The Dragon Energy NASCAR Cup Series is at Martinsville Speedway this weekend, also with Kyle Busch winning at both Phoenix and Fontana within the last two weeks, he has been set up as a heavy favorite for today’s STP 500 in”The Paperclip”–and for good reason: Rowdy has not finished outside of the top 5 in this track because the 2014 season, and he’s led a combined 582 laps over the last four (and 937 over the previous six). Of course, whenever you have the favorite at +150 to win, that means there’s some fantastic significance in betting others in case that man has issues during the race.

Last weekend in Car Club Speedway my favourite bets went 2-0, bringing my annual record to 5-3. I had Brad Keselowski to complete top 3, along with his day went south early, so that has been screwed from the start.

My Bets for Martinsville
Martin Truex, Jr.. Sirius XM Paint Scheme Martinsville 2019
Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Pictures
Martin Truex, Jr.. Top 3 Finish (+200) — The races at Martinsville are usually predictable: we see the exact same faces up front time and time again, and we do not see Martin Truex, Jr. in victory lane. Where we do find him, though, is close enough to win if something goes wrong with the chief. Over the last 3 races in”The Paperclip,” Truex has posted finishes of 3rd, 4th, and 2nd, although he begins back into 8th for today’s STP 500, he has one hell of a race car underneath him for into the front. The #19 Toyota rated #1 in 10-, 15-, 20-, and 30-lap average during the last practice session on Saturday, and there is likely to be lots of runs during the race. Truex will shine during those. If you look at this week’s rankings by the Fantasy Racing On line algorithm, Truex is a very close 4th supporting Logano, and if you look at recent trends by pole sitters in the spring Martinsville race, then I would give that advantage to Truex.

Chris Buescher (+105) over Daniel Hemric — I am honestly surprised Chris Buescher isn’t becoming more adore this weekend. This #37 team hasn’t finished worse than 18th since the Daytona 500, and they have got a good starting place for the current STP 500 (12th). Meanwhile, the Hemric will begin from back in 28th, and has a tendency to hit the wall more frequently than not. We have got 500 laps to race in today’s STP 500, and to be honest, I’m not sure he ends. On the flip side, Buescher has completed 13th, 23rd, 21st, and 11th in his last four Martinsville starts, and he is running better than he’s probably ever conducted. This is really a no brainer for me.

Martinsville Race Day Betting Odds for the STP 500
Kyle Busch 2.25/1 )
Martin Truex, Jr. 4.5/1 )
Brad Keselowski 5/1
Joey Logano 5/1
Denny Hamlin 8/1
Clint Bowyer 12/1
Kevin Harvick 12/1
Ryan Blaney 15/1
Aric Almirola 15/1
Chase Elliott 25/1
Kurt Busch 30/1
Jimmie Johnson 40/1
Kyle Larson 50/1
Erik Jones 60/1
Austin Dillon 80/1
Alex Bowman 80/1
Daniel Surez 80/1
Ryan Newman 80/1
Field 32/1

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