Mountain Dew 250 from Talladega Superspeedway
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series takes to Talladega Speedway on Saturday for the 2009 Mountain Dew 250.
Todd Bodine has won this race the last two years, but Kyle Busch is favored to win Saturday’s race.
Busch is a 2/1 favorite to win the race according to oddsmakers at the online sports book SBGGLOBAL. Other short odds to win are Bodine (3/1), Ron Hornaday (4/1), and Mike Skinner (7/1).
Busch has started in 11 races this year in the series and won five of them, including his last three. Busch has not finished worse than 17th and he has finished in the top 10 in 10-of-11 races this year.
Bodine has two wins in this event and two wins this year. Bodine sits fourth in the point standings and has finished in the top four in his last two races.
Hornaday leads the point standings by 224 points over Matt Crafton. Hornaday has six wins on the year, but his last win was Aug. 1 in the Toyota Tundra 200. Hornaday has finished in the top six in the last three events.
Skinner is third in the standings and has three wins in 2009. Prior to last week’s 24th place finish in the Kroger 200, Skinner had finished no worse than eighth in his last four races.
The Mountain Dew 250 will take place Saturday, Oct. 31 from Talladega Superspeedway at 3:30PM ET. For complete odds and track information on this year’s event, see below.
Odds to win the Mountain Dew 250
Kyle Busch 2/1
Todd Bodine 3/1
Ron Hornaday 4/1
Mike Skinner 7/1
Matt Crafton 9/1
Colin Braun 9/1
Johnny Sauter 11/1
Rick Crawford 13/1
Aric Almirola 13/1
Field 5/1
2009 Mountain Dew 250 Information
Race Date: Saturday, Oct. 31
Location: Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
Pre-Race: 3:30PM ET
Green Flag: Approx. 4:22PM ET
TV Coverage: SPEED
Radio Coverage: MRN
Track Type: Oval (94 laps)