OPR Staff and Fan Fantasy Results for NNS and NSCS at Charlotte Motor Speedway

On this Memorial Day weekend, fans were treated to a pair of fast and thrilling NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Kyle Larson dominated Saturday’s History 300 while Jimmie Johnson no longer has to talk about being winless after winning the Coca Cola 600.

So what did that mean for the picks? Well, here we go :)

Nationwide Series Picks

Ashley McCubbin picked Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott. Busch and Harvick ran upfront all day to finish third and fourth, respectively. Chase Elliott, meanwhile, got into the wall after a tire went down and spent many laps behind the wall for repairs on his way to finishing 37th. Points: 40+42+7=89

Tayler Stiles picked Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch.  Points: 40+42+7=89

Kreistina Blinova’s picks were Jeffrey Earnhardt, Landon Cassill and Elliott Sadler. Earnhardt finished 25th, Cassill finished 30th while Sadler finished 12th. Points: 19+14+32=65

Kyle Magda picked Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch.  Points: 40+42+7=89

Ronald Costigan picked Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch.  Points: 40+42+7=89

Marshall Gabell’s picks were Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth. Kenseth finished sixth for a solid performance once again. Points: 7+42+38=87

Justin Tucker picked Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch.  Points: 40+42+7=89

Terry Wagner picked Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott and Brad Keselowski. Keselowski came close to winning as he would finish second to Larson. Points: 40+7+43=90

Christina Cordner picked Brian Scott, Regan Smith and Chase Elliott. Scott finished a very respectable fifth against the Cup regulars while Smith finished seventh as he continues to post solid finishes. Points: 39+37+7=83

Billy Stiles Jr. picked Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott, Regan Smith. Points: 40+7+37=84

Billy Zardo’s picks were Ty Dillon, Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch. Dillon finished 10th for another solid finish on his season to date. Points: 34+7+42=83

Robert Hill picked Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch. Points: 40+7+43=90

Joni Stiles picked Ty Dillon, Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott. Points: 34+40+7=81

The Results

1. Terry Wagner and Robert Hill – 90
2. Ashley McCubbin, Kyle Magda, Ronald Costigan, Justin Tucker and Tayler Stiles – 89
3. Marshall Gabell – 87
4. Billy Stiles Jr. – 84
5. Billy Zardo and Christina Cordner – 83
6. Joni Stiles – 81
7. Kreistina Blinova – 65

Nationwide Series Points:

Those who missed the first four events received an automatic value that is 10 points minus the lowest scored participant.

1. Ashley McCubbin – 634+89=723
2. Ronald Costigan – 584+89=673
3. Tayler Stiles – 581+89=670
4. Billy Zardo – 565+83=658
5. Terry Wagner – 557+90=647
6. Robert Hill – 549+90=639
7. Billy Stiles Jr. – 552+84=636
8. Marshall Gabell – 547+87=634
9. Christina Cordner – 543+83=626
10. Justin Tucker – 536+89=625
11. Kyle Magda – 512+89=601
12. Joni Stiles – 474+81=565
13. Kreistina Blinova – 473+65=538

Sprint Cup Series Picks

Ashley McCubbin chose Jamie McMurray, Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson. McMurray ran in the top 10 throughout the race on his way to finishing fifth. Harvick led 100 laps as he and Johnson played swap the lead a couple times on his way to finishing second. Points: 40+43+48=131

Tayler Stiles chose Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. Gordon finished seventh despite sitting out final practice on Saturday due to back spasms. Points: 43+38+48=129

Kreistina Blinova chose Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson. Kenseth worked his way through the field throughout the night to finish third. Points: 38+42+43=123

Kyle Magda chose Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne and Jimmie Johnson. Kasey ran inside the top 10 mid-race, though fell out in the final 150 miles to finish 14th. Points: 43+30+48=121

Ronald Costigan chose Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Busch drove hard all night on his way to finishing ninth. Earnhardt was running in the top 10 when he pitted due to feeling a vibration that was motor related. He’d fall a couple laps down and end up 18th. Points: 35+48+26=109

