2010 Price Chopper 400 Predictions – Betting Preview + Picks + Odds
Preview: This is NASCAR’s first and only stop at Kansas Speedway in 2010 for the third race of the Chase, but next year will be different: Kansas will have two Cup dates in 2011, the first in June and the second in October as the fourth Chase race.
Race: The Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway
Date: Sunday, October 3, 2010
Time: 1:16 PM EST (scheduled green flag)
TV: 1:00 PM EST on ESPN
The Cup Series has only visited Kansas Speedway nine times – once a year since 2001 – producing seven different winners, with Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart the only repeat winners. The three most recent winners here are Stewart (’09), Jimmie Johnson (’08), and Greg Biffle (’07). Toyota has never been to Victory Lane at Kansas in the Cup Series.
Safe Bets:
1. Greg Biffle (8/1): Biffle won this race in 2007 and finished third in both ’08 and ’09. He qualified fifth for Sunday’s race, the second-highest starting spot among Chase contenders. Biffle’s only win this season was at Pocono in August. 
2. Jeff Gordon (10/1): Gordon is still searching for that elusive first win of 2010 despite being solidly in the Chase. He won the first two Kansas races back in 2001-2002 and finished second in this race last year.
Gordon’s P3 qualifying spot is the highest among Chase drivers, with Kasey Kahne and Paul Menard starting on the front row.
Dark Horse:
1. Ryan Newman (25/1): Newman was second-fastest in Friday practice and qualified fifth for Sunday’s race. He finished second in the first two Kansas races ’01 and ’02 and won here in ’03, though in a Penske Dodge at the time.
He finished 22nd in this race last year, his only Kansas start for Stewart-Haas Racing.
Summary: Jeff Gordon and Greg Biffle have the best average finish at Kansas Speedway, followed by Jimmie Johnson, who starts 21st Sunday and won last week at Dover.
Mark Martin and Marcos Ambrose changed engines and will start at the rear of the field.
Race: Price Chopper 400
Sprint Cup – Odds to Win the Price Chopper 400
Sun, October 3rd (1:00PM EST) at Kansas Speedway
Jimmie Johnson +350
Kyle Busch +700
Jeff Gordon +800
Carl Edwards +1000
Tony Stewart +1000
Denny Hamlin +1200
Kevin Harvick +1200
Greg Biffle +1200
Kurt Busch +1400
Jeff Burton +1600
Clint Bowyer +1800
Matt Kenseth +2200
Jamie McMurray +2500
Juan Pablo Montoya +2500
David Reutimann +2500
Kasey Kahne +2800
Joey Logano +3500
A.J. Allmendinger +3500
Martin Truex Jr. +3500
Ryan Newman +4000
Mark Martin +4500
Dale Earnhardt Jr. +6500
Brad Keselowski +10000
Paul Menard +10000
Marcos Ambrose +10000
David Ragan +10000
Reed Sorenson +12500
Sam Hornish Jr. +15000
Elliott Sadler +20000
Casey Mears +25000
Scott Speed +25000
Bobby Labonte +30000
Regan Smith +50000
Bill Elliott +50000
Travis Kvapil +50000
Mike Bliss +50000
Landon Cassill +50000
Kevin Conway +50000
J.J. Yeley +50000
David Gilliland +50000
Patrick Carpentier +50000
Michael McDowell +50000
Jason Leffler +50000
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Becca Gladden is a freelance writer and race handicapper specializing in NASCAR.
