BetOnline.com is a leader in providing, safe and secure NASCAR betting. Jeff Gordon has climbed
back above the cutoff line for the Chase for the Nextel Cup, and he?ll be looking to stay in
the driver standings? Top 10 with a strong showing in the Lenox Industrial Tools 300.
The win moved Gordon into 10th place in the driver standings, where he now holds a 47-point
advantage over Biffle for the final spot in the Chase. Johnson continues to lead the
standings after 18 events, sitting 51 points ahead of Kenseth. Earnhardt Jr., Burton, Kahne,
Martin, Stewart, Kyle Busch, and Harvick are the other drivers above the cutoff.
Stewart fell two spots in the standings last week, but he?ll be looking to move back up at
New Hampshire this weekend. Stewart is the defending champion in this event, racing to the
win from the No. 13 position on the grid in 2005. Ryan Newman also picked up a win at New
Hampshire last year, visiting victory lane at the Sylvania 300 in September.
Kurt Busch won both events at New Hampshire in 2004, while Johnson pulled off that same
trick in 2003. Burton has won four times on the track in his career (most recently in 2000),
while Gordon has picked up a victory there three times in his career (most recently in
1998). Newman and Stewart have two career New Hampshire wins apiece.
Who to Watch
So many drivers are going to run well because of the momentum that they have right now.
Tony Stewart( +600 )After finishing first and second in the two races at New Hampshire
International Speedway last year, there's no question that Stewart is going to be tough on
Sunday.
Kurt Busch( +1100 ) With two wins at Loudon ? sweeping both races in 2004 ? Busch is one to
watch. He's currently on a streak of five consecutive top-10 finishes, and like Stewart,
he's going to be awfully tough.
Jeff Gordon( +1000 ) Simply because of his record at New Hampshire ? three wins and three
Bud poles ? and the momentum that he has with two wins in the last three races, look for
Gordon to run awfully well this weekend.
Matt Kenseth( +900 ) It doesn't matter where the series goes now, you have to put him on
the list. He strutted his stuff at Chicagoland, leading the most laps and showing muscle
with 10 top-10 finishes in 18 races. He will be a factor.
Richard Childress Racing: I look for all three Childress cars to run well, but particularly
Jeff Burton and Kevin Harvick. Burton has a lot of momentum, but he also has four wins.
Harvick won at Phoenix with the same car he's taking to Loudon. The Childress group should
strut its stuff.
Kyle Busch( +1300 ) Considering the way they ran at New Hampshire last year and the
momentum that they have right now with two top-three finishes, Busch should run well.
Remember, he won at a simliar race track, Phoenix last year.
What to Watch
Special flat-track cars: Some teams have built brand-new race cars for this race. It's a car
that they anticipate running at both Loudon races, the final race before the Chase at
Richmond in September and the next-to-the-last race of the season at Phoenix. Other teams
are running the same car that they ran at Phoenix and Richmond in the spring.
Loudon like Milwaukee: Of the Nextel Cup-sanctioned tracks, the only test that teams would
be able to relate to Loudon is Richmond, but they are still two different animals. Under
NASCAR's new testing policy, teams couldn't test at Loudon so it's amazing how many teams
tested at Milwaukee. A lot of teams went there in late June simply because there's just no
other place where you can test with similar characteristics to Loudon.
Winning setup: At only 300 laps, it's a short race. It's gotten better since the first time
the Nextel Cup Series raced there in 1993, but it's still a place that's hard to pass.
Drivers say that the key to running well there is getting into the corner, rolling through
the middle, putting the throttle down and staying in it off the corner to avoid getting
loose. Do whatever you have to do getting in the corner to get through the middle and get it
off, and you'll be just fine.
Two tire stops: Whether you qualify good or bad, strategy will play a role this week because
crew chiefs go there with the mindset that it's hard to pass there. This week's tire has
never been used at Loudon so its a little bit of a variable, you're still going to see a lot
of two-tire stops.
90-lap fuel window: Once teams get inside their fuel window about 90 laps from the end, they
won't hit pit road again. They will have to have cautions to get to the finish because
drivers can't pit under green and stay on the lead lap. Crew chiefs will run the race
backwards, hoping the yellow flags fall in their favor to get four fresh tires and fuel
under caution. But I guarantee if a team gets on pit road by lap 210 or 215 and gets fuel
and four fresh tires, they will stay out the rest of the way, simply trying to keep their
track position. If you give up track position late in the race to get four fresh tires and
restart 12th, it's like starting about 24th with lap-down cars on the inside. I don't care
how good your car is at Loudon, it's a tall order to go by 22 or 23 cars with less than 50
laps to go or so.
After racing at New Hampshire, the drivers of the Nextel Cup Series head to Pocono Raceway
for the Pennsylvania 500 on July 23. NASCAR?s schedule for the month of August then features
the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard (Aug 6), Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen (Aug 13), GFS
Marketplace 400 (Aug 20), and Sharpie 500 (Aug 26).
