NASCAR betting odds for drivers to win the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Therefore it comes down to this. The last race of this lengthy NASCAR season. After 35 points paying races, the last 4 drivers that will race to the championship Sunday have been determined.
Since the elimination format to pick a champion was introduced two years ago the winner has also won the race. Odds are then the winner of this race Sunday will even wear the Cup crown. Others could triumph, but three of the last five race winners dating back to Tony Stewart in 2011, have also won the title, so don’t be shocked if the motorist celebrating a race win in victory lane Sunday, can also be celebrating his championship.
Here’s how it shakes out among the four finalists for Sunday’s 36th race of this year for your gambling or fantasy racing leagues. Driver Ratings are accumulated from 2005-2016 races (23 total) among active drivers at Phoenix. The Driver Rating is a number based on a formula developed by NASCAR which unites»loop data» elements like average running posture, average speed under green, number of fastest laps, and other stats. There is a maximum of 150 points a driver can earn for each race. The odds are present as of Wednesday.
1. Carl Edwards (7-1). Edwards has just two wins here along with the highest driver rating among the 4, 109.4. The only driver among the Championship 4 with multiple wins at Homestead, Edwards still has memories of losing the race, and the title, to Tony Stewart in 2011. Section of the Joe Gibbs Racing team, Edwards will be looking for salvation Sunday, and he may just get it.
2. Jimmie Johnson (7-2). Homestead is one of the very few tracks in NASCAR that Johnson has never won at. He runs well here and has the second greatest driver evaluation of this 4, 96.7. Johnson will be looking to make history Sunday with a seventh title. When he brings his»A» game and may prevent a few of the miscues the group has endured this year occasionally, Johnson could pull it off.
3. Kyle Busch (5-1). Busch is seeking to defend his name, made by a win at Homestead last year. He has the third greatest driver evaluation, 95.5. But he hardly left the Championship 4, and has struggled at times. But with one last race and a chance to add another title, and Joe Gibbs Racing behind himBusch could be in position to add another win, and yet another name.
4. Joey Logano (7-1). Logano is perhaps the underdog among the Championship 4. He has never won at Homestead, has the lowest motorist evaluation among the area, 83.5. But Logano finished fourth last year and led the 2nd most laps in the race, 72. Logano was astonishing at times this season and he could certainly be a surprise Sunday by winning his first Cup title.
OTHERS: There will be a total of 36 other drivers trying to acquire Sunday. Chief among them, Matt Kenseth (12-1). Kenseth has the second greatest driver evaluation among the area, 108.4, also won here in 2007. Coming off a disappointing finish at Phoenix last week, Kenseth will be looking to make a powerful statement. Kevin Harvick (6-1) was frustrated a week as he failed to make the cut for the first time because the removal format began. He also won the race, and the name in 2014, has the fifth greatest driver evaluation, 104.3, and may add another win for his Homestead restart Sunday.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway will be run on Sunday, November 20. Live coverage will be on NBC starting at 2:00 p.m. ET with all the green flag coming only after 2:30 p.m. ET.
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