Federated Auto Parts 400 Odds
The NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series moves on to the second race of the 2018 Chase, the Federated Auto Parts 400 this Saturday night. Here is a look at the odds to win this race.
According to the latest oddsmakers, Kyle Busch is favored to win this race, as he is getting 5/2 odds to win. Other short odds to prevail are Kevin Harvick (4/1), Martin Truex Jr. (5/1) and Kyle Larson (7/1). The Federated Auto Parts 400 takes place Saturday at 7:30PM ET from Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia.
Busch has never won this race, but he is a five-time winner at Richmond in his career. Through 26 races, he has an average finish of 7.2 at the track and a driver rating of 110.1. Busch has six wins on the year and he is coming off a seventh-place finish at Vegas last week in the first race of the playoffs.
Harvick has won this race twice, last doing so in 2011. Harvick has racked up three wins at Richmond in his career. Over 35 races, Harvick has an average finish of 10.3 at this track and a driver rating of 109.4. Harvick has seven wins this year, but is coming off a 39th-place finish in the playoff opener.
Truex Jr. has never won this race or at Richmond in his career. Spanning 25 races, his average finish at this track is just 19.8, while his driver rating is 86.4. Truex is the defending series champion and he has four wins in 2018. He finished third in the Chase opener last week at Vegas.
Larson is the defending champion of this race and it is his lone victory at Richmond in his career. He has competed in nine races at this track and has an average finish of 10.0 and a driver rating of 92.3. Larson is winless this season, but he did finish second in the first playoff race.