{"id":148402,"date":"2025-08-15T17:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/148402\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T17:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:50:14","slug":"kevin-harvick-predicts-winner-at-richmond-nascar-night-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/148402\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Harvick predicts winner at Richmond NASCAR night race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/pro\/category\/nascar\/news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NASCAR<\/a><\/strong> short track racing under the lights at Richmond Raceway. Another chance for 23 drivers to automatically clinch their spot in the Cup Series playoffs. <\/p>\n<p>While that is the goal for a majority of the field, <strong>Kevin Harvick<\/strong> is going with a repeat winner on Saturday night. Speaking on Tuesday\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V6hx-7CQgfU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Happy Hour<\/a>\u201d podcast, Harvick picked <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V6hx-7CQgfU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chase Briscoe<\/a><\/strong> to get to Victory Lane at Richmond. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m gonna make a bold prediction right here\u2026 I\u2019m gonna go with Chase Briscoe,\u201d Harvick said. \u201cI look back and this was always a great track for <strong>[Martin] Truex [Jr.]<\/strong>, I know it seems like they\u2019ve figured out how to blend things together, so just seems like it might be a good track for them with all the momentum they have and their past history there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Briscoe is already playoff-bound after winning earlier this season at Pocono Raceway. As Harvick mentioned, Richmond was always a great track for Truex and the No. 19 team. Truex won three times at Richmond, driving the No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing.<\/p>\n<p>Richmond, however, hasn\u2019t been as kind to Briscoe throughout his career. Briscoe hasn\u2019t finished inside the top 10 in eight career starts at the 0.75-mile oval. This time around, he\u2019s in better equipment and with a team that\u2019s firing on all cylinders. Briscoe has a win and four additional top 5s in his last eight starts. He is up to eighth in the points standings and looks to be a strong championship contender. <\/p>\n<p>NASCAR set to go under the lights at Richmond Raceway<\/p>\n<p>Harvick\u2019s co-hosts, <strong>Mamba Smith<\/strong> and <strong>Kaitlyn Vincie<\/strong>, also submitted their picks. Smith picked <strong>Alex Bowman<\/strong>, who is 60 points clear of the playoff cutline without a win. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really wanted to go with <strong>Ryan Preece<\/strong> or<strong> Josh Berry<\/strong> because I think these are their types of racetracks, but Hendrick has been so good here. I\u2019m going with Alex Bowman,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>Vincie, meanwhile, picked a different JGR driver \u2014 <strong>Denny Hamlin<\/strong>. Hamlin loves racing at Richmond, as evidenced by his five career wins at the track. Hamlin won last year\u2019s spring race at Richmond and finished runner-up to <strong>Austin Dillon<\/strong> in the fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NASCAR short track racing under the lights at Richmond Raceway. 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