{"id":24432,"date":"2010-07-31T00:04:09","date_gmt":"2010-07-31T05:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=24432"},"modified":"2010-07-31T00:04:09","modified_gmt":"2010-07-31T05:04:09","slug":"2010-red-cross-pennsylvania-500-gambling-picks-300710","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nascar\/2010-red-cross-pennsylvania-500-gambling-picks-300710\/","title":{"rendered":"Nascar Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Gambling Picks\/Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2010 Pennsylvania 500 Predictions \u2013 Betting Preview + Picks + Odds<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Preview<\/strong>: As race number 21 of the 36-race Sprint Cup season, Pocono is one in a series of upcoming races that, by and large, the circuit is visiting for the second time this year.  NASCAR was just at Pocono in June for a race won by Denny Hamlin, who also led the most laps.  Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin led Friday&#8217;s only practice session, while Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya qualified for the front row.    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Race<\/strong>: Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 &#8211; Pocono Raceway<br \/>\n<strong>Date<\/strong>: Sunday, August 1, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Time<\/strong>: 1:18 PM EST (scheduled green flag)<br \/>\n<strong>TV<\/strong>: 1:00 PM EST on ESPN    <\/p>\n<p>Pocono is a unique 2.5-mile tri-oval track with three different corners and three different-length straightaways, making it a challenge not only for drivers, but crew chiefs as well.  72% of the 65 Cup races here have been won from a top-10 starting spot.  <\/p>\n<p>Jeff Gordon noted Friday, &#8220;I would say that more than likely guys that you saw good at Indy will probably be good here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Safe Bets:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Denny Hamlin (2\/1): <\/strong> As noted above, Hamlin is the prevailing winner here after leading the most laps back in June.  He was second-fastest in practice Friday and qualified P3.  <\/p>\n<p>Hamlin has the best average finish at Pocono at an 8.6 and has won four times in nine starts here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Jimmie Johnson (7\/2):<\/strong> Hamlin may have the best average finish at Pocono, but Johnson is next on the list with a 9.5.  He&#8217;s won twice here in 17 starts and has accumulated the most driver points over the last five Pocono races.  <\/p>\n<p>After leading Friday&#8217;s practice session, Johnson qualified sixth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dark Horse:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Juan Montoya (22\/1):<\/strong> If Gordon is correct that drivers who ran well at Indy will be strong at Pocono, then Montoya should have a good showing.  He had the vastly dominant car last weekend, but ended up back in the pack after a four-tire pit stop late in the race.    <a href=\"http:\/\/record.partners.betus.com\/_zzar6WLC4ykDVkvPM80nyagaAKfXWndM\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"width: auto; height: auto; margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/media.partners.betus.com\/BANNERS\/racing\/sportsbook_AutoRacing_250X250_mybanner.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Montoya carries three straight top-10 Pocono finishes into Sunday&#8217;s race, including a second here in 2009.  He was eighth-fastest in practice Friday and qualified on the outside pole. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>:  Don&#8217;t rule out strong runs by Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart Sunday.  Be sure to check Happy Hour results Saturday for help planning your final wagers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Race: The Pennsylvania 500 at Ponoco Raceway<br \/>\nDate: Sunday, August 1, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Odds to win 2010 Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Nascar Race <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Denny Hamlin 7\/2<br \/>\nJimmie Johnson 4\/1<br \/>\nTony Stewart 7\/1<br \/>\nKyle Busch 8\/1<br \/>\nJeff Gordon 8\/1<br \/>\nKevin Harvick 10\/1<br \/>\nJuan Montoya 15\/1<br \/>\nJeff Burton 15\/1<br \/>\nKurt Busch 20\/1<br \/>\nKasey Kahne 20\/1<br \/>\nClint Bowyer 20\/1<br \/>\nGreg Biffle 20\/1<br \/>\nJamie McMurray 22\/1<br \/>\nMark Martin 25\/1<br \/>\nRyan Newman 25\/1<br \/>\nCarl Edwards 30\/1<br \/>\nMatt Kenseth 35\/1<br \/>\nJoey Logano 35\/1<br \/>\nDavid Reutimann 50\/1<br \/>\nDale Earnhardt Jr 50\/1<br \/>\nMartin Truex Jr 50\/1<br \/>\nField 30\/1  <\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodog.com\/welcome\/151627\" rel=\"nofollow\">The 2010 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Gambling! Open A Nascar Betting Acct. @ Betus &#8211; Get up to 145% in bonuses, + qualify for yearly Nascar Contests &#8211; CLICK HERE!\u2026<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Becca Gladden is a freelance writer and race handicapper specializing in NASCAR.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2010 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 betting preview and racing picks from motorsports gambling experts at capperspicks.com nascar betting site for the upcoming Nascar race at Pocono Raceway\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":23010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[24184,24185,31678,10364,10358,10643,31682,14094,31679,31680,31681],"class_list":["post-24432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nascar","tag-2010-nascar-picks","tag-2010-sprint-cup","tag-2010-sunoco-red-cross-pennsylvania-500","tag-becca-gladden-articles","tag-free-nascar-picks","tag-free-nascar-predictions","tag-odds-to-win-2010-sunoco-red-cross-pennsylvania-500","tag-pocono-raceway","tag-sunoco-red-cross-pennsylvania-500","tag-sunoco-red-cross-pennsylvania-500-gambling","tag-sunoco-red-cross-pennsylvania-500-lines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24432","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=24432"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24725,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24432\/revisions\/24725"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}