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Pocono Raceway hosts Pennsylvania 400 Sunday
By: Zach Cohen - StatFox
Published: 7/29/2016  at  8:12:00 AM
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pennsylvania 400

Sunday, July 31st – 1:30 p.m. EDT
Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, PA

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Pocono Raceway hosts the Pennsylvania 400 on what is expected to be a rainy Sunday afternoon in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. This asphalt surface runs 2.5 miles long and features three turns. Chevrolet manufactured cars have done well here in the past, racking up 14 victories in the race. Hendrick Motorsports and Penske Racing are the teams with the most victories, as each has won six races. Guys like Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth should all be looking forward to getting out there on Sunday. Busch, Hamlin and Gordon have all won this race three times, but Kenseth is the defending champion coming into this one. Kyle Busch will be yet another confident driver coming into this race, as he was the winner at last week’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. With that out of the way, let’s now take a look at some of the better value plays this weekend:

Matt Kenseth (8-to-1) - At 8-to-1, Kenseth represents a tremendous value in this week’s race. The driver is the defending champion here coming into the weekend and finished with the best time in the past three years of this event. Not only is Kenseth good on this track, he also comes into this race in some pretty tremendous form. He finished in second place at last week’s Brickyard 400 and that performance followed up a victory at the New Hampshire 301. It’s hard to find a driver that is hotter than Kenseth, so it’s tough to pass up on him. Putting a few units on Kenseth could pay off huge and it’s shocking that he’s not one of the top-three favorites to win this thing.

Denny Hamlin (8-to-1) - Like Kenseth, it’s also surprising that Hamlin is not considered more of a favorite to win this race on Sunday. As previously mentioned, Hamlin has won this race twice in his career. He came away as the winner in both 2006 and 2009, and he’ll certainly be looking to win his third race this weekend. Hamlin also comes into this race on a bit of a hot streak, as he finished in ninth at the New Hampshire 301 and followed it up with a fourth place finish at the Brickyard 400. Look for Hamlin to be near the front of the pack again and don’t be afraid to put a few units on him this weekend, as there’s a good chance he and Kenseth finish one-two at Pocono.

Jeff Gordon (20-to-1) - As long as Gordon is on the track, he is going to represent some very good value in these races. Gordon is one of the best drivers to ever do it and his odds are a bit more favorable due to his absence early in the season. Still, Gordon has been very good at this track in his career. He won here back in 1998 and also as recently as 2012, so he is not far removed from being victorious on this track. Putting a unit on Gordon is a good high-upside play to pair with taking the favorites in this thing.

Kasey Kahne (70-to-1) - When looking for a dark horse to put a unit or half-unit on this weekend, it’s hard to look at anybody other than Kahne. Kahne has not had a great season, but he has always raced well at Pocono Raceway in his career. Kahne won this race back in 2013, and that was not his only good performance in Pennsylvania. Kahne has also finished inside the top-10 at this race on five different occasions. His 70-to-1 odds are extremely enticing and he’s worth taking a shot on with his success on this track.


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