Martin Wins Pole
Mark Martin has won the pole for the 2009 Price Chopper 400, which takes place on Sunday, October 4 at Kansas Speedway.
Martin took the pole position with a running of 175.758, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. too the second spot and Brad Keselowski took the third. Jamie McMurray and Tony Stewart round out the top 5.
Thanks to his pole position, oddsmakers from online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com have made Martin a 4.5/1 favorite to win the Price Chopper 400, although Jimmie Johnson is also 4.5/1 to win.
Martin leads the Sprint Cup standings and has five wins on the year. Martin won this event in 2005 and has finished in the top five in his last five races.
Stewart is 7/1 to win this Sunday, while Earnhardt Jr. is 10/1, Keselowski is 50/1 and McMurray is 50/1.
Stewart won this event in 2006 and sits fifth in the points standings. Stewart has struggled as of late finishing outside the top five in his last six events. Stewart finished ninth last Sunday, which was his first top 10 since Aug. 10.
Gordon is a two-time winner of this event, finishing first in 2001 and 2002. Gordon is eighth in the standings and has finished in the top 10 in three of the last four events.
The Price Chopper 400 will take place Sunday, Oct. 4 from Kansas Speedway at 1PM ET. For complete odds and track information on this year’s event, see below.
2009 Price Chopper Odds – Kansas Speedway – Sunday, October 2, 2009
AJ Allmendinger +30000
Brad Keselowski +5000
Brian Vickers +1200
Carl Edwards +1500
Casey Mears +20000
Clint Bowyer +1500
Dale Earnhardt Jr +1000
David Ragan +10000
David Reutimann +6000
David Stremme +30000
Denny Hamlin +1500
Elliott Sadler +30000
Greg Biffle +1500
Jamie McMurray +5000
Jeff Burton +10000
Jeff Gordon +800
Jimmie Johnson +450
Joey Logano +3000
Juan Pablo Montoya +800
Kasey Kahne +1800
Kevin Harvick +3500
Kurt Busch +3000
Kyle Busch +2000
Marcos Ambrose +20000
Mark Martin +450
Martin Truex Jr +7500
Matt Kenseth +2500
Michael Waltrip +50000
Reed Sorenson +30000
Ryan Newman +3000
Sam Hornish Jr +10000
Scott Speed +10000
Tony Stewart +700
zx Field (Any Other Driver) +10000
Posted: 10/2/09 10:00PM ET
