NASCAR at Daytona: Odds, prediction, sleepers, drivers to watch for Coke Zero Sugar 400
Anything can happen at Daytona International Speedway.
The 2.5-mile tri-oval creates serious speed and constant danger.
Daytona is much more narrow than Talladega and can create some big crashes at crucial moments. The race this season featured as it took nearly half the area out, a huge wreck that was a part of the finish.
As a late wreck took out a good portion of the drivers, last year’s second race at Daytona saw exactly the same difficulty.
So while it’s easy to point to motorists who have opportunities to win this week (Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin), there’s a reason the chances are not crazy low for motorists down the line to find a win. The likelihood of any driver is 100/1 for Ty Dillon.
This race is all about becoming and surviving to the final laps and getting away from risk and starting up front will be enormous. Ten of the previous 14 winners of the race have begun in the 11, so qualifying will be crucial.
And we do believe one of Busch Logano or even Hamlin may easily come away with the win. But this year, when picking Kyle Busch has been the best policy we’ll go to triumph this week, but we fully acknowledge anything could happen.
The Coke Zero Sugar 400 starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.
What are the odds for Daytona?
Joey Logano 8/1
Brad Keselowski 8/1
Denny Hamlin 10/1
Kyle Busch 10/1
Chase Elliott 10/1
Kevin Harvick 10/1
Clint Bowyer 14/1
Ryan Blaney 14/1
Kurt Busch 14/1
Aric Almirola 16/1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 18/1
Martin Truex Jr. 18/1
Alex Bowman 18/1
Kyle Larson 25/1
Paul Menard 25/1
Jimmie Johnson 25/1
Daniel Suarez 30/1
William Byron 30/1
Erik Jones 30/1
Matt DiBenedetto 40/1
Austin Dillon 40/1
Ryan Newman 40/1
Daniel Hemric 50/1
Ryan Preece 80/1
Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. 80/1
Chris Buescher 80/1
David Ragan 80/1
Michael McDowell 80/1
Ty Dillon 100/1
Field (all others) 40/1
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