Predicting who will hoist the Harley J. Earl Trophy at the conclusion of the Daytona 500 is a somewhat futile guessing game because of the inevitable unpredictability that comes into play most every year.
Wild-card drivers who are not on the Victory Lane radar often spoil the show for the drivers who are predicted to dominate the high banks and expected to win the biggest race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
There are factors that, when blended together, give you a gambler’s chance to pick the candidate who will win the “Great American Race.”





