The first of four scheduled Excursions to Virginia is on Sunday, March 24th Using the 71st running of Their STP 500 at the Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia.
The Martinsville Speedway is the shortest trail in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The STP 500 is the first of two races with the second one being the First Data 500 at the NASCAR Playoffs.
Clint Bowyer won the race this past year and this season, another loaded field is set to go into the race with various drivers that can really win the occasion. Let’s take a look at who the oddsmakers think are likely to be the drivers to observe this weekend.
“Racing” The Notifications
Kyle Busch is the favorite to win against the STP 500. After winning the Ticket Guardian 500 in Arizona last March 10th, Busch maintained the speed with another success at the Car Club 400 at California. With back to back wins at the last two weekends, no wonder Kyle Busch deserves to be the +162 favorite here. Busch has finished no lower than 6th place in six out of the past seven races overall and as soon as it comes to the STP 500, he won here in 2016, finished runner-up from the previous two decades and has placed at 5th in each of his last seven appearances here at the Martinsville Speedway.
Martin Truex Jr. set 8th a week at the Auto Club Speedway. The 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Series Cup champion has five Top 10 finishes in seven races this season including three in the Top 5. Heading to this weekend, Trues has finished no worse than fourth in his last three races in the Martinsville Speedway.
2017 winner Brad Keselowski has placed at 6th in four out of the last six looks at the STP 500. Keselowski also enjoys racing in the Martinsville Speedway as he’s completed no lower than 5th in six out of his last eight races here.
Joey Logano finished next to Busch at California last weekend however while he came up short again, Logano has three Top 5 finishes already this season, including a win at the Pennzoil 400 final month in Las Vegas. It is interesting that he’s won only once here in Martinsville Speedway however that success came in his final race here, the First Data 500 past October 2018.
Denny Hamlin hasn’t picked up a success because his triumph in the Daytona 500 last season but he’s definitely been consistent. Hamlin is a 6.8 ending in his first five races this season and is doing a fantastic job holding his own in the Drivers Championship. Hamlin has won here thrice, the last being in 2015, with just Richard Petty, Darren Waltrip, and Rusty Wallace winning over him. He also holds two victories at the Martinsville Speedway while racing in the Camping Truck World Series.
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