NASCAR One & Done Picks for Martinsville

The Fantasy NASCAR season is quickly coming to an end and that means we have to turn over rocks and look under the couch for good drivers to use in out One & Done contests. Do not panic… the rest of your league is likely in the same position as you. This is race 35^th of the season and there are not 35 good drivers in the Cup Series. We needed more “ringers” this season and we did not get them. I still have a driver that I think can score well Sunday.

Last Race: It took a while but NASCAR finally got the race in at Texas. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. did not have a great race but he was able to finish 12^th. That is not bad for the No. 47 team. Hopefully the good luck continues at Martinsville.

Here are my picks for the Bank of Xfinity 500…

*Pick Driver Once*			*Pick Driver Twice*
Race	Driver	Result	Race	Driver	Result
Daytona	David Ragan	4^th	Daytona	Ricky Stenhouse	20^th
Las Vegas	Ross Chastain	27^th	Las Vegas	Joey Logano	1^st
Auto Club	Ryan Blaney	19^th	Auto Club	Ryan Blaney	19^th
Phoenix	Kevin Harvick	2^nd	Phoenix	Kevin Harvick	2^nd
Darlington	Brad Keselowski	13^th	Darlington	Brad Keselowski	13^th
Darlington	Erik Jones	5^th	Darlington	Erik Jones	5^th
Charlotte	Martin Truex Jr.	6^th	Charlotte	Martin Truex Jr.	6^th
Charlotte	Alex Bowman	31^st	Charlotte	Alex Bowman	31^st
Bristol	M. DiBenedetto	31^st	Bristol	Kurt Busch	7^th
Atlanta	Clint Bowyer	20^th	Atlanta	Chase Elliott	8^th
Martinsville	Aric Almirola	33^rd	Martinsville	Brad Keselowski	3^rd
Homestead	Tyler Reddick	4^th	Homestead	Jimmie Johnson	16^th
Talladega	Corey LaJoie	16^th	Talladega	Aric Almirola	3^rd
Pocono 1	William Byron	14^th	Pocono 1	Erik Jones	38^th
Pocono 2	Cole Custer	17^th	Pocono 2	Denny Hamlin	1^st
Indianapolis	Justin Allgaier	37^th	Indianapolis	Aric Almirola	3^rd
Kentucky	Kyle Busch	21^st	Kentucky	Kyle Busch	21^st
Texas	Jimmie Johnson	26^th	Texas	Ryan Blaney	7^th
Kansas	Kurt Busch	9^th	Kansas	Chase Elliott	12^th
Loudon	Matt Kenseth	37^th	Loudon	Kyle Busch	38^th
Michigan	Joey Logano	8^th	Michigan	Joey Logano	8^th
Michigan	Bubba Wallace	21^st	Michigan	Alex Bowman	36^th
Daytona	M. McDowell	10^th	Daytona	Jimmie Johnson	4^th
Dover	Christopher Bell	22^nd	Dover	Martin Truex Jr.	2^nd
Dover	Austin Dillon	9^th	Dover	Clint Bowyer	16^th
Daytona	Ty Dillon	22^nd	Daytona	Ryan Newman	36^th
Darlington	John Nemechek	36^th	Darlington	Tyler Reddick	23^rd
Richmond	Ryan Newman	23^rd	Richmond	Austin Dillon	4^th
Bristol	Chase Elliott	7^th	Bristol	Clint Bowyer	6^th
Las Vegas	Chris Buescher	9^th	Las Vegas	Austin Dillon	32^nd
Talladega	B. Gaughan	35^th	Talladega	Ricky Stenhouse	38^th
Charlotte	Daniel Suarez	25^th	Charlotte	M. McDowell	32^nd
Kansas	Denny Hamlin	15^th	Kansas	Deny Hamlin	15^th
Texas	Ricky Stenhouse	12^th	Texas	Kurt Busch	7^th
Martinsville	Ryan Preece	?	Martinsville	Ryan Newman	?
Phoenix			Phoenix

Drivers left to use: Ryan Preece, Breenan Poole, J.J. Yeley

My One & Done Pick for Martinsville: Ryan Preece

Ryan Preece will be my driver for the One & Done game Sunday. Preece is from the Northeast and he grew up racing on the short tracks in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Series. He won some race at Martinsville in that series. I know that does not translate into success at the Cup Series level, but it should give him some confidence Sunday. Preece finished 26^th at Martinsville in June. He also finished 18^th at Phoenix and 16^th at New Hampshire, so Preece has had some decent results on the short flat tracks. He is the best option I have left.

Ryan Newman will be my pick in games where you can use a driver twice. Newman is known as one of the best drivers on the short, flat tracks. It is difficult to make passes on those tracks and Newman is one of the toughest drivers to pass in the race. He had another good race at Martinsville in June. Newman started 16^th and finished 12^th. I am hoping he can finish in the top 15 again Sunday.

Other good sleeper picks: Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer, Michael McDowell, Corey LaJoie and Ty Dillon (Listed in the order of preference)

Good luck this week!

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