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2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge Predictions

Written by Jimmy Boyd on May 14, 2007

The odds are out for this Saturday’s Nextel All-Star Challenge and we have your 2007 All-Star Challenge Predictions right here.

It comes as no surprise that Bodog lists Jimmie Johnson as the odds on favorite to win the event at 4/1 odds. He was last year’s Nextel All-Star Challenge winner and has won seven races at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway-a feat his Lowe’s sponsorship has to be happy about. If Johnson can prevail this Saturday night, it will mark his fifth win of the season. Unfortunately this event does not count in the Nextel Cup standings, but it does count in your bankroll as the $1 million payout is a popular prize.

As good as Jimmie Johnson has been in 2007, his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Jeff Gordon has been better. Gordon will likely be Johnson’s biggest threat to victory lane this week. Gordon made a gutsy call late in the race at Darlington last week overcoming a leaky radiator to win his third race of the season. He is the current leader in the Nextel Cup standing edging out Johnson. Gordon is currently listed at 9/2 odds for this Saturday’s event.

It’s going to be hard to bet against Hendrick Motorsports in the All-Star Challenge as its Driver’s have won four straight races and eight of the last nine. Even though this race does not figure into the Nextel Cup standing, the Hendrick Motorsports team will want to make a good showing to keep its momentum and the prize money isn’t a bad perk either.

One driver who may have the most motivation to win is Dale Earnhardt Jr. With his recent break from DEI and his cheating allegations surrounding illegal modification of the Car of Tomorrow at Darlington Raceway, Earnhardt will be looking to save some face in front of his fans at this event which is tailored toward the fans. As if his split from DEI didn’t put enough pressure on him to perform, now he is going to have to prove that he can win without cheating as even one cheating allegation causes some fans to question a driver’s entire career. He shows much better value at 12/1 odds than Gordon or Johnson, but even though he has the motivation, too much has been going on for this young driver off the race track to take away from his focus. Don’t expect to see him in victory lane any time soon.

It may not be a bold choice and it doesn’t show much value, but we have to go with Jimmie Johnson on a track where he has had so much success. Unless you can come up with a darn good reason not to side with Jimmie Johnson this Saturday, I would be putting my money on him.

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