Kevin Harvick predicts “old horse” Denny Hamlin’s victory at Martinsville

Kevin Harvick reveals Denny Hamlin to be his top pick to win the race at Martinsville.

Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick (Via IMAGO)

After Denny Hamlin‘s controversial win at Richmond Raceway is now past, all eyes are on this Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville. 2014 Cup champion Kevin Harvick via his podcast about has predicted a possible back-to-back win for the Toyota driver.

The ex-SHR driver feels like Denny Hamlin is on a hot streak now and can surely win the Martinsville race. Harvick believes that experienced drivers such as Hamlin and Kyle Larson will definitely be on it during the race weekend.

I'm going to stick with the old horse, I'm going to stick with the 11 [Denny Hamlin]. I had the 11 and the 5 [Kyle Larson] on my list so I just think these guys are on a roll right now.

Kevin Harvick said via Happy Hours podcast.

The ex-RCR driver seems to believe that the experience that the No:11 and No: 5 drivers possess will help them a lot throughout the weekend. Only time will tell if his prediction comes out to be true. The recent dominance of HMS and JGR in the short tracks definitely gives credibility to the future Hall of Famer’s prediction.

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Kevin Harvick selects Martin Truex Jr. as redemption pick

During the same podcast, Kevin Harvick also shared which driver he thinks will redeem himself during the race at Martinsville. The former driver believes Joe Gibbs Racing Driver Martin Truex Jr. will bounce back this week.

Harvick also implied how he thinks Martin Truex. Jr will be yelled at during the week, which will make him furious and more geared up to perform. Therefore, Harvick believes the driver will be fully fired up to perform at his best during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville.

The redemption pick could be the 19 [Martin Truex Jr.], I think he gets yelled at this week a little bit and comes back with fury.

Kevin Harvick said.

Truex Jr. had a very abysmal race at Richmond, having his race ruined by circumstances out of his control and then colliding with Kyle Larson and being overall frustrated. Fans will definitely keep a keen eye on Kevin Harvick’s predictions this weekend.