The NASCAR Cup Series will travel to Navy Base Coronado this weekend for the first ever race on a military installation. The back ground for this track should be incredible and the racing should be pretty good too. Navy Base Coronado is a 3.44-mile, tight, road course track with 16 turns. It is the longest track on the schedule and may be the most difficult. We will truly get to see who is the “Top Gun” when it comes to road course racing following the race on the base. The Anduril 250 Race the Base can be seen Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on Prime Video.
Here are my Driver Rankings for the race at Navy Base Coronado Sunday…
Need to know which driver would be the best pick for your Fantasy NASCAR lineup Sunday? Simply play the driver highest in the rankings.
UPDATED BEST BETS
Can anyone beat Shane van Gisbergen Sunday? He is clearly the best road course racer in the Cup Series and the sports books know it. His odds this week were -165 before qualifying. If you are not betting SVG to win, you are essentially betting against him. I am not doing that this week, so I am sitting this one out. There is just not enough meat on the bone to bet SVG at his current odds and I just do not see any driver outrunning the No. 97 car Sunday.
Here are some drivers to bet on if you feel like taking a chance against SVG this week…
TYLER REDDICK (9-1): Can Reddick outrun SVG on a road course? Yes he can. Reddick did it this year when he went to Victory Lane at COTA. Can he do it on a track where he doesn’t have an experience advantage over SVG? I am not so sure, but I am willing to put a few dollars on Reddick now because his odds will drop if he dominates practice or qualifies on the pole.
MICHAEL MCDOWELL (14-1): McDowell has always been one of the best road course racers but he never had the speed that that well funded drivers had. That is changing this year. Spire Motorsports is closing the gap between their team and Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports. McDowell finished 5th at COTA and 2nd at Watkins Glen this year. He has the talent to compete for the win. McDowell should have the car to do it too.
TY GIBBS (16-1): The most similar track to the Navy Base Road Course is the Street Course in Chicago. That track is also one of the best for Gibbs. He finished 2nd at Chicago last year and 3rd in 2024. He also finished 4th at COTA and 3rd at Watkins Glen this year. Gibbs will have a good chance to win if aliens abduct SVG this weekend.
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