2018 Rock N Roll Tequila 170 Odds, Picks and Predictions – Rock N Roll Tequila 170 Favorites and Sleepers: Road racing continues this weekend for the NASCAR XFINITY Series this weekend with a trip to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and with the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series busy at Michigan International Speedway, we have an interesting entry list for Saturday’s Rock N Roll Tequila 170.
Most of the top XFINITY regulars aren’t exactly road racing veterans, and while there are several road course ringers in great rides this weekend, most of them are inexperienced at the XFINITY level. Throw in the fact that Mid-Ohio has only been on the schedule for five years, and Saturday’s race could be one of the more wide-open events of the season.
2018 NASCAR XFINITY Series Picks and Predictions: Rock N Roll Tequila 170 Favorites, Dark Horses and Sleepers
The Favorites
Justin Marks (3/1)
Casual fans might not be familiar with Marks, but he is one of the most experienced and accomplished road racers in the field this weekend. More importantly, he is the only driver in the field this weekend with an XFINITY win at Mid-Ohio. Marks has finished in the top 10 in three of his four starts at the track and in five of his 12 road course starts overall. Driving for the Chip Ganassi Racing No. 42 team that has won three races this year, Marks will have the equipment he needs to return to victory lane at Mid-Ohio.
Justin Allgaier (9/2)
Among the series regulars, Allgaier has shown the most upside at the road courses in his career. In fact, his third-place finish at Watkins Glen last weekend was the best of any driver who is also in the field this weekend. Allgaier has finished in the top 10 in five of his seven road course starts with JR Motorsports, and he has finished in the top 10 in two of his three career starts at Mid-Ohio. He looks like one of the safest bets to be in contention this weekend.
Austin Cindric (5/1)
Cindric has one of the stronger backgrounds in road racing among the XFINITY regulars, and he picked up a road course win as a rookie in the Truck Series last year. He only finished in the top 15 at Watkins Glen last weekend in his first road course start at the XFINITY level, but that finish becomes a little more impressive when you consider that he had to start at the back of the field and was driving for Roush Fenway Racing team ranked 21st in points. This weekend, Cindric will be driving for the Team Penske No. 22 team that has a series-best five wins and is leading the owner standings, and he should have every opportunity to showcase his talent and contend for the win.
Value Bets
Brendan Gaughan (12/1)
Gaughan will make his return to the XFINITY Series this weekend, and he returns at a place where he could contend for the win. He has made 20 career XFINITY starts at road courses, and he has cracked the top 10 in half of them. More importantly, Gaughan has finished in the top 10 at Mid-Ohio in each of the last two seasons. Driving a Richard Childress Racing entry, he will have a chance to get the best of what is an inexperienced field overall.
Kyle Benjamin (12/1)
He has never made a road course start at the XFINITY level, but Benjamin is driving Joe Gibbs Racing equipment this weekend, which immediately gives him a chance. In two XFINITY starts this year, Benjamin has finished eighth and third, respectively, and he has led laps in four of his seven career XFINITY starts with JGR. A young, talented driver in elite equipment is always capable of making noise, especially in a field that doesn’t have any Cup stars double dipping.
Elliott Sadler (20/1)
While he doesn’t have a road course win, Sadler is one of the most consistent performers in the field this weekend. He has 16 top-10 finishes in 25 career road course starts at the XFINITY level, and he has finished in the top 10 in all five starts at Mid-Ohio. With a very unproven field, the experienced veteran could be a great value at 20/1.
The Sleeper
Matt Tifft (28/1)
The sample size is small, but Tifft finished third in his Mid-Ohio debut last year. He actually finished third in two of his first three road course starts at the XFINITY level. It’s only a couple of starts, but Tifft has shown enough to deserve consideration as a longshot bet this weekend.
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