Predictem Nascar Archives: June 2010 Through December 2011

2011 NASCAR Champion: Tony Stewart! It was his 3rd title. – 11/21

Homestead-Miami Speedway: Our Ford 400 race preview and picks will be posted here by Thursday night! – 11/20

Kasey Kahne Wins! The number 4 car only led 14 laps of the race but they were the most important as he took checkers. Edwards, Stewart, Burton and Newman rounded out the top 5. – 11/14

Phoenix International Raceway: Kobalt Tools 500 Picks – 11/13

Tony Stewart Wins! The 14 car dominated the race leading 173 laps. Edwards, Kahne, Kenseth and Biffle rounded out the top 5. – 11/7

Texas Motor Speedway: AAA Texas 500 Picks – 11/6

Martinsville Speedway: TUMS Fast Relief 500 Picks. – 10/30

Clint Bowyer Wins! Burton, Blaney, Keselowski and Vickers rounded out the top 5. – 10/23

Talladega Superspeedway: Good Sam Club 500 Picks. – 10/23

Matt Kenseth Wins! He led 46 laps and edged out Kyle Busch to take the checkers. Edwards, Kahne and Ambrose rounded out the top 5. – 10/16

Charlotte Motor Speedway: Bank of America 500 Picks. – 10/15

J.J. Dominates: Jimmie Johnson dominated the Hollywodo Casino 400 leading 197 laps of the race. Kahne, Keselowski, Kenseth and Eddwards rounded out the top 5. – 10/10

Kansas Speedway: Hollywood Casino 400 Picks. – 10/9

Kurt Busch Wins! He led 90 laps of the race. Johnson, Edwards, Kahne and Kenseth rounded out the top 5. – 10/3

Dover International Speedway: We apologize for not having this article posted! We screwed up! – 10/2

Tony Stewart Wins! He only led 2 laps but they were the most important ones of the day as he took the checkers in the Sylvania 300. Keselowski, Biffle, Gordon and Vickers rounded out the top 5. – 9/25

New Hampshire Motor Speedway: Clint Bowyer looks to defend his 2010 win. Check out Virginia’s Sylvania 300 Picks. – 9/25

Tony Stewart Wins! The number 14 car led only 35 laps but they were the most important ones as he took checkers at Chicagoland to win the Geico 400. Harvick, Earnhardt Jr, Edwards and Keselowki rounded out the top 5. Other notables: Kurt Busch led 64 laps and finished in 6th place and Jimmie Johnson led 39 laps and finished in 10th. – 9/19

Chicagoland Speedway: David Reutimann looks to defend his 2010 title. Geico 400 Picks. – 9/18

Kevin Harvick Wins! The 29 car dominated leading 202 laps of the race. – 9/12

Richmond International Raceway: Wonderful Pistachios 500 Picks – 9/10

Jeff Gordon Wins! He dominated the Advocare 500 leading 146 laps of the race. Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, and Carl Edwards rounded out the top 5. – 9/6

Breaking News: Danica Patrick has announced that she’ll be making the switch to NASCAR full time. – 9/4

Atlanta Motor Speedway: (Race has been postponed until 11AM EST on Tuesday) Tony Stewart looks to defend his 2010 win in the Advocare 500. Check out Virginia’s thoughts and winner prediction: AdvoCare 500 Picks – 9/4

Brad Keselowski Wins! The number 2 car led 89 laps of the race to take the checkers. Truex Jr., Gordon, J.J. and McMurray rounded out 2nd through 5th place. – 8/28

Bristol Motor Speedway: We’re sorry but we won’t have a night race preview this week due to our writer being in the “eye of the storm”. She will however be back next week. Enjoy the race! – 8/27

Kyle Busch Wins! The number 18 car bested Jimmie Johnson to take the checkers. Keselowski, Martin and Newman rounded out 3rd, 4th and 5th place. – 8/21

