2014 NASCAR Food City 500 Odds To Win: Kyle Busch Favored
By Drew Sharper
BRISTOL, TN (TheSpread) – The 2014 NASCAR Season heads to the short track at Bristol for the Food City 500. Here is a look at the odds to win this race.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Kyle Busch is the favorite to win the race, as he has 6/1 odds. Other short odds to win are Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick, who each have 7/1 odds.
Busch is 10th in the standings, 38 points out of first. He has just one top 10 in three races this year. Busch has been dominant at Bristol, winning five times with an average finish of 9.9. His driver rating at this track is 101.8, which is best of any driver.
Johnson is third in the standings, 16 points out of first. Johnson has one top 5 and no wins this year. Johnson has one win at Bristol with an average finish of 15.3. Johnson has a driver rating of 91.4 at the track, which ranks seventh in the series.
Keselowski is second in the standings, one point out of first. He has one win and three top 5s in three races. Keselowski has won twice at this track and has an average finish of 14.4. His driver rating at this track is 94.9, which puts him fourth amongst current drivers.
Kenseth is sixth in the standings, 28 points out of first. Kenseth has two top 10s this year. Kenseth is a three-time winner at Bristol with an average finish of 12.5. His track rating here is 101.8, which ranks second to Busch.
Harvick is 14th in the standings, 50 points out of first. He has one win this year, which is his lone top 10. Harvick has one win at Bristol and an average finish of 13.4 there. His driver rating at the track is 89.8, which ranks ninth in the series.
The Food City 500 will take place Sunday, March 16 at 1:13PM ET from Bristol Motor Speedway. For complete odds and track information on this year’s race, see below.
Odds to win the Food City 500
Kyle Busch 6/1
Brad Keselowski 7/1
Jimmie Johnson 7/1
Matt Kenseth 7/1
Kevin Harvick 7/1
Kasey Kahne 8/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr 8/1
Joey Logano 12/1
Jeff Gordon 12/1
Denny Hamlin 12/1
Ryan Newman 20/1
Clint Bowyer 20/1
Carl Edwards 20/1
Kurt Busch 25/1
Tony Stewart 30/1
Martin Truex Jr 40/1
Greg Biffle 40/1
Brian Vickers 50/1
Ricky Stenhouse 100/1
Austin Dillon 100/1
Jamie McMurray 100/1
Paul Menard 100/1
Kyle Larson 100/1
Aric Almirola 300/1
Marcos Ambrose 300/1
Casey Mears 500/1
AJ Allmendinger 500/1
Justin Allgaier 500/1
Danica Patrick 500/1
Field (Any Other Driver) 500/1
2014 Food City 500 Information
Race Date: Sunday, March 16
Location: Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
Pre-Race: Noon ET
Green Flag: 1:13PM ET
TV Coverage: FOX
Track Type: Short Track (500 laps)