2013 NASCAR Daytona 500 Odds: Kevin Harvck, Kyle Busch Win Duels
By Drew Sharper
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (TheSpread) – Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch made the most of Thursday’s Budweiser Duels, as they won their respective races to help improve their chances to win the Daytona 500.
Harvick picked up the win in the first duel race, complimenting his win in the Sprint Unlimited last weekend. He finished ahead of Greg Biffle and will now be starting in the third position behind pole sitter Danica Patrick. Harvick had odds of +450 to win his duel race, which means a wager of $100 on him to win will pay out an additional $450.
In the second duel, Busch led 19 of the 60 laps while Jeff Gordon led 38 laps on the day. Busch finished ahead of Kasey Kahne to pick up the victory. Coming into the race, Busch had odds of +300 to win, which means a wager of $100 on him to win will pay out an additional $300. Busch will start fourth for Sunday’s race.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Harvick is now the favorite to win this race, as he has a money line of +900 for Sunday. Other short odds to win are Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth and Busch, who each have odds of +1000 to prevail. You can see the starting grid for Sunday’s race below.
The Daytona 500 will take place Sunday, February 24 at 1:30PM ET from Daytona International Speedway. For complete odds and track information on this year’s race, see below.
Odds to win the Daytona 500
Kevin Harvick +900
Tony Stewart +1000
Kyle Busch +1000
Matt Kenseth +1000
Kasey Kahne +1200
Dale Earnhardt Jr +1200
Brad Keselowski +1200
Jimmie Johnson +1200
Jeff Gordon +1200
Denny Hamlin +1500
Clint Bowyer +1800
Greg Biffle +1800
Carl Edwards +2000
Jeff Burton +2500
Jamie McMurray +2500
Martin Truex Jr +2500
Ryan Newman +3000
Paul Menard +3000
Kurt Busch +3000
Joey Logano +3000
Mark Martin +3000
Danica Patrick +3000
Marcos Ambrose +4000
Austin Dillon +4000
Ricky Stenhouse +5000
Juan Montoya +5000
Trevor Bayne +7500
Aric Almirola +7500
Bobby Labonte +10000
David Gilliland +20000
Dave Blaney +20000
Casey Mears +20000
Travis Kvapil +20000
Field (Any Other Driver) +2500
Daytona 500 Starting Grid
1. (10) Danica Patrick
2. (24) Jeff Gordon
3. (29) Kevin Harvick
4. (18) Kyle Busch
5. (16) Greg Biffle
6. (5) Kasey Kahne
7. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya
8. (33) Austin Dillon
9. (48) Jimmie Johnson
10. (15) Clint Bowyer
11. (78) Kurt Busch
12. (20) Matt Kenseth
13. (14) Tony Stewart
14. (55) Mark Martin
15. (2) Brad Keselowski
16. (27) Paul Menard
17. (13) Casey Mears
18. (31) Jeff Burton
19. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr.
20. (1) Jamie McMurray
21. (22) Joey Logano
22. (34) David Ragan
23. (47) Bobby Labonte
24. (9) Marcos Ambrose
25. (38) David Gilliland
26. (43) Aric Almirola
27. (87) Joe Nemechek
28. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
29. (26) Michael Waltrip
30. (7) Dave Blaney
31. (95) Scott Speed
32. (35) Josh Wise
33. (21) Trevor Bayne
34. (39) Ryan Newman
35. (11) Denny Hamlin
36. (99) Carl Edwards
37. (56) Martin Truex Jr.
38. (98) Michael McDowell
39. (32) Terry Labonte
40. (51) Regan Smith
41. (36) J.J. Yeley
42. (83) David Reutimann
43. (93) Travis Kvapil
Failed to Qualify
44. (52) Brian Keselowski
45. (19) Mike Bliss
2013 Daytona 500 Information
Race Date: Sunday, February 24
Location: Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
Pre-Race: 12:30PM ET
Green Flag: 1:30PM ET
TV Coverage: FOX
Track Type: Super Speedway (200 laps)