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November 17th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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NASCAR picks are our specialty here at Cappers Info, and we’re set to bring you the best on the track this week for the Ford 400!

NASCAR Preview: Ford 400
Date: Sunday, November 20th, 3:15 ET
Location: Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
Television Coverage: ESPN

Carl Edwards (5 to 1 Odds To Win Ford 400 at JustBet): Right now, Edwards holds the slim lead in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings, but he knows that even second place might make him second best on the day if “Smoke” takes the checkered flag at Homestead. To Edwards’ credit, in virtually every race in the Chase, he has led at least one lap, and in virtually every race, he has been right there in the final discussion going into the last turns. With a tad more luck, this Chase could have already been put away. That being said, the No. 99 started off the season as the best car, and it opened up a huge lead in the points standings with consistent finishes. There weren’t many wins (just one, in fact), but Edwards always seemed to get the job done. By hook or by crook, this could be his day for glory all the way around.

Tony Stewart (5 to 1 Odds To Win Ford 400 at JustBet): And then there’s “Smoke,” who just won’t go away. He’s more or less the “bad boy” in this competition, but he has the results to back it up. With a win here at Homestead, something that hasn’t happened for him since the first two years that the track was open in 1999 and 2000, Stewart would have won half of the races in the Chase for the Championship. Not even Jimmie Johnson, who will be giving up his title after five consecutive years on top once this race is over, was able to say that at any point. Stewart definitely has the hot hand if you believe in that type of mojo, and 5 to 1 seems to be a generous price on the driver that has been “smoking” the rest of the field of late.

Jimmie Johnson (11 to 1 Odds To Win Ford 400 at JustBet): JJ isn’t going to win the Sprint Cup again this year, and he is probably going to finish right on the cusp of the Top 5. It has been a frustrating Chase to say the least for the No. 48 Lowes Chevy, even though there is one win at the Hollywood Casino 400 to show for his work to go with two second place finishes. Johnson is used to celebrating on this track, and though he won’t be awarded the ultimate prize in NASCAR, a bubbly bath after taking the checkered flag in the final race of the year would be a respectable consolation for the time being.

 
October 27th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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NASCAR picks are our specialty here at Cappers Info, and we’re set to bring you the best on the track this week for the TUMS Fast Relief 500!

NASCAR Preview: TUMS Fast Relief 500
Date: Sunday, October 30th, 1:43 ET
Location: Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
Television Coverage: ESPN

Denny Hamlin (6 to 1 Odds To Win Martinsville 500 at JustBet): We’re going to go with a heck of a lot of chalk this week, as we tend to think on these short tracks, that there are a few drivers that have a real advantage. Hamlin is one of the favorites of the bunch, and for good reason. He broke the hex of Hendrick Motorsports in this race (though we’ll talk plenty about Hendrick in a minute), winning in 2009 and 2010. Hamlin knows that this is his last stand to try to get back in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, and even then, he is probably finished. Closing 84 points on Carl Edwards in just four races really just isn’t going to happen.

Jimmie Johnson (6 to 1 Odds To Win Martinsville 500 at JustBet): Speaking of Hendrick Motorsports… Johnson had won three of these races in a row before losing out in each of the last two seasons. We keep waiting for him to turn on the jets and to get back in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, but we just don’t know if this horse has a kick coming at the wire or not. He is probably four Top 5 finishes away from even remotely having a chance of getting the job done, as he is 50 points back and is losing ground quickly. JJ also has six drivers that he has to hop. Still, we’re not counting Johnson out until the fat lady sings after winning five straight titles, so we’ll back him in this one at Martinsville.

Jeff Gordon (7 to 1 Odds To Win Martinsville 500 at JustBet): And then there’s the Rainbow Warrior… Gordon has won this race four times in the past himself, though it has been quite a few years since the No. 24 DuPont Chevy has made it to Victory Lane. Gordon has had a frustrating Chase for the Sprint Cup, and he is right there with Hamlin at the back of the Chase. However, he has the ability to at least add a smile to the faces of his fans even though he has clearly played second fiddle to Johnson on his own team for all these years. Gordon has had all sorts of short track success over the years, and he could add another ‘W’ to his mantle this week at Martinsville.

