

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will compete at Daytona International Speedway this week for the Coke Zero 400. This is will be the third race of the season on a Superspeedway. These races tend to be wide open since any driver who fires their engine has a legitimate chance to finish in the top 10 Saturday night. You must save your top drivers for the more predictable tracks.
Here are my picks for Daytona…
Pick Driver Once |
Pick Driver Twice | |||||
Race | Driver | Result | Race | Driver |
Result |
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Daytona |
Danica Patrick | 35th | Daytona | Michael McDowell | 9th | |
Atlanta | Kurt Busch | 8th | Atlanta | Kurt Busch |
8th |
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Las Vegas |
Paul Menard | 9th | Las Vegas | Ryan Blaney | 5th | |
Phoenix | Alex Bowman | 13th | Phoenix | Denny Hamlin |
4th |
|
Auto Club |
Clint Bowyer | 11th | Auto Club | Clint Bowyer | 11th | |
Martinsville |
Ryan Newman |
19th |
Martinsville |
Brad Keselowski |
10th |
|
Texas |
Joey Logano |
6th |
Texas |
Joey Logano |
6th |
|
Bristol |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4th | Bristol | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4th | |
Richmond | Daniel Hemric | 32nd | Richmond | Kurt Busch |
11th |
|
Talladega |
Brendan Gaughan | 22nd | Talladega | Paul Menard | 30th | |
Dover | Chase Elliott | 12th | Dover | Chase Elliott |
12th |
|
Kansas |
Ryan Blaney | 37th | Kansas | Ryan Blaney | 37th | |
Charlotte | Erik Jones | 19th | Charlotte | Kyle Busch |
1st |
|
Pocono |
Jamie McMurray | 15th | Pocono | Jamie McMurray | 15th | |
Michigan | Brad Keselowski | 6th | Michigan | Brad Keselowski |
6th |
|
Sonoma |
Kasey Kahne | 20th | Sonoma | Jamie McMurray | 37th | |
Chcago | Aric Almirola | 25th | Chicago | Aric Almirola |
25th |
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Daytona |
Michael McDowell | ? | Daytona | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
? |
Michael McDowell will be my pick for the One & Done game at Daytona. McDowell has been very good at this track. He finished 9th in the Daytona 500 in February and 4th in this race last year. McDowell has finished on the lead lap in the last 7 races at Daytona. He is one of the best drivers at staying out of trouble so I will roll the dice with McDowell this week.
Good luck this week!
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