NASCAR heads straight back to another intermediate course this week as the Pennzoil Oil 400 will comprise a 1.5-mile race, which favors the Cup Series’ top motorists. But it introduces a considerably different challenge compared to Atlanta Motor Speedway, past week, where Brad Keselowski won.
This track is considerably flatter than that of Atlanta and tire wear will be less of an issue. So, last week this week motorists like Kyle Larson, who had the fastest car on the track, might have less to worry about on that front.
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However, the truth is, he has a opportunity to win this time while last week Keselowski kind of came out of nowhere to win. Keselowski has finished no worse than seventh over his last seven races there and has three career wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
He has to be the man you look at when performing tests with this race, as he’s a opportunity.
But while we’d love to pick him, we will go with Martin Truex Jr., who is coming from a second-place end in Atlanta and has finished third, first and fourth in his last few races in Nevada, respectively.