Defending champion Jimmie Johnson is the sports betting favorite on Sunday in the Autism Speaks 400 race at Dover.Johnson is listed at 3-1 in sports betting online odds followed by teammate Jeff Gordon at 5-1.
Sports betting odds list Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin as the third choices on the odds board at 7-1. Last year it was Johnson holding off Tony Stewart for the win. Two years ago it was Kyle Busch taking the checkered flag while Martin Truex Jr. won the race in 2007. Last year in the race it was Johnson leading 298 of the 400 laps. Two years ago it was Kyle Busch and Greg Biffle battling it out with Busch getting the victory.
Starting up front at Dover is very important. The polesitter has won 12 times while second and third have combined to win 26 times. A total of 48 races at Dover have been won from a top five starting position. Only 17 times has a driver won the race while starting outside the top 10.
Carl Edwards has a super average finish at Dover of 7.9. He has one win and five top five finishes. His numbers are even better than Johnson’s. The four time defending Sprint Cup champion has won five times at Dover and has seven top five finishes but his average finish is 9.8. A driver that has some nice longshot sports betting online odds who does well at Dover is Ryan Newman. He has three wins and six top fives at Dover with an average finish of 10.3.
Greg Biffle has excellent numbers at Dover. He has two wins, six top fives and nine top 10s for an average finish of 10.8. Jeff Gordon has four wins and 14 top fives and his average finish is 12.2. Mark Martin has an average finish of 12.5. Matt Kenseth is right behind with an average finish of 13.1. He has one win and nine top five finishes at Dover and could be a good sports betting choice this weekend.
Clint Bowyer has three top 10s and an average finish of 14.4. Jeff Burton has one win and six top fives with an average finish of 16.3. Kurt Busch has four top fives and six top ten finishes. Even though Kyle Busch has a win hs average finish is just 16.9 at Dover.
There have been 80 Sprint Cup races at Dover since the track opened in 1969. There have been 34 different pole winners. Martin Gordon and Newman lead all active drivers with four poles each.