With the much-awaited race getting closer and closer, it’s again time to get some thoughts from experts around the web. Read on below and see how it stacks up to yours!
Sports Chat Place, Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet, Scout
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Sports Chat Place
Randy Chambers
Kevin Harvick
Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
Jeff Gutowski
Kevin Harvick
Scout
Brian Polking
Kevin Harvick
Sports Chat Place’s all-around expert, Randy Chambers, seems to love how Kevin Harwick is slowly but surely moving towards earning his first win of the season. He noted that Harvick has now stitched together four top 10 finishes, three of which were inside the top four, while also owning an attractive trend in the Michigan speedway – seven top five finishes in his last eight appearances.
The same comments were basically made by Jeff Gutowski, who views Harvick and his crew as someone who just keeps on getting better and better. He also implied in his preview that the 41-year-old may be hungrier than the rest of the competition.
As for Brian Polking, altthough he shared a handful of great remarks to certain participants, Harvick was the sole racer that he believes will be “in the mix for the win this weekend.”
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Chad Robb
Chase Elliot
Fox Sports’s Chad Robb sees Chase Elliot as this year’s Kyle Larson. Larson, as you may remember, won the 2016 race for his first NASCAR Cup Series victory.
It may prove to be a good choice, as Elliot has bagged a pair of runner-up finishes in his two appearances in the event and has a great track record in the Michigan speedway.
Robb also added that he believes that this is a year for first-time winners, noting the feats recently accomplished by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Austin Dillon, and Ryan Blaney.
