On Sunday, Sam Hornish Jr. was able to get victory lane and validate himself as a top-tier driver despite being let go from Team Penske at the end of last season. Without a doubt, it was a special win for the driver of the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota.
Now who is the person who won out of the pickers? It’s time to tabulate the results.
The Picks
Ashley McCubbin chose Regan Smith, Chase Elliott and Elliott Sadler. The JRM teammates continued their consistancy, finishing third and fourth respectively, while Sadler finished fifth. Points: 41+40+39=120
Marshall Gabell chose Chase Elliott, Michael McDowell and Sam Hornish Jr. McDowell finished a solid seventh after leading three laps. Points: 40+37+48=125
Tayler Stiles chose Regan Smith, Chase Elliott and Elliott Sadler. Points: 41+40+39=120
Kreistina Blinova chose Jeffrey Earnhardt, Landon Cassill and Elliott Sadler. Earnhardt finished 23rd while Cassill finished a beautiful 10th for his small team. Points: 21+34+39=74
Kyle Magda chose Trevor Bayne, Sam Hornish Jr. and Chase Elliott. Bayne would finish ninth as he keeps his string of top 10s going. Points: 35+48+40=123
Ronald Costigan chose Regan Smith, Chase Elliott and Elliott Sadler. Points: 41+40+39=120
Justin Tucker chose Sam Hornish Jr., Chase Elliott and Elliott Sadler. Points: 48+40+39=127
Terry Wagner chose Trevor Bayne, Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney. Blaney finished second for another solid run following a top-five earlier this year at Bristol. Points: 35+40+42=117
Christina Cordner chose Brian Scott, Trevor Bayne and Chase Elliott. Scott finished sixth as he continues to show speed week-in-week-out. Points: 38+35+40=113
Billy Stiles Jr. chose Chase Elliott, Regan Smith and Ty Dillon. Dillon would finish eighth after struggling the last couple of weeks. Points: 40+41+36=117
Billy Zardo had Ty Dillon, Chase Elliott and Sam Hornish Jr. Points: 36+40+48=124
Robert Hill chose Sam Hornish Jr., Michael McDowell and Chase Elliott. Points: 48+37+40=125
Joni Stiles chose Brendan Guaghan, James Buescher and Ryan Reed. Brendan finished 12th as he continues to struggle with finding the right handling. James finished 19th, which is disappointing considering his pre-season hopes with RAB Racing. Ryan finished 16th as he continues to learn more with each race. Points: 32+25+28=85
The Results
- Justin Tucker – 127
- Marshall Gabell and Robert Hill – 125
- Billy Zardo – 124
- Kyle Magda – 123
- Tayler Stiles, Ronald Costigan and Ashley McCubbin – 120
- Billy Stiles Jr. and Terry Wagner – 117
- Christina Cordner – 113
- Joni Stiles – 85
- Kreistina Blinova – 74
Nationwide Series Points:
Those who missed the first four events received an automatic value that is 10 points minus the lowest scored participant.
- Ashley McCubbin – 514+120=634
- Ronald Costigan –368+96+120=584
- Tayler Stiles – 461+120=581
- Billy Zardo – 441+124=565
- Terry Wagner – 440+117=557
- Billy Stiles Jr. – 435+117=552
- Robert Hill – 424+125=549
- Marshall Gabell – 422+125=547
- Christina Cordner – 430+113=543
- Justin Tucker – 409+127=536
- Kyle Magda – 389+123=512
- Joni Stiles – 389+85=474
- Kreistina Blinova – 399+74=473
Name | Race Participated | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
Marshall Gabell | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
Tayler Stiles | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
Ashley McCubbin | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
Ronald Costigan | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
Terry Wagner | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
Christina Cordner | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
Billy Zardo | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
Billy Stiles Jr. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Justin Tucker | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
Kreistina Blinova | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Robert Hill | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Kyle Magda | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Joni Stiles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Combined
Note: Those who missed the first four weeks received an automatic value that is 10 points minus the lowest scored participant.
- Ashley McCubbin – 1076+89+120=1285
- Ronald Costigan – 1004+89+120=1213
- Tayler Stiles – 1062+120=1182
- Billy Stiles Jr. – 967+61+117=1145
- Robert Hill – 944+76+125=1145
- Justin Tucker – 921+88+127=1136
- Terry Wagner – 925+79+117=1121
- Billy Zardo – 932+61+124=1117
- Kyle Magda – 898+88+123=1109
- Marshall Gabell – 891+88+125=1104
- Christina Cordner – 894+81+113=1086
- Joni Stiles – 873+85+84=1042
- Kreistina Blinova – 894+67+74=1035
Name | Race Participated | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
Marshall Gabell | 12 | 3 | 12 | 22 |
Tayler Stiles | 12 | 6 | 18 | 21 |
Ashley McCubbin | 12 | 7 | 23 | 28 |
Ronald Costigan | 10 | 6 | 18 | 20 |
Terry Wagner | 10 | 1 | 11 | 18 |
Christina Cordner | 10 | 1 | 11 | 16 |
Billy Zardo | 8 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
Billy Stiles Jr. | 9 | 1 | 11 | 19 |
Justin Tucker | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 |
Kriestina Blinova | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Robert Hill | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
Kyle Magda | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 |
Joni Stiles | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |