Kyle Busch is on a great run right now and any chances post must start with him.
And coming right into per week with two consecutive wins and a race at a track at which he has three career victories, Busch is the man to beat once again. He is the favorite heading to the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway, the shortest track in NASCAR.
This week has a few interesting storylines as Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr. butted heads, and automobiles, at last season’s playoff race in Martinsville while Logano came away with the win.
Logano has seven top-10 finishes in his last 10 races at Martinsville including that win last year while Truex is no slouch himself together with six top-seven finishes in his last seven attempts in the half-mile track. These guys could fight it out again for the win, but they will likely be fighting Busch for the victory.
At this point it would be absurd to pick anybody but Busch to win and that’s what we’re doing. He is outdriving everyone in NASCAR and has the best car. He has a great chance this week to pass Richard Petty along with his 201st career win in NASCAR’s top three series.
The STP 500 could be viewed Sunday at two p.m. ET on FS1.