Both Eric and Greg landed a 100-1 winner in Chris Buescher on Saturday night at the Bristol (Tenn) Motor Speedway. While Greg earned his money back, it was Eric that scored a massive victory in landing a $400 profit.
Can they strike gold again for Sunday afternoon’s race at Texas?
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· 4 times has the winner of the Cup race at Texas gone on to win the championship. 2007 – Jimmie Johnson, 2011- Tony Stewart, 2013 – Jimmie Johnson, 2021 – Kyle Larson.
· 4 times has a non playoff driver won this race – 2006 Tony Stewart, 2014 Jimmie Johnson, 2015 Jimmie Johnson, 2020 Kyle Busch
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• Look for the winner to come from the top 6 Rows. 18 of the last 20 and 20 of the last 23 Texas races were won from a top 10 starter.
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• All but two races in the stage era has a driver not won a stage and the race itself. In fact, six of the last eight Texas races saw the eventual winner win or finish second in the second stage at that.
• 5 of the last 8 1st stage winners have finished in the top 3.
• 3 of the last 5 2nd stage winners have won the race outright in the end
RACE FUTURES: AUTO TRADER ECHOPARK 500
Race Odds
6-1…D Hamlin and K Larson
7-1…C Elliott
8-1…Kyle B
10-1…C Bell and R Blaney
12-1…W Byron, R Chastain and M Truex Jr.
15-1…K Harvick, J Logano and T Reddick
20-1…B Wallace
30-1…A Bowman
40-1…A Cindric and Suarez
50-1…A Almirola and C Buescher
100-1…C Briscoe, A Dillon, T Gibbs, E Jones and B Keselowski
200-1…C Custer, M McDowell and R Stenhouse Jr.
300-1…N Gragson
500-1…H Burton and J Haley
NOTE: Each analyst has a weekly wagering limit of $100.
NOTE: The weekly wagering limits will increase $100 for each playoff round ending with a $500 wagering limit for the Championship Four race.
AUTO TRADER ECHOPARK 500 PICKS: RACE 30
Greg DePalma
D Hamlin…6-1…$80 ($480)
C Bell…10-1…$50 ($500)
R Blaney…10-1…$40 ($400)
W Byron…12-1…$35 ($420)
R Chastain…12-1…$25 ($300)
K Harvick…15-1…$20 ($300)
J Logano…15-1…$20 ($300)
A Bowman…30-1…$20 ($600)
C Briscoe…100-1…$5 ($500)
B Keselowski…100-1…$5 ($500)
RECORD: 15 for 29
TOTAL: -221
Eric Smith
K Larson…6-1…$53 ($318)
C Bell…10-1…$50 ($500)
R Blaney…10-1…$41 ($410)
W Byron…12-1…$30 ($360)
R Chastain…12-1…$30 ($360)
J Logano…15-1…$30 ($450)
T Reddick…15-1…$22 ($330)
A Bowman…30-1…$15 ($450)
A Almirola…50-1…$7 ($350)
C Briscoe…100-1…$4 ($400)
A Dillon…100-1…$4 ($400)
E Jones…100-1…$8 ($800)
B Keselowski…100-1…$4 ($400)
C Custer…200-1…$2 ($400)
RECORD: 16 for 29
TOTAL: -536
CJ Radune
K Larson…6-1…$55 ($330)
C Elliott…7-1…$50 ($350)
Kyle B…8-1…$40 ($320)
C Bell…10-1…$33 ($330)
R Blaney…10-1…$33 ($330)
W Byron…12-1…$26 ($312)
K Harvick…15-1…$22 ($330)
J Logano…15-1…$22 ($330)
A Bowman…30-1…$11 ($330)
D Suarez…40-1…$8 ($320)
RECORD: 17 for 29
TOTAL: -813
ARCHIVES
BASS PRO SHOPS NIGHT RACE PICKS: RACE 29
BASS PRO SHOPS NIGHT RACE WINNER: Chris Buescher
Greg DePalma
C Elliott…8-1…$33 ($264) …2nd
C Bell…10-1…$30 ($300) …4th
K Harvick…10-1…$50 ($500) …10th
W Byron…12-1…$25 ($300) …3rd
R Blaney…15-1…$20 ($300) …30th
T Reddick…15-1…$20 ($300) …25th
A Bowman…30-1…$10 ($300) …32nd
C Briscoe…50-1…$4 ($200) …14th
A Dillon…50-1…$4 ($200) …31st
C Buescher…100-1…$2 ($200) …1st
R Stenhouse Jr…100-1…$2 ($200) …33rd
RECORD: 1 for 1
TOTAL: +2
CJ Radune
D Hamlin…5-1…$46 ($230) …9th
Kyle B…7-1…$32 ($224) …34th
K Larson…7-1…$32 ($224) …5th
C Elliott…8-1…$28 ($224) …2nd
C Bell…10-1…$24 ($240) …4th
J Logano…15-1…$15 ($225) …27th
T Reddick…15-1…$15 ($225) …25th
A Bowman…30-1…$8 ($240) …32nd
RECORD: 0 for 1
TOTAL: -200
Eric Smith
Kyle B…7-1…$28 ($196) …34th
C Bell…10-1…$25 ($250) …4th
K Harvick…10-1…$28 ($280) …10th
W Byron…12-1…$18 ($216) …3rd
R Chastain…12-1…$17 ($204) …6th
R Blaney…15-1…$19 ($285) …30th
J Logano…15-1…$28 ($420) …27th
A Bowman…30-1…$20 ($600) …32nd
C Buescher…100-1…$4 ($400) …1st
E Jones…100-1…$5 ($500) …21st
B Keselowski…100-1…$5 ($500) …13th
R Stenhouse Jr…100-1…$3 ($300) …33rd
RECORD: 1 for 1
TOTAL: +204
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