OPR Staff and Fan Fantasy Results for NSCS at Watkins Glen International

The Picks

Ashley McCubbin picked Marcos Ambrose, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. Marcos Ambrose had a near perfect day only to come up short and finish second. Jeff Gordon had the making of a perfect day until his car’s power shut off and ended up finishing four laps down in the 34^th position. Jimmie Johnson had the making of a top ten finish until he spun out with about ten laps to go. Johnson finished 28^th. Points: 42+10+16=68

Tayler Stiles picked Brad Keselowski, Marcos Ambrose and Jeff Gordon. Brad Keselowski also had the makings of a good day until on an early restart, he got into the back of Matt Kenseth. His day just got worse from there until his brakes began to go out. He finished in the 35^th position, five laps down. Points: 9+10+42=61

Kreistina Blinova picked Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr, despite his issues with road courses, ran a solid race Sunday and finished 11^th. Points: 10+16+33=59

Ronald Costigan picked Marcos Ambrose, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 42+10+33=85

Marshall Gabell picked Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer and Ryan Newman. Ryan Newman was running mid pack when he was involved in a hard crash. He ended the race 41^st. Clint Bowyer ran a quiet race and was able to scrape together a 27^th place finish. Kasey Kahne was able to lead a few laps and finished his day in 12^th.  Points: 32+17+3=52

Justin Tucker picked Brad Keselowski, Marcos Ambrose and Jeff Gordon. Points: 9+42+10=61

Kyle Magda picked Marcos Ambrose, Joey Logano and AJ Allmendinger. Allmendinger had the perfect strategy and won the race. Joey Logano was quiet but picked up a few spots before the checkers fell, and he finished sixth.

Terry Wagner picked Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Marcos Ambrose. Points: 9+38+42=89

Christina Cordner picked Marcos Ambrose, Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon. Kyle Busch was never a factor on Sunday as a few problems got in the way. Mechanical issues are what really took him out of the running and led him to a 40^th place finish. Points: 42+4+10=56

Billy Stiles Jr. picked Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 32+16+33=81

Billy Zardo picked Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 44+9+33=46

Robert Hill picked Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon and Paul Menard. Paul Menard had a brake issue early and finished 32^nd. Jamie McMurray played a safe race and finished safely in the 14^th position. Points 30+10+12=52

Joni Stiles picked Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch and Martin Truex Jr. Despite an eventful beginning of the race, Martin Truex Jr was able to race into a 13^th place finish. Kurt Busch was a contender from the get go, but was only able to salvage a third place finish. Points: 32+41+31=104

Tyler Sontag picked Marcos Ambrose, Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch. Points: 42+10+4=56

Jeni Harris picked AJ Allmendinger, Brad Keselowski and Marcos Ambrose. Points: 43+9+42=94

The Results

1. Joni Stiles – 104
2. Jeni Harris – 94
3. Kyle Magda and Terry Wagner – 89
4. Ronald Costigan – 85
5. Billy Stiles Jr. – 81
6. Ashley McCubbin -68
7. Tayler Stiles and Justin Tucker – 61
8. Kreistina Blinova – 59
9. Tyler Sontag and Christina Cordner – 56
10. Marshall Gabell and Robert Hill – 52
11. Billy Zardo – 46

Sprint Cup Series Standings

1. Kyle Magda – 802+89=891
2. Kreistina Blinova – 807+59=866
3. Ronald Costigan – 775+85=85
4. Marshall Gabell – 789+52=841
5. Billy Stiles Jr. – 743+81-824
6. Tyler Sontag – 735+56=809
7. Ashley McCubbin – 730+68=798
8. Joni Stiles – 694+104=798
9. Justin Tucker – 728+61=789
10. Tayler Stiles – 710+61=771
11. Robert Hill – 718+52=770
12. Terry Wagner – 650+89=739
13. Jeni Harris – 641+94=735
14. Christina Cordner – 674+56=730
15. Billy Zardo – 638+46=684

Combined Points Standings

1. Kyle Magda – 2245+89=2334
2. Ronald Costigan – 2239+85=2324
3. Ashley McCubbin – 2229+68=2297
4. Tyler Sontag – 2160+56=2216
5. Justin Tucker – 2145+61=2206
6. Billy Stiles Jr. – 2121+81=2202
7. Marshall Gabell – 22139+52=2191
8. Joni Stiles – 2071+104=2175
9. Tayler Stiles – 2108+61=2164
10. Robert Hill – 2088+52=2140
11. Jeni Harris – 2041+94-2175
12. Terry Wagner – 2045+89=2134
13. Christina Cordner – 2066+56=2122
14. Billy Zardo – 1968+46=2014
15. Kreistina Blinova – 1898+59=1957