2015 Nationwide Childrens Hospital 200 Odds, Free Picks & Predictions: Favorites & Contenders to Win: While the Sprint Cup Series is busy at Michigan International Speedway this weekend, the Xfinity Series will visit its second road course in as many weeks. The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course will host Saturday’s Nationwide Childrens Hospital 200, and with zero Cup regular pulling double duty, we could be set for one of the most wide-open races of the year.
Many of the big teams have enlisted the service of veteran road racing drivers, who are more experienced than the Xfinity Series regulars when it comes to tackling road courses but aren’t necessarily more experienced in stock cars. It should be interesting to see who has the edge at the massive 2.26-mile, 13-turn road course this weekend. Here is a closer look at the drivers to watch heading into the race.
2015 Nationwide Childrens Hospital 200 Odds, Free Picks & Predictions: Favorites & Contenders to Win
The Favorites
He will be behind the wheel of the always-dangerous Team Penske No. 22 this weekend, and Alex Tagliani has already shown that his extensive road racing background can translate to the Xfinity Series. In three road races, he has two poles and two top-five finishes, including a fifth-place finish at Mid-Ohio last year.
Armed with a solid background in road racing, Chris Buescher has quickly established himself as one of the road course aces of the Xfinity Series. Not only is he the defending winner of this weekend’s race at Mid-Ohio, but Buescher also finished third last weekend at Watkins Glen. Perhaps more importantly, the two drivers that finished ahead of Buescher last weekend, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski, won’t be in the field Saturday.
Although Boris Said has never participated in an Xfinity Series event at Mid-Ohio, he is one of the most accomplished road course drivers racing today, and he is a former road course winner in the Xfinity Series. Said will also benefit from driving for a powerhouse Joe Gibbs Racing team Saturday, and he finished fourth at Watkins Glen last weekend while driving for the same JGR team.
The Contenders
While he doesn’t express much confidence in his own road racing abilities, Chase Elliott’s results on the track tell a different story. He has finished in the top 10 in all four of his road course starts in the Xfinity Series, logging a 5.2 average finish overall. Meanwhile, Elliott’s best-ever road course finish came at Mid-Ohio last year when he finished fourth.
He is still looking for a road course win, but Elliott Sadler is basically a lock to be in the mix for the win this weekend. Since the start of the 2013 season, he has cracked the top 10 in all seven road course events in the Xfinity Series. In two starts at Mid-Ohio during the same stretch, Sadler has finished sixth and seventh, respectively.
Over the past two seasons, Brian Scott has established himself as one of the up-and-coming road course aces in the Xfinity Series. He has finished 12th or better in five of the seven road course events since the start of the 2013 season, and he has three straight top-10s. More importantly, Scott led a race-high 39 laps on his way to a third-place run at Mid-Ohio last year.
Sleeper Special
Australian road racer Kenny Habul brings his own sponsor and plenty of road racing experience to the table, and while his checkers-or-wreckers driving style has caused him to crash out of several road course events, there is no denying his upside. He is particularly dangerous now that he has partnered with Joe Gibbs Racing, and Habul had a top-five run going last weekend at Watkins Glen before crashing late. Without any Cup regulars in the field this weekend, Habul could make some real noise.
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Odds To Win The 2015 Nationwide Childrens Hospital 200
Alex Tagliani +250
Boris Said +500
Chris Buescher +400
Chase Elliott +800
Ty Dillon +700
Regan Smith +800
Brian Scott +1000
Justin Marks +1500
Brendan Gaughan +2000
Elliot Sadler +2000
Daniel Suarez +2500
Kenny Habul +3500
Brandon Jones +4000
Darrell Wallace Jr +4000
Field +1500