CJ nailed Alex Bowman (20-1) last weekend in Dover to score a win and gain $20 back on his season total. Eric and Greg fall $100 with Eric now going back in the hole following two straight losses after a good run of wins to get back into the positive category.
Eric went with the favorites last week but it didn’t pay off. He had Martin Truex Jr. who was puzzling last Sunday, Kyle Larson who was the best and Denny Hamlin/Kevin Harvick who were the best overall not of the Hendrick Motorsports camp.
Instead, it was Bowman who had the quickest pit stop of the season and stole the win. Now, it’s to COTA, a place where NASCAR has never been before. In turn, that’s made this weekend’s race difficult to predict because there’s nothing like it.
Race Odds
2-1…C Elliott
5-1…M Truex Jr.
8-1…D Hamlin
10-1…R Blaney
14-1…Kyle B, W Byron, K Harvick and K Larson
16-1…J Logano
18-1…A Bowman and B Keselowski
20-1…C Bell
25-1…Kurt B
60-1…M DiBenedetto
66-1…C Buescher, E Jones and M McDowell
80-1…C Custer and T Reddick
100-1…A Almirola
125-1…C Briscoe and D Suarez
200-1…A Dillon, R Newman and R Stenhouse Jr.
250-1…R Chastain and D Wallace Jr.
TEXAS GRAND PRIX: RACE 14 PICKS
Eric Smith
C Elliott…2-1…$53 ($106)
M Truex Jr…5-1…$22 ($110)
Kyle B…14-1…$8 ($112)
K Larson…14-1…$8 ($112)
C Bell…20-1…$5 ($100)
M McDowell…66-1…$2 ($132)
C Briscoe…125-1…$1 ($125)
D Suarez…125-1…$1 ($125)
RECORD: 7 for 13
TOTAL: -162
TEXAS GRAND PRIX: RACE 14 PICKS
CJ Radune
C Elliott…2-1…$62 ($124)
M Truex Jr…5-1…$23 ($115)
D Hamlin…8-1…$15 ($120)
RECORD: 7 for 13
TOTAL: -428
TEXAS GRAND PRIX: RACE 14 PICKS
Greg DePalma
D Hamlin…8-1…$20 ($160)
R Blaney…10-1…$20 ($200)
Kyle B…14-1…$10 ($140)
K Harvick…14-1…$20 ($280)
J Logano…16-1…$20 ($320)
C Buescher…66-1…$4 ($264)
C Briscoe…125-1…$2 ($250)
D Suarez…125-1…$4 ($500)
RECORD: 2 for 13
TOTAL: -720
Weekly Race Points Standings
Week 13 Dover
1 Eric -100/-162
2 CJ +26/-428
3 Greg -100/-720
Week 12 Darlington
1 Eric -100/-62
2 CJ +35/-454
3 Greg -100/-620
Week 11 Kansas
1 Eric +20/+38
2 CJ +20/-489
3 Greg +140/-520
Week 10 Talladega
1 Eric +20/+18
2 CJ +20/-509
3 Greg -100/-660
Week 9 Richmond
1 Eric +36/-2
2 CJ -100/-529
3 Greg -100/-560
Week 8 Martinsville
1 Eric +20/-38
2 CJ +32/-429
3 Greg -100/-460
Week 7 Bristol Dirt
1 Eric +290/-58
2 Greg -100/-360
3 CJ -100/-461
Week 6 Atlanta
1 Greg +240/-260
2 Eric -100/-348
3 CJ +19/-361
Week 5 Phoenix
1 Eric +20/-248
2 CJ +20/-380
3 Greg -100/-500
Week 4 Las Vegas
1 Eric +32/-268
2 Greg -100/-400
3 CJ -100/-400
Week 3 Homestead
1 Greg -100/-200
2 CJ -100/-200
3 Eric -100/-200
Week 2 Daytona Road
1 Greg -100/-200
2 CJ -100/-200
3 Eric -100/-200
Week 1 Daytona 500
1 Greg -100
2 CJ -100
3 Eric -100
WEEKLY PICKS ARCHIVES
DRYDENE 400: RACE 13 PICKS
GOODYEAR 400 WINNER: ALEX BOWMAN
Eric Smith
M Truex Jr…3-1…$35 ($105) …19th
K Larson…4-1…$30 ($120) …2nd
D Hamlin…6-1…$22 ($132) …7th
K Harvick…8-1…$13 ($104) …6th
RECORD: 0 for 1
TOTAL: -100
DRYDENE 400: RACE 13 PICKS
CJ Radune
K Larson…4-1…$33 ($132) …2nd
D Hamlin…6-1…$25 ($150) …7th
C Elliott…8-1…$14 ($112) …3rd
K Harvick…8-1…$15 ($120) …6th
W Byron…16-1…$7 ($112) …4th
A Bowman…20-1…$6 ($120) …1st
RECORD: 1 for 1
TOTAL: +26
DRYDENE 400: RACE 13 PICKS
Greg DePalma
K Larson…4-1…$20 ($80) …2nd
Kyle B…8-1…$50 ($400) …27th
K Harvick…8-1…$20 ($160) …6th
W Byron…16-1…$10 ($160) …4th
RECORD: 0 for 1
TOTAL: -100