Steven Taranto has hit six winners this year and reveals his picks and racing best bets for the NASCAR at North Wilkesboro Speedway exhibition race

Ryan Blaney was winless through 13 NASCAR Cup Series regular-season starts in 2022 before capturing the checkered flag in the exhibition All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway. He hopes lightning strikes again for him when he competes in the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race on Sunday at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Blaney finished 2022 without a regular-season win but recorded three last year en route to becoming the NASCAR Cup Series champion. As he did two years ago, the 30-year-old enters the mid-season exhibition race still seeking his first triumph of 2024, and he has posted just one top-10 finish in his last five starts. Blaney performed well in the All-Star Race last season, finishing sixth in the first Cup Series event at North Wilkesboro since 1996.

Blaney is listed at 10-1 and 2015 race winner Denny Hamlin is the 21-4 favorite in the latest 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race odds. William Byron is 25-4, Christopher Bell is 8-1 and Kyle Larson – who won this race for the third time last year – is 9-1, while 2016 winner Joey Logano rounds out the top five 2024 NASCAR at North Wilkesboro contenders at 19-2. Before making any 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race picks or NASCAR predictions, you need to see what NASCAR insider Steven Taranto has to say.