The Cup Series is travels to Kansas Speedway this weekend for the fourth race in The Chase. This is race No. 30 on the Cup Series schedule. That means we have used 29 drivers so far in our One & Done Contests. I am quickly running out of quality drivers for my One & Done Contests, but so is everyone else in my leagues. I have a few drivers left who have a good chance to score well in the Hollywood Casino 400. We just need a little more luck then we did earlier in the season when we had the full field available for our One & Done Contests.
Here are the picks for the race for the race Sunday at Kansas …
ONE & DONE CONTESTS
This pick is for games where you can only use a driver once throughout the season.
ROSS CHASTAIN will be my pick in games where you can use a driver once throughout the season. Can we trust Chastain to run well and score points for our One & Done Contest Sunday? Kansas Speedway ranks as his best intermediate track. Chastain won the Hollywood Casino 400 in 2024. Chastain starts 13th Sunday. He has the track position to run up front and score well for your One & Done Contest Sunday.
ONE & DONE (REGULAR SEASON/PLAYOFF GAMES)
The picks for this game have been reset. That means we need 10 drivers for the final 10 races. We need to stick with our top drivers in this format.
DENNY HAMLIN will be my pick in games that reset at the end of the regular season. Hamlin has been a beast at Kansas Speedway. He led the most laps at Kansas in April and he finished 2nd in the Hollywood Casino 400 last year. Hamlin has been better in the fall than he has been in the spring at Kansas Speedway. Hamlin has an average finishing position of 3rd in the fall races at Kansas Speedway since 2022. The No. 11 car should be a great pick for your One & Done Contest Sunday.
ONE & DONE (USE A DRIVER MORE THAN ONCE)
There are some One & Done games that are not really “One & Done.” I play in a league where you can use a driver twice and another league where you can use a driver three times during the season. The picks posted below are for these types of contests (I am going to base these picks on being able to use a driver twice during the 2026 season).
CHASE ELLIOTT will be my pick in games where we can use a driver more that once throughout the season. Elliott is one of the best drivers I have left in the One & Done games. The No. 9 team has been at their best on the 1.5-mile, intermediate tracks this year. Elliott finished 2nd at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and he won the race at Texas Motor Speedway. Elliott won this race last year. I will use him as my One & Done pick and hope he can find Victory Lane again Sunday at Kansas Speedway.
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Good luck Sunday!
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