NASCAR is heading to Watkins Glen, New York for its last road race of the year. There’s great possibility that we’ll see a number of guys switch places in the standings by race’s end, and with the season approaching its crucial stages, this should shape up to be another interesting event.
FAVORITES: Kyle Busch (+300) and Martin Truex Jr. (+500)
We just witnessed Kyle Busch reign at the Overton 400 to finally snap his career-worst 36-race drought without a title. Considering the big win, along with finishing inside the top nine in all but one of his 11 previous races, there’s no doubt that momentum is heavily tilted on his side as of late – and it’s hard to bet against the Hall-of-Famer when he’s on rhythm. Keep in mind too that Busch is the lone active racer to have multiple wins in the track.
Truex Jr., will be a very, very close behind Busch to win it. Like his longtime friendly foe, Truex has been breezing through opponents in the past couple of months. He has eight top six finishes in his last 12 appearances following his third-place performance at Pocono, which is a nice trend to pair alongside his numbers at New York tracks (six top 10 finishes in his last 10).
SLEEPERS: Matt Kenseth (+5,000) and Jamie McMurray (+2,500)
Although it’s been a mostly underwhelming year for Matt Kenseth, since he is yet to bag a single title, it’s good that he’s currently on his best stretch of the season. He now has a trio of great performances – fourth at New Hampshire, fifth at The Brickyard, and ninth at Pocono – and could finally be on his way of taking the pesky monkey off his back. Further, four of his five previous races in New York had him finishing in the top 10.
McMurray is not in the best stretch of his 2017 campaign, but it’s because just too unpredictable in the past six weeks. What we know, though, is that he had a string of good races from February to mid June, where he had 11 finishes inside the top 10. It should be good enough to heavily consider him as a worthy dark horse.
Ryan Newman’s season has been on a roller coaster ride, as he is unable to establish enough rhythm to be a notable contender. That, however, is what makes him an attractive long shot. The 39-year-old has seven instances this season where he finished in the top nine after only going below the top 14 in the previous race.
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