Wise Power 400 2/27/22 - NASCAR Picks & Predictions
After an exciting Daytona 500 featuring 23 year old Austin Cindric edging out a victory in the #2 Ford against Team Jordan racer Bubba Wallace, the drivers travel to Fontana, California at the Auto Club Speedway for the Wise Power 400 for hopefully another one that comes down to the finish. You can catch all of the exciting coverage of the race on the FOX network at 3:30 PM eastern time.
The stock for Austin Cindric has surely risen since the Daytona victory as the odds now have him as a +5000, however last year's defending champion, Alex Bowman driving the #48 Hendricks Motorsports Chevrolet will surely have something to say about that. In last year's race, Bowman let the most laps with 110, also was victorious in stage one and three, taking home 59 total points in the standings.
One serious contender to watch out for is risky aggressive driver Kyle Busch driving the #18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. Kyle has won this race on three separate occasions. Busch was victorious two consecutive years in 2013, and 2014. Kyle also most recently won the race in 2019. In last year's race, Kyle started from the 18th position and worked his way up to 10th after Stage One, 7th place after Stage Two, and finally ending up the runner-up in the race after the third stage taking home a total of 40 points in the standings, just ahead of his brother Kurt and finished in third.
Wise Power 400 Odds
Kyle Larson +250
Martin Truex Jr. +700
Kyle Busch +700
Chase Elliott +750
Denny Hamlin +800
Ryan Blaney +1000
William Byron +1200
Kevin Harvick +1200
Alex Bowman +1400
Joey Logano +1400
Tyler Reddick +2000
Kurt Busch +3000
Christopher Bell +3000
Brad Keselowski +4000
Austin Cindric +5000
Austin Dillon +7500
Ross Chastain +7500
Chase Briscoe +10000
Aric Almirola +10000
Harrison Burton +15000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +20000
Chris Buescher +20000
Bubba Wallace +20000
Daniel Hemric +20000
Cole Custer +25000
Erik Jones +25000
Daniel Suarez +25000
Ty Dillon +30000
Todd Gilliland +50000
Michael McDowell +50000
Justin Haley +50000
Corey Lajoie +200000
BJ McLeod +250000
Cody Ware +250000
David Ragan +500000
Kyle Busch was able to rebound from a nasty crash in the Daytona 500 in stage one to finish sixth in the race. His aggressive driving ability should allow him to handle this 2-mile, D-Oval track with ease. Not only does Kyle want to stay near the top of the standings, but his precision driving ability should allow him to stay near the front of the pack long enough to take home the victory in the end. Wise Power 400 Winner Prediction: Kyle Busch.