\nDate: Sunday, November 1, 2009
\nTime: 1:19 PM EST (scheduled Green Flag)
\nTV: 1:00 PM EST on ABC<\/strong><\/p>\n
Preview:<\/strong> Sunday marks race No. 7 in the ten-week Chase for the 2009 Sprint Cup. It’s hard to believe that only three races remain until a new champion will be crowned. Talladega is frequently deemed the “wildcard” race in the Chase because the high-banked, 2.66-mile tri-oval is known for its overall unpredictability and close finishes, as well as for drivers getting caught up in other people’s messes. It’s not been one of current points leader Jimmie Johnson’s best tracks; the winner here back in April was Brad Keselowski.<\/p>\n 1. Tony Stewart (+700)<\/strong>: Stewart won this race last year while still with Joe Gibbs Racing and ranks second in the average finish among drivers with more than one start. His nine top-5 finishes in 21 starts is also the most among drivers with 30 or fewer Talladega starts, and the fall race dates have been better for him overall than the spring ones.<\/p>\n 2. Jeff Gordon (+900)<\/strong>: Gordon has the most Talladega wins among active drivers as well as the most top 5s, and he swept the track here in 2007. Though he hasn’t run as well recently at Talladega as he had in the past, Gordon’s third-place spot in the standings suggests he might perform better there this time around. The threat of rain for qualifying Saturday could potentially put Gordon on the inside of row two for the race start, should qualifying be cancelled.<\/p>\n 1. Ryan Newman (+2500)<\/strong>: Newman finished third in the spring race in his first Talladega start for Stewart-Haas Racing, a career best finish for him here. Though he’s never won at Talladega, he posted a win at Daytona in 2008, the other restrictor plate track on the NASCAR circuit.<\/p>\n Summary: <\/strong> As noted, rain may be an issue Saturday, which could affect the starting line-up as well as pit stall selections if time trials are rained out. In addition, this is a rare impound weekend in which cars are not worked on following qualifying on Saturday until after the start of the race. The impound, combined with the possibility of a green track to start the race, could make things even more dicey than usual early on.<\/p>\n NASCAR has also reduced the size of the restrictor plates this weekend, which will have cars even more tightly bunched together than usual throughout the race.<\/p>\n 2009 AMP Energy 500 Brad Keselowski\t\t+6000 <\/strong> 2009 Amp Energy 500 betting preview and racing picks from motorsports gambling experts at capperspicks.com nascar betting site for the upcoming Nascar race at Talladega Superspeedway…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[19475,13458,13454,19476,19477,19478,19479,19480,19481,18617,10364,10358,13232],"class_list":["post-15215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nascar","tag-2009-amp-energy-500","tag-2009-nascar-picks","tag-2009-sprint-cup","tag-amp-energy-500","tag-amp-energy-500-gambling","tag-amp-energy-500-lines","tag-amp-energy-500-odds","tag-amp-energy-500-picks","tag-amp-energy-500-predictions","tag-bank-of-america-nascar-500","tag-becca-gladden-articles","tag-free-nascar-picks","tag-talladega-superspeedway"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15215"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19191,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15215\/revisions\/19191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/media.partners.betus.com\/BANNERS\/racing\/sportsbook_AutoRacing_235X90_mybanner.gif\")
<\/a><\/p>\nSafe Bets:<\/h3>\n
Dark Horse:<\/h3>\n
Updated Amp Energy 500 Odds<\/h4>\n
\nRace Date: Sunday, Nov. 1
\nPre-Race: Noon ET
\nGreen Flag: Approx. 1:19PM ET
\nTV Coverage: ABC
\nTrack Type: Oval (188 laps)<\/p>\n
\nBrian Vickers\t+3000
\nCarl Edwards\t\t+2000
\nCasey Mears\t\t+5000
\nClint Bowyer\t\t+2500
\nDale Earnhardt Jr\t\t+500
\nDavid Ragan\t+2500
\nDavid Reutimann\t\t+3000
\nDavid Stremme\t\t+10000
\nDenny Hamlin\t\t+1200
\nElliott Sadler\t+5000
\nGreg Biffle\t\t+4000
\nJamie McMurray\t+4000
\nJeff Burton\t\t+3000
\nJeff Gordon\t\t+1000
\nJimmie Johnson\t\t+1000
\nJoey Logano\t\t+3000
\nJuan Pablo Montoya\t\t+1500
\nKasey Kahne\t\t+2500
\nKevin Harvick\t+2000
\nKurt Busch\t\t+1500
\nKyle Busch\t\t+700
\nMarcos Ambrose\t\t+5000
\nMark Martin\t\t+2000
\nMartin Truex Jr\t\t+4000
\nMatt Kenseth\t\t+2500
\nMichael Waltrip\t+5000
\nReed Sorenson\t+6000
\nRyan Newman\t+2000
\nSam Hornish Jr\t\t+6000
\nTony Stewart\t\t+700
\nField (Any Other Driver)\t+2500<\/p>\nThe 2009 AMP Energy 500 Gambling! Open A Nascar Betting Acct. @ Betus – Get up to 145% in bonuses, + qualify for yearly Nascar Contests – CLICK HERE!\u2026<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nBecca Gladden is a freelance writer and race handicapper specializing in NASCAR.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"