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Smart Betting on the Nascar Allstate 400

July 24th, 2008

NASCAR Allstate 400 Betting Preview (July 27)

Nascar Brickyard The Nascar Allstate 400 betting at top handicap sportsbook, PinnacleSports.com, has Sprint Cup Series points leader Kyle Busch as a +564 (6.640)* favourite to win the Allstate 400 this Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which would be Busch’s eighth race win of the season.

As if Busch needed any help cashing wins, the Brickyard presents an ideal venue for his Toyota and his teammates at Joe Gibbs Racing. Indianapolis favours cars with horsepower over handling ability, because the track is flat and turns are narrow.

That’s good news for Tony Stewart (+839, 9.390)* and Denny Hamlin (+1363, 14.630)* backers. Stewart has won at Indy two of the last three years, including last season. Stewart is one of only two drivers in the field who have multiple wins at the Brickyard, the other being Jeff Gordon (+1500, 16.000)*.

Gordon is the sharp pick, because Gordon has owned Indy since the track opened its doors to NASCAR in 1994. Gordon has four wins and the highest average finish at Indy (8.9) of any driver, with 11 top 10s and eight top 5s in 14 starts at the Brickyard. There’s huge value in Gordon at his current price.

If you’re looking to play it safe and lay down cash on a driver that stays on the track, look no further than Jeff Burton (+3500, 36.000)* and Bill Elliott (listed with the field at (+2832, 29.320)*. Burton and Elliott are the only two drivers that have finished all 14 races at the Brickyard. Elliott won it in 2002, while Burton leads the Series in average start-to-finish at +11.5.

It may be prescient to avoid NASCAR betting on the pole sitter: Kevin Harvick (+1918, 20.180)* is the only driver to have taken the checkered flag at Indianapolis from the lead position, turning the trick in 2003.

Do bet on the winner, after the race: If history tells us anything, the winner at the Allstate 400 has a great chance to win the Sprint Cup. The victor at Indy has gone on to win the Series championship six times, most recently in 2006 when Jimmie Johnson (+719, 8.190)* pulled it off.

The green flag will drop at 1 pm ET on Sunday.

*All odds subject to change (so check out the latest on site at PinnacleSports.com)

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