Michigan International Speedway: Pure Michigan 400 Picks – 8/21

Watkins Glen International: Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Picks – 8/14

Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Brickyard 400 Picks. – 7/31

No Racing this week! – 7/24

New Hampshire Motor Speedway: Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Picks – 7/17

Daytona: Coke Zero 400 Picks (with analysis) – 7/2

Kurt Busch Wins! The 22 car wins it’s first Sprint Cup race of the year and his 23rd in 380 career starts. – 6/26

Infineon Raceway: Toyota Savemart 350 Picks – 6/26

Michigan International Raceway: Heluva Good Sour Cream Dips 400 Picks – 6/19

Pocono Raceway: 5 Hour Energy 500 Picks – 6/12

Charlotte: Coca Cola 600 Picks (with analysis) – 5/29

Charlotte Motor Speedway: NASCAR Showndown and All Star Race Picks – 5/21

Matt Kenseth Wins! He didn’t lead many laps, but did so on the ones that mattered most, the final 32! The win was his second of the season. – 5/16

Dover International Speedway: Fedex 400 Picks – 5/15

Regan Smith Wins! He only led 11 laps but they were the important ones! Edwards, Keselowski, Kahne and Newman rounded out the top 5. Kahne was the most dominant driver leading 124 laps. – 5/9

Darlington Raceway: Showtime Southern 500 Picks – 5/7 (Saturday Race)

Kyle Busch Wins! He dominated as he led 235 of 400 laps of the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400. Hamlin, Kahne, Ragan and Edwards rounded out the top 5. – 5/2

Richmond International Raceway: Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400 Picks – 4/30

Easter Weekend: No NASCAR events scheduled. Have a GREAT Easter everybody!

Texas Motor Speedway: Samsung Mobile 500 Picks (Saturday Night Race!) – 4/9

Kevin Harvick Takes Checkers! He only led 6 laps but it was good enough to best Dale Earnhardt Junior. Kyle Busch (led 151 laps), Juan Pablo Montoya and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top 5. – 4/4

Martinsville: Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Picks to Win – 4/3

Kevin Harvick Wins! The number 29 car led only 1 lap but it was the most important one as he took the checkers to win the Auto Club 400. – 3/28

Fontana: Our Auto Club 400 preview and picks will be posted by late Saturday evening (or sooner). – 3/27

Kyle Busch Wins! He continued his dominance at Bristol on Sunday, leading 153 laps besting polesitter Carl Edwards. Jimmie Johnson, Kenseth and Menard rounded out the top 5. – 3/20

Bristol Motor Speedway: Jeff Byrd 500 Picks – 3/20

Carl Edwards Wins! The number 99 car led 69 laps to best Tony Stewart to win the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. – 3/6

Las Vegas Motor Speedway: Kobalt Tools 400 Picks to Win – 3/6

Phoenix International Raceway: Subway Fresh Fit 500 Picks – 2/27

Trevor Bayne Wins! The unthinkable happened Sunday when 20 year old Trevor Bayne was victorious in NASCAR’S season opener. – 2/20

Gentlemen Start Your Engines! Virginia Vroom is back to give her analysis and race picks for another exciting season of NASCAR racing! She kicks it off this week with her Daytona 500 Preview and Pick to Win! – 2/20

Gentlemen Start Your Engines: 2011 NASCAR Schedule – 2/10

Phoenix International Raceway: Kobalt Tools 500 Preview and Pick to Win – 11/14

Denny Hamlin Wins! For the second time this year, Hamlin wins at Texas Motor Speedway. The win was extra sweet for Hamlin as he nailed it down after starting in 30th position AND it puts him at the top of the heap in the Sprint Cup standings. – 11/7

Texas Motor Speedway: AAA Texas 500 Preview and Pick – 11/7

Clint Bowyer Wins! He won the Amp Energy Juice 500 with Harvick, Montoya, Reitimann and Logan rounding out the top 5. – 11/1

