2013 NASCAR Bojangles’ Southern 500 Odds To Win: Kyle Busch Favored
By Drew Sharper
DARLINGTON, SC (TheSpread) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Darlington Raceway on Saturday night for the Bojangles’ Southern 500. Here is a look at the odds for this race.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Kyle Busch is the favorite to win this race, as he has 5/1 odds while Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth have each been given 6/1 odds to win.
Busch is ninth in the point standings, 98 points behind Johnson for first place. Busch has two wins and five top 5s on the year. Busch has one win and two top 5s at Darlington. His average finish at the track is 15.5 while his driver rating is 102.3, which ranks fifth in the series.
Johnson is leading the point standings by 41 points. He has two wins and five top 5s on the year. Johnson owns three victories and seven top 5s at Darlington. His average finish at this track is 9.1, while his driver rating there is 105.7, which ranks fourth amongst current drivers.
Kenseth is 11th in the point standings, 104 points outside of first place. Kenseth has two wins and two top 5s this year. Kenseth has never won at Darlington and has an average finish of just 17.5 at the track while his driver rating is 86.5, which ranks 12th in the series.
The Bojangles’ Southern 500 will take place Saturday, May 11 at 7PM ET from Darlington Raceway. For complete odds and track information on this year’s race, see below.
Odds to win the Bojangles’ Southern 500
Kyle Busch 5/1
Jimmie Johnson 6/1
Matt Kenseth 6/1
Kasey Kahne 8/1
Denny Hamlin 8/1
Carl Edwards 10/1
Jeff Gordon 12/1
Greg Biffle 12/1
Martin Truex Jr 12/1
Brad Keselowski 12/1
Clint Bowyer 18/1
Kevin Harvick 18/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr 20/1
Tony Stewart 25/1
Joey Logano 30/1
Kurt Busch 50/1
Mark Martin 50/1
Ricky Stenhouse 50/1
Jamie McMurray 50/1
Juan Montoya 75/1
Aric Almirola 100/1
Jeff Burton 100/1
Regan Smith 100/1
Trevor Bayne 100/1
Paul Menard 100/1
Danica Patrick 100/1
Marcos Ambrose 100/1
David Ragan 100/1
Ryan Newman 100/1
Field (Any Other Driver) 30/1
2013 Bojangles’ Southern 500 Information
Race Date: Saturday, May 11
Location: Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
Pre-Race: 6PM ET
Green Flag: 7PM ET
TV Coverage: FOX
Track Type: Speedway (367 laps)