What a Memorial Day weekend!

It started at 7 am Thursday Morning as we headed out to Charlotte for a five day weekend that would include a stay at the Hampton Inn, just down the street from the Nascar Hall of Fame.

We went through Speed Street, which is an area of about ten blocks in Downtown Charlotte that had a CocaCola, Miller Lite, and Cheerios Stages for concerts that went on Thursday to Saturday night. There were plenty of people and food.

Then the real fun started Friday morning with the Coca Cola Track Walk at Charlotte Motor Speedway. We had the opportunity to see Greg Biffle, Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, Ned Jarrett as we walked a mile and a half around the high banked Charlotte Motor Speedway. It was beautiful, hot, and a wonderful experience. I wish all tracks had this available for those that visited could have this opportunity as well! After the walk we had lunch that was provided by the track as well, enjoying an ice cold drink and a hamburger. I would love to do this everyday!

Later that same evening….

We had the pleasure of going to a Kenny Wallace Fan Club event and talking with Kenny and his Wife Kim and family. This was an awesome night as we were able to be one family and get to know Kenny and his family! They also had games for members to play. One of them being a numbers game where you had to add up the number 36 from chips or tiles that were in a bag. I think the Ladies ended up being faster than the Gentlemen, but it was fun for my Mother In Law!

I definitely appreciate and thank Kim and Kenny taking the time for us all to join them in this wonderful event!

The next day, came an early morning for us to head to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the History 300. We arrived at the track around 12:30 and headed for the shops and merchandise trailers to do a little shopping! We watched some of practice and qualifying before the race.

The cast of Pawn Stars were the Grand Marshals and Rick Dale of Restoration Hardware was the Honorary Starter for the History 300.

The race itself was pretty action packed. There were seven cautions with seventeen on the lead lap, as Brad Keselowski swept the field for a great win! This ended up being one of the best races and finishes for Danica Patrick finishing thirteenth with a clean car. It was good to see her run without any issues or interactions. We did have Angela Cope’s engine blow up right in front of us and a car catching on fire after a smack in to the wall, as well as Travis Pastrana spinning three times.

We enjoyed the rest of the afternoon by heading to a park and walking around Downtown Charlotte to see some of the sites and grab dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings at Nascar Hall of Fame. 

We left the hotel Sunday around 12:30, arriving around 1:30 at the track for the Coke 600. We stopped by to get our pit passes before heading down to the infield and stopping by the Tweetup. This had to be one of the best Tweetups ever as we had an appearance by two of your 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees Rusty Wallace and Leonard Wood. It was good to meet a fellow tweeter, @JenniferLynn_13 I did get a chance to talk to @bobpockrass about Charlotte and Kansas and what I thought about Charlotte. I told him that we are spoiled with how the track is set up and how fan friendly Kansas Speedway is compared to Charlotte Motor Speedway. I will tell you that @CLTMotorSpeedway needs to change how they do things and make it better for fans to be more comfortable on the track. It would be nice if CMS would allow fans to cross at the seats from the infield instead of having to go through a tunnel that has access as one way, but made it two way with no room to move, going up to turn four and walking all the way around to the main entrance where our seats were. Also CMS will want to look in to adding water bottle refill stations around the track where the food vendor stations are for fans to stay hydrated. Also CMS may want to check or change their food vendors as several fans got sick, as well as myself, from the polish sausage and Bojangles Chicken among other vendors. Other than that CMS is a beautiful facility that has aged, but not with beauty..lol!

This was one of the best events for honoring and remembering our troops. There was a performance of NHRA Top Fuel Alcohol Dragsters that went down the last half of pit road towards pit exit. That was so cool to see for the first time! There were two different seven gun salutes, the first with cannons and the other with rifles. The cannons shook the track and stands like a small earthquake or aftershock! There wasn’t too much to the race Sunday as it mainly ran under green flag, with four cautions for debris and a first win this season for Kasey Kahne!

We had a fabulous and memorable weekend! I hope everyone enjoys the photos! =)

With all the changes during the “offseason”, the one I think everyone will be more interested in Darian Grubb and Denny Hamlin vs. Steve Addington and Tony Stewart. This in my eyes should be the most talked about story this season! Sadly, I am going to take Steve and Tony to win this battle and Finish well in the Top Three. As far as Darian and Denny, I see this duo doing well and Denny having a better season than he has had, thus finishing anywher from Fifth to Seventh Place.

