2014 NASCAR Bojangles’ Southern 500 Odds: Jimmie Johnson Favored
By Drew Sharp
DARLINGTON, SC (TheSpread) – The 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drives under the lights this week for the Bojangles’ Southern 500. Here is a look at the odds for this race.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Jimmie Johnson is the favorite to win the race, as he has 5/1 odds. Other short odds to win are Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth and Brad Keselowski, who each have 7/1 odds.
Johnson is sixth in the point standings, 31 points out of first. He has two top 5s on the year. Johnson is a three-time winner at this track with an average finish of 8.8. His driver rating there is 107.5, which ranks fourth in the series.
Kyle Busch is fifth in the standings, 28 points out of first. He has one win and two top 5s this year. Busch has one win at Darlington with an average finish of 14.4 and a driver rating of 106.2 at the track, which ranks fifth in the series.
Kenseth is second in the point standings, 4 points out of first. He is winless on the year with five top 10s. Kenseth has won once at Darlington and has an average finish of 16.7 at the track and a driver rating of 90.9.
Keselowski is eighth in the point standings, 41 points out of first. He has one win and three top 5s this year. Keselowski has never won at Darlington, but he has a pair of top 10s and a third-place finish to his credit there.
The Bojangles’ Southern 500 will take place Saturday, April 12 at 6:45PM ET from Darlington Raceway. For complete odds and track information on this year’s race, see below.
Odds to win the Bojangles’ Southern 500
Jimmie Johnson 5/1
Kyle Busch 7/1
Brad Keselowski 7/1
Matt Kenseth 7/1
Kevin Harvick 8/1
Jeff Gordon 8/1
Denny Hamlin 10/1
Joey Logano 12/1
Kasey Kahne 15/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr 15/1
Carl Edwards 20/1
Clint Bowyer 20/1
Tony Stewart 25/1
Greg Biffle 25/1
Kurt Busch 25/1
Kyle Larson 30/1
Brian Vickers 30/1
Ryan Newman 40/1
Martin Truex Jr 60/1
Paul Menard 75/1
AJ Allmendinger 100/1
Casey Mears 100/1
Danica Patrick 100/1
Marcos Ambrose 100/1
Ricky Stenhouse 100/1
Aric Almirola 100/1
Jamie McMurray 100/1
Austin Dillon 100/1
Justin Allgaier 100/1
Field (Any Other Driver) 100/1
2014 Bojangles’ Southern 500 Information
Race Date: Saturday, April 12
Location: Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
Pre-Race: 6PM ET
Green Flag: 6:45PM ET
TV Coverage: FOX
Track Type: Speedway (367 laps)