
As we move into week three of the Nascar season and the drivers head to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Pennzoil 400, it has become obvious these NextGen cars are starting to look like Nascars answer to bring more excitement to racing and is certainly making the racing more competitive with 19 different drivers recording a top 10 finish after only two races. Last week at Fontana was just a great race with Kyle Larson proving he is still the best driver in the sport right now and his driving ability was on full display after working his way to a win from the back of the pack. After Chevrolet’s mediocre performance at Daytona, they came roaring back at Fontana taking four out of the top five finishing spots. However, this week we move to Las Vegas for the first cookie-cutter 1.5-mile track of the season which has different racing dynamics than the superspeedways we have seen thus far. I look for experienced drivers who have historically finished well at 1.5-mile tracks to steal the show this week.
This Weeks Wild Card
Chase Elliot was in contention to win last week late in the race until he was wrecked by his teammate Kyle Larson. Elliot had a top ten finish at Daytona and worked hard last week to get in contention to win after going a lap down early in the race. Elliot’s name is always in the conversation these days, and I look for him to run a strong race this week. Elliot is currently +800 to win, +170 to finish in the top 3, and –145 to finish in the top 5.
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