When In Vegas . . . . Bet #NASCAR

It’s nearly time to start your engines in Sin City, as #NASCAR’s best compete for the checkered flag this weekend at the Pennzoil 400. When in Las Vegas, most like to bet. 

NASCAR Race Mom is here to help you out with that. Below are the odds for your favorite NASCAR driver to win per William Hill Sports Book.

Sunday, February 23, 2020
Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, NV
TO WIN 2020 PENNZOIL 400

6051	Kevin Harvick	4 / 1
6052	Kyle Busch	9 / 2
6053	Martin Truex Jr.	5 / 1
6054	Brad Keselowski	6 / 1
6055	Joey Logano	13 / 2
6056	Denny Hamlin	10 / 1
6057	Chase Elliott	12 / 1
6058	Kyle Larson	12 / 1
6059	Ryan Blaney	18 / 1
6060	Erik Jones	22 / 1
6061	Kurt Busch	30 / 1
6062	William Byron	30 / 1
6063	Alex Bowman	30 / 1
6064	Jimmie Johnson	30 / 1
6065	Aric Almirola	30 / 1
6066	Clint Bowyer	50 / 1
6067	Christopher Bell	60 / 1
6068	Matt Dibenedetto	75 / 1
6069	Cole Custer	100 / 1
6070	Austin Dillon	100 / 1
6072	Tyler Reddick	150 / 1
6073	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	150 / 1
6074	Chris Buescher	250 / 1
6075	Daniel Suarez	300 / 1
6076	John Hunter Nemechek	750 / 1
6077	Ty Dillon	750 / 1
6078	Ryan Preece	750 / 1
6079	Bubba Wallace	1000 / 1
6080	Michael Mcdowell	1000 / 1
6082	Brennan Poole	3000 / 1
6083	Corey Lajoie	3000 / 1
6084	J.J. Yeley	3000 / 1
6085	Joey Gase	5000 / 1
6086	Quin Houff	5000 / 1
6087	Timmy Hill	5000 / 1
6089	Reed Sorenson	3000 / 1
6090	Garrett Smithley	5000 / 1

As you can see Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick is currently the +400 favorite to win the race on Sunday, as he’s looking for his third victory at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in six years. Kevin Harvick is off to his best start since 2016 as he finished a respectable fifth in the season-opening Daytona 500. It’s his best finish in the Great American Race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway since he came home fourth in 2016.

Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. are right behind at +450 and +500 respectively. All three drivers’ finish position has been set at 5.5.

A little lower down on the board, recent Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin sits at 10/1. Jimmie Johnson (30/1) has strong history in Vegas, as he’s won at the track here four times.

Now if you like the long shots, you might consider Joey Gase, Quin Houff, Timmy Hill, Reed Sorenson, and/or Garrett Smithley.

Incredible speed weeks! We finished 3rd in the @NASCAR_Xfinity race, and made the #DAYTONA500! Got collected in some of the mess at the end of the race but man we had some fun this weekend!

Continuing to pray for Ryan Newman in this tough time. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/0vxrk8qOyQ

— Timmy Hill (@TimmyHillRacer) February 18, 2020

Timmy Hill looks good to NRM. Last weekend Hill finished third in the Xfinity race and managed to qualify for the Daytona 500. He might be on a roll.

🏁 🏆 Last Five Posts 🏆 🏁

1. #NASCAR Driver Newman Remains at Halifax Medical Center #NASCAR Driver Newman Remains at Halifax Medical Center
2. 'Great American Race’ Fan Facts
3. Daytona Sets Xfinity Stage For Season Opener
4. Quotes from The NASCAR Duel Winners (Logano & Byron)
5. Get Ready to #Win a Busch Sports Car (#Pit4Busch #Sweepstakes)

#NASCAR Driver Newman Remains at Halifax Medical Center

Prayers for the ‘Rocket Man’

Update: Rocket Man is indestructible!

Ryan Newman has been treated and released from Halifax Medical Center pic.twitter.com/J0twhGgQm7

— Roush Fenway (@roushfenway) February 19, 2020

Update: Ryan is awake and speaking with family and doctors 

Update on Ryan Newman: pic.twitter.com/TdJHDZ3O7O

— Roush Fenway (@roushfenway) February 18, 2020

Steve Newmark, president of Roush Fenway Racing just updated an anxious NASCAR Nation about the #6 Koch Industries Ford driver’s (Ryan Newman) medical condition. As you can deduce from the tweet below the update was purposefully generically neutral.

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— Steve Newmark (@NewmarkRFR) February 18, 2020

What Happened: After being in contention for much of the late stages of the race, Newman took the lead from Denny Hamlin on the final lap, using a bump draft from Ryan Blaney to put himself in position to win the Daytona 500 for the second time. As Blaney got a run off of Turn Four and attempted a race-winning pass, Newman blocked Blaney's advance, resulting in contact between the two cars. Newman's car slammed into the outside wall, flipping over and then being struck on the driver's side by Corey LaJoie's oncoming car. Hamlin won the race; Newman slid past the start-finish on his sparking hood for a ninth place finish.

 

Newman had to be cut out of his car before being transported directly to nearby Halifax Medical Center, where he remains today.

