Keselowski on the pole, JJ favored
Brad Keselowski won the pole for the 2010 Sylvania 300 on Friday and he will start up front for Sunday’s race.
Even with Keselowski up front, Jimmie Johnson is still the favorite to win the race with 4/1 odds according to oddsmakers at the online sports book Sportsbook.com. Other short odds to win are Tony Stewart (5/1), Denny Hamlin (6/1), and Kyle Busch (6/1).
Johnson won this race in 2003 and he has three wins at this track in his career. His average finish is 9.4 and his driver rating is 107.9, both of which rank second in the series. Johnson is second in the point standings, 10 behind Hamlin for the lead. Johnson has five wins on the year. Johnson qualified 25th for this race.
Stewart will start third on Sunday and he has one win in his career at this track. Stewart’s average finish here is 11.9 and his driver rating is 114.1, which ranks best of any driver in the series. Stewart is sixth in the point standings and has two wins on the year.
Kyle Busch will start ninth on Sunday and he has not won this event but has three wins at the track. His average finish on the track is 15.2 and his driver rating is 91.1. Busch is third in the standings, 30 points out of the lead. Busch has has three wins on the year.
Hamlin has one victory in his career at New Hampshire. His average finish is 8.2 and his driver rating is 99.8. Hamlin has six wins on the year, which is the most of any driver. Hamlin will start 22nd on Sunday.
The Sylvania 300 will take place Sunday, Sept. 19 from New Hampshire Motor Speedway at 1:15PM ET. For complete odds and track information on this year’s event, see below.
Odds to win the Sylvania 300 – 2010 Sylvania 300 – New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Sept. 19, 2010
Jimmie Johnson 4/1
Tony Stewart 5/1
Denny Hamlin 6/1
Kyle Busch 6/1
Clint Bowyer 7/1
Juan Pablo Montoya 10/1
Jeff Gordon 12/1
Kurt Busch 12/1
Jeff Burton 12/1
Kevin Harvick 15/1
Carl Edwards 18/1
Kasey Kahne 25/1
Jamie McMurray 25/1
David Reutimann 25/1
AJ Allmendinger 25/1
Greg Biffle 30/1
Martin Truex Jr 35/1
Ryan Newman 40/1
Brad Keselowski 50/1
Matt Kenseth 60/1
Mark Martin 60/1
Joey Logano 75/1
Paul Menard 100/1
David Ragan 100/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr 100/1
Field (Any Other Driver) 200/1
Sam Hornish Jr 200/1
Marcos Ambrose 200/1
Elliott Sadler 300/1
Reed Sorenson 300/1
Scott Speed 500/1
Regan Smith 500/1
Bobby Labonte 1000/1
Travis Kvapil 1000/1
Qualifying Results
1 Brad Keselowski (12)
2 Clint Bowyer (33)
3 Tony Stewart (14)
4 Jamie McMurray (1)
5 Juan Pablo Montoya (42)
6 A J Allmendinger (43)
7 David Reutimann (00)
8 Paul Menard (98)
9 Kyle Busch (18)
10 Carl Edwards (99)
11 David Ragan (6)
12 Kurt Busch (2)
13 Jeff Burton (31)
14 Greg Biffle (16)
15 Sam Hornish Jr. (77)
16 Martin Truex Jr. (56)
17 Jeff Gordon (24)
18 Casey Mears (13)
19 Elliott Sadler (19)
20 Regan Smith (78)
21 Kasey Kahne (9)
22 Denny Hamlin (11)
23 Marcos Ambrose (47)
24 Ryan Newman (39)
25 Jimmie Johnson (48)
26 Mark Martin (5)
27 Kevin Harvick (29)
28 Scott Speed (82)
29 Robby Gordon (7)
30 Dave Blaney (36)
31 Joey Logano (20)
32 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88)
33 Matt Kenseth (17)
34 Landon Cassill (164)
35 Joe Nemechek (87)
36 Mike Bliss (55)
37 Reed Sorenson (83)
38 Michael McDowell (46)
39 David Gilliland (37)
40 Travis Kvapil (38)
41 Tony Raines (34)
42 Andy Lally (71)
43 Bobby Labonte (09)
44 Johnny Sauter (66) DNQ
45 Jeff Green (26) DNQ
2010 Sylvania 300 Information
Race Date: Sunday, Sept. 19
Location: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH.
Pre-Race: 1PM ET
Green Flag: Approx. 1:15PM ET
TV Coverage: ESPN
Radio Coverage: PRN
Track Type: Oval (300 laps)
