NASCAR betting fans: We’re back with another fantastic race this weekend at Talladega Super Speedway, as 43 of the best drivers in the world look to make for great Good Sam Club 500 picks and the Chase for the Sprint Cup continues!

2011 Good Sam Club 500 Odds, Picks & Info
2011 Good Sam Club 500 Date: Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
2011 Good Sam Club 500 Green Flag Time: 2:14 ET
2011 Good Sam Club 500 Location: Talladega Super Speedway, Talladega, AL
2011 Good Sam Club 500 Favorite: Kevin Harvick (+1000)
Defending Good Sam Club 500 Champion: Clint Bowyer
2011 Good Sam Club 500 TV Coverage – Network: ESPN

With the Chase for the Sprint Cup continuing, we have to wonder whether this is finally the race in which Jimmie Johnson (Odds to Win the Good Sam Club 500: 12.75 to 1 at SportBet Sportsbook) finally gets back in the Chase. The five-time defending champion is in a ton of trouble, as he is 35 points off the pace with just five races to go, and even if he wins all five races, he won’t be a lock to win. Last week’s terrible run at the Bank of America 500 was devastating, but if there is a driver that can overcome this type of a deficit to win the championship, this is it.

The man who is in second place right now in the Chase is also the favorite to win the Good Sam Club 500, Kevin Harvick (Current Good Sam Club 500 Odds: 10 to 1 at JustBet Sportsbook). Harvick has five points to close on the lead for the Chase, and he knows that this is probably the best chance that he has of making headway for the rest of the season. Harvick hasn’t finished worse than 12th in a race since the start of September, and he won the Wonderful Pistachios 400 in that stretch as well. Could he get the job done at Talladega? We won’t bet against it.

List Of Past Good Sam Club 500 Champions (Since 2000)
2010 Good Sam Club 500 Winner: Clint Bowyer
2009 Good Sam Club 500 Winner: Jamie McMurray
2008 Good Sam Club 500 Winner: Tony Stewart
2007 Good Sam Club 500 Winner: Jeff Gordon
2006 Good Sam Club 500 Winner: Brian Vickers
2005 Good Sam Club 500 Winner: Dale Jarrett
2004 Good Sam Club 500 Winner: Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
2003 Good Sam Club 500 Winner: Michael Waltrip
2002 Good Sam Club 500 Winner: Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
2001 Good Sam Club 500 Winner: Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Finally, we’re willing to take a stab on the 2008 winner of this race, Tony Stewart (Good Sam Club 500 Lines: 12 to 1 at JustBet Sportsbook). Stewart has always run well at superspeedways, and he has a legit chance in this one of cutting into the 25 point deficit he has at the top of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Stewart has been sort of a mixed bag of results of late. He won the first two races in the Chase, but since that point, he has finished 25th, 15th, and 8th, and the 8th place performance came after starting on the poll at the Bank of America 500. Still, Smoke is as good as any other driver out there, and he should be in contention the whole way.

Good Sam Club 500 Odds @ SportBet Sportsbook (as of 10/21/11):
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Kevin Harvick 9 to 1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 10.50 to 1
Tony Stewart 11 to 1
Kyle Busch 12.50 to 1
Jeff Gordon 12.75 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 12.75 to 1
Kurt Busch 12.75 to 1
Clint Bowyer 16 to 1
Carl Edwards 16 to 1
Jamie McMurray 21 to 1
Brad Keselowski 21 to 1
David Ragan 22 to 1
Denny Hamlin 22 to 1
Matt Kenseth 23 to 1
Kasey Kahne 23 to 1
Ryan Newman 26 to 1
Greg Biffle 27 to 1
Joey Logano 27 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 28 to 1
Jeff Burton 28 to 1
Mark Martin 33 to 1
Brian Vickers 33 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 37 to 1
Paul Menard 37 to 1
David Reutimann 45 to 1
AJ Allmendinger 45 to 1

Good Sam Club 500 Odds @ JustBet Sportsbook (as of 10/21/11):
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Kevin Harvick 10 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 10 to 1
Kyle Busch 12 to 1
Tony Stewart 12 to 1
Jeff Gordon 12 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 12 to 1
Kurt Busch 12 to 1
Clint Bowyer 15 to 1
Carl Edwards 15 to 1
Jamie McMurray 20 to 1
Brad Keselowski 20 to 1
David Ragan 20 to 1
Denny Hamlin 20 to 1
Matt Kenseth 22 to 1
Kasey Kahne 22 to 1
Ryan Newman 25 to 1
Greg Biffle 25 to 1
Joey Logano 25 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 25 to 1
Jeff Burton 25 to 1
Mark Martin 30 to 1
Brian Vickers 30 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 35 to 1
Paul Menard 35 to 1
David Reutimann 40 to 1
AJ Allmendinger 40 to 1
Field 15 to 1