Congratulations to
@Mr Excitement for taking the "Highest Finishing Pick" award thanks to the third place finish of his pick, Chris Buescher, in the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Congratulations also to
@Old 97 as he maintained his hold on first place in the standings for the fifth consecutive race.
The "Most Upward Movement" award was taken by
@Magicmiler as he used the fourth place finish of his pick, Chase Briscoe, to move up seven spots in the standings.
The top four players in the standings had their streaks of great picks shattered when their picks had an average finish of approximately 28th.
Consequently, the top ten in the standings tightened up somewhat.
Meanwhile, the "Slipping & Sliding" award was shared by
@Brentford and
@RayinTX following their fall of six spots in the standings.
Several players escaped taking home the "Wiping Up the Rear" Award when their pick, Zane Smith, was scored to have finished in next to last place even though he and last place finisher Austin Dillon both completed the same number of laps.
Which means that
@Blaze, the only player to have picked Dillon, has the honor of securing that coveted award.
Finally,
@Team Penske has withdrawn from the game.