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Sprint Cup Series heads to Loudon Sunday
By: Zach Cohen - StatFox
Published: 7/13/2016  at  6:16:00 AM
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
New Hampshire 301

Sunday, July 17th – 1:30 p.m. EDT
New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Loudon, NH

Odds to Win Race

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Brad Keselowski will be looking to win his third straight Sprint Cup race when the drivers compete at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday. This race is a bit of an odd one, as it is the only one with the extra lap tagged on. It’s extremely rare that a race has a lap number that ends in anything other than a zero or a five, but it should be a fun one to watch and there are a number of stories to keep an eye on coming into it. The main driver to watch out for is Tony Stewart, who has won this race twice in his career. He is just one victory shy of tying Jeff Burton for most wins ever in this race, but this is Stewart’s last chance to do so. He’ll be hungry for a victory on Sunday. Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch have also won this thing twice in their careers, though. They’ll both be just as motivated to get themselves that third victory, as they both have a real shot to finish their careers with a claim to be known as the king of New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Last year, Kyle Busch was the winner and it took him only 2:56:06. It was the second time in three years that a driver won with a car manufactured by Toyota. With that stuff out of the way, let’s take a look at some of the better picks to win this race on Sunday:

Brad Keselowski (6-to-1) - Keselowski has had a ton of success at the New Hampshire 301, as he has now come in the top-five at each of the past four of these races. Keselowski finished in second a year ago and that followed up a first place finish in 2014. Not only has he done well on this track, but Keselowski also happens to be insanely hot coming into this race. He has emerged victorious at each of the past two Sprint Cup races and now finds himself ranked second in the Sprint Cup standings. He is in a serious groove right now and not picking him seems irresponsible heading into this weekend. Keselowski is a good value pick at 6-to-1 and pairing him up with some guys with better odds is probably the way to play this event.

Jimmie Johnson (8-to-1) - Jimmie Johnson has really been in a slump recently, finishing in 35th place at Daytona two races ago and following that up with a 32nd place finish in Kentucky last week. He also has just two top-five finishes in the past 10 races and that is very uncharacteristic of Johnson. Johnson had 14 top-five finishes a year ago and will be hoping to get back on track with a victory on Sunday. He should be feeling very confident in his ability to do so as well. As mentioned earlier, Johnson has won this race twice in his career. He emerged victorious in 2003 and 2010 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and these 8-to-1 odds are very favorable for somebody with his success at the track.

Kurt Busch (20-to-1) - Busch has some seriously favorable odds coming into Sunday’s race and is somebody that must be considered this weekend. As previously mentioned, Busch won this race in 2008 and also back in 2004. He also happens to be having a pretty solid season thus far. Busch already has 15 top-10 finishes on the year and he won the Axalta We Paint Winners 400 back in early June. Usually a driver that has driven at such a high level on a certain track will not be getting odds like 20-to-1. He’s worth putting a unit or two on, as it’s unlikely an opportunity like this will come by again in the Sprint Cup season.

Tony Stewart (60-to-1) - Stewart has frequently been a dark horse pick this season, but that is because he is one of the best Sprint Cup drivers ever and still has a little bit left in the tank. Although it’s Stewart’s final season, he is still trying to perform at a high level. As previously mentioned, Stewart has won this race twice in his career and this is one of his last two chances to win another at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Look for Stewart to give it his all on Sunday and don’t miss out on a prime opportunity to back him. Even putting a half-unit on Stewart at 60-to-1 could pay off huge this weekend.


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