The NASCAR Cup Series completes the weekend doubleheader at Dover International Speedway for the Drydene 311 Sunday. The green flag drops Sunday at 4 p.m. ET (televised on NBCSN). Below, we analyze the Drydene 311 odds and betting lines, with NASCAR picks and tips with odds from BetMGM sportsbook.
Drydene 311 – Race 2: What you need to know
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Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin slipped past teammate Martin Truex Jr. for the victory in Saturday’s first race of the weekend doubleheader.
- While MTJ didn’t win, he was able to post his second consecutive runner-up finish after taking checkers in the spring 2019 race. His ridiculous 1.67 Average-Finish Position (AFP) is easily the best among active drivers over the past three Dover Cups Series starts.
- Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson had to settle for seventh place Saturday, as his win drought is now 118. His last Cup Series checkered flag came June 5, 2017 at this very track.
- Toyota has won two of the past three DIS starts, and five of the past nine Cup runs at the Monster Mile since the start of the 2016 season.
- Hamlin won Saturday’s race, edging Truex. The last Cup driver to win both Dover races in a single season was Johnson during the 2009 campaign.
Who will the top finishers be in the Drydene 311 – Race 2?
TRUEX JR. (+400 for Sunday’s race) is always dangerous at Dover, posting three career Cup wins at his unofficial home track, including his first-career checkered flag at the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover in Spring 2017.
Truex has finished fourth or better at Dover in seven of his past eight Cup starts, including wins in the Fall 2017 and Spring 2019 races.
Hendrick’s CHASE ELLIOTT (+800) was a respectable fifth in Saturday’s Drydene 311, following up his checkered flag performance in the inaugural race on the Daytona Road Course last weekend. In nine career Cup starts at the Monster Mile, Dawsonville’s Elliott has rattled off seven finishes inside the top 5, including a win in the Fall 2018 race.
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Is it possible for JGR’s KYLE BUSCH (+800) to fly under the radar? He was a very quiet third in Saturday’s run, as he is still searching for the first elusive checkered flag of the season. While 2020 has been weird on numerous levels outside the sporting world, Busch’s goose egg in the win column might actually be the strangest thing that has happened in NASCAR. He could end that at any point, and the 18 looked strong Saturday.
Dover International Speedway long-shot bets
Hendrick’s JIMMIE JOHNSON (+2000) has 11 victories at this track. He is retiring after this season, and even his biggest haters probably want to see him in the playoffs in his final ride off into the sunset. OK, probably not. But it’s now or never, as the regular season is winding down. This is his best chance at a win this season, and a good way to make the playoffs. He could still make the playoffs without a victory, but remember, he missed a start in Indianapolis due to a positive COVID-19 test, so it’s gonna be a tight squeeze on points.
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