Nationwide odds: The NASCAR Nationwide Series heads to the famed road course of Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI for the Gardner Denver 200 Fired Up by Johnsonville. ESPN will provide coverage starting at 2:30 PM MET with the green flag scheduled for a 3 PM start. The track at Road America is considered to be one of the best and most challenging in all of racing. Past races at Road America have proven to be among the most competitive, exciting and unpredictable on the circuit. Road America has an asphalt surface with a distance of 4.048 miles and a total of 14 turns. AJ Allmendinger was the winner last year as he drove a Ford for Penske Racing. Nelson Piquet Jr was the winner in 2012, Reed Sorenson in 2011, and Carl Edwards was the winner in 2010.
Top Drivers
Regan Smith has been a top Nationwide Series contender for the past two seasons and is a consistent top 10 finishes. However in his only previous run at Road America he finished 32nd.
Elliott Sadler is also a strong and consistent Nationwide Series contender and has 3 career Nationwide Series starts at Road America with 1 top 5 and 2 top 10 finishes with an average finish of 9.3.
Trevor Bayne is another strong Nationwide Series contender this year and has a total of 3 career starts at Road America with 1 top 10 finish and an average finish of 23.7.
Brian Scott has emerged as a bona fide Nationwide Series contender and has a total of 4 career starts at Road America with 1 top 10 finish and an average finish of 14.0.
Brendan Gaughan is one of the more popular choices with bettors on the Nationwide Series board and has a total of 2 career starts at Road America with 1 top 5 and 1 top 10 finish with an average finish of 7.0.
Mike Bliss has a total of 4 career starts at Road America and has had his share of struggles with an average finish of 23.0.
The Pick
We like the experience of Sadler and his proven ability at Road America!
