pastrana in 18th. The winner of the pole position isn't determined until all 42 cars have run

 

[pjmolo]

When the fifth open car completed its qualifying lap it was safe that JJ would qualify for the race.
The fifth open car in the qualifying order was Pastrana in 18th. The winner of the pole position isn't determined until all 42 cars have run

And we have a new record holder.

Congrats to @FLRacingFan, the new holder of the "Earliest That a Bold Prediction Has Been Proven to be False" record.

 

[JJ_14]

I'd like to change my prediction

Aric Almirola will be the winningest driver in the Cup series this season -- points paying races.

 

[RacerrecaR]

There will be 50+ different winners combined across the top 3 series

 

[REBS31]

Go big or go home:

Cars fielded by Rick Ware Racing(RWR) will be involved in cautions in 7 or less points-paying Cup races this season

 

[REBS31]

^ If I counted correctly on Racing-Reference, the number was 13 last year

 

[PeopleAreStrange]

My prediction: Auto Club and at least two other tracks on this year's schedule will not be on next year's schedule when it's released.


On a similar note, I failed to vote in last year's poll before the deadline. Had I voted, my choice would've been tied with the prediction that ended up winning outright. Bummer!

 

[pjmolo]

THE FINAL LIST OF BOLD PREDICTIONS FOR THE 2023 SEASON:

 

[NASCAR Apologist]

Kevin “The Closer” Harvick closes his NASCAR career with 4 or more Cup points race wins in his final season.

 

[aunty dive]

Kevin “The Closer” Harvick closes his NASCAR career with 4 or more Cup points race wins in his final season.

In this case, apologizing won’t help you.

 

[aunty dive]

Let’s go, Jimmie.

There are games to be won.

 

[kkfan91]

Let’s go, Jimmie.

There are games to be won.

I can't be wrong for at least 11 weeks!

 

[pjmolo]

Jimmie Johnson will win the 2023 Daytona 500.

Harrison Burton wins the Daytona 500

Two more bite the dust.

Thanks for playing, fellers.

On your way out the door, be sure to pick your participation trophy.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Conor Daly will never drive the #50 car again.

 

[pjmolo]

The deadline for prediction submittals is set at noon eastern time, Sunday, February 19th, 2022, the scheduled date of the 2023 Daytona 500.

Kevin “The Closer” Harvick closes his NASCAR career with 4 or more Cup points race wins in his final season.

Conor Daly will never drive the #50 car again.

Late submittals that were not accepted.

 

[aunty dive]

Two more bite the dust.

Thanks for playing, fellers.

On your way out the door, be sure to pick your participation trophy.

Short but sweet.

For a couple of minutes there, both of them looked like they could get it done ... the vagaries of plate racing.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Late submittals that were not accepted.

Yeah, that one wasn’t serious and definitely ain’t Bold.

 

[Mispeedway15]

At least no one made the prediction of a guy dying like someone did a few years ago