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In 1956, now known as the NASCAR Cup Series, he visited the Elkhart Lake area of ​​Wisconsin to compete on a road called Road America, known among several racing circles. This weekend, the Cup series returns for the first time in 65 years to the Jockey Made in America 250 event (14:30 ET on the NBC / NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) presented by Kwik Trip.

NASCAR Hall of Famer Tim Flock won that road race that day, and it would be his last NASCAR victory in a layered career. He won 39 races in the Cup Series and won two championships of the season. Guys at the NASCAR Hall of Famers and competition pioneers Junior Johnson, Lee Petty, Fireball Roberts, Joe Weatherly, Rex White and Curtis Turner – among others – were on the field that day.

Cup series rewards are a little better these days. So who crosses NASCAR competition odds this weekend, and what’s going on? We discuss the competitors below.

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FAVORITE FAVORITE

Chase Elliott (+230)

For once, Kyle Larson (+280) doesn’t dominate this class, right? Chase Elliott is next weekend.

Road courses are a special place for Elliott. And his Hall of Fame father – Awesome Bill Dawsonville, Bill Elliott – he was also pretty good at these few places. At least they were rare when Bill competed.

Chase has grabbed six of his 12 NASCAR Cup wins on the road, so he’s going to be going this weekend. In the Cup Series 15 career competition, he has won the top eight of the five. Its an amazing statistic and explains why he is exceeding the NASCAR betting odds this weekend.

OTHER: Larson (+280) is second in the weekend odds and has shown that he can win on any style track. It only makes sense to be close to the top. He has been almost untouched for the last month (year?).

Martin Truex, Jr. (+650), is a multiplier in third place and has an impressive record on road lines. This is clearly for niche car competitors, and Truex is one of the best. And Kyle Busch (+750) is always a threat, anywhere. Who do we do? No need to specify.

THREAT OF A DARK HORSE

AJ Allmendinger (+2500)

The Road America course on Elkhart Lake has been the AJ Allmendinger racetrack for nearly 15 years. While many of the NASCAR Cup regulars haven’t been here – or if they are, it was in a smaller series years ago – Allmendinger has made it happen.

Allmendinger has won here in various series (Xfinity Series 2013, Cart / CCWS in 2006). That’s why he’s in No. 8 (evenly) NASCAR odds this week, even if he’s not in elite gear.

A man can drive a car around this track in Wisconsin. People may be tired of being raised every time they drive a road race, but is it allowed to face it? While several Cup Series drivers quietly hate these songs, the Allmendinger spit out when they see them on the calendar.

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Christopher Bell (+3300)

This young man won the Xfinity Series race here on Elkhart Lake in 2019. He won the Daytona Road Course race earlier this year and has been involved in Kyle Busch, who has won everywhere.

Bell has released the top five locations in the Cup or Xfinity series in five different highway locations: Daytona, Mid-Ohio, Watkins Glen, Charlotte and Road America.