There were other changes made as well in the Nascar Camping World Truck Series with KHI leaving and joining teams with Richard Childress Racing Nationwide Program. With this change, this will give some drivers that extra level of competition they have not seen. I am really looking forward to what the Camping World Truck Series and Nationwide Series will bring us this season, with or without a Kyle or Kurt Busch mention!!

With this short synopsis, you will find my Season picks for all Series…Good Luck to all Drivers, Teams and Crew Members this season!

Camping World Truck Series

Champion – Matt Crafton

Runner Up – James Buescher

Dark Horse – Nelson Piquet Jr

ROTY – Ty Dillon

Nationwide Series

Champion – Elliott Sadler / Justin Allgaier / Austin Dillon (too hard to pick just one!)

Runner Up – Kenny Wallace

ROTY – Cole Whitt / Austin Dillon

Sprint Cup Series

Champion – Kevin Harvick / Tony Stewart (yet again, too hard to pick just one!)

Runner Up – Jeff Gordon / Brad Keselowski (hey I can’t choose just one!)

Dark Horse – AJ Allmendinger

This weekend was a pretty special weekend as Kansas Speedway started their season with the Camping World Truck Series O’Reilly 250 Saturday afternoon. The race itself was fairly short with not to much excitement, UNTIL the last 10 laps. It was great to see someone like Joey Coulter drive the truck til they lose it! I will tell you I did nothing but cheer for Joey to pass Kyle Busch for 5th place. It was also great to see someone fight for what they deserved and did it cleanly and with grace. The only thing bad to come out of that situation was Kyle Busch either congratulated Joey on the 5th place, or was the usual Kyle Busch that was pissed off because someone took him out of the top 5. To Kyle Busch, please note my tweet over the weekend. Also note that I don’t honestly see how you have fans or can call your self a role model for kids of any age. Your actions and comments are that of a 5 year old with no competence what so ever. As far as what happened this weekend with the altercation between you and Richard Childress, it has been a long time coming. The only reason Richard did what he did was nobody else in the garage had the nerve to do it. I now realize why Rick Hendrick let you go, but I cannot for the life of me figure out why Joe Gibbs even tries to cope with you in his camp. This has to be the worst I have ever seen any driver act at any level. I truly do hope that one day in life you look back and realize how good you have it. You have a beautiful wife, which her attitude is as soily gracious as yours, a lifetime of achievements that will be hard to meet or beat, and a life that every other driver moving up in life dreams of.

Not to take anything away from Clint Bowyer and his spectacular, dominating win, which was needed for him!

That same night, the Nationwide Series STP 300 took place in Chicagoland Speedway. Who would have thought we would have two great races in one night!??? The race wasn’t to exciting until the last lap when Justin Allgaier coasted to another career win by edging out Carl Edwards by about 3 car lengths and Trevor Bayne by a second. Sadly, Brad Keselowski, the winner of the Kansas Speedway STP 400, blew an engine about half way through the STP 300.

The next day at Kansas Speedway, we had tickets to the infield, not quite pit passes, but passes that allow you to go back to an area where you have access to drivers, pre-race inspections, and autographs. Last year, I happen to fall upon a spot on the side where the Camping World Truck Series usually parks in the garages and got quite a few autographs from the Nationwide Series Drivers and Crews as well from this very same spot. Now mind you, we do have a media center, but if it gets to crowded with fans behind barricades, they will make the drivers actually go through the media center, out the back and to the garages where the Camping World Trucks would park. I stood in my very spot today, and seeing also kindly fist-bumping, Travis Kvapil, Paul Menard, and a few others. After the drivers meeting I was down more towards the garages and when everyone started dispersing, I saw Chad Knaus. I found a set of 2008 cards, one of them being Jimmie Johnson. I was hoping to get Chad to sign it, with Jimmie following, but to Chad’s demise, I asked him once, ran back to my other spot, actually faced him and asked him for the autograph, he looked me in the eyes and had the mouse balls to walk away. My reply to him was, Thank you very much sir! Sadly, I am sure I am not the first one to be shunned by him, as he joins my list of shunners: Michael Waltrip(2 years ago) and Ray Evernham(2004 Indy Brickyard). Thanks again Chad, another reason nobody likes you or Jimmie. Hell, you might as well jump in the shallow boat with Kyle and paddle down the river of sorrow. LOL! Anyway, I waited a while and happen to have Kevin Harvick and Gil sign my hat. So be sure come October, my spot will be one I might have to take a lease out on.

