NASCAR 2019 Digital Ally 400 Odds & Picks: Look for Logano to Finish in Top 10

• The Digital Ally 400 is scheduled for Saturday, May 11th at 7:30 p.m. EST
• Kevin Harvick is the defending champion
• Kyle Busch has finished 10th in each of the last two races

The NASCAR drivers are heading to the Kansas Speedway for the Digital Ally 400 this week. The race will take place on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. ET. After a frustrating week for Kyle Busch and a second straight 10th-place result, is he worth betting as the favorite this week? Here’s a look at three drivers to bet on and one to avoid.

Digital Ally 400 Odds

*Odds taken 05/08/19

Will It Happen for Harvick?

The defending Digital Ally 400 champion has finished inside the top 10 in eight of his last 10 starts overall, including five top 5 results. Now he returns to Kansas looking for his first win of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Truex with a good lead over Harvick. #NASCAR | #GanderRV400 pic.twitter.com/B5RqmFgtCr

— JJ (@TomcatNASCAR) May 6, 2019

Harvick has finished third or better in each of his last five appearances in this race. That trend also extends to seven of his last 11 appearances here too. Considering his track record and overall results to this point in the season, it’s safe give Harvick the “overdue” label in this spot.

Looking at Logano

Logano has been one of the hottest drivers on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series over the past month, recording four straight top 10 finishes. Now he gets the opportunity to extend that run at a track that he has finished fifth or better on in three of his last five appearances.

Larry Mac wants the younger drivers to follow Joey Logano’s example. pic.twitter.com/15WLdJfkwi

— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) May 8, 2019

Logano has never won this race in particular, so I wouldn’t bet him to win outright. However, he has won the other Kansas race twice, so that’s encouraging. He’s finished eighth or better in eight of his last 11 visits here, so I’ll take him for in a top 10 prop bet this week.

Hamlin for a Top 10

We’re looking at a 1.5-mile track this week at Kansas, and when you take a look at how Denny Hamlin has done at 1.5-mile tracks this season it’s an encouraging sign for his prospects this week. He’s been among the best at this distance, including a win at Texas.

Denny Hamlin caught a flat and wasn’t able to bring his car down pit road due to traffic on the track, which led us to this. All things considered, a pretty good save by Denny. pic.twitter.com/FRoJqUAPHz

— Matt Mayer (@MatthewMayerCBS) May 6, 2019

He has two top 5’s in his last four starts at this track with an average finish of 11.75. That average is the seventh-best among current drivers. I’ll be looking at him to place in the top 10 this week.

Pass on Kyle Busch This Week

Busch was pretty frustrated for a driver that matched the all-time record for consecutive top 10 finishes to open a season in his last race. Busch, who finished 10th in the Gander RV 400, was absolutely furious with the rules package in place at Dover that had plenty of drivers complaining about how difficult it was to pass other drivers.

@KyleBusch unveils his ride for the #CocaCola600 carrying the name of Sgt. Griffin pic.twitter.com/M1JXH4CuNA

— Pete McCole (@PeteMcCole) May 8, 2019

For all of that frustration, Busch should be motivated to bounce back following what was technically his worst finish of the season. He has four career wins at Kansas Speedway but most have been either the Xfinity Series and the Truck Series. He has just one career win on the main circuit.

Busch should be motivated to bounce back following what was technically his worst finish of the season.

Taking a look at his track history at Kansas, he has an average finish of 16.12 in 26 races, which ranks him 12th. He’s been much better of late with an average finish of 6.75 over his last four starts, but if there was a week for me to take a pass on him, it would be this week.