I’m back on the mend after that bad cold last week, and ready to make my picks not just for this weekend’s races, but the whole Cup playoffs!
ROUND ONE ELIMINATIONS: Austin Dillon, Josh Berry, Shane Van Gisbergen, Chase Briscoe
ROUND TWO ELIMINATIONS: Austin Cindric, Bubba Wallace, Alex Bowman, Ross Chastain
ROUND THREE ELIMINATIONS: Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick
FINAL ROUND ELIMINATIONS: Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Christopher Bell
AND YOUR 2025 CUP CHAMPION IS… Kyle Larson
TRUCK SERIES (5 wins) Sober of Slammer 200 (Saturday 12pm on FS1) COREY HEIM—hmmm, I’ll chose “Sober”, please.
XFINITY SERIES (2 wins) POA 147 (Saturday 7:30pm ET on The CW) JUSTIN ALLGAIER—former site of that weird “GI Joe” sponsored IndyCar race.
CUP SERIES Cook Out Southern 500 (Sunday 6pm ET on USA) Points Leader picks KYLE LARSON. Favorite (2 wins): DENNY HAMLIN—a prelude to being eliminated in the third round. Next Favorite (5 wins): TYLER REDDICK—perfect time for his first win of the season. Dark Horse (2 wins): ERIK JONES—as always, all “Dark Horse” picks are drivers who have been eliminated from the championship.
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