NASCAR Pick’em Contest for Daytona

One of the more popular ways that some people play fantasy racing is by entering a NASCAR Pick’ems Contest. Players select one driver for each race, but you can only select a driver one or two times during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. I will be providing my picks each week to help out members who play these types of games.

Pick Drive 1 Time			Pick Driver 2 Times
Race	Driver	Finish	Race	Driver	Finish
Daytona	Jamie McMurray	28^th	Daytona	Jamie McMurray	28^th
Atlanta	Chase Elliott	5^th	Atlanta	Chase Elliott	5^th
Las Vegas	Kasey Kahne	12^th	Las Vegas	Brad Keselowski	5^th
Phoenix	Ryan Blaney	23^rd	Phoenix	Joey Logano	31^st
Auto Club	Kyle Larson	1^st	Auto Club	Kyle Larson	1^st
Martinsville	Ryan Newman	8^th	Martinsville	Denny Hamlin	30^th
Texas	Clint Bowyer	11^th	Texas	Brad Keselowski	6^th
Bristol	Erik Jones	17^th	Bristol	Kyle Busch	35^th
Richmond	Kyle Busch	16^th	Richmond	Clint Bowyer	15^th
Talladega	Aric Almirola	4^th	Talladega	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	1^st
Kansas	Joey Logano	37^th	Kansas	Ryan Blaney	4^th
Charlotte	Martin Truex Jr.	3^rd	Charlotte	Martin Truex Jr.	3^rd
Dover	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	39^th	Dover	Matt Kenseth	13^th
Pocono	Kurt Busch	4^th	Pocono	Kurt Busch	4^th
Michigan	Denny Hamlin	4^th	Michigan	Denny Hamlin	4^th
Sonoma	Chris Buescher	19^th	Sonoma	AJ Allmendinger	35^th
Daytona	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	?	Daytona	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	?

*Dale Earnhardt is at his best at the restrictor-plate tracks. Since Talladega is a more random race and produces wins by drivers who have no business being in Victory Lane, I will use Earnhardt at Daytona. This race requires a car that handles well and the best restrictor-plate drivers usually perform well in the race. He also starts from the pole Saturday night. Earnhardt is one of the hardest drivers to pass when he is leading the pack.

Good luck this week!

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