Sharpie 500 Predictions and Odds

Race Date: August 21 - 22, 2009

Sharpie 500 Fast Facts

• Venue: Bristol Motor Speedway
• Corporate sponsor: Newell Rubbermaid
• First race held: 1961
• Distance 267 miles (429 km)
• Number of laps: 500

NASCAR heads back to the South in Bristol, Tennessee, as they get prepared to race at Bristol Motor Speedway for the Sharpie 500. It will be the second time the drivers will take to this track this year, the first race this year at Bristol was held in March for the Food City 500. In fact, Kyle Busch won that race, but he’s got his work cut out for him here this weekend, the Sportsbooks have put him as a 7 to 1 favorite with Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards.

The Sharpie 500 is one of two races held at Bristol, the other being the Food City 500 and it’s the more popular of the two events.

Ron Raymond’s Sharpie 500 Predictions

Gold Pick: Mark Martin +900
Silver Pick: Carl Edwards +700
Bronze Pick: Matt Kenseth +2200

Sharpie 500 Past Winners

• 2001, August 25, 2001 Tony Stewart Pontiac $189,415
• 2002, August 24, 2002 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet $245,543
• 2003, August 23, 2003 Kurt Busch Ford $237,565
• 2004, August 28, 2004 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevrolet $322,443
• 2005, August 27, 2005 Matt Kenseth Ford $360,536
• 2006, August 26, 2006 Matt Kenseth Ford $336,516
• 2007, August 25, 2007 Carl Edwards Ford $297,050
• 2008, August 23, 2008 Carl Edwards Ford $344,625

Sharpie 500 Odds

• Tony Stewart +700
• Kyle Busch +700
• Carl Edwards +700
• Jeff Gordon +800
• Mark Martin +900
• Denny Hamlin +900
• Jimmie Johnson +1000
• Kurt Busch +1200
• Kasey Kahne +1400
• Greg Biffle +1400
• Kevin Harvick +2000
• Clint Bowyer +2000
• Matt Kenseth +2200
• Ryan Newman +2500
• Juan Montoya +2800
• Dale Earnhardt Jr +2800
• Jamie McMurray +3000
• Jeff Burton +3000
• Field +1250

Sharpie 500 Qualifying Matchups Odds

Ryan Newman vs Kasey Kahne

• Ryan Newman -125
• Kasey Kahne +100

Mark Martin vs Greg Biffle

• Mark Martin -115
• Greg Biffle -110

Denny Hamlin vs Kyle Busch

• Denny Hamlin -125
• Kyle Busch +100

Kurt Busch vs Carl Edwards

• Kurt Busch -125
• Carl Edwards +100

Martin Truex Jr vs Jamie McMurray

• Martin Truex Jr -115
• Jamie McMurray -110

Clint Bowyer vs Kevin Harvick

• Clint Bowyer -120
• Kevin Harvick -105

Juan Montoya vs Tony Stewart

• Juan Montoya -120
• Tony Stewart -105

Matt Kenseth vs Jeff Burton

• Matt Kenseth -140
• Jeff Burton +115

Carfax 400 results

At Michigan International Speedway;

• 1 #83 Brian Vickers Toyota 200 190 Running
• 2 #21 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 200 175 Running
• 3 #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 200 170 Running
• 4 #99 Carl Edwards Ford 200 165 Running
• 5 #77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 200 155 Running
• 6 #07 Casey Mears Chevrolet 200 150 Running
• 7 #20 Joey Logano* Toyota 200 146 Running
• 8 #33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 200 147 Running
• 9 #00 David Reutimann Toyota 200 143 Running
• 10 #11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 200 139 Running