Who Chooses the checkered flag as the Dragon Energy Cup Series heads to Watkins Glen?
Here are our selections for the last road race of the season.
Winner: Kyle Busch
After shooting his first checkered flag of the season a week at Pocono, rowdy is out for blood. After winning his first Xfinity Series race at The Glen on Saturday, Busch will start in the pole on Sunday because he chases his third career win in the track. From our point of view, as long as Busch doesn’t mess or see his motor neglect, he must at least finish in the top five.
Contenders: Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr..
We are simply not prepared to give up about the 2016 championship runner-up, particularly after his second-place finish in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race. Logano marched out his entire Cup crew on Saturday and they did not disappoint. His team knows it is win or go home, so expect the 2015 Watkins Glen winner to take his shot at Victory Lane on Sunday. As for Truex Jr., nicely his r??sum?? speaks for itself. The points leader owns three race wins, 14 stage wins, eight top-fives and a ridiculous 29 playoff points. Truex Jr. led the most overall laps in Sonoma in June prior to fighting engine failure with only 25 to proceed. Best think he has not forgotten about that…
Wild Card: AJ Allmendinger
We’re not very high on the road course specialist back at Sonoma, and for good reason. Despite winning a stage in June, Allmendinger completed 35th. This time around we think that it’s going to be different. Despite a fair run in clinic, Allmendinger’s results at Watkins Glen speak for themselves. Besides a win in 2014, he’s got a normal finish within the top 10 there. Do not be surprised if Allmendinger performs spoiler into a driver on the playoff bubble Sunday.
Odds to win the I LOVE NEW YORK 355 in The Glen
Here are the odds for Sunday’s race
Martin Truex Jr. 4/1
Kyle Busch 4/1
Brad Keselowski 8/1
Kurt Busch 17/2
Kevin Harvick 17/2
AJ Allmendinger 10/1
Clint Bowyer 10/1
Denny Hamlin 12/1
Kyle Larson 12/1
Jimmie Johnson 14/1
Joey Logano 18/1
Jamie McMurray 28/1
Chase Elliott 33/1
Ryan Blaney 40/1
Kasey Kahne 40/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 50/1
Matt Kenseth 50/1
Daniel Suarez 60/1
Michael McDowell 66/1
Paul Menard 80/1
Ryan Newman 80/1
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