NASCAR\u2019s Sprint Cup<\/strong> series comes off a break for its first road race of the season. This Sunday at Sonoma<\/strong> Raceway in California is the running the Toyota-Save Mart 350<\/strong>. The race is slated to get underway at 3 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally on FOX Sports 1.<\/p>\n NASCAR Sprint Cup- Toyota-Save Mart 350 Race Preview and Prediction<\/strong> Kurt Busch became the third driver this season with multiple wins in a Sprint Cup point race with his victory at Michigan two weeks ago. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ended-up second and Martin Truex Jr. was once again right in the mix with a third-place finish.<\/p>\n The following is a look at my top favorite, contender and longshot to win this Sunday\u2019s Toyota-Save Mart 350 based on betting odds provided by Bovada.<\/p>\n I have been betting on Jeff Gordon off and on all season long to start winning races and this could be the week as a 5\/1 favorite in this Sunday\u2019s event.<\/p>\n The No. 24 car did not earn those lofty odds based on current form with just two top-five finishes all season long, but there is some tremendous value in this number when you look back at Gordon\u2019s performance at this track. <\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=63742&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Using some of his past experience in open-wheel racing, he has been able to claim the checkered flag five times on this course during his storied career in Sprint Cup racing. I happen to think that No. 6 is right around the corner after he finished second at Sonoma in each of the past two seasons.<\/p>\n If you are going to pick a winner this week given such different driving conditions, they why not go with someone that has won at Sonoma in the recent past? <\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=63791&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Despite making his way into the top five in just one previous Sprint Cup race this season, that is why I am going with Carl Edwards <\/strong>at 10\/1 to successfully defend last season\u2019s victory on this course. <\/p>\n It was the No. 99 car\u2019s only Sprint Cup win in 2014, which was enough to land this team into the Chase. Edwards adds even more value to these odds with a finish of third or better in three of his last four races at Sonoma.<\/p>\n Stretching value in the odds on a longshot is one thing on an oval track, but this becomes even more of a reach given this week\u2019s venue. I decided to shoot for the stars on a wild hunch by going with Paul Menard<\/strong> at 40\/1 odds to win this week. <\/p>\n Drivers such as Brad Keselowski at 25\/1 and Dale Earnhardt Jr. at 33\/1 would have made decent picks, but I think that Menard\u2019s versatility as a driver adds some value to his odds. <\/p>\n The No. 27 car is ranked 12th<\/sup> in the current Sprint Cup standings with 421 total points on the strength of four previous top-10 finishes, but hunch is based solely on Menard\u2019s fifth-place finish in last year\u2019s race.<\/p>\n\n
NASCAR Sprint Cup 2015 Betting Online<\/h3>\n
\nRace: Toyota-Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway<\/strong>
\nDate: Sunday, June 28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nTime: 3 p.m. (ET)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nBroadcast: FOX Sports 1 <\/strong>
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\n 2015 NASCAR SPRINT CUP STANDINGS<\/a>\u00a0(Link)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\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