Congrats on a huge win to Brad Keselowski! He kept freaking me out everytime he would cime by with the engine cut off. Thank goodness he was able to get restarted each lap!

With this being my first hometown blog, I thought I would try to take some notes during the race for the blog, but as unexciting as these races were, there wasn’t really much to take down to put in here. I did happen to grab a few quotes from Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick during the race. After the start of the race, Kevin told Gil that the car was tight, tight, tight. Gil’s response to Kevin was “close your mouth”, Kevin said “my mouth is tight”? Around lap 138 when Tony was fighting Denny Hamlin for the lead, Denny had one case of blocking, which we know Tony does not approve of. Once Tony was able to get up to Denny, Tony told his spotter, Bob(@EyeInTheSky14 Twitter), “I am going to wreck the fucking idiot”. The next thing you hear is Bob telling Tony “not today”. The next lap, 141, Tony took the lead and led about 20 laps, but couldnt keep up with the leader as a late call to pit came at the end of the race.

With the update today from Nascar on the penalty regarding Richard Childress, do you think probation through December 31, 2011 and $150,000 is excessive? Although Richard Childress accepts responsibility, he had no remorse for his actions. My opinion sticks, and I am forever a fan of Richard Childress and Richard Childress Racing. Thank you Richard for all you have done for the sport.

Overall, this was a great start to the Kansas Speedway Nascar season! Thank you to Richard Petty and Kansas Speedway for allowing fans to enjoy this moment!!

As always, as this is my page, I am expressing my opinion and only my opinion. Please feel free to drop a comment or add me if you are on twitter, @29TC14. Everyone have a great week!

After the weekend before in Richmond, the altercations kicked off what is going to be a Kick-Ass kinda season! I am not a fan of Juan Pablo Montoya, but i am looking forward to more from him and Ryan Newman. It’s good to see those that havent been to “The Office” in a while are looking to give us fans what we have been wanting for years, but couldnt get it with out cause.

After last weekend in Darlington, I am looking forward to seeing more of Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch race in the different series’. As far as the ending goes from Darlington, no I dont agree what Kyle did pushing Kevin’s car out of his way to escape getting a fist to the helmet, but at the same time, Kevin was dumb enough to just park it in front of him. If Kevin was smart, he should have parked at a angle to make Kyle drive around him, but giving Kevin a better chance to get to Kyle. Plenty was said on social sites on reaction to the incident, more favoring Kevin Harvick. The most memorable comment I saw was something like, After all that, who would want to be a fan of Kyle Busch? I say, who wouldnt be a fan of Kevin Harvick? We know there are just a handful of drivers that can dish a beating just as well as they can take it, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, and Kevin Harvick.

Just after the race, Kevin Harvick announced that he is going to run in the Camping World Truck Series race Friday night in Dover. I was asked not only to write this blog, but to make picks and respond to Kevin racing.

I think if Kevin Harvick wants to do what he loves to do and doing it to justify actions deemed unnecessary, then have at it boys! Who wouldnt want to see the best weekend before the All Star race, in Dover, where the MONSTER will come out to play! Other than Kyle and Kevin, if they arent out by Qualifying, I am a huge fan of Matt Crafton. I would pick Matt and Todd Bodine to win, with my Dark Horse James Buescher to win.

After this weekend, depending on sanctions ruled later this week, look for someone being the Punkee and one being the Punker, but we know who holds what title..lol!

Everyone have a great week and expect Miles the Monster to throw everyone around!!

I can say, after watching several races on television, attending the Nationwide and Sprint Cup races this past weekend in Talladega, I have more respect for not only the drivers, but for the spotters as well. Other than road courses, and Indianapolis, Talladega has now become in my mind, the hardest track to ‘spot’. When sitting at home you can watch the race and listen to the scanner online. That in itself does not put Talladega in perspective. I honestly enjoyed listening to the two car tandem spotting. I listened to Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr’s scanners, and of the two, Tj Majors, spotter for Dale Earnhardt Jr. has to be the best in the business.

