After an exciting race in Tennessee, NASCAR heads to Richmond Raceway Saturday night (6 rebounds CT, FOX) for 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 short track. It is actually similar to New Hampshire and the 1-mile flat track of Phoenix in banking and it’s no surprise drivers who have had success at those monitors have been contenders at Richmond.
Kyle Busch, who won Sunday’s race at Bristol since the race-favorite, once more gets the shortest odds (2/1) on the board at the Westgate SuperBook as he seeks his seventh win at Richmond. Busch has finished in the top 10 in every race this year and owns a series-best 6.9 average finish at the Richmond. Busch won and directed a race-high 177 laps and has finished first and second at New Hampshire.
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Richmond rules bundle, recent results
Teams will use the 2019 rules package tailored for quick paths (less than 1.33 miles) and road classes. A 1.17-inch tapered spacer is going to be used as it had been earlier this season at Phoenix, Martinsville, and Bristol, with motors expected to create roughly 750 horsepower. When handicapping Saturday’s 400-lap race, results from Phoenix ought to be bettors’ priority before researching last year’s results from New Hampshire and Richmond, since packages were utilized.
Pole-sitter Ryan Blaney (94) and Aric Almirola (26) also led laps in 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) in the top five at the checkered flag.
Recent results: New Hampshire | Richmond | Phoenix
Entering Saturday’s race, brief paths of Bristol and Martinsville have been dominated by Team Penske drivers Blaney, Brad Keselowski, and Joey Logano. The trio has directed 795 of those laps this year, as a result of Keselowski’s 486 circuits led.
Odds to win 400 at Richmond to 2019 Toyota Owners
Odds provided 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 (others) 1000/1
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