This week NASCAR\u2019s Sprint Cup series will make its first stop of the season at Kansas Speedway for the running of the STP 400. Sunday\u2019s race is set to get underway at 1 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on FOX. <\/p>\n
NASCAR Sprint Cup STP 400 Preview and Prediction Kyle Busch\u2019s recent hot streak continued last Saturday night with a victory in the NRA 500, which was his second checkered flag in the past three Sprint Cup point races.<\/p>\n Martin Truex Jr. ended-up second and Carl Edwards took third.<\/p>\n The following is a closer look at our favorite, contender, and longshot picks for this Sunday\u2019s race with odds provided by Sportsbook.<\/p>\n In what seems like a weekly occurrence, Jimmie Johnson has been opened as the favorite to win on Sunday.<\/p>\n This time around, along with Greg Biffle, he has been listed at +600 to make a third trip to victory lane this year. The No.48 car also has three other top-10 finishes in the first seven races to continue to hold down the top spot in the Sprint Cup standings with 269 points.<\/p>\n Johnson\u2019s recent performance at Kansas Speedway also warrants these lofty odds with eight-straight top-10 finishes including a victory in the second race at this track in 2011 and a third-place finish in last year\u2019s race. [ad-8757089]<\/p>\n It has been a very quiet start for one of NASCAR\u2019s top Sprint Cup drivers; however you cannot help but get the feeling that Kevin Harvick and his No.29 car is due for a breakout race after posting just one top-10 finish in his first seven runs this year. The team has raced well enough to rank 12th in the standings with 192 points so the form is still there.<\/p>\n Harvick has also raced well at Kansas over the past few seasons with three top-10 finishes in his last five races here including a sixth-place finish in last year\u2019s race; making it is easy to see the value in his +1500 odds to win this week.<\/p>\n Jamie McMurray comes into this race as a true longshot to win at +7500, but worth a second look given his current form. The No.1 car finished 16th last week at Texas, but it cracked the top 10 at both Bristol and Martinsville earlier in the season and is currently 13th in the standings with 190 points.<\/p>\n Last year at Kansas, McMurray remained competitive in both races only to fade down the stretch to a 14th-place finish in this race and a 15th-place finish in the second race of the year.<\/p>\n His best career finish here was seventh in 2004 after leading 19 laps of that race.<\/p>\n Jimmie Johnson 6\/1
\nRace: STP 400, Kansas Speedway
\nDate: Sunday, April 21, 2013
\nTime: 1 p.m. (ET)
\nBroadcast: FOX<\/strong>
\nOdds: Bovada<\/a><\/b><\/p>\nThe Favorite (odd of less than 10\/1)<\/h3>\n
The Contender (odds from 10\/1 to 19\/1)<\/h3>\n
The Longshot (odds 20\/1 or greater)<\/h3>\n
Odds from Bovada<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nKyle Busch 7\/1
\nBrad Keselowski 7\/1
\nMatt Kenseth 8\/1
\nGreg Biffle 8\/1
\nCarl Edwards 12\/1
\nKasey Kahne 12\/1
\nDale Earnhardt Jr 12\/1
\nJeff Gordon 12\/1
\nClint Bowyer 15\/1
\nMartin Truex Jrn15\/1
\nKevin Harvick 15\/1
\nTony Stewart 20\/1
\nBrian Vickers 25\/1
\nJoey Logano 25\/1
\nAric Almirola 40\/1
\nMark Martin 40\/1
\nKurt Busch 50\/1
\nRicky Stenhouse 60\/1
\nRyan Newman 60\/1
\nMarcos Ambrose 75\/1
\nPaul Menard 75\/1
\nJamie McMurray 75\/1
\nElliott Sadler 100\/1
\nJuan Montoya 100\/1
\nJeff Burton 200\/1
\nRegan Smith 300\/1
\nDanica Patrick 300\/1
\nCasey Mears 300\/1
\nField (Any Other Driver) 50\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n