 
October 21st, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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NASCAR picks are our specialty here at Cappers Info, and we’re set to bring you the best on the track this week for the Good Sam Club 500!

NASCAR Preview: Good Sam Club 500
Date: Sunday, October 23rd, 2:14 ET
Location: Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
Television Coverage: ESPN

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (10 to 1 Odds To Win Good Sam Club 500 at JustBet): Betting on Little E is always a bit faux pas, as he always seems to look good on paper, yet he never actually wins the race. Yet here we are again, backing a driver who clearly isn’t amongst the Top 15 drivers in the sport right now in a spot where he looks tremendous on paper. The Earnhardt family has dominated here at Talladega. This was the last spot where Junior’s dad won a race, the 2000 fall race at Talladega, and father and son won this race a whopping 10 times between them, including four straight from 1999 to 2002. We hate the fact that Little E is amongst the favorites, but we really don’t have all that much confidence in many of the drivers in the Chase right now to get the job done on this track, so we’ll take our stab here and hope that the losing streak for Earnhardt, Jr. will end.

Carl Edwards (15 to 1 Odds To Win Good Sam Club 500 at JustBet): Why shouldn’t we back Edwards on a weekly basis at these types of odds? Though he had an iffy stretch at the start of the season, Edwards has really been back on his game over these past few races. He has eight straight Top 10s and three straight Top 5s, and there is he is really due to take the checkered flag at one of these races. We know that the No. 99 tends to keep himself out of trouble, which is crucial at a track like Talladega, and if “the big one” claims some of the top drivers as we expect that it could, Edwards might be right there to pick up the pieces and to go to Victory Lane to extend his lead in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Juan Pablo Montoya (25 to 1 Odds To Win Good Sam Club 500 at JustBet): Do we really like Montoya in this race? Of course not. He’s 19th in points, he hasn’t finished better than 9th since August 15th,and he hasn’t finished between than 7th in a race since April 3rd. However, what better way to pay tribute to the departed Dan Wheldon than to watch a man who raced against him for years take the checkered flag in the NASCAR race the very next weekend? Take a flier on Montoya, if for no other reason, to say that you made the sentimental pick in the race for the weekend.

 
September 30th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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NASCAR picks are our specialty here at Cappers Info, and we’re set to bring you the best on the track this week for the AAA 400!

NASCAR Preview: AAA 400
Date: Sunday, October 2nd, 2:14 ET
Location: Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
Television Coverage: ESPN

Jimmie Johnson (6 to 1 Odds To Win AAA 400 at Bet Guardian): And why not? This is right around the time of year that the five-time champ decides that he is going to wake up and take the field by storm to win the Sprint Cup. Johnson already has six wins here at Dover, including four in the fall race, two of which have come in back to back years. There aren’t many drivers that can stop the No. 48 when he gets going, and we are a bit surprised that he isn’t a significantly greater favorite in this race, knowing that this is a track he has dominated throughout the years.

Carl Edwards (7 to 1 Odds To Win AAA 400 at Bet Guardian): There has been a lot of talk about this being Tony Stewart’s year, but it seems to have been forgotten that Edwards is the man that really looked to be poised for Sprint Cup success this year. This is more or less the forgotten driver in the Chase for the Championship, but this is the only man that has a better average finish here at Dover than Johnson does. Edwards has finished in the Top 11 in every race at Dover since 2006, including posting one win here in the fall race.

Ryan Newman (30 to 1 Odds To Win AAA 400 at Bet Guardian): Newman is a driver that is consistently being forgotten in the Chase for the Sprint Cup this year, and we just don’t know why. Of the 12 drivers in the Chase, only three have more than two wins here at Dover. Johnson is one. The ageless Jeff Gordon is another. And then there’s Ryan Newman, who has three checkered flags on this course. That being said, he also has an average finishing position of 10.9, which is almost a spot and a half better than Gordon and only a spot and a half behind Johnson. A great price on an underrated driver.

