Eric and Greg hit again and picked up the win from Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race in Road America. They each picked Tyler Reddick to score his 1st career victory on the Wisconsin road course which was a push for Greg to win his money back and a $20 profit for Eric.
Now, it’s to Atlanta for a great odds race with superspeedway style of racing ahead.
This race should look a lot like the one of the spring which featured action like Daytona and Talladega. Which is why with all the uncertainty we saw for the spring race, we have more data to base this weekend off of.
We’ve seen 3 superspeedway races run this season with 3 different drivers winning from 3 different teams. Austin Cindric (Team Penske) won the Daytona 500. William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports) won here in March while Ross Chastain (Trackhouse Racing) won at Talladega in April.
That certainly opens the door.
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William Byron isn’t primed to be the 1st driver in well over a decade to sweep the Atlanta races. His teammates have all struggled on speedway tracks while Chase Elliott has never won on his hometrack before while Kyle Larson has 1 top 5 in 32 superspeedway starts. Team Penske was 9-17-32 this past spring themselves.
Does it open the door to Joe Gibbs Racing? They only went 8-23-29-33 here in March and features Martin Truex Jr. who’s 0-for-25 in Atlanta.
That’s why this could be a new team race. Trackhouse Racing (2nd, 4th in March) and 23XI Racing (3rd, 13th but Wallace was 2nd at the white flag and crashed) have my attention.
Race Odds
10-1…R Blaney, R Chastain and C Elliott
12-1…Kyle B, W Byron, D Hamlin, K Larson, J Logano and D Wallace Jr.
15-1…T Reddick and Suarez
20-1…C Bell and M Truex Jr.
25-1…A Bowman, C Briscoe, Kurt B and A Cindric
30-1…A Almirola, C Buescher, A Dillon and K Harvick
35-1…M McDowell
40-1…E Jones, B Keselowski and R Stenhouse Jr.
100-1…C Custer and J Haley
250-1…H Burton, T Dillon and N Gragson
QUAKER STATE 400 PICKS: RACE 19
CJ Radune
R Blaney…10-1…$11 ($110)
R Chastain…10-1…$11 ($110)
C Elliott…10-1…$11 ($110)
Kyle B…12-1…$9 ($108)
K Larson…12-1…$9 ($108)
J Logano…12-1…$9 ($108)
D Hamlin…12-1…$9 ($108)
M Truex Jr…20-1…$7 ($140)
Kurt B…25-1…$6 ($150)
K Harvick…30-1…$5 ($150)
M McDowell…35-1…$5 ($175)
E Jones…40-1…$4 ($160)
R Stenhouse Jr…40-1…$4 ($160)
RECORD: 11 for 18
TOTAL: -305
Greg DePalma
R Blaney…10-1…$35 ($350)
R Chastain…10-1…$15 ($150)
M Truex Jr…20-1…$10 ($200)
Kurt B…25-1…$8 ($200)
A Almirola…30-1…$4 ($120)
C Buescher…30-1…$4 ($120)
A Dillon…30-1…$4 ($120)
K Harvick…30-1…$8 ($240)
M McDowell…35-1…$5 ($175)
E Jones…40-1…$3 ($120)
R Stenhouse Jr…40-1…$4 ($160)
RECORD: 8 for 18
TOTAL: -363
Eric Smith
R Blaney…10-1…$14 ($140)
R Chastain…10-1…$12 ($120)
C Elliott…10-1…$15 ($150)
Kyle B…12-1…$10 ($120)
B Wallace…12-1…$10 ($120)
D Suarez…15-1…$7 ($105)
C Bell…20-1…$6 ($120)
Kurt B…25-1…$5 ($125)
A Cindric…25-1…$5 ($125)
K Harvick…30-1…$4 ($120)
M McDowell…35-1…$5 ($175)
E Jones…40-1…$3 ($120)
C Custer…100-1…$2 ($200)
J Haley…100-1…$2 ($200)
RECORD: 9 for 18
TOTAL: -487
ARCHIVES
KWIK TRIP 250 PICKS: RACE 18
KWIK TRIP 250 WINNER: Tyler Reddick
CJ Radune
K Larson…6-1…$20 ($120) …3rd
R Chastain…8-1…$15 ($120) …4th
Kyle B…9-1…$14 ($126) …29th
D Hamlin…12-1…$10 ($120) …17th
M Truex Jr…12-1…$10 ($120) …13th
C Bell…15-1…$8 ($120) …18th
AJ Allmendinger…20-1…$6 ($120) …9th
A Cindric…20-1…$6 ($120) …7th
D Suarez…20-1…$6 ($120) …5th
M McDowell…50-1…$3 ($150) …8th
E Jones…100-1…$2 ($200) …26th
RECORD: 0 for 1
TOTAL: -100
Greg DePalma
C Elliott…5-1…$20 ($100) …2nd
Kyle B…9-1…$20 ($180) …29th
R Blaney…12-1…$8 ($96) …11th
M Truex Jr…12-1…$20 ($240) …13th
C Bell…15-1…$13 ($195) …18th
A Cindric…20-1…$5 ($100) …7th
T Reddick…20-1…$5 ($100) …1st
C Buescher…35-1…$3 ($105) …6th
K Harvick…40-1…$3 ($120) …10th
M McDowell…50-1…$3 ($150) …8th
RECORD: 1 for 1
TOTAL: +5
Eric Smith
C Elliott…5-1…$27 ($135) …2nd
R Chastain…8-1…$16 ($128) …4th
R Blaney…12-1…$12 ($144) …11th
C Bell…15-1…$9 ($135) …18th
AJ Allmendinger…20-1…$6 ($120) …9th
A Cindric…20-1…$9 ($180) …7th
T Reddick…20-1…$6 ($120) …1st
D Suarez…20-1…$7 ($140) …5th
K Harvick…40-1…$5 ($200) …10th
M McDowell…50-1…$3 ($150) …8th
RECORD: 1 for 1
TOTAL: +26
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