I wasn’t sure many people would have Joey Logano at Texas, but it turns out eight smarty-pants players picked the winner correctly last week. Three of those were first-time winners and are now in the Chase — @goofyfordfan, @nuggie99 and @richman43. But two others — @katiecole125 and @jay_wilkins17 — joined the exclusive three-time winner club (four people are tied for the most wins with three).
For those of us who haven’t won yet, it seems hard to believe that anyone could pick three winners in the first seven races in ANY kind of contest, let alone one where you can only use a driver one time all year. But they did!
| katiecole125 | *** |
| cgros127 | ** |
| goofyfordfan | * |
| nuggie99 | * |
| richman43 | * |
| AppBuckeye31 | ** |
| jay_wilkins17 | *** |
| MNeffShortTrack | ** |
Here’s the entire Chase field as it stands now. There are 140 people in the Chase out of 326 total entries.
| Adam_Huth | *** |
| dwilwer | *** |
| jay_wilkins17 | *** |
| katiecole125 | *** |
| _Carlton | ** |
| AppBuckeye31 | ** |
| arlenekrue | ** |
| asskicknchcken | ** |
| bradleykarnes | ** |
| bshell00 | ** |
| cfrosland | ** |
| cgros127 | ** |
| clebren45 | ** |
| ClintLJones | ** |
| CopaCavanna | ** |
| dallasjunebug | ** |
| devyanks90 | ** |
| DRLDeBoer | ** |
| Huth88 | ** |
| Joey_Fonseca | ** |
| KeviRHatfield | ** |
| MattNicholson51 | ** |
| MattWeaverSBN | ** |
| MNeffShortTrack | ** |
| n08fear | ** |
| oldguyjk | ** |
| prettymonkey | ** |
| Revvin4Seven48 | ** |
| stevemichalik | ** |
| thasmoke | ** |
| _Chouinard | * |
| 18frannie | * |
| 1OutlawBandit | * |
| A_Bit_Sideways | * |
| Allyrok05 | * |
| alovewithoutend | * |
| AngieF530 | * |
| arails4 | * |
| Bakemoney2000 | * |
| bflo360 | * |
| bobfredchuck | * |
| BPierce158 | * |
| Bradley_016 | * |
| bradsauers | * |
| brendan14394 | * |
| BrentBynum | * |
| bseliga | * |
| bundy315 | * |
| CFDiG | * |
| chrisallen_nc | * |
| cjcub4life | * |
| Coates_Burghfan | * |
| Cody_Masse | * |
| cvelin | * |
| davidlerner75 | * |
| Davidwolf88 | * |
| DeuceStaley_48 | * |
| dfblanchard | * |
| dickiep1018 | * |
| digertwo | * |
| DillonSims | * |
| dlschamp | * |
| DR_FNP | * |
| Echo837 | * |
| fnmetal | * |
| Gael78II | * |
| glenburdett | * |
| goofyfordfan | * |
| grammatea4u | * |
| gregatkins | * |
| GroverSimone | * |
| HitYourMarks | * |
| hokiefitz | * |
| hollywoodtlb | * |
| HotStoverReport | * |
| J_Carleton | * |
| JAGillespie90 | * |
| jayua | * |
| jddorman2 | * |
| jeffamos65 | * |
| jflann2 | * |
| jjwolfeman | * |
| JMorris_NP | * |
| JoeGwilt | * |
| josh_ackels66 | * |
| jsf354 | * |
| jsoupzzz | * |
| jsugi48 | * |
| Justin24Payne | * |
| kennethriggs | * |
| kevinkletti | * |
| Kfisher88 | * |
| lance_sells | * |
| lauren_downey2 | * |
| LoganReardon20 | * |
| M_Huff99 | * |
| mattdobson_7 | * |
| mattlovisa | * |
| mcfdtony | * |
| mikeschlee | * |
| mokanmikey | * |
| motorhead66 | * |
| MrsDMVH | * |
| NASCAR_MT | * |
| Nascar_Nut | * |
| NSCRtruckFAN | * |
| nuggie99 | * |
| P_Prissypants | * |
| pamneilsen | * |
| Pat_DeCola | * |
| PhotoMatt_KCCO | * |
| Race5599 | * |
| raceGrl4Harvick | * |
| realaortiz08 | * |
| RealJDogg_82 | * |
| rebel388 | * |
| Reinhart63 | * |
| richman43 | * |
| RowdyBun | * |
| s_a_markle | * |
| Sam-Beishuizen | * |
| samhissett7 | * |
| ScottWilfong | * |
| soller00 | * |
| Sports2HipHop | * |
| SportsBySteger | * |
| SportsNut1981 | * |
| Springwolf | * |
| stephenflorentz | * |
| stevelo48 | * |
| submarinemike88 | * |
| summerbrooke23 | * |
| thejosh20 | * |
| TheTigerBones | * |
| thndrnghrd24 | * |
| ToeNailUrFace | * |
| trv2405x | * |
| whenske | * |
| zeven13 | * |
| ZTsmiley | * |
Now let’s move on to your picks for Darlington. The top vote-getters are seven-time Darlington winner Jeff Gordon and zero-time Darlington winner Martin Truex Jr. with 34 picks each.
