NASCAR at Atlanta odds, picks 2019: Model says Jimmie Johnson surprises at Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
The 2019 Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 runs Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin will seem to follow up his historic win with another strong performance. He is listed at 15-1 at the latest 2019 Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 chances, with the event’s defending champion, Kevin Harvick, installed as the Vegas favorite at 4-1. Harvick will start in 18th, but finished second from that position back in 2009 in Atlanta. Then there is Aric Almirola, who won the pole and is moving off in 20-1 NASCAR at Atlanta odds. The restrictor plates will come off with this race, so before you make your 2019 Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 selections, make sure you check out the projected leaderboard and newest NASCAR predictions in the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Developed by DFS pro and SportsLine predictive information scientist Mike McClure, this proprietary NASCAR prediction computer model simulates every race 10,000 times, taking factors like track history and current results into account.
It made some enormous calls in NASCAR this past year, such as nailing wins for Kyle Busch in Chicago and Martin Truex Jr. in Sonoma. And it’s off to a solid start in NASCAR this season, calling Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin a leading competition from the beginning. Is way, way up.
McClure, who has a mechanical engineering degree, grew up around race tracks. Events in iconic places like Atlanta Motor Speedway are in his blood. His version simulated the 2019 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 a total of 10,000 times and the results were so surprising.
For the 2019 QuikTrip 500 in Atlanta, we could inform you that the version is high on Jimmie Johnson, who surges towards the top of the 2019 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 leaderboard despite heading off as a 25-1 long haul.
The seven-time cup winner had a solid run at the Daytona 500, finishing ninth as a 43-year-old in his 19th season on NASCAR’s top circuit. He heads into a track where he has won five times in his profession.
Johnson won the first two races at Atlanta Motor Speedway as soon as the event was changed from the latter part of this season to right after Daytona. He also won the overdue race in Atlanta in 2004 and won both events there in 2007.
Johnson will start in 11th on Sunday, and also the model expects NASCAR’s elder statesman to keep close to the front of the pack and provide the potential for a huge payout.
Another shocker from the version: Kyle Busch, one of the top Vegas favorites in 6-1, does not even crack the top five.
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