NASCAR 2025 BOLD Prediction Game

Charlie Spencer

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The Racing-Forums.com BOLD PREDICTION game is back for the 15th consecutive year. We're under new (mis)management for 2025 as I try to fill @pjmolo's shoes. The rules are the same.

  • Eligibility - RF members are invited to submit one prediction that concerns the upcoming NASCAR 2025 racing season. Predictions can concern virtually anything related to NASCAR's Cup, Xfinity, or Craftsman Truck series.
  • Prediction Window - The predicted event must occur anytime after the prediction is made and before 11:59 pm, Sunday, November 2nd, the last race day of the 2025 season. (See Note 1 below)
  • Prediction Clarity - All predictions, to be posted to this thread, must be as specific as possible (especially numeric predictions) and easily verified. Game management reserves the right to reject any prediction it considers to be too difficult to verify. Predictions with specified numbers of wins, top tens, etc. will be interpreted as minimums; i.e., 'Matt Kenseth wins five times' would be considered accurate if he has more than five wins. Game management is a pedantic sumbich and may ask for clarification, especially predictions with multiple conditions or multiple series. Players are invited to analyze others' predictions for possible (mis)interpretations.
  • Submission Method - Submit your prediction by posting it in this discussion. Before making a prediction, check the discussion to see if the prediction has already been posted. If game management decides identical predictions have made, only the first one posted will be accepted; the second poster will be notified and may submit a new one. If you want to change your prediction, submit the new prediction in a new post. Only your last prediction will be accepted. (see Note 1 below).
  • Submission Acceptance - Predictions will be marked as accepted by being 'Liked' by Charlie Spencer.
  • Submission Deadline - The deadline for prediction submittals is set at noon Eastern Standard Time, Sunday, February 16th, 2025, the scheduled date of the Daytona 500. A spreadsheet listing all accepted predictions will be posted prior to the start of the Daytona 500.
  • Prediction Status - Several times during the season, game management will post an updated spreadsheet showing the status of each prediction.
  • Prediction Vote - After the racing season, all predictions will be evaluated and a final spreadsheet will be posted. Each prediction will be marked as accurate or inaccurate. A list of the accurate predictions will be posted on a new, separate thread with a poll for voting. All RF members may vote for the prediction they consider them most BOLD. The winner will be the prediction with the most votes; a majority is not necessary to win.
  • Note 1 - If a prediction is proven inaccurate before the submission deadline, the player is NOT eligible to submit a new prediction (the 'FLRacingFan Rule').

Good luck! Need some examples? Here's the 'RF Bold Prediction Hall of Fame', a list of the previous winning predictions:

  • 2024 - @DIDIT - 57.6% - Two cup winners will be disqualified following post race inspection
  • 2023 - @Zerkfitting - 71.4% - Two drivers will be suspended by NASCAR for a least one race during the 2023 season
  • 2022 - @hmmm298 - 41.3% - There will be at least 5 wins by drivers who have never won a Cup series race before this season
  • 2021 - @Zerkfitting - 55.3% - A non-charter team wins a (Cup) race
  • 2020 - @be9ak7ts16 - 37.5% - Chase Elliott wins his first Cup title
  • 2019 - @LewTheShoe - 37.2% - At least one 2019 Cup winner will fail to make the playoff field
  • 2018 - @Snappy D - 47.6% - Matt Kenseth is driver of the #6 car by the 2nd half of the year
  • 2017 - @SlicedBread22 - 56.1% - No Chevy's in the Final (Championship) Four
  • 2016 - @Zerkfitting - 43.5% - Tony Stewart will win a race this (2016) season
  • 2015 - The game thread was lost when the RF site crashed.
  • 2014 - @Wrangler1 - 72.5% - HMS (#5, #24, #48, and #88) WILL NOT be among the final four eligible for the title
  • 2013 - @BobbyFord - 47.2% - Matt Kenseth will get 5 wins in the JGR #20
  • 2012 - @FenderBumper - 50.0% Brad Keselowski wins 5 or more races
  • 2011 - @dpkimmel2001 - 46.2% - Paul Menard will win his first Cup race with RCR in 2011
 
Charlie Spencer said:
BOLD but not related to NASCAR's Cup, Xfinity, or Craftsman Truck series. Congrats on being the first rejected prediction of my reign!
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Charlie Spencer said:
The Racing-Forums.com BOLD PREDICTION game is back for the 15th consecutive year. We're under new (mis)management for 2025 as I try to fill @pjmolo's shoes. The rules are the same.

