The NASCAR Cup Series heads up to the New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301. The green flag drops Sunday at 3 p.m. ET with the race televised on NBCSN. Below, we analyze the Foxwoods Casino 301 odds and betting lines, with NASCAR picks and tips with odds from BetMGM sportsbook.
Foxwoods Resort Casino 301: What you need to know
Odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 9 a.m. ET.
Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick has a chance to become the first driver to win three consecutive New Hampshire races.
- Harvick started from the 14th starting position in each of his two victories on the flat track in New Hampshire in 2018 and 2019.
- Harvick drove a Chevrolet to Victory Lane in the fall race in 2016 when the series made two stops in Loudon. It’s the only win in the past 13 Cup races for Chevy in New Hampshire.
- Ganassi Racing driver Matt Kenseth won both the fall race in 2015 and the spring race in 2016, and he has finished sixth or better in six of the previous seven starts at NHMS.
- Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin leads all driver with a 9.88 Average-Finish Position (AFP) with three victories, 10 top-5 finishes and 15 top-10 runs across 26 starts. The next-best driver is Penske Racing’s Brad Keselowski at 11.0, and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson at 11.15, then Kenseth at 11.65.
Who is going to win the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301?
HARVICK (+400 for Sunday’s race) is the chalk, and rightly so. He has three checkered flags in his past five New Hampshire starts, and he continues to roll up finishes at flat tracks. Loudon is similar to Phoenix Raceway, another track Happy absolutely dominates.
While Harvick is eighth among active drivers at 12.81 AFP in 36 starts in New Hampshire, he has posted four wins, highest on the circuit, while leading 759 laps.
Team Penske’s JOEY LOGANO (+1200) is racing in what is essentially his home track. The Connecticut native become the youngest winner (19 years, 35 days) in Cup series history when he won in New Hampshire back in 2009. He has two wins, six top-5 showings and 11 top-10 finishes in 21 Cup starts with a 15.19 AFP.
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MARTIN TRUEX JR. (+800) has surprisingly never won at New Hampshire, but he has been very dominant at the track lately. He has finished seventh or better in each of his past five Cup starts, posting a sparkling 5.0 AFP during the impressive span.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway long-shot bets
RYAN NEWMAN (+8000) of Roush Fenway Racing has always been an impressive driver on flat tracks. He is one of seven drivers in the field with at least three career wins in Loudon, yet he has very long odds. In his past two Cup starts, he finished sixth and seventh, so he is a tremendous option at this price level.
MATT DIBENEDETTO (+5000) of Wood Brothers Racing doesn’t have as long of odds as Newman, and he has yet to do a celebratory burnout on the Cup Series circuit. However, many talking heads feel he is close to that first career checkered flag. He recorded his first top-5 finish at New Hampshire last season.
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