Because the 2025 NASCAR Cup Sequence season heads to Darlington Raceway, Kevin Harvick has shared his insights and predicted the winner for the upcoming Goodyear 400, which is ready to happen this weekend. He’s going with a Joe Gibbs Racing veteran driver to win Sunday’s (April 6) Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway.
On the most recent episode of the Glad Hour podcast, the 2014 NASCAR Cup Sequence champion Harvick and his co-hosts, Kaitlyn Vincie and Mamba Smith, shared their picks to win on the Darlington Throwback weekend.
Harvick picked Denny Hamlin to win at Darlington Raceway. He believes Joe Gibbs’ star driver can win back-to-back races. The #11 Toyota driver took the checkered flag eventually weekend’s Martinville brief observe race. Hamlin is a four-time winner at this observe.
Selecting the motive force to win the 2025 Goodyear 400, Kevin Harvick mentioned [55:50]:
“I believe I am gonna decide a Toyota. I am gonna decide Denny Hamlin. Look two weeks in a row. I imply Martinsville and Darlington. You could possibly travel as to which one is his finest observe.”
Kevin Harvick’s co-host, Kaitlyn Vincie, named William Byron to win his second race of the season. He gained this occasion in 2023.
“I am additionally taking somebody from the Hendrick Motorsports Camp William Byron who I really feel like after this weekend they will have a bit further motivation for him after the robust pit stops,” Vincie mentioned.
In the meantime, co-host Mamba Smith picked Kyle Larson to win his second race of the season this weekend. He gained the Darlington fall race in 2023. Smith mentioned:
“I am going with Kyle Larson, selecting him first all yr. Yeah, however he additionally has top-of-the-line throwbacks second yr in a row; he is bought the frosted flakes one. Terry’s gonna be there, and Kyle actually wished to win within the Corn Flakes automobile.”
How has Kevin Harvick’s prime decide carried out on the Darlington Raceway?
Denny Hamlin has had an excellent observe document on the Darlington Raceway, securing 4 wins and 13 top-five finishes, with a median end of 8.2 in 25 races.
After seven races within the 2025 NASCAR Cup Sequence season, Hamlin has amassed a win, three top-fives, one top-10, and three outdoors top-20 finishes in seven races thus far. He is sixth within the factors desk with 218 factors and a favourite within the odds desk to win the fifth Darlington race.
Will probably be fascinating to see how Kevin Harvick and his co-hosts’ predictions fare at Darlington Raceway. Watch the Goodyear 400 on FS1 at 3 pm ET.
Edited by Yash Soni
