Monday, November 10, 2014

Jeff Gordon makes Kevin Harvick Chase favorite at Homestead

The SuperBook in Las Vegas agrees with Gordon, posts Harvick 8/5
Kevin Harvick won’t say that this is his championship to lose or declare himself the Chase favorite.

That’s OK. Jeff Gordon did after Harvick won at Phoenix Sunday to advance to the championship race next Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway with Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman.

“Harvick looks really good,” Gordon said.

MORE: Chase: Breaking down final four | Harvick dominates at Phoenix | Newman's dramatic push | Gordon, Keselowski out

Gordon said that while the other three Chase drivers — Hamlin, Logano and Newman — stood near him. Gordon looked at them and said: “The guy has led the most laps all year long, guys. It's not me that's saying this.”

“Kevin looked good there in the test, and man, they've just been so strong lately, and it seems like they've gotten some of the bugs worked out in their team that they had early in the year,” Gordon said.

“I think if they do that next week, they're going to be really tough to beat like they were (at Phoenix).”

Read More Here......Sporting News

No comments: