NASCAR betting fans: We’re back with another fantastic race this weekend at Pocono Raceway, as 43 of the best drivers in the world look to make for great Good Sam RV Insurance 500 picks!

2011 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Odds, Picks & Info
2011 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Date: Sunday, August 7th, 2011
2011 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Green Flag Time: 1:18 ET
2011 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Location: Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
2011 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Favorite: Denny Hamlin (+425)
Defending Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Champion: Greg Biffle
2011 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 TV Coverage – Network: ESPN

Races at the Poconos are never all that fun to try to handicap. We have to get started with the active driver that has the most wins in this race, Kurt Busch (Current Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Odds: 10.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Busch won this race in 2005 and 2007, and he has a win already this year at the Toyota Save Mart 350. The only thing that scares us over Busch is the fact that he hasn’t run well of late, finishing no better than in his last four races in spite of the fact that he has started in the Top 5 three times.

List Of Past Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Champions (Since 2000)
2010 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Winner: Greg Biffle
2009 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Winner: Denny Hamlin
2008 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Winner: Carl Edwards
2007 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Winner: Kurt Busch
2006 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Winner: Denny Hamlin
2005 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Winner: Kurt Busch
2004 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
2003 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Winner: Ryan Newman
2002 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Winner: Bill Elliott
2001 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Winner: Bobby Labonte
2000 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Winner: Rusty Wallace

The other driver that has won this event twice in his career coming into this one is the favorite, Denny Hamlin (Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Lines: 4.25 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Hamlin is really in some trouble right now, knowing that he legitimately could miss the Chase for the Championship. He’s at the cut line right now, but would be a Wild Card entry in 11th place thanks to his one win. A second win would virtually guarantee that he ends up making the Chase one way or the other as long as he doesn’t slip down beyond 20th. Hamlin was the winner at the Poconos in 2009 and 2006, and if there is a driver that has the perfect mix of a need for this win and a great history on this track, this is it.

This could also be a race in which Carl Edwards (Odds to Win the Good Sam RV Insurance 500: 10.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) could be celebrating for a lot more than one reason. Edwards resigned with Roush Racing this week, keeping him in the No. 99 Ford for quite some time. What better way to celebrate that signing than to win in the Poconos? Edwards doesn’t really have to worry about missing out on the Chase, as he has a 95 point cushion, but one more win will just about mathematically ensure his safety for the playoffs. Bonus points are crucial for the NASCAR playoffs, something that won’t be taken lightly. You can bet that the No. 99, which won this race in 2008, will be rocking and ready to go come Sunday afternoon.

Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 8/4/11):
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Denny Hamlin 4.25 to 1
Jeff Gordon 5.25 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 5.75 to 1
Carl Edwards 10.50 to 1
Kyle Busch 10.50 to 1
Kurt Busch 10.50 to 1
Kevin Harvick 13 to 1
Tony Stewart 15 to 1
Matt Kenseth 15 to 1
Greg Biffle 22 to 1
Kasey Kahne 31 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 32 to 1
Clint Bowyer 33 to 1
Ryan Newman 33 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 33 to 1
Brad Keselowski 40 to 1
David Ragan 40 to 1
Jeff Burton 43 to 1
Joey Logano 50 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 50 to 1
Mark Martin 54 to 1

Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Odds @ JustBet Sportsbook (as of 8/4/11):
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Denny Hamlin 4.50 to 1
Jeff Gordon 5 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 5.50 to 1
Carl Edwards 10 to 1
Kyle Busch 10 to 1
Kurt Busch 10 to 1
Kevin Harvick 12 to 1
Tony Stewart 14 to 1
Matt Kenseth 14 to 1
Greg Biffle 20 to 1
Clint Bowyer 30 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 30 to 1
Kasey Kahne 30 to 1
Ryan Newman 30 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 30 to 1
Brad Keselowski 40 to 1
David Ragan 40 to 1
Jeff Burton 40 to 1
Mark Martin 50 to 1
Joey Logano 50 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 50 to 1
Field 20 to 1

NASCAR betting fans: We’re back with another fantastic race this weekend at Watkins Glen, as 43 of the best drivers in the world look to make for great Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen picks!

2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Odds, Picks & Info
2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Date: Sunday, August 14th, 2011
2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Green Flag Time: 1:14 ET
2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Location: Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Favorite: Marcos Ambrose (+475)
Defending Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Champion: Juan Pablo Montoya
2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen TV Coverage – Network: ESPN

Road races often times give some very, very strange results in NASCAR betting action, and it wouldn’t get any stranger if the man who is the favorite to win this race, Marcos Ambrose (Current Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Odds: 4.75 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) took the checkered flag. Ambrose sits in just 23rd place in the Chase for the Championship, needing to make up 19 points just to get into the Top 20 to qualify for a Wild Card spot in NASCAR’s postseason, and he has never won a race before in his career. So why is Ambrose the favorite in this one? He has three career races here at Watkins Glen. He finished in the Top 5 in all three and very well could have ended up winning all three as well.

List Of Past Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Champions (Since 2000)
2010 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Winner: Juan Pablo Montoya
2009 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Winner: Tony Stewart
2008 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Winner: Kyle Busch
2007 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Winner: Tony Stewart
2006 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Winner: Kevin Harvick
2005 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Winner: Tony Stewart
2004 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Winner: Tony Stewart
2003 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Winner: Robby Gordon
2002 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Winner: Tony Stewart
2001 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Winner: Jeff Gordon
2000 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Winner: Steve Park

Want a good case as to why Ambrose should be the overwhelming favorite in this one? Another man who switched over from the INDY cars to NASCAR, Juan Pablo Montoya (Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Lines: 8.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) won this race last year. It remains the only race of Montoya’s Sprint Cup career in which he took the checkered flag, but don’t think for one moment that he can’t do it again. Montoya, also outside the Top 20 in 21st place, needs to win a race somewhere along the way at the end of the regular season to have a shot of getting into the playoffs as a Wild Card. He is one of the rare drivers that has run the full season that doesn’t have a DNF, and that sort of consistency can really pay off at a track like this one with so many twists and turns.

However, the man of the hour in this one very well could be another man with his postseason hopes fleeting, Tony Stewart (Odds to Win the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen: 6.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). We love the price here on the No. 14 Mobil 1 machine, especially knowing just how well Stewart has run on this road course in his career. The edgy driver has five wins in the last eight years on this track, and he has an average finishing position of 5.4. On road courses, Stewart has seven wins, 11 Top 5s, and 18 Top 10s in 25 runs. Especially knowing that he is in ninth place in the Chase for the Sprint Cup and that he doesn’t have a win under his belt yet this year to get him into the playoffs should he not finish in the Top 10, we know that Stewart is going to be gunning hard to take that checkered flag.

Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 8/10/11):
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Marcos Ambrose 4.75 to 1
Tony Stewart 6.50 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 8.50 to 1
Kyle Busch 8.50 to 1
Kurt Busch 8.50 to 1
Jeff Gordon 9 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 9.75 to 1
Kevin Harvick 11 to 1
Carl Edwards 14 to 1
Denny Hamlin 22 to 1
Jamie McMurray 27 to 1
Robby Gordon 27 to 1
Ryan Newman 33 to 1
Kasey Kahne 33 to 1
Boris Said 33 to 1
Clint Bowyer 40 to 1
AJ Allmendinger 45 to 1
Greg Biffle 55 to 1
Paul Menard 55 to 1
Joey Logano 55 to 1

Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Odds @ JustBet Sportsbook (as of 8/11/11):
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Marcos Ambrose 4.50 to 1
Tony Stewart 6 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 8 to 1
Kyle Busch 8 to 1
Kurt Busch 8 to 1
Jeff Gordon 9 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 9 to 1
Kevin Harvick 10 to 1
Carl Edwards 15 to 1
Denny Hamlin 20 to 1
Jamie McMurray 25 to 1
Robby Gordon 25 to 1
Ryan Newman 30 to 1
Kasey Kahne 30 to 1
Boris Said 30 to 1
Clint Bowyer 40 to 1
AJ Allmendinger 40 to 1
Greg Biffle 50 to 1
Paul Menard 50 to 1
Joey Logano 50 to 1
Field 14 to 1

NASCAR betting fans: We’re back with another fantastic race this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as 43 of the best drivers in the world look to make for great Brickyard 400 picks!

2011 Brickyard 400 Odds, Picks & Info
2011 Brickyard 400 Date: Sunday, July 31st, 2011
2011 Brickyard 400 Green Flag Time: 1:19 ET
2011 Brickyard 400 Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN
2011 Brickyard 400 Favorite: Jimmie Johnson (+625)
Defending Brickyard 400 Champion: Jamie McMurray
2011 Brickyard 400 TV Coverage – Network: ESPN

Over the course of the last five years, this has been the time of year that Jimmie Johnson (Current Brickyard 400 Odds: 6.25 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) has really started to get going on his march towards the Sprint Cup Championship. Of the drivers that are going to be in this field, there are only a few that have made it to Victory Lane here, and only Jeff Gordon have won the Brickyard 400 more times than Johnson has. The No. 48 has already won this race three times. The problem with Johnson is that he has been either hit or miss at the Brickyard, winning three times in nine races but only posting one Top 10 finish in his other six runs.

List Of Past Brickyard 400 Champions (Since 2000)
2010 Brickyard 400 Winner: Jamie McMurray
2009 Brickyard 400 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
2008 Brickyard 400 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
2007 Brickyard 400 Winner: Tony Stewart
2006 Brickyard 400 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
2005 Brickyard 400 Winner: Tony Stewart
2004 Brickyard 400 Winner: Jeff Gordon
2003 Brickyard 400 Winner: Kevin Harvick
2002 Brickyard 400 Winner: Bill Elliott
2001 Brickyard 400 Winner: Jeff Gordon
2000 Brickyard 400 Winner: Bobby Labonte

Kevin Harvick (Brickyard 400 Lines: 12 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) is one of these drivers that has won a race at the Brickyard in his victory in 2003. We’re tending to get a better price right now on Harvick because he hasn’t run that well of late, but we think that he can turn things around. Harvick finished 21st two weeks ago at the Lenox Industrial Tools 301, and the week off probably did him some good. What we can’t forget about Harvick is that he already has three wins this year, and he does have a great history here at Indy, averaging a Top 10 finish, two things that hardly any driver can say. No one else in the field can say both items. Definitely a great price on the NASCAR betting lines this week.

This is going to be the second time in the last month or so that we are going to back Joey Logano (Odds to Win the Brickyard 400: 35 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Logano makes for a very, very interesting set of NASCAR picks this week, as he is running significantly better now than he was at the start of the year. Logano is getting back in the race for the Chase for the Championship, and his second career victory will make all the difference as we wind down towards NASCAR’s version of the playoffs. He only has two runs here at the Brickyard, one of which ended in a Top 10 finish, but the good news is that the No. 20 Home Depot machine that he is driving was brought to Victory Lane twice before by Tony Stewart.

Brickyard 400 Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 7/27/11):
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Jimmie Johnson 6.25 to 1
Carl Edwards 7.50 to 1
Tony Stewart 9.50 to 1
Kyle Busch 9.50 to 1
Jeff Gordon 9.50 to 1
Kurt Busch 9.50 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 10.50 to 1
Matt Kenseth 12 to 1
Kevin Harvick 12 to 1
Denny Hamlin 12 to 1
Greg Biffle 16 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 27 to 1
Kasey Kahne 27 to 1
Clint Bowyer 27 to 1
Ryan Newman 38 to 1
Brad Keselowski 38 to 1
Joey Logano 38 to 1
Jeff Burton 43 to 1
Mark Martin 43 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 43 to 1
David Reutimann 43 to 1
David Ragan 43 to 1

Brickyard 400 Odds @ JustBet Sportsbook (as of 7/27/11):
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Jimmie Johnson 6 to 1
Carl Edwards 7 to 1
Tony Stewart 9 to 1
Kyle Busch 9 to 1
Matt Kenseth 11 to 1
Denny Hamlin 11 to 1
Jeff Gordon 11 to 1
Kurt Busch 12 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 12 to 1
Greg Biffle 15 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 25 to 1
Kasey Kahne 25 to 1
Clint Bowyer 25 to 1
Ryan Newman 35 to 1
Brad Keselowski 35 to 1
Joey Logano 35 to 1
Jeff Burton 40 to 1
Mark Martin 40 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 40 to 1
David Reutimann 40 to 1
David Ragan 40 to 1
Field 25 to 1

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

NASCAR betting fans: We’re back with another fantastic race this weekend at Kentucky Speedway, as 43 of the best drivers in the world look to make for great Quaker State 400 picks!

