Daytona 500 Odds at Sports Gambling

Daytona 500 odds are probably the most followed auto racing odds. NASCAR betting on the Daytona 500 attracts gamblers from all over the world. Daytona 500 odds are available each February as the first regular race of the NASCAR season

Daytona 500 odds are always among the most popular of the NASCAR betting odds during the season. The 2008 Daytona 500 is the 50th annual running of “The Great American Race” and should provide excellent Daytona 500 odds.

Daytona 500 odds for the 2008 season will be available for the race on Sunday, February 17th, 2008. The race will celebrate the Golden Anniversary of the first race run in 1959. The race is scheduled to be the first Daytona 500 run using NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow and that may be a factor in NASCAR betting and on the Daytona 500 odds board.

The Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida and provides excellent Daytona 500 odds. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) tri-oval race track facility with a seating capacity of 168,000 spectators, many of which look at Daytona 500 odds before the race. The Harley J. Earl Trophy is the trophy given to the winner of the Daytona 500. It is named after influential automobile designer Harley Earl, the second commissioner of NASCAR, so-called “father of the Corvette”.

Daytona 500 odds will often have big name drivers like Jeff Gordon, Jimmy Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Tony Stewart as NASCAR betting favorites. Other contenders in Daytona 500 odds include defending champ Kevin Harvick, Roush drivers Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards and even the Bush brothers Kyle and Kurt. As you consider Daytona 500 odds you will have a variety of NASCAR betting options to choose from.

Daytona 500 odds always provide some of the best racing action because the race is a restrictor plate race. That means a mess for the drivers but a close finish for those looking at Daytona 500 odds. The historic 50th running of the Daytona 500 will be the final Daytona 500 start for Dale Jarrett. The three time Daytona 500 Champ announced he would retire from full-time competition at the conclusion of the 2007 NASCAR season. He will compete in six races during the 2008 season, including the season-opening Daytona 500. From 1995 to 2006, Jarrett won the 1999 NASCAR Cup Series championship, 29 races and earned 16 Bud Pole Awards. “It’s hard to believe it’s been 50 years”, Jarrett said “As a champion of this race, there’s nothing like it. It’s the pinnacle of our sport”.