NASCAR at Watkins Glen picks, odds: Kyle Busch going for weekend sweep

Who takes the checkered flag?

Here are our picks for the season’s road race.

Winner: Kyle Busch
Rowdy is out for blood after taking his first checkered flag of the season last week at Pocono. After winning his first Xfinity Series race at The Glen on Saturday, Busch begins from the pole on Sunday as he chases his third career win in the track. From our perspective, as long as Busch does not wreck or see his motor fail, he should at least finish in the top five.

Contenders: Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr..
We’re simply not prepared to give up about the 2016 championship runner-up, especially after his second-place complete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race. Logano marched out his whole Cup crew on Saturday and they did not disappoint. His team knows it is win or go home, so expect the 2015 Watkins Glen winner to take his shot Victory Lane on Sunday. As for Truex Jr., nicely his r??sum?? speaks for itself. The points leader possesses three race wins, 14 stage wins, eight top-fives plus a ridiculous 29 playoff points. Truex Jr. led the most overall laps in Sonoma in June before suffering engine failure with just 25 to proceed. Best think he hasn’t forgotten about that…

Wild Card: AJ Allmendinger
We were not very high on the road course specialist back at Sonoma, and for good reason. Despite winning a point in June, Allmendinger finished 35th. This time around we think that it’s going to be different. Despite a fair run in clinic, Allmendinger’s results at Watkins Glen speak for themselves. In addition to a win in 2014, he has an average finish inside the top 10 in eight career starts there. Don’t be shocked if Allmendinger performs spoiler into a motorist on the playoff bubble Sunday.

Odds to win the I LOVE NEW YORK 355
Here are the betting odds for Sunday’s race, via VegasInsider.com

Martin Truex Jr. 4/1
Kyle Busch 4/1
Brad Keselowski 8/1
Kurt Busch 17/2
Kevin Harvick 17/2
AJ Allmendinger 10/1
Clint Bowyer 10/1
Denny Hamlin 12/1
Kyle Larson 12/1
Jimmie Johnson 14/1
Joey Logano 18/1
Jamie McMurray 28/1
Chase Elliott 33/1
Ryan Blaney 40/1
Kasey Kahne 40/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 50/1
Matt Kenseth 50/1
Daniel Suarez 60/1
Michael McDowell 66/1
Paul Menard 80/1
Ryan Newman 80/1

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