2011 Quaker State 400 Odds, Picks & Info
2011 Quaker State 400 Date: Saturday, July 9th, 2011
2011 Quaker State 400 Green Flag Time: 7:46 ET
2011 Quaker State 400 Location: Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY
2011 Quaker State 400 Favorite: Carl Edwards (+800)
Defending Quaker State 400 Champion: First Race
2011 Quaker State 400 TV Coverage – Network: TNT

Expert NASCAR handicappers everywhere are going to have a tough time getting their Quaker State 400 picks right this weekend because there is just no history to go off of at this track. This is the first ever Sprint Cup race in Sparta, and though the 1.5 mile tri-oval does look a heck of a lot like a ton of other tracks on the NASCAR circuit, every track has its quirks, and this one will be no exception. That being said, there have been Nationwide Series races here, and the last three winners of the Save the Children 300 that have been run at Kentucky Speedway have all been Joey Logano (Current Quaker State 400 Odds: 30 to 1 at JustBet Sportsbook). Whether this truly gives the youngster that much of a leg up in this race or not is still to be determined, especially since it is so difficult to like a driver that probably isn’t even going to make the Chase for the Championship this year. Still, Logano has shown some spunk in his career, and he definitely is on the hot seat in that No. 20 Home Depot car, so he really would love to be able to perform at Sparta to help keep his ride intact for next season.

Of course, we all have to keep a really close eye on the points leader, Carl Edwards (Quaker State 400 Lines: 8 to 1 at JustBet Sportsbook). We know that the No. 99 has really become a threat this year, and in relatively unfamiliar territory, we do think for a change that he is ready to jump out of his shell and pick up another win even though it has been quite some time since he has been to Victory Lane (the NASCAR Sprint Cup All Star Race notwithstanding). Edwards is consistently at the front of the field though, and we know that his time will come once again to claim glory en route to what could be his first Sprint Cup title.

One driver that has done a ton of testing here at Sparta is Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Odds to Win the Quaker State 400: 17 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). We continue to ask when the day will come when Little E will make it back to Victory Lane after a three year absence, but there is definitely a more pressing question involving him right now. Earnhardt has dropped to No. 7 in the Sprint Cup standings right now, and though he does have a healthy 61 point cushion on the safety zone, we know that any given race can change everything. Earnhardt Jr. definitely cannot afford a terrible run here on Saturday night, and with all of the testing that his No. 88 team has done at this track over the years, he could be at a definite advantage going forward in this race.

Quaker State 400 Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 7/7/11):
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Carl Edwards 6 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 8.50 to 1
Kyle Busch 8.50 to 1
Kurt Busch 10 to 1
Matt Kenseth 10 to 1
Greg Biffle 10 to 1
Denny Hamlin 11 to 1
Kevin Harvick 11 to 1
Tony Stewart 13 to 1
Jeff Gordon 13 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 17 to 1
Clint Bowyer 22 to 1
Kasey Kahne 22 to 1
Joey Logano 28 to 1
Ryan Newman 33 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 33 to 1
Jeff Burton 33 to 1
Mark Martin 33 to 1
David Ragan 45 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 45 to 1
David Reutimann 45 to 1
Jamie McMurray 45 to 1
Brian Vickers 45 to 1

Quaker State 400 Odds @ JustBet Sportsbook (as of 7/7/11):
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Carl Edwards 8 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 8 to 1
Kyle Busch 8 to 1
Kurt Busch 9 to 1
Denny Hamlin 10 to 1
Kevin Harvick 10 to 1
Tony Stewart 12 to 1
Jeff Gordon 12 to 1
Matt Kenseth 12 to 1
Greg Biffle 12 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 15 to 1
Clint Bowyer 20 to 1
Kasey Kahne 20 to 1
Joey Logano 30 to 1
Ryan Newman 30 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 30 to 1
Jeff Burton 30 to 1
Mark Martin 30 to 1
David Ragan 40 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 40 to 1
David Reutimann 40 to 1
Jamie McMurray 40 to 1
Brian Vickers 40 to 1
Field 20 to 1

NASCAR betting fans: We’re back with another fantastic race this weekend at infamous Poconos Raceway, as 43 of the best drivers in the world look to make for great 5-Hour Energy 500 picks!

