He may not be in the Chase, but winning is something that he still knows how to do. Jimmie Johnson would hold off a late race charge from Kevin Harvick to score the victory in the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
The Picks
Brooke Clarke and Terry Wagner picked Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Jeff Gordon. Keselowski finished third with Logano finishing 12th after a late race spin due to a flat tire. Gordon would finish 29th after contact with Keselowski, resulting in a flat tire and a spin. Points: 42+32+16=90
Justin Tucker picked Joey Logano, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earnhardt finished sixth. Points: 32+16+38=86
Ashley McCubbin picked Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. Harvick finished second. Points: 43+16+48=107
Ronald Costigan picked Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 43+16+38=97
Kyle Magda picked Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano. Points: 42+43+32=117
Jeni Harris picked Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano. Stewart finished 11th with Kenseth finishing 25th. Points: 33+20+32=85
Kreistina Blinova picked Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 16+48+38=102
Christina Cordner picked Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Vickers finished 16th. Points: 16+28+38=82
Tim Johnston picked Austin Dillon, Tony Stewart and David Ragan. Dillon finished 21st while Ragan finished 32nd. Points: 23+33+12=68
Joni Stiles picked Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch and Martin Truex Jr. Kahne finished 38th after getting into the wall, while Busch finished eighth. Truex would finish 19th. Points: 6+37+25=68
Billy Stiles Jr. picked Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 43+48+38=129
Tayler Stiles picked Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon. Points: 42+43+16=101
Robert Hill picked Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon and Paul Menard. Menard finished 17th with McMurray finishing fifth. Points: 39+16+27=82
Tyler Sontag picked Kasey Kahne, Marcos Ambrose and Jeff Gordon. Ambrose finished 27th. Points: 6+17+16=39
Marshall Gabell picked Jamie McMurray, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth. Busch finished fourth. Points: 39+40+20=99
Billy Zardo picked Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 42+40+38=120
The Results
- Billy Stiles Jr. – 129
- Billy Zardo – 120
- Kyle Magda – 117
- Ashley McCubbin – 107
- Kreistina Blinova – 102
- Tayler Stiles – 101
- Marshall Gabell – 99
- Ronald Costigan – 97
- Brooke Clarke and Terry Wagner – 90
- Justin Tucker – 86
- Jeni Harris – 85
- Robert Hill and Christina Cordner – 82
- Joni Stiles and Tim Johnston – 68
- Tyler Sontag – 39
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Standings
- (Points Leader Post Richmond) Terry Wagner – 876+90=966
- Tayler Stiles – 815+101=916 (-50)
- Kyle Magda – 779+117=896 (-70)
- Justin Tucker – 805+86=891 (-75)
- Billy Zardo – 750+120=870 (-96)
- Ashley McCubbin – 760+107=867 (-99)
- Brooke Clarke – 773+90=863
- Tim Johnston – 784+68=852
- Billy Stiles Jr. – 717+129=846
- Ronald Costigan – 734+97=831
- Kreistina Blinova – 721+102=823
- Jeni Harris – 726+85=811
- Robert Hill – 708+82=790
- Christina Cordner – 703+82=785
- Marshall Gabell – 736+99=835
- Tyler Sontag – 666+39=705
- Joni Stiles – 596+68=664
Combined Standings
- (Points Leader Post NSCS Richmond) Terry Wagner – 1729+80+97+90=1996
- Ashley McCubbin – 1704+88+67+107=1966 (-30)
- Tayler Stiles – 1713+79+68+101=1961 (-35)
- Justin Tucker – 1691+90+93+86=1960 (-36)
- Kyle Magda – 1650+80+113+117=1960 (-36)
- Brooke Clarke – 1660+90+97+90=1937 (-59)
- Ronald Costigan – 1636+88+103+97=1924 (-72)
- Tim Johnston – 1587+68+107+68=1830
- Billy Stiles Jr, – 1549+63+70+129=1811
- Tyler Sontag – 1618+82+69+39=1808
- Billy Zardo – 1525+63+93+120=1801
- Marshall Gabell – 1520+68+101+99=1788
- Jeni Harris – 1484+90+117+85=1776
- Christina Cordner – 1483+78+108+82=1751
- Robert Hill – 1492+68+103+82=1745
- Joni Stiles – 1495+78+19+68=1660
- Kreistina Blinova – 1295+79+103+102=1579