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NASCAR: Five Drivers Most Likely To Win At Homestead

By Cole Mentzel

Nov 22, 2015; Homestead, FL, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski (2) takes the lead from Sprint Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr. (78) on a restart during the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 22, 2015; Homestead, FL, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski (2) takes the lead from Sprint Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr. (78) on a restart during the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 25, 2016; Loudon, NH, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kyle Larson during the New England 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 25, 2016; Loudon, NH, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kyle Larson during the New England 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports /

The Underdog: Kyle Larson

Stats at Homestead:

  • Wins: 0
  • Top-5’s: 1
  • Top-10’s: 1
  • Laps Led: 3
  • Average Finish: 11.0

Kyle Larson has done a lot of good things in 2016. He earned the first Cup Series win of his career at Michigan. He made the Chase. You name it. He definitely had his best season yet.

But he could be in for more success this Sunday as he’s heading to a track that he’s been solid at in his three starts there.

Larson finished 15th and 13th at Homestead in 2013 and 2014, but last season, he looked really good. He earned his first top-5 at the track with a fifth-place finish and rode the high line with perfection late in the race. He went on to lead two laps late but eventually fell back due to a late restart and the fact that Busch and Harvick were heading to the front.

Larson is coming off of a good weekend in Phoenix where he competed near the front of the pack on the final few restarts.

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If there’s one driver who has a chance of overthrowing a Championship 4 driver this weekend, it’s definitely Kyle Larson. His high line strategy is one of the best for a track like Homestead.

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