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Dover hosts AAA 400 Drive for Autism Sunday
By: Zach Cohen - StatFox
Published: 5/13/2016  at  6:53:00 AM
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
AAA 400 Drive for Autism

Sunday, May 15th – 1:00 p.m. EDT
Dover International Speedway – Dover, DE

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Jimmie Johnson will be looking to win his third straight AAA 400 Drive for Autism when the Sprint Cup Series heads to Dover on Sunday. For those who may be confused, this race used to be known as the FedEx 400 benefitting Austism Speaks. Johnson has dominated this event, winning his fifth race and second straight in 2015. He is tied with Bobby Allison for most wins ever in this race. Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart have all had success here as well, winning twice each. This track is not a very long one, running only a mile long. Chevrolet is the manufacturer with the most victories in this race and Hendricks Motorsports’ nine victories is more than any other team. With that out of the way, let’s now take a look at who might be winning this thing on Sunday:

Jimmie Johnson (4-to-1) - As previously mentioned, Johnson has mastered this track throughout his career. He has now won the AAA 400 Drive for Autism five times in his career (2002, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015) and has also won it each of the past two seasons. Johnson is extremely comfortable racing here and he also will have plenty of reasons to be hungry for a victory in this one. Johnson has really struggled the past two weeks, finishing 22nd two weeks ago and 17th last week. He can use a good placing at this race and it’s hard to imagine him not being near the top of the leaderboard on Sunday. He’s worth putting a few units on at 4-to-1.

Kyle Busch (5-to-1) - Busch is yet another one of the favorites to win this thing, so it’s not necessarily groundbreaking to be considering him this weekend. He is, however, a favorite for good reason and that is why he’ll be worth putting a few units on at 5-to-1 this weekend. Busch has been absolutely dominant on the year, winning three races and coming in the top five on nine separate occasions. Busch also happens to have won last week’s GoBowling 400, so he’ll be feeling confident entering this race. Outside of Johnson, Busch is tied for the most wins here amongst current drivers and he certainly will be hoping to catch Johnson at some point in his career.

Chase Elliott (28-to-1) - Elliott has pretty much become a staple on this list, but it’s just too hard to stay away from him. The rookie has been racing extremely well recently, finishing in the top 10 in four of the past five races. Elliott has a ton of poise for somebody his age and it’s very hard to imagine him not winning a single race this season. This is a very good one to back him at, as he’s receiving 28-to-1 odds and would pay off rather nicely if he were to win. He should be near the front of the pack in the race’s final laps, so it’s worth putting a unit or half-unit on him Sunday.

Tony Stewart (66-to-1) - Stewart might not be the first guy that comes to mind when trying to pick a winner in the Sprint Cup these days, but he is a pretty good dark horse candidate this weekend. Like Kyle Busch, Stewart has won this race twice in his career and he also happens to be the last person to win that wasn’t named Jimmie Johnson. It also doesn’t hurt that Stewart has looked solid since returning to racing, coming in sixth two weeks ago and 12th last week. He’s worth a half-unit at 66-to-1.


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