Pennzoil 400 Odds & Picks

• The Pennzoil 400 will take place on Sunday, February 23rd at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Kevin Harvick & Kyle Busch are the co-favorites at +450 to win going into the weekend
• Joey Logano won this race last year but is he a good bet to win it again?

With the Daytona 500 in the rear view mirror (thankfully Ryan Newman is doing well), the NASCAR drivers shift their focus to the Pennzoil 400.

The race will take place on Sunday, February 23rd at 12:30 p.m. EST. Joey Logano is the defending champ but Brad Keselowski looks like he’s the better bet in this spot.

Odds to Win 2020 Pennzoil 400

Odds taken Feb. 20th.

Bet on Brad

From the group of favorites, Brad Keselowski is someone I’ll be looking at this week. From all of the active drivers on the board for Sunday’s race, nobody has a better winning percentage than Kes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He absolutely lights this track up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq1pgQb0BXc

Taking a look at his recent finishes at the course, he’s finished third, second, first, sixth, fifth, first, seventh, first and third.

That’s all of his last nine starts at Las Vegas, having not finished lower than seventh. He had some shaky outings before that but that was with Dodge – in a Ford, he’s the man to beat here.

Truex Jr. Does Well In Vegas

If you’re looking for another driver that should do well here based on previous track record, Martin Truex Jr. has to be someone to consider. He’s coming off a win in the fall race last year and has finished in the Top 8 in six of his last seven outings there. The lone miss was an 11th.

Among all active drivers, Truex Jr. has the second-best average driver finish at this race since 2018 but if you’re not as comfortable taking him to win outright, bet him for a Top 10. He’s always buzzing around in that range in Vegas.

Roll With Ryan Blaney

We’re working with a smaller sample size here when it comes to Blaney as he has just seven starts here. However, he’s been fairly consistent to the point that you might want to consider him for at least a Top 10 prop bet.

Over his seven starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he has three Top 5’s and five Top 10’s. Taking a look at the results, he has a fifth, 22nd, fifth, fifth, seventh and sixth over his last six starts here. That 22nd is the best career-low of any active driver. He should have a shot here.

One driver to avoid this week is Erik Jones. He might be a young driver on the rise but he doesn’t have a good history here, which is why I’m not interested in betting him.

Having placed 36th and 13^th in the two races last year, and having three career starts here that resulted in a 40th, an eighth and a 15th. He hasn’t even led a single lap, so he’s best to avoid this week.