2013 NASCAR GoBowling.com 400 Odds To Win: Jimmie Johnson Favored
By Drew Sharper
LONG POND, PA (TheSpread) – The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Pocono Raceway this week for the GoBowling.com 400 on Sunday.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Jimmie Johnson is the favorite to win, as he has 3/1 odds. Other short odds to win are Kasey Kahne (7/1), Tony Stewart (7/1) and Denny Hamlin (9/1).
Johnson is the current points leader. He is 75 points up on the field and has four wins with nine top 5s this year. Johnson has three wins at Pocono, with an average finish of 8.7 at the track. His driver rating at Long Pond is 110.0, which ranks second in the series.
Kahne is ninth in the point standings, 176 points out of first. Kahne has one win and six top 5s this season. Kahne has one win and an average finish of 17.8 at this track. Kahne’s driver rating at Pocono is 89.6, which is 11th among current drivers.
Stewart is 11th in the point standings, 182 points out of first. Stewart has one win and five top 5s this year. Stewart has two wins at Pocono, and his average finish at the track is 11.0. Stewart’s driver rating in Long Pond is 98.8, which ranks fifth in the series.
Hamlin is back in 25th place, 352 points out of first. Hamlin is winless on the year with three top 5s. Hamlin has four wins and an average finish of 10.5 at Pocono. His driver rating at this track is 113.8, which is best of any driver.
The GoBowling.com 400 will take place Sunday, August 4 at 1:19PM ET from Pocono Raceway. For complete odds and track information on this year’s race, see below.
Odds to win the GoBowling.com 400
Jimmie Johnson 3/1
Kasey Kahne 7/1
Tony Stewart 7/1
Denny Hamlin 9/1
Kyle Busch 10/1
Matt Kenseth 10/1
Jeff Gordon 10/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr 12/1
Kurt Busch 15/1
Kevin Harvick 15/1
Ryan Newman 15/1
Joey Logano 25/1
Carl Edwards 25/1
Greg Biffle 25/1
Brad Keselowski 25/1
Clint Bowyer 30/1
Martin Truex Jr 30/1
Jamie McMurray 40/1
Juan Montoya 50/1
Mark Martin 75/1
AJ Allmendinger 100/1
Danica Patrick 100/1
Marcos Ambrose 100/1
Aric Almirola 100/1
Jeff Burton 100/1
Ricky Stenhouse 100/1
Paul Menard 100/1
Field (Any Other Driver) 50/1
2013 GoBowling.com 400 Information
Race Date: Sunday, August 4
Location: Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
Pre-Race: 12PM ET
Green Flag: 1:19PM ET
TV Coverage: ESPN
Track Type: Speedway (160 laps)