The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will travel to Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week for the Brickyard 400. All on track activity was canceled Saturday and the field will be set by owner’s points. The race will either be at 1 pm ET Sunday or Monday after the Xfinity Series race.
Here are my picks for Indianapolis…
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Pick Driver Once |
Pick Driver Twice | |||||
| Race | Driver | Result | Race | Driver |
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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 |
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Auto Club |
Clint Bowyer | 11th | Auto Club | Clint Bowyer | 11th | |
| Martinsville | Ryan Newman | 19th | Martinsville | Brad Keselowski |
10th |
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Texas |
Joey Logano | 6th | Texas | Joey Logano | 6th | |
| Bristol | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4th | Bristol | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
4th |
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Richmond |
Daniel Hemric | 32nd | Richmond | Kurt Busch | 11th | |
| Talladega | Brendan Gaughan | 22nd | Talladega | Paul Menard |
30th |
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Dover |
Chase Elliott | 12th | Dover | Chase Elliott | 12th | |
| Kansas | Ryan Blaney | 37th | Kansas | Ryan Blaney |
37th |
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Charlotte |
Erik Jones | 19th | Charlotte | Kyle Busch | 1st | |
| Pocono | Jamie McMurray | 15th | Pocono | Jamie McMurray |
15th |
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Michigan |
Brad Keselowski | 6th | Michigan | Brad Keselowski | 6th | |
| Sonoma | Kasey Kahne | 20th | Sonoma | Jamie McMurray |
37th |
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Chicago |
Aric Almirola | 25th | Chicago | Aric Almirola | 25th | |
| Daytona | Michael McDowell | 26th | Daytona | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
17th |
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Kentucky |
Daniel Suarez | 15th | Kentucky | Erik Jones | 7th | |
| Loudon | Denny Hamlin | 13th | Loudon | Denny Hamlin |
13th |
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Pocono |
Chris Buescher | 37th | Pocono | Daniel Suarez | 2nd | |
| Watkins Glen | AJ Allmendinger | 15th | Watkins Glen | AJ Allmendinger |
15th |
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Michigan |
Kyle Larson | 17th | Michigan | Kyle Larson | 17th | |
| Bristol | Trevor Bayne | 11th | Bristol | Kyle Larson |
2nd |
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Darlington |
Matt Kenseth | ? | Darlington | Martin Truex Jr. | ? | |
| Indianapolis | Austin Dillon | ? | Indianapolis | Joey Logano |
? |
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I do not have a lot of great choices left for my One & Done picks. I evaluated each driver I have left and selected them for their best track. I still have Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch left so my picks should be in decent shape in the final 12 races. The other drivers I have left to use include: Jimmie Johnson, Austin Dillon, William Byron, Darrell Wallace Jr., Chris Buescher, Ty Dillon and David Ragan
Austin Dillon will be my One & Done pick this week. It is looking more and more likely that the MENCS race will be Monday after the Xfinity Series race. Dillon will be competing in the Xfinity Series race and the extra track time should give him an advantage over the drivers who did not get any time on the track. Dillon has been running well over the last month and I expect the No. 3 team to finish in the top 12 whenever they race.
* I thought about using Regan Smith this week but I heard Kasey Kahne is not coming back any time soon. There is a good chance Smith will be in the car next week at Las Vegas too. I want to see how the No. 95 car performs before I pull the trigger with one of their replacement drivers.
Good luck this week!
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