It’s time for the annual NASCAR All-Star Race. The winner of this race on Sunday will take home a huge sum worth $1 million. This is serious racing still, folks. Have you made your picks yet? If you’re still on the fence, you can let the experts break down which drivers you should be keeping a close eye on.
Joey Logano is coming off another top 10 finish, as he placed fourth in Sonoma last Sunday. That’s his third top 10 over his past four starts and seventh overall this year. He’s also got nine top 10s, including a win Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway (Dirt) back in March. Logano has a win and 11 top 5s in 25 career starts at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Top driver to watch out for
Zack Albert, Pat DeCola
Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch
Prior to the season, Zack Albert and Pat DeCola of NASCAR.com offered their predictions for every race this year. Albert has Harvick, who was the 20202 NASCAR Cup Series regular-season champion. Harvick is still winless this year, but he’s got two wins and four top 5s in his last six appearances at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch, on the other hand, was the pick of Pat DeCola. Busch has a career average finish of 13.86 across 36 starts at Texas Motor Speedway.
William Blackwell
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Pick
William Blackwell
Kyle Larson
How can you not like Larson’s chances? He’s won the last two races, finishing first in both the 2021 EchoPark Texas Grand Prix and 2021 Coca-Cola 600. He now has three wins on the season with nine top 5s and 11 top 10s. He has yet to win at Texas Motor Speedway, but he’s got to love his chances this coming weekend.
TopBet News Editor | Ryan Simpson
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TopBet News Editor | Ryan Simpson
Kyle Larson
Here’s what TopBet’s Ryan Simpson said about Kyle Larson in our preview of the 021 NASCAR All-Star Race:
“Larson is smoking right now. He will rev his engine at the Texas Motor Speedway this weekend after winning both of the last two series in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series. Larson won the 2021 2021 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 30then snagged the checkered flag a week later in the 2021 Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. Larson is currently second overall this season with 617 points, three wins, and nine top 5s.”
