Daytona 500 Odds

cloverleaf · Feb 12, 2013

According to oddsmakers at Bovada, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the favorite to win the race, as he has 9/1 odds to win. Other short odds to win are Kyle Busch (10/1), Brad Keselowski (12/1), Kevin Harvick (12/1) and Tony Stewart (12/1). Other driver odds.

Denny Hamlin (13/1)
Matt Kenseth (13/1)
Clint Bowyer (14/1)
Jeff Gordon (14/1)
Jimmie Johnson (14/1)
Kasey Kahne (15/1)
Carl Edwards (16/1)
Greg Biffle (18/1)
Martin Truex (20/1)
Jamie McMurray (25/1)
Kurt Busch (25/1)
Jeff Burton (28/1)
Joey Logano (28/1)
Mark Martin (33/1)

Sidenote: Tony Stewart has never won the Daytona 500...maybe he's due Johnny Dago ($500).

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Murphy8276 · Feb 12, 2013

Jimmy Johnson has got this :toast:

Odds will get much better imo on most of these guys so don't bet the longer shots until closer to race day.

-murph

MattyMatt · Feb 12, 2013

Murphy8276 said:
Odds will get much better imo on most of these guys so don't bet the longer shots until closer to race day.

-murph

May not be the case here at a track like Daytona. Now they may chance some, but not much IMO. On a track like this one, starting position really means nothing. It's more or less finding a running partner, staying in the draft, and avoiding the Big One. Super speedways don't mean anything for qualifying really, and the way they line up for this one with the Shootouts makes it even less important. You may even see some drivers make certain changes to force them to start at the back. From last to first is no biggie here with a 4 wide racing groove and a draft.

johnboland · Feb 12, 2013

I was impressed with the Ford cars when I went to Charlotte a few weeks ago when they were displayed in front of the Hall Of Fame. Look to see if Keselowski, Biffle, Edwards, or Logano win the Great American Race.

cloverleaf · Feb 13, 2013

John, you may be right about someone from the Ford camp.

I look for Carl Edwards to make some noise this year.

He seem to be just spinning his wheels last season.

johnboland · Feb 13, 2013

Other Ford Drivers present in Charlotte the day I attended were Marcos Ambrose, Ricky Stenhouse, David Ragan, and Aric Almirola. Also got to meet Jack Rouse and Mike Joy. As a matter of fact, when the cars were allowed to drive down Tyron Street in Charlotte for a Nascar Parade to celebrate the Hall Of Fame and Ford Motor Company, David Ragan really opened up the throttle while we were walking right between two hug skyscrapers. The sound of the engine got trapped between the buildings and I thought my eardrums were going to burst. Extremely extremely loud in between the buildings. This secondary list of drivers may be worth a look over for a dark horse entry as well.

Junk47 · Feb 14, 2013

Thnis is a race of survival, so picking a winner is very difficult. Wrecks are a part of life in NASCAR, but other than Talladega, Daytona can take the most vehicles out in one wreck. Drivers simply do not have the time nor the equipment to get out of the way.

johnboland · Feb 14, 2013

Ricky Craven said today during NASCAR Media Day that he liked the Joe Gibbs Camp at Daytona this year as well as for the season with Kyle Busch, Kenseth, and Hamlin. Craven does have some good analysis at times and explains sometimes complicated matters with easy language that fans can understand. Whether his predictions this year come true or not remains to be seen of course but Craven is a good source of inside NASCAR info across the board.

cloverleaf · Feb 14, 2013

Craven is a smart guy.

He wasn't a bad driver either...just never had that bust out year.

If NASCAR can keep Michael Waldrip to less than his usual 8,000 appearances...would be appreciated.
I just turn the volumn off when he is running his mouth.

johnboland · Feb 14, 2013

I switched over from Bobby Labonte to Martin Truex Jr. two years ago. Labonte won the first Coca Cola 600 I went to and nobody real pulled for him back then so I pulled for him for several years but after that Labonte just seemd to fizzle out so I picked up on the newer drivers. I try to pick out someone nobody really cheers for as a challenge. Todays' NASCAr Media Day was really good. If you fellow RX'ers can catch a replay, it is worth your time to catch up with all the Pre Daytona gossip.

TyBounce · Feb 15, 2013

Several mediocre drivers not listed , i'll be curious to see the "field" odds.

Field bets rarely win , but if there was going to be an upset or surprise winner it would most likely come from a restrictor plate track or a road course. ... Paul Menard might be worth a look-see.

johnboland · Feb 15, 2013

Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Martin, Edwards,and Montoya tear up cars during practice today. Kenseth came down on Busch and everybody else got caught up in the crossfire. Shit load of money to tear up during practice.

Hamilbet · Feb 19, 2013

2013 daytona 500 58000 all bets action 58001

58002 aric almirola +5000

58003 austin dillon +7500

58004 bobby labonte +10000

58005 brad keselowski +1200

58006 carl edwards +2000

58007 casey mears +7500

58008 clint bowyer +1800

58009 dale earnhardt jr +1200

58010 danica patrick +3000

58011 dave blaney +10000

58012 david gilliland +10000

58013 denny hamlin +1500

58014 greg biffle +2000

58015 jamie mcmurray +3000

58016 jeff burton +3000

58017 jeff gordon +1200

58018 jimmie johnson +900

58019 joey logano +3000

58020 juan montoya +5000

58021 kasey kahne +1800

58022 kevin harvick +1000

58023 kurt busch +2500

58024 kyle busch +1200

58025 marcos ambrose +4000

58026 mark martin +3000

58027 martin truex jr +2500

58028 matt kenseth +800

58029 paul menard +4000

58030 ricky stenhouse +3000

58031 ryan newman +3000

58032 tony stewart +800

58033 travis kvapil +10000

58034 trevor bayne +6000

58035 the field ( any other driver ) +2000

MattyMatt · Feb 19, 2013

Man it must really suck to have worse odds than Danica to win. 30 to 1. I'm wiling to bet she doesn't break the Top 20.

johnboland · Feb 19, 2013

Thanks Hamilbet for the numbers.

johnboland · Feb 22, 2013

I can pretty much eliminate Truex this year watching him this week as to me he doesn't have the car he had last year when he was leading at the half way point and won the $$$ for the half way prize. I think I will eliminate Hamlin and Edwards also as they have had to repair the bulk of the inventory and I don't suspect their luck will change Sunday. They have been a magnet for trouble this week. I think I will eliminate Martin also with no disrespect to the veteran but thinking others will have a better car in the long run. Who can you eliminate from your observations so we might narrow down the field?

johnboland · Feb 22, 2013

I think I will eliminate Danica with no disrespect to her gender but just too much pressure to have to cope with. I am eliminating Juan Pablo Montoya also as he is just an accident waiting to happen. I will also eliminate Ryan Newan as he has been squirrely so far this week.

MattyMatt · Feb 22, 2013

Eliminating all the Davids..

David Reutimann
Dave Blaney
David Gilliland
David Ragan

johnboland · Feb 22, 2013

Nice Job MattyMatt. I would like to eliminate Casey Mears but DW or Larry Mac made the comment yesterday how well they thought he was making up ground and staying in the draft. I am keeping Mears on the back burner for now. I will eliminate Bobby Labonte however as well as Travis Kvapil. Biffle, Logano, and Keselowski probably have the best Fords so with that considered, Ambrose, Amirola, and Stenhouse are eliminated.