Sharpie 500 Odds
For the second week in a row oddsmakers have made Carl Edwards the favorite to win this weekends NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
Oddsmakers from online sports books Bodog and SBG Global have made Edwards a 4.5/1 favorite to win the 2008 Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Edwards short odds are well deserved as he is the defending champion of this race. In 8 career starts at Bristol Edwards has an average finish of 15.4 with 1 win, 2 top 5’s and 3 top 10’s.
Edwards swept last weekends NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series races at Michigan International Speedway.
Behind Edwards is NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader Kyle Busch. Busch is a 5/1 odds to win favorite to win the Sharpie 500. Busch won the Craftsman Truck Series race on Wednesday at Bristol – his 17th NASCAR win of 2008 – and has a previous Sprint Cup Series win at Bristol in 2007. In 7 career starts at Bristol Kyle Busch has an average finish if 14.0 with 1 win, 2 top 5’s and 4 top 10’s.
Rounding out the top 5 Sharpie 500 odds to win favorites are Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr., all currently listed at 8/1 odds to win the 2008 Sharpie 500.
Earnhardt Jr. and Stewart both have previous Sprint Cup Series wins at Bristol. In 5 career Sprint Cup Series starts at Bristol Hamlin has an average finish of 16.6 and has only been able to manage 2 top 10’s.
Odds to Win 2008 Sharpie 500 – Sharpie 500 Odds
Carl Edwards +450
Kyle Busch +500
Denny Hamlin +800
Tony Stewart +800
Dale Earnhardt Jr. +800
Kevin Harvick +1000
Kasey Kahne +1000
Matt Kenseth +1000
David Gilliland +1000
Dave Blaney +1000
Jeff Gordon +1200
Greg Biffle +1500
Kurt Busch +1500
Jeff Burton +1800
Jimmie Johnson +2000
Clint Bowyer +3000
Ryan Newman +4000
Martin Truex Jr. +4000
Brian Vickers +5000
Elliott Sadler +6000
David Ragan +7500
Sam Hornish Jr. +10000
Travis Kvapil +10000
Mark Martin +10000
Paul Menard +10000
Reed Sorenson +10000
Michael Waltrip +10000
Juan Pablo Montoya +10000
Joe Nemechek +10000
Jamie McMurray +10000
Casey Mears +10000
David Reutimann +10000
A.J. Allmendinger +10000
Bobby Labonte +10000
Scott Riggs +20000
Tony Raines +20000
Brad Coleman +20000
Terry Labonte +20000
Regan Smith +20000
Johnny Sauter +20000
Mike Skinner +20000
Patrick Carpentier +20000
Marcos Ambrose +20000
Robby Gordon +20000
Bet on The 2008 Sharpie 500
2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Sharpie 500 Race Information
Race Date: Saturday August 23, 2008
Location: Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, Tennessee
Pre-Race: 7:00pm Eastern
Green Flag: Approx. 8:18pm Eastern
TV Coverage: ESPN & ESPN HD
Radio Coverage: Motor Racing Network (MRN)
Race Distance: 250 Miles/500 Laps
Track Type: 0.553 Mile Oval – 36 Degree Banking
Defending Race Winner: Carl Edwards
