Daytona 500 Betting - 2009 NASCAR Daytona 500 Betting

Daytona 500 betting is always exciting and this year should be no exception. “I think the 500’s going to be exciting too, especially when the sun goes down.” Jimmie Johnson said. The Daytona 500 will be carried live on FOX television with the race starting at approximately 3:40 pm Eastern Time. Daytona 500 betting odds are wide open for Sunday’s race with a number of drivers listed at less than 10-1. History has shown though that anything can happen in Daytona 500 betting and longshots can win.

Last year’s winner was Ryan Newman and if you think he can repeat you can get him at Daytona 500 odds of almost 30-1. The Daytona 500 is considered the most important race of the NASCAR season but in reality it is really a crapshoot race. It is restrictor plate racing that is exciting for the fans but doesn’t tell us much about who is the best driver. Rarely does the Daytona 500 winner ever go on to win the NASCAR season championship. This year’s 500 betting favorite is not Jimmy Johnson although he is the favorite to win the overall championship.

Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon all have lower Daytona 500 betting odds than Johnson’s 7-1. Johnson finished 27th last year in the Daytona after starting on the pole. Tony Stewart finished last in the Daytona 500 in 2002 and went on to win the overall championship. Starting positions really mean nothing in Daytona 500 betting but just in case you were wondering, Martin Truex Jr. is on the pole and Mark Martin is on his outside. Truex has Daytona 500 betting odds of 18-1 while Martin is listed at 10-1. Carl Edwards is also listed at 10-1. Kevin Harvick was the winner of the Bud Shootout and he is listed at 14-1in Daytona 500 betting odds.

Only five drivers in 30 years have won both the Bud Shootout and the Daytona 500. Looking at some Daytona 500 betting facts we find that Roush Racing has never won in Daytona 500 odds. Carl Edwards is their best chance to break that drought as he was second last year. Last year’s winner in Daytona 500 betting, Ryan Newman moves to Tony Stewart’s team so a repeat winner of the Daytona 500 is not out of the question. Newman is a -130 favorite in his NASCAR betting matchup over Travis Kvapil +100. The last time a driver won back-to-back Daytona’s was 1994 and 1995 when Sterling Marlin won.