The Gordon selection is obvious. But why Truex? I’m not totally sure — he only has one top-five there — but my theory is people remember Furniture Row Racing winning there with Regan Smith, so they figure Truex might be able to do the same.
Here are all the Darlington picks:
| Kfisher88 | * | Allmendinger |
| SportsNut1981 | * | Allmendinger |
| MericuhFYeah | Allmendinger | |
| bseliga | * | Almirola |
| JoeGwilt | * | Almirola |
| LoganReardon20 | * | Almirola |
| SportsBySteger | * | Almirola |
| BenjaminAllaire | Almirola | |
| ItsAlexKaplan | Almirola | |
| JMNakai | Almirola | |
| kingtut2110 | Almirola | |
| Zhorrall224 | Almirola | |
| Davidwolf88 | * | Bayne |
| _Carlton | ** | Biffle |
| thasmoke | ** | Biffle |
| chrisallen_nc | * | Biffle |
| kevinkletti | * | Biffle |
| RealJDogg_82 | * | Biffle |
| stevelo48 | * | Biffle |
| zeven13 | * | Biffle |
| ashaver13 | Biffle | |
| dgoodin24 | Biffle | |
| jeff_gluck | Biffle | |
| kjb0585 | Biffle | |
| l70uke | Biffle | |
| mrdevore | Biffle | |
| Shady__Hill | Biffle | |
| vandy1 | Biffle | |
| vasteve (son) | Biffle | |
| vegasdennis66 | Biffle | |
| wilwielgosz | Biffle | |
| ZackaryDWilson | Biffle | |
| cfrosland | ** | Bowyer |
| cjcub4life | * | Bowyer |
| GroverSimone | * | Bowyer |
| Pat_DeCola | * | Bowyer |
| rsc654 | Bowyer | |
| TalladegaVT | Bowyer | |
| terryweems | Bowyer | |
| flahavin | Burton | |
| SportyGardener | Burton | |
| MattWeaverSBN | ** | Dillon |
| P_Prissypants | * | Dillon |
| Sports2HipHop | * | Dillon |
| 88bfar | Dillon | |
| mauhernz | Dillon | |
| tvphotog17 | Dillon | |
| J_Carleton | * | Earnhardt |
| JAGillespie90 | * | Earnhardt |
| Springwolf | * | Earnhardt |
| Bedgood15 | Earnhardt | |
| chrisonethree | Earnhardt | |
| jay_christley | Earnhardt | |
| racingwench | Earnhardt | |
| Huth88 | ** | Edwards |
| dfblanchard | * | Edwards |
| kennethriggs | * | Edwards |
| 07vanquish | Edwards | |
| dfairhurst2448 | Edwards | |
| LVI56 | Edwards | |
| TheManRouse | Edwards | |
| tjnaylor09 | Edwards | |
| jay_wilkins17 | *** | Gordon |
| bradleykarnes | ** | Gordon |
| DRLDeBoer | ** | Gordon |
| MNeffShortTrack | ** | Gordon |
| n08fear | ** | Gordon |
| A_Bit_Sideways | * | Gordon |
| alovewithoutend | * | Gordon |
| Bakemoney2000 | * | Gordon |
| BPierce158 | * | Gordon |
| digertwo | * | Gordon |
| grammatea4u | * | Gordon |
| mattdobson_7 | * | Gordon |
| NASCAR_MT | * | Gordon |
| realaortiz08 | * | Gordon |
| Reinhart63 | * | Gordon |
| summerbrooke23 | * | Gordon |
| whenske | * | Gordon |
| AbbeyKahne5 | Gordon | |
| brian_wiggins | Gordon | |
| cpeuterb | Gordon | |
| DRM3CIX | Gordon | |
| dtruhl | Gordon | |
| dustydisher97 | Gordon | |
| Eli928 | Gordon | |
| gluckcharm | Gordon | |
| jeremybert9 | Gordon | |
| KABenn1616 | Gordon | |
| kjflye | Gordon | |
| kristidbm | Gordon | |
| LAW9960 | Gordon | |
| ldgringo | Gordon | |
| LilDebbie | Gordon | |
| racefan_11 | Gordon | |
| terrywilfong | Gordon | |
| Adam_Huth | *** | Hamlin |
| arlenekrue | ** | Hamlin |
| cgros127 | ** | Hamlin |
| Revvin4Seven48 | ** | Hamlin |
| stevemichalik | ** | Hamlin |
| cvelin | * | Hamlin |
