Will this be a predictable race at the technical road course in Sonoma? Or will NASCAR itch the yellow-flag scratch in Stage 3 and unleash chaos? As always, trust the spreadsheet but also trust your eyes. Here are the best bets for the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma, which gets underway Sunday, June 12 at 4 p.m. ET.

The +5000 long shot seemed crazy until there were two laps reaming on Sunday night and Ricky Stenhouse was restarting in fifth place. The Coca-Cola 600 chaos was accurately predicted last week, and that almost led to a big win. Temper those expectations this week. Gateway will not provide chaos. It will be a snooze. The favorites will be out in full force and the long shots will be cruising a lap down. As always, trust the spreadsheet but also trust your eyes. Here are the best bets for the NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter at World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway), which gets underway Sunday, June 5 at 3:30 p.m. ET.

The final race of Motorsports Christmas is a long one — 600 miles. If you have made it through the Monaco Grand Prix and the Indy 500, there is still one more to go. Pace yourself on Sunday with your bets and with the other stuff. As always, trust the spreadsheet but also trust your eyes. Here are the best bets for the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, which gets underway Sunday, May 29 at 6 p.m. ET.