 
September 23rd, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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NASCAR picks are our specialty here at Cappers Info, and we’re set to bring you the best on the track this week for the Sylvania 300!

NASCAR Preview: Sylvania 300
Date: Sunday, September 25th, 2:14 ET
Location: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH
Television Coverage: ESPN

Jeff Gordon (7 to 1 Odds To Win Sylvania 300 at Bet Guardian): We’re going to party like it’s 1998 if Gordon can take the checkered flag in this race. After all, that was the last time that he won here at Loudon in the Sylvania 300. The Rainbow Warrior won the first two editions of this race, and he has been competitive at times ever since, though he hasn’t won in that time. Still, the No. 24 has its best chance to win a title in almost a decade, and you know with the finish line in sight, there is no one that is going to stop Gordon from being a force in this year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Carl Edwards (12 to 1 Odds To Win Sylvania 300 at Bet Guardian): Though not a track that he has run particularly well at in the past, this is still a really nice price on a solid driver. Edwards knows that he has a lot of work to do to be able to make his postseason one of note, but we know that he has the goods to do it. The No. 99 hasn’t really run all that well for the past few months, but Roush Racing is committed to making him a winner. Will it happen at Loudon? If it does, we know that Edwards will be a force in the Chase.

Greg Biffle (35 to 1 Odds To Win Sylvania 300 at Bet Guardian): Biffle’s had a rough year and isn’t in on the Chase for the Sprint Cup, but he might be able to be a surprising candidate here for a winner at Loudon. Call it a gut shot. Biffle does have one win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in his career, and he also has four Top 5s and six Top 10s in 18 races at this track.

 
September 16th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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NASCAR picks are our specialty here at Cappers Info, and we’re set to bring you the best on the track this week for the GEICO 400!

NASCAR Preview: GEICO 400
Date: Sunday, September 18th, 2:14 ET
Location: Chicagoland Speedway, Chicago, IL
Television Coverage: ABC

Jimmie Johnson (8 to 1 Odds To Win GEICO 400 at Bet Guardian): It’s that time of year for Johnson, and he is clearly and deservedly one of the favorites to win the Sprint Cup, and now that the Chase for the Sprint Cup has started, the No. 48 is going to be at or near the front of the field virtually every single week. Chicagoland hasn’t been the nicest track in the world to Johnson in his career, but he does know what it’s like to taste Victory Lane in the Windy City. Still, we have to think that his build up momentum from the end of the regular season will carry over, and he’ll be in the discussion when the checkered flag flies.

Brad Keselowski (14 to 1 Odds To Win GEICO 400 at Bet Guardian): Getting tired of seeing us back Keselowski? We fully expect to see his name turn up on the short list of potential winners of races throughout the Chase for the Sprint Cup now that he has earned his spot in the field, and we just know that at some point, he’s going to find that coveted ‘W’ to make a statement to the rest of the field. The Jet Ski has been better than every other driver in the field since July 31st, and he hasn’t finished worse than 12th in any race since that point. If he can keep that up, the NASCAR odds on him will just continue to drop. Get in while the prices are still relatively sharp.

Ryan Newman (35 to 1 Odds To Win GEICO 400 at Bet Guardian): So let’s get this straight. Newman relatively comfortably got into the Chase for the Sprint Cup by being a Top 10 driver, and he was that way for most of the year. Sure, he only won one race, but he had 13 Top 5s, the same number as Kevin Harvick and more than Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, and Tony Stewart. Of all of the drivers in the Chase, only five have ever won at Chicagoland, and Newman happen to be one of them. So why is this driver 35 to 1 to take down the checkered flag once again this week? We don’t truly believe that the No. 39 will be in Victory Lane when it’s said and done, but he has to have better than a 1 in 35 shot of getting the job done!

 
September 8th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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NASCAR picks are our specialty here at Cappers Info, and we’re set to bring you the best on the track this week for the Wonderful Pistachios 400!

