Bettors have a tough choice to make this weekend when NASCARInfineon Raceway for the Toyota/Save Mart 350. Either bet on Jeff Gordon, or hope Gordon misses the race and bet on someone else.
This weekend's auto race at Infineon is the first road race of the season. When NASCAR is running a road race - and especially when it's at Infineon - you pretty much have to put your money on Gordon. In his career Gordon has five wins at Infineon and a record nine career wins on road courses. Gordon also just happens to be the defending champion of this race, having won at Infineon last season.
All of those facts make Gordon a no-brainer pick this weekend. But there's a small chance that Gordon may not be in his familiar No. 24 car this weekend when the green flag drops. Gordon's wife, Ingrid Vandebosch, is pregnant with the couple's first child and she just happens to be due this weekend. Gordon has had the helicopter fueled and ready to go during his last couple of races and if Vandebosch is having the baby on race day, Gordon already said he's skipping the race.
On the slight chance that Gordon gets the call from the hospital, who would be the favorite at Infineon? Jimmie Johnson is always a heavy favorite every week, but he's still looking for his first career win at Infineon. Last week's winner at
Since this race is being run on a road course that also means there will be road-course ringers to consider. For you NASCAR rookies out there, a road-course ringer is a specialized driver a team will bring in to race on road courses. Some of the irregular names you may hear this weekend could include Boris Said, Ron Fellows, Robby Gordon and Terry Labonte. Ringers don't often win but they are always a threat, so keep an eye out and make sure you know exactly who will be driving what car on Sunday.
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