2013 Party in the Poconos 400 Odds, Free Picks and Predictions – 2013 Party in the Poconos 400 Favorites and Sleepers to Win on Sunday June 9, 2013 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania: The Cup Series heads to Pocono Raceway this weekend, and the 2.5-mile, triangle-shaped track is one of the more unique stops on the schedule. In addition to Pocono’s odd shape, fuel mileage and clean air tend to play a huge a role in deciding the outcome of races. As a result, it takes both a fast car and the proper pit strategy to get to victory lane at Pocono.
Last June, the race came down to a battle between youth and experience. After winning the pole, 22-year-old Joey Logano had one of the strongest cars all afternoon, leading a race-high 49 laps. However, Logano found himself trailing veteran Mark Martin on the final restart. As the two battled bumper to bumper, Logano finally got underneath Martin and bumped him out of the way with four laps remaining. From there, Logano pulled away from Martin to secure just the second Cup win of his career.
2013 Party in the Poconos 400 Odds, Free Picks and Predictions
The Favorites
At one of the trickiest tracks on the schedule, Jimmie Johnson has been the model of consistency. He leads all drivers with a 9.0 average finish at the track, and in 22 starts, he has only finished outside the top 15 once. More importantly, Johnson is a two-time Pocono winner, and he has four top-five finishes in his last six starts at the track, including fourth-place runs in three of the last four races.
He has actually had a lot of bad luck at Pocono, but Denny Hamlin has still managed to finish sixth or better nine times in 14 starts at the track. Not to mention the fact that he has made four trips to victory lane. Even in the past two years when engine issues and tire problems have plagued him, Hamlin has still leads a series-high 165 laps in four races at Pocono. Plain and simple, he knows how to seal the deal at the triangle-shaped track, and Hamlin usually has a car fast enough to get the job done.
The Dark Horses
He awoke from another slow start in a big way by winning at Dover last weekend, and Tony Stewart could keep the good times rolling at Pocono Sunday. After all, he is a two-time winner at the track, and he has finished in the top five in six of his last nine starts at Pocono. As miserable as Stewart was running for the first dozen races of 2013, it seems like he always becomes a threat to win when the calendar flips to June, and he could make it two-for-two in the month this weekend.
While an argument can be made that Jeff Gordon has slipped a bit in recent years, he may actually be getting better at Pocono. After all, he has finished sixth or better in four of his last five starts at the track, winning the June event in 2011 and the August event last year. Gordon actually leads all drivers with three wins at the track since 2007, and while he hasn’t been winning championships for a while, he has been piling up victories at Pocono.
After an uneven start to 2013, Kurt Busch is starting to hit his stride with his new team, logging five top-15 finishes in his last six starts, including three straight. Now, he heads to a Pocono track where he has two wins and has finished second on four other occasions. In fact, Busch has a pair of top-three finishes in his last three starts at Pocono so he has been knocking on the door of another win. Considering how well he has been running the last month, he could get that victory as soon as this weekend.
Sleeper Special
If any driver is owed a win at Pocono, it is Mark Martin. The veteran has never been to victory lane at the track, but he has finished second a ridiculous seven times. In fact, he was runner-up in the June event just last year after getting bumped out of the lead in the closing laps. Martin has seemingly lost races at Pocono in every possible way imaginable, but if he continues to run near the front, he is bound to be on the winning end eventually.
Big Name to Avoid
Although he has had a car capable of winning just about every race so far in 2013, Matt Kenseth could have a tough time sealing the deal this weekend at Pocono. His last top-five finish came at the track came in 2006, and in the 13 races since, he has managed just four top-10s. Plain and simple, Pocono has never been Kenseth’s best track. As well as he has been running this year, it wouldn’t be a big surprise to see him have a solid showing, but it would be a shock if he managed to get to victory lane at a track that has always given him trouble.
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Odds to win the Nascar Party in the Poconos 500
101 Jimmie Johnson +500
102 Denny Hamlin +600
103 Matt Kenseth +600
104 Kasey Kahne +800
105 Kyle Busch +800
106 Jeff Gordon +1200
107 Brad Keselowski +1200
108 Kevin Harvick +1500
109 Clint Bowyer +1500
110 Carl Edwards +1500
111 Tony Stewart +1500
112 Dale Earnhardt Jr +1800
113 Kurt Busch +2000
114 Martin Truex Jr +2000
115 Greg Biffle +3000
116 Joey Logano +3000
117 Field +1000
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