Consumers Energy 400–WINNING Michigan Recap
When the checkered flag waved on Sunday afternoon it meant that JRO and Twill picked the winner for two straight weekends!!!
JRO and Twill went with 4 drivers this weekend with Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, and the FREE pick of Jimmie Johnson leading the charge. Harvick, Keselowski, and Johnson all factored into the early week discussion as legitimate threats with Bowman sneaking into the conversation after his performance on Friday and Saturday.
Race winner Kevin Harvick was not a big factor for the majority of the race, but hung around the top 10. However, when it came down to the closing laps, Harvick would lead the most important laps of the race including the last one! He led 22 laps and parked it in victory lane for the second straight year.
Our long shot 2 star paid pick with the driver of #88 Alex Bowman had an up and down day where he found himself in the top 5 at times and then back in the top 20 at other points. Bowman brought the #88 home for a respectable 10th place finish.
The driver of the #2 Penske Ford, Brad Keselowski one of the 3 star paid picks had a strong car for the majority of the 1st and 2nd segments leading a race best 66 laps. Then with a few laps to go in the 2nd segment he had a right rear tire go down that brought out a caution and put him a lap down. He fought back and found himself in the top 3 with 12 to go, but had to pit for fuel and came home a disappointing 19th.
The free pick of Jimmie Johnson had trouble early on in the race when he hit the wall in turn 2 and sent him to the pits for repairs that would put him several laps down. He would be unable to recover from this. Johnson’s finish of 34th was the worst finish for JRO and Twill in the 10 races picked thus far. The previous worst finish of 26th was with Denny Hamlin at Daytona. His finish knocks him out of the playoffs with just 3 races remaining.
The back to back wins brings JRO and Twill to 4 wins in 10 races! Be sure to check back with JRO sometime on Monday for the preview of the week ahead with the storied Bristol Night Race next on the schedule. There are guaranteed fireworks for Saturday night!!! Onward!!!
3* Harvick-1st. WINNER
2* Bowman-10th
3* Keselowski-19th
Johnson-34th