2008 Subway 500 Predictions & Odds to Win
June 9, 2008
Phoenix, AZ will be the home of NASCAR fans this weekend when the Sprint Cup Series gets underway at the Phoenix International Speedway on Saturday April 12th. This will be a little different for the drivers this season, as they will get their first taste of night racing when they get underway during prime time television on Saturday night. This is the first of two races that take place on this 312 lap track, the other is the Checker Auto Parts 500 that is set to get underway late in the season. Last year Jeff Gordon was able to take home the checkered flag for his first victory on this track. Here is a look at our 1-2-3 prediction for this weeks race in Arizona.
1. #18 Kyle Busch 7/1 at Bodoglife.com
Busch had a great start to the season with back-to-back top 5 finishes, and a victory in the 4th race of the season at the Kobalt tools 500. He then went on a stretch of poor finishes topped off by a 38th finish at the Goody’s Cool Orange 500, but he was able to get back on track with a 3rd place finish at the Samsung 500. Busch has been pretty solid on the flat mid-ranged tracks throughout his career, with his best finish on this track coming in 2005 when he entered victory lane.
2. #24 Jeff Gordon 9/1 at Bodoglife.com
Gordon like the other Hendrick Motorsports drivers has yet to take home a victory this season. The defending champion here at the Subway Fresh Fit 500 would love to make it back-to-back victories here and finally get on the board in 2008. Gordon is coming off his worst race of the season after wrecking last week at the Samsung 500. We aren’t to worried about this as Gordon has been great on these type of tracks. Along with his recent victory on this track, he has 8 top five and 15 top ten finishes here at the Phoenix International Speedway.
3. Matt Kenseth 9/1 at Bodoglife.com
Kenseth has yet to get it really going in 2008, but has been able to notch 3 top 10 finishes. He has yet to crack the top 3, as his best finish came back in the 2nd race of the season where he finished 5th at the Auto Club 500. Kenseth has plenty of top 5 finishes here at Pheonix, five to be exact since 2000. His best finish on this track came in 2002 when he entered victory lane after taking home the checkered flag. The last two years at the Subway Fresh 500 he has finished 5th and 3rd, so you can easily see that he has it going here. This could be the week where Kenseth gets things going, and turns around his 2008 season. While we don’t see him coming away with the victory he could be a sleeper this week if Gordon and Busch fail to get the job done.
Bodoglife.com is a great place for all your betting needs, with some of the best odds and a super easy setup process. So get over to Bodoglife.com and get your bets on the Subway Fresh Fit 500 in today. Below is a list of every drivers odds to win this weekend thanks to Bodoglife.com.
Bill Elliott 150/1
Bobby Labonte 100/1
Brian Vickers 100/1
Carl Edwards 5/1
Casey Mears 50/1
Clint Bowyer 16/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 9/1
Dario Franchitti 200/1
Dave Blaney 150/1
David Gilliland 125/1
David Ragan 65/1
David Reutimann 100/1
Denny Hamlin 15/2
Elliott Sadler 100/1
Greg Biffle 12/1
J.J. Yeley 100/1
Jamie McMurray 50/1
Jeff Burton 16/1
Jeff Gordon 9/1
Jimmie Johnson 6/1
Joe Nemechek 200/1
John Andretti 200/1
Johnny Sauter 150/1
Juan Pablo Montoya 80/1
Kasey Kahne 30/1
Kevin Harvick 12/1
Kurt Busch 28/1
Kyle Busch 7/1
Kyle Petty 200/1
Mark Martin 50/1
Martin Truex Jr. 22/1
Matt Kenseth 9/1
Michael McDowell 200/1
Michael Waltrip 125/1
Mike Skinner 150/1
Patrick Carpentier 150/1
Paul Menard 100/1
Reed Sorenson 100/1
Regan Smith 150/1
Robby Gordon 125/1
Ryan Newman 30/1
Sam Hornish Jr. 100/1
Scott Riggs 100/1
Tony Stewart 8/1
Travis Kvapil 125/1