Marshall Gabell’s picks were Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth. Bowyer fought handling issues during the second half of the event on his way to finishing 17th. Points: 27+48+42=117

Justin Tucker chose Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne and Jimmie Johnson. Points: 43+30+48=121

Terry Wagner chose Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Carl Edwards. Keselowski finished 10th after racing inside the top five throughout the night. Logano finished 12th after racing with Keselowski throughout the night. Edwards finished fourth with some well-played strategy. Points: 35+32+41=108

Christina Cordner chose Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 30+48+26=104

Billy Stiles Jr. chose Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 43+48+26=117

Billy Zardo chose Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Kyle Busch. Points: 35+32+35=102

Robert Hill chose Marcos Ambrose, Joey Logano and Carl Edwards. Ambrose had a spin mid-race on his way to finishing 29th. Points: 15+32+41=88

Joni Stiles chose Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch and Martin Truex Jr. Busch had a solid night going when his engine went up smoke, resulting in a 40th place finish. Truex ran inside the top 10 most of the night before a broken rear-end handed him a 25th place finish. Points: 30+4+19=53

Sprint Cup Results

1. Ashley McCubbin – 131
2. Tayler Stiles – 129
3. Kreistina Blinova – 123
4. Kyle Magda and Justin Tucker – 121
5. Marshall Gabell and Billy Stiles Jr. – 117
6. Ronald Costigan – 109
7. Terry Wagner – 108
8. Christina Cordner – 104
9. Billy Zardo – 102
10. Robert Hill – 88
11. Joni Stiles – 53

Sprint Cup Points
Note: Those who missed the first four events received an automatic value that is 10 points minus the lowest scored participant.

1. Ashley McCubbin – 472+131=603
2. Billy Stiles Jr. – 450+117=567
3. Tayler Stiles – 435+129=564
4. Ronald Costigan – 428+109=537
5. Billy Zardo – 409+102=511
6. Marshall Gabell – 391+117=508
7. Terry Wagner – 398+108=506
8. Justin Tucker – 367+121=488
9. Christina Cordner – 377+104=481
10. Kreistina Blinova – 256+123=379
11. Kyle Magda – 254+121=375
12. Robert Hill – 273+88=361
13. Joni Stiles – 229+53=282

Combined

Note: Those who missed the first four weeks received an automatic value that is 10 points minus the lowest scored participant.

1. Ashley McCubbin –1285+89+131=1505
2. Ronald Costigan – 1213+89+109=1411
3. Tayler Stiles – 1182+89+129=1400
4. Justin Tucker – 1136+89+121=1346
5. Billy Stiles Jr. – 1145+84+117=1346
6. Robert Hill – 1145+90+88=1334
7. Kyle Magda – 1109+89+121=1319
8. Terry Wagner – 1121+90+108=1319
9. Marshall Gabell – 1104+87+117=1308
10. Billy Zardo – 1117+83+102=1302
11. Christina Cordner – 1086+83+104=1273
12. Kreistina Blinova – 1035+65+123=1223
13. Joni Stiles – 1042+81+53=1176

PICKERS: As previously announced about two weeks ago – due to the odd start this year with people joining at different times, we will declare a CHAMPION at the end of May – basically titled the OnPitRoad.com Spring Fantasy Pick ‘Em Champion for each section and thenreset the points to give everybody a clean slate to get after it. 

Please Note: DOVER WILL BE THE FINAL ROUND OF THE ONPITROAD.COM SPRING FANTASY PICK ‘EM CHAMPIONSHIP. Then next weekend – Pocono weekend – we will reset everybody to 0 to see how this fun goes.

With that said……

NEXT UP: DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

It’s a triple header weekend with Trucks on Friday, Nationwide on Saturday and Cup on Sunday.

Those placing picks for this weekend are asked to choose TWO DRIVERS for the Camping World Truck Series race on Friday, THREE DRIVERS (one not being a Cup regular) for the NATIONWIDE SERIES race on Saturday and THREE DRIVERS for the SPRINT CUP SERIES race on Sunday. ALL PICKS ARE DUE THURSDAY BY MIDNIGHT.

If you would like to play, please send your picks to me at ashleymccubbin@speedwaymedia.com