NASCAR Odds: TUMS Fast Relief 500
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series takes to the short track of Martinsville Speedway on Sunday for the 2009 TUMS Fast Relief 500.
Three-time defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson is favored to win this week’s event.
Johnson is a 5/2 favorite to win the race according to oddsmakers at the online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com. Other short odds to win are Denny Hamlin (5/1), Jeff Gordon (5/1), and Tony Stewart (7/1).
Johnson has won six times at Martinsville, including four of his last five races there. Johnson is coming off back-to-back wins in the series and he currently leads the points standings by 90 points over Mark Martin.
Hamlin is the defending champion of this race and has finished in the top eight in seven of his eight races at Martinsville. Hamlin sits 11th in the standings, 372 points behind Johnson. Hamlin has finished outside the top 20 in three of his last four races.
Gordon sits 135 points behind Johnson, in third place in the standings. Gordon has seven all-time wins at Martinsville and has finished in the top five in his last 10 races at this track. Gordon is also work on three-straight top five races in the Sprint Cup series.
Stewart is fourth in the standings, 155 points behind Johnson. Stewart is a two-time winner at Martinsville with 12 career top 10’s there. Stewart has finished in the top 10 in three of his last for Sprint Cup races.
The TUMS Fast Relief 500 will take place Sunday, Oct. 25 from Martinsville Speedway at 1PM ET. For complete odds and track information on this year’s event, see below.
Odds to win the TUMS Fast Relief 500
Jimmie Johnson 5/2
Denny Hamlin 5/1
Jeff Gordon 5/1
Tony Stewart 7/1
Juan Pablo Montoya 10/1
Mark Martin 12/1
Clint Bowyer 15/1
Kevin Harvick 20/1
Kyle Busch 20/1
Carl Edwards 25/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr 25/1
Kurt Busch 30/1
Ryan Newman 30/1
Kasey Kahne 30/1
Jeff Burton 40/1
Jamie McMurray 40/1
Greg Biffle 40/1
Joey Logano 50/1
Matt Kenseth 60/1
Reed Sorenson 100/1
Casey Mears 100/1
Elliott Sadler 100/1
Michael Waltrip 100/1
AJ Allmendinger 100/1
David Stremme 100/1
Marcos Ambrose 100/1
Sam Hornish Jr 100/1
Paul Menard 100/1
Bobby Labonte 100/1
David Reutimann 100/1
Martin Truex Jr 100/1
Brian Vickers 100/1
David Ragan 100/1
Field (Any Other Driver) 50/1
2009 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Information
Race Date: Sunday, Oct. 25
Location: Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
Pre-Race: 1PM ET
Green Flag: Approx. 1:43PM ET
TV Coverage: ABC
Radio Coverage: MRN
Track Type: Oval (500 laps)