2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup wars go to Indianapolis

It's that time once again when the city of Indianapolis gets crowded with rednecks.

Yep, the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season resumes this Sunday as the top NASCAR drivers of the world converge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to race what they believe will get them the 2007 Nextel Cup title.

In six of the last nine NASCAR Nextel Cup seasons, the driver who wins the race in Indy went on to win the Nextel Cup title. Yep, apparently, Indianapolis has good karma going for the city and the rest of the NASCAR drivers who want that elusive Nextel Cup by season's end will all be looking to become Indy's new champion on Sunday.

This infamous ''Indy blessing'' so to speak has amazingly continued on despite going through changes in the Nextel Cup championship points system.

It happened FOUR consecutive years, from 1998-2001 in the old points system and has happened in two of the three years in the ''Chase for the Nextel Cup'' playoffs.

Winning the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in Indy this weekend can prove to be vital for any driver's quest for the Nextel Cup. Not only will a win award the driver as Indy's new champion, (as it STILL is one of the BIGGEST events in the NASCAR season...) it will also bring him ''statistical luck,'' so to speak, on the way to the title.

Perhaps the one man who probably feels invincible this Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is Juan Pablo Montoya. He won in this very race track, winning his first Indy 500 appearance in 2000. Montoya raced counterclockwise then, like he will this Sunday.

Montoya didn't have the same success in Indy when he was racing on the track clockwise in Formula 1. He didn't have any podium finish whatsoever in FIVE Formula One starts. Yep, he failed to finish three of those races too.

Luckily for him, he will be back at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, racing counterclockwise, this weekend.

Who will win the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup war this Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway? AcesAce sportsbook has the odds.

Jeff Gordon EVEN +450

Dale Earnhardt Jr. EVEN +1500

Tony Stewart EVEN +600

Jimmie Johnson EVEN +500

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