NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
MyAFibRisk.com 400

Odds to Win Race

Sunday’s MyAFibRisk.com 400 will be the first chance for the Sprint Cup drivers to guarantee themselves a spot in the championship race. Now that the regular season is over, drivers will have three chances to prevent themselves from being eliminated. Winning one of the next three races guarantees a spot in the championship race, so all of the drivers will be extremely aggressive on Sunday. Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5-mile, tri-oval speedway and it is the seventh track of this length this season. The track features 18 degree banking on the turns, 11 degree banking on the frontstretch and 15 degree banking on the backstretch. Tony Stewart has the most career wins on this track with three. Kevin Harvick is tied with Stewart for the most career top fives on this track with eight and Jimmie Johnson is tied with Stewart with the most career top 10s on this track with 10. Johnson has won two poles in Joliet as well. With the most exciting part of the Sprint Cup season upon us, let’s take a look at who might be coming away with a victory on Sunday:

Kevin Harvick (9-to-2) - Kevin Harvick is the favorite to win this race and it’s definitely deserved. Harvick has dominated at Chicagoland Speedway in his career, winning two Sprint Cup races here and picking up another three victories in the XFINITY series as well. As mentioned earlier, Harvick is tied with Tony Stewart for the most career top five finishes at this course. He is as safe of a pick as there is to be competing for a victory in the final laps of this event and he is a very good play at 9-to-2 this weekend.

Kyle Busch (6-to-1) - Kyle Busch had one of the best runs in recent memory when he returned from an injury in the middle of the season. Busch had a stretch where he finished first in four of five races and, while he has not won since then, he has been racing well heading into this one. Busch finished second at the Federated Auto Parts 400 and he should be set up for a chance to win here. He thrives on 1.5-mile courses and at 6-to-1 is a good pick to come away with a victory on Sunday.

Jimmie Johnson (10-to-1) - Like Harvick, Jimmie Johnson has also done extremely well at Chicagoland Speedway in his career. Johnson has taken two poles at this track and is tied for the most top 10 finishes here with 10. Johnson was the winner in three of the first four races on 1.5-mile tracks this season and is coming off of a 9th at the Federated Auto Parts 400. He’ll be gunning for a top finish on Sunday and is receiving incredible odds at 10-to-1 for a driver with his history of success.

Tony Stewart (100-to-1) - Tony Stewart has not been at his best this season, but he’s returning to a track where he flat out knows how to win. He is the all-time best driver at Chicagoland and is going to be a threat to win as long as he doesn’t wreck on Sunday. He finished in the top-15 two races ago and will be looking to pick up his first victory of the season here. At 100-to-1, it’s too good of odds to not at least think about putting a unit on Stewart.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (500-to-1) - Stenhouse Jr. has not won a race all season, but he’s a very solid driver and 500-to-1 is tough to pass on. Every driver will be extra motivated to take home a first place finish on Sunday and Stenhouse Jr. looked good at the Federated Auto Parts 400 last race. He finished in 16th and is trending in the right direction heading into this one.