NASCAR at Darlington: Odds, key stats, bets to consider for Southern 500

2019年08月30日

The wealthy southern history of NASCAR will be revived this weekend using throwback paint schemes, special memorabilia and nostalgia since the circuit heads to historic Darlington Raceway for its famed Southern 500, unofficially among NASCAR’s four major races.

Sunday night’s race marks the second-to-last race of the season before the 16-driver playoffs start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (-79 points out of cutoff), Ryan Newman (-91), Daniel Suarez (-93) and Paul Menard (-99) are drivers now with a slender chance to make the playoffs with no win while the remainder of the field requires a success at Darlington or Indianapolis to punch their ticket into the playoffs.

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With”The Lady in Black” ready to paint a Darlington stripe on anybody who gets too near her wall, drivers will need to be in their best as the track changes when the sexy South Carolina sun begins to set in the 1.366-mile asphalt track. One of the most unique tracks in NASCAR features 25 degrees of banking in Turns 1 and 2, and 23 degrees in Turns 3 and 4 as the track narrows by 17 ft since the vehicle rounds the egg-shaped oval.

There’s no other track like Darlington which makes it hard to handicap however, the monitor is quite abrasive like similar tracks in length at Atlanta and Chicagoland. Sunday’s race-favorite Kevin Harvick will use his winning Atlanta chassis that directed 181 of 325 laps at February while Kyle Busch expects another 50+ lap-leading triumph at Darlington like he’d at Chicago this summer. The last member of the”Big 3,” Martin Truex Jr. is your 2016 Darlington winner who has a series of three top-10 finishes at the track.

Entering Sunday’s race with the fourth-shortest odds is a driver who has mastered Darlington and still needs a good showing to secure a place in the playoffs: Denny Hamlin.

The No. 11 Toyota motorist is a two-time Darlington winner and defending race winner. Hamlin boasts the top driver evaluation (110.3 — well above the next statistical finest of Kyle Busch in 105.1), the best average running place (7.8) and tops among the fastest laps run (272) in this race. Hamlin also has 10 top-10 endings in 12 career starts at Darlington, including seven top-fives to go along with his two wins.

Odds to acquire Southern 500

Kevin Harvick 5/2
Kyle Busch 7/2
Martin Truex Jr 7/2
Denny Hamlin 6/1
Kyle Larson 6/1
Erik Jones 18/1
Ryan Blaney 18/1
Brad Keselowski 18/1
Kurt Busch 18/1
Clint Bowyer 18/1
Chase Elliott 25/1
Joey Logano 25/1
Aric Almirola 50/1
Jimmie Johnson 100/1
Ryan Newman 100/1
Daniel Suarez 100/1
Alex Bowman 100/1
Austin Dillon 200/1
Jamie McMurray 200/1
Paul Menard 200/1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 300/1
Matt Kenseth 300/1
William Byron 300/1
Kasey Kahne 1000/1
Chris Buescher 1000/1
Darrell Wallace Jr 1000/1
AJ Allmendinger 1000/1
Ty Dillon 5000/1
Michael McDowell 5000/1
Field (All Others) 1000/1

Notable Southern 500 gambling matchups

Kyle Busch -110
Martin Truex Jr. -110

Denny Hamlin -110
Kyle Larson -110

Kevin Harvick -145
Martin Truex Jr. +125

Erik Jones -110
Brad Keselowski -110

Brad Keselowski -110
Clint Bowyer -110

Kyle Busch -115
Denny Hamlin +135

Chase Elliott -110
Joey Logano -110

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