Ford 400 Odds
Carl Edwards has opened betting on the season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with some of the shortest pre-qualifying odds we have seen this season.
Oddsmakers from SBG Global and Sportsbook.com have installed Edwards as a 2.5/1 favorite to win the 2008 Ford 400.
Despite the vote of confidence from oddsmakers, Edwards is an unlikely favorite for this weekend’s final 2008 Sprint Cup Series race. Even though Edwards has two top 5’s, three top 10’s and an average finish of 7.8, he is still a far cry from his Roush-Fenway Teammate Greg Biffle, who is currently listed at 5/1 odds to win the 2008 Ford 400.
Most had anticipated Biffle being the favorite when betting opened, considering this is by far his best track on the Sprint Cup Circuit. In only six career starts at Homestead-Miami, Biffle has three wins, three top 5’s, three top 10’s and an average finish of 12.7. Biffle’s snub may be the result of his inconsistency, in his other three Miami starts he has finished 25th or worse twice.
Sharing the second spot with Biffle is probable 2008 Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson, also listed at 5/1 odds to win. While not overly successful at Miami, Johnson is still a threat to win out the 2008 Sprint Cup Season. In seven career Sprint Cup Starts, Johnson has two top 5’s and five top 10’s with an average finish of 13.4. Homestead-Miami Speedway is one of only a handful of tracks where Johnson has never won.
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Rounding out the top five favorites to win the 2008 Ford 400 are Kyle Busch at 8/1 and Matt Kenseth at 9/1.
Kyle Busch is also a surprise at 8/1. Even though he has had a great 2008 season, he hasn’t been a threat in months and never had a finish better than 20th at Homestead-Miami Speedway and finished 35th or worse, twice.
Kenseth is the defending winner of this race. Kenseth edged out Kurt Busch (30/1) in the 2007 Sprint Cup Season Finale.
Odds to Win The Ford 400 – 2008 Ford 400 Odds
Carl Edwards +250
Greg Biffle +500
Jimmie Johnson +500
Kyle Busch +800
Matt Kenseth +900
Dale Earnhardt Jr. +1200
Jeff Gordon +1500
Tony Stewart +1500
Jamie McMurray +2000
Denny Hamlin +2000
Kevin Harvick +2500
Jeff Burton +2500
Brian Vickers +2500
David Ragan +2500
Kasey Kahne +3000
Kurt Busch +3000
Clint Bowyer +3500
Martin Truex Jr. +4000
Ryan Newman +6000
David Reutimann +7500
Travis Kvapil +10000
Michael Waltrip +10000
Paul Menard +10000
Regan Smith +10000
Scott Riggs +10000
Robby Gordon +10000
Scott Speed +10000
Sam Hornish Jr. +10000
Tony Raines +10000
Reed Sorenson +10000
Juan Pablo Montoya +10000
Casey Mears +10000
Chad McCumbee +10000
Brad Keselowski +10000
Bobby Labonte +10000
Bill Elliott +10000
Dave Blaney +10000
David Gilliland +10000
AJ Allmendinger +10000
Marcos Ambrose +10000
Joe Nemechek +10000
Elliott Sadler +10000
Ken Schrader +15000
Sterling Marlin +20000
Max Papis +20000
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2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford 400 Race Information
Race Date: Sunday November 9, 2008
Location: Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, Florida
Pre-Race: 3PM Eastern
Green Flag: Approx. 4:15PM eastern
TV Coverage: ABC & ABC HD
Radio Coverage: MRN (Motor Racing Network)
Race Distance: 400 miles/267 laps
Track Type: 1.5 mile oval 20 degree progressive banking
Defending Race Winner: Matt Kenseth
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Posted: 11/12/08 11:50AM ET
