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 track in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The STP 500 is the first of two races here with the second one being the very first Data 500 at the NASCAR Playoffs.
Clint Bowyer won the race this past year and this year, another affluent field is set to enter the race with several drivers who can really win the occasion. Let’s take a peek at who the oddsmakers think are going to be the drivers to watch 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 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 last seven races overall and as soon as it concerns the STP 500, he won here in 2016, finished runner-up in the past two years and has put at 5th in each of his last seven appearances here at the Martinsville Speedway.
Martin Truex Jr. set 8th a week in the Auto Club Speedway. The 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR collection Cup winner has five Top 10 finishes in seven races this year including three in the Top 5. Heading to the weekend, Trues has finished no worse than fourth in his last three races at the Martinsville Speedway.
2017 winner Brad Keselowski has placed at least 6th in four out of his last six appearances in the STP 500. Keselowski also loves racing at the Martinsville Speedway as he’s completed no lower than 5th in six from his last eight races .
Joey Logano ended 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 at the Pennzoil 400 last month at Las Vegas. It’s interesting that he’s won just once here in Martinsville Speedway but 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 at the Daytona 500 final season but he’s definitely been consistent. Hamlin is a 6.8 ending in his first five races this year and is doing a fantastic job holding his own at 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 victories at the Martinsville Speedway while racing in the Camping Truck World Series.
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