MICHIGAN--5mike5

[onlooker]

Opening odds at LVH here

Despite never winning at Michigan, Jimmie Johnson is 5/1 favorite (Getty)

PURE MICHIGAN 400
MICHIGAN INT'L SPEEDWAY
SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2012

JIMMIE JOHNSON 5
TONY STEWART 10
MATT KENSETH 8
GREG BIFFLE 8
DENNY HAMLIN 10
KYLE BUSCH 10
KASEY KAHNE 10
JEFF GORDON 8
DALE EARNHARDT JR 7
CARL EDWARDS 10
BRAD KESELOWSKI 15
KEVIN HARVICK 30
MARK MARTIN 25
MARTIN TRUEX JR 25
CLINT BOWYER 30
RYAN NEWMAN 50
JOEY LOGANO 60
JEFF BURTON 100
JUAN MONTOYA 100
PAUL MENARD 100
JAMIE McMURRAY 100
KURT BUSCH 100
MARCOS AMBROSE 100
SAM HORNISH JR 100
ARIC ALMIROLA 300
TREVOR BAYNE 300
REGAN SMITH 200
BOBBY LABONTE 500
DAVID RAGAN 1000
FIELD 500

Where do you go to see those?

[Vegas39]

Opening odds at LVH here

Despite never winning at Michigan, Jimmie Johnson is 5/1 favorite (Getty)

PURE MICHIGAN 400
MICHIGAN INT'L SPEEDWAY
SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2012

JIMMIE JOHNSON 5
TONY STEWART 10
MATT KENSETH 8
GREG BIFFLE 8
DENNY HAMLIN 10
KYLE BUSCH 10
KASEY KAHNE 10
JEFF GORDON 8
DALE EARNHARDT JR 7
CARL EDWARDS 10
BRAD KESELOWSKI 15
KEVIN HARVICK 30
MARK MARTIN 25
MARTIN TRUEX JR 25
CLINT BOWYER 30
RYAN NEWMAN 50
JOEY LOGANO 60
JEFF BURTON 100
JUAN MONTOYA 100
PAUL MENARD 100
JAMIE McMURRAY 100
KURT BUSCH 100
MARCOS AMBROSE 100
SAM HORNISH JR 100
ARIC ALMIROLA 300
TREVOR BAYNE 300
REGAN SMITH 200
BOBBY LABONTE 500
DAVID RAGAN 1000
FIELD 500

[shaunovery]

Yeah i'd appreciate it Mike, im gonna try to get me some of that Nascar $$$ while im there. I'll be watching this thread very closely.

Enjoy I'll be there in November thanksgiving weekend

[5mike5]

Yeah i'd appreciate it Mike, im gonna try to get me some of that Nascar $$$ while im there. I'll be watching this thread very closely.

no problem, ill let u know asap when they come out

have a safe and fun trip to sin city!!!!

might as well cash in while u are there!

[CarolinaDaze]

Yeah i'd appreciate it Mike, im gonna try to get me some of that Nascar $$$ while im there. I'll be watching this thread very closely.

[5mike5]

Like Ryan i'll be in Vegas this week starting tomorrow afternoon, question is what day does the opening odds come out?

no way to really know CD

either tonight or tomorrow sometime

but greek isnt even out yet, so im guessing tomorrow

either way ill be here constantly checking for them, even through the night, if u want me to PM u i will

[CarolinaDaze]

Like Ryan i'll be in Vegas this week starting tomorrow afternoon, question is what day does the opening odds come out?

[Vegas39]

Gibbs won 3 out of last 5 here, Toyota's won 4 of last 6 here, not a bad track record for them considering how long they have been in the series.

As mike said was referring to rash of engine issues. Plus after last week with Kyle he either dominates or dnf's in my opinion

[5mike5]

hes just talking about the engine problems they were having, not that they werent good here

kinda a running joke around here

[MeatWad]

Wish I could get odds on a Gibbs engine blowing at Michigan

Gibbs won 3 out of last 5 here, Toyota's won 4 of last 6 here, not a bad track record for them considering how long they have been in the series.

[5mike5]

Bristol night race weekend=college football kickoff

[5mike5]

I'm pumped for Bristol!!!

hell yes



havent decided if ill go to truck/nationwide race or not yet...leaning all 3

[RyanLeafOfBets]

I'm pumped for Bristol!!!

[5mike5]

Wish I could get odds on a Gibbs engine blowing at Michigan

[5mike5]

oh i love it....every nascar fan should make it a priority to go to the night race at least 1 time...nothing like it and ive been to almost every track

my buddys dad has friends, we always have garage passes ect...

use to be even wilder when i drank and partied all the time...place is just a wild party for about 5 str8 days...the things ive seen there u wouldnt believe

[Vegas39]

Wish I could get odds on a Gibbs engine blowing at Michigan

[MeatWad]

Used to be the toughest ticket on the circuit, bet that is a wild and rowdy time. Spent alot of summers south west of there growing up years ago.

[MeatWad]

I have definitely benefitted from incorporating the practice sessions, as it is more information to utilize to paint a bigger picture of what to expect from the race. I definitely don't weigh any one variable too heavily, unless there is something obvious and undeniable.

[5mike5]

bristol my home track so i go almost every race

[MeatWad]

Bristol night always the funnest or one of the funnest of season....Busch and Brad should be the favorites there to win. Although it seems like Brad never gets the respect he deserves, especially in the opening odds to win. He is emerging as one of the best pure drivers in the series.

[5mike5]

yeah i dont let practice/qualifying sessions determine my picks or really sway me in any real way, just my thing though

stopped years ago...and was best thing i ever did

most stats and sessions are the most overreated thing in nascar for my cappin of races, i will look but try not to ever let it guide my plays

watching last 4-5 races, and my notebooks on track/driver, and track history almost all i use

[MeatWad]

Nice to see the practices coming up to. Sure was helpful last week, the way Brad K dominated all aspects which translated well to race performance. Recent form has favored the Gibbs boys here for the race win, and both should be motivated and focused to get in the victory circle again.

[5mike5]

Congrats on another solid weekend, boys.

DAD!!!

[Dad]

Congrats on another solid weekend, boys.

[5mike5]

BRISTOL night race next weekend...

god i cant wait

[5mike5]

actually we made a boat load of money last michigan race

[MeatWad]

Hamlin would be hard to bet against for the win, 2 wins in 5 races and 13%+ of laps led in all 5 races. And his teamate Busch looks hungry as hell, won one in the past 5 here as well. I tend to handicap from a h2h prespective though.

[5mike5]

driver ratings and winning races are 2 very different things though

rouch hasnt won here in years, and smoke hasnt won here in over a decade

jimmy always runs well here, and 0 wins

thats why its a tough track to pick a winner (even though we did at 15-1 in race #1 here )

[MeatWad]

Definitely a track where the Rousch guys tend to do well, Biffle and Kennseth have the best driver ratings here the past 3 years. Tony Stewart has the best average finish in the past 5 races, with an impressive 5.8 never outside the top 10. Gonna be tough to call though as the Hendricks guys also do fairly well, and seem to have a real equipment edge on everyone this year.

[5mike5]

michigan is always a very hard race to handicap, fuel mileage, engine wear, ect. all in play...

[onlooker]

[5mike5]

i never know really until i see the opening odds who my early plays will be

[RyanLeafOfBets]

I'm excited for the race... gonna make some bets in person in Vegas. Who you liking Mike?

[5mike5]

Keslowski and Kurt busch in the truck race at MIS

kyle/hornish Jr. in montreal

[MatI]

I can't wait for Montreal (and Michigan)!

Early lean on Villeneuve or Kyle for Montreal.