The crews for NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson better read over their rulebooks again and make sure they get everything right at New Hampshire International Speedway this weekend. Both Gordon and Johnson's auto racing cars failed inspection at Infineon Raceway last weekend, and it ended up costing each driver 100 points in the standings and their crew chiefs for the next six car races.
For Gordon the points drop wasn't a huge loss, as he still leads the point's standings with a 171-point lead over Denny Hamlin. The loss hurt a little bit more for Johnson, who dropped from third place to fifth in the standings.
Both Gordon and Johnson should have a good chance at getting back some of their points in this weekend's Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at New Hampshire. Both Hendricks drivers have had success at New Hampshire before, with Gordon winning there three times in his career while Johnson has a pair of wins on the New Hampshire track. However, it's been quite awhile since Gordon has seen the checkered flag at New Hampshire, with his last win there coming back in 1998. Johnson's two wins came in 2003 when he swept both races at New Hampshire.
The driver with the most career wins at New Hampshire that will be racing this weekend is Jeff Burton. Burton has four wins at New Hampshire, including winning this race in three straight years from 1997-99. Like Gordon, Burton hasn't won at New Hampshire in ages, with his last win coming back in 2000.
The more recent winners at New Hampshire last season were Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick. Busch has one win this season and has finished in the Top 10 in the last three races. Harvick also has a single win this season, but came close last week with a second-place finish at Infineon.
One other multiple winner at New Hampshire that bettors may want to consider this weekend is Tony Stewart. Stewart has two NASCAR wins at New Hampshire and last won there in 2005. Stewart also has an open-wheel racing win at New Hampshire which he earned while driving on the IRL Circuit in 1998.
The auto race goes Sunday at 1 pm ET.
Check out Auto Racing Betting Odds at WagerWeb.
No comments:
Post a Comment