Kevin Harvick will start the race to day in third place and coincidentally he also starts the day at third place in the Sprint Cup Standings. After two good showings to start the year we now get a chance to see if he may be able to close out a race. As we all know wins are more important than ever and if Kevin and his crew can take care of the car and track position today they have a great shot at picking up a win and ten points towards the chase at the end of the year. Starting up in the pack is always an advantage and if this team wants to win they need to take more advantage of that and get as many bonus points as they can before the chase starts.
Las Vegas has been a pretty good track for Harvick, however he has been a little more inconsistent here. His average finish is 13th with a worst of 27th and a best of 2nd. Although he hasn't won at this track he has has some great runs there. In 2005 he started 42nd and worked his way all the way to finish 5th. And in 2010 he started in the 34th spot and got all the way to 2nd for his best finish ever at the track. He has also had some good luck at Las Vegas, staying in 98% of the laps available. A lot of racing comes down to luck, hopefully Kevin can hang on to some luck and continue his success on Sunday. In my opinion he should at least get a top ten finish given his starting position and past history. As long as the luck holds out he should be able to keep pace with Denny Hamlin et al in terms of the points race.
I predict Dale Jr. to have another good finish and sooner or later he will break that losing streak. Also look for Carl Edwards to come from behind and challenge, he starts 21st today but has had some very good showings at Vegas in the past. Let's hope for a good race, Go Harvick!
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