2010 Daytona 500 Betting Odds

To the rest of the world, the Super Bowl wrapped up last Sunday when the New Orleans Saints knocked off the Indianapolis Colts. To the world of NASCAR fans though, the Super Bowl is this Sunday.

The 52nd version of the Daytona 500 comes to Daytona International Speedway on Valentine’s Day, and no NASCAR betting fan will want to miss all of the action!

Mark Martin will be the pole sitter for the Great American Race. He won the pole position after posting a lap of 191.188 MPH around the oval in Daytona. He was the only driver to crack the 191 MPH barrier in qualifying. Joining Martin on Row 1 will be Dale Earnhardt Jr., who got the only other automatic slot in the field by posting the second fastest qualifying time.

On Wednesday, racing at Daytona in the Gatorade Duels was as good as it gets. Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne proved to be victorious in the 125-mile mini-races, but neither one had much margin for error. The two edged out Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart respectively be a combined 0.19 seconds. As a result, Johnson and Kahne will sit on Row 2, while Harvick and Stewart will occupy Row 3 when the green flag drops on Sunday afternoon.

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Rounding out the top ten starters will be Kyle Busch, Juan Pablo Montoya, Clint Bowyer, and Kurt Busch. The final starter in the field will be veteran Michael Waltrip, who narrowly qualified for the race in what will be his final Daytona 500. Defending champion Matt Kenseth will start 24th after a poor showing in the Gatorade Duel.

Waltrip and Kenseth will join Bill Elliott, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, and Ryan Newman as the only racers in the field that have previously won a Daytona 500.

Historically, this is an event that is ruled by Chevrolets. from 1989 through 2007, Chevy captured 15 Daytona 500s. Since then though, both Dodge (Newman, 2008) and Ford (Kenseth, 2009) have visited the most hallowed Victory Lane in motor racing.

The clear cut NASCAR wagering favorite for Sunday’s race is Stewart, who is lined at +450. There are a host of drivers at 8/1, including Busch, Gordon, Earnhardt Jr., and Denny Hamlin. Kenseth is 19-1 to become the first repeat champ of the Great American Race since Cale Yarborough pulled off the feat in 1983 and 1984.