Kyle Busch is about a fantastic run right now and any chances post has to begin with him.

And coming right into per week with two consecutive wins and a race at a track at which he has three career victories, Busch is the man to beat once more. He is the favorite heading into the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway, the shortest track in NASCAR.

This week includes a few interesting storylines as Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr. butted heads, and cars, at last season’s playoff race at Martinsville while Logano came away with the win.

Logano has seven top-10 finishes in his last 10 races at Martinsville for example that triumph last year while Truex is no slouch himself together with six top-seven finishes in his last seven attempts at the half-mile track. These guys could fight it out for the win, but they’ll likely be fighting Busch for the success.

At this point it would be foolish to select anybody but Busch to win and that is what we’re doing. He has the auto and can be outdriving everyone in NASCAR. He’s got a fantastic opportunity this week to maneuver Richard Petty with his 201st career win in NASCAR’s top three series.

The STP 500 can be viewed Sunday at two p.m. ET on FS1.

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