It’s anyone’s game when it comes to the Sprint All-Star Race. You have only the best and brightest of the Sprint Cup Series’ drivers competing against each other. There’s no filler expected to finish in last place. But there lies the problem. It’s difficult to find who to pick in a top-heavy field. Do not fear because here come some of the best NASCAR experts online to lend you their picks.
Read on as we take a look at what the experts have to say heading into the NASCAR All-Star weekend. For more on the All-Star Race, check out our purse/money breakdown and complete preview for the race itself.
Experts Picks and Predictions for the 2016 Sprint All-Star Race and Sprint Showdown
Sprint All-Star Race
Expert
Picks
Bleacher Report
Carl Edwards, Jamie McMurray (Dark Horse)
TopBet
Kevin Harvick
Brendan O’Meara Bleacher Report gives us a pair of drivers to look out for in the Sprint All-Star Race. His dark horse pick is Jamie McMurray. While not much can be heard from the McMurray camp, he already knows what it takes to win this race. He won the All-Star Race in 2014. Given how difficult it is to pick a winner given the format, McMurray should be a nice sleeper pick for this race.
That’s not all. O’Meara gives us a pick of Carl Edwards to win the race as the favorite. He won this race in 2011 and has the 2016 Joe Gibbs swagger. This race will most likely come down to pit crews due to the new rules regarding changing tires. Joe Gibbs Racing has one of the best pit crews in the game; they can send their drivers away in 11 to 12 seconds.
Edwards looks like the best driver in this spot. He’s even had recent success at Charlotte as the reigning Coke 600 winner.
Over here at TopBet, we are giving Kevin Harvick a chance to capture just his first ever Sprint All-Star Race victory. Harvick has been one of the best if not the best driver in the Sprint Cup Series the past ywo years. He’s the points-leader in the series this season with one win, five top fives and nine top 10s. An All-Star Race is the only thing he needs to round up his career.
Sprint Showdown
Expert
Picks
Bleacher Report
Clint Bowyer, Austin Dillon, Kyle Larson
TopBet
Kyle Larson
O’Meara gives us another race to look forward to—Friday’s Sprint Showdown. He’s on to three drivers to win the three segments of the race to make the All-Star Race field. The first of his picks is Clint Bowyer, who has plenty of experience being a two-time winner of the Sprint Showdown. He’s coming off a solid performance with a 12th-place finish at Dover.
Next is Austin Dillon, one of the best up-and-comers in the Sprint Cup Series this year. Dillon has what it takes to be the new face of NASCAR especially with the top drivers like Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. all aging. Kyle Larson is another young hotshot looking for his first signature win. He’s coming off one of his best races thus far in his career, leading 85 laps to finish second at Dover.
We here at TopBet believe that Larson is the best bet to win at least one of the three sections in the Sprint Showdown. He’s the best among the next generation of NASCAR drivers but still has no win to show. He could use a Sprint Showdown victory as a springboard to an illustrious career in the Sprint Cup Series.
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