| DillonSims | * | Hamlin |
| HitYourMarks | * | Hamlin |
| jeffamos65 | * | Hamlin |
| jflann2 | * | Hamlin |
| rebel388 | * | Hamlin |
| samhissett7 | * | Hamlin |
| soller00 | * | Hamlin |
| submarinemike88 | * | Hamlin |
| thejosh20 | * | Hamlin |
| thndrnghrd24 | * | Hamlin |
| ashleyann12 | Hamlin | |
| BigLiciousT | Hamlin | |
| ChasDan88 | Hamlin | |
| DaarenDurga | Hamlin | |
| evan_graf | Hamlin | |
| HonestlySherry | Hamlin | |
| IRunRountree | Hamlin | |
| matttidcombe | Hamlin | |
| MaximeB92 | Hamlin | |
| StatsDavid | Hamlin | |
| TruckerDeen | Hamlin | |
| dlschamp | * | Harvick |
| 1kfox | Harvick | |
| 3dingo | Harvick | |
| folimu | Harvick | |
| HD388 | Harvick | |
| hzirbel | Harvick | |
| jvirgs | Harvick | |
| kycasoup | Harvick | |
| turbojunker | Harvick | |
| 1OutlawBandit | * | Johnson |
| lauren_downey2 | * | Johnson |
| s_a_markle | * | Johnson |
| gonzalezterence | Johnson | |
| Joshua_Smith08 | Johnson | |
| Medic_217 | Johnson | |
| MoWhi | Johnson | |
| NancyatStudioN | Johnson | |
| VinnieV77 | Johnson | |
| davidlerner75 | * | Kahne |
| Justin24Payne | * | Kahne |
| mokanmikey | * | Kahne |
| abadacejr182288 | Kahne | |
| Bob_14 | Kahne | |
| BriannaLeistikow | Kahne | |
| chris_siebold22 | Kahne | |
| GigCityPlanner | Kahne | |
| jenniferayers | Kahne | |
| kid67y | Kahne | |
| recjus85 | Kahne | |
| tcholbrook | Kahne | |
| wdoyle66 | Kahne | |
| katiecole125 | *** | Kenseth |
| bshell00 | ** | Kenseth |
| MattNicholson51 | ** | Kenseth |
| Bradley_016 | * | Kenseth |
| bradsauers | * | Kenseth |
| BrentBynum | * | Kenseth |
| Echo837 | * | Kenseth |
| HotStoverReport | * | Kenseth |
| MrsDMVH | * | Kenseth |
| Sam-Beishuizen | * | Kenseth |
| Chuck_Atl | Kenseth | |
| CodfishCodfish | Kenseth | |
| Daniels_Caudill | Kenseth | |
| dhamlinfan | Kenseth | |
| ellemccrone | Kenseth | |
| markvphotos | Kenseth | |
| Mike_Dobreski | Kenseth | |
| ncraiderfan17 | Kenseth | |
| poloshot | Kenseth | |
| Truex56fan | Kenseth | |
| CopaCavanna | ** | Keselowski |
| jayua | * | Keselowski |
| ScottWilfong | * | Keselowski |
| acheckeredflag | Keselowski | |
| Boop2366 | Keselowski | |
| chubdubblub | Keselowski | |
| icemankeller | Keselowski | |
| jrkenbok | Keselowski | |
| msudawg7880 | Keselowski | |
| NickKocuba10 | Keselowski | |
| robwright11 | Keselowski | |
| tgb_RPh | Keselowski | |
| theWillClark | Keselowski | |
| wbrice4 | Keselowski | |
| wyocat50 | Keselowski | |
| asskicknchcken | ** | KuBusch |
| _Chouinard | * | KuBusch |
| arails4 | * | KuBusch |
| brendan14394 | * | KuBusch |
| Cody_Masse | * | KuBusch |
| dickiep1018 | * | KuBusch |
| fnmetal | * | KuBusch |
| hollywoodtlb | * | KuBusch |
| jsoupzzz | * | KuBusch |
| Nascar_Nut | * | KuBusch |
| NSCRtruckFAN | * | KuBusch |
| PhotoMatt_KCCO | * | KuBusch |
| trv2405x | * | KuBusch |
| 4toddboyer | KuBusch | |
| Andrea__Marie | KuBusch | |
| caseylandrum15 | KuBusch | |
| Clevelandsrocks | KuBusch | |
| cswiecki84 | KuBusch | |
| ed_326 | KuBusch | |
| Freak4Harvick | KuBusch | |
| harvicknut_4 | KuBusch | |
| JBenik | KuBusch | |
| jdubharris | KuBusch | |
