RELATED: Several drivers head to California to pull for Panthers
Super Bowl 50 will take place this weekend in Santa Clara, California, between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos. The game has plenty of star power, headlined by quarterbacks Cam Newton and Peyton Manning.
With many NASCAR teams located close to the Charlotte home of the Panthers, many drivers will likely be pulling for the hometown team. On the other side, Kyle Busch‘s Denver Broncos fandom is well-known and Furniture Row Racing has its headquarters in Denver (who the single-car team is pulling for is no secret in the video a bit below).
Check out the video above to see Busch, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, Kasey Kahne and more offer their choices for the best Super Bowl team ever. And you can also see why Erik Jones should not become a football prognosticator anytime soon.
Just who are drivers pulling for in Sunday’s big game? Noted Washington Redskins fan Dale Earnhardt Jr. shared his pick over the weekend. Check back over the week as we update with more picks.
@rick_bonnell 23-17 @Panthers
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) January 31, 2016
Super Bowl Sunday. Good luck to the @Panthers and the city of Charlotte. Hard to imagine what a #SB50 championship could do for this area.
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) February 7, 2016
4 The @Panthers? – @KevinHarvick makes his prediction for #SB50. https://t.co/3wyO1wdg3H #NASCAR @NFL @SuperBowl https://t.co/GmDQu53aQe
— Mobil 1 The Grid (@grid1tv) February 3, 2016
Who’s your pick today? I’ve got the @Panthers
— Kevin Harvick (@KevinHarvick) February 7, 2016
Hey @Panthers,
You have 6x @NASCAR champion @JimmieJohnson in your corner! �� #KeepPounding #SB50 pic.twitter.com/lCebXRyTun
— Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) February 5, 2016
Lets go Panther Nation!! #SuperBowl50 @Panthers #KeepPounding pic.twitter.com/0brnmUjpGg
— Rodney Childers (@RodneyChilders4) February 7, 2016
#KeepPounding https://t.co/gnSeLtnu7k
— John Hunter Nemechek (@JHNemechek) February 7, 2016
#SB50 #KeepPounding pic.twitter.com/nc6kyUlCqH
— BradKeselowskiRacing (@TeamBKR) February 7, 2016
The @Panthers 30-21. What do you say guys?! #SuperBowl50
— Kurt Busch (@KurtBusch) February 7, 2016
Well I have made my pigs in a blanket. Let’s get the game started already. #SB50 @JacquelynRagan has forced me to pull for @Panthers
— David Ragan (@DavidRagan) February 7, 2016
I know its #SB50 but @FR78Racing is working #priorities. Cheering for the @Broncos tonight. #BeatThePanthers pic.twitter.com/4SoDB92Mxn
— Cole Pearn (@colepearn) February 7, 2016
Is it 6:30 yet? #GoBroncos #SB50 #UnitedInOrange
— Regan Smith (@ReganSmith) February 7, 2016
Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. shared their picks with The Charlotte Observer, with both drivers taking the Broncos and siding with seeing Manning win a second Super Bowl. See their full explanations for their picks here.