More action in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series will be coming our way this week, as drivers and their teams all head to Kansas for the staging of the 2023 AdventHealth 400. In this piece, we will take a look at some of the big hitters, some sleepers, and a long shot, who could shock the rest of the field with a stunning performance from out of nowhere.
The Hendricks Motorsports driver has not cracked the top 25 in each of his last two starts, as he had an accident in Talladega before finishing just 32nd last week at the Würth 400. Still, Larson has two wins and four top 5s this season. He is 10th so far this season with 300 points and he’s also a usually strong performer at Kansas Speedway, where he’s got five top 5s and eight top 10s, which includes his win there at the 2021 Hollywood Casino 400.
Coming off back-to-back top-10 finishes with seventh place at the GEICO 500 and fourth at the Würth 400, Byron is clearly on a roll, notwithstanding the lack of victory of late. Plus, he’s got two wins already this season, having topped the field at the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube and United Rentals Work United 500 last March. He has six top 10s in 10 starts at Kansas Speedway.
Truex finally scored a win this season when he grabbed the checkered flag last week at the Würth 400 at Dover Motor Speedway. In 29 starts at Kansas Speedway, Truex has two wins and 10 top 5s. Moreover, Truex has finished inside the top 10 in each of his last seven starts at the said track.
Here’s what we have to say about Blaneyin our 2023 AdventHealth 400 sleepers piece:
The chase for his first win of the season is still on for Blaney, but it appears that it’s just a matter of time before he takes home a checkered flag this season. After all, he has finished inside the top 10 in each of his last three starts and has cracked the top five two times over the same stretch. After finishing runner-up at the GEICO 500, Blaney got a third-place campaign at the Würth 400. The last time he raced at Kansas Speedway, Blaney finished ninth at the 2022 Hollywood Casino 400.
Here’s what we have to say about Keselowski in our 2023 AdventHealth 400 sleepers piece:
Like Blaney, Keselowski has done fine of late despite missing a win. He is winless this season, but has finished fifth at the GEICO 500 and eighth at the Würth 400. He now has 303 points,m good for 13th this season. In 26 career starts at Kansas Speedway, Keselowski has collected two wins and seven top 5s to go with 13 top 10s. He has a career average finish of 12.1 at Kansas Speedway.
Burton only has 138 points in eight starts so far this season. In his first race at Kansas Speedway as a NASCAR Cup Series driver, he finished 21st at the 2022 AdventHealth 400 and then went 32nd at the 2022 Hollywood Casino 400.
Writer’s Prediction
Martin Triuex wins the 2023 2023 AdventHealth 400.
