IRL Odds: 2010 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg – Will Power Favored
The 2010 IRL Season will holds its first race in American soil on Sunday as the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg takes place at 3:30PM ET.
After winning the first race of the season, Will Power, is favored to win again this weekend.
Power has 3/1 odds to win according to odds makers from the online sports book SBGGLOBAL. Other short odds to win are Helio Castroneves (5/1), Scott Dixon (5/1), and Ryan Briscoe (5/1).
Power has never won this event, but he is considered a road course specialist. He finished sixth in this race a year ago and eighth in 2008. He has three IRL wins in his career and he currently leads the point standings due to his win in the opening race of the season.
Castroneves is a two-time winner of this event, taking in the win in 2006 and 2007. He finished second in the 2008 race as well. Castroneves holds 14 wins in his IRL career and he finished ninth in the opening race of this season.
Dixon has yet to win this race but he finished second in 2006 and 2007. Dixon holds 21 wins in his career and he has finished first or second in the season standings the last three years. Dixon took sixth in the season opener.
Briscoe is the defending champ of this race. It was his first finish in a race at St. Petersburg. Briscoe has six wins in his IRL career and he finished a career-best third in the series standings in 2009. Briscoe finished 14th in the first race of the season.
The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will take place Sunday, March 28 from the streets of St. Petersburg at 3:30PM ET. For complete odds and track information on this year’s event, see below.
Odds to win the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Will Power 3/1
Helio Castroneves 5/1
Scott Dixon 5/1
Ryan Briscoe 5/1
Dario Franchitti 6/1
Tony Kanaan 10/1
Justin Wilson 12/1
Ryan Hunter-Reay 12/1
Marco Andretti 25/1
Vitor Meira 30/1
Takuma Sato 30/1
Raphael Matos 40/1
Mike Conway 50/1
Hideki Mutoh 50/1
Alex Tagliani 60/1
Danica Patrick 60/1
Dan Wheldon 60/1
Field (Any Other Driver) 40/1
2010 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Information
Race Date: Sunday, March 28
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Pre-Race: 3:30PM ET
Green Flag: 3:46PM ET
TV Coverage: ABC
Radio Coverage: IMS
Track Type: Road (100 laps)