LAST WEEK’S ATLANTA WINNER CARL EDWARDS GIVEN HERE AT 12/1!
JUNIOR DIALED IN AT 10/1 FOR TEXAS TUSSLE
Su Nov 6 – 3:00 pm (NBC)/20:00 GMT
As predicted, it was the Roush gang who dominated proceedings last week,
with victory going to pre-practice 12/1 shot (and top pick!), Carl Edwards,
who was completing a sweep of the 2005 Cup races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
That win helped Edwards make up some ground in the Chase for the
championship, shaving 42 points off the deficit behind current points leader
Tony Stewart. His team mates Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle
finished third, fifth and seventh respectively, and the Roush-driven Fords
will again be favorites to win this week.
In particular, Biffle will be very difficult to beat, and he’s a worthy
bet365 favorite at 11/2. That still looks a fair price, considering the way
he dominated the spring race here back in April, where he led for a
career-high 219 laps, despite having to switch to a backup car and start
from the rear of the field following a crash in practice! He can at least be
fancied to gain some ground on Stewart this week (currently 75 points
behind), whose best finish at Texas has been 5th in seven career starts,
including a very disappointing 31st place finish in the spring race this
year.
Of course, there’s still plenty of incentive for drivers who aren’t in the
Chase to win (the 11th placed driver gets $1 million!), and I’ve got a
sneaky feeling this week for Dale Earnhardt Jr, at a tempting bet365 price
of 10/1. Junior dominated the early part of last week’s race, leading for a
race-high 142 laps, and will be bringing the exact same chassis to Texas.
The car was dialled in there and there is no reason to think that it can’t
win this week, or at least give us a great run for our money (bettors can
always hedge their pre-race bets via our live ‘In-play Console.’).
