2013 Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 Odds, Free Picks and Predictions: Jimmie Johnson the Favorite: Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a mecca of auto racing, and this weekend, the Cup Series drivers will get a chance to conquer one of the most famous race tracks in the world. Sunday’s Samuel Deeds 400 presented by Crown Royal will mark the 20th time the Cup Series has visited the 2.5-mile, rectangle-shaped oval, and the list of winners is rather exclusive. Three drivers have combined to win 10 of the 10 races at Indy to date, and 15 of the 19 races at the track have been won by drivers that have also won a series title.
Last summer, Jimmie Johnson delivered one of the most dominating performances in the history of the Brickyard 400. He started sixth, but he quickly worked his way to the front. He spent a race-high 99 laps out front, and he cruised to an easy win down the stretch. Kyle Busch ended up second, but he was merely a speck in Johnson’s rearview mirror when the checkered flag flew.
2013 Crown Royal 400 Odds, Free Picks and Predictions
The Favorites
Defending race winner Jimmie Johnson is no stranger to kissing the bricks. His four wins at Indianapolis are tied for the most in series history, and all four wins have come in the last seven races. Johnson will be trying to win the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the same year for the second time in his career, and the five-time series champ is even tougher to stop when he has a chance to make history.
He won the inaugural Cup Series event at Indianapolis back in 1994, and Jeff Gordon really hasn’t slowed down since. His four career wins at the track are tied for the most all-time, and in 19 starts, he has finished outside the top 10 only four times. More importantly, he has finished in the top five in 11 of his starts, including finishes of second and fifth the last two years.
Only three drivers have won more than one race at Indianapolis, and Tony Stewart is one of them. The Indiana native kissed the bricks in 2005 and 2007 and also owns a series-leading 8.2 average finish at the track, and he has finished in the top 10 in eight of the last nine races at the track. Stewart has been even better since joining Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009, posting a 6.0 average finish at Indy in four starts.
The Dark Horses
Although he has never won at Indianapolis, Greg Biffle has been inching closer in recent years. He has finished eighth or better in five straight starts at the track, giving him the longest active streak of top-10 finishes. More importantly, he has a 5.0 average finish during the stretch and has finished fourth or better in three of the last four races. Biffle keeps putting himself in position to win at the Brickyard, and he is long overdue to seal the deal.
While many of the biggest races have eluded Kyle Busch so far in his career, he has a chance to change that this weekend at Indianapolis. After all, he has six top-10s in nine starts at the track, including three straight. He is also coming off a career-best second-place finish at Indy last year so the only thing left him to do is get to victory lane and kiss the bricks.
Sleeper Special
Don’t let his 22.2 average finish at Indianapolis fool you. Juan Pablo Montoya has had several very strong cars at the track. In addition to finishing second his Cup Series debut at Indy, he had the 2009 race won before a late pit road penalty cost him the victory. Perhaps more impressively, Montoya has led the second-most laps of any driver in the past 10 races at the track despite making just six starts during the span. He should be a contender this weekend.
Big Name to Avoid
Despite finishing fourth at Indianapolis last year, bettors should remain leery of Dale Earnhardt Jr. this weekend. The top-five effort was only his first at the track in 13 starts, and his 20.3 average finish leaves a lot to be desired. Junior has just three top-10s at Indy in his career so the strong run last year is more likely a fluke occurrence than a sign of things to come.
Odds to win the Nascar Crown Royal 400
101 Jimmie Johnson +300
102 Kyle Busch +1100
103 Kasey Kahne +600
104 Matt Kenseth +900
105 Jeff Gordon +1100
106 Denny Hamlin +1100
107 Greg Biffle +4000
108 Carl Edwards +1500
109 Brad Keselowski +2000
110 Tony Stewart +900
111 Clint Bowyer +4000
112 Dale Earnhardt Jr +2000
113 Martin Truex Jr +6000
114 Kevin Harvick +2500
115 Kurt Busch +1200
116 Mark Martin +6000
117 Joey Logano +2500
118 Juan Montoya +1200
119 Jamie McMurray +6000
120 Field +1800
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