Race: Kobalt Tools 500 Goodyear brought a new tire this weekend based on a January tire test which is supposed to provide more grip.\u00a0 Good news:\u00a0 There is no rain in the forecast for the weekend.\u00a0 This is an off-weekend for the NASCAR Nationwide Series.<\/p>\n Safe Bets:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Jimmie Johnson (3:1):<\/strong>\u00a0 Johnson swept Atlanta in 2007 and also won the fall race in 2004.\u00a0 He has the best average finish among active drivers at AMS at a 10.7 and has won two of the first three races in the 2010 NASCAR Cup season.<\/p>\n 2. Jeff Gordon (4:1):<\/strong>\u00a0 Gordon is coming off a dominating performance in Las Vegas last Sunday, where he led over 80% of the laps.\u00a0 His four wins at Atlanta make him the winningest driver here and he has also finished second four times.\u00a0 Gordon is riding a string of five straight top-10 finishes at Atlanta and has the highest points-accumulated total of any driver at AMS in the last five races (both spring and fall dates).<\/p>\n Dark Horse:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Ryan Newman (30:1):<\/strong>\u00a0 Although Newman has only one top-five finish in 16 Atlanta poles, he did finish ninth here last fall in only his second Atlanta start with Stewart-Haas Racing.\u00a0 Newman qualified seventh and could have a strong run if can stay up front.<\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 <\/strong>There are several other drivers who typically run well at Atlanta, including Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.\u00a0 Kyle Busch has Toyota’s only win here (this race in 2008) and he lines up on the outside pole Sunday.\u00a0 Final practice Saturday should help clarify betting choices. Race Date: Sunday, March 7 Odds to win 2010 Shelby American Nascar Race <\/strong><\/p>\n Jimmie Johnson 9\/2 <\/strong> 2010 Kobalt Tools 500 betting preview and racing picks from motorsports gambling experts at capperspicks.com nascar betting site for the upcoming Nascar race at Atlanta Motor Speedway…<\/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":[25339,24184,24185,3860,10364,10358,10643,11322,11323,25340,25341,11324,11325],"class_list":["post-19834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nascar","tag-2010-kobalt-tools-500","tag-2010-nascar-picks","tag-2010-sprint-cup","tag-atlanta-motor-speedway","tag-becca-gladden-articles","tag-free-nascar-picks","tag-free-nascar-predictions","tag-kobalt-tools-500","tag-kobalt-tools-500-gambling","tag-kobalt-tools-500-lines","tag-kobalt-tools-500-odds","tag-kobalt-tools-500-picks","tag-kobalt-tools-500-predictions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19834","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=19834"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19836,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19834\/revisions\/19836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nDate: Sunday, March 7, 2010
\nTime: 1:16 PM EST (scheduled Green Flag)
\nTV: 12:00 PM EST on FOX<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/media.partners.betus.com\/BANNERS\/racing\/sportsbook_AutoRacing_250X250_mybanner.gif\")
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\nLocation: Atlanta Motor Speedway
\nCity: Hampton, Georgia
\nPre-Race: 12:00PM ET
\nGreen Flag: Approx. 1:16PM ET
\nTV Coverage: FOX
\nRadio Coverage: MRN
\nTrack Type: Oval (325 laps)<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMark Martin 8\/1
\nJeff Gordon 8\/1
\nKyle Busch 10\/1
\nJeff Burton 12\/1
\nKevin Harvick 12\/1
\nClint Bowyer 12\/1
\nKurt Busch 12\/1
\nGreg Biffle 15\/1
\nCarl Edwards 15\/1
\nTony Stewart 15\/1
\nJuan Pablo Montoya 15\/1
\nDenny Hamlin 15\/1
\nMatt Kenseth 18\/1
\nKasey Kahne 18\/1
\nBrian Vickers 30\/1
\nDale Earnhardt Jr 30\/1
\nJoey Logano 30\/1
\nRyan Newman 40\/1
\nDavid Reutimann 60\/1
\nMartin Truex Jr 60\/1
\nJamie McMurray 75\/1
\nAJ Allmendinger 100\/1
\nElliott Sadler 100\/1
\nPaul Menard 100\/1
\nBobby Labonte 100\/1
\nRegan Smith 100\/1
\nScott Speed 100\/1
\nTravis Kvapil 100\/1
\nMarcos Ambrose 100\/1
\nBrad Keselowski 100\/1
\nDavid Ragan 100\/1
\nSam Hornish Jr 100\/1
\nField (Any Other Driver) 100\/1<\/p>\nThe 2010 Daytona 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":"