Who Chooses the checkered flag?

Here are our selections for this season’s road race.

Winner: Kyle Busch
Rowdy is out for blood after taking his first checkered flag of the season last week at Pocono. After winning his first Xfinity Series race at The Glen on Saturday, Busch begins in the pole on Sunday as he chases his third career win at the track. From our perspective, as long as Busch does not wreck or see his engine neglect, he should at least finish in the top five.

Contenders: Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr..
We’re simply not prepared to give up about the 2016 championship event, especially after his second-place complete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race. His Cup crew marched on Saturday and they did not disappoint. His team knows it’s win or go home, so anticipate the 2015 Watkins Glen winner to take his shot Victory Lane on Sunday. In terms of Truex Jr., nicely his r??sum?? speaks for itself. The points leader possesses three race wins, 14 period wins, eight top-fives plus also a ridiculous 29 playoff points. Truex Jr. led the most overall laps in Sonoma in June before suffering engine failure with just 25 to go. Best think he hasn’t forgotten about that…

Wild Card: AJ Allmendinger
We’re not very high on the road course expert back in Sonoma, and for good reason. Allmendinger finished 35th despite winning a point in June. This time around we think that it’s going to be different. Despite a run in practice, Allmendinger’s results at Watkins Glen talk for themselves. Besides a triumph in 2014, he’s got a normal finish inside the top 10 in eight career starts there. Don’t be shocked if Allmendinger plays spoiler to a driver on the playoff bubble Sunday.

Odds to win the I LOVE NEW YORK 355 at The Glen

Here are the odds for Sunday’s race

Martin Truex Jr. 4/1
Kyle Busch 4/1
Brad Keselowski 8/1
Kurt Busch 17/2
Kevin Harvick 17/2
AJ Allmendinger 10/1
Clint Bowyer 10/1
Denny Hamlin 12/1
Kyle Larson 12/1
Jimmie Johnson 14/1
Joey Logano 18/1
Jamie McMurray 28/1
Chase Elliott 33/1
Ryan Blaney 40/1
Kasey Kahne 40/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 50/1
Matt Kenseth 50/1
Daniel Suarez 60/1
Michael McDowell 66/1
Paul Menard 80/1
Ryan Newman 80/1

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