The first of four scheduled Excursions to Virginia is on Sunday, March 24th with All the 71st running of the STP 500 at the Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia.
The Martinsville Speedway is the trail in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The STP 500 is the first of two races here with the second one being the First Data 500 in the NASCAR Playoffs.
Clint Bowyer won the race this past year and this season, another affluent field is set to go into the race with various drivers that can really win the occasion. Let us 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 betting favorite to win the STP 500. After winning the Ticket Guardian 500 in Arizona last March 10th, Busch kept the speed with another victory at the Auto Club 400 in California. With back to back wins in the last two weekends, no wonder Kyle Busch deserves to be the +162 favorite here. Busch has finished no lower than 6th spot in six from his last seven races entire and as soon as it comes to the STP 500, he won here in 2016, finished runner-up from the past two decades and has put at least 5th in each of his last seven appearances here in the Martinsville Speedway.
Martin Truex Jr. set 8th a week at the Automobile Club Speedway. The 2017 Dragon Energy NASCAR Series Cup winner has five Top 10 finishes in seven races this season including three in the Top 5. Heading to the weekend, Trues has finished no worse than fourth in his last three races in the Martinsville Speedway.
2017 winner Brad Keselowski has put at least 6th in four out of the last six looks at the STP 500. Keselowski also loves racing in the Martinsville Speedway as he has completed no lower than 5th in six out of his last eight races here.
Joey Logano finished next to Busch in California last weekend however while he came up short again, Logano has three Top 5 finishes already this season, including a win in the Pennzoil 400 final month at Las Vegas. It’s interesting he’s won only once here in Martinsville Speedway but that victory came in his last race , the First Data 500 past October 2018.
Denny Hamlin has not picked up a success because his triumph in the Daytona 500 last year but he’s definitely been consistent. Hamlin is a 6.8 finish 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. In addition, he holds two successes in the Martinsville Speedway while racing in the Camping Truck World Series.
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