Watkins Glen - Nascar Pick

Written by Jonathan Blair    Friday, 07 August 2009 04:34

This week NASCAR Sprint Cup heads to NY and Watkins Glen International for the Helluva Good Sour Cream Dips at the Glen .  I think all drivers will have 'Smoke' on their minds.  Tony Stewart loves the Glen.  He has three first place finishes and two seconds in the last five years .  Of course, he does sit as the early favorite at +450 (BetUS) and I'm sure he won't be to far off that come race time.  Smoke finished in double digits last week for the first time in last nine races.  Last time he finished with a double-digit placing, he bounced back with a second and first in the following races.

If you want to look at drivers other than Tony Stewart for this one, I would have to say take a good look at Juan Pablo Montoya.  JPM likes road tracks and even more-so at Watkins Glen.  He crossed the finish line in fourth place last year.  The thing to wait for here is to see what place he starts in.  When JPM starts at the front of the pack or there about, he seems to falter and end up looking at many a tailpipe.  Amazingly, starting back is where he shines.  His only win this season was from starting in the 20th position.  Just last race he finished in second moving up from 10th and previous to that he started in second only to cross the line in 11th spot.  Sportsbook.com is offering Juan Pablo Montoya (-110) in a head-to-head vs Jeff Gordon.

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