Chalk Vs. Guts – Phoenix (UPDATED)

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In NASCAR races there\’s \”What should happen\”, and then there\’s \”What happens\”

What should happen can be called \”Chalk.\” Chalk is essentially who is the favorite based on stats and other known information.

NASCAR races don\’t always happen in a perfect world though and sticking to the baseline of favorites isn\’t always the way to go. That\’s why it\’s important to use your \”Gut\”. Gut is essentially based on research and then adding some intuition to the mix.

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Chalk Top 10

 

Jordan McAbee

  1. Kevin Harvick
  2. Joey Logano
  3. Denny Hamlin
  4. Kyle Busch
  5. Chase Elliott
  6. Jimmie Johnson
  7. Kurt Busch
  8. Matt Kenseth
  9. Brad Keselowski
  10. Kyle Larson

Ryan Rantz

  1. Kevin Harvick
  2. Joey Logano
  3. Matt Kenseth
  4. Kyle Busch
  5. Chase Elliott
  6. Denny Hamlin
  7. Kurt Busch
  8. Brad Keselowski
  9. Jimmie Johnson
  10. Carl Edwards

Zach Joyce

  1. Kevin Harvick
  2. Joey Logano
  3. Chase Elliott
  4. Kyle Busch
  5. Matt Kenseth
  6. Denny Hamlin
  7. Martin Truex Jr.
  8. Jimmie Johnson
  9. Kurt Busch
  10. Brad Keselowski

Guts Top 10

 

Jordan McAbee

  1. Joey Logano
  2. Denny Hamlin
  3. Kevin Harvick
  4. Chase Elliott
  5. Martin Truex Jr.
  6. Matt Kenseth
  7. Kurt Busch
  8. Kyle Busch
  9. Jimmie Johnson
  10. Alex Bowman

Ryan Rantz

  1. Kevin Harvick
  2. Joey Logano
  3. Kyle Busch
  4. Chase Elliott
  5. Matt Kenseth
  6. Brad Keselowski
  7. Denny Hamlin
  8. Martin Truex Jr.
  9. Alex Bowman
  10. Jimmie Johnson

Zach Joyce

  1. Kevin Harvick
  2. Chase Elliott
  3. Denny Hamlin
  4. Joey Logano
  5. Kyle Busch
  6. Matt Kenseth
  7. Jimmie Johnson
  8. Kyle Larson
  9. Ryan Newman
  10. Martin Truex Jr.