The west coast swing continues for NASCAR as all three series will be taking on Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Additionally, the IndyCar season is kicking off with their opening event in St. Petersburg. Before the racing starts Friday night, time to look at the prediction from the crew at Pit Pass Network.
Shout out to the following contributors who correctly predicted last week’s winners:
Xfinity Series (John Hunter Nemechek): Robert Hill Jr
Cup Series (Kyle Busch): Jake Finch, Terra Jones, and Jane Waldrop
Robert Cwick
Robert believes that Josh Berry will get JRM’s first win of 2023 at Las Vegas. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Cup Series
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Ross Chastain
Disappointment: Ryan Blaney
Xfinity Series
Winner: Josh Berry
Longshot: Chandler Smith
Disappointment: Justin Allgaier
Craftsman Truck Series
Winner: Zane Smith
Longshot: Ty Majeski
Disappointment: Ben Rhodes
IndyCar
Winner: Scott McLaughlin
Longshot: Josef Newgarden
Disappointment: Colton Herta
Tiffany Faw
After showing impressive speed at Auto Club, Tiffany foresee Ross Chastain smashing a watermelon once the race is over. Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images
Cup Series
Winner: Ross Chastain
Longshot: Chase Briscoe
Disappointment: Chase Elliott
Xfinity Series
Winner: Cole Custer
Longshot: Chandler Smith
Disappointment: Justin Allgaier
Craftsman Truck Series
Winner: Ty Majeski
Longshot: Stewart Friesen
Disappointment: Hailee Deegan
IndyCar
Winner: Will Power
Longshot: Colton Herta
Disappointment: Scott Dixon
Jake Finch
Jake predicts that Scott DIxon will get his IndyCar season started with a win. Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images
Cup Series
Winner: Ross Chastain
Longshot: Bubba Wallace
Disappointment: Ryan Blaney
Xfinity Series
Winner: Austin Hill
Longshot: Sammy Smith
Disappointment: Josh Berry
Craftsman Truck Series
Winner: Matt Crafton
Longshot: Nick Sanchez
Disappointment: Corey Heim
IndyCar
Winner: Scott Dixon
Longshot: David Malukas
Disappointment: Will Power
Griffin Fuller
Griffin is tripling down on Kyle Busch, predicting him to pull off the sweep at Las Vegas. Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images
Cup Series
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Daniel Suarez
Disappointment: Alex Bowman
Xfinity Series
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Parker Kligerman
Disappointment: Cole Custer
Craftsman Truck Series
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Kaz Grala
Disappointment: Matt Crafton
IndyCar
Winner: Josef Newgarden
Longshot: Santino Ferrucci
Disappointment: Will Power
Robert Hill Jr
Although he sits last in Cup Series points, Robert expects Tyler Reddick to turn his season around at Las Vegas. Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images
Cup Series
Winner: Tyler Reddick
Longshot: Ryan Preece
Disappointment: Denny Hamlin
Xfinity Series
Winner: Brandon Jones
Longshot: Sam Mayer
Disappointment: Kyle Busch
Craftsman Truck Series
Winner: John Hunter Nemechek
Longshot: Rajah Caruth
Disappointment: Zane Smith
IndyCar
Winner: Scott McLaughlin
Longshot: Romain Grosjean
Disappointment: Colton Herta
Cash James
Cash thinks Nick Sanchez can pull off the upset Friday night. Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images
Cup Series
Winner: Chase Elliott
Longshot: Ryan Preece
Disappointment: Austin Cindric
Xfinity Series
Winner: Josh Berry
Longshot: Sammy Smith
Disappointment: Austin Hill
Craftsman Truck Series
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Nick Sanchez
Disappointment: Matt Crafton
IndyCar
Winner: Colton Herta
Longshot: Santino Ferrucci
Disappointment: Will Power
Terra Jones
While many see his teammate as a favorite on Sunday, Terra believes Daniel Suarzez has a good shot at claiming Trackhouse’s first victory of 2023. Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images
Cup Series
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Daniel Suarez
Disappointment: Ryan Blaney
