“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.

The Michigan International Speedway will host 2010 Carfax 400 odds on Sunday at 1:00pm EST on ESPN with Jimmie Johnson +300 as the NASCAR betting favorite at online sportsbooks to win the 2 mile D shaped oval that is one of the fastest on the circuit. Johnson is gunning for his fifth consecutive Sprint Cup championship and is currently 5th in the standings. Johnson is tied with Denny Hamlin for the most wins in the series this far at 5. In his remarkable career, Michigan has been one of the few tracks that has eluded Johnson as he has never won there in NASCAR betting odds and has an average finish of 15.4.

NASCAR betting returns to its whiskey run roots with a road race at Watkins Glen on Sunday with the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips odds at the Glen with a starting time of 1:00pm EST and a will be broadcast live on ESPN. A name normally not at the top of online sportsbooks for NASCAR odds is the opening betting favorite for the road course as Marcos Ambrose was a 4-1 choice. A more familiar choice, Tony Stewart, who is the ultimate racer’s racer opened at 11-4. Jeff Gordon is another solid road course expert and a 8-1 favorite in NASCAR betting while former Formula One ace Juan Montoya 5-1, Kyle Busch 12-1 and Jimmie Johnson 12-1 rounded out the top opening favorites.