When we at Predictem searched high and low for a Nascar writer/handicapper we assumed that the position would be filled by some southern “dude” who knew more about Nascar than some pit crews. To our surprise, after sorting through all the applications/interviews a “dude” named Virgina was left standing. If talkin’ Nascar was a brawl, this chick would whoop some serious tail! As do her picks! Check back every weekend for winning Nascar matchup selections from one of the sports best kept secrets!
Date: 3/25/18
Race: STP 500
Location: Martinsville Speedway
Race Analysis: STP 500 Race Preview and Picks to Win
Last Year’s Winner: Brad Keselowski
Virginia’s Pick: Take Kyle Buschk in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Posted on Monday
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Date: 3/18/18
Race: Auto Club 400
Location: Auto Club Speedway
Race Analysis: Auto Club 400 Race Preview and Picks to Win
Last Year’s Winner: First Edition
Virginia’s Pick: Take Martin Truex Jr. in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Martin Truex Jr.
Date: 3/11/18
Race: TicketGuardian 500
Location: ISM Raceway
Race Analysis: TicketGuardian 500 Race Preview and Picks to Win
Last Year’s Winner: First Edition
Virginia’s Pick: Take Kevin Harvick in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Kevin Harvick
Date: 3/4/18
Race: Pennzoil 400
Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Race Analysis: Pennzoil 400 Race Preview and Picks to Win
Last Year’s Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
Virginia’s Pick: Take Brad Keselowski in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Kevin Harvick
Date: 2/25/18
Race: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
Location: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Race Analysis: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Race Preview and Picks to Win
Last Year’s Winner: Brad Keselowski
Virginia’s Pick: Take Martin Truex Jr. in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Kevin Harvick
Date: 2/18/18
Race: Daytona 500
Location: Daytona International Speedway
Race Analysis: Daytona 500 Race Preview and Picks to Win
Last Year’s Winner: Kurt Busch
Virginia’s Pick: Take Brad Keselowski in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Austin Dillon
Date: 11/19/17
Race: Ford Ecoboost 400
Location: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Race Analysis: Ford Ecoboost Race Preview and Picks to Win
Last Year’s Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Virginia’s Pick: Take Martin Truex Jr. in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Truex won the race!
Date: 11/12/17
Race: Can-Am 500
Location: Phoenix International Speedway
Race Analysis: Can-Am 500 Race Preview and Picks to Win
Last Year’s Winner: Joey Logano
Virginia’s Pick: Take Kevin Harvick in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Matt Kenseth
Date: 11/5/17
Race: AAA Texas 500
Location: Texas Motor Speedway
Race Analysis: Posted here by Thursday!
Last Year’s Winner: Carl Edwards
Virginia’s Pick: Take Martin Truex Jr. in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Truex finished in 2nd place winning all his matchups!
Date: 10/29/17
Race: First Data 500
Location: Martinsville Speedway
Race Analysis: First Data 500 Betting Preview
Last Year’s Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Virginia’s Pick: Take Kyle Busch in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Busch won the race!
Date: 10/22/17
Race: Hollywood Casino 400
Location: Kansas Speedway
Race Analysis: Hollywood Casino 400
Last Year’s Winner: Kevin Harvick
Virginia’s Pick: Take Martin Truex Jr. in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Truex won the race!
Date: 10/15/17
Race: Alabama 500
Location: Talladega Superspeedway
Race Analysis: Alabama 500 Preview
Last Year’s Winner: Joey Logano
Virginia’s Pick: Take Brad Keselowski in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: “Bad Brad” won the race!
Date: 10/8/17
Race: Bank of America 500
Location: Charlotte Motor Speedway
Race Analysis: Bank of America 500 Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Virginia’s Pick: Take Jimmie Johnson in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: JJ finished in 7th place. Truex Jr. won the race.
Date: 10/1/17
Race: Apache Warrior 400
Location: Dover International Speedway
Race Analysis: Apache Warrior 400 Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
Virginia’s Pick: Take Martin Truex Jr. in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Kyle Busch.
Date: 9/24/17
Race: ISM Connect 300
Location: New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Race Analysis: ISM Connect 300 Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Kevin Harvick
Virginia’s Pick: Take Denny Hamlin in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Kyle Busch won the race. Hamlin finished in a mediocre 12th place.
