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In an interesting race last Sunday at the Nashville Superspeedway, Chase Elliott became the fifth and second winner of the NASCAR Cup Series this season.
When NASCAR celebrates Independence Day at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, Elliott is JOCKEY Made In America (3 US Afternoon ET, MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio).
After all, No. The 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver is the race's defending winner, the second driver to win Road America in the NASCAR premier division, and the first to be the NASCAR Hall of Fame Tim. Flock in 1956.
Also consider that seven of Elliott's 15 Cup wins took place on the road course. Two each for Watkins Glen and Charlotte Roval, and one each for the Daytona Road Course on the circuit. Of America and Road America.
If you win another road course, Elliott and Tony Stewart will be the second most in the series history. Jeff Gordon leads the series with nine victories on the right and left turn circuits.
Elliott is a pre-race favorite at BetMGM, offered at +450 and leading the field with 19.4% of the steering wheel to win.
4.048 Miles Road America is a huge 14-turn truck. The vast grounds can accommodate a huge number of fans, similar to last year's Cup series truck return.
"I felt like the people there spread their arms out to welcome us and bring a lot of energy," Elliott said. "Whenever you have energy on the track, it's fun for everyone involved. It doesn't matter if you're working in a sport, a driver, or another fan there. Better events, better environment ..
"I felt that last year was a good example. I hope this weekend will be the same. The results will be the same this weekend. I hope everyone has a good time. "
The huge course gives fans the opportunity to spread, and if they want, the opportunity to see through the trees, but 14 different corners. Offers a formidable challenge when it comes to setting up a car.
"The brake zone is the first thing that comes to mind there," said Elliott's crew chief Arangstafsson. "You need to be good at them. There are some difficult braking zones. The car needs to be able to turn around well and at the same time be stable.
"You can't swing back to change direction, so you have more control over the driver. There's also the complexity of the course you have to prepare. Some tight There are 90 degree corners, carousels, kinks — fast left. That makes it so difficult. There are so many styles of corners that make it difficult. ”
Sunday's race field includes winners of 13 different road courses: Elliott, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Larson, Kevin Harvic, AJ Armendinger, Joe Irogano, Kurt Busch, Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin, Rothchastain, Daniels Ares.
Of these drivers, only Allmendinger is not competing for points in the Cup series.
There are many crises in Brainy, Truex, Bell and Harvick. All of these are unbeatable this year, but are currently in the playoffspot bubble based on championship points. Of the four, Harvick is in the most unstable position. He leads Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Arick Aluminum Roller by 9 points.
Kyle Busch is BetMGM's second-largest responsibility ahead of the race. Offering at +1000, he is backed by the most total bets (8.0%) and is second at 14.9% of the handle after opening at +1200. Larson also pulls 14.9 percent of the steering wheel and has the second shortest pre-race odds at +700.
Baba Wallace is the primary responsibility of BetMGM before the race. The +35000 long shot is supported by 3.4% of the beat and 1.3% of the handle.
NASCAR Cup Series
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announced by JOCKEY Made in America Location: Road America
Date: Sunday, July 3
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Wallet: $ 7,145,001
TV: USA, 2:00 pm ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 250.98 miles (62 laps); Stage 1 (finished on lap 15), Stage 2 (finished on lap 30), Final stage (finished on lap 62)
– Field level media (finished on lap 62) NASCAR NewsWire contributes to this story)