NASCAR Picks: Pennsylvania 500 Winning Picks & Odds to Win

Race-day: 8/2/2009 – Race-time: 1:00 pm est.
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Drivers start their engines at 1:00 pm est. time this Sunday for the Pennsylvania 500. Jimmie Johnson got off the side and picked up a victory in last week’s Allstate 400 at The Brickyard after Juan Pablo Montoya made a mistake on pit road and lost a ton of spots. Jimmie has had success at Pocono, where the Pennsylvania 500 will be run, which is one of the reasons he is the favorite to win his second straight NASCAR race. Like always, there will be a lot of talented drivers in his way to that second straight victory.

Let’s take a look at some of the drivers with a chance to win the Pennsylvania 500.

1. Carl Edwards +900: Edwards is still on the side, waiting for his first victory of the year, and would like nothing more than to get it this Sunday. Because he won this race last year, there’s a good chance that he could do it. Edwards is going off at nice NASCAR odds to get his first victory and he has steadily climbed up the Sprint Cup Points Standings. He could be a tough driver to deny on Sunday.

2. Tony Stewart +600: Stewart isn’t the favorite in this race which is odd considering that he just won on this track on June 7th. Tony has been the most consistent driver on the NASCAR circuit this year. Last week, he finished 3rd in the Allstate 400. Gamblers must consider Smoke for a bet on Sunday.

3. Jimmie Johnson +500: Jimmie has two victories at Pocono and is the hot driver after stealing the victory from Juan Pablo Montoya last week at Indianapolis. He’s the chalk in this race on Sunday. I’m not sure if he’s a big bet against because this is around the time of the year when Johnson starts to really heat up.

4. Kasey Kahne +1500: Kahne has been on fire for a while. It continued last week with another top 10 finish, this time crossing the finish line in 7th place. He won over this track last year and figures to put in another good showing because he and his crew are making all of the right moves on the track.

5. Jeff Gordon +800: It was a disappointing Allstate 400 for Gordon who could do no better than 9th place. With four victories at Pocono, Gordon definitely has a shot, but he just doesn’t seem to be driving with the same authority that he was driving with earlier this year. He’s not a bad bet, but he’s not the best on the board either.

6. Mark Martin +600: Martin continued to impress with a second place finish at Indianapolis last week. He should be tough in every race from here on out as he has the full force of the Hendrick Motorsports juggernaut behind him. The big issue this Sunday? Martin has never won at Pocono. Ever.

Best Long Shot

Juan Pablo Montoya +2200: Juan Pablo had it in the bag last week before speeding on pit road and having to start from the middle of the pack after a key caution. He led for almost the entire race at Indianapolis and looked to be an easy winner until he was penalized for speeding. He won’t make the same mistake twice and the odds are really good on him to win this Sunday.