As we head into the unexpected, Greg and Eric picked up wins via Ross Chastain in last Sunday’s Ally 400 at the Nashville Superspeedway. Greg moves to just a few dollars shy of a $100 profit in going 8-for-17 this season in correctly picking a winner. Eric scored his seventh win, albeit not as much of a margin of victory as Greg’s.

Now, it’s to the inaugural street race in Chicago to where this is the first time in the 75-year history of NASCAR that a street race will happen. As a result, the picks are purely speculative on who’s going to shine on Sunday in the windy city.

RACE FUTURES: GRANT PARK 220 RACE 18

7-1…C Elliott, K Larson, T Reddick and M Truex Jr.

11-1…AJ Allmendinger and R Chastain

14-1…K Busch

16-1…W Byron

20-1…C Bell, C Buescher and M McDowell

25-1…Hamlin

28-1…J Logano and D Suarez

30-1…R Blaney, A Cindric and K Harvick

40-1…A Bowman and T Gibbs

50-1…C Briscoe and B Keselowski

100-1…A Almirola, A Dillon, T Gilliland, J Haley, E Jones, R Preece, R Stenhouse Jr. and D Wallace

150-1…H Burton, J Johnson and C Lajoie

250-1…N Gragson

NOTE: Each analyst has a weekly wagering limit of $100.

NOTE: The weekly wagering limits will increase $100 for each playoff round ending with a $500 wagering limit for the Championship Four race.

GRANT PARK 220 RACE 18

Greg DePalma

K Larson…7-1…$25 ($175)

AJ Allmendinger…11-1…$15 ($165)

K Busch…14-1…$10 ($140)

C Bell…20-1…$12 ($240)

C Buescher…20-1…$8 ($160)

M McDowell…20-1…$8 ($160)

D Hamlin…25-1…$4 ($100)

J Logano…28-1…$7 ($196)

T Gibbs…40-1…$3 ($120)

B Wallace…100-1…$3 ($300)

A Dillon…100-1…$1 ($100)

D Gilliland…100-1…$1 ($100)

J Haley…100-1…$1 ($100)

E Jones…100-1…$1 ($100)

R Stenhouse Jr…100-1…$1 ($100)

CJ Radune

C Elliott…7-1…$16 ($112)

K Larson…7-1…$16 ($112)

T Reddick…7-1…$16 ($112)

M Truex Jr…7-1…$16 ($112)

AJ Allmendinger…11-1…$11 ($121)

K Busch…14-1…$8 ($112)

M McDowell…20-1…$6 ($120)

J Logano…28-1…$4 ($112)

A Cindric…30-1…$4 ($120)

T Gibbs…40-1…$3 ($120)

Eric Smith

C Elliott…7-1…$17 ($119)

K Larson…7-1…$17 ($119)

M Truex Jr…7-1…$18 ($126)

AJ Allmendinger…11-1…$11 ($121)

K Busch…14-1…$8 ($112)

W Byron…16-1…$7 ($112)

M McDowell…20-1…$6 ($120)

D Hamlin…25-1…$5 ($125)

J Logano…28-1…$7 ($196)

A Cindric…30-1…$4 ($120)

WEEKLY RACE PICKS STANDINGS

Greg DePalma

RECORD: 8 for 17

TOTAL: +111

CJ Radune

RECORD: 11 for 17

TOTAL: -139

Eric Smith

RECORD: 7 for 17

TOTAL: -959

ARCHIVES

ALLY 400 RACE 17

ALLY 400 WINNER: Ross Chastain

Greg DePalma

M Truex Jr…7-1…$30 ($210)

W Byron…8-1…$25 ($200)

R Chastain…11-1…$15 ($165) …WINNER!

R Blaney…12-1…$16 ($192)

K Harvick…25-1…$5 ($100)

B Keselowski…45-1…$3 ($135)

C Buescher…80-1…$4 ($320)

R Stenhouse Jr…100-1…$1 ($100)

A Cindric…150-1…$1 ($150)

RECORD: 1 for 1

TOTAL: +80  

CJ Radune

K Busch…7-1…$18 ($126)

M Truex Jr…7-1…$18 ($126)

W Byron…8-1…$15 ($120)

C Elliott…8-1…$15 ($120)

D Hamlin…8-1…$15 ($120)

C Bell…11-1…$11 ($121)

T Reddick…16-1…$8 ($128)

RECORD: 0 for 1

TOTAL: -100

Eric Smith

K Larson…5-1…$25 ($125)

M Truex Jr…7-1…$17 ($119)

W Byron…8-1…$16 ($128)

D Hamlin…8-1…$16 ($128)

C Bell…11-1…$10 ($110)

R Chastain…11-1…$10 ($110) …WINNER!

B Wallace…22-1…$6 ($132)

RECORD: 1 for 1

TOTAL: +20