That #17 RFK Ford revved up a big surprise this Sunday. After all, if we’re being honest, it’s unlikely that anybody picked a 24th-place qualifier to play spoiler in the second race of the post-season. But Steve Letarte isn’t just anybody. With almost two decades of experience inside the garages of Hendrick Motorsports, and another inside the broadcast booth of NBC, the man rarely puts out an uninformed opinion.
These days, Letarte plays quite a few roles off the track. One of them being that of a prediction guru alongside his ‘Dirty Mo Dough’ podcast partners. Those who follow Letarte’s weekly address would know how high the former Hendrick crew chief was on Chris Buescher, heading to Watkins Glen. And when the chequered waved, the latter made sure the former went home a very happy man, albeit at the expense of his former race team.
Steve Letarte’s crystal ball predicts Chris Buescher’s win
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Indeed, Buescher’s win at The Glen was iconic for everyone involved. For starters, the +2800 underdog (as per DraftKings) broke a 38-week winless streak with his victory. If that’s not all, it was the first time in 10 years that RFK Racing won on a road course race since Carl Edwards won their last in Sonoma. And to top it all off, the last time Roush/RFK had multiple drivers win races in the same season was back in 2013. But for Hendrick Motorsports, Buescher’s win ended their five-year streak of dominating Victory Lane at Watkins Glen.
Polls of the day Poll 1 of 5 Do you think Chris Buescher’s win marks a new era in NASCAR? Absolutely Not yet Too early to tell No way Do you agree with Martin Truex Jr.’s claim of