[Racer Duck]

This is it. The final IndyCar race of the season and will determine the Driver's Champion. The current standings are:

1. Scott Dixon 570
2. Dario Franchitti 565
3. Ryan Briscoe 562

Helio Castroneves is out of it at a distant 4th with 403 points

As you can see, any of the top 3 can win the championship, so it's going to be an exciting race if only from the final points tally point of view.

AND, this race will also determine the GoTeamsGo IndyCar Predictions Contest Championship "Podium". WestCoast has already cinched the Championship, but the other two spots are wide open as there are a possible 6 points that can be awarded to each contestant. Here's how it stands at this moment:

1. 22 pts - WestCoast -- 2009 Champion
2. 10 pts - Bob Tanner
3. 7 pts - Racer Duck
4. 6 pts - NASCAR Gnome
5. 3 pts - OregonSHRFan
6. 2 pts - onearmsteve

Good Luck!!!

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Homestead-Miami Speedway



Race Time: Sat, October 10 - 4 p.m. on VERSUS
Distance: 200 laps/300 miles
2008 Winner: Scott Dixon

Qualification: Fri, October 9 - 4:30 pm (ET)

TV:

• Qualification Show:
  Fri, October 9 - 4:30 p.m. ET on VERSUS
• Race Time:
  Sat, October 10 - 4 p.m. on VERSUS

Here's the rules:

1. You must be a signed in member in good standing. Violation of any GoTeamsGo rules will cause your active prediction to be cancelled.
2. You must pick the drivers (not cars/teams) you think will finish on the podium: 1st, 2nd & 3rd places. If you do not pick 3 drivers your entry will be considered incomplete and ignored. You may make changes in your prediction until the entry deadline (see below). If you make a change and the change is not posted by the deadline, it will be ignored, your previous valid prediction will stand.
3. All entries must be posted by 5 minutes before scheduled qualifying (time & date is posted above with conversion to USA ET for reference). Should your entry be late and your picks be be right, you will not receive any "Championship Points" or other awards.
4. Championship Points will be awarded as follows:
   1. 3 pts - correctly picking the 1st place driver
   2. 2 pts - correctly picking the 2nd place driver
   3. 1 pt - correctly picking the 3rd place driver.
5. Additional awards include:
   1. Correctly picking all 3 drivers on the podium - permanent member title upgrade
   2. Correctly picking 2 drivers on the podium - one month member title upgrade
   3. Correctly picking 1 driver on the podium - honorable mention.

Championship Points will be used to determine the Season IndyCar Predictions Champ. The top 3 at the end of the season will receive "All-Around GTG Championship" points and be eligible to compete for the end of year All-Around GTG Championship & prizes. Check the GTG Points Board thread in the General Discusson Forum for details on the All-Around contest.

[WestCoast]

I will go with Dario as the 2009 champ.

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by WestCoast

I will go with Dario as the 2009 champ.

Good choice! But since it wasn't part of the Predictions contest, not worth more than an "atta boy"...

Since we had no predictions for this race, the final season standing are as stated above:

1. 22 pts - WestCoast -- 2009 Champion
2. 10 pts - Bob Tanner
3. 7 pts - Racer Duck
4. 6 pts - NASCAR Gnome
5. 3 pts - OregonSHRFan
6. 2 pts - onearmsteve

Thanks to all who have played this year. Next year will be even better!