NASCAR betting fans: We’re back with another fantastic race this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, as 43 of the best drivers in the world look to make for great Lenox Industrial Tools 301 picks!

2011 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Odds, Picks & Info
2011 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Date: Sunday, July 17th, 2011
2011 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Green Flag Time: 1:16 ET
2011 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Location: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH
2011 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Favorite: Jimmie Johnson (+575)
Defending Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Champion: Jimmie Johnson
2011 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 TV Coverage – Network: TNT

When you look back at the history of most of the races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, you see a lot of the best drivers in the sport, and you see a ton of chalk that is holding up in these outings. That’s why the man of the hour on Sunday afternoon for your NASCAR picks is clearly going to be Jimmie Johnson (Current Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Odds: 5.75 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Johnson is not just the defending champion of this event, but he also won it in 2003 before he busted onto the scene as a five time Sprint Cup champ. This is the time of year that the No. 48 Chevy usually kicks it into high gear, and we tend to believe that last week’s strong run at Kentucky Speedway at the Quaker State 400 is going to be just the bump that Johnson needs to really become the prime contender once again on the odds to win the Sprint Cup.

List Of Past Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Champions (Since 2000)
2010 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
2009 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Winner: Joey Logano
2008 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Winner: Kurt Busch
2007 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Winner: Denny Hamlin
2006 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Winner: Kyle Busch
2005 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Winner: Tony Stewart
2004 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Winner: Kurt Busch
2003 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
2002 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Winner: Ward Burton
2001 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Winner: Dale Jarrett
2000 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Winner: Tony Stewart

Things have been awfully disappointing for Denny Hamlin (Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Lines: 6 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) of late. He hasn’t had a Top 10 finish in three straight races, and he hasn’t had a good run on a non-road race since the STP 400 at the outset of June. Still, Hamlin knows what it takes to win here at New Hampshire, having done so in 2007, and he has always run well around this circuit and on the short tracks. In his career, Hamlin has 10 starts in Loudon, accounting for seven Top 10 finishes. He’s got that one win under his belt, and he has an average finishing position of 7.6. With the rest of the Chase for the Championship contenders sneaking up on him, the man in 10th position in the Sprint Cup standings needs a big time boost, and this might be just what the doctor ordered.

Continuing with the theory of the chalk, our third Lenox Industrial Tools 301 pick is going to be on Kyle Busch (Odds to Win the Lenox Industrial Tools 301: 8.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). If you had the two Busch brothers on a duel ticket, you’d have three wins in this race just since 2004. Brother Kurt has already visited Victory Lane in this race twice, but this seems to be the time that Kyle might be able to steal glory. Both of these drivers have been red hot and both would make for great Lenox Industrial Tools 301 predictions, but we’re sticking with the man driving the Toyota to carry us to Victory Lane.

Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 7/13/11):
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Jimmie Johnson 5.75 to 1
Denny Hamlin 6 to 1
Kevin Harvick 8.50 to 1
Jeff Gordon 8.50 to 1
Kyle Busch 11 to 1
Carl Edwards 11.50 to 1
Tony Stewart 12.50 to 1
Matt Kenseth 20 to 1
Clint Bowyer 20 to 1
Greg Biffle 22 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 22 to 1
Jeff Burton 33 to 1
Ryan Newman 43 to 1
Kasey Kahne 43 to 1
Mark Martin 43 to 1
David Reutimann 43 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 43 to 1
Jamie McMurray 50 to 1
Joey Logano 50 to 1
Brad Keselowski 50 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 50 to 1
David Ragan 55 to 1

Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Odds @ JustBet Sportsbook (as of 7/13/11):
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Denny Hamlin 5.50 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 5.50 to 1
Kevin Harvick 8 to 1
Jeff Gordon 8 to 1
Kyle Busch 8 to 1
Kurt Busch 10 to 1
Carl Edwards 11 to 1
Tony Stewart 11 to 1
Matt Kenseth 18 to 1
Clint Bowyer 18 to 1
Greg Biffle 20 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 20 to 1
Jeff Burton 30 to 1
Ryan Newman 40 to 1
Kasey Kahne 40 to 1
Mark Martin 40 to 1
David Reutimann 40 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 40 to 1
Jamie McMurray 45 to 1
Joey Logano 45 to 1
Brad Keselowski 45 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 45 to 1
David Ragan 50 to 1
Field 25 to 1