Updated Banking Odds
Jimmie Johnson won the pole for Saturday night’s NASCAR Banking 500 on Thursday night to help improve his odds to win.
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Johnson was the pre-event favorite to win already before qualifying, and now Johnson has 2.5/1 odds win the race according to oddsmakers at the online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com. Other short odds to win Mark Martin (5/1) and Jeff Gordon (8/1).
Johnson is a two-time winner of this event and leads the point standings by 12 over Martin thanks to his win last week in the Pepsi 500. All-time Johnson has won at Lowe’s five times in his career and has finished in the top 10 in 12-of-16 races.
Martin is a three-time winner of this event and will start second on Saturday night. In his career, Martin has 15 top-10 finishes at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, including two victories.
Gordon sits fifth in the standings, 105 points behind his teammate, Johnson and he will start ninth on Saturday. Gordon is a two-time winner of this event and a four-time winner at Lowe’s. Gordon has finished in the top 10 on 15 occasions on this track.
The NASCAR Banking 500 will take place Saturday, Oct. 17 from Lowe’s Motor Speedway at 7PM ET. For complete odds and track information on this year’s event, see below.
Odds to win the NASCAR Banking 500 – 2009 NASCAR Banking 500 – Lowe’s Motor Speedway – Oct. 17, 2009
AJ Allmendinger +10000
Brad Keselowski +5000
Brian Vickers +3000
Carl Edwards +2000
Casey Mears +10000
Clint Bowyer +3000
Dale Earnhardt Jr +3500
David Gilliland +10000
David Ragan +10000
David Reutimann +6000
David Stremme +10000
Denny Hamlin +1800
Elliott Sadler +10000
Greg Biffle +1800
Jamie McMurray +10000
Jeff Burton +7500
Jeff Gordon +800
Jimmie Johnson +250
Joey Logano +4000
Juan Pablo Montoya +1200
Kasey Kahne +1500
Kevin Harvick +3000
Kurt Busch +2000
Kyle Busch +1500
Marcos Ambrose +10000
Mark Martin +500
Martin Truex Jr +7500
Matt Kenseth +1800
Michael Waltrip +10000
Reed Sorenson +10000
Ryan Newman +3000
Sam Hornish Jr +10000
Tony Stewart +800
zx Field (Any Other Driver) +5000
2009 NASCAR Banking 500 Information
Race Date: Saturday, Oct. 17
Location: Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
Pre-Race: 7PM ET
Green Flag: Approx. 7:41PM ET
TV Coverage: ABC
Radio Coverage: PRN
Track Type: Oval (334 laps)
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Posted: 10/16/09 9:30AM ET
