[5mike5]

Alright fellas we are off to SANOMA California this weekend for some road course racing in the Cup series. We have a weekend triple-header again with both the trucks and xfinity series racing at IOWA motorspeedway which is always a big event for them. Both those will be night races on fri and sat. Hopefully we got the runner-up finishes out of our system last week!

SANOMA is a 1.99 asphalt road course that has many elevation changes and 10 unique turns through the course. Started all my weekly research with my notebooks and watching recent past races this morning. Hoping we may see a few guys with decent odds that I like, but again not holding my breathe

in recent years many non road course guys have put in the effort and become treally game in these races, which is why they have been so fun and entertaining to watch. Plus there no way around fuel mileage and strategy calls coming into play for every team out there. Not sure how the stages will impact that, but You can also easily hit pit road for full service under green flag conditions and not lose a lap.


GOODLUCK this weekend!!!

[5mike5]

STAGE LENGTHS:

stage 1 :25 laps
stage 2: 25 laps
stage 3: 60 laps

[5mike5]

Notes:

*there have been 10 different winners the last 12 Sanoma races, with Kyle B being the only active driver to with more than 1 win that time frame.

* Kurt Busch leads all active drivers with 7 top 5 finishes

* Truex won his only career road course race here in 2013

[shaunovery]

Sonoma - be interesting to see how the segments work as a pit window is about 30-33 laps, so we may get back markers pit near the 20 lap mark and stay out for track position

[kkwins84]

I live like 20 minutes from this race course and the weather is 20 degrees hotter then usual right now wonder if this will play any factor

[5mike5]

Odds came up a little while ago

[5mike5]

Kurt Busch (+850)

Bowyer (+1150)

logano (+2250)

[shaunovery]

Dinger +850
Brad +2750
Truex +550

[BigJay]

Kyle B +650

[5mike5]

Wont be adding anything for cup til the weekend. The heavy favs odds are way too low for a road course right now. I'll wait and see if I have parlays going and watch how the odds unfold

[5mike5]

Xfinity:

HORNISH (+560)

[5mike5]

Xfinity:

HORNISH (+560)

hornish>Sadler (+110)
byron>allgahier (+100)
open

[5mike5]

Xfinity:

HORNISH (+560)

Kyle Benjamin (+1300)

[5mike5]

By the way, fadinv Allmendinger in h2h matchups has been a absolute goldmine at Sonoma

always qualifies well NEVER backs it up at the checkers. Never even had a top 5 finish here

something to consider depending on the odds anyways

[5mike5]

Trucks:

Briscoe>Rhodes (+115)
crafton>Sauter (+110)
open

[5mike5]

Still haven't played a winner for trucks because the odds are so bad. I'm sure i will be parlaying bell after qualifying and will just have to see how the odds change then on everybody before the race. It can't possibly get any worse.

[BigJay]

Xfinity Sam Jr +450 five units.

[5mike5]

Xfinity Sam Jr +450 five units.

love that play Jay

[the1yankee]

Sonoma - be interesting to see how the segments work as a pit window is about 30-33 laps, so we may get back markers pit near the 20 lap mark and stay out for track position

Totally agree with that, but any track over 2 miles, cars will short pit before stages. As long as short pitting doesnt put you 1 lap down

[the1yankee]

Kurt Busch (+850)

Bowyer (+1150)

logano (+2250)

Nice plays: If BOWYER N KURT ARENT ON YOUR CARD, TO WIN RACE HERE AT SONOMA, WITH SOLID ODDS AROUND 10/1 OR BETTER, WELL...............!U NEED TO PUT EM ON YOUR WIN CARD. AT LEAST A SPRINKLE ON BOTH. BOWYER MAKES THIS TRACK "CALL HIM DADDY" ABOUT EVERYTIME HE HITS THE ASPHALT ON SUNDAY!!!

[the1yankee]

By the way, fadinv Allmendinger in h2h matchups has been a absolute goldmine at Sonoma

always qualifies well NEVER backs it up at the checkers. Never even had a top 5 finish here

something to consider depending on the odds anyways

Great lil tidbit to point out here M5! Practice n qualys always " like a rock" but when green flag waves, he drops spots "like a rock"! Usually a shit pit or dingin up the dingermobile, or parts failure. I dont like taking him when choosin driver to get best finish, in contest im in, where u use each driver 1 time Only. N usin a dinger or other bum, saves a better driver for future. But takin Dinger here, wouldnt do it. Seems to fare better at Watkins.

[the1yankee]

Figures, had the Bowyer n Kurt (TO WIN) amt in at 5durr, but got distracted n dont get it in b4 P1. Hope he stays at 850, after p1, but was fast off the truck it seems, SHocKing, I know, lol.

[the1yankee]

may the cars we choose have xtra nitrous
and we leave the books place with one of these! h


=ing a,


GL this wk M5, and everyone else with action on the 3 races!
And hoping our jockeys give em tha to those 800+ black beauties

[5mike5]

GL Toni this weekend yankee

i doubt there much of a diff in bowyer and Kurt odds to be honest if u were gonna get them in the +800 range

[5mike5]

I can't wait for these weekend races. Trucks will be ok just not pumped about the odds but might sneak something outta that too hopefully

even watching practices at Sonoma is fun

[the1yankee]

Whose in the 43? billy horschel pga golf player? Oh, bill johnson. What does this guy do, 24 le-mans. lol

[the1yankee]

I can't wait for these weekend races. Trucks will be ok just not pumped about the odds but might sneak something outta that too hopefully

even watching practices at Sonoma is fun

Love watchin fri nite trucks, and the 1 thurs nite, not sure if its in the schedule this year tho.

[the1yankee]

Nice to have 3 programs fri sat sun.

Made a lil ground in my wkly driver pool M5. Pays 12 spots, in 11, up 1, 12th guy is up 1 than 15pt gap to 14th.

Main guys left with last 3 races of 1st hf: jones*kahne*newman* kurt*austin n other bums. Thinkin its gotta be Kurt here with what I got and; KURT HAS 7 Top 5's in 16 starts, which 5MIKE5 mentioned, n,(KURT HAS 8 TOP 10s IN 17 STARTS)So when Mr Kurt Busch is dialed in here, HE IS TOP 5 DIALED IN, HERE IN WINE COUNTRY

I know for the 'at the glen race, theres a french canadian guy whos solid in that race a decent amount of times. Forget his name

[the1yankee]

Mentioned the canadian because, Im wonderin if theres any solid non nascar regulars, like boris said, who have a decent chance for a top 5 or top 8 on Sunday??

[5mike5]

Mentioned the canadian because, Im wonderin if theres any solid non nascar regulars, like boris said, who have a decent chance for a top 5 or top 8 on Sunday??

I don't think so but anything can happen I guess. Would take some serious strategy

[5mike5]

Throwing in an extra win parlay for trucks just because they offered Rhodes too at great parlayable odds

will post shortly

[5mike5]

Trucks:

briscoe(+475)
Rhodes (+650)
truex (+2000)

parlays:
Bell wins race (+170)
open

Briscoe>Rhodes (+110)
Crafton>Sauter (+100)
open

GOODLUCK!!!

[5mike5]

I her as hell wouldn't mind Bell winning this race and me taking a nice parlay into the Cup race for a big advanage

[5mike5]

After watching the truck race, track position is everythingat Iowa.

U can't pass at all so keep that in mind for the xfinity race

[kkwins84]

Need a caution bad!