Weekly picks from Spade Racing’s writer/webmaster/janitor Mike Mackler’s uncle.

Anyways, here’s my picks for the upcoming race weekend at Martinsville (total wins in parenthesis):
Texas Roadhouse 200 (5 wins)—Christopher Bell—the leader of the crowded future of JGR keeps on rolling.
Cup Series First Data 500: FAVORITE (5 wins)—Denny Hamlin—just too hard to pick against the hometown master. NEXT FAVORITE (2 wins)—Martin Truex Jr.—just too hard to pick against the 2017 season-long master. DARK HORSE*—Joey Logano—just too easy to go and pick Reed Sorenson.
*—NOTE—during the Cup Playoffs, a Dark Horse must be a driver who is out of championship contention.