McMurray wins pole at Sonoma
SONOMA, CA (TheSpread) – Jamie McMurray was fastest in qualifying on Saturday and will start up front for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv , Kevin Harvick is now the favorite to win this race, as he has 9/2 odds. Other short odds to win are Jeff Gordon (5/1), Kurt Busch (6/1) and Marcose Ambrose (13/2).
Harvick is ninth in the point standings, 90 points out of first. Harvick has two wins and five top 5s this season. Harvick has never won at this track and he comes in without a driver rating in the top 10 at Sonoma. He qualified sixth for this race.
Gordon is the points leader by 15 points on the field. He has one win and five top 5s on the year. Gordon is a five-time winner at Sonoma and he has an average finish of 8.2 at the track. His driver rating there is 101.6, which is fourth amongst current drivers. Gordon will start in 15th position.
Kurt Busch is 26th in the point standings, but has one win this season. Busch has one win at Sonoma with an average finish of 16.0 and a driver rating of 107.8, which is second only to Ambrose. Busch will start in fifth position.
Ambrose is 23rd in the point standings, but a road specialist. He has just two top 5s on the year. Despite
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