NASCAR\u2019s Sprint Cup series heads back to Pocono Raceway this week as the race to the Chase continues with the running of the GoBowling.com 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 GoBowling.com 400 Preview and Prediction<\/strong>
\n Race: GoBowling.com 400 at Pocono Raceway<\/strong>
\n Date: Sunday, August 4, 2013<\/strong>
\n Time: 1 p.m. (ET)<\/strong>
\n Broadcast: FOX<\/strong>
\nOdds from Bovada<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nRyan Newman threw his name into the hat for a spot in this year\u2019s Chase with a victory last Sunday at Indianapolis. Jimmie Johnson raced his way to a second-place finish and Kasey Kahne ended-up 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
The Favorite (odd of less than 10\/1)<\/h3>\n
When the odds for a Sprint Cup race are first released, the name at the top of the list is usually Jimmie Johnson and that is the case again this week as a +300 favorite to win on Sunday. The No.48 car has dominated the Sprint Cup series this season with four checkered flags (five if you add in the victory in the non-point All-Star Race) and five additional top-five finishes.<\/p>\n
This has made this team a permanent fixture atop the Sprint Cup standings all season long. What really adds value to Johnson\u2019s odds this week is his victory at Pocono in the first race here this season. Before finishing 14th in this race last year, he also posted three-straight fourth-place finishes at this track. [ad-8757089]<\/p>\n
His average finishing position at Pocono is an impressive 8.7.<\/p>\n
The Contender (odds from 10\/1 to 19\/1)<\/h3>\n
There are a number of quality contenders to win this week, but we are going with veteran Sprint Cup driver Jeff Gordon as our top pick at +1000.<\/p>\n
It has not been the best of efforts for the No.24 car this season with no wins and just four top-five finishes, but this team knows that Pocono presents the perfect opportunity to get back into the Winner\u2019s Circle and drastically improve its chances to sneak into the Chase.<\/p>\n
Gordon comes into the GoBowling.com 400 as the defending champion which also happened to be his sixth career Sprint Cup victory at this track. He has raced consistent here over the years with an average finishing position of 10.2.<\/p>\n
The Longshot (odds 20\/1 or greater)<\/h3>\n
It is hard to believe the second-place driver in the current Sprint Cup standings would be a +3000 longshot to win this week but that is exactly the case is with Clint Bowyer.<\/p>\n
The No.15 car has yet to win a race this season but on the strength of seven top-five finishes this team is 75 points behind Johnson with a total of 665 points.<\/p>\n
Bowyer has never won a Sprint Cup race at Pocono and he has an average finishing position of 15.1, but a sixth-place finish in the early race in 2012 followed by an eighth-place finish in this race last season adds some value to these odds.<\/p>\n
Odds from Bovada<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
JIMMIE JOHNSON 3-1
\nKASEY KAHNE 7-1
\nTONY STEWART 7-1
\nDENNY HAMLIN 9-1
\nKYLE BUSCH 10-1
\nMATT KENSETH 10-1
\nJEFF GORDON 10-1
\nDALE EARNHARDT JR 12-1
\nKURT BUSCH 15-1
\nKEVIN HARVICK 15-1
\nRYAN NEWMAN 15-1
\nBRAD KESELOWSKI 25-1
\nCARL EDWARDS 25-1
\nGREG BIFFLE 25-1
\nJOEY LOGANO 25-1
\nCLINT BOWYER 30-1
\nMARTIN TRUEX JR 30-1
\nJAMIE McMURRAY 40-1
\nJUAN MONTOYA 50-1
\nMARK MARTIN 75-1
\nPAUL MENARD 100-1
\nRICKY STENHOUSE JR 200-1
\nJEFF BURTON 200-1
\nARIC ALMIROLA 300-1
\nMARCOS AMBROSE 300-1
\nAJ ALLMENDINGER 500-1
\nDANICA PATRICK 1000-1
\nFIELD 300-1<\/p>\n*SPRINT Cup Odds provided by Bovada<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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