Could we have a fantastic finish again this weekend?
There may have been no better finish to a race than the one we had last year at Chicagoland Speedway as Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch dueled down the last lap knocking each other off lines and into the grass.
If you didn't like this ... we've got nothing for you. Wow.
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) July 1, 2018
Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson BEAT AND BANG for the W in Chicago.
Five wins this season for the No. 18 team. pic.twitter.com/Oe9DxUEjiy
Ultimately, Busch came away with the win and is appropriately once again favored to win this race at 3/1. He's a great pick to win the event for a reason. He's a fantastic intermediate racer, is still the most consistent driver across every series, is the defending champion and has two wins in his last 11 races at the track and seven top-10 finishes to go with it.
The betting starts with Busch this week, but Martin Truex Jr. is coming off of a win last week and also loves 1.5-mile tracks. He'll be a tough driver to fight off.
We're going to pick Brad Keselowski to win this race, though, as he has two wins, as well, at Chicago in his last seven trips there and has not finished outside the top 10 since 2010.
The Camping World 400 takes place Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on FS1.
What are the betting odds for Chicago?
| Kyle Busch 3/1 |
| Kevin Harvick 9/2 |
| Martin Truex Jr. 8/1 |
| Brad Keselowski 8/1 |
| Joey Logano 8/1 |
| Chase Elliott 10/1 |
| Kyle Larson 10/1 |
| Denny Hamlin 18/1 |
| Clint Bowyer 18/1 |
| Ryan Blaney 20/1 |
| Kurt Busch 20/1 |
| Erik Jones 20/1 |
| Aric Almirola 30/1 |
| Jimmie Johnson 30/1 |
| Alex Bowman 30/1 |
| Daniel Suarez 40/1 |
| William Byron 80/1 |
| Austin Dillon 100/1 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 100/1 |
| Daniel Hemric 200/1 |
| Paul Menard 200/1 |
| Ryan Newman 300/1 |
| Chris Buescher 300/1 |
| Matt DiBenedetto 300/1 |
| Ryan Preece 1000/1 |
| Ty Dillon 1000/1 |
| Michael McDowell 2000/1 |
| David Ragan 2000/1 |
| Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. 2000/1 |
| Field (all others) 1000/1 |
Which NASCAR drivers should you watch at the Camping World 400?
Joey Logano didn't have a great week at Sonoma last week, but he'll be happy to get back to intermediate racing, He already has one win this season at a 1.5-mile track (Las Vegas) and he has a runner-up, as well, at Charlotte. Add that to five straight top 10s in Chicago and six out of seven and he'll likely factor into the race at the end.
Denny Hamlin is another driver with a win already at an intermediate track in 2019 (Texas) and he has a win at Chicago in his career, as well (2015). He has finished in the top 10 five straight times at Chicagoland Speedway and might be in line for his first win since the one at Texas in Week 7.
Alex Bowman was driving well at Chicagoland far before he hit his hot streak this season. He has back-to-back 10th-place finishes there which bodes well for his run this week. Add that to second- and seventh-place finishes at his last two 1.5-mile tracks (Kansas, Charlotte) and he should be happy to see this track this weekend.
One sleeper for the Camping World 400
Daniel Suarez has turned himself into one of the most consistent drivers in the Cup Series in 2019. He has six top-10 finishes this year (including two at 1.5-mile tracks) and has finished no worse than 18th since the fourth race of the year. Add that to 11th- and 12th-place finishes in his last two runs at Chicagoland and four top 10s in six career Xfinity races at the track and he could be in line for a good finish as well.