NASCAR Preview: Wonderful Pistachios 400
Date: Saturday, September 10th, 7:43 ET
Location: Richmond International Speedway, Richmond, VA
Television Coverage: ABC

Kyle Busch (3.50 to 1 Odds To Win Wonderful Pistachios 400 at Bet Guardian): Any time that you get to a short track on the schedule, you know that Busch is going to be one of the favorites on the NASCAR odds. Busch has eight wins already in his young career on short tracks, and he has historically run very, very well at these. On top of that, he’s second in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings, and but he is going to go into the Chase for the Sprint Cup with the lead because of the number of wins that he has. He’s the leader right now with four, and only Brad Keselowski can catch him.

Denny Hamlin (5 to 1 Odds To Win Wonderful Pistachios 400 at Bet Guardian): You aren’t going to find a driver that needs this race with a reasonable shot to win more than Hamlin. The only drivers that haven’t locked up their spots in the playoffs yet are Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, and Hamlin, but the former two can get into the postseason with reasonable finishes or a lousy run by the aforementioned Keselowski. Hamlin is likely out of the playoffs if any of the following win this race regardless of how well he runs… AJ Allmendinger, Clint Bowyer, Paul Menard, Marcos Ambrose, or David Ragan. It’s not like Hamlin hasn’t run well here at Richmond, though. After all, he is the two time defending champion of this race.

AJ Allmendinger (40 to 1 Odds To Win Wonderful Pistachios 400 at Bet Guardian): Keselowski has already proven that he belongs with the big boys in the playoffs. Now it’s time for Allmendinger to do the same. He’s been consistent over these last four races, finishing no worse than 12th, but he’s still searching for that elusive first victory. He hasn’t run well historically on short tracks, but we have a good feeling about him this week. The right combination of notable events could still reasonably put Allmendinger in the Chase without a victory, but he and several other drivers basically know that it’s win or bust on Saturday. We’ll take our chances with the youngster.

 
September 1st, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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NASCAR picks are our specialty here at Cappers Info, and we’re set to bring you the best on the track this week for the AdvoCare 500!

NASCAR Preview: AdvoCare 500
Date: Sunday, September 4th, 7:46 ET
Location: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta, GA
Television Coverage: ESPN

Kurt Busch (10 to 1 Odds To Win AdvoCare 500 at Bet Guardian): It feels like it’s been awhile since the “other” Busch boy has found his way to Victory Lane, and you can bet that he is starting to feel the pressure. Sure, it’ll only take a Top 20 finish to lock up a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, but this is a race that is definitely winnable to send a message that he is a clear contender for the title this year. Busch hasn’t raced well, posting three straight finishes outside of the Top 15, tied for his longest stretch of the season, and he is due to bust out in a big, big way. Don’t be shocked if it happens at Atlanta.

Denny Hamlin (12 to 1 Odds To Win AdvoCare 500 at Bet Guardian): The prices on Hamlin have been historically too low this year, especially considering the fact that he has only beaten the Sprint Cup odds once all season long. However, could this be the second time? Hamlin is just barely holding on to a Wild Card spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. He’d love to get into the Top 10, but that might be unattainable without a lot of luck. However, a second victory should ensure his safety. Hamlin, like Busch, has been slumping of late, but we know that he is a heck of a lot better driver than he has shown in recent weeks. Could this be the day that Hamlin proves that he is once again a contender for the 2011 NASCAR championship? It’s entirely possible.

Brad Keselowski (12 to 1 Odds To Win AdvoCare 500 at Bet Guardian): We’ve now cashed in on Keselowski twice in these last four weeks, and until the Jet Ski burns us, we’re just going to keep on riding him. Keselowski knows that he has all of the momentum in the world on his side, and he is closing in week after week on that coveted Top 10 position to give him bonus points in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. He already basically has his spot as a Wild Card on lockdown, and even a reasonable showing here at Atlanta will do the trick and clinch that spot. There are a lot of drivers that are hoping that he does well here though, to get into the Top 10 and to knock the winless Tony Stewart out. There’s no reason to think that Cinderella’s slipper is falling off any time in the near future.

