As the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series schedule heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the seventh race of the playoffs, Kevin Harvick Shares his insights and predictions for the 2025 South Point 400, scheduled for this weekend. He selected the Joe Gibbs Racing driver to win Sunday’s (Oct. 12) South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The latest episode about himFun times with Kevin Harvick” podcast, the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion and his co-hosts Kaitlyn Vincie and Mamba Smith dropped their winner predictions for the first race of the Top 8 at the 1.5-mile track in Las Vegas.

Kevin Harvick chooses Joe Gibbs Racing Christopher Bell Winning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He supports the #20 JGR team because of their speed.

“I’d take Bell. Those guys have the speed to avoid getting into catastrophic situations even in places where you think someone else is going to win. They have the speed,” said Kevin Harvick on picking the driver to win the Las Vegas playoffs (51:32).

Harvick’s co-host Vincie singled out Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney for his fourth win of the season.

“I’m going to Ryan Blaney for the weekend,” she said.

Meanwhile, co-host Mamba Smith picked Bell’s teammates Chase Briscoe Win the third game of the season. Smith said in naming his selection:

“I’m going with Chase Briscoe”

How did Kevin Harvick’s No. 1 overall pick fare at Las Vegas Motor Speedway?

Christopher Bell, selected by Kevin Harvick, has a solid track record at the 1.5-mile track in Las Vegas. He has three top-5 finishes and five top-10 finishes, averaging 16.9 points in 11 starts at this track.

After 32 races in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, the driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota has four wins, 12 top-five finishes and 19 top-10s while leading 282 laps with an 11.6 average finish. He currently sits fifth in the Cup Championship standings, four points adrift of the elimination line.

It will be interesting to see how Harvick and his co-host’s predicted winner fares at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. watch The 2025 South Point 400 will air on NBC Sports and USA Network at 5:30 p.m. ET. Radio coverage of the Las Vegas playoffs will air on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.