With so many good options to choose from, it’ll be a hard task to pick exactly which driver takes home the 2017 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race crown. Thankfully, there are some top experts who have given their picks for the NASCAR drivers who they think will do well in this weekend’s race. Let’s check out those picks below.
Randy Chambers of Sports Chat Place believes this is finally the race where Matt Kenseth gets his long-awaited series win. He’s not exactly going out on a limb considering Kenseth has finished in the top-10 in 10 of his last 16 appearances at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Kenseth is currently priced at +1,200 to win for the fifth time in this race track, so if Chambers is indeed right, a $20 wager on Kenseth would net you $240.
Sporting News
Expert
Pick
Joe Rodgers
Kevin Harvick
Sporting News’ Joe Rodgers has made his choice and it is Kevin Harvick who he believes will win the NRA Night Race this weekend. The 41-year-old leads all active drivers with five runner-up finishes at Bristol and owns a solid 4.3 average finish over his last four races at the half-mile track. He is pegged at +1,200to defend his NRA Night Race crown this coming Saturday.
Get More Sports
Expert
Pick
Geoff Harvey
Joey Logano
Meanwhile, Geoff Harvey of Get More Sports didn’t exactly stick his neck out with a prediction for a winner for this weekend’s race, but he did predict that Joey Logano will be right in the thick of things and finish in the top five. Logano (+1,200) hasn’t been having the best of times, as he’s finished outside of the top-20 in each of his last three races. However, Harvey believes Logano is overdue for a bounce-back performance, and with his outstanding record at Bristol – he’s won this event twice and finished in the top-10 in seven of his last eight appearances there – it’s hard to argue against him.
Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
Jeff Gutowski’s Top 5
Kyle Busch
Matt Kenseth
Kevin Harvick
Jimmie Johnson
Kurt Busch
It isn’t a complete surprise to see Jeff Gutowski select Kyle Busch as his top pick for this week. Busch has recorded five victories and 13 top-10 finishes in his 24 starts at Bristol Motor Speedway. That outstanding record has merited the attention of the bookmakers who installed Busch as the +500 favorite this weekend.