Our seats were in the Tri-Oval Tower at the entrance of Pit Road, row 56. We had a great view of pretty much the whole track, with limited exception of the backstretch. The races were pretty much clean, wreck wise.

We are still trying to figure out what happened to Kasey Kahne and the #4 Red Bull. The #4 car had come to the entrance of pit road, was on fire and extinguished, covered in white powder. After twenty or so laps, the car came back out looking like nothing ever happened.

I am not a big fan of Jimmie Johnson, but after this weekend, I have gained a ton more respect for him as a driver. The respect and friendship he showed toward Dale Earnhardt Jr. shows that they are not only the best working team on the track, but overall the best team in the series.

We also came up with a new nickname and heard some new names in Nascar! I would like to welcome Jeff Johnson and Jimmie Gordon as announced at the track during pre-race ceremonies. I think these are the best names we have heard in a long time! Also when Kyle Busch wrecked, we came up with #CanIGetABinkieForBabyBuschBusch, a take from a State Farm commercial with Dwane Wade and LeBron James.

As always, Thank You for taking the time to read.

If you watched both races, there were two big emphatecic statements by two important people, Michael Waltrip and Gil Martin, Crew Chief for Kevin Harvick.

While watching the race Saturday, Kevin Harvick had gone two laps down about half way, and Michael Waltrip boldly stated, ‘there is no way he will get back on the lead lap’. Watching the race Sunday, Gil Martin said the same thing over the radio! I can see the Crew Chief saying this to pump up the driver, but this shouldn’t come from anyone else! Well just so everyone knows, Kevin not only got back on the lead lap in both races he went to Victory Lane Sunday!

I would love to have @mw55 apologize for being unappreciative and inconfident in those that do what he can’t, race with a passion. These guys and ladies go out each and every week, race to their hearts content and someone that used to be just as good comes out and says someone can’t do something. When a driver or team member hears ‘you can’t, that just makes them stronger in knowing ‘i can’.

I love Nascar with all my heart and am a passionate fan, but i hate the fact that the support, appreciation and confidence is not what it used to be on and off the track.

I hope next weekend in Texas drivers will continue the momentum we have seen this year!

Everyone have a great week!

From the start, the race was mainly led by Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick. There were five cautions and a total of thirteen cars on the lead lap for the 150 laps ran today. The high line or high groove seemed to be the line that kept momentum while passing cars on the low line, but at the same time, the low line also becamoe a factor when coming up on the lapped traffic. I was very impresed by the side-by-side action up front and in the middle of the pack.

In some cases at the mile and a half tracks or two mile tracks, fuel mileage is a HUGE factor, which can be played out with multiple cautions. Todays race was a decision of tires, whether to take two tires or four. This decision was well played by Kyle Busch and Crew Chief Jason Ratcliff. In the end, Kyle was the one that stated he didnt have the best car out there, but the two tire gamble paid off in the end.

I happened to be one of many that is not happy with the “domination” Kyle Busch in past and present. I may have opened the door and inserted my foot for a rant that was posted on Twitter via @88Ks29Fan14, that mentioned Samantha Busch. I had a previous conversation last year with Samantha regarding tweets that she had found unnecessary from people like myself. I told her it was my opinion and many on here tell their own, thats what Twitter is all about. I also had a friend today tell me they were not happy with my comment, and in turn I accepted that and apologized to that person and to Samantha. I honestly have no disregard for drivers in general, but i do hold a high regard for drivers that disrespect their crew, or teammates, which is one thing Kyle has yet to do, win or lose. I understand not every driver is perfect, but some have and hold more respect on the track than some.

I look forward to the race tomorrow as I expect it to be better than todays race.

Thank you too all my friends on Twitter! Whether you love me or hate me, that is your opinion.

It all started January 29th with the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona with a few Nascar Sprint Cup Drivers joining the action. For Chip Ganassi, the all familiar Jamie McMurray and Juan Montoya won with the help from other drivers in the two car team. The all familiar Juan Montoya was all but knowing of how to drive the car! By the time they passed the half way point, Juan ran in to Jimmie Johnson and a few other drivers, with no explanation of why the car was so damaged.

