Ben Rhodes tops C.J. Radune's picks Friday. Rhodes finished seventh at the Nashville Superspeedway last season and has three top-10s in the last five races.
C.J. Radune's picks for this week include Todd Gilliland, whose in his first series start of the season and has an excellent record of driving trucks on dirt tracks.
There may currently be no faster driver at Sonoma than Kyle Larson who has started from pole at the track each of the last four races and tops C.J. Radune’s picks Sunday.
Kyle Busch is an obvious pick this week in a trucks field that is lacking in terms of experience. He has two wins and five top-five finishes in the last six races at Sonoma.
With a road course on tap all eyes turn to A.J. Allmendinger, as he has been one of the best in the series on these types of tracks and won there in an IndyCar before making a shift to NASCAR.
Kevin Harvick has also been in good form with two top-fives from the last three races and has also won multiple races at this track.
Matt Crafton is winless so far in 2022, but he has been clawing his way into the playoff positions and could grab the victory this week.
Tyler Reddick has two top-10s from three Charlotte starts and just won last week’s Xfinity Series race.
Points leader AJ Allmendinger is in C.J. Radune’s higher-risk lineup because in his last two Charlotte starts, he finished outside the top 10, but that could change Saturday.
Ross Chastain has a much more attractive price tag than Kyle Busch and or John Hunter Nemechek, so why not go for one of the hottest drivers in NASCAR?
For the All-Star race, C.J. Radune’s lower-risk lineup only includes drivers already qualified for the main event, including Kyle Larson.
Noah Gragson will be going for his third win of the season this week, and has been consistently fast and usually finishes in the top five.
Matt DiBenedetto earned his third top-10 of the year last week, and although this will be his first Texas start in Trucks, his best Cup Series finish at the track was third in 2021.
Kyle Larson is a favorite this week given how good he was at the track last season, including a win in the fall race.
John Hunter Nemechek finally got his 2022 win last week at Darlington, and now that the seal has been broken, more wins should follow.
For a raceway that's renowned for its difficulty, C.J. Radune recommends adding three-time Darlington winner Martin Truex Jr. to your lineup.
Last week's winner and second-place finisher in this race last season, Josh Berry, earns a spot in C.J. Radune's higher-risk lineup for Saturday's race.
John Hunter Nemechek finished in the top four the last three races at Darlington and was second there last fall, so could this be the week he gets that elusive victory?