Xfinity Series
Winner: Josh Berry
Longshot: Sammy Smith
Disappointment: Justin Allgaier
Craftsman Truck Series
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Ty Majeski
Disappointment: John Hunter Nemechek
Gregory Latham
According to Gregory, Parker Kligerman is a driver to look out for on Saturday. Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images
Cup Series
Winner: Christopher Bell
Longshot: Daniel Suarez
Disappointment: Bubba Wallace
Xfinity Series
Winner: Cole Custer
Longshot: Parker Kligerman
Disappointment: Riley Herbst
Craftsman Truck Series
Winner: Matt Crafton
Longshot: Ty Majeski
Disappointment: Kyle Busch
IndyCar
Winner: Marco Andretti
Longshot: Marcus Armstrong
Disappointment: Will Power
Mark Matthews
Could Stewart Friesen pull the upset Friday night? Mark predicts that he could do it. Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images
Cup Series
Winner: Martin Truex Jr
Longshot: Chase Briscoe
Disappointment: Daniel Suarez
Xfinity Series
Winner: Josh Berry
Longshot: Sam Mayer
Disappointment: Sheldon Creed
Craftsman Truck Series
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Stewart Friesen
Disappointment: John Hunter Nemechek
IndyCar
Winner: Josef Newgarden
Longshot: Romain Grosjean
Disappointment: Simon Pagenaud
Casey Melvin
Riley Herbst is going to win his first Xfinity Series race if Casey is correct. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Cup Series
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Denny Hamlin
Disappointment: Ross Chastain
Xfinity Series
Winner: Riley Herbst
Longshot: Kyle Busch
Disappointment: Austin Hill
Craftsman Truck Series
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Matt Crafton
Disappointment: Ben Rhodes
IndyCar
Winner: Will Power
Longshot: Colton Herta
Disappointment: Josef Newgarden
Justin Poley
Despite being the reigning race winner, Justin thinks Scott McLaughlin is going to struggle Sunday. Photo by Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images
Cup Series
Winner: Joey Logano
Longshot: Ryan Preece
Disappointment: Kyle Busch
Xfinity Series
Winner: Josh Berry
Longshot: Justin Allgaier
Disappointment: Kyle Busch
Craftsman Truck Series
Winner: Zane Smith
Longshot: Ross Chastain
Disappointment: Kyle Busch
IndyCar
Winner: Josef Newgarden
Longshot: Rinus VeeKay
Disappointment: Scott McLaughlin
Daniel Smith
Daniel picks Carson Hocevar as his dark horse for Friday night’s race at Las Vegas. Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images
Cup Series
Winner: Ross Chastain
Longshot: Alex Bowman
Disappointment: Chase Elliott
Xfinity Series
Winner: Sam Mayer
Longshot: Brandon Jones
Disappointment: Kyle Busch
Craftsman Truck Series
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Carson Hocevar
Disappointment: Corey Heim
IndyCar
Winner: Alex Palou
Longshot: Sting Ray Robb
Disappointment: Simon Pagenaud
Jane Waldrop
Surely to the delight of many, Jane expects Ty Gibbs to struggle at Las Vegas. Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images
Cup Series
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Tyler Reddick
Disappointment: Ty Gibbs
Xfinity Series
Winner: Josh Berry
Longshot: Anthony Alfredo
Disappointment: Jeremy Clements
Craftsman Truck Series
Winner: Chase Purdy
Longshot: Matt Crafton
Disappointment: Carson Hocevar
IndyCar
Winner: Pato O’Ward
Longshot: Scott Dixon
Disappointment: Josef Newgarden
Chris Wright
After barely missing the podium last year, Colton Herta will win the grand prix this weekend, according to Chris. Photo by Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images
Cup Series
Winner: William Byron
Longshot: Erik Jones
Disappointment: Kevin Harvick
Xfinity Series
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Josh Berry
Disappointment: Cole Custer
Craftsman Truck Series
Winner: Kyle Busch
Longshot: Carson Hocevar
Disappointment: Hailie Deegan
IndyCar
Winner: Colton Herta
Longshot: Romain Grosjean
Disappointment: Scott McLaughlin
Now that you have seen our picks, please feel free to put your predictions in the comments below.