This week the Sprint Cup series will remain at Charlotte Motor Speedway after last Saturday night\u2019s All-Star Race for the running of the traditional Memorial Day Weekend Coca Cola 600. Sunday night\u2019s race is set to get underway at 6 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on FOX. <\/p>\n
NASCAR Sprint Cup Coca Cola 600 Preview and Prediction<\/strong>
\n Race: Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway<\/strong>
\n Date: Sunday, May 26, 2013<\/strong>
\n Time: 6 p.m. (ET)<\/strong>
\n Broadcast: FOX<\/strong>
\n Odds: Bovada<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nJimmie Johnson\u2019s hot streak continued with a victory in last week\u2019s $1 million All-Star Race with Joey Logano finishing second and Kyle Busch taking third.<\/p>\n
The following is a closer look at our favorite, contender, and longshot picks for this Sunday night\u2019s race with odds provided by Sportsbook.<\/p>\n
The Favorite (odd of less than 10\/1)<\/h3>\n
Johnson has been opened as the favorite to win this race at +450, but we like the fact that Kyle Busch ran third in the All-Star after winning a Truck Series race at this track last Friday night. He comes in as a +600 second favorite to carry that success over to this race.<\/p>\n
The No. 18 car is in eighth-place in the Sprint Cup standings with 325 points on the strength of checkered flags at Fontana and Texas along three other top-five finishes.<\/p>\n
Busch has never posted a victory in a Sprint Cup point race at Charlotte, but given the fact that he has only finished out of the top 10 once in his last 11 races here, including five top-five finishes in his last six tries, we love his chances to finally break through with a win. [ad-8757089]<\/p>\n
The Contender (odds from 10\/1 to 19\/1)<\/h3>\n
The list runs deeps with quality drivers in the contender category for this race, but we decided to put Dale Earnhardt Jr. at the top to win at +1500. While the No. 88 car is still searching for its first trip to victory lane this season, it has been in the running several times so far with seven top-10 finishes in the first 11 point races.<\/p>\n
This performance has the team in fourth-place in the current standings with 359 points. The only deterrent to this pick is Junior\u2019s overall record at Charlotte, but he did finish seventh in this race in 2011 and sixth in the second race here in 2012.<\/p>\n
The Longshot (odds 20\/1 or greater)<\/h3>\n
If you are looking for value in a longshot for this race then your best bet would be Tony Stewart at +3000. This pick is not really based on current form as the No. 14 car is mired in 21st-place in the point standings with just one top-10 finish this year.<\/p>\n
It is also not based on recent performance at this track with just one top-10 finish at Charlotte in his last 10 races here.<\/p>\n
The value in these odds is in the fact that Stewart remains a threat to win anytime he gets behind wheel as one of the fiercest competitors on the track.<\/p>\n
Odds from Bovada<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
Jimmie Johnson 6\/1
\nKyle Busch 6\/1
\nMatt Kenseth 6\/1
\nDenny Hamlin 7\/1
\nKasey Kahne 8\/1
\nBrad Keselowski 12\/1
\nCarl Edwards 12\/1
\nJeff Gordon 12\/1
\nMartin Truex Jr 15\/1
\nDale Earnhardt Jr 15\/1
\nClint Bowyer 15\/1
\nKevin Harvick 15\/1
\nGreg Biffle 15\/1
\nTony Stewart 30\/1
\nJoey Logano 35\/1
\nKurt Busch 35\/1
\nMark Martin 60\/1
\nRicky Stenhouse 60\/1
\nJuan Montoya 75\/1
\nJamie McMurray 75\/1
\nTrevor Bayne 100\/1
\nRegan Smith 100\/1
\nDanica Patrick 100\/1
\nJeff Burton 100\/1
\nAric Almirola 100\/1
\nPaul Menard 100\/1
\nRyan Newman 100\/1
\nDavid Ragan 100\/1
\nMarcos Ambrose 100\/1
\nField (Any Other Driver) 50\/1<\/p>\n