Date: 9/17/17
Race: Tales of the Turtles 400
Location: Chicagoland Speedway
Race Analysis: Tales of the Turtles 400 Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
Virginia’s Pick: Take Martin Truex Jr. in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Martin Truex Jr
Date: 9/9/17
Race: Federated Auto Parts 400
Location: Richmond Raceway
Race Analysis: Federated Auto Parts 400
Last Year’s Winner: Denny Hamlin
Virginia’s Pick: Take Denny Hamlin in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Kyle Larsen won the race. Hamlin finished in 5th place, winning almost all of his h2h matchups!
Date: 9/3/17
Race: Bojangles’ Southern 500
Location: Darlington Raceway
Race Analysis: Bojangles’ Southern 500 Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
Virginia’s Pick: Take Martin Truex Jr. in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: TBA
Date: 8/13/17
Race: Michigan 400
Location: Michigan International Speedway
Race Analysis: Michigan 400 Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Kyle Larson
Virginia’s Pick: Take Martin Truex Jr. in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Kyle Larson
Date: 7/30/17
Race: Overton’s 400
Location: Pocono Raceway
Race Analysis: Overton’s 400 Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Chris Buescher
Virginia’s Pick: Take Brad Keselowski in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Kyle Busch
Date: 7/23/17
Race: Brickyard 400
Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Race Analysis: Brickyard 400 Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Kyle Busch
Virginia’s Pick: Take Kyle Busch in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Kasey Kahne
Date: 7/16/17
Race: Overton’s 301
Location: New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Race Analysis: Overton’s 301 Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Kyle Busch
Virginia’s Pick: Take Kyle Busch in all driver vs. driver matchups.
Result: Denny Hamlin
Date: 7/8/17
Race: Quaker State 400
Location: Kentucky Speedway
Race Analysis: Quaker State 400 Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Brad Keselowski
Virginia’s Pick: Take Brad Keselowski in all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Martin Truex Jr.
Date: 7/1/17
Race: Coke Zero 400
Location: Daytona International Raceway
Race Analysis: Coke Zero 400 Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Brad Keselowski
Virginia’s Pick: Take Brad Keselowski in all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Date: 6/25/17
Race: Toyota/SaveMart 350
Location: Sonoma Raceway
Race Analysis: Toyota/SaveMart 350 Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Tony Stewart
Virginia’s Pick: Take Kyle Busch in all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Kevin Harvick
Date: 6/18/17
Race: FireKeepers Casino 400
Location: Michigan International Speedway
Race Analysis: FireKeepers Casino 400 Race Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Joey Logano
Virginia’s Pick: Take Kyle Larson in all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Kyle Larson
Date: 6/11/17
Race: Pocono 400
Location: Pocono
Race Analysis: Pocono 400 Race Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Kurt Busch
Virginia’s Pick: Take Brad Keselowski all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Ryan Blaney
Date: 6/4/17
Race: AAA 400
Location: Dover
Race Analysis: AAA 400 Drive for Autism Race Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Matt Kenseth
Virginia’s Pick: Take Brad Keselowski all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Kyle Busch
Date: 5/28/17
Race: Coca-Cola 600
Location: Charlotte Motor Speedway
Race Analysis: Coca-Cola 600 Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
Virginia’s Pick: Take Brad Keselowski all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Posted Monday morning.
Date: 5/20/17
Race: All-Star Race
Location: Charlotte Motor Speedway
Race Analysis: All-Star Race Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Joey Logano
Virginia’s Pick: Take Brad Keselowski all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Kyle Busch
Date: 5/7/17
Race: Geico 500
Location: Talladega Superspeedway
Race Analysis: Geico 500 Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Brad Keselowski
Virginia’s Pick: Take Brad Keselowski all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Date: 4/30/17
Race: Toyota Owners 400
Location: Richmond International Raceway
Race Analysis: Toyota Owners 400 Picks
Last Year’s Winner: Carl Edwards
Virginia’s Pick: Take Kyle Busch all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Joey Logano
Date: 4/9/17
Race: O’Reilly Auto Parts 500
Location: Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX)
Race Analysis: O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Predictions to Win
Defending Champion: Kyle Busch
Virginia’s Pick: Take Joey Logano all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Joey finished 3rd, winning all of his h2h matchups!
Date: 4/2/17
Race: STP 500
Location: Martinique Speedway
Race Analysis: STP 500 Picks
Defending Champion: Kyle Busch
Virginia’s Pick: Take Denny Hamlin all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Hamlin led 24 laps of the race but crapped out and finished in 30th place.
