2019 STP 500 NASCAR 03/24/19 Odds, Preview and Predictions

The first of four scheduled Excursions to Virginia is on Sunday, March 24th Using All the 71st running of Their STP 500 at the Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia.

The Martinsville Speedway is the shortest track in the Dragon Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The STP 500 is the first of two races 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 loaded field is set to go into the race with various drivers that can really win the event. Let’s take a look at who the oddsmakers think are going to be the drivers to observe this weekend.

“Racing” The Favorites

Kyle Busch is the betting favorite. After winning the Ticket Guardian 500 at Arizona last March 10th, Busch maintained the pace with another victory at the Auto Club 400 in California. With back to back wins at the previous two weekends, no question Kyle Busch deserves to be the +162 favorite here. Busch has finished no lower than 6th spot in six out of his past seven races overall and when it concerns the STP 500, he won here in 2016, ended runner-up in the past two decades and has placed at least 5th in each of his last seven appearances here in the Martinsville Speedway.

Martin Truex Jr. set 8th a week in the Automobile 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 for this weekend, Trues has finished no worse than fourth in his last three races at the Martinsville Speedway.

2017 winner Brad Keselowski has placed at 6th in four out of the last six appearances at the STP 500. Keselowski also enjoys racing at the Martinsville Speedway as he has finished no lower than 5th in six from his last eight races .

Joey Logano finished alongside Busch in California last weekend however while he came up short again, Logano has three Top 5 finishes already this year, including a win in the Pennzoil 400 final month at Las Vegas. It is interesting that he’s won just once here in Martinsville Speedway however that victory came in his final race , the First Data 500 past October 2018.

Denny Hamlin hasn’t picked up a success because his triumph at the Daytona 500 final season but he’s definitely been consistent. Hamlin is averaging a 6.8 ending in his first five races this year and is doing a fantastic job holding his own in the Drivers Championship. Hamlin has won here thrice, the last being in 2015, with only Richard Petty, Darren Waltrip, and Rusty Wallace winning over him. He also holds two victories at the Martinsville Speedway while hurrying in the Camping Truck World Series.

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