(Image Credit: Darlington Raceway)
The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs kick off at Darlington Raceway this weekend, while the NASCAR Xfinity Series inches closer to its Playoff season. Scott Dixon is coming off back-to-back wins in IndyCar, looking to make it three in a row at Portland International Raceway.
Before we look at this week’s race picks from the Pit Pass Network crew, let’s give a shoutout to last week’s winners! Tiffany Faw correctly guessed that Grant Enfinger would win in the NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Series and Jake Finch correctly picked Dixon’s IndyCar win!
Andy Coffey
Andy thinks Brad Keselowski can kick off the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with a win at Darlington Raceway. (Photo Credit: Andy Coffey | Pit Pass Network)
Cup Series
Winner: Kyle Larson
Longshot: Brad Keselowski
Disappointment: Kyle Busch
Xfinity Series
Winner: Josh Berry
Longshot: Brandon Jones
Disappointment: John Hunter Nemechek
IndyCar
Winner: Alex Palou
Longshot: Tom Blomqvist
Disappointment: Josef Newgarden
Robert Cwick
Not too often is John Hunter Nemechek considered a ‘longshot’, but this weekend, Robert has him sitting in that position. (Photo Credit: Andy Coffey | Pit Pass Network)
Cup Series
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Kyle Larson
Disappointment: Denny Hamlin
Xfinity Series
Winner: Justin Allgaier
Longshot: John Hunter Nemechek
Disappointment: Brandon Jones
IndyCar
Winner: Will Power
Longshot: Scott McLaughlin
Disappointment: Sting Ray Robb
Tiffany Faw
Tiffany feels the tides turn for Riley Herbst this weekend. She picked him as her longshot for Sports Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200. (Photo Credit: Andy Coffey | Pit Pass Network)
Cup Series
Winner: William Byron
Longshot: Brad Keselowski
Disappointment: Kyle Busch
Xfinity Series
Winner: Josh Berry
Longshot: Riley Herbst
Disappointment: Brandon Jones
IndyCar
Winner: Scott McLaughlin
Longshot: Graham Rahal
Disappointment: Scott Dixon
Griffin Fuller
Griffin has a hunch that Harvick gets his first win of the season on Sunday. (Photo Credit: Andy Coffey | Pit Pass Network)
Cup Series
Winner: Kevin Harvick
Longshot: Erik Jones
Disappointment: Joey Logano
Xfinity Series
Winner: Sheldon Creed
Longshot: Kaz Grala
Disappointment: Josh Berry
IndyCar
Winner: Josef Newgarden
Longshot: Sting Ray Robb
Disappointment: Alex Palou
Robert Hill Jr.
It’s been nothing short of an abysmal season for Brandon Jones. Robert has a feeling the trouble continues for Jones at Darlington. (Photo Credit: Andy Coffey | Pit Pass Network)
Cup Series
Winner: Erik Jones
Longshot: Brad Keselowski
Disappointment: Kyle Larson
Xfinity Series
Winner: John Hunter Nemechek
Longshot: Sam Mayer
Disappointment: Brandon Jones
IndyCar
Winner: Scott McLaughlin
Longshot: Josef Newgarden
Disappointment: Romain Grosjean
Cash James
Cash picks Sting Ray Robb to get the job done in Portland. (Image Credit: IndyCar)
Cup Series
Winner: William Byron
Longshot: Chris Buescher
Disappointment: Denny Hamlin
Xfinity Series
Winner: John Hunter Nemechek
Longshot: Josh Berry
Disappointment: Justin Allgaier
IndyCar
Winner: Sting Ray Robb
Longshot: Kyle Kirkwood
Disappointment: Alex Palou
Terra Jones
Terra feels the trouble for Chase Elliott will continue in Darlington. (Photo Credit: Andy Coffey | Pit Pass Network)
Cup Series
Winner: Denny Hamlin
Longshot: Erik Jones
Disappointment: Chase Elliott
Xfinity Series
Winner: John Hunter Nemechek
Longshot: Riley Herbst
Disappointment: Austin Hill
IndyCar
Winner: Josef Newgarden
Longshot: Sting Ray Robb
Disappointment: Scott McLaughlin
Gregory Latham
Is Josh Berry checking on his chances to win? Gregory thinks they’re 100% (Photo Credit: Andy Coffey | Pit Pass Network)
Cup Series
Winner: Kevin Harvick
Longshot: Carson Hocevar
Disappointment: Bubba Wallace
Xfinity Series
Winner: Josh Berry
Longshot: Riley Herbst
Disappointment: John Hunter Nemechek
IndyCar
Winner: Josef Newgarden
Longshot: Will Power
Disappointment: Romain Grosjean
Mark Matthews
Mark feels Martin Truex, Jr. will claim his third Darlington win. (Photo Credit: Andy Coffey | Pit Pass Network)
Cup Series
Winner: Martin Truex, Jr.
Longshot: Justin Haley
Disappointment: Tyler Reddick
Xfinity Series
Winner: Kyle Larson
Longshot: Corey Heim
Disappointment: Sammy Smith
IndyCar
Winner: Pato O’Ward
Longshot: Felix Rosenqvist
Disappointment: Kyle Kirkwood
Casey Melvin
Casey feels Helio will be holding ’em high after winning in Portland. (Photo Credit: Christian Petersen | Getty Images
Cup Series
Winner: Kevin Harvick
Longshot: Joey Logano
Disappointment: William Byron
Xfinity Series
Winner: Riley Herbst
Longshot: Kyle Busch
Disappointment: Kyle Larson
IndyCar
Winner: Pato O’Ward
Longshot: Helio Castroneves
Disappointment: Alex Palou
Daniel Smith
Daniel thinks Bowman can “do it right” in Darlington. (Photo Credit: Andy Coffey | Pit Pass Network)
Cup Series
Winner: Martin Truex, Jr.
Longshot: Alex Bowman
Disappointment: Chris Buescher
Xfinity Series
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Sheldon Creed
Disappointment: Parker Kligerman
IndyCar
Winner: Marcus Ericsson
Longshot: Scott McLaughlin
Disappointment: Alex Palou
Jane Waldrop
Chris Buescher has been on a hot streak as of late. Jane thinks the streak stops for the RFK Racing driver this weekend. (Photo Credit: Andy Coffey | Pit Pass Network)
Cup Series
Winner: Chase Briscoe
Longshot: Kyle Busch
Disappointment: Chris Buescher
Xfinity Series
Winner: Sheldon Creed
Longshot: Josh Berry
Disappointment: John Hunter Nemechek
IndyCar
Winner: Pato O’Ward
Longshot: Josef Newgarden
Disappointment: Helio Castroneves
Drop a comment and let us know your picks for this race weekend!