The third race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series is coming our way this Sunday at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. Kyle Busch won the 2019 edition of the Auto Club 400, but can he defend his title? Or will any of these drivers the experts are high on will take home the win? Kevin Harvick and Busch are frontrunners according to the sportsbook, priced at +400 and +500 respectively, but it seems a trio of key experts disagree.
SportsLine boasts of a predictive model that is confident in Ryan Blayey (+1700 to win) having a terrific race in Fontana this coming weekend. Here’s what they have to say about the Team Penske Championship Racing driver, heading into the 2020 Auto Club 400:
“He’s a target for anyone looking for a huge payday. Blaney finished second at the Daytona 500 and followed that up with an 11th-place finish last week in Las Vegas in a race where he actually led for 19 laps.”
Blaney has yet to win a race this season, but he’s on top of everybody else in the leaderboard with 85 points, thanks to top 11 finishes in the first two races of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series.
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Ryan Blaney
Like SportsLine, WSN is also high on Blaney (+1700) to make loud noises at the 2020 Auto Club 400. For one, it’s hard to ignore the quality of his performances in the past at the Auto Club Speedway. In four career races there, Blaney has finished inside the top 10 thrice. In his last start at the track, he finished fifth in last year’s version of the Auto Club 400.
TopBet News Editor – Ryan Simpson
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Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson (+2500 to win) may sound like a nostalgic pick, but our resident editor Ryan Simpson states that you shouldn’t underestimate the winningest driver at the Auto Club Speedway. In his storied career, Johnson has a total of six wins in 25 races at the track. He also has 13 top 5s, 17 top 10s, and 23 top 20s. Johnson will also race at the Auto Club Speedway on the heels of a solid fifth-place finish in Las Vegas last week. All we just want to say is to never count the legend out. View Ryan’s full picks and predictions for the 2020 Auto Club 400.