  • Eligibility - RF members are invited to submit one prediction that concerns the upcoming NASCAR 2025 racing season. Predictions can concern virtually anything related to NASCAR's Cup, Xfinity, or Craftsman Truck series.
  • Prediction Window - The predicted event must occur anytime after the prediction is made and before 11:59 pm, Sunday, November 2nd, the last race day of the 2025 season. (See Note 1 below)
  • Prediction Clarity - All predictions, to be posted to this thread, must be as specific as possible (especially numeric predictions) and easily verified. Game management reserves the right to reject any prediction it considers to be too difficult to verify. Predictions with specified numbers of wins, top tens, etc. will be interpreted as minimums; i.e., 'Matt Kenseth wins five times' would be considered accurate if he has more than five wins. Game management is a pedantic sumbich and may ask for clarification, especially predictions with multiple conditions or multiple series. Players are invited to analyze others' predictions for possible (mis)interpretations.
  • Submission Method - Submit your prediction by posting it in this discussion. Before making a prediction, check the discussion to see if the prediction has already been posted. If game management decides identical predictions have made, only the first one posted will be accepted; the second poster will be notified and may submit a new one. If you want to change your prediction, submit the new prediction in a new post. Only your last prediction will be accepted. (see Note 1 below).
  • Submission Acceptance - Predictions will be marked as accepted by being 'Liked' by Charlie Spencer.
  • Submission Deadline - The deadline for prediction submittals is set at noon Eastern Standard Time, Sunday, February 16th, 2025, the scheduled date of the Daytona 500. A spreadsheet listing all accepted predictions will be posted prior to the start of the Daytona 500.
  • Prediction Status - Several times during the season, game management will post an updated spreadsheet showing the status of each prediction.
  • Prediction Vote - After the racing season, all predictions will be evaluated and a final spreadsheet will be posted. Each prediction will be marked as accurate or inaccurate. A list of the accurate predictions will be posted on a new, separate thread with a poll for voting. All RF members may vote for the prediction they consider them most BOLD. The winner will be the prediction with the most votes; a majority is not necessary to win.
  • Note 1 - If a prediction is proven inaccurate before the submission deadline, the player is NOT eligible to submit a new prediction (the 'FLRacingFan Rule').

Good luck! Need some examples? Here's the 'RF Bold Prediction Hall of Fame', a list of the previous winning predictions:

  • 2024 - @DIDIT - 57.6% - Two cup winners will be disqualified following post race inspection
  • 2023 - @Zerkfitting - 71.4% - Two drivers will be suspended by NASCAR for a least one race during the 2023 season
  • 2022 - @hmmm298 - 41.3% - There will be at least 5 wins by drivers who have never won a Cup series race before this season
  • 2021 - @Zerkfitting - 55.3% - A non-charter team wins a (Cup) race
  • 2020 - @be9ak7ts16 - 37.5% - Chase Elliott wins his first Cup title
  • 2019 - @LewTheShoe - 37.2% - At least one 2019 Cup winner will fail to make the playoff field
  • 2018 - @Snappy D - 47.6% - Matt Kenseth is driver of the #6 car by the 2nd half of the year
  • 2017 - @SlicedBread22 - 56.1% - No Chevy's in the Final (Championship) Four
  • 2016 - @Zerkfitting - 43.5% - Tony Stewart will win a race this (2016) season
  • 2015 - The game thread was lost when the RF site crashed.
  • 2014 - @Wrangler1 - 72.5% - HMS (#5, #24, #48, and #88) WILL NOT be among the final four eligible for the title
  • 2013 - @BobbyFord - 47.2% - Matt Kenseth will get 5 wins in the JGR #20
  • 2012 - @FenderBumper - 50.0% Brad Keselowski wins 5 or more races
  • 2011 - @dpkimmel2001 - 46.2% - Paul Menard will win his first Cup race with RCR in 2011
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Will the 2025 winners banquet be as formal and classy as the @pjmolo banquets.

What kind of party favors will be provided to the winner at the banquet?
 
virtualbalboa said:
There will be more than 16 car/driver combos competing in the initial knockout round of the NASCAR postseason for the owner's championship. I'll make it more specific.
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Specify if you wish. Game management is understanding this to mean there will be at least 17 teams listed as playoff teams for the championship at the start of the first round (Darlington).
 
SlicedBread22 said:
Changing/updating my prediction.

Joey Logano will finally make the championship 4 in an odd numbered year AND there will be no Chevrolets in the championship 4.
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Memo to Game Management:

Don't hesitate to enforce the "Eligibility" portion of the game's rules . . .
Charlie Spencer said:
  • Eligibility - RF members are invited to submit one prediction that concerns the upcoming NASCAR 2025 racing season. Predictions can concern virtually anything related to NASCAR's Cup, Xfinity, or Craftsman Truck series.
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. . . otherwise monitoring of the game's submittals can get out of hand very quickly.
 
pjmolo said:
Memo to Game Management:

Don't hesitate to enforce the "Eligibility" portion of the game's rules . . .

. . . otherwise monitoring of the game's submittals can get out of hand very quickly.
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There are two separate, completely unrelated predictions there.

Takes the second one out of somebody else’s hands.
 
SlicedBread22 said:
Joey Logano will finally make the championship 4 in an odd numbered year AND there will be no Chevrolets in the championship 4.
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aunty dive said:
There are two separate, completely unrelated predictions there. Takes the second one out of somebody else’s hands.
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Game management recognizes the validity of @aunty dive 's objection. @SlicedBread22 , would you like to submit a new prediction or go with your original prediction in post #3 (shown below)?

SlicedBread22 said:
Joey Logano will finally make the championship 4 in an odd numbered year.
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Charlie Spencer said:
Game management recognizes the validity of @aunty dive 's objection. @SlicedBread22 , would you like to submit a new prediction or go with your original prediction in post #3 (shown below)?
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Changing my prediction to the following..

The driver who wins the Daytona 500 will also win the championship race at Phoenix.
 
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