NASCAR Odds: Kevin Harvick is the favorite to win the Xfinity Hisense 250 on Saturday, February 28th in a race that can be seen on Fox Sports 1. Harvick has won this race each of the past two years and he also won the race in 2009. Let’s look at Saturday’s race and NASCAR picks.
Top Contenders
It is all about the Sprint Cup drivers who are doing double duty this weekend when you talk about contenders. Kevin Harvick is the obvious choice considering he won this race in 2009 and in each of the past two years. He also was second in 2007 and 2008 and he was 3rd in 2012 and finished 4th in 2010 and 2011. Unless he crashes or has engine trouble he is going to contend.
Joey Logano should also be in the mix as he finished second last year in this race. Matt Kenseth will also be one of the top choices but he has not had much success in this race as he has finished of 5th and 11th. Kyle Larson could present some value as he finished 5th two years ago and 3rd last year. Of the Xfinity regulars, Chase Elliott will probably get the most attention from bettors as he finished 4th in this race a year ago.
Race Notes
This race at Atlanta Motor Speedway is the second race of the Xfinity Series season. There have been 23 previous second tier races in Atlanta with one race each season since 1992. Kevin Harvick and Mark Martin have the record for most wins in this race with three each. The pole sitter has won this race four times but not since 2011.
Entry List
#0 Harrison Rhodes
#01 Landon Cassill
#1 Elliott Sadler
#2 Brian Scott
#3 Ty Dillon
#4 Ross Chastain
#6 Darrell Wallace Jr.
#7 Regan Smith
#8 Blake Koch
#9 Chase Elliott
#13 Derek White
#14 Cale Conley
#15 Chris Cockrum
#16 Ryan Reed
#18 Daniel Suarez
#19 Mike Bliss
#20 Matt Kenseth
#22 Joey Logano
#24 Eric McClure
#25 John Wes Townley
#28 J.J. Yeley
#33 Paul Menard
#39 Ryan Sieg
#40 Carl Long
#42 Kyle Larson
#43 Dakoda Armstrong
#44 David Starr
#51 Jeremy Clements
#52 Joey Gase
#54 Erik Jones
#55 Jeffrey Earnhardt
#60 Chris Buescher
#62 Brendan Gaughan
#70 Derrike Cope
#74 Mike Harmon
#88 Kevin Harvick
#89 Morgan Shepherd
#90 Jimmy Weller III
#97 Josh Reaume
#98 Sam Hornish Jr.
Recent Race Winners
2014: Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 140.091 mph
2013: Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 140.747 mph
2012: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 117.880 mph
2011: Carl Edwards, Ford, 132.811 mph
2010: Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 144.452 mph
2009: Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 145.228 mph
2008: Matt Kenseth, Ford, 131.290 mph
NASCAR Picks
I will take Harvick as my top choice to win Saturday’s race and go with Kyle Larson as my second choice.