| jmic1122 | KuBusch | |
| JRIG1980 | KuBusch | |
| kartracer3886 | KuBusch | |
| veston75 | KuBusch | |
| Wisco_girl15 | KuBusch | |
| bflo360 | * | KyBusch |
| CFDiG | * | KyBusch |
| Coates_Burghfan | * | KyBusch |
| Gael78II | * | KyBusch |
| mattlovisa | * | KyBusch |
| AndrewWaldrop | KyBusch | |
| basspro24chevy | KyBusch | |
| heylookaturtle | KyBusch | |
| NASCARDirector | KyBusch | |
| Nick_Winstead78 | KyBusch | |
| shannonjones154 | KyBusch | |
| ZachKalb | KyBusch | |
| clebren45 | ** | Larson |
| motorhead66 | * | Larson |
| TheTigerBones | * | Larson |
| DJstatman482454 | Larson | |
| ilovehamlin11 | Larson | |
| KevinMiz | Larson | |
| Kharvfanfla15 | Larson | |
| lorettamagers | Larson | |
| Allyrok05 | * | Logano |
| AngieF530 | * | Logano |
| JMorris_NP | * | Logano |
| RowdyBun | * | Logano |
| YenndeeZ | Logano | |
| bobfredchuck | * | Martin |
| gregatkins | * | McMurray |
| raceGrl4Harvick | * | McMurray |
| AlphaWolf09 | McMurray | |
| J_Fellenbaum | McMurray | |
| JoshuaCloninger | McMurray | |
| vasteve (father) | McMurray | |
| dweezymilan | Mears | |
| nuggie99 | * | Menard |
| iamjlf | Menard | |
| MarkMiller | Menard | |
| mikemike82 | Menard | |
| xjasonx88 | Menard | |
| dallasjunebug | ** | Newman |
| 18frannie | * | Newman |
| DR_FNP | * | Newman |
| jjwolfeman | * | Newman |
| M_Huff99 | * | Newman |
| mcfdtony | * | Newman |
| ZTsmiley | * | Newman |
| AshBollinger | Newman | |
| cessfranklin | Newman | |
| dave_phillips1 | Newman | |
| Jess43x8 | Newman | |
| MrsJPancake | Newman | |
| Readymixchick | Newman | |
| sheila0866 | Newman | |
| crowder_debbie | Patrick | |
| maggio15 | Patrick | |
| StephenDCrowder | Patrick | |
| Race5599 | * | Ragan |
| adamniemeyer | Ragan | |
| scottaltimaman | Ragan | |
| oldguyjk | ** | Stenhouse |
| ToeNailUrFace | * | Stenhouse |
| howmama99 | Stenhouse | |
| quickdraw222 | Stenhouse | |
| hokiefitz | * | Stewart |
| josh_ackels66 | * | Stewart |
| jsf354 | * | Stewart |
| jsugi48 | * | Stewart |
| DTrainMurphyTX | Stewart | |
| mark_ash | Stewart | |
| MarkRH | Stewart | |
| spitz121 | Stewart | |
| terrymadill | Stewart | |
| The_real_Tc_ | Stewart | |
| dwilwer | *** | Truex |
| AppBuckeye31 | ** | Truex |
| ClintLJones | ** | Truex |
| devyanks90 | ** | Truex |
| KeviRHatfield | ** | Truex |
| prettymonkey | ** | Truex |
| bundy315 | * | Truex |
| glenburdett | * | Truex |
| goofyfordfan | * | Truex |
| jddorman2 | * | Truex |
| lance_sells | * | Truex |
| mikeschlee | * | Truex |
| pamneilsen | * | Truex |
| richman43 | * | Truex |
| stephenflorentz | * | Truex |
| amishkid17 | Truex | |
| ashinyobject | Truex | |
| bruce_compton15 | Truex | |
| Carlajarvi | Truex | |
| coreyr12 | Truex | |
| d_sheedy | Truex | |
| dscanbs | Truex | |
| fatbuzz66 | Truex | |
| foolrain | Truex | |
| jojolv48 | Truex | |
| Jrioux_ | Truex | |
| kkr491fan | Truex | |
| mattgross | Truex | |
| monfud20 | Truex | |
| mwrjgrfan | Truex | |
| scovel0 | Truex | |
| shelbyparrack99 | Truex | |
| Smokecx3 | Truex | |
| TannerFoutz | Truex | |
| Joey_Fonseca | ** | Vickers |
| DeuceStaley_48 | * | Vickers |
| CraigHaasis | Vickers |