AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The oddsmakers named Kyle Larson the favorite to win the NASCAR championship, but half the field believe the person with the best chance to celebrate Sunday will be a spectator at Phoenix Raceway.
“I told Erin, ‘You’ve have the best percentage to be happy after the race, a 50% shot to be happy,” Blaney said Thursday at Phoenix Raceway.
Larson and Christopher Bell, longtime rivals in dirt track racing, have settled any past beefs and Byron and Blaney are already referring to each other as family.
He was the final driver to qualify last Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, then had to scramble to book his trip out West in time for NASCAR championship obligations.
But I just need to win and bring a championship back.”___AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing
Persons:
Kyle Larson, Erin Blaney, It's, Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Blaney, ”, “, Erin, ‘ You’ve, ” Blaney, William, he's, Larson, Christopher Bell, Byron, Bell, Kyle, Chris, it's, NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr, They're, ” Earnhardt, ” Byron, Dale Jarrett, He's, Jeff Gordon, ” LARSON, “ Cooper, Katelyn, ” BLANEY, PRIDE Blaney, Dave, Dale, Lou, Joe Gibbs Racing, Martin Truex Jr, Denny Hamlin, ” Bell
Organizations:
NASCAR, Phoenix Raceway, NBC, NASCAR Hall of Famer, WILLIE, Martinsville Speedway, American Airlines, PRIDE, Outlaws
Locations:
AVONDALE, Ariz, Phoenix, North Carolina, Charlotte, Ohio