 
August 25th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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NASCAR picks are our specialty here at Cappers Info, and we’re set to bring you the best on the track this week for the Irwin Tools Night Race!

NASCAR Preview: Irwin Tools Night Race
Date: Saturday, August 27th, 7:46 ET
Location: Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
Television Coverage: ABC

Kyle Busch (3 to 1 Odds To Win Irwin Tools Night Race at Bet Guardian): Busch has been the dominating driver here at Bristol over the course of the last few years, winning five times, twice here at the Night Race in the last two seasons. Not only is Busch doing well here at Bristol, but he is also the dominating driver right now in NASCAR in general. This is the points leader, and he is also the man who is leading the series in wins as well. This is just a very predictable outcome, especially after Busch suffered all of his off the track issues with getting his license suspended.

Matt Kenseth (15 to 1 Odds To Win Irwin Tools Night Race at Bet Guardian): This is just a nice price on a driver who is safely in the Chase for the Sprint Cup and is capable of taking multiple trips to Victory Lane. Kenseth has a pair of wins here at Bristol, taking the checkered flag here in the Night Race in 2005 and 2006 before Carl Edwards and Busch took over. The only reason why Kenseth has dropped so much in terms of NASCAR odds is because he hasn’t won a race since May 15th and he hasn’t finished better than 10th in a race in three tries. This could be his lucky day, though. There is at least a 1 in 15 chance that Kenseth wins this race.

Brad Keselowski (20 to 1 Odds To Win Irwin Tools Night Race at Bet Guardian): Sure, we’re dipping into the driver du jour right now, but there is no way that Keselowski can’t win this race at least 1 in 20 times. “Jet Ski” has finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in his last three races, officially making him the hottest driver in the Sprint Cup. Keselowski knows that he needs one more really good showing to ensure that he will be in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, but he can also get into the Top 10 and take an automatic spot without snaring a Wild Card, which would also give him bonus points in NASCAR’s version of the playoffs.

 
August 18th, 2011 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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NASCAR picks are our specialty here at Cappers Info, and we’re set to bring you the best on the track this week for the Pure Michigan 400!

NASCAR Preview: Pure Michigan 400
Date: Sunday, August 21st, 1:16 ET
Location: Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
Television Coverage: ESPN

Carl Edwards (7.25 to 1 Odds To Win Pure Michigan 400 at Bet Guardian): Alright Edwards, it’s time to wake up and take back control of the Chase for the Championship. The No. 99 Ford is going to end up starting a tad behind a lot of his adversaries for the Sprint Cup this year because it only has one trip to Victory Lane, and that was way back in March. This is a racetrack that Edwards has dominated over the years though, posting a dozen Top 10s in his 14 runs here. Two of those were ‘W’s. The likelihood of taking the checkered flag is definitely better than one in seven for Edwards, and with his points race lead officially gone, this could be his time to shine to get back in command once again.

Denny Hamlin (8 to 1 Odds To Win Pure Michigan 400 at Bet Guardian): We just can’t ignore what Hamlin has been doing on the track at Michigan of late. The man has finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 10th, and 1st in his last five races here, numbers which are better than any other driver in the Sprint Cup. He won here at Michigan International Speedway just two months ago, and he going to want to pull off the sweep to get himself back in the Chase for the Sprint Cup once again. Right now, Hamlin only makes the cut based upon the one win that he has this year, and a second win would surely get the job done.

Clint Bowyer (34 to 1 Odds To Win Pure Michigan 400 at Bet Guardian): Alright, so Bowyer’s chances of winning this race aren’t quite as good as Hamlin’s, but these two are fighting viciously to get into the Top 10. Bowyer knows that one race win in these last four will probably put him in good shape, but that he needs two wins to make sure that he is in the playoffs. The only other way into the Chase is by catching Tony Stewart in 10th place, but that’ll take making up 25 points. Even though he hasn’t run well in his career at Michigan International Speedway, don’t be shocked if Bowyer is in the discussion in the dying laps.