NASCAR at Watkins Glen: Odds, stats, bets to consider for road-course race

With Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch taking decorations in the past two Cup Series races, the next member of this”Big 3,” Martin Truex Jr., may feel his period to triumph is this weekend at Watkins Glen International (WGI).

Truex is the defending winner at Watkins Glen and contains top-10 finishes in his past two races and seven top 10s in 12 total starts on the road program. Problem is, no present driver has accomplished a repeat win at The Glen. Marcos Ambrose, who returned in his native Australia to race, is the last to win races here.

Harvick, kyle Busch and Truex would be the three favorites to hoist the Cup Series trophy in November but also to win Sunday.

Maybe no one gets as excited about Watkins Glen’s street course as veteran A.J. Allmendinger, who punched his playoff ticket in the track in 2014. This week, allmendinger started at 25/1 odds to take the checkers.

Allmendinger has six top-10 finishes in his last seven races at The Glen and has achieved the remarkable task of completing every lap (812) of every race he has competed in there.

Race setup
Distance: 220.5 kilometers (90 Laps); Period 1 (Ends on Lap 20), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 40), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 90).

The monitor
Watkins Glen, located in upstate New York, is a 7-turn, 2.45-mile street route that recently underwent a repave. Though the road-course is very similar to Sonoma Raceway, it is relatively flat with fewer twists, which makes it a faster route than its California sister.

Recent winners
2017: Martin Truex Jr..
2016: Denny Hamlin
2015: Joey Logano
2014: AJ Allmendinger
2013: Kyle Busch

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