2011 5-Hour Energy 500 Odds, Picks & Info
2011 5-Hour Energy 500 Date: Sunday, June 12th, 2011
2011 5-Hour Energy 500 Green Flag Time: 1:18 ET
2011 5-Hour Energy 500 Location: Poconos Speedway, Long Pond, PA
2011 5-Hour Energy 500 Favorite: Denny Hamlin (+450)
Defending 5-Hour Energy 500 Champion: Denny Hamlin
2011 5-Hour Energy 500 TV Coverage – Network: TNT

Normally, when it looks like a fish and it smells like a fish, it’s probably pretty darn fishy. On one glance, it doesn’t seem like there is any way in which Denny Hamlin (Current 5-Hour Energy 500 Odds: 4.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) should be the favorite of this race. After all, he ranks just No. 11 in the Sprint Cup standings coming into this week, and he only has two Top 5 finishes all season long. However, we need to dig a little bit deeper. The “Tricky Triangle” always provides us with some great moments in NASCAR betting action, as there are generally very few cautions and the racing is wide open. For whatever reason, Hamlin has really excelled in this type of race. He won this race last year, and he has four wins in his 10 races here in the Poconos… not to mention seven Top 5s and nine Top 10s. Needless to say, it would be quite shocking if Hamlin didn’t end up at least competing for the duration of this race.

Many expert NASCAR handicappers are forecasting a good day for Tony Stewart (5-Hour Energy 500 Lines: 9.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) as well. Stewart only has one Top 5 finish this year as well (not including the Sprint Cup All Star Race), but he too, has a great history here on the “Tricky Triangle.” Stewart has a win here in 2009, and it was his first as a driver/owner. Dating back to his days in the No. 20 Home Depot Pontiac, Stewart has finished in the Top 10 nine times in his last 10 races. Needless to say, he’ll be a force to be reckoned with in this one.

Carl Edwards (Odds to Win the 5-Hour Energy 500: 6.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) is always a threat to win these types of races, as the fewer cautions and fewer accidents there are in the race, the more dangerous that the No. 99 Ford is. Of course we know that the man that is just behind him in the points race, Jimmie Johnson (Current 5-Hour Energy 500 Odds: 7.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) will be a threat as well, and both of these drivers are, as always, ones that you are going to want to keep an eye on.

5-Hour Energy 500 Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 6/9/11):
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Denny Hamlin 4.50 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 6.50 to 1
Carl Edwards 7.50 to 1
Kyle Busch 9.50 to 1
Tony Stewart 9.50 to 1
Kevin Harvick 11.50 to 1
Matt Kenseth 12.50 to 1
Jeff Gordon 13.50 to 1
Greg Biffle 14.75 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 14.75 to 1
Kurt Busch 25 to 1
Clint Bowyer 28 to 1
Jeff Burton 33 to 1
Kasey Kahne 33 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 40 to 1
Joey Logano 42 to 1
Mark Martin 42 to 1
Ryan Newman 42 to 1
Brian Vickers 42 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 42 to 1
Jamie McMurray 42 to 1
David Reutimann 55 to 1

2011 5-Hour Energy 500 Odds @ Oddsmaker Sportsbook (as of 6/9/11):
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Denny Hamlin 4 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 5 to 1
Carl Edwards 7 to 1
Kyle Busch 10 to 1
Tony Stewart 10 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 12 to 1
Jeff Gordon 12 to 1
Kevin Harvick 12 to 1
Matt Kenseth 15 to 1
Greg Biffle 15 to 1
Clint Bowyer 25 to 1
Kurt Busch 25 to 1
Kasey Kahne 30 to 1
Brian Vickers 40 to 1
Ryan Newman 40 to 1
Jamie McMurray 40 to 1
Jeff Burton 40 to 1
Joey Logano 40 to 1
Mark Martin 40 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 40 to 1
David Ragan 40 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 40 to 1
Brad Keselowski 50 to 1
Marcus Ambrose 50 to 1
David Reutimann 50 to 1
AJ Allmendinger 60 to 1
Paul Menard 75 to 1
Regan Smith 100 to 1
Bobby Labonte 500 to 1
Field (Any Other Driver) 200 to 1

NASCAR betting fans: We’re back with another fantastic race this weekend at infamous Charlotte Motor Speedway, as 43 of the best drivers in the world look to make for great STP 400 picks!