Talladega Superspeedway: Amp Energy Juice 500 Pick to Win – 10/31

Charlotte Motor Speedway: Bank of America 500 Preview and Pick to Win – 10/17

Tony Stewart Wins! He took the checkers by less than a half of a second with an average speed of 131.9mph winning the Pepsi Max 400 at Auto Club Speedway followed by Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman. Other notables included Kevin Harvick finishing in 7th, Jeff Gordon in 9th, Jamie McMurray in 17th, Kurt Busch in 21st, Jeff Burton in 23rd, and Carl Edwards in 34th. – 10/10

Auto Club Speedway: Pepsi Max 400 Preview and Pick to Win – 10/10

Kansas Speedway: Price Chopper 400 Preview and Pick – 10/3

Dover International Speedway: AAA 400 Preview and Pick to Win – 9/26

Clint Bowyer Wins! He takes the checkers at the Sylvania 300! Hamlin, McMurray, Earnhardt Jr. and Harvick rounded out the top 5. – 9/19

New Hampshire Motor Speedway: Sylvania 300 Preview and Pick to Win – 9/19

Denny Hamlin Wins! He pretty much dominated the Air Guard 400 as he led 251 laps. – 9/12

Richmond International Raceway: Air Guard 400 Race Preview and Pick to Win – 9/11

Tony Stewart Wins! He broke a 31 race winless streak to take the checkers at Atlanta Motor Speedway. – 9/6

Atlanta Motor Speedway: Emory Healthcare 500 Preview and Pick – 9/5

Kyle Busch Wins! He took the checkers at the Irwin Tools Night Race which gave him his 3rd win this season. – 8/21

Bristol Motor Speedway: Irwin Tools Night Race Picks (Don’t forget that this week’s race is a Saturday event!) – 8/21

Kevin Harvick Wins! He passed Denny Hamlin with 11 laps left to take the checkers. The win bolstered his points lead over Jeff Gordon. – 8/15

Michigan International Speedway: Carfax 400 Preview and Pick to Win – 8/15

Juan Pablo Montoya Wins! The number No. 42 car took the checkers ending a 113 race streak without a win. The vicotry was his 2nd in 131 Sprint Cup races. – 8/8

Watkins Glen: Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips Preview and Picks to Win – 8/8

Greg Biffle Wins! The Ford driver ended his slump (no wins since 2008) by beating pole-sitter Tony Stewart by three and a half seconds to win the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono. – 8/1

Pocono Raceway: Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Preview and Pick to Win – 7/28

Jamie McMurray Wins! It looked like Juan Pablo was going to run away with it but a freak accident with 11 laps left opened the door for McMurray to take the checkers. McMurray became only the 3rd driver in NASCAR history to win both the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same season. The win also gets him back in the chase. – 7/25

Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 2010 Brickyard 400 Preview and Pick to Win – 7/25

David Reutimann Wins! This was his first win of the 2010 NASCAR season and his 2nd overall win in 118 Sprint Cup races. – 7/10

Chicagoland Speedway: Lifelock.com 400 Preview and Picks to Win – 7/10 (Saturday Race!)

Daytona International Raceway: Coke Zero 400 Preview and Pick to Win – 7/3

Jimmie Johnson Wins! JJ ruled the track with Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick rounding out the top 5. The win marked the 52nd time in 308 Sprint Cup races that Johnson has taken the checkers. – 6/27

New Hampshire Motor Speedway: Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Preview and Pick to Win – 6/27

Infineon Raceway: Toyota Savemart 350 Preview and Picks to Win – 6/20

Denny Hamlin Wins! The Toyota drive took the checkers with Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon rounding out the top 5. – 6/13

Michigan International Speedway: Heluva Good Sour Cream Dips 400 Preview and Pick to Win – 6/13

Pocono Raceway: Gillette Fusion Proglide 500 Preview and Picks to Win – 6/6