NASCAR Predictions: 2010 Irwin Tools Night Race Odds at Bristol

“Rubbin’ is Racin" as they say and there will be plenty of both on Saturday night with Irwin Tools Night Race odds, which is one of the most eagerly anticipated and coveted events on the circuit and with NASCAR betting handicappers and bettors. The Bristol Night race on the half mile track takes NASCAR back to its short track roots and features plenty of rubbin, racin and tempers that are hotter than the August air. Over 160,000 fans will be jammed into the steep grandstands that tower over the high banked track. Kyle Busch is the defending champion of the night race and opened at +500 in NASCAR predictions to win the 2010 Irwin Tools night race at online sportsbooks to repeat as the champion Saturday night. Kyle’s brother Kurt Busch has opened as a +600 choice.

Jimmie Johnson is the betting favorite in NASCAR odds at +500 while short track ace Tony Stewart opened at +800 at online sportsbooks along with Sprint Cup points leader Kevin Harvick. Denny Hamlin and Jeff Gordon were listed at +1500 and +1000 respectively. Johnson has had something of a feast or famine relationship with Bristol as he has 1 career win and an average finish of 15th. He may have the hot hand however as the lone win was this spring in the day race at Bristol. He finished 8th last year in the night race. Kyle Busch has 3 wins at Bristol and an average finish of 10. He finished 9th there this spring and won both events at the track last year.

Kurt Busch has come up big at Bristol with 5 wins and 11 top 10’s although he has an average finish of 13th. He finished 3rd in the spring race and 7th last year in the night race. Stewart, the ultimate “racer’s racer,” has just 1 win at Bristol and an average finish of 16th. He was 2nd there this spring. Harvick has 1 win at Bristol and an average finish of 12th. He was 11th in the spring and 38th in the night race last year. Hamlin has never won at Bristol and has an average finish of 12th. Gordon has 5 wins at Bristol and an average finish of 12th but finished 14th in the spring and 23rd in the night race last year.