The NASCAR Cup Series will travel to the Irish Hills of Michigan for a double header weekend of racing. The cars will compete in the FireKeepers Casino 400 Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on NBCS and then line up the cars to run another race Sunday. Michigan International Speedway is a fast track and there usually are not many cautions. This race should go by quickly so track position will be important in both races.
Last Race: I sincerely apologize for the absolutely horrible picks at New Hampshire. The Magic Mile was the best track for Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch should have been a lock for a top-10 finish. The Goodyear tires did not help out our picks. Both drivers got flat tires and hit the wall. Busch was running fourth when his tire went down and Kenseth was running 15th. That sucked! I will do my best to try and turn this around.
Here are my picks for the FireKeepers Casino 400 …
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Daytona |
David Ragan | 4th | Daytona | Ricky Stenhouse | 20th | |
| Las Vegas | Ross Chastain | 27th | Las Vegas | Joey Logano |
1st |
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Auto Club |
Ryan Blaney | 19th | Auto Club | Ryan Blaney | 19th | |
| Phoenix | Kevin Harvick | 2nd | Phoenix | Kevin Harvick |
2nd |
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Darlington |
Brad Keselowski | 13th | Darlington | Brad Keselowski | 13th | |
| Darlington | Erik Jones | 5th | Darlington | Erik Jones |
5th |
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Charlotte |
Martin Truex Jr. | 6th | Charlotte | Martin Truex Jr. | 6th | |
| Charlotte | Alex Bowman | 31st | Charlotte | Alex Bowman |
31st |
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Bristol |
M. DiBenedetto | 31st | Bristol | Kurt Busch | 7th | |
| Atlanta | Clint Bowyer | 20th | Atlanta | Chase Elliott |
8th |
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Martinsville |
Aric Almirola | 33rd | Martinsville | Brad Keselowski | 3rd | |
| Homestead | Tyler Reddick | 4th | Homestead | Jimmie Johnson |
16th |
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Talladega |
Corey LaJoie | 16th | Talladega |
Aric Almirola |
3rd |
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Pocono 1 |
William Byron | 14th | Pocono 1 | Erik Jones | 38th | |
| Pocono 2 | Cole Custer | 17th | Pocono 2 | Denny Hamlin |
1st |
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Indianapolis |
Justin Allgaier | 37th | Indianapolis | Aric Almirola | 3rd | |
| Kentucky | Kyle Busch | 21st | Kentucky | Kyle Busch |
21st |
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Texas |
Jimmie Johnson | 26th | Texas | Ryan Blaney | 7th | |
| Kansas | Kurt Busch | 9th | Kansas | Chase Elliott |
12th |
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Loudon |
Matt Kenseth | 37th | Loudon | Kyle Busch | 38th | |
| Michigan | Joey Logano | ? | Michigan | Joey Logano |
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Daytona |
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Dover |
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| Dover |
Dover |
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Daytona |
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Drivers left to use: Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon, Chris Buescher, Christopher Bell, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ryan Newman, Bubba Wallace, Michael McDowell, Ty Dillon, Ryan Preece, Daniel Saurez, and Brendan Gaughan
My One & Done Pick for Michigan: Joey Logano
My strategy for the races at Michigan this weekend is to use one of my top drivers in the race Saturday and come back with one of my mid-tier drivers who start up front on Sunday. Michigan has been a good track for Team Penske. Joey Logano won this race last year and he led 215 laps at Michigan. The No. 22 car starts on the pole and should finish in the top five Saturday.
Good luck this week!
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