NASCAR Nation Prays for Newman

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— Roush Fenway (@roushfenway) February 18, 2020

What an emotional rollercoaster... in a matter of seconds we went from the excitement of believing we were about to win the #DAYTONA500 to a gut punch of fear and the unknown of our drivers wellbeing...
We are all standing behind you @RyanJNewman get well soon#PrayForNewman pic.twitter.com/Sw1bJ5vXwG

— Travis Peterson (@TRAVIS_P3TERSON) February 18, 2020

“I didn’t even know who I hit … Nobody realizes how fast 200 MPH is or how light or how uncontrollable these cars are when they get out of shape.” NASCAR racer @CoreyLaJoie says of the crash involving Ryan Newman. https://t.co/I7ue9xvSRu pic.twitter.com/qxuQNTiJFp

— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 18, 2020

🙏🏻❤️ pic.twitter.com/uLgfC6ld2T

— DeLana Harvick (@DeLanaHarvick) February 18, 2020

First a foremost I want to give well wishes and prayers to @RyanJNewman. I had absolutely NO IDEA of the severity of the crash until I got to victory lane. There’s very little communication after the finish and i had already unhooked my radio. It’s not anyone’s fault. 🙏Rocket

— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) February 18, 2020

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1. 'Great American Race’ Fan Facts
2. Daytona Sets Xfinity Stage For Season Opener
3. Quotes from The NASCAR Duel Winners (Logano & Byron)
4. Get Ready to #Win a Busch Sports Car (#Pit4Busch #Sweepstakes)
5. Busch Beer - Title Sponsor for The Clash

'Great American Race’ Fan Facts

President Trump to Serve as Grand Marshall for the Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing

NASCAR Cup Series

• Next Race: Daytona 500
• The Place: Daytona International Speedway
• The Date: Sunday, February 16
• The Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
• TV: FOX, 2 p.m. ET
• Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
• Distance: 500 miles (200 laps);
• Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 65),
• Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 130),
• Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200)
• 2019 Race Winner: Denny Hamlin

The crew of Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Peak Ford
pushes the car during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series
62nd Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

Do it again, Denny!

Last year’s emotional win of the NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500 was the start of an exciting and noteworthy season. Denny Hamlin, who won the historic race once before in 2016, did it again – but this time in honor of team owner Joe Gibbs’ late son J.D. Gibbs. J.D. was a big part of Hamlin’s life and career but lost his battle with a neurological illness the month in January of 2019.

Sunoco Rookie of the Year class outlook

This season marks one of the most highly anticipated Sunoco Rookie of the Year classes.

Tyler Reddick, two-time NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, made the jump to the Cup Series with Richard Childress Racing and will pilot the No. 8 Chevrolet.

After final practice @JamieLittleTV caught up with @ColeCuster about his @Haas_Automation Mustang. #Daytona500 pic.twitter.com/NRGPwNd0qe

— Stewart-Haas Racing (@StewartHaasRcng) February 15, 2020

Cole Custer, two-time runner-up in the Xfinity Series championship standings, will compete for Stewart-Haas Racing in the No. 41.

Christopher Bell,  one of the winningest drivers in the Xfinity Series in recent years, will be behind the wheel of the No. 95 Leavine Family Racing Toyota in 2020.

John Hunter Nemechek  took over the No. 36 Front Row Motorsports Ford for Matt Tifft at the end of the 2019 season after he suffered health issues and then ended up signing with the team fulltime for 2020.

Quin Houff  will be making his rookie debut in the No. 00 StarCom Racing Chevrolet.

Brennan Poole will pilot the No. 15 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet in 2020 and will make his Cup Series debut at Daytona.

Who gets it done first?

Aside from the rookies this season in the NASCAR Cup Series, there are still some drivers that have yet to get their first career win.

William Byron, #24 Axalta

William Byron driver of the #24 Axalta 'Color of the Year' Chevrolet, has come close multiple times but hasn’t been able to get it done. Byron started on the pole in the 2019 Daytona 500 and got his career-best finish at the track in the July race in second. And he’s had a great 2020 Speedweeks – winning the second BlueGreen Vacation Duel on Thursday night – his first trip to Victory Lane with legendary crew chief Chad Knaus.

Matt DiBendetto  has a lot of momentum on his side, too. DiBenedetto and Leavine Family Racing parted ways after the 2019 season and DiBenedetto signed with the famous Wood Brothers Racing team to pilot the No. 21 Ford. He’s come close to a win multiple times, too, and has shown his talent week in and week out. A first win for him isn’t too far off, either.

Bubba Wallace is another driver looking for his first career win and Daytona is a very good place for the driver of the famed No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet. In 2018, Wallace finished runner-up in the Daytona 500 – one of his most memorable career moments to date.

Today is the day!

Retweet if you'll be watching The Great American Race this afternoon on FOX! #DAYTONA500 pic.twitter.com/601K8k3KfY

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) February 16, 2020

FYI: Stats to know for the Daytona 500

• · Dale Earnhardt leads the list of all-time Duel winners with 12. Of active drivers, Denny Hamlin leads the list with three.
• · Kyle Busch has the best driver rating (91.2) at Daytona but has never won the 500.
• · A total of 554 different drivers have competed in at least one Daytona 500 and 334 have competed in more than one.
• · Chase Elliott leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position in the Daytona 500 at 6.0 and he became the youngest Daytona 500 pole winner at the age of 20 in 2016.
• · The Daytona 500 race record is held by Buddy Baker from 1980 (177.602 mph, 02:48:55).
• · The Wood Brothers have won 15 races at Daytona, more than any other organizations.
• · A total of 65 different drivers have won at Daytona International Speedway.

🏁 🏆 Last Five Posts 🏆 🏁

1. Daytona Sets Xfinity Stage For Season Opener
2. Quotes from The NASCAR Duel Winners (Logano & Byron)
3. Get Ready to #Win a Busch Sports Car (#Pit4Busch #Sweepstakes)
4. Busch Beer - Title Sponsor for The Clash
5. Snocross Makes its Debut at The Flat Track to Kick Off 2020