The NASCAR Cup Series takes on the Texas Motor Speedway for the only time in 2025 with the Wurth 400 on May 4.
Chase Elliott is the defending race winner, with the Texas win on April 14, 2024 currently standing as his last Cup Series victory.
Kyle Busch leads all active drivers with four career wins at Texas, the last coming in the 2020 fall race.
Here are The Tennessean’s expert picks for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas:
Mike Organ’s pick: Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
I am well aware Keselowski hasn’t won a race since last May when he ended a 110-winless streak and that he had a DNF last week at Talladega after being involved in a crash while trying to enter pit lane. But he was second last year at Texas and has enormous pressure to do something big to keep his 2025 playoff hopes alive.
Nick Gray’s pick: Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Briscoe has a good track record at Texas in cars that are a step below JGR. He has finished in the top-10 in the last three Texas races and finished 4th at Homestead earlier this year.
Austin Chastain’s pick: Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Chase Elliott won last year’s NASCAR Texas race, and he simply races well at these 1.5-mile tracks. Elliott gets the job done again in Texas and locks himself into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
Tom Kreager’s pick: William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Byron has two top fives in the last three trips to Texas Motor Speedway. The points leader has one win and five top-5 finishes in 2025. Time for win No. 2.
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