

The NASCAR Cup Series will shuffle up the field and race again at Michigan International Speedway Sunday. The drivers who finished in the top 20 will be inverted. The drivers who finished 21st -39th will start the race in the same position they finished Saturday. The teams are required to use the same car and are only allowed to make minor adjustments (Similar to what they can on a normal pit stop). Car who make more adjustments or change drivers will start in the back. The Consumer Energy 400 will be Sunday at 4:30 p.m. on NBCSN.
Here are my picks for the Consumer Energy 400 …
Pick Driver Once |
Pick Driver Twice | |||||
Race | Driver | Result | Race | Driver |
Result |
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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 | |
Pocono 1 | William Byron | 14th | Pocono 1 | Erik Jones |
38th |
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Pocono 2 |
Cole Custer | 17th | Pocono 2 | Denny Hamlin | 1st | |
Indianapolis | Justin Allgaier | 37th | Indianapolis | Aric Almirola |
3rd |
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Kentucky |
Kyle Busch | 21st | Kentucky | Kyle Busch | 21st | |
Texas | Jimmie Johnson | 26th | Texas | Ryan Blaney |
7th |
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Kansas |
Kurt Busch | 9th | Kansas | Chase Elliott | 12th | |
Loudon | Matt Kenseth | 37th | Loudon | Kyle Busch |
38th |
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Michigan |
Joey Logano | 8th | Michigan | Joey Logano | 8th | |
Michigan | Bubba Wallace | ? | Michigan | Alex Bowman |
? |
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Daytona |
Daytona | |||||
Dover |
Dover |
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Dover |
Dover | |||||
Daytona |
Daytona |
Drivers left to use: Denny Hamlin, 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: Bubba Wallace
I was really surprised how well Bubba Wallace ran yesterday. He had a chance to win the race but his decision to go three-wide on the last restart backfired. Wallace finished ninth and the No. 43 team proved that they are willing to gamble on pit strategy (taking fuel or two tires) to finish in the top 10. I will roll the dice with Wallace Sunday.
Alex Bowman had a faster car than what his 21st finishing position suggests. Bowman had the 11th best Driver Ranking, 8th fastest Green Flag Speed and 9th best Average Running Poisition in the race. His decision to take four tires at each stop was not the best choice to keep track position. I am hoping Greg Ives learns from his mistake. I will use Bowman in the games I can use a driver twice.
* If you have Erik Jones available, I would use the No. 20 car. Jones had a lot of speed Saturday.
Good Luck!
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