Time to kick start the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs this weekend. The first round will kick off with a superspeedway, which will bring most drivers some angst heading into Sunday. Atlanta Motor Speedway’s second date got bumped into the playoffs (thank you Olympics). With a guaranteed spot in the Round of 12 on the line, which Cup driver will take advantage of this opportunity? Meanwhile, the Xfinity Series is working on their last stretch of the regular season. Could Atlanta provide an upset winner for the playoffs? Most importantly though, who did the Pit Pass Network crew pick in this week’s Predictions for Playoff Atlanta?
Shout out to the following Pit Pass Network crew members for their correct predictions last week for Darlington, Milwaukee, & Southern Illinois:
Southern 500
Winner (Chase Briscoe): Jane Waldrop
Longshot: Zach Adams (Kyle Busch), Robert Cwick (Kyle Busch), & Mark Matthews (race winner Chase Briscoe)
Disappointment: Andy Coffey (Timmy Hill), Robert Cwick (Noah Gragson), Tiffany Faw (Kaz Grala), Robert Hill Jr (Timmy Hill), Cash James (Timmy Hill), Daniel Smith (Martin Truex Jr), & Marvin Wingfield (Josh Berry)
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Longshot: Robert Hill Jr (Cole Custer), Cash James (race winner Christopher Bell), Gregory Latham (Shane van Gisbergen), & Marvin Wingfield (Sheldon Creed)
Disappointment: Robert Cwick (Blaine Perkins), Robert Hill Jr (Blaine Perkins), Cash James (Chad Finchum), & Terra Jones (Brandon Jones)
Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250 – Race 1
Winner (Pato O’Ward): Terra Jones, Gregory Latham, Mark Matthews, & Marvin Wingfield
Longshot: Robert Cwick (race winner Pato O’Ward) & Cash James (Will Power)
Disappointment (Josef Newgarden): Gregory Latham
Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250 – Race 2
Longshot: Robert Cwick (Scott Dixon), Griffin Fuller (Santino Ferrucci), & Jane Waldrop (Scott Dixon)
Disappointment: Andy Coffey (Marcus Armstrong), Terra Jones (Nolan Siegel), & Daniel Smith (Graham Rahal)
Southern Illinois 100
Longshot: Zach Adams (Kris Wright), Griffin Fuller (Andres Perez), Robert Hill Jr (Andres Perez), Cash James (Kris Wright), Terra Jones (Kris Wright), Mark Matthews (Kelly Kovski), Daniel Smith (Kris Wright), & Marvin Wingfield (Andres Perez)
Disappointment (Brian Clubb): Robert Hill Jr
Zach Adams
Quaker State 400
Winner: Ryan Blaney
Longshot: Corey LaJoie
Disappointment: Noah Gragson
Focused Health 250
Winner: Brandon Jones
Longshot: AJ Allmendinger
Disappointment: Lawless Alan
Andy Coffey
Quaker State 400
Winner: Brad Keselowski
Longshot: Todd Gilliland
Disappointment: JJ Yeley
Focused Health 250
Winner: Ryan Truex
Longshot: Parker Kligerman
Disappointment: Sheldon Creed
Robert Cwick
Quaker State 400
Winner: Brad Keselowski
Longshot: Noah Gragson
Disappointment: Cody Ware
Focused Health 250
Winner: Justin Allgaier
Longshot: Anthony Alfredo
Disappointment: Lawless Alan
Tiffany Faw
Quaker State 400
Winner: Chris Buescher
Longshot: Noah Gragson
Disappointment: Denny Hamlin
Focused Health 250
Winner: Riley Herbst
Longshot: Josh Williams
Disappointment: Sam Mayer
Griffin Fuller
Quaker State 400
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Daniel Hemric
Disappointment: Chase Briscoe
Focused Health 250
Winner: Jesse Love
Longshot: Matt DiBenedetto
Disappointment: Austin Hill
Robert Hill Jr
Quaker State 400
Winner: Austin Cindric
Longshot: Todd Gilliland
Disappointment: BJ McLeod
Focused Health 250
Winner: Parker Retzlaff
Longshot: Ryan Sieg
Disappointment: Dawson Cram
Cash James
Quaker State 400
Winner: Kyle Larson
Longshot: Denny Hamlin
Disappointment: BJ McLeod
Focused Health 250
Winner: Ryan Truex
Longshot: Corey Heim
Disappointment: Morgen Baird
Terra Jones
Quaker State 400
Winner: Brad Keselowski
Longshot: Todd Gilliland
Disappointment: Kyle Larson
Focused Health 250
Winner: Austin Hill
Longshot: Leland Honeyman Jr
Disappointment: AJ Allmendinger
Gregory Latham
Quaker State 400
Winner: Chase Elliott
Longshot: Noah Gragson
Disappointment: Daniel Suarez
Focused Health 250
Winner: Cole Custer
Longshot: Justin Allgaier
Disappointment: Austin Hill
Mark Matthews
Quaker State 400
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Bubba Wallace
Disappointment: Austin Cindric
Focused Health 250
Winner: Brandon Jones
Longshot: Matt DiBenedetto
Disappointment: Lawless Alan
Daniel Smith
Quaker State 400
Winner: Ross Chastain
Longshot: Daniel Suarez
Disappointment: Denny Hamlin
Focused Health 250
Winner: Ryan Sieg
Longshot: Shane van Gisbergen
Disappointment: Sam Mayer
Jane Waldrop
Quaker State 400
Winner: Chase Briscoe
Longshot: Brad Keselowski
Disappointment: Kyle Busch
Focused Health 250
Winner: Cole Custer
Longshot: Sheldon Creed
Disappointment: Sam Mayer
Marvin Wingfield
Quaker State 400
Winner: Kyle Larson
Longshot: Kyle Busch
Disappointment: Daniel Suarez
Focused Health 250
Winner: Cole Custer
Longshot: Austin Hill
Disappointment: Matt DiBenedetto
Pit Pass Network Consensus
Quaker State 400
Winner: Brad Keselowski
Longshot: Noah Gragson
Disappointment: Denny Hamlin
Focused Health 250
Winner: Cole Custer
Longshot: Matt DiBenedetto
Disappointment: Lawless Alan
