2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Odds, Predictions, Betting Tips and Free Picks – Favorites and Lines to Win Toyota/Save Mart 350: NASCAR betting odds to win the 2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350 this Sunday, June 26th at the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California have been posted at all the major Las Vegas and best online sportsbooks and the online bookies and Marcos Ambrose has been installed as the +450 favorite to win the 2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350.
With 12 turns waiting to cause trouble and fuel mileage always playing a part in the outcome, road course events like this Sunday’s race at Infineon Raceway have been known to provide plenty of surprises. For bettors, this weekend’s race provides the opportunity to take a chance on some serious longshots. Drivers with a background in road racing known as road course ringers have more than enough talent to compete with the stars of the Cup Series.
Last season, Infineon hosted one of the strangest finishes in recent memory. Marcos Ambrose was in the lead and appeared to have the race in hand when a caution set up a green-white-checkered finish. In an attempt to save some gas, Ambrose began shutting his engine off and coasting on flat parts of the track. However, he ended up stalling his car when he shut off the engine approaching an uphill portion of the track, and he was passed by five cars before getting his car moving again. Instead of cruising to his first career Cup win, Ambrose had to watch Jimmie Johnson cruise to his first career road course win.
2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350: The Favorites
In his first career start at Infineon, Juan Pablo Montoya went to Victory Lane. He has remained one of the top drivers at the track ever since, finishing in the top 10 in each of his four starts. Montoya’s 5.8 average finish is tops in the series, and he is a threat to win whenever the series visits a road course.
No driver has won more races at Infineon than Jeff Gordon. He has visited Victory Lane at the track five times, and his 9.1 average finish at the track is the second best in the series. Gordon has amassed an incredible 14 top-10 finishes in 18 starts at Infineon, including five straight. He could grab his third win of 2011 Sunday.
When all is said and done, Tony Stewart may go down as the top road course racer in Cup Series history. He has won twice at Infineon and compiled the third-best average finish among active drivers (9.3). Stewart has finished in the top 10 in his last four starts at the track, and he always seems to have a car capable of winning when the series head to Sonoma.
2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350: The Dark Horses
If not for a huge mental lapse at the end of last year’s race, Marcos Ambrose would be the defending winner of this weekend’s race. Instead, he has to settle for being the best driver without a road course win. Ambrose has finished third and sixth in his last two starts at Infineon, and he had the car to beat one year ago.
It’s not often that Jimmie Johnson is considered a dark horse, but until the last two years, he was mediocre at best when it came to road course racing. However, he finished fourth at the track in 2009, and he won this weekend’s race last season. Johnson has worked to improve his road racing skills, and another win would solidify his place as one of the sport’s best.
2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350: Sleepers Specials
After a bit of a drought at the road courses, Robby Gordon delivered a second-place finish at the track last season. More importantly, he is also a former winner at the track. Gordon has been knocked for being too hard on his brakes and his equipment in general, but there is no doubt he can put a car in Victory Lane at a road course. He is that good at the craft.
He has to find a ride for this weekend’s race, but that usually isn’t a problem for Boris Said at a road course. He has finished in the top 10 five times in his last eight starts at Infineon, including an eighth-place run last season. Said’s road course background makes him a threat in just about any car, but he could pull off a huge upset if he lands with a decent team.
2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350: Big Names to Avoid
He is coming off a second-place finish last weekend, but don’t expect Matt Kenseth to come close to matching that performance this weekend. In 11 career starts at Infineon, he has never finished in the top five, and he has managed just a single top-10 finish. Kenseth has won a lot of races in his career, but winning at a road course doesn’t seem likely.
He is a two-time winner at the Cup level, but David Reutimann and road racing have never gotten along. He has never finished better than 20th at Infineon, and earlier in his career, he was actually benched at the road courses. Although he has managed to make himself a top-25 driver, Reutimann is nowhere close to being able to win a road course event.
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2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Odds – June 26th
Driver Odds to Win the Toyota/Save Mart 350
501 Marcos Ambrose +450
502 Tony Stewart +700
503 Jeff Gordon +700
504 Juan Montoya +700
505 Kyle Busch +800
506 Jimmie Johnson +800
507 Kevin Harvick +1000
508 Kurt Busch +1500
509 Carl Edwards +1500
510 Robby Gordon +2000
511 Boris Said +2000
512 Denny Hamlin +2500
513 Jamie McMurray +3000
514 Kasey Kahne +3000
515 Ryan Newman +4000
516 Clint Bowyer +4000
517 Paul Menard +4000
518 AJ Allmendinger +4000
519 Greg Biffle +5000
520 Mark Martin +5000
521 Field +1200
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