The following weekend, February 10th, was the kickoff to the Nascar Season with the Budweiser Shootout Draw. I think everyone in the world was elated when Dale Earnhardt Jr. had picked the Pole Position, with Tony Stewart on the outside! The next day, the newly acclaimed 22 Shell Penzoil driven by Kurt Busch claimed the first Non-Points win of the season and Segment One of the Gatorade Duel’s, becoming the most anticipated driver to pull the weekend Tri-fecta with a win in the Daytona 500.

Then came Qualifying Day Sunday, which is always followed by the Gatorade Duel’s, which was on Thursday. The Gatorade Duel’s are based on position from Qualifying, starting with the Odd Numbered positions in Segment One, followed by the Even Numbered positions in Segment Two. Both Segments were run fairly clean with minimal damage to any of the cars, with the exception of Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Jimmie Johnson, all had damage during Practice and / or the Gatorade Duel’s. With Dale Earnhardt Jr. getting the Pole Position during Qualifying, getting in an accident in practice, had to go to back up car and start dead last.

The next day, it was time to start the engines and embrace the roar of the engines, while inhaling the smell of fumes and rubber with the Nascar Camping World Truck Series to kick off this awesome weekend of what is to be an awesome year! The Pole Position was won by Austin Dillon, which ended up in an accident about 4 laps shy of contending for the win. It was a pretty uneventful race until the end in which Michael Waltrip won on the day Ten Years later Nascar Nation had lost Dale Earnhardt Sr. It was a pretty joyous, but somber win for Michael as Dale had brought Michael in under his wing and got his first Daytona 500 Win the day Dale had passed. Also on this memorable night, our local favorite Female driver, Jennifer Jo Cobb finished her career best, Sixth.

Then on Saturday, the first race with the new noses to run full time in the Nascar Nationwide Series took to the Track. These cars looked as sharp and clean as anything I have ever seen! With the rules being changed this year for all drivers to claim where they wanted their points to go, any Cup drivers that win in the Nationwide Series will claim the win, prize money and owners points, but not points in the standings. This was done to ensure that a Nationwide Series driver wins the Championship, as the same for Camping World Truck Series.

With Ten Sprint Cup drivers driving in the Drive4COPD300, there was a better chance of a Nationwide driver of winning the race. The only thing standing in the way other than the Ten Sprint Cup drivers, was Qualifying. Saturday morning turned out to be Clint Bowyer’s day as he became the Pole Sitter for the race beating out Landon Cassill, which ended up Second. It was a pretty uneventful day, with the two-by-two tandem danced, swapping spots to keep the cars cool to a point to not overheat the engines. The afternoon ended on a high note for Tony Stewart as he won for the Fourth time, Fourth win in a row in the opening Nationwide Series race.

Would this momentum carry over to the Daytona 500 for Tony Stewart, or would Kurt Busch claim the tri-fecta? This year did not seem to be as hyped up as previous years, and lived up to its expectations that fans had long awaited this off-season. Sadly one of my favorites, after being Roasted, Kevin Harvick was out on lap 23 with a blown engine, which was the Third caution of the race. This was a major oddity for Richard Childress as Jeff Burton also lost an engine. Both Kevin and Jeff ended up 42nd and 36th respectively.

The race was pretty fast paced and ran pretty cleanly, but with the new paving laid down, does not make the new cars able to run Three or Four wide with the swapping that had to be done to keep the engines cool. The race to win came down the last Fifteen or so laps as there were drivers you would not expect to be in the race or running up front. These drivers included, David Gilliland, Bobby Labonte, Regan Smith, David Ragan, Robby Gordon, and Dave Blaney. Within the last caution, David Ragan was Black Flagged on the restart for moving down to the inside before the Start/Finish Line and had to go to the back. That put Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards and a few others up front to contend for the win.

Everyone was on the edge of their seat as the Daytona 500 came down to the last few laps and was up in the air as to what first timer was going to win. We honestly thought Tony Stewart or Carl Edwards would have been the one to pull it off, but it came to the one day latter Birthday Boy Trevor Bayne in the Wood Brother’s number 21! This is the first win for the Wood Brother’s since 1976, when the famous 21 was in Victory Lane with David Pearson.

