NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire predictions Sun., 7/17: Can Kyle Busch continue dominance?
NASCAR Cup Series is at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon. The green flag waves at 3:00 pm ET. Racing expert and handicapper Phil Bobbitt is here with his best bets for today's race.
NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire Start Time, Where To Watch, and Odds
- Date: July 17, 2022
- Start Time: 3:00 pm ET
- Where to Watch: USA
I was originally going to pass on a Cup Series article, but that's selfish. We're hot. Thanks to Noah Gragson's disqualification for being a big ol' cheater, we bagged both head-to-head matchups in the Xfinity Series. We then capped off the night with a +250 outright winner with Tony Stewart in the Superstar Racing Experience. He dominated the entire night, as predicted. The most important thing we learned from the 2009 movie "The Hangover" is that you never leave the table when you're on a heater.
NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire Predictions
Kyle Busch to finish inside the Top-5 (+135) (Bet $100 to win $135)
*Odds Available at SugarHouse*
"Hey! There are Skittles in here!" ~Alan
Easy. We're betting on the "Candy-Man" here. I don't know if anyone else calls him that, but I do. He's sponsored by M&M's, Skittles, and Snickers. Let's make that catch on.
Kyle Busch has three wins in his career at New Hampshire. He was second fastest in practice on Saturday, with the fastest overall 10, 15, and 20 lap averages, while turning the fastest overall lap. Unfortunately, he struggled during his qualifying session. There is a silver lining though, as the entire Toyota camp is incredibly strong, and teammate Martin Truex slapped his #19 on the pole.
Busch has led in seven out of the last eight trips to New Hampshire. He's statistics are a bit skewed due to suffering accidents in 2020 and 2021. In our dataset, Busch is seventh in average fast laps, even with several bad data points. We won't let that get in the way of making this wager on Sunday.
Kurt Busch to finish inside the Top-10 (+110) (Bet $100 to win $110)
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"Hey, guys. You ready to let the dogs out?" ~Alan
Kurt Busch is. He said over the radio that he was driving a unicorn. I'm pretty sure unicorns are mythical creatures, meaning we've got witchcraft and magic on our side for this one.
The elder, cooler Busch brother also has three wins for his career in Loudon. However, Kurt wasn't impressive whatsoever in today's practice session. When the lights came on, though, Kurt laid down a perfect qualifying lap in the first session. He will be starting third with his teammate Bubba Wallace right beside him in fourth. It's always encouraging when both guys from the same team flash speed.
Toyota to Win (+170) (Bet $100 to win $170)
"You guys may not know this, but I consider myself a bit of a loaner. I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolfpack." ~ Alan
We get more than a one-driver wolfpack with this prop. In fact, you'll need at least six fingers or toes to count all the drivers in our stable. Four of our guys will be starting inside the top-five tomorrow, with arguably the two biggest name drivers starting further back. Kyle Busch (17th) and Denny Hamlin (14th) will lean on their experience and elite pit crews to get them the necessary track position to be in the mix by the end of the second stage.
Toyota driver Christopher Bell won the Xfinity Loudon races in 2018, 2019, and 2021. He finished 2nd here last year but probably would have won if the race wasn't called short due to darkness.
We expect the Toyotas to be the class of the field. They've dominated in the past, and sometimes it's just that easy to find value. Bet it and prepare to fill your "satchel" with money at the end of this thing!
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