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back above the cutoff line for the Chase for the Nextel Cup, and he?ll be looking to stay in
the driver standings? Top 10 with a strong showing in the Lenox Industrial Tools 300.
The win moved Gordon into 10th place in the driver standings, where he now holds a 47-point
advantage over Biffle for the final spot in the Chase. Johnson continues to lead the
standings after 18 events, sitting 51 points ahead of Kenseth. Earnhardt Jr., Burton, Kahne,
Martin, Stewart, Kyle Busch, and Harvick are the other drivers above the cutoff.
Stewart fell two spots in the standings last week, but he?ll be looking to move back up at
New Hampshire this weekend. Stewart is the defending champion in this event, racing to the
win from the No. 13 position on the grid in 2005. Ryan Newman also picked up a win at New
Hampshire last year, visiting victory lane at the Sylvania 300 in September.
Kurt Busch won both events at New Hampshire in 2004, while Johnson pulled off that same
trick in 2003. Burton has won four times on the track in his career (most recently in 2000),
while Gordon has picked up a victory there three times in his career (most recently in
1998). Newman and Stewart have two career New Hampshire wins apiece.
Who to Watch
So many drivers are going to run well because of the momentum that they have right now.
Tony Stewart( +600 )After finishing first and second in the two races at New Hampshire
International Speedway last year, there's no question that Stewart is going to be tough on
Sunday.
Kurt Busch( +1100 ) With two wins at Loudon ? sweeping both races in 2004 ? Busch is one to
watch. He's currently on a streak of five consecutive top-10 finishes, and like Stewart,
he's going to be awfully tough.
Jeff Gordon( +1000 ) Simply because of his record at New Hampshire ? three wins and three
Bud poles ? and the momentum that he has with two wins in the last three races, look for
Gordon to run awfully well this weekend.
Matt Kenseth( +900 ) It doesn't matter where the series goes now, you have to put him on
the list. He strutted his stuff at Chicagoland, leading the most laps and showing muscle
with 10 top-10 finishes in 18 races. He will be a factor.
Richard Childress Racing: I look for all three Childress cars to run well, but particularly
Jeff Burton and Kevin Harvick. Burton has a lot of momentum, but he also has four wins.
Harvick won at Phoenix with the same car he's taking to Loudon. The Childress group should
strut its stuff.
Kyle Busch( +1300 ) Considering the way they ran at New Hampshire last year and the
momentum that they have right now with two top-three finishes, Busch should run well.
Remember, he won at a simliar race track, Phoenix last year.
What to Watch
Special flat-track cars: Some teams have built brand-new race cars for this race. It's a car
that they anticipate running at both Loudon races, the final race before the Chase at
Richmond in September and the next-to-the-last race of the season at Phoenix. Other teams
are running the same car that they ran at Phoenix and Richmond in the spring.
Loudon like Milwaukee: Of the Nextel Cup-sanctioned tracks, the only test that teams would
be able to relate to Loudon is Richmond, but they are still two different animals. Under
NASCAR's new testing policy, teams couldn't test at Loudon so it's amazing how many teams
tested at Milwaukee. A lot of teams went there in late June simply because there's just no
other place where you can test with similar characteristics to Loudon.
Winning setup: At only 300 laps, it's a short race. It's gotten better since the first time
the Nextel Cup Series raced there in 1993, but it's still a place that's hard to pass.
Drivers say that the key to running well there is getting into the corner, rolling through
the middle, putting the throttle down and staying in it off the corner to avoid getting
loose. Do whatever you have to do getting in the corner to get through the middle and get it
off, and you'll be just fine.
Two tire stops: Whether you qualify good or bad, strategy will play a role this week because
crew chiefs go there with the mindset that it's hard to pass there. This week's tire has
never been used at Loudon so its a little bit of a variable, you're still going to see a lot
of two-tire stops.
90-lap fuel window: Once teams get inside their fuel window about 90 laps from the end, they
won't hit pit road again. They will have to have cautions to get to the finish because
drivers can't pit under green and stay on the lead lap. Crew chiefs will run the race
backwards, hoping the yellow flags fall in their favor to get four fresh tires and fuel
under caution. But I guarantee if a team gets on pit road by lap 210 or 215 and gets fuel
and four fresh tires, they will stay out the rest of the way, simply trying to keep their
track position. If you give up track position late in the race to get four fresh tires and
restart 12th, it's like starting about 24th with lap-down cars on the inside. I don't care
how good your car is at Loudon, it's a tall order to go by 22 or 23 cars with less than 50
laps to go or so.
After racing at New Hampshire, the drivers of the Nextel Cup Series head to Pocono Raceway
for the Pennsylvania 500 on July 23. NASCAR?s schedule for the month of August then features
the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard (Aug 6), Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen (Aug 13), GFS
Marketplace 400 (Aug 20), and Sharpie 500 (Aug 26).
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