2010 NASCAR Odds - Irwin Tools Night Race – Johnson & Busch Favored
The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drives under the lights this weekend when drivers compete in the Irwin Tools Night Race on Saturday from Bristol Motor Speedway.
Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch are considered the favorites to win the event and have been given 6/1 odds to win according to oddsmakers at the online sports book SBGGLOBAL. Other short odds to win are Kurt Busch (7/1) while four others have 10/1 odds.
Kyle Busch is the defending champion of this race. It is one of three wins that Busch has on this track. His average finish at Bristol is 10.1 and his driver rating is 103.0, which is the best of any Sprint Cup driver. Busch currently sits eighth in the standings, 425 points behind leader Kevin Harvick.
Johnson has one win at this track and an average finish of 15.0, but his driver rating at Bristol is just 87.0. Johnson sits fifth in the current standings. He is 386 points behind Harvick. Johnson is tied with Denny Hamlin for the most wins on the year with five.
Kurt Busch has five wins at Bristol and has won this particular event one time. Busch has an average finish of 13.2 at this track, while his driver rating is 96.1. Kurt Busch has two wins in 2010 and he is 10th in the standings.
Among the drivers with 10/1 odds, Greg Biffle has the highest driver rating at Bristol, which is 101.2. Biffle has never won on this track, but has an average finish of 11.0.
The Irwin Tools Night Race will take place Saturday, Aug. 21 from Bristol Motor Speedway at 7:43PM ET. For complete odds and track information on this year’s event, see below.
Odds to win the Irwin Tools 500
Jimmie Johnson 6/1
Kyle Busch 6/1
Kurt Busch 7/1
Tony Stewart 10/1
Kevin Harvick 10/1
Carl Edwards 10/1
Greg Biffle 10/1
Jeff Gordon 12/1
Jeff Burton 15/1
Denny Hamlin 18/1
Matt Kenseth 20/1
Clint Bowyer 20/1
Kasey Kahne 25/1
Juan Pablo Montoya 30/1
Mark Martin 30/1
Jamie McMurray 35/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr 35/1
David Reutimann 40/1
Martin Truex Jr 40/1
Ryan Newman 40/1
Joey Logano 40/1
David Ragan 75/1
AJ Allmendinger 75/1
Scott Speed 100/1
Paul Menard 100/1
Regan Smith 100/1
Elliott Sadler 100/1
Marcos Ambrose 100/1
Reed Sorenson 100/1
Brad Keselowski 100/1
Bobby Labonte 100/1
Travis Kvapil 100/1
Sam Hornish Jr 100/1
Field (Any Other Driver) 100/1
2010 Irwin Tools Night Race Information
Race Date: Saturday, Aug. 21
Location: Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.
Pre-Race: 6:30PM ET
Green Flag: Approx. 7:43PM ET
TV Coverage: ABC
Radio Coverage: PRN
Track Type: Oval (500 laps)