2014 NASCAR 5-hour ENERGY 400 Odds To Win: Kevin Harvick
By Drew Sharper
KANSAS CITY, KS (TheSpread) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series gets back to night driving this week, as drivers compete in the 5-hour ENERGY 400 on Saturday.
Following qualifying, oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Kevin Harvick is the slight favorite to win. Other short odds to win are Jimmie Johnson (6/1), while Jeff Gordon, Brad Keselowski and Matt Kenseth each have 8/1 odds.
Harvick is 19th in the point standings, 89 points out of first. He has two wins on the year. Harvick has one win at this track with an average finish of 12.1 and a driver rating at 95.9, which ranks seventh in the series.
Johnson is seventh in the point standings, 43 points out of first. He is winless on the year with five top 5s. Johnson has two wins at Kansas to go with an average finish of 7.5 and a driver rating of 118.9 at the track, which is best of any driver.
Gordon is leading the point standings by 3 points on the field. He doesn’t have a win, but has seven top 10s in 10 races. Gordon has two wins at Kansas Speedway, with an average finish of 10.6 at the track and a driver rating of 99.6, which is fourth best of any driver.
Keselowski is 11th in the standings, 53 points out of first. He has one win and four top 5s. He has one win at this track, which was one of his first Sprint Cup victories. He also has four top 10s at this track.
Kenseth is second in the standings, 3 points out of first. He is winless this year, but also has seven top 10s. Kenseth has won twice at this track and has an average finish of 14.6 here. His driver rating at Kansas is 109.6, which ranks second in the series.
The 5-hour ENERGY 400 will take place Saturday, May 10 at 7:46PM ET from Kansas Speedway. For complete odds and track information on this year’s race, see below.
Odds to win the 5-hour ENERGY 400
Kevin Harvick 5/1
Jimmie Johnson 6/1
Jeff Gordon 8/1
Brad Keselowski 8/1
Matt Kenseth 8/1
Joey Logano 10/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr 12/1
Kasey Kahne 12/1
Kyle Busch 12/1
Denny Hamlin 15/1
Carl Edwards 20/1
Tony Stewart 20/1
Greg Biffle 20/1
Clint Bowyer 20/1
Kyle Larson 20/1
Kurt Busch 25/1
Brian Vickers 40/1
Ryan Newman 40/1
Martin Truex Jr 60/1
Paul Menard 60/1
Jamie McMurray 60/1
Aric Almirola 100/1
Ricky Stenhouse 100/1
Austin Dillon 100/1
Danica Patrick 200/1
AJ Allmendinger 200/1
Justin Allgaier 200/1
Marcos Ambrose 200/1
Casey Mears 200/1
Field (Any Other Driver) 100/1
2014 5-hour ENERGY 400 Information
Race Date: Saturday, May 10
Location: Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
Pre-Race: 7PM ET
Green Flag: 7:46PM ET
TV Coverage: FOX
Track Type: Speedway (267 laps)