Date: 3/26/17
Race: Auto Club 400
Location: Fontana
Race Analysis: Auto Club 400 Picks
Defending Champion: Jimmie Johnson
Virginia’s Pick: Take Kevin Harvick all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Kyle Larson
Date: 3/19/17
Race: Camping World 500
Location: Phoenix International Raceway
Race Analysis: Camping World 500 Predictions
Defending Champion: Kevin Harvick
Virginia’s Pick: Take Joey Logano all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Logano led 82 laps of the race but crapped out and finished in 31st place. (Ryan Newman won the race)
Date: 3/12/17
Race: Kobalt 400
Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Race Analysis: Kobalt 400 Predictions
Defending Champion: Brad Keselowski
Virginia’s Pick: Take Kevin Harvick all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Keselowski finished in 5th place, winning almost all of his matchups! (Martin Truex Jr. won the race)
Race: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
Location: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Race Analysis: Fields of Honor QuikTrip 500 Picks
Defending Champion: Jimmie Johnson
Virginia’s Pick: Take Jimmie Johnson all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Johnson struggled all day, only leading 2 laps. Keselowski won the race.
Date: 2/26/17
Race: Daytona 500
Location: Daytona International Speedway
Race Analysis: Daytona 500 Race Preview and Picks to Win
Defending Champion: Denny Hamlin
Virginia’s Pick: Take Brad Keselowski all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Kurt Busch won the race.
Date: 11/20/16
Race: Ford EcoBoost 400
Location: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Race Analysis: Ford EcoBoost 400 Predictions
Defending Champion: Kyle Busch
Virginia’s Pick: Take Jimmie Johnson all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Johnson won the race!
Date: 11/13/16
Race: Can-Am 500
Location: Phoenix International Raceway
Race Analysis: Can-Am 500 Picks
Defending Champion: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Virginia’s Pick: Take Kevin Harvick all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Harvick finished in 4th place, winning most of his matchups!n (Logano won the race).
Date: 10/30/16
Race: Goody’s Fast Relief 500
Location: Martinsville
Race Analysis: Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Picks
Defending Champion: Jeff Gordon
Virginia’s Pick: Take Jimmie Johnson all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Johnson won the race!
Date: 10/16/16
Race: Hollywood Casino 400
Location: Kansas Speedway
Race Analysis: Hollywood Casino 400 Predictions
Defending Champion: Joey Logano
Virginia’s Pick: Take Joey Logano all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Logano finished in 3rd place, winning all of his head to heads!
Date: 10/8/16
Race: Bank of America 500
Location: Charlotte Motor Speedway
Race Analysis: Bank of America 500 Picks
Defending Champion: Joey Logano
Virginia’s Pick: Take Martin Truex Jr. all driver vs. driver
matchups.
Result: Truex finished in 13th place. Jimmie Johnson won the race.
Date: 9/25/16
Race: New Hampshire 300
Location: New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Race Analysis: Bad Boy Off Road 300 Predictions.
Defending Champion: Matt Kenseth
Virginia’s Pick: Take Brad Keselowski in all driver
vs. driver matchups.
Result: Keselowski finished 4th, winning almost all of his H2H matchups!
Date: 9/10/16
Race: Federated Auto Parts 400
Location: Richmond International Raceway
Race Analysis: Federated Auto Parts 400 Predictions.
Defending Champion: Matt Kenseth
Virginia’s Pick: Take Kevin Harvick in all driver
vs. driver matchups.
Result: Harvick finished in 5th place, winning almost all of his H2H bets! (Denny Hamlin took 1st)
Date: 9/4/16
Race: Bojangles Southern 500
Location: Darlington Raceway
Race Analysis: Bojangles’ Southern 500 Picks.
Defending Champion: Carl Edwards
Virginia’s Pick: Take Kevin Harvick in all driver
vs. driver matchups.
Result: Harvick finished in 2nd place, winning all of his head to head matchups!
Date: 8/28/16
Race: Pure Michigan 400
Location: Michigan International Speedway
Race Analysis: Pure Michigan 400 Picks
Defending Champion: Matt Kenseth
Virginia’s Pick: Take Joey Logano in all driver
vs. driver matchups.
Result: Logano finished in 10th place. Kyle Larson won the race.
Date: 8/7/16
Race: Cheez-It 355
Location: Watkins Glen International
Race Analysis: Cheez-It 355 Predictions
Defending Champion: Joey Logana
Virginia’s Pick: Take Joey Logano in all driver
vs. driver matchups.
Result: Logano finished in 2nd place winning all of his head to head matchups.
Date: 7/31/16
Race: Pennsylvania 400
Location:Pocono Raceway
Race Analysis: Pennsylvania 400 Picks
Defending Champion: –
Virginia’s Pick: Take Joey Logano in all driver
vs. driver matchups.
Result: Joey led for 38 laps but ended up crapping out and finishing in a disappointing 37th place.
