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FOOD CITY 500
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
ODDS – PREDICTIONS – 3/16/08
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to the high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, March 16, for the Food City 500. At the Bristol 500, starting position is once again not as big a factor as it is in other races. Last week in Atlanta we had 71% of the winners coming from the top 10 starting positions. At Bristol, less than 35% have come from the top 5 and about 55% from the top 10. Last year it was Kyle Bush winning the race with Jeff Burton and Jeff Gordon in 2nd and 3rd . Also, 8 of the top 10 finishers were in a Chevy including places 1 thru 4.
The drivers with past success at Bristol is a fairly long list. Kenseth, Gordon, Burton, Harvick, Edwards, Dale Jr and Kurt Busch all have multiple top 5 and 10 finishes here. Bristol hasn’t been kind to Jimmie Johnson as his best finish in the last 4 tries here was 10th.
The Food City 500 is part of a spectacular Bristol race weekend, which includes the Sharpie MINI 300 Nationwide Series race (March 15) as well as Pole Day (March 14). See Schedule below.
POLE DAY – FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008
9:00 AM Spectator Gates Open
Noon – 1:30 PM Food City 500 Practice
1:40 PM – 3:15 PM Sharpie MINI 300 Practice
3:40 PM Food City 500 Qualifying (2 Laps)
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM Sharpie MINI 300 Final Practice
SHARPIE MINI 300 – SATURDAY MARCH 15, 2008
9:00 AM Spectator Gates Open
9:40 AM Sharpie MINI 300 Qualifying (2 Laps)
11:00 AM – 11:45 PM Food City 500 Practice
12:20 PM – 1:20 PM Food City 500 Final Practice
2:00 PM Sharpie MINI 300 Driver Introductions
2:30 PM Start of the Sharpie MINI 300
FOOD CITY 500 – SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2008
9:00 AM Spectator Gates Open
12:30 PM Pre-Race Activities Begin
1:30 PM Food City 500 Driver Introductions
2:00 PM Start of the Food City 500
Our Match up picks will be posted the morning of the race, which in this case is Sunday. The odds to win the Bristol 500 are posted below. Carl Edwards is once again the early favorite this week at 6-1 odds followed by Kyle Busch at 7-1 odds and Dale Jr Also at 7-1 odds. Jeff Burton, who came in 2nd last year is listed at 25-1 odds. Might be worth a shot.
Also, be sure to bookmark Our NASCAR PICKS page here on Bettorsworld as we’ll have you covered for each and every race this season.
3/16/08 BRISTOL 500 PICKS
These Match Ups can be found at 5dimes.com
Newman -105 over Truex – Newman has beaten Truex 3 of the last 4 at this track and has beaten Truex 3 out of 4 this year. At -105, the price is right.
Jeff Burton +110 over Clint Bowyer – As in the above selection, the price is right. Burton Each has beaten the other 2 of the last 4 at Bristol and Burton has taken 3 of 4 from Bowyer this year.
Dale Earnhardt Jr +105 over Jeff Gordon – Dale Jr has finished 5th, 7th, 3rd and 11th here at Bristol ahead of Gordon in 3 of 4. Jr also has finished ahead of Jeff Gordon 3 of 4 this year.
Jimmie Johnson +135 over Tony Stewart – Johnson worth a shot anytime you can get +135 on him. Stewart off to a better start this year but Johnson a very live dog here.
Matt Kenseth +105 over Carl Edwards – Edwards the hot driver this year with two wins AND a win here last year. But Kenseth owns a couple of wins at Bristol and has beaten Edwards 3 of the last 4 here.
Biffle +115 over Harvick – Harvick has been better at Bristol, but not by much, while Biffle has been better this year. Some value on Biffle at +115.
Ryan Newman +135 over Kasey Kahne – Each has beaten the other 2 of the last 4 both at Bristol and in the last 4 races this year. Not much separating these two here. At +135, we have to bite.
These Match Ups can be found at 5dimes.com
ODDS courtesy OF 5dimes.com
FOOD CITY 500 ODDS
Carl Edwards 6 – 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr 7 – 1
Kyle Busch 7 – 1
Jeff Gordon 8 – 1
Matt Kenseth 8 – 1
Kurt Busch 10 – 1
Jimmie Johnson 10 – 1
Tony Stewart 12 – 1
Denny Hamlin 12 – 1
Greg Biffle 15 – 1
Clint Bowyer 15 – 1
Kevin Harvick 15 – 1
Kasey Kahne 15 – 1
Ryan Newman 22 – 1
Jeff Burton 25 – 1
Martin Truex Jr 30 – 1
zx Field (Any Other Driver) 30 – 1
Casey Mears 50 – 1
Jamie McMurray 75 – 1
Brian Vickers 100 – 1
David Ragan 100 – 1
Dave Blaney 100 – 1
David Gilliland 100 – 1
Bobby Labonte 100 – 1
Elliott Sadler 100 – 1
Paul Menard 100 – 1
Robby Gordon 100 – 1
JJ Yeley 100 – 1
Sam Hornish Jr 100 – 1
Travis Kvapil 100 – 1
Dario Franchitti 100 – 1
Scott Riggs 100 – 1
Reed Sorenson 100 – 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 100 – 1
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