Expect a tight race this coming Saturday at Kentucky Speedway, where favorites likes Kyle Bush, Kevin Harvick, and Joey Logano will look to snag the 2016 Quaker State 400 title. But will a racer with longer odds beat all of them? Let’s take a look at three sleepers below.
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Truex finished just 29th in the Coke Zero 400 last week, thus extending his winless streak to three games following a victory at Pocono early June. Also, Truex hasn’t done better than a 17th-place finish in any of his last two races at Kentucky Speedway. Still, Truex have an ace in the form of his Toyota ride, which has three wins in its last five races at the Kentucky Speedway.
Hamlin has been pretty good in Kentucky. That is, when he gets to finish the race. He’s finished third twice at the track, but has also crashed out twice. Hamlin hasn’t won since claiming the Daytona 500 at the start of the season. But as he showed in the previous week in Sonoma, where he finished second despite leading the most laps, it’s not a good idea to sleep on him.
Chase Elliott is losing a bit of steam after consecutive races finishing outside the top 20. But look for the very impressive rookie to bounce back and challenge for his very first Sprint Cup win in Kentucky. Elliott has had very good performances on intermediate tracks. He should’ve won in Michigan, but had to settle for second. He also finished a strong sixth in the Sprint All-Star Race.
Elliott may be a rookie, but he does have the experience of two top-4 finishes at Kentucky Speedway from his time in the Xfinity Series.
