The Camping World SRX Series was designed to pit legendary drivers against local track heroes on their home turf. On Saturday the Superstar Racing Experience will head to Lucas Oil Raceway in suburban Indianapolis. Short track specialist Bobby Santos III will hope to join Doug Coby by winning on a special invitation from race organizers. Santos is a former Whelen Modified champion with minimal NASCAR experience who also won last year's Little 500, and he could be a serious factor this weekend for the SRX Series at Lucas Oil.
Santos is listed at 4-1 in the SRX Series at Lucas Oil odds from SportsLine, while Tony Stewart is the even-money favorite after winning in each of the last two weeks. Other notables in the SRX Series at Lucas Oil field include Helio Castroneves (5-2), Ernie Francis Jr. (3-1) and Bobby Labonte (6-1). The green flag for SRX Series at Lucas Oil will drop at 8 p.m. ET and will air live on CBS. It can also be streamed on Paramount+ with their must-have Premium plan.
Before searching the Camping World SRX Series at Lucas Oil starting lineup and making any Superstar Racing Experience predictions, be sure to see the latest SRX Independence Showdown picks from SportsLine's proven projection model.
Developed by daily Fantasy pro and SportsLine predictive data engineer Mike McClure, this proprietary prediction model simulates every race 10,000 times, taking into account factors such as track history and recent results.
In the 2021 season, the model has correctly predicted at least seven top-10 finishers in seven of the last 14 races. In April, McClure nailed Martin Truex Jr. to win at Martinsville for a strong 3-1 payout. The model also nailed Kyle Larson winning the NASCAR All-Star Race at 5-2 and hit Larson again at the Ally 400 for another 5-2 payout. Anyone who has followed its lead on those plays has seen huge returns.
The model called Stewart winning at Knoxville and then called him winning again last week at Eldora. Now it has dialed in on the SRX Independence Showdown and released its projections. Head to SportsLine to see the complete projected SRX Series at Lucas Oil leaderboard.
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Top Camping World SRX Series at Lucas Oil Raceway predictions
One surprise: the model is high on Tony Kanaan at 5-1 in the latest SRX Series at Eldora odds 2021. The 46-year-old Brazilian is an IndyCar legend, winning the series championship in 2004 and capturing the 2013 Indy 500.
Kanaan finished fifth in the first heat at Stafford and then seventh in both the second heat and the feature race. After sitting out the race at Knoxville the following week, Kanaan showed rapid improvement on the dirt at Eldora last week, going from 11th in the first heat to eighth in the second and then seventh in the feature. Now he should be looking a lot more comfortable as he settles back in on tarmac at Lucas Oil Raceway.
Another shocker: Marco Andretti, one of the favorites at 4-1, stumbles and doesn't finish in the top five. There are far better values in this loaded SRX Independence Showdown field. Andretti has had an up-and-down season in the SRX Series, finishing 10th at Stafford, seventh in Knoxville and fourth last week at Eldora.
But while he impressively won a heat last week at Eldora after starting ninth, that was on dirt and hard surfaces have proven to be more of a challenge in a stock car for the open-wheeler. The 16-year IndyCar veteran will have his work cut out this week at Lucas Oil Raceway.
How to make SRX Series at Lucas Oil Raceway picks
The model is also targeting another long shot to make a serious run at winning it all. Anyone who backs this driver could hit it big. You can see all of the model's Camping World SRX Series picks over at SportsLine.
So who wins the Camping World SRX Series race at Lucas Oil Raceway? And which long shot stuns in the SRX Series' fourth race? Check out the latest SRX Series at Lucas Oil odds below, then visit SportsLine now to see the full projected SRX Independence Showdown leaderboard, all from the model that has crushed its NASCAR picks.
SRX Series at Lucas Oil odds (via SportsLine)
Tony Stewart Even
Helio Castroneves +250
Ernie Francis Jr. +300
Bobby Santos III +400
Marco Andretti +400
Tony Kanaan +500
Paul Tracy +500
Scott Speed +500
Bobby Labonte +600
Michael Waltrip +800
Bill Elliott +900
Willy T. Ribbs +1000