There is nobody that can pull out the what if’s out of the bag and say the race would have been the same had the track not been repaved. This weekend, and last week have been the best two weeks Nascar, Drivers and fans could have asked for. I think the changes in points, the rules for drivers to choose how they want to earn their points and the redesign of the cars will make fans happy and new fans embrace a sport that is, has been, and will be the most stable, fan enjoyable event any one can go to! Thank you to Nascar for a wonderful opening to what will be a wonderful season!

As a last note, take in to thought Trevor’s Car Number, 21(2+1=3), will forever have meaning when it is on the track.

After this weekend, we have just a few days before the season kicks off with Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. We really won’t know much as fans until the Budweiser Shootout as to how the drivers will truly react to the new track with a new style car. Testing hasn’t told fans much, but has put a smile on our faces.

I am very pleased to hear that changes to points and the Chase have been made easier for fans and those that are learning about NASCAR. Now I need to figure out how to assemble a spreadsheet to coincide with drivers, points and position by week! I wonder if the “Start and Park” cars will still be just that, or if they will try and contend every week?

I think this will be the year of the come backers and bridesmaids to finish better than past years. As for the come backers, i am looking for Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Joey Logano, Juan Montoya, Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, Paul Menard, Brad Keselowski, Mark Martin and Brian Vickers to finish better in the standings and be spoilers to quite a few races. For the bridesmaids, look for Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, and Greg Biffle to continue the dominance in the top 5. I do have some bad news for the “not so great” 48 fans. Look for Jimmie to be the Dale Jr of last year as far as the right rear and feel of the car to be underestimated and an Emmy to go to Chad Knaus for his frustrations this year.

This year I hope to be a tad bit closer on my predictions than I was last year. I was correct In Brad Keselowski winning the Nationwide Series Championship, and after new rules for this year, look for a new Champion!

Alright, this years champion contenders are as follows:
Camping World-Matt Crafton /Ron Hornaday
Nationwide–Justin Allgaier / Trevor Bayne
Sprint Cup–Kevin Harvick / Denny Hamlin

If my picks for Nationwide don’t win the Championship, they will definitely finish in the top 5. I chose not to include a Cup driver, as they will not receive

After this weekend, we have just a few days before the season kicks off with Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. We really won’t know much as fans until the Budweiser Shootout as to how the drivers will truly react to the new track with a new style car. Testing hasn’t told fans much, but has put a smile on our faces.

I am very pleased to hear that changes to points and the Chase have been made easier for fans and those that are learning about NASCAR. Now I need to figure out how to assemble a spreadsheet to coincide with drivers, points and position by week! I wonder if the “Start and Park” cars will still be just that, or if they will try and contend every week?

I think this will be the year of the come backers and bridesmaids to finish better than past years. As for the come backers, i am looking for Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Joey Logano, Juan Montoya, Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, Paul Menard, Brad Keselowski, Mark Martin and Brian Vickers to finish better in the standings and be spoilers in quite a few races. For the bridesmaids, look for Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, and Greg Biffle to continue the dominance in the top 5. I do have some bad news for the “not so great” 48 fans. Look for Jimmie to be the Dale Jr of last year to have a trying season and not like the feel of the car compared to last year, as the new car will make the team look idiotic, and an Emmy to go to Chad Knaus for his frustrations this year.

This year I hope to be a tad bit closer on my predictions than I was last year. I was correct In Brad Keselowski winning the Nationwide Series Championship, and after new rules for this year, look for a new Champion!

Alright, this years champion contenders are as follows:
Camping World-Matt Crafton /Ron Hornaday
Nationwide–Justin Allgaier / Trevor Bayne
Sprint Cup–Kevin Harvick / Denny Hamlin

If my picks for Nationwide don’t win the Championship, they will definitely finish in the top 5. I chose not to include a Cup driver, as they will not receive driver points, but will receive owner points.

I based my Truck and Cup picks off performances last year and look for a turn around season from Matt and Ron.

I know this was a bit short, but hope it was enjoyable! I will try to update week to week with my views on everything! Happy 24 Rolex Racing Hours!!!