The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Virginia on Wednesday for the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500.
Editor Scott Symmes correctly picked Kevin Harvick to win last Sunday’s race at 5-1 odds. Harvick took the checkered flag in a dominant performance in Atlanta for his 51st career Cup victory. Who will win Wednesday’s event (7 p.m. ET) at Martinsville Speedway?
ESPN.com NASCAR senior writer Ryan McGee, Fantasy’s Mike Clay, Stats & Information’s Matthew Willis and Symmes offer their best bets for the race.
Note: Odds from Caesars Sportsbook as of Monday, unless otherwise noted.
Best bets
Kyle Busch (4-1)
Symmes: To say Busch is due would be a huge understatement. The 2020 season marks just the fourth time in his 16-year Cup career that Busch has gone winless over the first 10 races. (That doesn’t include 2015, when he missed the first 11 races because of injury.)