Daytona-500: Dale Earnhardt Jr. now odds favorite to win

A day before the Daytona 500 NASCAR opener, Dale Earnhardt Jr. becomes favorite to win the race.

Daytona-500: Dale Earnhardt Jr. now odds favorite to win After running head to head with teammate Jeff Gordon throughout the whole week, today Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the odds favorite to win the Daytona 500 race on Sunday. At the online sportsbook Bodog Sports, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon were listed with odds to win the race at 5/1, but late last night the odds on Earnhardt Jr. to win the Daytona-500 race were cut down to 4/1, making him the lone favorite. Jeff Gordon remains with odds 5/1 to win, but the odds on Jimmie Johnson, who won the pole position, were cut down from 6/1 to 5/1 now. Also with odds 5/1 is Tony Stewart, followed by Denny Hamlin with odds to win the Daytona 500 race at 10/1.

TV coverage from the Daytona International Speedway will start on Sunday at 2:00pm EST on Fox.

Published on 02/16/2008