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Arizona hosts Can-Am 500 on Sunday
By: Zach Cohen - StatFox
Published: 11/11/2016  at  4:49:00 AM
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Can-Am 500

Sunday, Nov. 13th – 2:30 p.m. EDT
Phoenix International Speedway – Avondale, AZ

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The Round of 8 comes to a close when the Sprint Cup drivers compete in the Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday. Last week, Carl Edwards stole the show at the AAA Texas 500. Edwards won the race with an average speed of 134.541 MPH, defeating runner-up Joey Logano. Edwards will now try to win a second race in a row, and he has won the Can-Am 500 before. He won this thing in 2010, but it is Kevin Harvick who has really dominated in Arizona throughout his career. Harvick has won this race four times (2006, 2012, 2013, 2014) and that is a record for most wins ever in this event. Harvick won behind the wheel of a Chevy, and that is something he has in common with last year’s winner, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy has 13 wins in this race, but Ford is closing in with 12 wins in this event. With that being said, let’s take a look at some of this weekend’s best values:

Kevin Harvick (6-to-1) - Kevin Harvick is coming off of a very solid showing at last week’s AAA Texas 500. Harvick finished in sixth in that race and easily could have won if things had broken just a bit different. He now comes to a track that has been insanely kind to him in his career. As previously mentioned, Harvick has won the Can-Am 500 four times in a row, and last year snapped a three-year winning streak in the race. He wasn’t far off last year, either. He finished in second, so it’s clear he is a force to be reckoned with in Avondale. At 6-to-1, you should feel more than comfortable putting a few units on Harvick.

Joey Logano (8-to-1) - Joey Logano has been on a tear recently, as he finished in second at last week’s AAA Texas 500 and had been driving well before that too. Logano won the Hellmann’s 500 three races ago and followed that up with a ninth place finish at the Goody’s Fast Relief 500. Prior to winning the Hellman’s 500, Logano had come in third at Kansas. He has been right near the top of the leaderboard for most the season, and he’ll be hungry to win on Sunday. Logano finished in third in this race a year ago, so a win is definitely coming soon. At 8-to-1, it’s a good time to take a chance on it happening this weekend.

Jimmie Johnson (12-to-1) - Nobody has been as good as Harvick has been at Phoenix International Speedway, but Johnson is pretty close. Johnson has won this race three times in his career (2007, 2008, 2009) and he would love to get back into the winner’s circle on Sunday. He is currently tied for first in the Chase Standings with Logano and Kyle Busch, so a win would really be big for him this weekend. It helps that he is driving well recently, as he should be feeling confident coming into this event. And while Johnson hasn’t won this race since 2009, he did come in fifth last year. He still knows the track well and is a good bet to come out on top at 12-to-1.

Kasey Kahne (40-to-1) - Kasey Kahne is an interesting darkhorse coming into this race, as he won this event back in 2011 and has been driving well recently. Kahne has finished inside the top 10 in eight of the past 10 races and one of those was a third-place finish at the Bank of America 500. Not only has Kahne won in Avondale, but he also happens to have two other top-five finishes in this race in his career. At 40-to-1, it’s worth taking a flier on somebody with this track record in one place.


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