posted June 27, 2008 at 12:56 EST in NASCAR Free Picks
NASCAR Racing Betting Action - LENOX Industrial Tools 301
by BetUS Staff
Even a ride on a road course wasn’t enough to slow down sports betting favorite Kyle Busch last week. The Sprint Cup point’s leader added to his lead last week with his series-leading fifth win of the season in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. Busch and the rest of NASCAR betting’s best head back to the oval at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301, with NASCAR gambling fans wondering if Busch’s wild ride will continue.
Busch is installed as the sportsbook favorite heading into New Hampshire at +500 on the NASCAR odds. Making things even tougher on Busch’s competition this weekend is that he already knows how to win at New Hampshire. Busch won this race back in 2006 and it would be more of a surprise if he failed to add another win to his total this weekend.
Last year at New Hampshire, Denny Hamlin won this race and he shares the next spot on the NASCAR odds at +700 with Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson. Edwards will be looking for his first career win at New Hampshire while Johnson has two career victories on the track, having swept both races there in 2003.
The leader in race wins at New Hampshire among this weekend’s field is Jeff Burton with four. Burton, who sits second in the standings 103 points behind Busch, owned this race from 1997 to 1999, winning it all three years. He also claimed the checkered flag in NASCAR’s other stop at New Hampshire in 2000. However, since Burton’s success at New Hampshire happened so many years ago, he’s quite an underdog to win again this weekend at +2500.
The same can be said for Jeff Gordon. Gordon has won three times at New Hampshire during his illustrious career, but all three victories took place back in the 90’s. Gordon recorded his fourth Top 3 finish of the season at Infineon last weekend, but he’s still searching for his first win of the year. If he finally gets it this weekend, it will be as a +1200 underdog on the NASCAR odds.
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