2011 STP 400 Odds, Picks & Info
2011 STP 400 Date: Sunday, June 5th, 2011
2011 STP 400 Green Flag Time: 1:15 ET
2011 STP 400 Location: Kansas Speedway ,Kansas City, KS
2011 STP 400 Favorite: Carl Edwards & Jimmie Johnson (+550)
Defending STP 400 Champion: Inaugural Race
2011 STP 400 TV Coverage – Network: Fox

Kansas Speedway hasn’t been open for all that many years, but there are definitely some trends that we can fall back upon when looking at the STP 400 odds even though this is the first June race on the calendar at this racetrack. The man that won the most recent race here in the Sunflower State is Greg Biffle (Current STP 400 Odds: 8.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Biffle not only won the lone race in Kansas last year, but he is also one of the three men that have ever won here more than once. For whatever reason, Biffle just seems to run well at this track, and he is definitely not one to overlook come Sunday’s big time race.

If there is a Toyota driver that is going to become the first to ever take the checkered flag on this racetrack in this one, it is Kyle Busch (STP 400 Lines: 8.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Granted, we know that Busch really had a tough run last week at the Coca-Cola 600, and all things considered, he really did have a terrible two weeks at Charlotte Motor Speedway if you want to count in the NASCAR Sprint All Star Race. Still, Busch is clearly the top Toyota driver in the field, and he is awfully close to locking up a spot in NASCAR’s edition of the playoffs this year as well. Busch has some great odds, and he very well could be the one to pave the way to Victory Lane in the inaugural STP 400.

Carl Edwards (Odds to Win the STP 400: 5.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) really didn’t have a great week at Charlotte last week, but at least he did leave Tobacco Road with a cool million bucks under his belt for his run at the All Star Race two weeks ago. The driver of the No. 99 Chevy knows that he has himself one heck of a lead in the Sprint Cup standings, and in all likelihood, no one is going to catch him in the regular season. Still, we know that the whole world is trying to get back on top, and there are a number of the elite drivers in this world, just like Edwards, who have never ultimately won titles in spite of the fact that they have had great careers. Edwards won’t want to take any chances going into the Chase for the Sprint Cup of not having that de facto “pole position” for the postseason.

The co-favorite with Edwards is seemingly a favorite each and every week. Jimmie Johnson (Current STP 400 Odds: 5.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) could once again be a factor in this one. However, there are definitely some issues to consider. He does have a win here at Kansas Speedway, unlike Edwards, but aside from that, he really hasn’t run all that well here. Johnson is also clearly going to be gunned at for the rest of the season, as everyone tries to get a leg up on him going into the Chase. This might not be the best time to invest in the No. 48 Chevy, especially now that he has dropped down to the third position in the Sprint Cup standings coming into this week’s race.

STP 400 Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 6/2/11):
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Carl Edwards 5.50 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 5.50 to 1
Kyle Busch 8.50 to 1
Matt Kenseth 8.50 to 1
Greg Biffle 8.50 to 1
Denny Hamlin 11 to 1
Kevin Harvick 11 to 1
Tony Stewart 13 to 1
Jeff Gordon 14.50 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 20.50 to 1
Clint Bowyer 22 to 1
Kasey Kahne 22 to 1
Kurt Busch 28 to 1
Jeff Burton 28 to 1
Joey Logano 28 to 1
Mark Martin 38 to 1
David Ragan 38 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 40 to 1
Marcos Ambrose 55 to 1
Jamie McMurray 55 to 1
Martin Truex 55 to 1
Brian Vickers 55 to 1
David Reutimann 66 to 1
AJ Allmendinger 66 to 1

2011 STP 400 Odds @ Oddsmaker Sportsbook (as of 6/2/11):
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Carl Edwards 4.50 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 3 to 1
Greg Biffle 8 to 1
Kyle Busch 8 to 1
Denny Hamlin 10 to 1
Tony Stewart 10 to 1
Kevin Harvick 10 to 1
Jeff Gordon 12 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 20 to 1
Clint Bowyer 20 to 1
Kasey Kahne 25 to 1
Jeff Burton 30 to 1
Joey Logano 30 to 1
Kurt Busch 30 to 1
Mark Martin 30 to 1
Ryan Newman 40 to 1
Jamie McMurray 40 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 40 to 1
David Ragan 40 to 1
David Reutimann 50 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 50 to 1
Marcos Ambrose 50 to 1
Brian Vickers 50 to 1
AJ Allmendinger 50 to 1
Paul Menard 75 to 1
Regan Smith 100 to 1
Brad Keselowski 100 to 1
Bobby Labonte 100 to 1
Field (Any Other Driver) 100 to 1