Who takes the checkered flag?
Here are our selections for this season’s last road race.
Winner: Kyle Busch
After shooting his first checkered flag of the season last week at Pocono, rowdy is out for blood. After winning his first Xfinity Series race at The Glen on Saturday, Busch begins from the pole on Sunday because he chases his third career win in the track. From our point of view, as long as Busch does not wreck or see his engine fail, he should at least finish in the top five.
Contenders: Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr..
We are simply not prepared to give up on the 2016 championship runner-up, especially after his second-place complete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race. His Cup team marched on Saturday and they didn’t disappoint. His team knows it is win or go home, so anticipate the 2015 Watkins Glen winner to take his shot at Victory Lane on Sunday. As for Truex Jr., well his r??sum?? speaks for itself. The points leader possesses a ridiculous 29 playoff points, 14 period wins, eight top-fives and three race wins. Truex Jr. led the most complete laps at Sonoma in June before suffering engine failure with only 25 to go. Best think he has not forgotten about that…
Wild Card: AJ Allmendinger
We were not very high on the road course expert back in Sonoma, and for good reason. Allmendinger completed 35th, despite nearly winning a stage in June. This time around we think it’s going to be different. Despite a mediocre run in practice, Allmendinger’s results at Watkins Glen talk for themselves. In addition to a win in 2014, he has a normal finish inside the top 10 there. Don’t be shocked if Allmendinger plays spoiler into a motorist on the playoff bubble Sunday.
Odds to win the I LOVE NEW YORK 355
Here are the betting odds for Sunday’s race
Martin Truex Jr. 4/1
Kyle Busch 4/1
Brad Keselowski 8/1
Kurt Busch 17/2
Kevin Harvick 17/2
AJ Allmendinger 10/1
Clint Bowyer 10/1
Denny Hamlin 12/1
Kyle Larson 12/1
Jimmie Johnson 14/1
Joey Logano 18/1
Jamie McMurray 28/1
Chase Elliott 33/1
Ryan Blaney 40/1
Kasey Kahne 40/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 50/1
Matt Kenseth 50/1
Daniel Suarez 60/1
Michael McDowell 66/1
Paul Menard 80/1
Ryan Newman 80/1
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