NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Crown Royal presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.comSunday, July 28 – 1:00 p.m. EDT
Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, INAfter a week off, the NASCAR circuit gets back to action at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Crown Royal presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com. This 2.5-mile track is oval-shaped with 9° turns and perfectly flat straightaways that each measure 3,330 feet (0.63 miles). Jimmie Johnson is the heavy 3-to-1 favorite on Sunday having won four of the previous seven starts at Indy, which includes last year's victory. Odds to Win Race(For the latest Odds, connect to Sportsbook.com)| Driver | Odds | | Jimmie Johnson | 3-to-1 | | Kyle Busch | 7-to-1 | | Matt Kenseth | 7-to-1 | | Kasey Kahne | 7-to-1 | | Jeff Gordon | 10-to-1 | | Tony Stewart | 12-to-1 | | Denny Hamlin | 12-to-1 | | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 15-to-1 | | Kurt Busch | 15-to-1 | | Kevin Harvick | 15-to-1 | | Brad Keselowski | 15-to-1 | | Greg Biffle | 18-to-1 | | Martin Truex Jr. | 18-to-1 | | Carl Edwards | 18-to-1 | | Clint Bowyer | 20-to-1 | | Juan Montoya | 20-to-1 | | Joey Logano | 25-to-1 | | Jamie McMurray | 40-to-1 | | Mark Martin | 40-to-1 | | Ryan Newman | 50-to-1 | | Trevor Bayne | 100-to-1 | | Danica Patrick | 100-to-1 | | A.J. Allmendinger | 100-to-1 | | Marcos Ambrose | 100-to-1 | | Aric Almirola | 100-to-1 | | Austin Dillon | 100-to-1 | | Paul Menard | 100-to-1 | | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 100-to-1 | | Jeff Burton | 100-to-1 | | FIELD (Any other driver) | 100-to-1 |
Drivers to WatchTony Stewart (12/1) - Since 2004, Stewart has been a major factor at the Brickyard with a pair of wins and top-10 finishes in six of the other seven Indy starts. History has shown that drivers coming off big performances at Pocono -- also a 2.5-mile track -- usually keep that going at the Brickyard. Stewart finished 4th at Pocono this season, and in his previous two Indy-winning campaigns (2005 and 2007), "Smoke" scored top-10's at Pocono. Stewart is our pick to win his third Brickyard race on Sunday.Kevin Harvick (15/1) - Harvick has been on roll with top-10 finishes in 10 of his past 11 races, the lone exception being a crash at Talladega. During this run, he placed third at Daytona, was runner-up at Michigan and won at both Richmond and Charlotte. And considering Harvick's success at the Brickyard (10.2 average finish in 12 career starts), the odds are quite favorable for the No. 29 car. He's led at least 18 laps in four of his starts in Indy, including his pole-to-Victory Lane accomplishment in 2003. At 15-to-1 odds, Harvick represents the best value on the board. Kyle Busch (7/1) - If you feel the need to wager on one of the four single-digit favorites Sunday, let that driver be Busch. His average start this season has been an impressive 5.9, which he's parlayed into two wins and an impressive nine top-5 finishes. This includes his runner-up two weeks ago in New Hampshire, but does not account for a strong 6th-place showing at Pocono, a track similar to the Brickyard. At Indy, Busch has finished better than he's started in seven of eight races, beginning at an average spot of 21.1 and ending at 11.8. He's finished 8th, 10th and 2nd in his past three attempts to kiss the bricks. Also consider that Joe Gibbs Racing used one of their official tests for this race, which also gives Busch another advantage. Greg Biffle (18/1) - His Sunday odds are extremely favorable considering what Biffle has done at the Brickyard recently. In his past five starts at Indy, Biffle has placed 8th, 4th, 3rd, 7th and 3rd. He was also runner-up at Brickyard-similar Pocono this season, which preceded his victory at Michigan that put him eighth in the Sprint Cup Standings, the same place he currently resides. This darkhorse is certainly worth at least a one-unit wager on Sunday. Ryan Newman (50/1) - The best longshot on the board goes to Newman getting 50-to-1 odds from Vegas. He has been in the hunt at both Indianapolis and Pocono in each of the past four years, averaging finishes of 12.5 and 10.0, respectively, at these two tracks over this span. He's also been racing better this season, but has been hurt by three crashes in his past 10 starts. However, in the past seven races Newman has actually finished, he's recorded four top-10 finishes, including a 5th-place showing at Pocono.
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