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Virginia hosts first Eliminator Round race Sunday
By: Zach Cohen - StatFox
Published: 10/27/2015  at  7:26:00 AM
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500

Sunday, November 1st – 1:15 p.m. EDT
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

Odds to Win Race

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The Chase for the Sprint Cup Eliminator Round begins with the Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 in Ridgeway, Virginia on Sunday. The racers come into this event after an exciting few races in the Contender Round, which saw Joey Logano come away with the victory in all three events. The drivers will, however, be looking to forget these past few races and move on to Martinsville on Sunday. Martinsville features an oval-shaped track sometimes referred to as a paper clip with long straightaways and 12-degree bankings on each side of the multi-paved surface with straightaways being asphalt and the corners being concrete. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won this race in 2014 and Denny Hamlin has won two of the past six races here. Jimmie Johnson, however, is the king at this event, winning five times since 2004. With all of this out of the way, let’s see who could be entering victory lane on Sunday:

Jimmie Johnson (6-to-1) - As mentioned earlier, Jimmie Johnson simply knows how to get it done at Martinsville. Johnson has owned this event in the past, winning five times since 2004. Even though his season has been extremely disappointing, Johnson finished in third place at the Hollywood Casino 400 two weeks back and will be going for the first place finish on Sunday. At 6-to-1, he’s a good pick based off his history at this event and upward trending performance.

Joey Logano (6-to-1) - As long as Logano is as hot as he currently is, it’s very risky not to throw a few units on him. Kyle Busch appeared to have had the hottest stretch of the NASCAR season, but Logano has topped what Busch did by winning three straight races at the most important time of the year. Not only has Logano won the past three races, but he has also finished outside of the top 10 in just two of the past 19 races. 6-to-1 gives you solid odds for a driver that is untouchable at the moment.

Jeff Gordon (6-to-1) - Gordon wasn’t mentioned earlier, but he has also had a lot of success at this event. Gordon, like Johnson, has won this event five times in his career, but they are a bit more scattered than Johnson’s wins. Gordon has also finished inside the top 10 at three straight races and four of the past five as well. He is being treated as one of the favorites by Vegas and it is for good reason.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (12-to-1) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. was knocked out of the championship chase due to a wreck last week, but he will still be coming into this event looking for a win. Earnhardt Jr. won here a year ago and will be racing angry coming into this one. At 12-to-1, Earnhardt Jr. is far too talented of a driver to pass up on and is definitely worth a unit or two.

Tony Stewart (200-to-1) - At this point in his career, Tony Stewart is a complete dart throw to win an event. He is, however, getting crazy odds for somebody that has won twice here in his career. He also happened to have won pretty recently, taking home a first place finish back in 2011. If you’re looking for a dark horse to put one unit on then there won’t be many better than Stewart.


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