Last week was a stunning win by 20th place rookie Cole Custer. Kentucky is usually a tough track for a rookie but Custer made a brilliant late move restart for the NASCAR betting payout. The first place in the standings remains Kevin Harvick. The following are Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, and Joey Logano. Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr., Aric Almirola, Alex Bowman, and Kurt Busch are 6th-10th. Also notable is Kyle Busch (11th), Clint Bowyer (13th), Jimmie Johnson (15th), and Bubba Wallace (19th). Let’s take a look at Sunday’s race.
2020 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts 500
| Date and Time: | Sunday, July 19, 2020, 3 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas |
| TV Coverage: | NBCSN |
| Last Year’s Winner: | Denny Hamlin |
| NACAR Betting Odds at SBG: | Click Here |
SBG 2020 O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Overview
At the onset of this event was a 1997 win by Jeff Burton. Last year’s winner was Denny Hamlin. Kyle Busch is the all-time winner of this race with three wins. Texas Motor Speedway is one of the fastest tracks in NASCAR. Specifically, it’s an asphalt surface that is 1.5 miles in length. So too are turn banks ranging from 20 to 24 degrees. Texas Motor Speedway hosts two NASCAR Cup offshore betting races annually. October 25 will feature the AAA Texas 500.
2020 O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Top Contenders
#4 Kevin Harvick – Ford – Stewart Haas Racing
First place Kevin Harvick has been a model of consistency. Harvick has posted four NASCAR Betting wins. He has finished in the top ten for five consecutive races. Further, Harvick has three wins and 22 top-ten finishes in 34 careers Texas starts. His average finish at Texas is 10.4.
#2 Brad Keselowski – Ford – Team Penske
Second place Brad Keselowski has three top tens in his last four starts. He has taken the checkered flag twice in 2020. In turn, Keselowski has never won at Texas. He has eight top tens in 23 career starts. And an average finish at Texas of 17.2
#12 Ryan Blaney – Ford – Team Penske
Namely, Ryan Blaney has quietly had a highly successful season. With one 2019 win, Blaney is in third place. At Texas Blaney has four top tens in 10 starts. His average Texas finish is 19.6.
#9 Chase Elliott – Chevrolet – Hendrick Motorsports
Despite four of his last five races finished outside the top ten Chase Elliott is in fourth place. He has a win this year at Charlotte. Elliott has a good average finish of 11.0 at Texas. It follows that he has eight Texas starts with five top-ten finishes.
#22 Joey Logano – Ford – Team Penske
Due to Five of his last six runs outside the top ten has Joey Logano fallen to fifth place. Logano has won at Las Vegas and Phoenix. In 23 Texas starts he has one win and 12 top-ten finishes.
#11 Denny Hamlin – Toyota – Joe Gibbs Racing
Sixth place Denny Hamlin has three wins and 12 top tens in 28 Texas starts. Further, he has an average Texas finish of 13.8.
SBG 2020 O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Free Picks
In this situation, Hamlin is a 2020 four-win driver in good form. Concurrently Hamlin has a proven record of success at Texas.
2020 O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Free Pick: Denny Hamlin