Kevin Harvick is off to a slower start than a year ago, but that does not in any manner harm how dangerous he will probably be at ISM Raceway at Phoenix on Sunday for its TicketGuardian 500.
Harvick has two career wins at the one-mile track and finishes in the top 10 at 65.6 percent of his races there. He is undoubtedly the favorite.
However Kyle Busch cannot be underestimated with just two career wins in Phoenix and seven 7s in his past seven races. He has finished in the top 4 in six of the seven efforts there.
This race will be a duel between the two and whoever gets out in front at the onset of the phase will be the absolute favorite to win. This time we’re going to select Busch to come out the victor, as he may have picked up the win had it not been for a speeding penalty on pit road.
The TicketGuardian 500 could be viewed Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
Which are the odds for your TicketGuardian 500?
Kevin Harvick 9/4
Kyle Busch 7/2
Brad Keselowski 7/1
Joey Logano 8/1
Martin Truex Jr. 10/1
Chase Elliott 10/1
Denny Hamlin 15/1
Kyle Larson 20/1
Aric Almirola 20/1
Clint Bowyer 25/1
Erik Jones 25/1
Kurt Busch 30/1
Ryan Blaney 30/1
Austin Dillon 50/1
Alex Bowman 50/1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 50/1
Jimmie Johnson 50/1
Daniel Suarez 60/1
Ryan Newman 100/1
William Byron 100/1
Daniel Hemric 100/1
Paul Menard 100/1
Ryan Preece 200/1
Chris Buescher 200/1
Matt DiBenedetto 200/1
Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. 500/1
Ty Dillon 1000/1
Michael McDowell 2000/1
David Ragan 2000/1
Field (all others) 500/1
Which drivers if you watch at the TicketGuardian 500?
Aric Almirola was quietly good this year with two top 10s in his last two races and even a pole to his name. He will probably have a good week as he has finishes of fourth, seventh and ninth at Phoenix in his last three runs at the monitor.
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