After an exciting race in Tennessee, NASCAR heads to Richmond Raceway Saturday night (6 rebounds CT, FOX) to the next short-track race the Cup Series season.
Richmond, the website of this Toyota Owners 400, is 0.25 miles longer than Bristol and Martinsville, but NASCAR still categorizes it as a brief track. It is really most similar to New Hampshire and Phoenix’s monitor and it is no surprise drivers who have had success.
Kyle Busch, who won Sunday’s race at Bristol since the race-favorite, once more has the shortest odds (2/1) on the board in the Westgate SuperBook because he seeks his seventh win at Richmond. Busch has finished in the top 10 in each race this year and owns a series-best 6.9 average end in the Richmond. Busch has finished first and second in New Hampshire and won and directed a race-high 177 laps.
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Richmond rules bundle Teams will use the 2019 rules bundle tailored for quick paths (less than 1.33 miles) and road classes. A 1.17-inch tapered spacer is going to be utilized as it had been earlier this year at Phoenix, Martinsville, and Bristol, with engines expected to generate roughly 750 horsepower. When handicapping Saturday’s 400-lap race, results in Phoenix ought to be bettors’ priority before researching last year’s outcomes from Richmond and New Hampshire, because distinct packages were used.
Pole-sitter Ryan Blaney (94) and Aric Almirola (26) also led laps at Phoenix in March, as did Denny Hamlin (7), Jimmie Johnson (4), and Daniel Hemric (4). Busch won Stage 1 and Blaney won Stage 2, and the duo was joined by Martin Truex Jr. (moment ), Almirola (third), and Hamlin (fifth) at the top five in the checkered flag.
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Entering Saturday’s race, short tracks of Bristol and Martinsville have been dominated by Team Penske drivers Blaney, Brad Keselowski, and Joey Logano. The trio has led 795 of the 1,000 short-track laps this season, as a result of the 486 circuits of Keselowski led.
Curious to win 400 in Richmond to 2019 Toyota Owners Odds Supplied by Westgate
Kyle BUSCH 2/1
Kevin HARVICK 7/1
Brad KESELOWSKI 7/1
Joey LOGANO 7/1
Martin TRUEX JR 7/1
Denny HAMLIN 10/1
Ryan BLANEY 12/1
Chase ELLIOTT 12/1
Clint BOWYER 20/1
Kyle LARSON 20/1
Aric ALMIROLA 20/1
Kurt BUSCH 25/1
Erik JONES 30/1
Jimmie JOHNSON 30/1
Daniel SUAREZ 60/1
Austin DILLON 100/1
Ryan NEWMAN 100/1
Ricky STENHOUSE Jr. 100/1
Alex BOWMAN 100/1
Matt DIBENEDETTO 100/1
William BYRON 300/1
Chris BUESCHER 300/1
Paul MENARD 300/1
Ryan PREECE 500/1
Daniel HEMRIC 500/1
Ty DILLON 1000/1
Darrell WALLACE Jr. 1000/1
Michael McDOWELL 2000/1
David RAGAN 5000/1
FIELD (all others) 1000/1
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