2019 STP 500 NASCAR 03/24/19 Odds, Preview and Predictions
The first of four scheduled Excursions to Virginia is on Sunday, March 24th with the 71st running of Their STP 500 at the Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia.
The Martinsville Speedway is the trail in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. With the second one being the very first Data 500 in the NASCAR Playoffs, the STP 500 is the first of two races .
Clint Bowyer won the race this past year and this year, another affluent field is set to go into the race with various drivers that can definitely win the event. Let us take a look at who the oddsmakers think are likely to be the drivers to observe this weekend.
“Racing” The Favorites 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 pace with another victory in the Auto Club 400 in California. With back to back wins in the last two weekends, no question Kyle Busch deserves to be the +162 favorite here. Busch has finished no lower than 6th place in six out of his past seven races entire and as soon as it comes to the STP 500, he won here in 2016, ended runner-up in the previous two years and has placed at 5th in each of his last seven appearances here in the Martinsville Speedway.
Martin Truex Jr. place 8th last week at the Auto Club Speedway. The 2017 Dragon Energy NASCAR Series Cup champion has five Top 10 finishes in seven races this year including three in the Top 5. Heading for the weekend, Trues has finished no worse than fourth in his last three races at the Martinsville Speedway.
2017 winner Brad Keselowski has put at least 6th in four out of the last six appearances in the STP 500. Keselowski also enjoys racing in the Martinsville Speedway as he has completed no lower than 5th in six from the last eight races .
Joey Logano finished alongside Busch at California last weekend but while he came up short again, Logano has three Top 5 finishes already this season, including a win in the Pennzoil 400 last month in Las Vegas. It’s interesting that he’s won only once here in Martinsville Speedway however that success came in his final race here, the First Data 500 last October 2018.
Denny Hamlin has not picked up a success because his victory at the Daytona 500 final year but he has surely been consistent. Hamlin is averaging 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 thrice, the last being in 2015, with just Richard Petty, Darren Waltrip, and Rusty Wallace winning more than him. He also holds two successes in the Martinsville Speedway while racing at the Camping Truck World Series.
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