| It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. | | | | make Sunday's race both incredibly fast and a |
| No, okay, it was pretty much just the best of times. | | | | crash-fest. Will Vegas now be the fastest track in |
| After getting shut out at the Daytona 500, for me | | | | Nextel Cup racing? It could very well be. In terms of |
| the race in Fontana two weeks ago was a breath of | | | | configuration, the new Vegas is a lot like the new |
| fresh air: Matt Kenseth held on for the outright win, | | | | Homestead, and setups on these cars will be kissing |
| and Greg Biffle did his part by toppling Casey Mears | | | | cousins with the high-torque setups at Bristol and |
| in a head-to-head match-up. Kenseth's win gives us a | | | | Dover. We should look at results from all those |
| nice big bankroll heading into a Vegas race that | | | | tracks (especially Homestead) when making our picks |
| should be crazy. | | | | this week. Let's get to it. |
| Las Vegas Motor Speedway used to be a flat track: | | | | Last Week: Kenseth's win at +1656 (and Biffle's H2H |
| low banking in the turns, so brakes were extremely | | | | win at -180) made up for our Daytona failings. For |
| important. Now LVMS has been completely changed: | | | | the year, then, we sit at a positive net 1.48 units, on |
| it's got 20 degrees of banking in the turns, and eight | | | | three total units wagered; that's a return of 49.3% |
| degrees in the front and back stretches. These | | | | on the young season. |
| factors, plus a slick racing surface, should combine to | | | | |