The Chase for NASCAR\u2019s 2013 Sprint Cup title returns to Martinsville this week for the running of the Goody\u2019s Headache Relief Shot 500. Sunday afternoon\u2019s race is set to get underway at 2 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN. <\/p>\n
NASCAR Sprint Cup Goody\u2019s Headache Relief Shot 500 Preview and Prediction<\/strong> For the second week in a row a driver that is not in the Chase has taken the checkered flag with Jamie McMurray\u2019s win last Sunday at Talladega. Dale Earnhardt Jr. made a run at the flag with a second-place finish and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ended-up third.<\/p>\n The following is a closer look at our favorite, contender, and longshot picks for Sunday\u2019s race with odds provided by Sportsbook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Jimmie Johnson spent most of this season atop the Sprint Cup standings and, at the time of the year when it means the most, he is back on top with 2254 points.<\/p>\n Johnson is no stranger to winning the title with five-straight Sprint Cups from 2006 to 2010. He also knows that with just four races left in this year\u2019s Chase a win this week at one of his favorite tracks would put him one step closer to claiming that elusive sixth title.<\/p>\n Looking at his past performance at Martinsville it is easy to see why the No. 48 car has been listed as a heavy +180 favorite to win this Sunday.<\/p>\n Johnson won this race last season and will be going for the season sweep this year after his victory in the first race at this track.<\/p>\n His average finishing position at Martinsville over the course of a storied Sprint Cup career is an impressive 5.3.<\/p>\n The only other driver in the Chase that has a legitimate shot at catching Johnson is Matt Kenseth. The No. 20 car slipped in the standings after a disappointing 20th-place finish at Talladega, but it remains just four points out of the lead. Kenseth has been opened at +1000 to win his third race of this season\u2019s Chase and his eighth point race overall. [ad-8757089]<\/p>\n Past performance at Martinsville is weighing heavily against his odds with an average finishing position of 15.8.<\/p>\n He has never won a Sprint Cup race at this track, but motivation and current form still make him an attractive play.<\/p>\n With two non-Chase drivers winning the last two races, it could be a good time for a small play on another longshot to win this week. Our choice would be Carl Edwards at +3000.<\/p>\n The No. 99 car has slipped to 10th in the standings and out of the title race, but it did post a victory at Richmond right before the start of the Chase. Since then this team has three top-10 finishes in its last six races.<\/p>\n Past performance at Martinsville does not add much value to these odds, but from 2008 through 2011, Edwards finished in the top 10 in five of his eight trips around this track.<\/p>\n JIMMIE JOHNSON 9-5 JIMMIE JOHNSON 1-3 Martinsville – Goody\u2019s Headache Relief Shot 500 Predictions The Chase for NASCAR\u2019s 2013 Sprint Cup title returns to Martinsville this week for the running of the Goody\u2019s Headache Relief Shot 500. Sunday afternoon\u2019s race is set to get underway at 2 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":67836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[60217,12208,66498,1188],"class_list":["post-67750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nascar","tag-goodys-headache-relief-shot-500","tag-martinsville-speedway","tag-nascar","tag-sprint-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67750","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\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67750"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67839,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67750\/revisions\/67839"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n Race: Goody\u2019s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville Speedway<\/strong>
\n Date: Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013<\/strong>
\n Time: 2 p.m. (ET)<\/strong>
\n Broadcast: ESPN<\/strong>
\n Odds By Bovada<\/a><\/strong><\/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<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\nJEFF GORDON 6-1
\nKYLE BUSCH 7-1
\nMATT KENSETH 10-1
\nKASEY KAHNE 10-1
\nDENNY HAMLIN 12-1
\nKEVIN HARVICK 12-1
\nBRAD KESELOWSKI 12-1
\nCLINT BOWYER 12-1
\nDALE EARNHARDT JR 18-1
\nKURT BUSCH 30-1
\nMARTIN TRUEX JR 30-1
\nCARL EDWARDS 30-1
\nJOEY LOGANO 30-1
\nGREG BIFFLE 30-1
\nRYAN NEWMAN 30-1
\nJAMIE McMURRAY 50-1
\nARIC ALMIROLA 100-1
\nJUAN MONTOYA 100-1
\nJEFF BURTON 100-1
\nMARK MARTIN 100-1
\nPAUL MENARD 100-1
\nMARCOS AMBROSE 200-1
\nRICKY STENHOUSE JR 300-1
\nELLIOTT SADLER 300-1
\nKYLE LARSON 300-1
\nDANICA PATRICK 500-1
\nFIELD 500-1<\/p>\nOdds To Win 2013 SPRINT CUP CHAMPIONSHIP<\/h3>\n
\nMATT KENSETH 2-1
\nKYLE BUSCH 10-1
\nKEVIN HARVICK 12-1
\nJEFF GORDON 30-1
\nCLINT BOWYER 100-1
\nGREG BIFFLE 100-1
\nCARL EDWARDS 100-1
\nDALE EARNHARDT JR 100-1
\nKURT BUSCH 100-1
\nJOEY LOGANO 300-1
\nRYAN NEWMAN 300-1
\nKASEY KAHNE 1000-1<\/p>\n*SPRINT Cup Odds provided by Bovada (Click Here now – Open A free Nascar betting account today!)<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"