Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
I Love New York 355 at The Glen

Odds to Win Race

After last week’s victory for Kyle Busch at the Overton’s 400, the world’s top Monster Energy Cup Series Drivers head to Watkins Glen for the I Love New York 355 on Sunday. Busch won that race after leading by 74 laps, and he’ll now try to make it two victories in a row on Sunday. The guy that will, however, be most confident on the track on Sunday is Denny Hamlin. Hamlin won this race a year ago, so he’ll be looking to defend that victory here. It is worth noting that this is a road course, which is a lot different than the standard race you’ll see these guys driving. The course is not the typical oval, so guys with different talents will be a bit better here. The all-time leader in wins in this race is Tony Stewart, who has won this thing five times. As for active drivers, Kyle Busch leads the pack with two victories here. With that out of the way, let’s now take a look at who might win this one on Sunday:

Kyle Busch (3-to-1) - Busch has a good thing going for him heading into this race, as he is the guy that won last week’s Overton’s 400 and also happens to be very successful at The Glen. As previously mentioned, Busch has won this thing twice in his career. It takes a different kind of driver to come away with a win on a road course, so it’s huge that he has already proven he has the chops to do it. Don’t be afraid to take him at 3-to-1, as it’s very likely he’ll win this thing. You rarely see a driver getting odds like that, and it is for good reason.

AJ Allmendinger (10-to-1) - Allmendinger is not a guy you’ll usually find as a pick here, but he is a driver that is at his best when performing on a road course. Allendinger has won this race before, as he came away with the win here in 2014. Allmendinger finished that one in 2:26:48, which is the second-fastest time in the past four years. It is not too hard to imagine him winning once again, and his 10-to-1 odds are worth taking a shot on.

Denny Hamlin (12-to-1) - Hamlin is another driver that really needs to be taken seriously at Watkins Glen. As previously mentioned, Hamlin won last year’s I Love New York 355 at The Glen. That makes it very interesting that he’ll be going off at 12-to-1 in this race. There are drivers ahead of him that have no business being there, so it’d be wise to take a shot on him here. It helps knowing that he has finished inside the top-five at five of the past seven races.

Daniel Suarez (60-to-1) - Suarez is just a rookie in the Monster Energy Cup Series, but he has come on strong in his first year. He has finished inside the top-10 in seven races, and he has also done so in each of the past three events. While he does not have much experience on road courses, it’s hard to pass up on his value at 60-to-1. He’s very much an unknown, but a quarter-unit play can’t hurt. He clearly has the talent to be a mainstay in the future.