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Sprint Cup Series heads to Pocono on Sunday
By: Zach Cohen - StatFox
Published: 6/3/2016  at  7:24:00 AM
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400

Sunday, June 5th – 1:00 p.m. EDT
Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, PA

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The Sprint Cup drivers head to Pocono Raceway this week for the Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400. This is the first of two races that will be held here as the athletes will make their way back in late summer for the Pennsylvania 400. The large 2.5-mile track features three turns with banks between six and 14-degrees and features an asphalt top. There are seven different racers that have won here more than once, with Jimmie Johnson (2004, 2013) being the most recent as Jeff Gordon has the most wins here with four (1996, 1997, 2007, 2011). Gordon is, however, retired and that will have Johnson looking to catch up to him as long as he is a Sprint Cup driver. Last week, Martin Truex Jr. was the one that emerged victorious at the Coca-Cola 600. Truex Jr. also happens to be the last driver to win this race, as he cruised to a victory in 2:58:45. Let’s see who in the field can knock him off this week:

Martin Truex Jr. - It’s very hard to pick against Truex Jr. coming into this race. He is a co-favorite to win this weekend and it’s for very good reason, as Truex Jr. won this race in 2015. He was dominant on his way to victory last year and he also happens to have won last week’s Coca-Cola 600. It’s hard to find a driver as hot as Truex Jr. right now and that is why he’s a hard person to avoid this weekend. While his payoff may not be as big as others, he’s worth putting a few units on with the way he’s been driving.

Jimmie Johnson (13-to-2) - As mentioned earlier, Jimmie Johnson has really been impressive on this track. He has won this race twice in his career and will certainly be ready to go out and win it a third time on Sunday. With no Jeff Gordon around, Johnson has a real chance to end up breaking the record for most wins at this track. He also happens to be coming into this race in some pretty solid form, as he finished in third place at last week’s Coca-Cola 600. At 6-to-1 he’s worth a couple of units, as he is going to feel comfortable at this event and those are some solid odds for a driver with his talent level.

Kyle Busch (13-to-2) - Busch is getting the same odds as Johnson in this race and he is yet another excellent pick this weekend. While Busch has not raced well the past two weeks, he does have three victories on the season and nine top-five finishes as well. He’s pretty much always a safe assumption to be near the top of the leaderboard and that’s why he’s always going to be a good value when playing Sprint Cup races. Busch has never won this race in his career, but he does have three top-five finishes at Pocono Raceway and should be fueled to get over the hump and finally win here.

Jamie McMurray (66-to-1) - McMurray has not won many Sprint Cup races in his career, but he always has a shot when he is driving at Pocono Raceway. He has been very good at this track in his career, coming in the top-10 at this race in three of the past four years. Last year was his best finish at the race, coming in seventh place. He should be able to continue his improvement here and is worth a shot at 66-to-1. He’d pay off huge and crazier things have happened, as he is very comfortable on this track.


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