Congratulations to Martin Truex Jr. for winning the race at Pocono this past weekend. The win qualifies Martin for the Chase and he deserves it the way he has driven the past month of the season. We now have ten drivers locked into the Chase and six spots left to fill over the next twelve races.
QUICKEN LOANS 400
This week the series heads to Michigan for the first of two races at Michigan International Speedway. MIS is a two-mile moderately-banked D-shaped speedway just outside of Brooklyn, Michigan. This track is similar in configuration to California Speedway and is quite wide, which leads to three wide racing in the corners at times.
Kevin Harvick: I am picking Kevin to win this week’s race as he has finished second here in his last four starts. I think he will move up one more spot and visit victory lane once again. He always seems to have one of the fastest cars every week, and with the long straightaways here he should be able to pull away from everyone else. If he can stay out of trouble on the track he will be the driver to beat this weekend.
Paul Menard: Paul has finished fourth in his last three starts here and has been having a pretty good year. This team had some trouble with their tachometer at Pocono last week that cost them a few laps. That problem should be resolved and Paul should have a good car once again. He is my sleeper pick this week.
Joey Logano: Joey has one win at this track and has finished in the top ten in his last four starts here. This team still needs to figure out how to keep up with the track when making their adjustments during the race. They always seem to qualify well and start out the race with a great car but, they seem to lose a little bit on every stop they make.
Clint Bowyer: Clint has yet to win a race at Michigan although he has finished in the top ten in his last eight starts here. This team hasn’t run up to their expectations this season and they need to figure out how to get some more speed out of their car. If they can get the speed they could win a race and qualify for the Chase but, if they don’t find speed they will have to wait until next year.
Greg Biffle: Greg has four wins during his career at this track but, he is another driver that hasn’t been able to find the speed he needs to be competitive. The speed issue might be coming to an end though. Greg was fast at Kansas a month ago and then he finished second at Charlotte in the Coca-Cola 600. If he has that same speed this week he could pull off the upset.
Carl Edwards: Carl has two career wins and is already qualified for the Chase by virtue of his win in the Coca-Cola 600. This is another team that couldn’t find the speed it needed early in the season but, they seem to be getting a little faster every week. In fact, all of the Joe Gibbs drivers seem to be faster over the past month. Now that he has that win, this team can concentrate on communicating better and getting to know one another better.
Matt Kenseth: Matt has two wins at Michigan during his career and has also finished in the top ten in eighteen of his thirty-one starts. Matt is already qualified for the Chase and this is one of his favorite tracks to run at. I look for Matt to run well throughout the race and finish in the top ten once again.
Jeff Gordon: Jeff has three career wins at Michigan and would love to get number six to qualify himself for the Chase. He also won the fall race here last year and should have a lot of confidence heading into this weekend. If he doesn’t get the win this week watch for him to go all out at Sonoma the following week on the road course.
Tony Stewart: Although Tony hasn’t run anywhere near the way he would like, he has always been very good at Michigan. He has only one win here but, he has finished in the top ten in twenty of the thirty races he has started here. One of these weeks the old Tony Stewart is going to be back on the track and he always seems to start out slow during the year and gets better and better as the season progresses.
Martin Truex Jr.: Martin has never won a race at Michigan but, the way he has run the last month and with the confidence he has after his win last week at Pocono, this could be the week that he wins back to back races. This team has a lot of speed in their car right now and they are making all of the right calls on their adjustments as the races progresses. If they can keep this up they will be a serious contender to win a championship this year.
YAHOO! FANTASY NASCAR PICKS FOR MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Yahoo Driver Group A
- Kevin Harvick
- Matt Kenseth
Yahoo Driver Group B
- Carl Edwards
- Paul Menard
- Clint Bowyer
- Greg Biffle
Yahoo Driver Group C
- Justin Allgaier
- Danica Patrick
MY TOP-5 OVERALL AT MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
- Kevin Harvick
- Carl Edwards
- Matt Kenseth
- Jeff Gordon
- Joey Logano
Dark Horse: Paul Menard
Stay Away From: Kyle Busch
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