OPR Staff and Fan Fantasy Pick Results for NNS at Darlington

So who was better this week at Darlington Raceway – the experts or the fans?

Assistant Editor: Ashley McCubbin – Ashley chose Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott. Kyle Busch finished fourth after leading a race-high 84 laps while Kevin Harvick slipped to seventh late in the race due to not getting good restarts throughout the night. Chase Elliott restarted sixth with two laps to go and was able to weave his way through traffic to pick up his second straight win. Points: 42+38+47=127

Journalist: Tayler Stiles – Tayler chose Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano and Regan Smith. Joey Logano ran inside the top five throughout the night on his way to finishing fifth, while Regan Smith came back to finish eighth after spinning on lap 88 due to a flat tire. Points: 38+39+36=113

Journalist: Marshall Gabell – Marshall chose Chris Buescher, Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson. Unfortunately while Chris Buescher showed lots of speed, contact with Dylan Kwasniewski took the rookie out of contention. Meanwhile, Kyle Larson finished sixth after battling a loose racecar the second half of the race. Points: 10+42+38=90

Photographer: Ronald Costigan – Ronald chose Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott. Points: 42+38+47=127

Fan #1: Terry Wagner – Terry chose Kyle Busch, Joey Logano and Trevor Bayne. Trevor Bayne ran solidly all night on his way to finishing ninth. Points: 42+39+35=116

Fan #2 – Christina Cordner – Christina chose Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth and Brian Scott. Kenseth was in solid contention all night on his way to finishing third, while Scott ran just outside the top 10 on his way to finishing 11th. Points: 42+41+33=116

Fan #3 – Billy Zardo. Billy chose Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott and Ty Dillon. Ty Dillon ran a solid race all night on his way to finishing 10th. 42+47+34=123

Fan #4 – Billy Stiles Jr. Billy chose Kevin Harvick, Regan Smith and Trevor Bayne. Points: 38+36+35=109

Darlington Results:

1. Ashley McCubbin – 127
2. Ronald Costigan – 127
3. Billy Zardo – 123
4. Terry Wagner – 116
5. Christina Cordner – 116
6. Tayler Stiles – 113
7. Billy Stiles Jr. – 109
8. Marshall Gabell – 90

Nationwide Series Points:

Those who missed Texas, they received an automatic value that is 10 points minus the lowest scored participant.

1. Ashley McCubbin – 132+127=259
2. Tayler Styles – 132+113=245
3. Ronald Costigan – 110+127=237
4. Billy Zardo – 110+123=233
5. Terry Wagner – 110+116=226
6. Christina Cordner – 110+116=226
7. Billy Stiles Jr – 110+109=219
8. Marshall Gabell – 120+90=210

Combined

Those who missed Texas, they received an automatic value that is 10 points minus the lowest scored participant.

1. Ashley McCubbin – 194+127=321
2. Ronald Costigan – 180+127=307
3. Marshall Gabell – 214+90=304
4. Tayler Stiles – 190+113=303
5. Billy Zardo – 180+123=303
6. Terry Wagner – 180+116=296
7. Christinas Cordner – 180+116=296
8. Billy Stiles Jr. – 180+109=289

Up Next: Richmond International Raceway on April 25th

While everybody takes off a week to catch their breath and recieve a visit from the Easter bunny, the Nationwide Series will return on April 25th with a trip to Richmond International Raceway. From the toughest track to one of the shortest, here we go.

Each picker will be requested to send in three picks with one of those picks being a Nationwide Series regular. They have to be sent in by April 24th to be counted.

If you haven’t played yet, you may still play and we will add you to the bottom of each standings – 10 points behind the person with the lowest amount of points.

All picks can be sent to ashleymccubbin@speedwaymedia.com